Not the chrome delete you were probably envisioning...
Hah, nope. This is more like Chrome Assault since it sliced my index finger open...
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Not the chrome delete you were probably envisioning...
Taking post back to original topic...
Same here, noticed it end of August. 2018 27xxx VIN, also in the rear Passenger side but on top of handle. In touch with SC right now.
Yes, my garage is cluttered with crap and my 3 has not had the pleasure of parking in it for many months. I’m not sure if sitting in the sun for months on end caused this but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out.
What SC did you use? I want to go there, as the folks at mine in Chicago did not want to take responsibility for my legitimate (covered issues.)Updat: just picked up the car from SC and it’s all fixed. The first picture I submitted was taking in the dark and they replied “no defect” but after submitting it again with better pictures the appointment was confirmed and fixed in about an hour. No charge, despite the car officially being out of the bumper to bumper for three weeks. They also replaced the chrome trim above the windows, I had not noticed anything wrong with it.
So I continue to be happy with my purchase.
Same here. Early 2019 M3, delaminating driver door handle (and paper cuts). Unlike some lucky people, my SC does not consider it a defect and will bill me over $350 CAD to fix it. First real issue in 3 years for me as well, but not too happy with the response from Tesla. Will watch carefully how they do it, so that next time I'll just buy the part (as it's almost a certainty that there will be another time). Damn.I have the same issue too. Also a painful paper cut!
Reported on the app
Ah yes, this is one of the favorite traditions in Texas: Buy a $50,000 car/truck, and leave it to rot outside while you pack about $750 of crap to the ceiling in your 2 car garage.
I am not a very good Texan, despite being a native, because I am always moving stuff from the garage to other storage areas.
Any pics of what it looks like peeled off? Look ok or ugly? Same issue rear passenger dangerous peel and driver starting on my 2018 M3 RWD LR, earlyish VIN around 15k. I put scotch tape on my rear handle because my wife sliced her finger, but prefer to do something more permanent...Same for me too! But I am way out of warranty by miles. SO I peeled off the peeling chrome and have been good so far.
I actually traded the car in and got a new one. Underneath the chrome is translucent plastic. But the chrome only peeled off the back, so you couldn’t tell from the outside.Any pics of what it looks like peeled off? Look ok or ugly? Same issue rear passenger dangerous peel and driver starting on my 2018 M3 RWD LR, earlyish VIN around 15k. I put scotch tape on my rear handle because my wife sliced her finger, but prefer to do something more permanent...
Were you under warrenty when you had this resolved ? What did they do ? I have this exact problem on both rear handles (VIN 20XXX). My wife cut her finger on one. Put in a service request. They want $500 to "repair" it.Anyone else have this happen to their door handles? I noticed today that the rear passenger door handle wasn’t sitting flush. When I was checking it out I ended up slicing my finger on the edge of the chrome that is separating from the bottom of the handle. I already had a service appointment scheduled for another issue so I just added this on to the same service request. The other door handles appear fine so far. I’m a pretty low VIN, 72XX, so this may just be an issue on very early Model 3s.
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Seems like a common thing in those years. 300 CAD in 2022 (200$ part, 100$ labour)I have the same exact issue. Door handle hasn't been sitting flush unless I push it in, and now the chrome laminate is visibly peeling in the same place as your picture from several years ago. Mine is a 2018 vin 13xxx
Tesla replaced 2 of mine under warranty. They said the other 2 were within specifications even though I had to push the handle in to fully close.