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Boot strut recall
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bctomuk
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Cardo
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I Also have them coming out on the 4th, but my fault is different, the strut on mine has a lot of sideways movement where the ram goes into the strut, so much so that if it gets much worse it's going to hit and break the rear screen.
Yeah you can open it manually but it takes a few goes to unlatch, so think there might be a couple of different issues involved.
Wonder if it might be temperature related to some extent as its much worse now it's colder.
I’ve been told by Mk a ranger can’t do it. Someone is coming out to look at my door handle and it came up on the service appointment about the o ring. They told me the ranger can’t do it because it needs a part fitting. I thought rangers fitted parts!
PR-UK
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Odd, my work order says about checking for the o-ring. I shan't be happy if the ranger agrees it's broken and tells me to go back to the Service Centre!
K44ENT
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My initial ranger booking was cancelled by Tesla due to Covid and a ranger is now due out next week, I had reported the boot not opening more than a few inches in cold weather (took videos to prove). I assumed he would fit a new power strut, no 'O' ring on my car but I have since fitted one myself together with a small cable tie to prevent any water ingress, it looked dry inside to be honest. Has anyone had the boot strut replaced by a ranger? Funny thing is it hasn't played up over the past week even when it's been -3
I had the power strut replaced by a ranger last week - refresh LR. It eas a five minute job, lever off the top and bottom mounts, prise open the seal to get to the electrical connector, remove. Refitting was similarly straightforward, no adjustment required.
I helped by supporting the trunk lid while he worked. I'll invoice Tesla for that...
I helped by supporting the trunk lid while he worked. I'll invoice Tesla for that...
I'm convinced it is a cold weather issue, it would be interesting to know if owners in parts of Europe where it gets properly cold have the same issues.
Bottom line: IMHO the power strut isn't really powerful enough, a second one is needed.
Bottom line: IMHO the power strut isn't really powerful enough, a second one is needed.
Given the cars seem to survive best in California, many of the issues Tesla have are all cold, damp wet weather related.
Heat pump issues, weather related
Condensation in head/tail lights, weather related.
Boot strut issues, weather related as proven by the O-Ring recall.
Seems to be a pattern here.
Looks like they are cutting corners with environmental testing.
Heat pump issues, weather related
Condensation in head/tail lights, weather related.
Boot strut issues, weather related as proven by the O-Ring recall.
Seems to be a pattern here.
Looks like they are cutting corners with environmental testing.
Would tend to agree with that. Let's not forget the first bunch of Model 3s came over without any lip around the bottom of the rear windscreen, so lifting the boot would drop any standing water straight in there.
Must be nice to live somewhere with rain that is so infrequent that its not even a design consideration.
K44ENT
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And now they have cancelled again due to the parts required not being available (is that an O ring or a new strut I wonder)...
Glad I found this thread. Only by chance as far just back from SC and was looking to see if the Oring fix they’ve applied was anything to do with the boot not opening fully and 2 beeps.
So my boot has been doing this since November. Is it worth booking in to get the power strut replaced then?
So my boot has been doing this since November. Is it worth booking in to get the power strut replaced then?
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