What do if I need new battery in my model S

[amischwarcz@ya]

Hi,
I have a 2014 model S P85 and everything is running well. I am really enjoying owning and driving the car. My warranty is running out in September and I am really getting worried about owning the car without the battery warranty. My concern is getting a parasitic cell in the car and losing most my charge ability. This would mean the car would only charge to 20% or so. If that happens I will need a new battery which is 16-20K. Considering that is 2/3 the value of the car I was wondering what people do if that happens. I know Gruber can fix it for 5K but that is across the country for me. Has anyone ever traded in a model S to tesla with a parasitic battery and what value did they get?

 

[DerbyDave]

Hopefully you will have many more years without a problem, like most owners. However, stuff happens. The cost should start dropping, and even now you can be back on the road with ReCell (https://recell-ev.com/) and some others (057 Technology, etc.) for about $8K instead of $20K. Still a bunch of money, but just a really major repair and loss of use for a time. I am very interested in this topic as well. I hope people respond with the value of the S with a non-functioning battery. The parts and even the dead battery are worth quite a bit. I probably would "trade" mine in with a failed battery. My question would be whether it is worth it to pay for a repair and then sell the car, or just sell it as is with the dead battery. Also, if I had a fairly major wreck, I would ask the insurance company to buy the car from me at its value just before the wreck so that I could just replace it. This would be true for me with any car since I generally buy new every 3 or 4 years anyway -- with a few exceptions. .

 

[David_Cary]

The market for dead tesla's isn't big. $10k has been thrown around but I am sure that some details matter - mileage, model, condition etc.

 

[Snerruc]

Check @ wk057. His company is now warranting and repairing older batteries. He isn’t cheap, but is compared to Teslas prices. Search for him on this site.

 

[amischwarcz@ya]

Yeah that’s a great idea. They offer a 2 year warranty for 2k. At first I was thinking it’s a lot but it’s really around 100$ a month. I guess something like that would give me the peace of mind that my car won’t become a really expensive paperweight.

 

[jeis59]

Just got a quote for 2013 Model S 85KW replacement for CAD 16,158 including tax. Will pay for it since it gives me 4 year 80K warranty.

 

[AMPd]

Just got a quote for 2013 Model S 85KW replacement for CAD 16,158 including tax. Will pay for it since it gives me 4 year 80K warranty.

Can you post proof of that, that seems very low and the warranty length seems odd.

 

[David_Cary]

80k km is about 50k miles; 4 years is what is generally reported.
$15,360 CAD would be $12k US.
Perhaps 5% VAT thrown in?
Sounds normal for a refurb battery. (Now availability of refurb does seem to be an issue but Canada is like a whole nother country with different consumer protection laws and perhaps different policies/priorities).

 

[Ciaopec]

80k km is about 50k miles; 4 years is what is generally reported.
$15,360 CAD would be $12k US.
Perhaps 5% VAT thrown in?
Sounds normal for a refurb battery. (Now availability of refurb does seem to be an issue but Canada is like a whole nother country with different consumer protection laws and perhaps different policies/priorities).

Bwahahaha. Canada IS a whole 'nother country. But we all knew what you meant in context.

 

[AMPd]

80k km is about 50k miles; 4 years is what is generally reported.
$15,360 CAD would be $12k US.
Perhaps 5% VAT thrown in?
Sounds normal for a refurb battery. (Now availability of refurb does seem to be an issue but Canada is like a whole nother country with different consumer protection laws and perhaps different policies/priorities).

Oops I was thinking 80k miles, 80k KM does make sense.
From what I read on here the 4 year warranty only comes with a new pack.

 

[CMTwinDad]

From what I read on here the 4 year warranty only comes with a new pack.

I’ve seen others say this as well, but according to Tesla’s parts warranty, replacement batteries are warrantied for 4 years or 50k miles when replaced after the original warranty. Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see anything differentiating between new and reman. When replaced during the original warranty, then it is the remainder of the original warranty or 90 days, whichever is longer.

https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/downloads/tesla-parts-accessories-body-repair-limited-warranty-en-us.pdf

 

[AMPd]

I’ve seen others say this as well, but according to Tesla’s parts warranty, replacement batteries are warrantied for 4 years or 50k miles when replaced after the original warranty. Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see anything differentiating between new and reman. When replaced during the original warranty, then it is the remainder of the original warranty or 90 days, whichever is longer.

https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/downloads/tesla-parts-accessories-body-repair-limited-warranty-en-us.pdf

You’re right, there is no differentiation.
Wonder why some people were offered a shorter warranty on a used pack.