2021 Model Year Refresh: Owners' Thoughts?

[Zaker89]

I am not sure where to start but I hope tesla makes this right, if not than hoping someone here can give that guidance I will sign up as well
I am thinking once we do get the Software update and not see steam start with SC appointment. If they ask for $2k speak to there managers and if that does no go anywhere than we all need to get together and start pulling the right strings to make this happen.

FYI, I tried to request the service for hardware upgrade same as the other guy did, but tesla called me and stated it's not officially supported and not on the upgrade list they can see 'yet' so they have closed.

We may have to wait until if upgrade is even possible and it costs $2000.

 

[Ramphex]

Once we all get the update, we all flood them with service requests. I’ll then file a complaint with BBB and a petition. If this isn’t addressed I’ll file with attorney general.

 

[funkatation]

A friend of mine with a 3 got the holiday update and he is in FSD beta. Hopefully it gets to the rest of us soon. I already know I have the 8GB and hope they do right by us.

 

[Ramphex]

A friend of mine with a 3 got the holiday update and he is in FSD beta. Hopefully it gets to the rest of us soon. I already know I have the 8GB and hope they do right by us.

My Model Y got the holiday update yesterday

 

[Azsightsound]

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MICRO SD CARD

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16GB- MAPS

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AMERICA(1014633-S0-C)

Tesla recently put this in my car. Is this what’s needed or is it something else?

 

[127.0.0.0]

Part

MICRO SD CARD

Quantity

1.00


16GB- MAPS

PRELOADED 2 PT -

NORTH

AMERICA(1014633-S0-C)

Tesla recently put this in my car. Is this what’s needed or is it something else?

What was this for ? Some other issue or was it for the steam Also for what vehicle ?

 

[Muzzman1]

Part

MICRO SD CARD

Quantity

1.00


16GB- MAPS

PRELOADED 2 PT -

NORTH

AMERICA(1014633-S0-C)

Tesla recently put this in my car. Is this what’s needed or is it something else?

This looks like a map update. SD card replacement. Not a RAM upgrade.

 

[Ash83]

They started installing 16gb RAM in mid Feburary I believe

Mine is Feb build (got VIN on the 22nd) and i have 8GB.

 

[Ash83]

Release notes say "Note: This feature is available on Model S & X (year 2022+) with 16GB DDR memory, and requires Premium Connectivity."

Can you link a screenshot of the offical release note from Tesla?

 

[Azsightsound]

What was this for ? Some other issue or was it for the steam Also for what vehicle ?

Car was showing an error, so they upgraded my internal computer from an 8GB to a 16GB with a micro SD card today.

Sentry still uses a 128GB card.

I think this fix is probably for infotainment / navigation and probably has nothing to do with the RAM that Steam needs. I’ll find out if they ever push the holiday firmware to my car, a 2021 Model S Plaid.

I was just hoping since it went from 8GB to 16 GB that this was THE fix. How many different memory chips are in the car?

 

[Baloo11]

Subscribed to this thread.
I got my car end of dec 21. It’s installing the update now but I’m not home for a few days to check. The release notes in the app does not list steam as a feature for me.

 

[Plaid21]

FYI, I tried to request the service for hardware upgrade same as the other guy did, but tesla called me and stated it's not officially supported and not on the upgrade list they can see 'yet' so they have closed.

We may have to wait until if upgrade is even possible and it costs $2000.

I asked service for an upgrade today and they quoted me $2300. This is not right. I have February 2022 plaid model S with 8GB. They told me because of that the upgrade is not free. WTF.

 

[MP3Mike]

I asked service for an upgrade today and they quoted me $2300. This is not right. I have February 2022 plaid model S with 8GB. They told me because of that the upgrade is not free. WTF.

Nothing the service centers say at this point probably matters. At this point the system only has a SKU for an out of warranty replacement for a non-failed car computer, so that is what they are gong to quote. Once Tesla announces an official retrofit, we will get the actual details. (Like they have done with the Infotainment Upgrade and the camera upgrades.)

 

[Ramphex]

Car was showing an error, so they upgraded my internal computer from an 8GB to a 16GB with a micro SD card today.

Sentry still uses a 128GB card.

I think this fix is probably for infotainment / navigation and probably has nothing to do with the RAM that Steam needs. I’ll find out if they ever push the holiday firmware to my car, a 2021 Model S Plaid.

I was just hoping since it went from 8GB to 16 GB that this was THE fix. How many different memory chips are in the car?

There’s the on-board RAM, then there’s on-board storage, then the external storage (in your glove compartment or whichever USB port)

 

[Plaid21]

Nothing the service centers say at this point probably matters. At this point the system only has a SKU for an out of warranty replacement for a non-failed car computer, so that is what they are gong to quote. Once Tesla announces an official retrofit, we will get the actual details. (Like they have done with the Infotainment Upgrade and the camera upgrades.)

I hope so, I will wait patiently and not order anything now.

 

[n2mb_racing]

Subscribing. I also have a shitty vibrating '21 Plaid, now with less RAM. Also my GPS is broken.

 

[MikeKFE]

Subscribing. I also have a shitty vibrating '21 Plaid, now with less RAM. Also my GPS is broken.

What’s your GPS doing

 

[n2mb_racing]

What’s your GPS doing

No GPS location. It just drifts off the road. Surprisingly breaks a lot of things on the car. FSD and autopilot won't engage at all. The air suspension doesn't raise at the right locations so I've been bottoming out the car all over the place. Even when I manually raise the suspension, without GPS the suspension drops after I move a few feet, so I have to watch it and keep hitting the raise over and over again. Of course, homelink doesn't work either.

I've reset a few times, it won't come back. Something about the interior camera being active breaks the GPS. They never bothered to test the interior camera and the GPS at the same time, and they don't work together.

Ship first, don't fix it later! Tesla mottoes.

 

[MikeKFE]

No GPS location. It just drifts off the road. Surprisingly breaks a lot of things on the car. FSD and autopilot won't engage at all. The air suspension doesn't raise at the right locations so I've been bottoming out the car all over the place. Even when I manually raise the suspension, without GPS the suspension drops after I move a few feet, so I have to watch it and keep hitting the raise over and over again. Of course, homelink doesn't work either.

I've reset a few times, it won't come back. Something about the interior camera being active breaks the GPS. They never bothered to test the interior camera and the GPS at the same time, and they don't work together.

Ship first, don't fix it later! Tesla mottoes.

I have a pre refresh 21 MXLR and the same thing happened to me.

Service kept insisting that the external drive I was using for sentry was causing it.

Once we eliminated that (eye roll) they replaced the MCU under warranty and the problem went away.

 

[funkatation]

Just like Tesla to turn the knife.