SpudLime
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I was thinking the same thing about a Tripp special battery .
Totally came here to say this. Probably a reach, but it’s the first thing I thought of.
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I was thinking the same thing about a Tripp special battery .
Totally came here to say this. Probably a reach, but it’s the first thing I thought of.
Martin Tripp, the “alleged” Tesla Saboteur.Do you mind filling me in? I’m not sure what a Tripp battery is.
Has anyone heard of this happening before? I’m honestly a bit concerned.
the TL;DR version is Tripp claimed that Tesla put 732 punctured battery modules into some Model 3s.Do you mind filling me in? I’m not sure what a Tripp battery is.
And I would be disappointed if they waited for your car to break, call them, and have to bring it in before knowing the battery has an issue.
It sucks that you’ve got a problem but this is virtually telepathic automotive service and that’s unheard of in the industry.
I’m not sure I follow. What are you getting at?
I've heard of cars having problems and needing repairs, even when 2.5 months old.
I've never heard of a car mfr having a "smart alert program" and calling their buyer proactively and making an appointment for them.
pretty cool that they called you huh?
I wish my doctor was this good.Quick backstory- I’ve had my Model 3 for 2.5 months now. I received a voicemail from my service center and this was the transcript word for word (copy/pasted from my iPhone). Has anyone heard of this happening before? I’m honestly a bit concerned.
“Hello this is ____ calling from Tesla Portland it's about 1:15 on Thursday I wanted to let you know that uh we have a smart alert program that we're constantly reviewing. It flagged your battery as potentially having an issue so we'd like to get you scheduled. We have a battery here that would like to swap with the one in your vehicle if you wouldn't mind giving us a call to set up an appointment” ...(the voicemail continues from here with the typical wrap-up)
Actually, I assumed that @lupend88 was asking about the second part of my post where I said to park the car far away from anything. It was my attempt at humor in light of the fact of the overblown reports in the media concerning battery fires in Teslas.I think RayK was simply saying that it could have been a phishing attempt. Better to look up the Tesla number online than simply call the number from the voicemail.
I’m not sure I follow. What are you getting at?
That's the last 5 digits of the VIN. The rest doesn't really matter for determining when the vehicle was built at this point.That is the vin? Where is the rest?
Bummer by any chance was your Vin on that Twitter list ?I forgot to update everyone on this! So basically long story short- Tesla called and said my battery might need to be replaced. I took it in, they tested it for two days, and determined the battery is 100% fine. The main Model 3 technician explained it to me in person but a lot of it was over my head and basically all I really remember him saying was "we tested it and there are no areas of concern whatsoever". Below are the notes from my service appointment invoice PDF.
Concern: Module coolant leak test data requires additional validation.
Corrections: Coolant - HV Battery (Drain and Refill)
Performed platter enclosure leak test of HV battery. found 0.01psi loss during test. Well within the 0.2psi specifications. As per OWO narrative No HV pack needed at this time. System is fully functional and operational. Coolant system has been bled and purged. Road test normal.