Just received the quote back from Tesla.
They are putting in v2 of the fuse. Total cost, $208.25
I've confirmed the following internally which others have speculated or discovered:
1. The error is timer based which is why all us 2016 owners are seeing this all of the sudden.
2. The fuse is "dumb" so the car can't read the voltage from the pyro battery. Meaning everything could be fine with it, or the internal battery to the fuse could be completely dead. The fuses function is to explosivly disconnect the HV battery in the event the airbags trigger. Kinda cool.
3. The v2.0 replacement is not timer based.
4. Internal documentation confused employees where the word "battery" was mentioned, hence people getting $11k quotes. There wasn't any warning to employees that this error would be on the horizon. Internally, documentation has been updated, hence the more reasonable quotes.
5. Cost should be $113.75 for the part and half a shop hour to do. So total cost may differ slightly by region.
6. Confirmed that after 48hrs with the error, car appears to drive fine. The error message cannot be dismissed. Level 1/2/3 charging still works as expected. That includes supercharging. I'm waiting on service to respond on if there is a hard shutdown timer on the horizon as I'm a considerable distance from my home service center.
7. If you DIY, the car needs to be updated internally that you have the v2.0 pyro. This isn't done automatically and can't be done from any user exposed settings. Toolbox would be needed.
They are putting in v2 of the fuse. Total cost, $208.25
I've confirmed the following internally which others have speculated or discovered:
1. The error is timer based which is why all us 2016 owners are seeing this all of the sudden.
2. The fuse is "dumb" so the car can't read the voltage from the pyro battery. Meaning everything could be fine with it, or the internal battery to the fuse could be completely dead. The fuses function is to explosivly disconnect the HV battery in the event the airbags trigger. Kinda cool.
3. The v2.0 replacement is not timer based.
4. Internal documentation confused employees where the word "battery" was mentioned, hence people getting $11k quotes. There wasn't any warning to employees that this error would be on the horizon. Internally, documentation has been updated, hence the more reasonable quotes.
5. Cost should be $113.75 for the part and half a shop hour to do. So total cost may differ slightly by region.
6. Confirmed that after 48hrs with the error, car appears to drive fine. The error message cannot be dismissed. Level 1/2/3 charging still works as expected. That includes supercharging. I'm waiting on service to respond on if there is a hard shutdown timer on the horizon as I'm a considerable distance from my home service center.
7. If you DIY, the car needs to be updated internally that you have the v2.0 pyro. This isn't done automatically and can't be done from any user exposed settings. Toolbox would be needed.
