Pranged your Tesla thread

[BelfastEV]

Split second loss of concentration.
Car had clicked off of auto driving and I let it drift over to the kerb/small barrier. Pulled car away but made a right mess of the side esp alloys and tore chunk of the front panel . In to be assessed Monday.

My own fault and at 38 first time I’ve even dented a car but made me think twice about my constant changing between auto/manual etc .

 

[pgkevet]

Oh dear! Looks like bonus week for the tesla techs....
We've all had silly prangs 'cos they build cars to crumple nowadays. 60yrs ago as a student in an old heap A30 I drove into a tree at 30mph (dark night, sharp bend , tree same colour as the road and in-line) and only had to hammer out the bumper a tad...

 

[Irata]

Good to see you are in good spirits about it and no injuries other than some pride.

I'm always gutted to see anyone have an accident. I hit a fox a few years ago that ran out and it's amazing how it damaged the bumper, fog light and even the washer bottle on that car, they don't take much nowadays.

Looks like half the headlight glass is gone too.

Hope all are well.

 

[Puma2020]

Wow, sorry to hear about your baby being hurt.
I agree that the FSD does tend to lead you to a bit of complacency.
I have caught myself also thinking FSD is on when it is not.
You have to develop a good situational awareness sense.
However, on the positive side, now that you got your first ding on the car, the second one won't hurt you as much.

 

[Dilly]

Ouch! Sorry for you too.
I’ve fallen for that. AP not engaged and forgot I was steering!

 

[MrBadger]

I’ve fallen for that. AP not engaged and forgot I was steering!

Our car is so stable not on autosteer that on a couple of occasions I have not noticed the car disengage and only realised when we should have started cornering.

 

[Peteski]

Our car is so stable not on autosteer that on a couple of occasions I have not noticed the car disengage and only realised when we should have started cornering.

Yeah, definitely easy to get caught out with this. I've had a few of these moments too.

 

[Cardo]

Makes me feel like I got off lightly! Two weeks into ownership AP swerved the car into the curb, scuffing up one of the alloys. Could have been so much worse! AP only comes on on dual carriageways, now.

 

[Cnixon]

What curb...

 

[Medved_77]

What curb...View attachment 648467View attachment 648468

Yikes! Believe the sills are welded on so an awkward part to replace, almost as bad as the rear quarter panel.

Was that recent? Is it fixed already?

 

[BelfastEV]

Thanks for the responses.

Pictures from front to rear . Most damage is front tyre / bumper. Then small scrapes all the way along the side to the rear tyres. Really frustrating to damage what was a well kept car . But considering the incident and that no other cars were around etc could of been worse. Taking it in 8.30am Mon to be assessed.

Just had a third kid and maybe my concentration early AM not what it should be . Just caught out having flicked out of Auto into manual . But like an off guard Boeing 747 pilot ! Def a danger and a learning lesson as route I take to work I was in and out of Auto.

 

[Peteski]

That is quite messed up! Looks pretty expensive to repair properly with all new panels etc. Front wheel looks like it took a big hit too. Did it drive straight afterwards?

 

[BelfastEV]

I had to drive it 50+ miles after the prang today get home. No problems at all . Everything functioned as normal. Just one front right sensor marked as red on the control panel.

 

[Peteski]

I had to drive it 50+ miles after the prang today get home. No problems at all . Everything functioned as normal. Just one front right sensor marked as red on the control panel.

Wow, I'm surprised that front tyre didn't deflate.

 

[Cnixon]

Yikes! Believe the sills are welded on so an awkward part to replace, almost as bad as the rear quarter panel.

Was that recent? Is it fixed already?

2 days ago. Still waiting for insurance to call me. I have a Tesla Approved body shop a mile from me, they said it might come out with panel bashing (my words not theirs). I only grazed a high kerb in a car park!

 

[Peteski]

2 days ago. Still waiting for insurance to call me. I have a Tesla Approved body shop a mile from me, they said it might come out with panel bashing (my words not theirs). I only grazed a high kerb in a car park!

Grazed? Looks more like you drove straight into it!

 

[Envchem]

These photos make my skin crawl. This really shows the limits of AP on single lane roads etc. Can I ask if these were speed related? I am asking this since I am using AP on my daily commute for 90% of it and that includes some tricky A roads. Works really well as long as I adjust the speed accordingly. I have noticed that if I don't especially at tight turns it would happily throw me in a field or smash the curbs or event worse it will disengage right while it takes the turn. If speed is adjusted then it works really well.

 

[pgkevet]

These photos make my skin crawl. This really shows the limits of AP on single lane roads etc. Can I ask if these were speed related? I am asking this since I am using AP on my daily commute for 90% of it and that includes some tricky A roads. Works really well as long as I adjust the speed accordingly. I have noticed that if I don't especially at tight turns it would happily throw me in a field or smash the curbs or event worse it will disengage right while it takes the turn. If speed is adjusted then it works really well.

I drove like that or the first year then decided it wasn't worth the stress and now just drive myself except for dual carriageways or motorways or short 'playtimes'

 

[Envchem]

I drove like that or the first year then decided it wasn't worth the stress and now just drive myself except for dual carriageways or motorways or short 'playtimes'

I see your point. I agree that it can be quite stressful. What usually happens with my commute is that at the A roads I am commuting through overtaking can be challenging and usually it is not worth it since you will end up being stuck behind another lorry so my average speed is ~50 mph. At these speeds AP is happy If I can go up to speed limit then I have to do the whole speed adjustment thing. So it is not an every day situation.

 

[MooseBerg]

oof tough scrapes. Mine had it's first bump today after only a couple of weeks of ownership. Luckily, slow enough that the only mark is a scuff across the front numberplate. Then again, given it was parked in my garage I'm not too impressed it got scraped at all, "someone" other than me decided to reverse our other car into the garage and apparently forgot to look hope for no repeats of that one!