Tesla Motors Club
The rain has been intense on the Gold Coast over the last few days and the roads have suffered with potholes opening up all over the place. I was on my way home from my parents in Helensvale on the Gold Coast and hit a pothole with both left tyres at less than 60 km/h. It was bad enough that I thought I'd better check the tyre pressures straight away and sure enough the rear left was near 0 and the front left was deflating fast.
In the video you can see the pothole just after the 60 km/h speed limit appears on the road surface at around 44 seconds. Towards the end of the video you can see I'm deciding where to pull over. It happened that fast. I ended up driving slowly with the hazard lights on to a dog park with parking off the road and called roadside assistance. From what I could see there was no damage to the rims.
The lady who answered was very helpful, arranging for a flatbed tow truck to arrive within 25 minutes. The tow truck driver had moved a few Teslas, so it was a simple matter of giving him a key and contact details. I had read all the towing information from the manual before he arrived, just in case.
My parents were able to pick me up and drive me home.
Unfortunately the nearest service centre is in Brisbane and they don't have an after hours drop off area, so I'll only find out what will happen in the morning. I'll update the thread once I know more.
I love the look of the wheels and tyres on the car, but it could get expensive over the lifetime of the car if a pothole at <60 km/h is all it takes to require a call to roadside assistance.
In the video you can see the pothole just after the 60 km/h speed limit appears on the road surface at around 44 seconds. Towards the end of the video you can see I'm deciding where to pull over. It happened that fast. I ended up driving slowly with the hazard lights on to a dog park with parking off the road and called roadside assistance. From what I could see there was no damage to the rims.
The lady who answered was very helpful, arranging for a flatbed tow truck to arrive within 25 minutes. The tow truck driver had moved a few Teslas, so it was a simple matter of giving him a key and contact details. I had read all the towing information from the manual before he arrived, just in case.
My parents were able to pick me up and drive me home.
Unfortunately the nearest service centre is in Brisbane and they don't have an after hours drop off area, so I'll only find out what will happen in the morning. I'll update the thread once I know more.
I love the look of the wheels and tyres on the car, but it could get expensive over the lifetime of the car if a pothole at <60 km/h is all it takes to require a call to roadside assistance.