So today I found out that my 13 P85s battery pack will need replacement since I've been having erratic ranges lately and wouldn't charge past 97%. Has anyone had their battery packs replaced recently and which size are they getting replaced with?Do they still make 90kw pack or are they putting in 100kw pack and restricting range and performance?
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Tam
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They don't make 85 kWh pack anymore but they can still refurbish prior broken ones and swap it for you.
If they ran out of refurbished ones, they can loan you a loaner pack while waiting for your own pack to be refurbished then they'll swap it back to you.
kev1n
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Silicon Desert
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Thanks for the info. They can take all the time they want since I dont mind driving the Model X loaner. 
camthehombre
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What do you mean by erratic ranges? I can’t charge past 97% tonight (the highest I’ve gotten in a few weeks). A couple months ago my 100% dropped from 250 to 242-246 according to the Stats app that shows what 100% capacity is. Can’t seem to get past 240ish as of tonight.
At 90% charge i went from 224 mile to 214 to 200 in a matter of few months. When tried to rebalance wouldnt fully charge. I would take it in to SC if I were you.
camthehombre
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I did and they told me it was normal. I'm just going to keep watching it. Thanks!
I'm finally getting my replaced next week after they diagnosed it about a month ago. No idea what I'm getting.
Just heard from Tesla. The trucking company damaged my battery. They are pushing it out yet another week.
EDIT - just heard it will be a refurb'd 85.
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I had my battery replaced with a referb 85kWh pack. Do not expect to get 265 miles of range when replaced. 252 is my 100% sorry far. Not complaining just alot of people get their hopes up.
AMPd
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camthehombre
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Only if the 90 pack is A or B revision. If it’s C or greater you should be good. 85s are pretty safe bet though as they are really consistent. If I was offered a 85 or a 90 A/B I’d take the 85 in a heartbeat.
When I first got my car it was 234/260 at roughly 35,000 miles.
A year later at 59,000 miles it was roughly 230/256.
A year after that at 75,000 miles it was roughly 229/254.
5k more miles is when I really started having problems, with my 90/100 running between a low of 218/242, and 226/251 with it fluctuating with a mode value of 220/244. But it would fluctuate between daily charges with no rhyme or reason. Further, if I look at consumption, I'm consuming ~46 kw to travel 120 miles a day starting at 90% running down to 13-15%.
So if I end up with a batter pack that gives me around 229/254, I'll be happy. In other words with your 252 max I wouldn't be terribly upset. I just want to be able to travel my round trip of 120 miles a day without worrying about not making it home.
My 85 pack in my P85D was first replaced with a refurbished 85 pack. They messed up and gave me a non-Ludicrous pack. They replaced it with a V3 90kw pack a month later. There doesn’t seem to be a normal though, it appears to be whatever they have on hand at the moment.
My 100% was 257 at 65k miles, last fall it was creeping down went all the way to 237 I drained it down and went 100% a couple times and rebounded to 242 which has been pretty steady since at 84k miles now. Maybe I should have them look at it.
FWIW, they took my car Wednesday. It didn't arrive at the service center until Thursday.
They left me a P90DL. I cannot believe how much better put together this is than my '14 P85. The car is solid. It almost feels like it was put together by a real car manufacturer!
That being said I was driving into work this morning and a red P85 blew past me. I kept up with him for a bit. And then we had a couple of runs. My P85 doesn't move as quick as his. Especially post 60 mph. Unless his car is a debadged P85DL (having lost the underline and the D), there is a huge problem with my car. Hopefully the battery replacement fixes that.
They left me a P90DL. I cannot believe how much better put together this is than my '14 P85. The car is solid. It almost feels like it was put together by a real car manufacturer!
That being said I was driving into work this morning and a red P85 blew past me. I kept up with him for a bit. And then we had a couple of runs. My P85 doesn't move as quick as his. Especially post 60 mph. Unless his car is a debadged P85DL (having lost the underline and the D), there is a huge problem with my car. Hopefully the battery replacement fixes that.
Ha! There must be something in the air. Our 2015 P85’s pack died Wednesday morning, stranding my wife on the side of the highway. The car was flat bedded to the SC and they just told us yesterday that a replacement pack would be here Tuesday and the car will be ready for pickup on Thursday. I figure we’ll get a refurbished 85 pack.
I wonder if they "refurbish" these batteries in batches. I've been waiting for a new battery since March 8th.
Either that or they’re wrong with our estimate and we’re going to be waiting a while. Or, maybe we’re getting your battery!
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