Did you get your refund!??
Yes I did. Returned on 4/26, received funds back to bank and credit card on 5/30.
Got my 2nd model 3 on same day and now that car is in the service center now!
Tesla Model 3 #2 had 197 miles on it and quit on me on the freeway Sunday, had to get it towed.
WTF! I have the worst luck with Tesla!!
#2 was made/born on 5/25/2019.
So far, service advisor in Burbank said its likely a complete replacement battery pack. Initial diagnosis is that the battery is not communicating with the car. Online search show 2 cases similar error messages/symptoms for model 3s had battery pack replacement.
Sunday 6/2 morning drive, had my girlfriend drive model 3 #2 as she never had the chance to test drive #1 before I returned it. Went up to Angeles crest hwy, CA2, which is a twisty mountain/canyon rode that I like to ride my motorcycle on. She drove it up the road and I drove it back down. Not error messages when girlfriend drove. When I drove it back, I got the following error messages:
Car needs service, can not charge
Car needs service, reduced power, car may not restart. These messages kept popping up for 10-15 minutes. I tried to do soft, and hard reboot. No bueno.
Kept driving to supercharger location to try to confirm if it can charge or not. and on the way there on 210 and 2 freeway interchange, it car said: “car shutting down, pull over safety” which I did not ignore and pulled over.
The car would not go into D or R, after being put in P. Called Tesla roadside, took almost 2 hours for flatbed truck to show up. CHP stopped asked me what’s wrong, why am I stopped, and waited with me till tow truck showed.
Note: during my phone call with roadside assistance, the car did reset or reboot, or something where my seats went into easy entry mode, and I was able to shift and drive the car again. I asked the roadside on phone if I should drive off, they said it was up to me, but those error messages needs to be checkout by service.
Got flatbed towed to Burbank on Sunday, service is actually open! Nick helped me said it’s could be software, which is a 2 day fix, needing me to authorize 50 mile test drive. I’m like, sure, do I have the option to say no? Or complete battery pack replacement at 1.5 to 2 weeks.
I’m ubering on Tesla’s voucher now. $100 max per day, no loaner or rental (was told undergoing Enterprise contact) so only Uber credit available.
Going to call service center this afternoon for update
-the unluckest model 3 owner ever! (So I feel)