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San Diego as well for most of the day. Both our Model 3 and Model Y. Tethering to a phone hotspot for now to restore functionality.

The first set I know was an alignment issue (OEM Michelin MXM4). The second set was just flat out the wrong tire choice (Michelin PS3). The third set (Michelin PS4 A/S) going at 27K is probably about the best I can expect with my specific daily commute. I drive about 40 miles round trip about...

It's at the top of my post: 55K. I tried the high heat trick a few years ago when it was suggested by other people who also started noticing the odor. It didn't do anything in my particular case, and I got tired of dealing with it after doing it daily for a few weeks. I do think that that the...

It's obviously a lot of bad luck, but I can't ignore the repairs. A huge part of being low maintenance is not having to deal with repairs. Can't ignore the tires either because like you've experienced also, it goes through tires about twice as fast as ICE cars. I should be at 1 replacement...

I'll probably do it as a preventative measure again late 2024 or early 2025. It was replaced with a regular lead acid battery. Maybe by then there will be an OEM Li-ion. I have no interest in dealing with a dead 12V and if that means I'm replacing the battery a year or 2 sooner than expected...

Having had another service call today, I'm reflecting back at the maintenance/repair issues my 2018 RWD LR Model 3 has needed over the years. It has about 55K on it in a mild California climate. 4/2018: Delivery (3/2018 build) 4/2018: Service Center visit for delivery issues, including door...

See my previous reply regarding charging at Wuksachi. That was from last summer, though, so things may have changed. If you're there for multiple nights, you have a pretty good chance of being able to use the 120v outlet. Also, there's no shuttle between Sequoia and Kings Canyon, so if you want...

I have a 2018 out-of-warranty. I started doing more driving at night and the glare issue was finally getting to me, so I asked for replacements, which I knew would be out of pocket. Mobile service just did it today. The replacement cameras (LH 1495864-20-D and RH 1495865-20-D) were $130 for...

That sucks that you got all the way to now without the accent lights dying. Both of mine went out within the first 1.5 years, so they were replaced under warranty. I think them being asymmetric bothered me the most. At some point, the good side will probably go out too and you'll forget all...

March 2018 LR. I got a generic Tesla Shop cancellation e-mail for the retrofit and had to come here to find out what's going on. Tesla didn't even have the courtesy of sending an e-mail explaining the retrofit is incompatible like some others got. Maybe it's for the better. That button looks...

I learned my lesson a few years ago when a mobile tech came out to do my HW3 retrofit. First one he did in the field on his own, he later said. He was in my driveway for 6 hours with the car bricked because he couldn't figure out how to activate the new module. He was on the phone with Tesla...

I've been wanting this for years! My local service center had availability to schedule the install as soon as next week but I'm a little leery on being one of the first when they might not be familiar with the procedure yet. Scheduled it for 3 weeks out. Hopefully they will have gotten a few...

I thought I'd put this here for anyone else coming to look for info. We have a Model 3 and a Model Y at home and decided to rent a Model Y for our 2 week trip around the West and South of Iceland earlier this summer. We didn't do a ring road trip, but went around the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the...

With a broken key card in my wallet, my main concern was what would have happened if I lost my phone? Yes, very low chance of that happening, but having a key card in the phone case wouldn't have helped in that situation.

The entire seat was replaced under warranty. No issues since then. Did yours get resolved?

To add a data point to this old post, I've had my key card in my wallet for 5 years. I keep my wallet in my back pocket. Never once, have I had to use the card for an emergency and I never valet my car, but I keep it there just in case there is a problem with my phone. Last time I had to use...

We're having the same problem in our 2021 MY. It has only intermittently detects when my wife (~100 lbs) is sitting in the passenger seat. Can you elaborate on what you had to go through to get the seat replaced and how long it took? (Time to source the seat, time the car was actually in to...

I feel like it's 2018 all over again. After about 3 glorious years of the phone key working exactly as it's supposed to on a Pixel 3 and a Pixel 6 from Android 9 to Android 12, Android 13 broke it. While it isn't as bad as it was in the early days of the Model 3 release when the phone key...

I'll update since I did this a few weeks ago. Made it up to our Airbnb in Badger, CA from San Diego with only one charging stop needed at Tejon Ranch. Charged to 100% at Tejon Ranch "just in case," which was more than enough. Our Airbnb had Level 2 charging ability, which let us leave at 100%...

We're staying at Wuksachi. Can you tell me more about that level 2 charger? There's nothing on PlugShare about it. When I search for it there's just some reports of a regular 120V outlet that may or may not be available.

Post disappeared. Apologies if duplicate. Does anyone have any experience driving north from SoCal taking CA-99 vs CA-65 after Bakersfield? Google Maps, Telsa trip planner, and ABRP all recommend the CA-65 route. It looks like CA-65 is mostly a 2-lane road, so I'm concerned about slow...

Not until after you. You'll have to let me know how it goes first!

Thanks both for your replies. If we can't get to Tejon Ranch after leaving the park, plan B is to backtrack to the Travers Supercharger or maybe use the level 2 charger at the Gateway Lodge in Three Rivers over breakfast/brunch. Planning this trip has shown me that as good as charging...

