Be aware! Missing Control Arm Nut: Potential Safety Issue

[Ldub22]

I am interested in a model Y. I thought this was a Tesla haters forum based on all the posts. Where can I find the haters actual websites before I place a order?

My two favorites are Car and Driver and Jalopnik.

 

[damageprone]

I am interested in a model Y. I thought this was a Tesla haters forum based on all the posts. Where can I find the haters actual websites before I place a order?

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla

 

[dcm3]

We took our model Y to the service center today for an unrelated issue. As it was produced during this target period, I asked about the recall. They very sternly answered that’s it’s not officially documented yet, so they will not look at it. FYI FWIW YMMV

 

[wraithfive]

We took our model Y to the service center today for an unrelated issue. As it was produced during this target period, I asked about the recall. They very sternly answered that’s it’s not officially documented yet, so they will not look at it. FYI FWIW YMMV

I think I would have very firmly, but politely, replied, "Please let me see your Manager". Checking a bolt/nut is properly tightened and torqued is not that big of a deal unless they have to remove things to get to it. Which is not my understanding for the recall in question.

 

[Dennisis]

And you joined today and are posting on the Model Y forum? And this is your only post?

Hey, look who disagrees! Our most consistent hater, masked in objectiveness...

 

[Awerner17]

My mechanic noticed a missing nut on my control arm today? Pretty sketchy…

 

[Awerner17]

My mechanic noticed a missing nut on my control arm today? Pretty sketchy…
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September 2018 Tesla model 3

 

[Bikeman]

^ OK. Yikes!

Glad he noticed the missing hardware. Tesla mechanic or a 3rd party mechanic?

 

[Heedman]

Received delivery of an LR MY end of June after an 11-month wait. Car had a rattle sound from what I thought was under the dashboard and something felt "loose" while steering. Mobile tech came to install garage opener and when I explained the situation, he said service center needed to check out. Due to popularity/high demand, local service center is perpetually busy. Six weeks after vehicle receipt, service center found that both tie rod bolts were loose. It was listed as courtesy repair on the invoice, but you guys know about that...

I joked with the tech that tie rod may be issue when i dropped car off, but it turned out that was the problem. It was a "safety issue" and I shouldn't drive the vehicle were the words of the tech that did the road test. The more I think about this, the more upset I feel because I put my family in that car and drove them almost 2k miles. We received a vehicle that was not finished assembly.

 

[imola.zhp]

Received delivery of an LR MY end of June after an 11-month wait. Car had a rattle sound from what I thought was under the dashboard and something felt "loose" while steering. Mobile tech came to install garage opener and when I explained the situation, he said service center needed to check out. Due to popularity/high demand, local service center is perpetually busy. Six weeks after vehicle receipt, service center found that both tie rod bolts were loose. It was listed as courtesy repair on the invoice, but you guys know about that...

I joked with the tech that tie rod may be issue when i dropped car off, but it turned out that was the problem. It was a "safety issue" and I shouldn't drive the vehicle were the words of the tech that did the road test. The more I think about this, the more upset I feel because I put my family in that car and drove them almost 2k miles. We received a vehicle that was not finished assembly.

Sell it, that will show Tesla!

 

[ElectricAnt54]

Sell it, that will show Tesla!

Selling the car after it is fixed won’t punish tesla in any way if that was your intent. Also tesla wouldn’t know the car was even sold.
Best to sell a car because it is not wanted.

 

[CyberGus]

Sell it, that will show Tesla!

Dang brother, you just got ant-splained

 

[imola.zhp]

Selling the car after it is fixed won’t punish tesla in any way if that was your intent. Also tesla wouldn’t know the car was even sold.
Best to sell a car because it is not wanted.

It's not that Tesla wouldn't know, you do transfer ownership via the app, its that they wouldn't care. You missed my sarcasm font.

Dang brother, you just got ant-splained

Yeah, I sure did brother gus.

 

[TomServo]

The more I think about this, the more upset I feel because I put my family in that car and drove them almost 2k miles. We received a vehicle that was not finished assembly.

Did you report this to the NHTSA?

 

[ElectricAnt54]

It's not that Tesla wouldn't know, you do transfer ownership via the app, its that they wouldn't care. You missed my sarcasm font.



Yeah, I sure did brother gus.

True true i foreGoat about the car being tied to the tesla app / account, I’m still stuck in the past.

 

[imola.zhp]

Did you report this to the NHTSA?

Probably not, its much easier to get TMC and bi+ch.

 

[Tonedog77]

this happened to me with my MYP picked dup june Loose front endlinks/ front sway bar from delivery. wont only hear a clunk very rarely but def wasnt normal. turns out both front end links had to be replaced as they were not tightened at all from delivery and bent after the 200 miles i had driven

 

[hw13]

Sorry, Tesla is too busy focusing on Chuck's left turn to do anything about suspension parts being properly installed on their vehicles.

 

[Heedman]

Probably not, its much easier to get TMC and bi+ch.

You made an assumption...