Plaid center console light turns off when fully opened?

[Muzzman1]

My car's birthday was Aug 12th, took delivery Aug 27th. VIN is 439. Mine lights are working as I would expect them to.

 

[electrongofast]

Did you get an update since delivery? My car arrived with 2021.36.5.1. Tech tried to flip the connections after extracting the console to no avail, thus it is possible this LED is controlled by a control unit. I suspect an update could fix this issue through a deep reset

 

[electrongofast]

Update:
- updated firmware to 2021.36.8.9, no fix
- SC removed console and investigated with the electricals, no fix, instead scratched the leather
- SC replaced top portion of center console, no fix, instead scratched the carbon fiber trim and magnetic closing on the armrest no longer work

 

[WilliamG]

Update:
- updated firmware to 2021.36.8.9, no fix
- SC removed console and investigated with the electricals, no fix, instead scratched the leather
- SC replaced top portion of center console, no fix, instead scratched the carbon fiber trim and magnetic closing on the armrest no longer work

Good grief. Any pics of the damage? I'd be on their butts pretty sharpish about this...

 

[jm404]

Mine also has this issue. Both with delivery firmware and the recent update. Order details in signature. I'm not going to bring it in, it's clear it takes a LOT of disassembly to fix it, and no one has confirmed it's a wiring problem vs software problem.

 

[luginewo]

Maybe I’m slow but I’m having trouble following the verbal description of what issues others are having so I attached a picture of my particular issue. Shouldn’t the light be off in this case?

 

[Greeney]

I don’t think my deep cubby lights even work. The shallow one also seems to always stay on so who knows.

 

[WilliamG]

Maybe I’m slow but I’m having trouble following the verbal description of what issues others are having so I attached a picture of my particular issue. Shouldn’t the light be off in this case?

Yes it should be. That’s how I have my center console arranged to make sure the lights stays off when it’s unnecessary for them to be on.

 

[electrongofast]

Good grief. Any pics of the damage? I'd be on their butts pretty sharpish about this...

1. They replaced upper portion of the center console, and had scratches on the polymer coat

2. They scratched the leather next to wireless charging docks

3. They removed paint during door alignment, and paint was chipped all the way down to e-coat. They paid for repaint, but the repair is still visible, with more noticeable orange-ish glow from mid-coat

4. They broke the screen protector, which I installed specifically to prevent them scratching the screen

Maybe I’m slow but I’m having trouble following the verbal description of what issues others are having so I attached a picture of my particular issue. Shouldn’t the light be off in this case?

I think it should be like the following

Lid mode	Defective switch	Proper switch
Fully closed	Lights on	Lights off
Half opened	Lights on	Lights on
Fully opened	Lights off	Lights on

I don’t think my deep cubby lights even work. The shallow one also seems to always stay on so who knows.

Does it even turn on if you have the lid half-opened?

I was told the LED are wired to 12v battery. Now the LED are very low powered, but what happens if 12v runs out of juice?

 

[Greeney]

1. They replaced upper portion of the center console, and had scratches on the polymer coat
View attachment 746689

2. They scratched the leather next to wireless charging docks

3. They removed paint during door alignment, and paint was chipped all the way down to e-coat. They paid for repaint, but the repair is still visible, with more noticeable orange-ish glow from mid-coat

View attachment 746690

4. They broke the screen protector, which I installed specifically to prevent them scratching the screen



I think it should be like the following

Lid mode	Defective switch	Proper switch
Fully closed	Lights on	Lights off
Half opened	Lights on	Lights on
Fully opened	Lights off	Lights on

Does it even turn on if you have the lid half-opened?

I was told the LED are wired to 12v battery. Now the LED are very low powered, but what happens if 12v runs out of juice?

I’ll check tonight for you. Good chart.

 

[Greeney]

Ju

1. They replaced upper portion of the center console, and had scratches on the polymer coat
View attachment 746689

2. They scratched the leather next to wireless charging docks

3. They removed paint during door alignment, and paint was chipped all the way down to e-coat. They paid for repaint, but the repair is still visible, with more noticeable orange-ish glow from mid-coat

View attachment 746690

4. They broke the screen protector, which I installed specifically to prevent them scratching the screen



I think it should be like the following

Lid mode	Defective switch	Proper switch
Fully closed	Lights on	Lights off
Half opened	Lights on	Lights on
Fully opened	Lights off	Lights on

Does it even turn on if you have the lid half-opened?

I was told the LED are wired to 12v battery. Now the LED are very low powered, but what happens if 12v runs out of juice?

Just checked, mines reversed. Closed light on open light off.

 

[WilliamG]

Ju

Just checked, mines reversed. Closed light on open light off.

Tesla quality control in action…

 

[electrongofast]

This is just dumb. For next step, they requested 2-3 days for diagnosis at SC. I declined this path until a clear, defined solution is found. Already invested 10 hours in transportation and 4 days of diagnosis

 

[WilliamG]

This is just dumb. For next step, they requested 2-3 days for diagnosis at SC. I declined this path until a clear, defined solution is found. Already invested 10 hours in transportation and 4 days of diagnosis

Right. I’m not sure anyone with this issue has had it resolved.

 

[ninefiveone]

I thank anyone and everyone who chases this down with the SC. I try to keep my car away from the SC as much as possible and won’t raise this with them until there’s a known fix.

 

[Unclepaul]

This one minor mistake in the electrical wiring costs 10 hour of employee time and 3 hour of customer time, so far

Yes. In additon Tesla has been made aware of the issue and can take steps to prevent it happening again in the future. This is standard practice with Tesla. They push the envelope to continue to introduce advancements in their vehicles. Usually things work out well, but when something goes amis, they have feedback systems to learn and inprove.

 

[FrenchB4]

I noticed the exact same on my LR the first weekend I owned it (12/11). I have a mobile service appointment next Tuesday. Will report back. Hopefully there is a solution.

 

[jm404]

Assuming it’s wiring is a risk imo. You guys are going to be pissed when they release an update to “fix” this which re-reverses the wiring

 

[electrongofast]

Assuming it’s wiring is a risk imo. You guys are going to be pissed when they release an update to “fix” this which re-reverses the wiring

Please do.

So far my car has been through the following, and none have resolved the problem
1. Removed center console and tech "messed" with the wiring
2. Replaced top portion of the center console (portion with carbon fiber trim and sliding lids)

They requested 3 more days for diagnosis, which I declined.

 

[cartwright]

My car, built 12/17, has this issue as well