MCU Yellow Border - Fixed!

[Tdreamer]

As long as the car is under warranty, any charge for this fix is unreasonable. (I know Tesla's position is this is not a warranty item, but that's BS.)

I agree with that position completely. My car is just over two years, but now approaching 60k miles. I purchased an ESA bringing me up to 8 years / 100k miles - there is supposed to be a $200 deductible per ESA covered visit (in theory).

 

[Dr Doom]

Has any Tesla owners in NJ had their yellow screens fixed? thanks!

 

[mastersword]

Has any Tesla owners in NJ had their yellow screens fixed? thanks!

Paramus location has cancelled October appointment to fix this issue

 

[Dr Doom]

Paramus location has cancelled October appointment to fix this issue

Did they tell you a reason why they cancelled the october appointment? that sucks. also any ETA when they may be able to fix it?

 

[outie]

March 2018 build with MCU2 just started seeing the yellow border =(

 

[bob_p]

Just noticed this on our 2017 S 100D with MCU1 - which already had the display replaced before Tesla stopped doing those replacements.

 

[DCGOO]

Indianapolis fixed mine last week. Two hours under the lights, yellow completely gone. First noticed last December. I still have yellow around the ICD, but not nearly as noticeable since that screen is generally not lit to the edge.

 

[X Fan]

March 2018 build with MCU2 just started seeing the yellow border =(

No issue on my 3k Vin X (3 1/2 years 55k Miles) but just this week got the dreaded yellow ring around my 15k 15 month old X.

 

[Vic_F]

Aug. 2018 build and the yellow border just showed up. I am wondering if the treatment is a temporary bandaid to get cars through warranty period.

 

[jajabor]

Really disappointing. It took me almost a month to get my appointment setup. Then I got the text above from Tesla Fremont today.

 

[bFlat]

Santa Clara, CA SC can has the UV tool. Got my screen treated last week when I went in for an unrelated service. I just asked them if they had it when I checked in and they simply added it to the work order. I never got advanced notice.

 

[Varmint]

This pretty ridiculous. They pass this tool (or tools) around to random service centers, they don’t have any system on place to notify you when yours may have it, and they cancel any appointments made if they don’t. Are we all just supposed to make random service appointments at random intervals in the hope that we might get lucky with one? WTF, Elon...

 

[wildag]

And I’m back. My out of warranty S now has this yellow border issue for the third time. They used the UV tool on my in warranty X a few months ago. That cost a lot of time, but zero dollars. Now I’m going to find out what the price is for out of warranty UV applications.

 

[titus65]

Has this issue been fixed in currently manufactured cars?

 

[SucreTease]

Has this issue been fixed in currently manufactured cars?

As I said in the other thread where you asked this same question, how would we know? It takes as much as a year or more before the yellow border appears.

 

[markb1]

And I’m back. My out of warranty S now has this yellow border issue for the third time. They used the UV tool on my in warranty X a few months ago. That cost a lot of time, but zero dollars. Now I’m going to find out what the price is for out of warranty UV applications.

Could you clarify? Did the yellowing come back after the UV treatment? Or was it previously fixed with screen replacements?

 

[MP3Mike]

Could you clarify? Did the yellowing come back after the UV treatment? Or was it previously fixed with screen replacements?

I thought he was clear. They used the UV on his Model X. Now his other vehicle a Model S, that is out of warranty, needs the UV treatment as well.

 

[markb1]

I thought he was clear. They used the UV on his Model X. Now his other vehicle a Model S, that is out of warranty, needs the UV treatment as well.

He said, "My out of warranty S now has this yellow border issue for the third time." I didn't I see anything about how the S was previously fixed.

 

[FlatSix911]

For those of you who are fed up with Tesla and would like a DIY solution to the yellow border problem... here is an interesting fix.

Cross-post from ucmndd: DIY UV Treatment for Yellowed MCU Screen

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MDWKNMK?tag=tmc064-20

My late 2016 Model S was one of the earlier cars to exhibit the infamous yellow ring on the 17” MCU screen. I had it replaced early on, right before my warranty expired, before the prevalence of the problem was really known. Now about a year and a half later, the replacement screen has once again yellowed and I’m well out of warranty, about to turn 100,000 miles. I’m far from a service center, have no idea if Tesla would charge me for the UV treatment, if they even have the tool, and frankly don’t have the time or interest to fight with their service organization about it. But hey, it’s just UV light, right? How hard could this be?

I did a little research and determined that most adhesives for glass bonding are cured with UV light in the 365-400nm range. After a little poking around on Amazon looking for a reasonably powerful light in that spectrum, I settled on this bad boy for $35: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MDWKNMK

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[mjptech]

As I said in the other thread where you asked this same question, how would we know? It takes as much as a year or more before the yellow border appears.

Incorrect..

Others have also pointed out that it can occur in months, if not less.

My X was manufactured in March of this year. I purchased and received it in June with 6 miles on it. No yellow border at the time. By July, I could see a faint yellowing developing. Now, I can see it, especially on lighter screens (daytime versus nighttime), and also, my instrument cluster has the issue as well, which is much more prominent.