True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.Geez guys, you do realize that ICE cars break down all the time too, right? Yes, even new ones.
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True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.Geez guys, you do realize that ICE cars break down all the time too, right? Yes, even new ones.
True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.
Ever ran out of gas?
True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.
Really when is that going to happen?. I paid $1.99 a gallon two days ago. It's done nothing but drop.
Cute, but honestly, in 20 years I never have even in my first car with a broken gauge!
True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.
I did, well not me personally, but I was a kid and in the car when my parents ran out of gas.
In my case, it was the contactors. You felt a "slam", got all the warnings, and drive indicators turned red with "CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN, PLEASE PULL OVER SAFELY".
Just in this case, he's not seeing the errors that should be displayed.
Ill be very surprised if this had anything to do with HV pack. As you note, HV failures result in alerts being generated and eventually the main screens die bc of lack of 12 V power. The OP did not report this symptom. Also, if the contactors break under load there will be an audible bang or snap. Neither of these were reported.
On the other hand, others have reported DU failure abruptly without any warning. This is consistent.
True, but with proper maintenance this is very rare. Things break and parts fail, but I've never been stranded in a vehicle like this before.
Ya, but why don't we wait and see WHAT actually went wrong before we start running around wringing ours hands screaming, " drive unit failure"!! Oh the humanity!
Sounds good, while recognizing the right for me to come back here and say "told ya so"
Another interesting thing to note... When the Tesla folks were trying to load my S60 onto the trailer, they quickly found their winch battery to be nearly dead. As I was thinking about trying to locate a nearby 12v battery, they tried several attempts to just feather the accelerator ever so slightly. Turned out the car was indeed able to pull itself onto the trailer. I just have to wonder if this "self preservation" mode that the car has put itself into will still allow a few kW worth of traction motor energy, just in case you need to pull yourself off to the side of the road.
I have no idea where you come up with "very rare".