Beware Ebay Tesla Wall chargers

[Whoze]

A word of warning about Ebay Tesla Gen 3 chargers sold by Discount_xxx. Tesla has confirmed to me that they are defective chargers that have been replaced under warranty, and they are trying to pass them off as reconditioned usable chargers.

 

[rwojo]

I've almost pulled the trigger on some eBay or local specials, but not worth losing the warranty IMHO. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Whoze]

I've almost pulled the trigger on some eBay or local specials, but not worth losing the warranty IMHO. Thanks for the heads up.

I am just making sure my credit card's dispute department remains employed in this recession !

 

[3sr+buyer]

A word of warning about Ebay Tesla Gen 3 chargers sold by Discount_xxx. Tesla has confirmed to me that they are defective chargers that have been replaced under warranty, and they are trying to pass them off as reconditioned usable chargers.

If they were replaced under warranty, then they had to have passed through Tesla's hands... does this mean that Tesla sold them for scrapping / recycling, but the buyer did not actually scrap / recycle them?

 

[Sophias_dad]

At least some HPWC owners were given replacement chargers with no specific requirement that the old charger get returned, or maybe they ignored the return request. I think that's how it was in the early days of the overheating replacement campaign. In some cases, the defective HPWC is good until 24 amps or more. I'm actually pretty surprised the old(now retired) HPWCs aren't put on some sort of blacklist that disables them permanently the next time their serial number phones home to the mothership.

On that note, if anyone happens to have a spare old HPWC, I might be interested in it! They can be repaired if you have the right tools/skills/patience.

 

[M1NA]

Thanks for sharing I was about to buy one from eBay the other day.