How many of you had Door handle issues on your Model S?

[OrbiterTI4]

You should go buy a Mega Millions ticket posthaste.

Anyone, yourself included, that hasn't had a failure with over a year of ownership should be buying one.

 

[jlv1]

2017, just under 4 years old, 46K miles. Never had a problem with any of the door handles.

(I keep wondering if I should get an extended warranty in case my door handles start to fail)

 

[ucmndd]

(I keep wondering if I should get an extended warranty in case my door handles start to fail)

You’d need about a dozen door handles to fail just to break even on the ESA. Actually double that given the $200 deductible.

 

[demundus]

6 handles. 2013

 

[thebishop]

2015 70D with 52,400 miles -- 4 repairs or replacements, on 3 different doors. The right rear door handle is the only one that has never been repaired.

I assume you’ve never opened that door. XD

 

[David_Cary]

2015, 82k miles.
2 out of warranty repairs. Total cost $30.
So that would be zero for the first 4 years of ownership and 50k miles.
I believe I have 2.0s. Certainly not bullet proof but not horrible either.
3.0s are only about $280 to replace. The parts for 2.0s have gotten more expensive - I think to encourage moving to 3.0s.

 

[‘Merica]

In two years, I rebuilt one due to noise on my 2013 S, but not a failure. The tiny spring was misaligned on the shaft. All of mine see heavy use as a family hauler. My car is garaged 90% of the time at home and work. I wonder if those with multiple failures have cars that spend more time exposed to the elements.

 

[NickFie]

2017 S100D 49K miles, over 3 years, pretty heavy family use. Fewer than 7 days parked under cover.

Zero door handles replaced or repaired.

Inventory car purchased with 1,100 miles. It’s possible a door handle was replaced while it was Tesla’s.

 

[thebishop]

In two years, I rebuilt one due to noise on my 2013 S, but not a failure. The tiny spring was misaligned on the shaft. All of mine see heavy use as a family hauler. My car is garaged 90% of the time at home and work. I wonder if those with multiple failures have cars that spend more time exposed to the elements.

Not me at least - always parked in heated garage.

 

[SSonnentag]

3 handles on my 2017.

 

[LarryC]

2014 with 45K miles when I sold it Nov. 2019 to get a 2020 S. Never had a problem with the handles. Parked in the sun most days, garaged at night.

 

[Missile Toad]

on my 2015 S70D - had 1 handle replacement in 52K miles. Also, garaged at night. Only spent 6 months in snowy weather.

 

[amiral_sub]

2013, 2 door handles

 

[Covidius]

I have 2020 LR, barely 2000 miles on it. Driver side acts up, have not had it looked at yet since it's intermittent and I always prefer for car repairs that you have something tangible to show. But sometimes, the door handle either does not retract so I'll be driving and hear the gears running. Reaching through the window and just a gentle lift results in it thumping back into retracted position. More rarely, it will just thump back into retracted position on its own with a large clunk.

Oddly, while this seems to happen randomly, it happens almost like clockwork when I park at a certain location. I can't imagine why that would be.

But in conclusion NO this is absolutely not fixed and it still an issue with my car which was built less than a year ago.

 

[jelloslug]

2016, ~87,000k miles, no issues.

I think another question to ask is: Do you use the outside door handle to shut the door? I never use the door handle to shut the door and I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

 

[jelloslug]

2017, just under 4 years old, 46K miles. Never had a problem with any of the door handles.

(I keep wondering if I should get an extended warranty in case my door handles start to fail)

If you are handy, it's a $20 fix.

 

[HenryT]

If you are handy, it's a $20 fix.

If you are handy and able to get the parts, it's a $20 fix.

 

[AZP85]

Previous owner said they had 3 or 4 handles replaced and just this past summer I replaced the one gear myself. I bought the kits from EV Tuning. When another handle stops working I will be buying another kit from EV Tuning.

 

[ElectricTundra]

2015 P85D. One. Now the other three have either stopped presenting or only come halfway out. :-(

 

[caltrader]

2014 car, one door handle replaced. Ironically the one I hardly use, driver back door.

Same here...right rear door handle stuttering, I replaced switch and hardness myself for $99.
Pro tip: Tape the chrome outside of handle to prevent scratches from the window regulator track.