I'm planning a multi-day trip from San Diego to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks in our MYLR and getting frustrated by the lack of charging infrastructure. Ideally, we'd stay in the parks (Wuksachi Lodge and John Muir Lodge) but neither has a level 2 charger and it's not clear if 110V...

Add me to the list. Early 2018 LR RWD. Driver's control switch for front passenger window snapped off in the same way as the original post.

See my earlier reply in this very thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/backup-camera-doesnt-work-after-first-drive-of-the-day.209331/#post-5149420

I meant if it releases when the car is locked and senses presence of the phone-key. I'll try later, but it sounds like probably not. Not having to wake the car when it's unlocked before removing the charging handle has worked at least as long as the keep unlocked at home option has been available.

Removing the charger without waking the car has worked for a while, but only if the car is unlocked. Does it also work if the car is locked?

Nothing mechanical happens to the car when you walk by it with your phone unless you physically open a door or send a command through the app. Tesla removed the unlock on proximity feature for the Model 3 long ago. That was truly annoying and did put unneeded wear-and-tear on the mirrors from...

Glad it's not just me. Since posting that a few months ago, I've noticed it doesn't matter whether I have the phone nearby or not. The trunk light simply does not turn on when the car left unlocked unless the car is woken up by opening a door first. Seems like it would be an easy thing to fix...

Sounds like it went smoothly for you. Seems to be an increasingly common problem on early builds, like the accent strip going out in the headlights.

Yep, even without pure one-pedal driving, I get that feeling when driving an ICE car that it's running away from me unless I'm riding the brake.

That's not a solution for an "idiosyncrasy." It's a workaround for something that is not operating normally. Like @JulienW asked, if you don't mute your car after parking and closing the doors, does the stereo just stay on?

I keep a couple of old USB thumb drives and a USB-C to USB-A OTG adaptor in my car for this exact reason. I can transfer files from my SSD to my phone, then copy them over to the thumb drive to give away if needed. I have a front/rear Blackvue too that I can connect to via an ad-hoc wifi...

I'm well-aware that the car responds to the lightest touch and people can maneuver their cars in the tightest of spots without being in Creep. I can do it too. According to informal polls here, something like 75% of people use Hold, so clearly it is the favored option. What I recognize is...

I think you and @elptxjc are misunderstanding the problem. OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but they aren't looking for an on/off power button to turn off the stereo when parking the car. The normal behavior is that when everyone exits the vehicle and the doors are closed, sound should stop...

I just checked and even with 40 lbs of "stuff" (aka small child) in the passenger seat, the stereo and screen still turns off after the doors are closed. Maybe an issue with the driver or passenger seats still sensing someone in the car?

I've had the Taptes 6-in-1 hub for a few months and have no experience with the Jeda hub. The Taptes hub is more than adequate and I don't see why one should spend 3x as much for the Jeda. For pre-refresh Model 3s, the 6-in-1 is the one to get over their 5-in-1 model with the USB-C port. My...

I don't care if it's not how the car is "intended" to be driven and that it puts me in the minority of drivers--this is why I have the car in Creep and do not use Hold or Roll. Giving up one-pedal driving and the little extra efficiency is worth the trade off. I have a tight garage opening...

Normal behavior should be that after closing the doors when parked, the screen should turn off immediately and the stereo should mute. If plugged in, the screen will stay on for a little bit and display the charging status, but the stereo will still mute immediately. You're absolutely sure...

Many threads on this here and elsewhere. If only there was a way to search the web for things.

I'm having trouble with this and I thought it was just me. I keep spinning the visualization instead of calling up the cards. It's driving me crazy.

Is anyone else having problems getting the info cards to appear reliably? Out of everything that they changed in the update with the layout, this one is bothering me most of all. I can't just swipe the card area left or right to bring up the tripometers or tire pressure info easily anymore...

The solution is to get a new phone. I had a Google Pixel 1 that was only around one year old when I got the car and spent most of my early time on this forum complaining about the phone-key, troubleshooting the phone-key, and posting workarounds with third party apps to try to get the phone-key...

Copy in the glove box with the address blacked out. Never understood carrying it at all times in a wallet or purse. Also not practical if you have multiple cars.

These reports of 12V failures without warnings are making me think it's time to preventatively replace the battery. I feel like I'm on borrowed time at 2.5 years.

Mine turned out to be the same problem with the trunk harness. Backup camera doesn't work after first drive of the day

Here's the resolution. It was a problem with the trunk harness. For anyone this might happen to in the future, it is fixable by mobile service. The tech needs to physically open/close the trunk over and over until it fails. Don't let them just jiggle around the connections and don't let them...

I finally figured out the pattern to my problem after dealing with it for the last month. When Sentry is off, the car sleeps, which resets the backup camera system. Any previous failure of the camera is fixed and it will work normally the next time the car wakes up. This doesn't have to be a...

Glad that it seems to be fixed. It gives me hope that a similar fix is all that's needed for mine. Keep us posted.