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2018 Model 3 suddenly had brake pedal going to the floor and throwing "low brake fluid" error. Inspection of the garage floor revealed a pool of brake fluid. I set up a repair with Tesla. The estimate? $6220.70 to repair a brake line!! They said they need to drop the battery to get at it. This...

My ex-partner has a Model S Signature (VIN 55). She took that, I got the Roadster. She apparently now has a dead battery and told our daughter the shocks are shot so the car is very low to the ground. She is not interested in replacing battery due to cost. Does anyone have any thoughts? She was...

My local mechanic says I need new Tie Rod ends for my rear wheels. He identified the part needed is on page 115 (one for each side) of the service manual. #15, SPHERICAL JOINT, TRACK CONTROL ARM Part # 2004808 Can anyone tell me if this is a Lotus part or some custom Tesla Roadster part? I...

One of the caps on the control to open/close the driver's front window popped off yesterday. I cannot get it to snap on and stay snapped on. It doesn't look broken, and when I push it in, it ends up flush with the neighboring window control switch cap. I can press it down to lower window, but as...

My right front upper ball joint needs replacing. My local shop got registered with Tesla so they can order parts. Unfortunately, the ball joint parts are on backorder with no particular ETA. I was wondering what others have done and whether they have found other sources (or perhaps these are one...

Hi, I thought I had read on the forums about someone having full replacement value insurance for their Roadster. They were discussing Hagerty. So I called them today, and they do not offer insurance on electric cars right now. Given the true value of our Roadsters is well above the...

I was washing my Roadster yesterday, and the Top of the "T" in the hood Tesla logo just popped out! Short of buying a new T from Tesla, which I can certainly do, given the bar on the top of the T is in fine shape, what is the best way to tape it back in? Is there an easy way to buy the adhesive...

I need to replace my Roadster 2.5 windshield. Tesla came up with 2 different part numbers for my VIN, one that is clear and one that is "blue". I am assuming the "blue" windshield refers to the style where there is a slightly blue section at the top of the windshield like many cars used to have...

I had the Jdemo aftermarket adapter installed, and the small black plate that covers the opening on the top right side of the PEM gets swapped for one that has a hole for the cables. I cannot find my original plate and am looking for someone that might have one lying around for purchase. Thank you.

My Roadster suddenly won’t charge, and I need to pull the service disconnect due battery down to 33 miles and the car won’t charge. I am advised it might be a bad cell in a battery sheet, but in the meantime, I want to pull the service disconnect so I don’t let the thing brick. I have seen...

I never noticed this before, so I am thinking something is up. When I have the cruise control on and bump the turn signal lever up in order to signal a right-hand turn, it cancels the cruise control, so the car immediately starts regenerative braking. When I bump the lever down to signal a...

Strangely enough, both of my front parking lights are out at once. Don't know how you lose 2 at once, but all the side lights are lit. It struck me that maybe this isn't too tough a swap, although reading posts, some make it seem more involved than other cars I have had (which were generally...

I was driving to work today, and suddenly the vent started blowing hot air. Not warm, hot. The rheostat was turned all the way to the cool side (eg, the heat was not on). Pushing the AC button didn't help. Turning off the fan didn't really help, hot air was till coming up, with a bit of an...

I have owned 3 Teslas. First 2 had amazing home delivery experience. I live in northern Vermont, so hours from nearest Tesla showroom in the US. Roadster rolled off transport into a parking lot of bank near my home (eg, not delivered by Tesla rep). Car came with NY temp tags and everything I...

I am wondering if anyone has a kaput 70 amp HPWC for the Roadster or, more accurately, the cable or connector that attaches to the car that they are not using (eg, don't have Roadster any more). Tesla had a towing company pick up my Roadster for work on it. Besides towing the car BACKWARDS up...

I seem to remember having a glove box light but there isn't one working now. Inspecting the interior, I find a very small apparently LED light on the upper outer rim—but I don't see an easy way to replace it. Is this an end user replaceable bulb? If so, where do I get replacement and how do I...

I returned from a 3 month deployment to South Korea. One of the first things I did after my return was wash my car and swap on the hard top. I washed it, then wiped it down with an “in between waxing” product from Griot’s garage I use, then dried it. Everything looked fine in the paint. I am...

I seem to recall a time in the past when the seat belt warning alarm sounded when my passenger didn't buckle their seat belt. Recently, I noticed that was not the case. You could drive around all day with someone in the passenger seat with the belt unbuckled and not have the alarm go off. Tesla...

After hearing a loud scraping sound with braking that had been only occasional and seemingly only when there was heavy snow caked around the wheels become to a nearly constant sound with braking, I had the opportunity to look at my wheels in the bright sun this weekend. I discovered a missing...

I have the 2.5 Sport with the Alpine INA-NAV-10. I am trying to figure out how to hook up ear-buds so that I can hear the radio and not lose any more of my hearing than the convertible has already cost me. I know the bluetooth works for my cellphone; however, Alpine suggests I can't simply use a...

We can pull up the web on the 17" touchscreen, but has anyone figured out how to listen to audio from those web pages? A couple of weeks ago (before the playoffs), I was trying to listen to the audio from the MLB.com website (listening to a ballgame). I was logged in under my normal MLB sign-on...

I have finally gotten my Roadster charging successfully at Chargepoint stations (the 2 local Chargepoints wouldn't work until they replaced the hardware at them recently). Now my only problem is charging at a Nissan Leaf charger. Has anyone done this successfullly (eg, at a Nissan dealership)...