Steering wheel leather FAIL

[xpda]

Sunscreen and other cosmetics cause the synthetic leather to bubble up, but Tesla refuses to fix it under warranty. Neutrogena sunscreen is just about as gentle on the skin as you can get, but it will destroy a Model Y interior. After one seat cover replacement lasted only a few months, I started using black duct tape in my $70,000 car.

 

[Bob2C]

Hand sanitizer will destroy it over time. Drys out the material from the alcohol content

 

[Why?]

Hand sanitizer?

 

[Bob2C]

Hand sanitizer?

Contains alcohol.

 

[topboxman]

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[Tesery]

Tesery solve the problem and offer aftermarket steering wheels with high quality. You don't need to worry about destroy the Model Y's interior with the steering wheel. You just need to install a new one of Tesla Steering Wheel

 

[yurmix]

This happened to me. Important notice:
1. If you ask during the service they might very well cover, as this is a common issue.
2. the Tesla ranger who came to replace said that they are about to introduce a new steering wheel which prevents the bubbling/blistering issue. It might take up to a year until it comes out so you might want to delay the “in warranty” replacement. I couldn’t because mine was in bad shape).

 

[ager01]

my steering wheel was replaced yesterday free of charge by a Tesla ranger in under 30 minutes. MY 2021, 21K miles.

 

[avramd]

steering wheel has started to bubble up... Started service appt and was told this is normal “wear and tear”...

Dad, I had this happen and was afraid exactly that was going to happen. First, I'm fortunate that the first time I searched it here, the first two posts I found were from people who did successfully get it covered under warranty. Second, I procrastinated on it for a LONG TIME, and perhaps that worked in my favor. Tesla didn't flinch at replacing it under warranty

Here's what it looked like when I sent them photos:

 

[Resist]

And this is why they should have kept the steering wheel real leather.