Just got my Model 3 a month ago. Had a touchless car wash waiting in the wings as my leased Infiniti was already going there without issue. I am posting this not to complain and whine that Tesla is horrible and I am a victim that needs retribution. I am posting this to see if this is normal for a Model 3 and if not, hopefully get some helpful advice on what to do.
Before I share my experience I'll say that this is a completely touchless carwash. I bought the monthly pass a month before my Infiniti lease expired to test it before I got my beloved P3D. Tested and all went well, no problems with the Q50s. Even saw another Model 3 going through the wash while I was purchasing my monthly membership which made me feel good and more comfortable with my decision.
Fast forward to taking in the P3D through. I had done my due diligence so I very nervously and awkwardly placed it in neutral in a not so timely manner while not hitting the guide bars, but at last success. I then remembered to turn off auto wipers just before the car wash guy finished manually applying the bug remover spray.
Sweet! Ready to go!
The tracks then take me in. Halfway through no issues; good times! But then thoughts of the charging port opening from the spray are dominating my mind, even though I did so much reading to know better. I had not found one factual proven person that had this happen. So I keep tracking forward, now I am three quarters of the way through and the sprayers go from spraying front to back, to spraying back behind me toward the front.
I start getting small drops of spray shooting in through the driver side door, even on my arm, and some even hitting the steering wheel; the most landing on the front driver side door, front side door panel on top. I am talking, maybe a half ounce total, but spray in several places of small scattered droplets. Front of door panel was enough to smear all over when running my hand over it to clear it.
I then track my way to the dryer blowers that are super strong. My hood starts moving up and down but very minutely (PLEASE DON'T OPEN!!) And then, my rear passenger side door starts throwing a tune like a trombone from the air blowing into it. This almost jolts me out of my chair it was so loud and unexpected. This continues for about four seconds until I move out of the rear blowers range. And then before anything else dramatic can happen, the car jolts forward on the rails, guy dries up the remaining water and I drive off without further issue.
I get home to check out how well the wash did. I walk around the car, it looks pretty darned clean, well done. I then decide to open the rear passenger door to see if I can tell where this humming wind noise might have came from and as I open the door a huge amount of water pours out the bottom of the door. I am talking, it splashed off the ground when hitting it and left a large puddle close to two feet round. Not water on the seats or anywhere else I could tell, appears to have come out the bottom door drain holes.
So my question is; for all of you who have owned much longer than I have. Is this normal? Should I list each issue and ask Tesla to fix it while it's under bumper to bumper warranty? Will they say, the manual clearly states to manually wash ( cop-out). Is there a quick fix I can do? I love my car very much, and did enough research to not be surprised to have something like this happen. But at the same time, it is quite a disappointment to spend this much money and be having issues a Hyundai doesn't have.
Please give me any advice or feedback, I am also open to wise cracks, so have at it
Before I share my experience I'll say that this is a completely touchless carwash. I bought the monthly pass a month before my Infiniti lease expired to test it before I got my beloved P3D. Tested and all went well, no problems with the Q50s. Even saw another Model 3 going through the wash while I was purchasing my monthly membership which made me feel good and more comfortable with my decision.
Fast forward to taking in the P3D through. I had done my due diligence so I very nervously and awkwardly placed it in neutral in a not so timely manner while not hitting the guide bars, but at last success. I then remembered to turn off auto wipers just before the car wash guy finished manually applying the bug remover spray.
Sweet! Ready to go!
The tracks then take me in. Halfway through no issues; good times! But then thoughts of the charging port opening from the spray are dominating my mind, even though I did so much reading to know better. I had not found one factual proven person that had this happen. So I keep tracking forward, now I am three quarters of the way through and the sprayers go from spraying front to back, to spraying back behind me toward the front.
I start getting small drops of spray shooting in through the driver side door, even on my arm, and some even hitting the steering wheel; the most landing on the front driver side door, front side door panel on top. I am talking, maybe a half ounce total, but spray in several places of small scattered droplets. Front of door panel was enough to smear all over when running my hand over it to clear it.
I then track my way to the dryer blowers that are super strong. My hood starts moving up and down but very minutely (PLEASE DON'T OPEN!!) And then, my rear passenger side door starts throwing a tune like a trombone from the air blowing into it. This almost jolts me out of my chair it was so loud and unexpected. This continues for about four seconds until I move out of the rear blowers range. And then before anything else dramatic can happen, the car jolts forward on the rails, guy dries up the remaining water and I drive off without further issue.
I get home to check out how well the wash did. I walk around the car, it looks pretty darned clean, well done. I then decide to open the rear passenger door to see if I can tell where this humming wind noise might have came from and as I open the door a huge amount of water pours out the bottom of the door. I am talking, it splashed off the ground when hitting it and left a large puddle close to two feet round. Not water on the seats or anywhere else I could tell, appears to have come out the bottom door drain holes.
So my question is; for all of you who have owned much longer than I have. Is this normal? Should I list each issue and ask Tesla to fix it while it's under bumper to bumper warranty? Will they say, the manual clearly states to manually wash ( cop-out). Is there a quick fix I can do? I love my car very much, and did enough research to not be surprised to have something like this happen. But at the same time, it is quite a disappointment to spend this much money and be having issues a Hyundai doesn't have.
Please give me any advice or feedback, I am also open to wise cracks, so have at it
