Should I go to a Tesla SC for tire alignment and front axle check?

[aj32]

Hello all,
I got an M3 in 2020 and recently took too sharp and too fast a turn, and mounted a curb. No body damage, but the front left tire dropped to 22 psi and after a fill-up with a portable pump and drive home, the car's alignment is very off-axis and now a bunch of features are disabled: Lane Departure Avoidance, Stability control, Regenerative braking, Automatic Emergency Braking, and is reporting steering alignment is needed.
There is no physical damage I can see, and the pressures are holding.

I read some threads here and thought to ask whether I should take it to a Tesla SC since I should still be in warranty. However, appointments are a month away and the car is not safe to drive regularly.

Should I take it to a Tesla SC directly without appointment or somewhere local? I live near Riverside in California, but I'm not sure where I could get serviced locally.

 

[NoMoreBMWs]

Accidents are not covered under warranty. You most likely have suspension damage. I would contact your insurance and file a claim and insist on Tesla Repair. Don’t drive the car - like you said - not in a safe condition

 

[aj32]

Accidents are not covered under warranty. You most likely have suspension damage. I would contact your insurance and file a claim and insist on Tesla Repair. Don’t drive the car - like you said - not in a safe condition

Would it count as an accident if there was no collision? There was no physical contact with anything, and the curb had a bit of a slope to it.

 

[Kimmi]

“Would it count as an accident if there was no collision?”

Only if you did not do it on purpose.

 

[jjrandorin]

Would it count as an accident if there was no collision? There was no physical contact with anything, and the curb had a bit of a slope to it.

If they ask you "did you hit something" it would be better to say the exact thing you said here, vs "No", in an attempt to get it covered. They will be able to tell damage from impact, and you will lose any credibility otherwise.

I am not suggesting you were going to do that, just pointing out that hitting something hard enough to knock that much air out of your tire probably has some other noticeable damage, and accidents are not covered as others said. Not telling them wont make it covered, or make them not notice it, stuff like that, was the point I was trying to make.

 

[MasterC17]

This is 100% an accident. You accidentally hit a curb and damaged your car. Trying to get this covered under warranty would be immoral.

From your description, there is clearly suspension damage.

 

[Amped412]

Would it count as an accident if there was no collision? There was no physical contact with anything, and the curb had a bit of a slope to it.

Your wheel physically contacted a sloped curb at a high enough speed to deflate your tire and knock the alignment out of your axles. That's an accident.

 

[NoMoreBMWs]

Would it count as an accident if there was no collision? There was no physical contact with anything, and the curb had a bit of a slope to it.

To have that amount of impact damage would indicate that you caused the damage as opposed to faulty craftsmanship that would be covered under warranty.