I've been referred to a local Firm here in Montgomery, AL. I hope to to talk to them this week. My fear is, since there is no "liability" involved (no injuries, no deaths, not a safety issue), they will not be interested. Even if they can win, besides recovering their hourly fees, there probably isn't any real money in such a suit. We'll see.
W Sahara. Maybe just leave alone, my car was in service on 2/28,3/12,3/14,3/20 & 3/22. Some how after they replaced the roof panels, after three years, seven months of zero issues, this happens (see photos), the service manager accused me of damaging the car!?! Parts order, scared to even take to the service centers now.
From your pictures, I can't tell how serious this is? The first, third and fourth look like the (cosmetic) plastic/rubber cover at the inside edge of the flex point of the door is just somewhat pulled off. The second looks like the interior trim is a little loose? Does the door (doors?) still open and close smoothly? Is it seating properly when closed?
I contacted a local firm here in Montgomery, AL. They were already familiar with the situation (apparently contacted by many MX owners) and they say the Tesla arbitration clause is iron-clad, no avenue for a class action. An owner's only recourse is Arbitration. I'm doing it now.
I would not press the used car dealer. I'm certain they thought "fix seals" would mean use some off-the-shelf weather stripping and peel the old stuff off. I thought the same thing when I first started trying to get this fixed. Low-n-behold we all come to find out the seals are integrated into the glass and the only way to replace the seals is to replace the glass (bad design - manufacturer's defect - in its own right). No way the used dealer could have know this, even us owners did not know this until it was too late. As I've said in above posts, only recourse is to go to arbitration. Put in the service request, get the estimate, ask for warranty replace (they will deny) then go to arbitration. Don't attempt any fix on your own, you run the risk at arbitration of Tesla lawyers saying "you voided the warranty" or you "destroyed" the seals off your own accord, and they are not responsible for any damage you do the vehicle.
I contacted a local firm here in Montgomery, AL. They were already familiar with the situation (apparently contacted by many MX owners) and they say the Tesla arbitration clause is iron-clad, no avenue for a class action. An owner's only recourse is Arbitration. I'm doing it now.
Sound advice but…. I want to see what someone can do with a tube of black RTV
My grandfather was an RTV artist but he preferred the orange and really was more of modern abstractonist than a realist or impressionist. Ok just gobbed it on like a kindergartner but maybe in The hands of a true artist you could fix the seals for cheap!
I was thinking of some advanced kind of tape which sticks on one side but not the other side, I.e. down the middle.
Here here. We like the company, but darn it if their service philosophy won’t be the end of their market domination before long. We’d be willing to enter a class action too. ‘17 MX with extended warranty and multiple denials of coverage as “cosmetic.”
