All this tech and Tesla can’t look at the time stamps of when errors occurred so instead we have to write them down with pencil and paper and send by carrier pigeon?? Lol
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"Gearbox fluid recommended" warning
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All this tech and Tesla can’t look at the time stamps of when errors occurred so instead we have to write them down with pencil and paper and send by carrier pigeon?? Lol
Since so many people are getting this error around the same time, doubt it’s Anything real. Probably should wait it out instead of taking it in for mechanic to screw up something that was fine before.
Paul8810
Longtime Member
Agreed. I made a service appointment 2 days ago, then a software update downloaded yesterday (even though I’m on a road trip with no Wifi). Could be a coincidence but so far the error hasn't re-appeared.
Paul8810
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Dolemite
is my name
Teslas actually use whale oil since it’s a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gear oil.
Paul8810
Longtime Member
Took mine in for service. They checked things over, no leaks noted, changed a pump, replaced gearbox oil, and unfortunately the alert came back after 250km of highway driving. Parked the car for 5 min, the alert went away but returned about 50km later. For me, the alert seems to only appear after highway driving.
That seems to be the case for me as well.
The warning message appeared for me again after a few hundred miles of highway driving.
I guess that means back to the service center..
kingston-ont
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How frustrating. I also had the warning appear after about an hour on the highway. (I drive a long-range M3, delivered in December.) It has not appeared again, but I have not been on the highway for more than a short while since then. Please let us know what Tesla suggests next for you.
Dolemite
is my name
We just got the gearbox oil warning yesterday... Long highway drive in cold weather -15 celsius. MX new in Dec 2019... Only 2500 km. I read another post from someone also saying they got the warning after a long cold highway drive -20 celsius. We'll see if it's still there for the drive home tomorrow... It's supposed to warm up a bit. I'll report back.
I'd bet it's a software thing. I used to get all sorts of catastrophic sounding messages when software for me was new. I'd wait for a bit before taking it in, give big T some time to figure it out.
Well, my warning message that appeared while driving long distances in the cold (around freezing) has disappeared since last week.
Since then, I've been driving mostly short distances around town, but over the weekend went out of town on a ~100-mile drive each way, and the message never appeared again. Ambient temps were 10-12ºC (50-54ºF for the metrically-challenged).
I've gone ahead and cancelled my service appointment for now; let's see if the error comes back next time I go skiing. It seems to be correlated with driving on the highway (or long distances?) in the cold, but I'm curious as to how/when others have experienced it.
Since then, I've been driving mostly short distances around town, but over the weekend went out of town on a ~100-mile drive each way, and the message never appeared again. Ambient temps were 10-12ºC (50-54ºF for the metrically-challenged).
I've gone ahead and cancelled my service appointment for now; let's see if the error comes back next time I go skiing. It seems to be correlated with driving on the highway (or long distances?) in the cold, but I'm curious as to how/when others have experienced it.
My Model X says “gearbox fluid service recommended” on the first day I got the car and only got message when driving highway speed. I lives in Minot, 8 hours away from service center. They towed my car to get it fix and did not tell me in advance that they are not bringing back to me. Needless to say I spend a lot of Money and 3 days of driving to get it back home. When I picked up my vehicle and drove for about 30 mins, the warning light turned back on, it was not fixed. On top of that I spund out and got stuck in the snow and needs to be pulled out.
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Dolemite
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Anyone know how to check the gearbox fluid level on these cars? On any other car, it's a no-brainer... assuming it's a similar procedure.
Sorry to hear, sounds like it's been a big pain for you.
Apologies for my geographical ignorance, but where is Minot located?
Or a better question would be: how cold was it when you got the warning messages?
Paul8810
Longtime Member
That’s surprising, it even says “ok to drive” next to the warning.
This is cropping up more on the Facebook group I follow. All instances seem to be newer cars (2020) combined with highway driving and/or temperatures well below freezing.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. Even though I have an early-2019 Model 3, I also received the warning messages a few times while it was pretty cold outside and during highway driving, so consistent with the reports.
2020 Model 3 AWD, long range Started first road trip with just under 2000 miles. Pretty much all turnpike/Interstate driving. Cool day approx 75 F (FLORIDA). Got the gearbox message about 300 miles into 400 mile trip. Under 80 mph the whole way. Message stayed on screen until we parked to charge. Next morning message was gone. Didn’t reappear until return trip. Interstate and it was raining. Not cold. It went off when we made a quick stop and haven’t seen it since. Waiting for appointment. They said it would take about 2 hours but they would have a better estimate when we drop it off.
