Plaid Problem

[Tangelle]

I'm new here but I am looking to see if anyone else had this issue with their Plaid. I took an inventory car as I have been waiting over a year and my delivery date kept changing so I just got tired of waiting. Regardless, I took the car home on the 19th and on the 20th the car went completely dead on 1-10 in Houston. I was barely able to get the car to the shoulder and had to use the manual latch to get out of the car. The hazards didn't even work!

The high voltage battery went out and they are now trying to find me a replacement car. Has anyone else had this issue or heard of anyone else having this happen to them?

 

[dannycamps]

There have been a few reported issues with Plaid cars related to suddenly losing power and throwing a bunch of errors. Whatever it is seems to be fixable and I don't recall seeing anyone have a recurrence.

The joys of being an early adopter of a new platform.

 

[jebinc]

I'm new here but I am looking to see if anyone else had this issue with their Plaid. I took an inventory car as I have been waiting over a year and my delivery date kept changing so I just got tired of waiting. Regardless, I took the car home on the 19th and on the 20th the car went completely dead on 1-10 in Houston. I was barely able to get the car to the shoulder and had to use the manual latch to get out of the car. The hazards didn't even work!

The high voltage battery went out and they are now trying to find me a replacement car. Has anyone else had this issue or heard of anyone else having this happen to them?

@Tangelle Check out this "Issues" thread. @WilliamG @Muzzman1 @dennis may have something to offer.

2021+ Model S and Model S Plaid Refresh Issues Thread

Has anyone that did not receive their floor mats, cargo covers, etc. received them yet or heard any updates on them?

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[Muzzman1]

For the record, my car was pretty perfect in every way save for the HV battery only giving me 250mi of rated range. Finally after 3 weeks and 2200 miles of wasted drives to get the battery to fail, I am getting a new battery.

 

[KalJoMoS]

I think something similar happened to this person as well...

Brand new model S plaid in shop within 24 hours of delivery

Purchased a new model S top of the line. It was supposed to be delivered in June. I got a delivery date but said I was out of town for a few days. They said no problem, then when I got back they had sold the car out from under me. Now it is 3 months later. Finally got my car delivered. They took...

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[Gixx1300R]

For the record, my car was pretty perfect in every way save for the HV battery only giving me 250mi of rated range. Finally after 3 weeks and 2200 miles of wasted drives to get the battery to fail, I am getting a new battery.

But why? The Plaid's range is clearly well above 250 miles, did Tesla give you any issues with a battery pack replacement?

 

[Muzzman1]

But why? The Plaid's range is clearly well above 250 miles, did Tesla give you any issues with a battery pack replacement?

They went back and forth with me over a couple weeks.
They reset the BMS and sent me on my way, just to have it lose its range over a weekend again.
The biggest issue is getting a service appointment at a reasonable time.
I left my car with them today for a new pack, since it no longer would charge over 30%
I'm told it will be a priority since it's a plaid, but will still take a week to get the new pack.

 

[Gixx1300R]

They went back and forth with me over a couple weeks.
They reset the BMS and sent me on my way, just to have it lose its range over a weekend again.
The biggest issue is getting a service appointment at a reasonable time.
I left my car with them today for a new pack, since it no longer would charge over 30%
I'm told it will be a priority since it's a plaid, but will still take a week to get the new pack.

Wow

 

[jebinc]

They went back and forth with me over a couple weeks.
They reset the BMS and sent me on my way, just to have it lose its range over a weekend again.
The biggest issue is getting a service appointment at a reasonable time.
I left my car with them today for a new pack, since it no longer would charge over 30%
I'm told it will be a priority since it's a plaid, but will still take a week to get the new pack.

What did they give you as a loaner?

 

[Muzzman1]

What did they give you as a loaner?

At this point a Lexus NX, but once they have a Tesla Loaner they are going to Valet it to me.

 

[jebinc]

At this point a Lexus NX, but once they have a Tesla Loaner they are going to Valet it to me.

@Muzzman1 The Lexus NX isn't bad; at least it has a turbo.

 

[Muzzman1]

@Muzzman1 The Lexus NX isn't bad; at least it at least has a turbo.

It's the small 4 cyl gutless version. Seriously, it has the acceleration of a prius. I doesn't accelerate, it just makes more noise when you mash the throttle.

 

[scrapps]

Looking forward to the day someone slaps a turbo on the Plaid, it's going to fly!

 

[jebinc]

Looking forward to the day someone slaps a turbo on the Plaid, it's going to fly!

And fills it full with blinker fluid; also adds a muffler bearing to the setup.....

 

[WilliamG]

Looking forward to the day someone slaps a turbo on the Plaid, it's going to fly!

Like the Taycan when they slapped a turbo on that.

 

[scrapps]

Like the Taycan when they slapped a turbo on that.

Exactly!

 

[Muzzman1]

They went back and forth with me over a couple weeks.
They reset the BMS and sent me on my way, just to have it lose its range over a weekend again.
The biggest issue is getting a service appointment at a reasonable time.
I left my car with them today for a new pack, since it no longer would charge over 30%
I'm told it will be a priority since it's a plaid, but will still take a week to get the new pack.

An update in regards to the timing to get a new pack. I was messaged yesterday indicating it will be another 2 weeks from yesterday. So it will be almost 3 weeks to get my car back with a new pack.
They will have had my car longer than me IF I get it back when they say.