hey guys. anyone had this happen? I spent Xmas afternoon waiting for a tow truck after the smoke filled the cabin.
I was at the Vacaville SC after driving from Berkeley. temp was about 60F and I was charging from about 20% with a goal of 90%. luckily, I was sitting in the car when I heard a very loud buzzing. this came on and off for awhile, and I don't ever recall hearing this before while charging. at first, it did sound like the one posted here in another forum on loud buzzing sound.
I opened the door to see if it was my car and the noise was REALLY loud. then, white smoke came into the cabin from under the dash.
Ran to the back, found the green light still blinking, and unplugged. the smoke dissipated.
With concern that something had overheated in the charging system, I called Tesla. they didn't want me to try to drive it, so I waited over 2 hours for a tow truck. I missed Xmas dinner but made it to west sacramento OK.
next day, Rocklin SC checked out the car and said that it was fine. no diagnostic codes. they took covers off and looked around. they tried charging it in Roseville at the supercharger and did not hear the buzzing sound nor see smoke.
I'm very disappointed in Tesla and this does not satisfy me, as I know that electrical burning smell, and I am wary of charging the car unattended.
has anyone had a problem with a charger that smoked and had to be replaced?
an electrical engineer friend said Tesla really needs to open the charger and look inside. I'm quite certain you could smell the bad module. one theory I have is that the loud fan buzzing only happens when things get really hot, and maybe one of the fans is bad?
I plan to try again and have Fremont look at the car this week. If they don't find the problem, I guess I won't unplug next time until there is fire or melting, so they can find it...
and a related question, does the final current into the battery have the same path whether we start with AC or DC? I wondered about being safe at home off 240vac at 40 amps, but figured the last charging control circuit might be the same? the lower current might be safe, though, with much less heating...
I was loving the car until now. #54064
I was at the Vacaville SC after driving from Berkeley. temp was about 60F and I was charging from about 20% with a goal of 90%. luckily, I was sitting in the car when I heard a very loud buzzing. this came on and off for awhile, and I don't ever recall hearing this before while charging. at first, it did sound like the one posted here in another forum on loud buzzing sound.
I opened the door to see if it was my car and the noise was REALLY loud. then, white smoke came into the cabin from under the dash.
Ran to the back, found the green light still blinking, and unplugged. the smoke dissipated.
With concern that something had overheated in the charging system, I called Tesla. they didn't want me to try to drive it, so I waited over 2 hours for a tow truck. I missed Xmas dinner but made it to west sacramento OK.
next day, Rocklin SC checked out the car and said that it was fine. no diagnostic codes. they took covers off and looked around. they tried charging it in Roseville at the supercharger and did not hear the buzzing sound nor see smoke.
I'm very disappointed in Tesla and this does not satisfy me, as I know that electrical burning smell, and I am wary of charging the car unattended.
has anyone had a problem with a charger that smoked and had to be replaced?
an electrical engineer friend said Tesla really needs to open the charger and look inside. I'm quite certain you could smell the bad module. one theory I have is that the loud fan buzzing only happens when things get really hot, and maybe one of the fans is bad?
I plan to try again and have Fremont look at the car this week. If they don't find the problem, I guess I won't unplug next time until there is fire or melting, so they can find it...
and a related question, does the final current into the battery have the same path whether we start with AC or DC? I wondered about being safe at home off 240vac at 40 amps, but figured the last charging control circuit might be the same? the lower current might be safe, though, with much less heating...
I was loving the car until now. #54064