Car won't connect to wifi

[RealtorSusan]

I have an extender which is showing as online, have periodically had no problem with connectivity but recently I can't even get the wifi network name to show up. I live in a condo and several other neighbors have given me their passwords and now even their networks are not showing upl

 

[Bouba]

Same as me...only a reboot works...but...so far (touch wood) 2022.20.5 (and now 20.6) has cured it

 

[badass_vegan]

Yes, I always have to turn on WiFi, and then there won't be anything in the list. Rebooting the car is the only solution that works.

Yes, I am having the same issue. Reboot works but it is getting annoying.

 

[SolarRoofs]

you all are lucky rebooting won’t fix it for me. i have multiple wifi with strong signals showing on my phone and ipad but the car shows nothing

 

[Candleflame]

for me rebooting doesnt work 95% of the time either.... sometimes it works for a few minutes.

 

[SolarRoofs]

for me rebooting doesnt work 95% of the time either.... sometimes it works for a few minutes.

Ok. I guess I’ll wait or ask Tesla about it

 

[Bradleyp]

Ok. I guess I’ll wait or ask Tesla about it

Update your firmware. It fixed my issue.

 

[Mr Paw]

Update your firmware. It fixed my issue.

The router’s firmware or the car’s firmware? I’m new to this but I thought that the software updates we get periodically were the car’s firmware update. Is there some other firmware update procedure?

My car sees networks all over the neighborhood but when I try to connect I get a DCHP error. I have to use my phone to update these days. I got my 22M3LR in May and the connection to home wifi worked fine for a few months but not anymore.

 

[Candleflame]

Update your firmware. It fixed my issue.

updated it 3x. issue still remains. it is what it is.

 

[Karen G]

Update your firmware. It fixed my issue.

How do I do that? I have the same problem. Model Y LR. Never had any issues until recently. Have rebooted repeatedly. Starts to connect then nothing happens. No downloads. Cannot update the car if it doesn't connect.

 

[Bouba]

How do I do that? I have the same problem. Model Y LR. Never had any issues until recently. Have rebooted repeatedly. Starts to connect then nothing happens. No downloads. Cannot update the car if it doesn't connect.

Have you tried using your cell phone’s hotspot while it is inside the car?

 

[gheewizz]

Hi everyone, new Tesla owner here (2016 Model S 85). I was having the same issue where mobile hotspot wasn't showing up in my wifi list. After some restarts and troubleshooting, I came across this setting on my phone and changed the band from 5GHz to 2.4GHz. That did the trick for me.

 

[Mitchb13]

Holy crap - thanks everyone. I did the hard reboot and it immediately saw my home wifi and easily connected. It’s currently downloading 2022.44.30.1. I can’t believe that service didn’t suggest the reboot- very disappointing. Screw service, this site is much more valuable.

 

[Mr Paw]

The router’s firmware or the car’s firmware? I’m new to this but I thought that the software updates we get periodically were the car’s firmware update. Is there some other firmware update procedure?

My car sees networks all over the neighborhood but when I try to connect I get a DCHP error. I have to use my phone to update these days. I got my 22M3LR in May and the connection to home wifi worked fine for a few months but not anymore.

I fixed my problem by resetting an old Apple Time Machine router and using that network instead of trying to connect to my internet provider’s (Telus) “range extender” network. Trial and error until something worked.