After having my MX for one week, have driven it now 1,335 miles including a road trip. For the most part it has behaved, I have not had any serious mechanical issues. Road trip was pretty decent and we supercharged without issue, though I did arrive at one destination with only 4% left when the NAV said I would arrive with 12%. That was a little harrowing. FIt five of us fairly comfortably though we had to put one car seat (2 kids) in the 3rd row as the 2nd row bench won't allow two car seats and still be able to access the 3rd row. So far, best things are the instant torque and worst things are the buggy software and inaccurate range.
There are however a number of issues for which I have a service appt set up in 2 days. The SC seems pretty busy, with appointments over a week out. Here are a few things I have noticed about the car and the issues I have had so far.
1. Misaligned door trim at delivery: They initially refused to do anything about it until I got a higher up to look at it. Said there was too much glue underneath the aluminum trim, ordered a new part for replacement.
2. Front passenger door does not close correctly. When you attempt to close the door manually, there is a lot of resistance and a crunching noise like gears are grinding together. Very disconcerting. The auto close and auto open work fine without any grinding. Not sure what is going on here.
3. FWD will infrequently open only a foot or so and then sense a phantom obstacle. Like when there is literally nothing else around. I have to then manually override. Weird. This happened at least 6 or 7 times during this past week.
4. High pitched squeaking from 2nd row bench seat. This happens over any little bump while driving and is reproducible on both sides of the 60/40 split if you try to move the bench while locked. This annoyed the crap out of us over the course of the road trip. Happens while locked in any position of the 2nd row bench.
5. Bluetooth constantly disconnects. I have a Samsung Note 8 with the latest Android Oreo available. I have 3 other vehicles with bluetooth and never had a problem. With the MX, it constantly connects and disconnects every 10 seconds or so, sometimes more frequently. I can make a call but can't carry on a conversation. It's insanely annoying. This is probably the worst thing because I can't make any calls while driving.
6. Rattle in left driver dashboard. This is below the air vent to the left of the steering wheel. Rattles over large bumps, not over usual smooth roads. Intermittent.
7. MCU resets. The MCU has reset by itself about 10-12 times over the course of my 1 week ownership. Not sure why. Usually just when cruising and playing music. One time the sound completely died and I had to do the dual button reset. This is on latest software. *shrugs.*
Hopefully most of these issues will be fixed at this service appt and that's it. On my last two cars (porsche and MB), I didn't have to bring the vehicle in until my first service and I have not had any warranty issues on either. No creaks, rattles, or rolls.
If anyone has any thoughts about these issues or has had the same ones, let me know I am interested how common these issues are or what fixes there might be (eg the doors). Also thoughts about the MCU resets or the bluetooth issues that would be appreciated, as I figure the SC will pretty much just blow those off.
And no, I'm not a troll or a tesla short, just someone with a new car with a bunch of little issues and annoyances.
There are however a number of issues for which I have a service appt set up in 2 days. The SC seems pretty busy, with appointments over a week out. Here are a few things I have noticed about the car and the issues I have had so far.
1. Misaligned door trim at delivery: They initially refused to do anything about it until I got a higher up to look at it. Said there was too much glue underneath the aluminum trim, ordered a new part for replacement.
2. Front passenger door does not close correctly. When you attempt to close the door manually, there is a lot of resistance and a crunching noise like gears are grinding together. Very disconcerting. The auto close and auto open work fine without any grinding. Not sure what is going on here.
3. FWD will infrequently open only a foot or so and then sense a phantom obstacle. Like when there is literally nothing else around. I have to then manually override. Weird. This happened at least 6 or 7 times during this past week.
4. High pitched squeaking from 2nd row bench seat. This happens over any little bump while driving and is reproducible on both sides of the 60/40 split if you try to move the bench while locked. This annoyed the crap out of us over the course of the road trip. Happens while locked in any position of the 2nd row bench.
5. Bluetooth constantly disconnects. I have a Samsung Note 8 with the latest Android Oreo available. I have 3 other vehicles with bluetooth and never had a problem. With the MX, it constantly connects and disconnects every 10 seconds or so, sometimes more frequently. I can make a call but can't carry on a conversation. It's insanely annoying. This is probably the worst thing because I can't make any calls while driving.
6. Rattle in left driver dashboard. This is below the air vent to the left of the steering wheel. Rattles over large bumps, not over usual smooth roads. Intermittent.
7. MCU resets. The MCU has reset by itself about 10-12 times over the course of my 1 week ownership. Not sure why. Usually just when cruising and playing music. One time the sound completely died and I had to do the dual button reset. This is on latest software. *shrugs.*
Hopefully most of these issues will be fixed at this service appt and that's it. On my last two cars (porsche and MB), I didn't have to bring the vehicle in until my first service and I have not had any warranty issues on either. No creaks, rattles, or rolls.
If anyone has any thoughts about these issues or has had the same ones, let me know I am interested how common these issues are or what fixes there might be (eg the doors). Also thoughts about the MCU resets or the bluetooth issues that would be appreciated, as I figure the SC will pretty much just blow those off.
And no, I'm not a troll or a tesla short, just someone with a new car with a bunch of little issues and annoyances.
