Boot damage

[marts_uk]

So this happened on Sunday. As I went too open the boot as normal, towards the end of the opening there was a crunch and then the boot beeped a few times and proceeded to shut itself. It wouldn't close properly, but I managed to close it with a gentle nudge so I could at least get home as I was 2 hours away,

I can't see any obvious signs of the cause but now I'm left with this damage where the sections of boot and roof have collided.

It now opens and closes, but closes on the left side a fraction of a second before the right.

I had a service appointment booked in for the drivers seat already in a few weeks, so managed (I think) to add an additional service action for this boot issue via the app.

Hopefully Tesla will fix it under warranty, and do a decent paint job on the repair.

 

[Billbrown1982]

Ouch. One of the rams seized slightly or something? Certainly strikes me as one of those things that could happen to any of us so hopefully they fix it all for you and we find out what caused it!

Fingers crossed mate.

 

[Durzel]

How old is the car?

 

[marts_uk]

Its a LR MIC picked up at the end of March.

The car was boiling hot to touch on the outside but nothing unusual, and I cant see any strut damage or twisting.

 

[Durzel]

I've seen this problem talked elsewhere on here.

2021 Trunk Damage Upon Open/Close

Just a month into owning the car and the trunk caught on opening and closing and looks like it bent itself and chipped the paint at the edges. Has anyone else run into this? I filled out a request for service and I assume this will be a warranty repair.

teslamotorsclub.com

Doesn't seem to be a consensus about why it happens. The car only has a powered strut on the left so conceivably if they're not in "sync" then it could result in twisting, and if the tolerance between the boot and the back of the car is small then I guess that's why it's catching on the bodywork.

Can't see why it wouldn't be fixed under warranty to be honest. Keep us posted on how you get on.

 

[marts_uk]

Thanks, I did search on here to see if it had been discussed before I posted - however I searched for boot not trunk, doh!