jsight
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Sorry, I was probably too confusing with my little tangent. I agree with you completely.My point was that every manufacturer has the same types of problems.
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Sorry, I was probably too confusing with my little tangent. I agree with you completely.My point was that every manufacturer has the same types of problems.
The same thing happened to me today. SOOOOO scary. Tesla towed it on flatbed to service center. My MY is 4 months old but still shouldn’t have this kind of problem. Fingers crossed that I will get a positive resolution. Curious - what did you end up getting?UPDATE ON THE CAR:
Two months and some change after accepting delivery on my dream car, Tesla did a buy back and I am now renting a car until I figure out my next move. Basically, after the first shut down, the 12-day old car spent 2 weeks in the shop and received a new rear motor and a new 12V battery. I was told that the issue was resolved and that I "shouldn't have any more issues" with my vehicle. The day after it came back to me, my husband heard noises in the garage...it was a clicking sound followed by a loud thump a few seconds later. Each sound occurred once every 1-2 minutes - non-stop. The noises persisted for 1 week. The car then went back to service and spent almost 2 more weeks being repaired. The log showed the contactors repeatedly cycling on and off while the vehicle is idle. The "computer was causing the car to wake up and cycle the contactors repeatedly". The techs did a series of repairs including replacing the chargeport door, replacing chargeport ECU and updating filmware, replacing the 12V battery again, and replacing the USB cable / storage device in the glovebox. The issue was that "a bad USB cable from the glovebox to the car computer was falsely causing a bug". After this, Tesla agreed to a buy back.
Tesla has been making cars for 10+ years now. When do they stop getting the “new technology” pass?For sure, this is a serious issue. I haven't counted how many of these "shutdown" failures have occurred. If this issue were more widespread (which I'm guessing it ISN'T), the outcry would be enormous. The pro-ICE, pro-EMustang, anti-Tesla media would be all over it in a heartbeat.
I contend this "issue" is NOT widespread, but sadly, normal growth pains for (any) new technology.
Not keeping up with demand when you only sell between 100-200K vehicles per quarter isn’t really anything to brag about.a2t2: Tesla "isn't doing enough to convert those customers."?????
Don't they have reservations several months in advance?
Far from perfect, for sure, and sometimes a real "sh1t show" as you said, but they can't keep up with demand. That says a lot.
So by that measure, they will ALWAYS be getting a pass for vehicles that randomly just shut down, because “software”. Got it....and Toyota is HARDLY a 10-year-old company.
A "new technology" pass? I suppose when Tesla stops innovating and providing continual upgrades to their software. Software ISN'T hardware, Totally different set of complex issues and risks.
AnaS, this past Friday, 08/20/2021, my husband and I had the same experience as you, including same attempts and failures to restart the car. Like you, it occurred on a feeder road from Costco to a main road, avoiding a certain catastrophe had it occurred on the main road. Our car was towed to a Tesla Service Center, where it remains and awaits diagnostic testing. I would be very interested in learning the conclusion to your story. Thanks!Thank you. I appreciate that...I was starting to regret posting on this forum.
How about the conclusion to your story? Did they fix your car? What was the issue for the shutdown? ThanksAnaS, this past Friday, 08/20/2021, my husband and I had the same experience as you, including same attempts and failures to restart the car. Like you, it occurred on a feeder road from Costco to a main road, avoiding a certain catastrophe had it occurred on the main road. Our car was towed to a Tesla Service Center, where it remains and awaits diagnostic testing. I would be very interested in learning the conclusion to your story. Thanks!