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Thanks so much! As the story my brother was told was that it had been properly mechanically (not totally cosmetically) repaired and that Tesla had inspected and approved, I would like to see if Tesla has that in their files. My brother did not receive any papers from the previous owner. The tech at the service center said, when I asked if he could find out, he said, well, i'd have to dig really deep for that - and acted like it would be too much trouble. Seems like having been in Dallas and Seattle service centers for various things, anything not ship shape would have been found out and reported to us. It tracks beautifully, so the frame seems ok. To be continued... thanks for support and suggestions!Try contacting [email protected] as well and explain the situation. If Tesla can do a full inspection, including testing as well as an analysis of the repair work that was completed, and all of their tests pass, I would think it could be recertified and the title updated to a valid status (you might have to work with your DMV for that part). Be sure to request that Supercharging be reactivated along with the ability to go to Tesla when your car needs maintenance.
I hope things work out well for you!
Yes, I knew it had a salvage title - but in all the reading on the Tesla web site before purchasing, I never saw anything about the hazards of buying a salvage title car. And I had been told all repairs had been approved by Tesla. Just figured the salvage title meant you couldn't resell for top dollar, and also why I wasn't paying top dollar. Had no idea I'd be in this situation. Washington State title clearly said salvage, and after transfer, Texas title says salvage. To be continued...So u didn’t know u had salvage title ??....u may want to invest in chademo adaptor next best thing
Thanks so much! As the story my brother was told was that it had been properly mechanically (not totally cosmetically) repaired and that Tesla had inspected and approved, I would like to see if Tesla has that in their files. My brother did not receive any papers from the previous owner. The tech at the service center said, when I asked if he could find out, he said, well, i'd have to dig really deep for that - and acted like it would be too much trouble. Seems like having been in Dallas and Seattle service centers for various things, anything not ship shape would have been found out and reported to us. It tracks beautifully, so the frame seems ok. To be continued... thanks for support and suggestions!
Sad news is that your brother was misled by a flipper who almost vertical knew better.Thanks so much! As the story my brother was told was that it had been properly mechanically (not totally cosmetically) repaired and that Tesla had inspected and approved, I would like to see if Tesla has that in their files. My brother did not receive any papers from the previous owner. The tech at the service center said, when I asked if he could find out, he said, well, i'd have to dig really deep for that - and acted like it would be too much trouble. Seems like having been in Dallas and Seattle service centers for various things, anything not ship shape would have been found out and reported to us. It tracks beautifully, so the frame seems ok. To be continued... thanks for support and suggestions!
Update on the saga of the salvage titled S-007! From my local SC:
Hi Jamie,
Apologies for not getting back to you right away. Tesla just changed the policy on Salvage 3 weeks ago
Just wish it included turning Supercharging back on - even if it was with a cost!Well the new policy is a step in the right direction. (And a fairly big one at that.)
Thanks for passing that along.
Just wish it included turning Supercharging back on - even if it was with a cost!
That car is a salvage car. I saw it on copart not too long ago.2012 Signature P85 performance, #00007, with a loaner 90 kW battery. It has been supercharging fine until last week.
Supercharging was standard equipment on cars of this vintage. Tesla has remotely accessesed this car, without the owners permission, and disabled a standard feature (yes, the "supercharging enabled" flag is stored in the car). This is sleazy at best, and probably illegal at worst. At some point, they're likely to be sued over this.
@wk057 may have something to add.
Another question - I have the leaking lcd screen, with the bubbles. Approximate quote for a replacement screen, $1,200. Or upgrade to LTE MCU with new screen for $2.000 more. I figure I need to replace the screen to keep everything working. Is it the upgrade worth all those bucks?
The LTE upgrade, replacing just the cellular daughter board, should only cost about $500 all by itself. The only reason to consider replacing the MCU is if you are worried about the emmc wearing out causing the MCU to fail to boot/work. (Which on an old Model S is probable.)
But I wouldn't think that it should be $2k more, I thought people had said that it cost about $2,500 for a new MCU/screen.
@MP3Mike - what is the emmc?
Thanks!!It is the flash storage chip soldered in the MCU. It tends to get worn out by the excessive logging that Tesla has enabled, and it isn't easily replaceable.