Replaced RDU last April as the car failed to start after an OTA in the previous night. Out of warranty so had to spend $8k for RDU replacement. Also upgraded the infotainment.
Now with just 69k miles, I got a bms_u018 error. I had 170 miles when that happened, but unable to charge beyond 90 miles.
Tesla did remote diagnostics and said the HV needs replacement. Sent a quote for a reman batterypack (same 85kwh capacity - part 1088815-01-b). Quote is ~$15k. I asked what went wrong and here is what they messaged: "The BMS in your vehicle has detected one or several cells that exhibit a weak short pattern, this is why it is limiting charge. We do not perform any repairs on the models or cell themselves and a HV battery replacement is the only way to resolve this".
I'm in bay area (Fremont) and have reached out to evsRepublic at Roncho Cordava and waiting for their response.
Spending $10k last hear and now sitting on another $15k repair quote for a car with 69k miles just sucks. What options do I have? Does Tesla accept trade-ins of cars that need HV replacement? Anyone tried it and how much was it worth?
Thanks.
Now with just 69k miles, I got a bms_u018 error. I had 170 miles when that happened, but unable to charge beyond 90 miles.
Tesla did remote diagnostics and said the HV needs replacement. Sent a quote for a reman batterypack (same 85kwh capacity - part 1088815-01-b). Quote is ~$15k. I asked what went wrong and here is what they messaged: "The BMS in your vehicle has detected one or several cells that exhibit a weak short pattern, this is why it is limiting charge. We do not perform any repairs on the models or cell themselves and a HV battery replacement is the only way to resolve this".
I'm in bay area (Fremont) and have reached out to evsRepublic at Roncho Cordava and waiting for their response.
Spending $10k last hear and now sitting on another $15k repair quote for a car with 69k miles just sucks. What options do I have? Does Tesla accept trade-ins of cars that need HV replacement? Anyone tried it and how much was it worth?
Thanks.