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  1. oldgoat1968

    Wipers Turning to Manual from Auto

    I can't get mine to stop with audible command to stop wipers when I'm in auto pilot. Works fine when I'm not. But whenever I'm in autopilot, the wipers run continuously.
  2. oldgoat1968

    M3P Auto wipers on when in Autopilot normal? [yes]

    I couldn't agree more. Have as good a trip as you can under the circumstances. My previoius car, a 2015 MS with autopilot carried my wife and me across country five times, no issues at all. We loved the long trips, mostly because of autopilot. Now, I'm dreading this trip coming up soon.
  3. oldgoat1968

    Auto wipers on in autopilot when it's not raining

    Did you ever get this resolved? I have the same problem in my brand new Model Y Long Range and am seeking a solution.
  4. oldgoat1968

    Is it madness that wipers can't be controlled by the driver on cruise control or autopilot mode?

    My experience exactly. My MY LR is only two weeks old and it's been doing this continuously since day 1. After three attempts by Tesla service to fix it, the problem persists.
  5. oldgoat1968

    windshield wipers come on when I go into Cruise Control.

    What I know is that Tesla is not fixing the problem. I have a two week old LR MY. It happens nearly every time I try to engage either TACC or auto pilot. After two service appointments at the service center and one visit by the mobile service team, the problem persists. The windshield and...
  6. oldgoat1968

    windshield wipers come on when I go into Cruise Control.

    Didn't work for me in a 2 week old MY LR. I have taken it to TEsla to fix three times so far, still no joy.
  7. oldgoat1968

    M3P Auto wipers on when in Autopilot normal? [yes]

    No and it is maddening, isn't it? I'm contemplating a 1500 mile trip in a few weeks. The weather should be fine for most of the drive. But I will have only two choices: 1. Avoid use of autopilot (and I paid $6,000 for Enhanced +Autopilot!), or 2. Run wipers continuously on a dry...
  8. oldgoat1968

    Is it madness that wipers can't be controlled by the driver on cruise control or autopilot mode?

    Doesn't work when in autopilot in my 2023 MYLR. The OFF button is greyed out.
  9. oldgoat1968

    Is it madness that wipers can't be controlled by the driver on cruise control or autopilot mode?

    I follow your logic but it makes me question it, too. First, since driving on AI requires good vision, the engineers made sure that both high beams and wipers are placed in auto mode. Great, but when I'm driving manually (the old fashioned way) I also need good vision. Why doesn't this logic...
  10. oldgoat1968

    Can't turn off auto wipers or high beams? [on autopilot]

    I agree 100%. My previous car was a 2015 Model S (one of the first that had the original version of autopilot). Worked great for me for 7+ years. Now have a brand new Model Y LR and the wipers come on every time I shift into either TACC or auto pilot. Can't do this much longer...
  11. oldgoat1968

    Sometimes it’s possessed! [auto wipers without rain / side camera blocked message]

    I have had my brand new LR MY for about two weeks. I had a model S for seven years before this car. I'm a Tesla fan! But now, I cannot ever engage either TACC or Autopilot without the wipers coming on and the OFF button on the screen is greyed out. I have taken it to the service center...
  12. oldgoat1968

    12v battery warranty?

    Does anyone know about the lithium 12V battery that is offered by a 3rd party? My Model S gave me "replace 12v battery soon" error today. I called for service and could not talk to a human, no matter what I tried. Then, I finally signed up for mobile service replacement but it won't be for...
  13. oldgoat1968

    New superchargers

    there are at least four supercharger locations in the greater Seattle area that haven’t (yet) been built. But they all say “coming in CY 2018.” I understand how predictions are never perfect but isn’t there some chance they could be updated? After all, we are 1/4 through CY 2019 already.
  14. oldgoat1968

    Tesla service is rapidly becoming one of the worst!!

    For the first two years that I owned my 2015 Model S, I was 6 hours from three different service centers. Just dropping by my local service center to deliver cookies was not an option. But when I called the 24-7 customer service line, I always got excellent service. Then, I moved to a big...
  15. oldgoat1968

    What happened to the good old Tesla service and how to escalate ?

    I'm pretty frustrated, too. Mine is a 2015 Model S with 72,000 miles already. I LOVE the car and the engineering that went into it. I UISED to love the service. I could call the 24-7 customer hotline number any time day or night and talk to someone who actually knows the vehicle and the...
  16. oldgoat1968

    Body Shop Woes

    Flyguy, the Tesla battery pack has a large kevlar (I think)_ cover the fits under the cold plate for the thousands of lithium battery cells. The impact of my incident actually pierced the kevlar but as far as the body shop guys can determine so far (without further disassembly) it did not harm...
  17. oldgoat1968

    Body Shop Woes

    No, the subframe assembly, as I understand it, is a fairly large piece that supports the radar (under the nose cone) and the fenders, and just about everything else in the front of the car. Evidently, it's a hard piece to find in the inventory
  18. oldgoat1968

    Body Shop Woes

    Tried a very big road trip -- Seattle to Annapolis, MD and back. All went well until just outside Indianapolis where I ran over some road debris (It looked like it was probably half a big brake drum that fell off an 18 wheeler). No way to avoid it; there was another 18 wheeler in the adjacent...
  19. oldgoat1968

    Contesting a Speeding Ticket

    Hey, I know all problems start with "I have a friend who . . ." Well, this time, it is absolutely true. It wasn't my problem but a friend's. His story is that his wife was driving their Model S (I think it's a P90 but that doesn't pertain to the story) when she got stopped for speeding...
  20. oldgoat1968

    Contesting a Speeding Ticket

    Hey, I know all problems start with "I have a friend who . . ." Well, this time, it is absolutely true. It wasn't my problem but a friend's. His story is that his wife was driving their Model S (I think it's a P90 but that doesn't pertain to the story) when she got stopped for speeding...
  21. oldgoat1968

    Psychadelic Dashboard

    Thank you for bring this old guy up to speed. My guess is that everyone else in the whole world knew about this, but not me! Thanks again.
  22. oldgoat1968

    Psychadelic Dashboard

    It's only happened once and it's a good thing I was driving; my wife said it would give her a huge headache if she had to look at it and would stop the car! It is a rainbow of moving colors moving between the lines in my driving lane while in autopilot! Wow, very bright -- it flashed dim to...
  23. oldgoat1968

    Camera read IL Rt 83 sign as 85 MPH sign!

