My front motor went out about a week ago ("Power reduced - Ok to drive - Front motor temporarily disabled"). I made an appointment two weeks out. Luckily, nothing else has gone wrong or was indicated. Interestingly, it's not a bad driving experience. The Chill/Sport still works, and you save a ton of range by adjusting your driving habits and not ripping it everywhere you go. In Chill mode with just the rear motor, the charge was definitely extended (though I didn't take notes on kW consumption), and in Sport, the rear-only set up actually boogies pretty well when needed - it still impressed some newbie Tesla passengers. The power reduction is a bit noticeable taking 90% turns from a stop, and of course there's no AWD to help out.
The worst of it is that it takes about 10 seconds from when you step on the brake to start the car for the "Power reduced" warning to pop up, so you need to be patient every time you get in to go somewhere. I suspect its trying to get a diagnostic feedback on that front motor and times out before tripping the warning.
This may be what the standard range will feel like when they start shipping those. Not too shabby.
The worst of it is that it takes about 10 seconds from when you step on the brake to start the car for the "Power reduced" warning to pop up, so you need to be patient every time you get in to go somewhere. I suspect its trying to get a diagnostic feedback on that front motor and times out before tripping the warning.
This may be what the standard range will feel like when they start shipping those. Not too shabby.
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