Ampre Sand
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If you are handy, perhaps follow the DIY guide on Tesla's customer support site to pull the cabin filters yourself and inspect them. My filters smelled like acetic acid, and running the A/C without the filters in place (temporarily), made it clear the smell was originating in the OEM filters. The filters are stamped Made in Germany. My neighbor said they had the same problem with their Porsches, and this is in Phoenix as well. In my case I concluded it is a bad batch of filters perhaps even with a common supply chain between manufacturers.
The smell was very distinctly that of uncured silicone caulk, and the filters directly smelled of that. Tesla gave me a new set under warranty, and it hasn't happened again. Just a data point.
The smell was very distinctly that of uncured silicone caulk, and the filters directly smelled of that. Tesla gave me a new set under warranty, and it hasn't happened again. Just a data point.