I’m writing this post in hopes of gettings some thoughts and opinions on my situation. Also, to possibly hear of other owners that have gone through similar situations with Tesla.
I got my Model 3 SR+ in August 2019. After a few months of ownership, I started having issues with the turn signal stock, where about 1 in 10 “half-presses” or single-stop click of the left turn signal wouldn’t activate.
The issue has been confirmed by mobile technicians on two occasions already, and they subsequently replaced the entire turn signal stock each time. The issue always returns after a replacement, and I have now just taken the car in a 3rd time to get it checked out.
California has a 3-strike lemon law, where if a manufacturer is unable to “repair a defect that substantially impairs the safety, use, or value of the vehicle,” then the car is considered a lemon.
While the issue may seem minor at face value, it has caused a number or close calls on the highway, where I click the stock to signal left out of my lane, but the car doesn’t register it, so oncoming cars in the adjacent left lane are caught by surprise when I merge into their lane.
Alternatively, there are times where I signal and merge out more slowly, and the car’s Lane Departure Assist feature kicks in and shoves me back into the lane. At highway speeds, this has certainly caused some scares. You could argue that “why don’t you just turn off that function;”well I bought the car partly for all of its safety features, and I am certainly not going to opt out of one because Tesla is unable to properly repair my car.
With regards to the Lemon Law, I would certainly argue that this defect has affected the “safety and use” of the car. “Value” might be harder to argue, but I certainly think this warrants a Lemon Law discussion, assuming the issue persists after today’s “repair.”
I got my Model 3 SR+ in August 2019. After a few months of ownership, I started having issues with the turn signal stock, where about 1 in 10 “half-presses” or single-stop click of the left turn signal wouldn’t activate.
The issue has been confirmed by mobile technicians on two occasions already, and they subsequently replaced the entire turn signal stock each time. The issue always returns after a replacement, and I have now just taken the car in a 3rd time to get it checked out.
California has a 3-strike lemon law, where if a manufacturer is unable to “repair a defect that substantially impairs the safety, use, or value of the vehicle,” then the car is considered a lemon.
While the issue may seem minor at face value, it has caused a number or close calls on the highway, where I click the stock to signal left out of my lane, but the car doesn’t register it, so oncoming cars in the adjacent left lane are caught by surprise when I merge into their lane.
Alternatively, there are times where I signal and merge out more slowly, and the car’s Lane Departure Assist feature kicks in and shoves me back into the lane. At highway speeds, this has certainly caused some scares. You could argue that “why don’t you just turn off that function;”well I bought the car partly for all of its safety features, and I am certainly not going to opt out of one because Tesla is unable to properly repair my car.
With regards to the Lemon Law, I would certainly argue that this defect has affected the “safety and use” of the car. “Value” might be harder to argue, but I certainly think this warrants a Lemon Law discussion, assuming the issue persists after today’s “repair.”
