Thats the funny bad sad part.. I didnt wait four weeks to get the van into the dealer.. but I DID wait 4 weeks before they even looked at it. I found it parked on their overflow parking because I had not heard anything back after two weeks and regardless of my pestering calls. I drove down to the dealer and went walking. Turns out the original service writer had been fired.. he had written it up and then parked it and parked the ticket with dozens of other tickets and left ( not clear. who walked or was fired first).. then I had to wait for the next service writer to clear the backlog of tickets/work before they could even get to my van.. then it was 2 weeks for parts. Total CF on several levels. Right now I need the van's systems flashed.. I have 4 software patch recalls and the dealer doesn't even want to talk to me .. go figure.
You're right it should never happen, but it does. A few years back GM had a problem with missing pads:
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Are you saying GM led — and it matters?You're right it should never happen, but it does. A few years back GM had a problem with missing pads:
GM issues 2012 Chevy Sonic recall for missing brake pads
General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced a fresh recall of select 2012 Chevrolet Sonic models because they may have been assembled without the proper number of brake pads – which could potentially lead to more damage to the braking system and decreased...
From the searching I did they only found about 20, out of 5000, that had missing pads.
Totally agree. Fix it yourself. Would prolly take less than an hour, unless the rotors are totally damaged due to her driving. With no pads. That in itself seems pretty dumb. I can’t imagine the racket it must make. The caliper pistons are probably screwed too. I would have thought as soon as she drove away she would have noted it. I’m surprised no one from Tesla noted it earlier. That’s the true issue.
Partly a question, are those first people at service, mechanics or writers? At legacy dealerships they are sales people and most have minimal training.
Like I said: hybrid is DOUBLE-trouble. You mate 2 different systems together: it's a whole new ball game.
I've worked with electronic boards manufacturing/production. All parts should be visually inspected and tested before main system assembly. My guess is the brake kit assembly was not complete, missing the brake pad, it was installed without the missing brake pad. QC was asleep and let it went thru. The final test drive before delivery was not performed....The head of M3 line should resign. Elon Musk laid off a whole production line before when delivery was not met per schedule. This thing has slipped thru many stages, not only one.
I mean, if it is that simple, why is Tesla dragging it out? Looking at rock auto for a 2021 M3...there are no performance brake pads for sale. Only LR brakes under the "economy" category from an obscure brand.
)yea I understand. When the 12v battery failure was going around my thought was, just go buy one and get it over with. The article I read did confirm Tesla agreed to replace a slew of brake components and even pay one car payment. So its headed in the right direction.Well, that's just me, if I can DIY something and avoid weeks of being without a car (and leaving it with a service center...), I'd do it, but I get not wanting to introduce extra complexity into a car that was just delivered. YMMV.
To be honest: I'm not convinced that the delay is solely due to not being able to source a rear brake pad which does seem a little odd. I think maybe they're doing a more thorough inspection - possibly a partial tear down to confirm other issues.
(Bonus comment: Wow, there are some raging ****wits commenting on InsideEVs ...
Tell us you're from Texas without telling us you're from Texas.Really, Tesla is owned by Nancy Pelosi?
the cold shutdown our entire energy infrastructure
Recently there is a M3/Y recall about loose washer on the front lateral link that results in loose steering. I have an intermittent steering wheel shimmy/shuddering so 1) I want to check all my front suspension links to make sure nothing is loose. Four (4) days before my appointment time, a Service Advisor from another city let me know that might be related to Lane Change warning in Safety. I do some searching that is a system warning when you do lane change without using lane change signal, this is in AutoPilot, NOT in Safety. The Control panel about Pedals/Steering should put a note about system will shake your steering wheel to avoid ALL the worries created by this Unusual warning method. 2) I have a 2020 M3 LRDM and battery range always shows 299 mile is my max, I do not have the usual indicators of Performance PUO. As I do a research on Tesla.com on its Used Inventory for 2020 LRDM and 2020 Performance, the non-P has 322 range while all the P has 299 range due to the S/W tweak to the Rear DU that consumes more battery juice, hence range is reduced. This fact is confirmed on all Cargurus.com listing of 2020 Tesla M3P and LRDM. I have to educate all Tesla sales and advisors the range reduced to 299 mile is a proof that you have the rear DU tweaked by S/W to accelerate faster 0-60 at 3.2 sec, it is similar to $2000 accelerate boost of 0.5sec faster. The rear motor/DU of non-P and P version are physically the same motor. Service Advisors cannot detect by VIN that I have the rear motor was tweaked to P version. Elon Musk explained that these motors were selected by their higher Sigma output (part of D/A conversion of S/W, not motor) and better burn-in?
