My 2013 Tesla S just went off warranty 3 days ago and decided to have issues. Tesla support is lovely, but now that I need to pay to repair the early cars teething issues this will get mighty expensive.
The current crop of new issues is:
I’m afraid that if there is no alternative to Tesla and these annoying failures continue it may be time to get rid of the car - which I would hate to do...
The current crop of new issues is:
- The driver side window no longer opens nor closes. Tesla said it’s a “regulator” and costs $395 to fix.
- The driver side door does not always open using the handle. The handle always presents but the door can require a strong yank to open - or may not open at all. The last time this happened on another door when under warranty the cost was $1495 to fix, but it was waived.
- The passenger side rear window switch no longer functions. The driver switch for this window works okay. I don’t have an estimate for this one, but I’ll bet it will be around $300.
I’m afraid that if there is no alternative to Tesla and these annoying failures continue it may be time to get rid of the car - which I would hate to do...