Do you get an error message if wires are cut to the sensors?
Did we ever! At first it was " Service is required; Front motor disabled" . Panic! However Utah said we could keep driving the car, which we did. We requested service. Then this was the series of error messages that followed over the next week:
Errors displayed on console:
1. Service is required
2. Front motor disabled
3. Power reduced
4. Tire pressure monitoring system fault
5. Steering assist reduced
6. ABS (Automatic Braking System) disabled
7. Safety restraint system fault
8. Regenerative braking disabled
9. Power braking assist reduced
10. Auto pilot safety/convenience features unavailable
11. Park assist unavailable
In addition:
12. Right front signal non-functional (rear flashes quickly)
13. GPS system does not update (car appears to be stationary in driveway during entire round trip of ~ 90 km)
14. Creep “off“ according to display, but car rolls anyway (when taken out of Park on a slope)
15. Console displays icons for headlights on, traction control failure, parking brake failure, ABS failure, tire pressure monitor failure and seat belt not fastened (when it is).
16. Air conditioning and fan totally inoperative.
About a week later the Service Center did a remote diagnostic and told us we had rat damage and not to drive the car. Removing the plastic windshield plate we saw the damage. We had to have a flatbed truck take it to Vancouver from Vancouver Island. $1,500 for starters. ICBC comprehensive insurance will cover some of the repairs minus deductibles. However Tesla Service comes at $175/hour plus parts. The wiring harness is another $1,550. They expect it will take about 16 hours to repair. ICBC has stated they will not pay Tesla service rates. It has taken 2 weeks just to order the part. We hope they have dispatched the "rat from hell" likely a bush rat or tree rat.