For me, the glass has definitely been an issue.
I just picked up a 2024 Model S and, unfortunately, definitely lots of glass issues. I inspected carefully before accepting; however, it wasn't noticeable until I drove the car:
- Windshield has vertical ripples on passenger side. Makes straight lines look jagged.
- Rear hatch glass is just a total mess, but I know that is kind of just the way it is (even though it shouldn't)
- Passenger front window is distorted enough to make passengers carsick.
- Driver side-view mirror is actually slightly convex and distorts objects. I have never seen a distorted mirror before and was quite surprised by this.
Honestly, wouldn't have accepted the car if I caught this during pre-delivery inspection, but it just wasn't detectable until driving with other objects passing-by. The passenger window is a really big issue with car sickness.
I have an appointment next week to have these glass components swapped out and asked service that I personally inspect them prior to installation. That being said, still might not know for sure until it is installed and the car is in motion.
To make this feel even worse, this Model S was a replacement for a buy-back Model X which, amongst MANY other issues, also had distorted front-passenger glass, which also made my wife and other passengers car sick in the same way. It was bad enough that we did a 6hr road trip through the White Mountains and my wife had to sit in the back because just a short time looking out that front window induces motion sickness. The second time we did this trip we decided to take the Model 3 purely because of the passenger window.
If they can't provide OEM glass that isn't defective, the two options are:
- Find a third-party glass supplier and hope for the best
- Buy-back (...again...)
It's just not acceptable for a $100k car to have warped glass that makes your passengers nauseous.