n2mb_racing
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Yeah, probably not considering they don't need more cars in service since they can't already handle what they have. But how the hell is this not covered under the 8yr battery warranty? It's literally buried in the battery.
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battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?
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I agree. I would cover it under goodwill if I were running things. You get a lot more in PR than if you charged the customer for this item, especially if it within the warranty period.
well its like their fault using this type of fuse so why not just replace it for the customer that dropped 80-100k on the car? It is a cash grab..Or just say 100.00 replacement
I just had my fuse replaced at a cost of $308.00 by my Tesla Service Center
n2mb_racing
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Not all L upgraded 85 packs since those were retrofit on packs as old as October 2014.
Agree on the battery warranty comments. My ‘16 90D got the message a few days ago. Even though my car is only 7.5 years old and it’s a “10 year fuse,” there is likely a normal distribution of failures around the 10-year mid point. Since it sounds like the failure makes the car inoperable, they are likely popping this message early — at the left edge of the distribution to prevent mass failures.
Palo Alto service center is charging $356. Interested in costs for other regions.
Palo Alto service center is charging $356. Interested in costs for other regions.
vcor
Tech Specialist
The eventual battery failure in the Pryo fuse does not make the car inoperable. You can use the car for 30 years. What fails is the ability to sense an overload and break the HV connection in that exceptionally rare event. Failing to open the connection under this failure condition could melt wires and damage the battery, so it's sort of important to have a working pyro fuse. The warning is only time-based, and the car has no idea of the actual pyro battery state.
Slightly unrelated, I designed a phone back in 1982 that used a soldered non-rechargeable lithium battery to keep the CMOS memory alive, since flash memory was not affordable back then. Our design life target at the time was 15 years. I have three of those phones that still work. The batteries have lasted 38 years (these phones were made in 1985).
Slightly unrelated, I designed a phone back in 1982 that used a soldered non-rechargeable lithium battery to keep the CMOS memory alive, since flash memory was not affordable back then. Our design life target at the time was 15 years. I have three of those phones that still work. The batteries have lasted 38 years (these phones were made in 1985).
grayguy
Member
Tesla just did mine for free. They said it is now covered under the HV warranty. If you previously paid, I'd reach out for reimbursement. Seems like a recent decision.
dgowans
Member
Good to know. I'm in the process of selling our 2016 70D and got the HV battery fuse alert this morning after doing a factory reset - was supposed to drop it off today!
Fortunately I was able to get a service appointment at 9:00 on Monday morning and I will definitely bookmark this thread as justification that this is a warranty repair.
Had my fuse replaced on Thursday, 5 October at the Loveland Colorado service center. No charge. Took about 1 1/2 hours total time.
Loveland service is a great center to work with. Timely and very responsive. I've always been very pleased with their professionalism and attention to detail.
Loveland service is a great center to work with. Timely and very responsive. I've always been very pleased with their professionalism and attention to detail.
dgowans
Member
Mine turned out to be a configuration thing that resulted from the factory reset. Addressed today at no charge.
I really hate Tesla's fine print on warranty items versus wearable items. If someone has successfully brought a suit (via arbitration since I think Tesla "won" against class action lawsuit by making all litigants go through arbitration route first) against Tesla on this point, "fuse is part of the battery" then please let me know.
I really hate have to throw money at Tesla for their poor design (i.e., lack of serviceability).
n2mb_racing
Active Member
It looks like they changed course and now agreed the fuse is covered under warranty. Good news.
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