ss_lemonade
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Service fixed my driver's side door and finally fixed the loose side pillar but now, I feel like the door takes a bit more force to close.
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You’ll have to go in to the SC to get an alignment. Just had an appointment to fix this exact issue yesterday. Like yours, it was tilted to the right, although it seems more severe on yours. They did this to my car after a previous mobile service appointment to fix a horn issue…which they claimed didn’t cause it but that’s besides the point. Anyway, it took about 4 hours, and it’s still not perfectly straight, but a lot better. Now it feels slightly tilted to the left, but maybe it’s just cause I started getting used to the previous tilt. Just have to live with it I guess, as with many things Tesla these days.steering wheel off-center by 1-2 degrees as you can see from the picture. what should I do? also what is the steering wheel icon on the screen for (the icon also off-center)
Thank you!
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In my experience (on second car now, had a 2019 and now 2022)… no. I’m not seeing any net improvement in initial quality at delivery. Still have to look the car over and find all the things Tesla either missed or hoped you wouldn’t notice.So I’ve read horror stories about the build quality, and how important delivery inspection is. But I’ve also heard a lot of these issues have been worked out on newer cars, especially ones coming from the new plants in China/Germany.
Two questions: 1) are newer cars faring better in regards to assembly defects, and 2) is there a way to look up what plant it was assembled at?
The steering wheel icon shows when the car is steering for you. It matches the wheel position just as a little bonus to look fancy.Thank you for the input, BTW what is this steering wheel icon for? it is also off-center
Thanks. I’ll do some searching when I get home, but do you happen to have a recommended checklist or video of what to look out for?In my experience (on second car now, had a 2019 and now 2022)… no. I’m not seeing any net improvement in initial quality at delivery. Still have to look the car over and find all the things Tesla either missed or hoped you wouldn’t notice.
If you’re in the US then your car comes from Fremont.
Seconding this, I have delivery scheduled tomorrow and I am very nervous hahaThanks. I’ll do some searching when I get home, but do you happen to have a recommended checklist or video of what to look out for?
There’s a checklist floating around on GitHub if you google it.Seconding this, I have delivery scheduled tomorrow and I am very nervous haha
Take pictures and start a service request via the app on your smartphone. I believe you can also upload the pictures when submitting the service request.Does anyone know how to get in touch with Tesla to fix issues with the car? My SR+ was delivered with a huge scratch in the glass on the drivers side and a wonky taillight (doesn't look "within spec"). Please advise.
So I’ve read horror stories about the build quality, and how important delivery inspection is. But I’ve also heard a lot of these issues have been worked out on newer cars, especially ones coming from the new plants in China/Germany.
Two questions: 1) are newer cars faring better in regards to assembly defects, and 2) is there a way to look up what plant it was assembled at?
Unfortunately TMC is full of annoying folks who like to make fun of people who discuss panel gaps.
This means anyone that would actually be interested to take measurements of their recent builds to objectively assess gaps for improvement are ridiculed and bullied off the forum.
I asked the mobile service techs who visited my house to address issues about their thoughts on the gap issues. They both said the panel gaps are getting worse. They said they've had to make visits to fix 2021 model year shipments for all sorts of things like crooked doors, recessed headlights, and trunks that were way off center. But the good news I guess is Tesla is making these repairs instead of just saying "it's within spec".
But to your point, most people get acceptable cars. Almost all major automakers have set a pretty good standard for fit and finish in recent years. This means new car customers of any brand should expect a pretty good build. But for Tesla, unfortunately, this means if a customer out there gets a bad build, it's on them to catch the issue, and it's on them to request a repair. The customer is the end of line QA and PDI QA.