Tesla warranty now has 8 year/infinite mile battery & drive unit warranty retroactive

[RobStark]

is the drive train different between the 2 models? if not then why not have infinite on the drive train too for 60s? i understand the battery pack is limited to 125K for 60s and they want to match that... but...

Because 85 owners paid more money and Elon wants to give them more value.

 

[mibaro2]

Way to go Tesla!

That should put to rest all the concerns about the drivetrain failures ( which not all of them were, as we know) .
I think this news will generate a lot of consumer confidence in Tesla.

 

[iffatall]

Just another way to push everyone for 85

Edit: Sorry, that's in response to why not for 60.

 

[brianman]

Um, what is the "drive unit" exactly?

The watermelon-sized enclosure that contains the motor, inverter, gear box, and some electronics/wiring.

At least that's my understanding.

 

[hockeythug]

Confidence that they solved whatever problems they were having quality and control wise with the drive units.

 

[ecarfan]

Awesome. Thank you Elon! I think this means that Tesla now has enough repair data and analysis on the S to understand that many of the drive unit replacements they have done were not needed and the noise issues were from other sources, as Elon detailed in the most recent earnings call, so that Tesla can offer this new improved warranty without negatively impacting their bottom line long term.

This is really impressive. I am in awe of the engineering.

 

[RobStark]

Ahhhh finally ! I was always suggesting this as it made no sense to me to tell the clients the drive train is good for 1 million miles and then warrant it for less than a Hyundai !!

Anyone that mentions Hyundai 10 year 100k mile powertrain warranty should be made aware of the scam that it is.

If you don't get a ridiculous amount of servicing done at a Hyundai dealership they will find some fine print to deny your warranty claim. It is against the law to force customers to service their cars at company dealerships but they can stipulate what service requirements must done to a car to qualify for the warranty. And it is an obscene amount.

There might be a good dealer here and there to fight for their clients but in general that Hyundai warranty is a marketing scam.

 

[joer00]

As I understand it, that's the motor.

The motor, inverted, reduction gear and differential gear. Battery and drive train is basically 90 % of the car All what is missing to warrant would be the dashboard and the center screen unit.

 

[yobigd20]

Awesome. Thank you Elon! I think this means that Tesla now has enough repair data and analysis on the S to understand that many of the drive unit replacements they have done were not needed and the noise issues were from other sources, as Elon detailed in the most recent earnings call, so that Tesla can offer this new improved warranty without negatively impacting their bottom line long term.

This is really impressive. I am in awe of the engineering.

Even if there was a significant problem, extending the warranty and eating the cost is the right thing to do. They should stand by their product and their claims. While they are at it , they should double the general warranty to 100k anyway. Might as well just have the best overall warranty program of all car manufacturers ever. lol

 

[ElSupreme]

now I definitely don't need to worry about gunning it off every single light. lol

Exactly I've decided that this weekend and next week are 'burn up the last bit of tires I have left holiday' and probably get some new rubber next weekend. No need to worry about breaking a drive train!

The rest of the auto industry is going to be crapping themselves!

 

[HHHH]

so awesome

 

[Treker56]

That is fine - we don't do more than 15k miles per year so 8/125k is plenty.

 

[HHHH]

Do the annual service, replaces brakes/tires as necessary, and repeat til 8 years are up!

 

[omarsultan]

Do the annual service, replaces brakes/tires as necessary, and repeat til 8 years are up!

IIRC, brakes are covered in the annual, one less thing to worry about.

 

[yobigd20]

Tesla warranty now has 8 year/infinite mile battery & drive unit warranty ret...

brakes are covered in the annual

And rotors.

 

[nwdiver]

:smile::biggrin::love:

 

[yobigd20]

The rest of the auto industry is going to be crapping themselves!

Well Toyota's already been burning a lot of methane...sooooo quite literally yea... Maybe Toyota should focus on poo-powered cars instead haha

 

[cschock]

incredible. 8 year infinite mile warranty on the drive unit and battery pack. retroactive on all Model S!!

This is a good thing. However, I wonder what this means to those of us who purchased the extended warranty already. Clarification on this would be welcome from Tesla.

 

[ToddRLockwood]

Gutsy move. Another industry first.

 

[Mhotep]

Good job Tesla!