eye.surgeon
Active Member
You don't drive on your charge port. Who here has had a defective gas cap on an ICE car that rendered the car undriveable? Probably nobody. It's a failure that serves to undermine the oft-promoted myth that Teslas will be more reliable than ICE vehicles, which I presume was meant to be true after the warranty runs out as well.The OP is complaining about a part that failed after nearly 100,000 miles? Why is that so unexpected? I’ve needed major service with every car I’ve ever owned long before 100,000 miles.
The charge port, like many Tesla components, is overly complicated and much more prone to failure than it's ICE counterpart. A lesson that Tesla seems to be learning painfully. Other notable examples include retractable door handles, falcon wing doors, and powered doors in general. These all look cool in the showrooms but will all prove to be after-warranty nightmares.