    The very same thing happens with me in Noprth Florida while driving on Hwy 20. It's a repeatable experiment. Car immediately slows down from 55 to 20. Less frequently, the speed limit (35 mph) sign on another road is read as 5 MPH. I didn't think the cruise control could work below about 18...
  24. oldgoat1968

    Avoid Tolls feature in Tesla-Google Maps App -- Model S

    Not all of Florida is toll crazy. I live in the Panhandle in a little town called Panama City Beach. It is midway between Pensacola (100 miles to the west) and Tallahassee (100 miles to the east). There are zero tolls in my county and only one small toll in the county to my immediate west. I...
  25. oldgoat1968

    Avoid Tolls feature in Tesla-Google Maps App -- Model S

    Tao-Jones - Thanks for the WAZE tip. I downloaded that app years ago but haven't used it for awhile. That might be just the way to get around this problem. Many thanks for the suggestion. Dave
  26. oldgoat1968

    Avoid Tolls feature in Tesla-Google Maps App -- Model S

    This might seem like a minor problem to some, but I assure it was a big deal for us on a recent trip from our home in Florida to Hill Country, TX. One of the Supercharger stops (which happens to also be a Tesla showroom and Service Center) is in Houston. Anyone who has never driven in Houston...
  27. oldgoat1968

    Destination Charging

    One restaurant in my area (Panama City Beach) is probably the best known eatery in NW Florida -- always gets rave reviews from tourists, locals and restaurant reviewers. I know and enjoy a friendship with the management there. I dropped them a line suggesting they consider contacting Tesla...
  28. oldgoat1968

    TuneIn Radio suddenly disappeared

    Well, it's not that I lost a favorite. I can live with that by simply browsing for it again, and then re-saving it. What I have lost is the ability to browse anything in TuneIn Radio. It remembers three or four other saved stations but the one I want to listen to is not on the list and when I...
  29. oldgoat1968

    TuneIn Radio suddenly disappeared

    I like to listen to radio stations from another city on TuneIn. I have saved two favorite stations from the Washington DC area and I listen to them often since I cannot get classical music locally. One of the two keeps disappearing from my favorites list. Just a minor inconvenience to browse...
  30. oldgoat1968

    Surprising [and funny!] Problem with Auto Pilot

    I have experienced this twice. So I know it wasn't just a "once in a lifetime" glitch. While driving along Florida Highway 20 between Panama City Beach and the Defuniak Springs Supercharger, I'm tooling along fat, dumb and happy on AP at about 60 mph. Suddenly, the speed drops to 20 mph. I...
  31. oldgoat1968

    1995 Acura Integra (with EV Conversion)

    1995 Acura Integra (with EV Conversion) Car has been my daily ride for three years (since completing the conversion). I have recently purchased a new Tesla and no longer need her. She has 36 lithium cells (120V, 120 AH) Curtis 3 Phase AC Synchronous motor with matching controller...
  32. oldgoat1968

    Driver Profile

    Great idea, David. And thanks for the quick reply, BertL. I dropped a line to Tesla with a Beneficial Suggestion. Let's see what their response will be.
  33. oldgoat1968

    Driver Profile

    As a newbie Tesla owner, I have noticed a minor irritation that may have already led to some discussion here. I am 10" taller than my wife. When she drives the car and exits, I can hardly even get in! Is there an easy way to manage this problem? It's kind of like lifting the toilet seat...
  34. oldgoat1968

    Anyone 3D Print a Cupholder?

    Count me in as one of the first Beta Testers!
  35. oldgoat1968

    The proper way to remove the nosecone - ZERO TOOLS REQUIRED OTHER THAN YOUR HANDS

    Can someone repay the video When I try to ruin it, I get the error - video not available
  36. oldgoat1968

    Florida Tesla Enthusiasts (FTE) club sign-up page

    leepoffaith: Welcome to the group. I am also not [yet] an owner, but like you I drive a baby version (mine is home-made) of the electric vehicle. I am very close to actually purchasing a Tesla and wanted to let you know that the group does not discrimate against us wannabe's at all.
  37. oldgoat1968

    EV-CPO.com CPO Consolidator support thread

    Please disregard my gripe. I got in okay this time. I have purchased the 3 month option. New question. I'm interested in the first listing under private party sales (green one with autopilot). But when I click to contact the seller, there is no address. Am I doing something wrong? I have...
  38. oldgoat1968

    EV-CPO.com CPO Consolidator support thread

    NO. No problem here. I just want to tell you how much I appreciate what it looks like you're doing here. I have been really craving a Tesla for a while now but haven't figured out how to sift through all the possibilities. Looks like this service will really help. Like everyone else, I'm...
  39. oldgoat1968

    EV-CPO.com CPO Consolidator support thread

    New user: Trying to log on/apply for logon status and it rejects me -- keeps taking me back tot he same log on page. I've tried the forgot password utility and I even tried to sign up for premium service but something is wrong with the log in routine.