Resurrecting this thread to commiserate. I'm now in the ranks of those with an out of warranty dead MCU. March 2015 build, 74,000 miles.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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Death of a center screen / touch screen after warranty
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What gets me is that, based upon my research in the past 24 hours, the likely culprit is the failure of $10 worth of flash memory that's been degraded by read/write of tons of useless logging data. It pains me considerably that I'll be paying $3000 for this repair, especially since it was preventable by a better design (less logging; memory that's on a DIMM instead of soldered, etc.).
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Village Idiot
Is there less wear and tear on it if the car is without internet access for half the day, or does it just make up for it once it is connected?
Canuck
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With the cost of the policy and the deductible, I don't think you're any further ahead unless you also need other repairs. Plus, if you invested those funds in places other than the extended warranty, you might be further ahead without it, especially if you don't end up needing the repair (knock wood).
fasteddie7
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I’m at 48k miles and this weird white “halo” around the border of my touchscreen appeared. Not sure if I should just keep it that way or get it replaced before I hit 50k and take a chance that the rebuilt one they put in is going to last.
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Can you elaborate on the rootkit...
You'll have to find someone willing and able to put you on their network, likely voiding any remaining warranties you have
It seems to be a crapshoot on weather you get a whole new MCU or they just replace the screen. I would say replace it as it is likely to only get worse.
Canuck
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Always best to report it when you discover it. You don't need to schedule the appt -- just send an email and tell them the problem and then you can take your time getting it fixed -- not only in case you get a new part -- but also in case other things develop you want fixed before the warranty expires.
Add me to the list of out-of-warranty with dead MCU. 2013 (March) P85 77k miles. This surprised me as they replaced the MCU 2 years ago. I can't afford this repair, and definitely if it is going to happen every 2-3 years. Very disappointed Tesla hasn't come up with a more reasonable fix for this poor engineering.
You have 2014, 2015, and 2016 Teslas, and you can't afford to have this fixed?
If you're technical you can fix it.
