2021+ Model S and Model S Plaid Refresh Issues Thread

[SoCal Buzz]

My car was delivered with a pending update to 2021.36.5.1. Normally service can't force a car off factory firmware

You were correct. My new car is on factory hold with 2021.32 pending. Service cannot release and my appointment was canceled.

 

[WilliamG]

Same problem. It's like the car is "too asleep". If I approach when it has been active very recently (like minutes ago), they present. Otherwise, I have to poke them to get them to come out. By the way, interior "dome" lights don't come on when opening the door, either, if the door handles didn't auto-present, but do come on if the handles worked.

Same thing here. I also chalk it up to “too asleep.”

 

[WilliamG]

Yes doing it right now.

Doing it again today. Also lowers my 80% set charge by whatever it won’t charge to 100% by (in this picture’s case 1%, which I can then manually increase to 80% at which point it charges to 80%), and the amperage by 1A (which I can increase, too). So weird! No idea if it’s cooler-weather related or a glitch in the 2021.36.5.1 software.

 

[Mandarin]

Doing it again today. Also lowers my 80% set charge by whatever it won’t charge to 100% by (in this picture’s case 1%, which I can then manually increase to 80% at which point it charges to 80%), and the amperage by 1A (which I can increase, too). So weird! No idea if it’s cooler-weather related or a glitch in the 2021.36.5.1 software.

Mine doing the same. I think this is a mobile app glitch. I always set charging level to 90% and it drops itself to 89%. Same with Amperage, but happening only when I choose all 48A and it drops itself to 47A

 

[Duke846]

Mine doing the same. I think this is a mobile app glitch. I always set charging level to 90% and it drops itself to 89%. Same with Amperage, but happening only when I choose all 48A and it drops itself to 47A

Mine is doing the same

 

[Mandarin]

Mine is doing the same

I thought probably WC makes this thing since It had an overheating problem. 2 days ago I got a replacement from Tesla and the same story. I'm sure the mobile app is not perfect.

 

[WilliamG]

I thought probably WC makes this thing since It had an overheating problem. 2 days ago I got a replacement from Tesla and the same story. I'm sure the mobile app is not perfect.

Yeah but when I went to the car I couldn’t drag it to 100% either when it misbehaved (as I recall) though I may have had the app open at the same time which might have overridden the car, now that I think about it…

 

[Duke846]

Yeah but when I went to the car I couldn’t drag it to 100% either when it misbehaved (as I recall) though I may have had the app open at the same time which might have overridden the car, now that I think about it…

It’s a app glitch, wouldn’t ocd about it.

 

[WilliamG]

It’s a app glitch, wouldn’t ocd about it.

I’m OCD because I just had the high voltage battery replaced. This just happened to coincide with several app updates, and a car software update etc - all while in service! So many variables…!

 

[hotsoup]

When we first got our X, we had to relocate where we hung out keys inside the house because the fob was originally close enough that it kept waking up the car.

What I did was get a key holder box with a faraday cage. I actually got one because some savvy car prowlers used some kind of repeater to get into my Subaru a couple years ago.

 

[Mandarin]

I’m OCD because I just had the high voltage battery replaced. This just happened to coincide with several app updates, and a car software update etc - all while in service! So many variables…!

Forget it. Enjoy the car. It's still under warranty. If something happens, they will fix it (not sure about that here ).

 

[WilliamG]

Forget it. Enjoy the car. It's still under warranty. If something happens, they will fix it (not sure about that here ).

Yeah I’m totally enjoying it by not driving it so that I don’t get dinged on my safety score and hopefully get FSD by the end of the week. Lol. Owning a Tesla is unlike anything else…

 

[omarsultan]

What I did was get a key holder box with a faraday cage. I actually got one because some savvy car prowlers used some kind of repeater to get into my Subaru a couple years ago.

We ended up getting a metal bowl that goes on the kitchen counter--the metal attenuates the signal enough and was deemed aesthetically acceptable by the boss.

 

[cwanja]

Yeah I’m totally enjoying it by not driving it so that I don’t get dinged on my safety score and hopefully get FSD by the end of the week. Lol. Owning a Tesla is unlike anything else…

I probably (definitely) missed this - how did your battery pack replacement go? Range improve? Did you update and lose your DynoMode? And if so, did they tell you how to get to it in the latest update?

 

[WilliamG]

I probably (definitely) missed this - how did your battery pack replacement go? Range improve? Did you update and lose your DynoMode? And if so, did they tell you how to get to it in the latest update?

Pack was indeed replaced (finally got the car back last Friday). Range is now perfect and behaving as expected after a long drive/discharge and subsequent charge. Tesla did have to update the car and I did lose DynoMode. Sad.

They also replaced my driver’s side tail light (for the poor charge port range issue for unlocking it with the charger button), but no improvement there to range. Still have to be basically touching the charge port door with the charger wand to have it open when pressing the button.

Considering Tesla noted the issue before authorizing a replacement tail light, you’d think they’d have noted there was no improvement! Just…I need to know when to pick my battles with Tesla, I guess…

 

[Mandarin]

Yeah I’m totally enjoying it by not driving it so that I don’t get dinged on my safety score and hopefully get FSD by the end of the week. Lol. Owning a Tesla is unlike anything else…

Oh man... I'm glad I did not get FSD, otherwise, I would drive 24/7 trying to get a good score

 

[WilliamG]

Oh man... I'm glad I did not get FSD, otherwise, I would drive 24/7 trying to get a good score

Once you HAVE it, you can drive like a maniac again (when FSD isn’t turned on). It’s just the GETTING the software that’s the work/behaving.

 

[Mandarin]

Once you HAVE it, you can drive like a maniac again (when FSD isn’t turned on). It’s just the GETTING the software that’s the work/behaving.

I know. The thing is I don't need FSD. Only one thing I miss from the FSD package - The green light Chime. I don't need other features.

 

[WilliamG]

I know. The thing is I don't need FSD. Only one thing I miss from the FSD package - The green light Chime. I don't need other features.

Oh my sweet summer child. This isn’t anything to do with “need.” It’s an irrational want of something I quite simply do not have.

 

[Mandarin]

Oh my sweet summer child. This isn’t anything to do with “need.” It’s an irrational want of something I quite simply do not have.

Hahaha, I got it. I had it on my ex-X and decided not to take it again. Also, subscription is always there, just click one button