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Frunk latch fail on freeway
- Thread starter Illuminating
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Wow...this is beyond disappointing, and first I've heard of this on any Tesla. So it unlatched, and the safety failed all at once? Did you still have the stock release spring, or did you swap it out for a weaker spring to make closing easier? If not, I have to believe there was a serious failure in the latch assembly that was incorrect from delivery.
steve841
Active Member
I use mine all of the time.
Carryout? No smell or mess in the car.
Bag of ice? No water leaking in the car.
Really liking the front trunk.
MikeHolliday
Member
Is it possible that the hood release had been pressed before you left your last location? I know with my Model Y if I open the Frunk there is no second latch. I just lift the hood. I also know that when I release the Frunk Lock on my Phone or the Touch Screen it asks me if I am sure that I want to do so.
MikeHolliday
Member
Actually there is supposed to be a secondary latch, which is required by law, but it is unlatched automatically. But if you don't open the Frunk within a certain amount of time it is supposed to re-latch. (Shifting out of park may re-latch it as well.)
MikeHolliday
Member
Ok, I trust that there is a second latch. Perhaps I should pop my Frunk Lock before leaving to Costco and see if after moving a distance in my neighborhood causes it to relatch itself or if it stays unlatched.
ChrisMPK
Member
Does anyone really thing that this happened and OP took no pictures or has no details as to how? No dashcam? New member with 3 posts? This is an obvious troll.
photos: Now i've had a moment after my first rant and pissed... after a few days of delivery my frunk sensor started alerting that the frunk was open and flashed 20 times a minute, 70% of the time I had to over ride the sensor to drive or use the windshield wipers (I have to over ride the windshield wipers just to make it wipe once). of course I called service and the sent someone out 3 weeks later with a new latch.. they replaced it and we drove around the block and it didn't activate.. my next drive started going off again nonstop...I requested service again and scheduled end of this month... so spent almost 60 days having to press override all the time. leads me to this day, was the frunk open and I didn't even know it? I dont even know.. at first I was blaming Tesla because of this happened to me, then I started wondering if that frunk was open and since I've had this issue on going I didn't think twice about it being open and just drove...any normal driver that had this alert would have stopped right away and made sure it was closed, but me it happens all day long. If the frunk was open and I override it due to the frunk ongoing issue I shouldn't be liable for the damage?
Also isn't there a secondary latch that triggers if you start driving? isnt that a big safety issue if it didn't auto latch?
Also isn't there a secondary latch that triggers if you start driving? isnt that a big safety issue if it didn't auto latch?
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im not a troll, I love my car actually...
MXLRplus
Active Member
Tesla might have an engineering problem here. A serious one.
Here's the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard:
571.113 Standard No. 113; Hood latch system.
S1. Purpose and scope. This standard establishes the requirement for providing a hood latch system or hood latch systems.
S2. Application. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
S3. Definitions. Hood means any exterior movable body panel forward of the windshield that is used to cover an engine, luggage, storage, or battery compartment.
S4. Requirements.
S4.1 Each hood must be provided with a hood latch system.
S4.2 A front opening hood which, in any open position, partially or completely obstructs a driver's forward view through the windshield must be provided with a second latch position on the hood latch system or with a second hood latch system.
ie - One latch failure should never allow the driver's vision to be impaired. Tesla apparently lacks a dual latch system.
Here's the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard:
571.113 Standard No. 113; Hood latch system.
S1. Purpose and scope. This standard establishes the requirement for providing a hood latch system or hood latch systems.
S2. Application. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
S3. Definitions. Hood means any exterior movable body panel forward of the windshield that is used to cover an engine, luggage, storage, or battery compartment.
S4. Requirements.
S4.1 Each hood must be provided with a hood latch system.
S4.2 A front opening hood which, in any open position, partially or completely obstructs a driver's forward view through the windshield must be provided with a second latch position on the hood latch system or with a second hood latch system.
ie - One latch failure should never allow the driver's vision to be impaired. Tesla apparently lacks a dual latch system.
Welcome to 2020 Tesla.
Hopefully Tesla doesn’t put this on you, but it’s the end result of a hastily built car with the quality control burden on the customer. They expect you to deal with a faulty component, without loaner or good service, or in the meantime driving at your own risk. Thankfully no one was injured.
Hopefully Tesla doesn’t put this on you, but it’s the end result of a hastily built car with the quality control burden on the customer. They expect you to deal with a faulty component, without loaner or good service, or in the meantime driving at your own risk. Thankfully no one was injured.
true, they replaced it once already and the same issue.... even though im capable of fixing something myself... i figured with Tesla logs they would know I was
that could be interesting to see the results, even shifting to drive should engage?
