2013 P85 Needs HV Battery Replacement - Options?

[Constructher]

My beloved OG (vin P13161) P85 appears to have driven her last mile.

A few days ago, got an error code that max charge capacity was reduced; appeared to be some kind of short as error codes were cycling and battery icon was changing. Called tow truck, he "jumped" my 12V and I was able to get her back in the garage and give her an 80% charge. Next day, she got around 70 miles left and errors came back. I bought a starter/charger from the auto parts store to try to jump the 12V again but no luck.

I've read a few other threads on here with the same issue. Tesla wants $16k to reman my battery. I was planning to sell it anyway, so I don't really want to put in the money.

What are my options for selling the car as-is? Is there anyone out there who can fix this issue besides Tesla?

Thank you!

 

[KJD]

Put an ad on eBay and it will sell.

how many miles are on the car?

 

[NV Ray]

Here's FAQ I put together on this issue. https://docs.google.com/document/d/...ouid=101367879314455822316&rtpof=true&sd=true

 

[Constructher]

Put an ad on eBay and it will sell.

how many miles are on the car?

128K

 

[Rocky_H]

Tesla wants $16k to reman my battery.

Is there anyone out there who can fix this issue besides Tesla?

Yes. I would only trust two companies to do replacements like these, and they are both active on this forum, and would usually be able to do that for less than $10K. I have a slightly newer than yours early 2014 S85, and I plan to use one of these companies whenever my battery dies.

@Recell

Recell

recell-ev.com

@wk057

Services | 057 Technology

057 Technology, LLC

057tech.com

 

[Constructher]

Thank you! I'm in Washington state. Do you know of anyone who remans in the PNW? I left a message for Recell anyway!

Yes. I would only trust two companies to do replacements like these, and they are both active on this forum, and would usually be able to do that for less than $10K. I have a slightly newer than yours early 2014 S85, and I plan to use one of these companies whenever my battery dies.

@Recell

Recell

recell-ev.com

@wk057

https://057tech.com/services[/URL

 

[Lasttoy]

First, cannot charge 12v battery with anything less than 14 volts. Little 12v battery must be at 13.4 to come alive. My car died at 80 mph on trip. Took Draper Help Desk 9 hours to say. My little battery need to be charged with 14 volts. How? Big wreaker puts out 14+ volts. We charged 30 minutes and car came alive. Got home, changed battery. Can u home charge pack??

 

[Rocky_H]

Thank you! I'm in Washington state. Do you know of anyone who remans in the PNW? I left a message for Recell anyway!

Not that I know of, but both of those companies routinely arrange transport for cars, so just discuss that, and they can handle it.

 

[dwbv]

Check your pumps. Someone here had similar hv battery behavior and it was just a bad pump.

In short, the car wasn't able to confirm that it could heat/cool the hv battery so it reduced charge.

 

[islandbayy]

I would recommend www.Recell-EV.com and www.057Tech.com
Recell for the lowest cost possible replacement and quick turn around, 057Tech if you want to upgrade to a larger battery.

 

[darktrancer_la]

My beloved OG (vin P13161) P85 appears to have driven her last mile.

A few days ago, got an error code that max charge capacity was reduced; appeared to be some kind of short as error codes were cycling and battery icon was changing. Called tow truck, he "jumped" my 12V and I was able to get her back in the garage and give her an 80% charge. Next day, she got around 70 miles left and errors came back. I bought a starter/charger from the auto parts store to try to jump the 12V again but no luck.

I've read a few other threads on here with the same issue. Tesla wants $16k to reman my battery. I was planning to sell it anyway, so I don't really want to put in the money.

What are my options for selling the car as-is? Is there anyone out there who can fix this issue besides Tesla?

Thank you!

I just got my car back from Re\Cell and I can say they were awesome. My car is back in working order and it was not as expensive as what Tesla was asking for a refurbished battery.

 

[brainhouston]

Whats ur codes?
Preferably from Service menu

 

[rsg123]

I just got my car back from Re\Cell and I can say they were awesome. My car is back in working order and it was not as expensive as what Tesla was asking for a refurbished battery.

Did you go with the cheaper pack? If so was the acceleration affected?