Who's "VESA"? Anyone else get an update alert for someone else's car?
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dmd2005
Active Member
You have to be close to the car your app is connected to and the car has to be on. You’ll see “media” on your Tesla app and you can control the music. It’s mainly for people sitting in the back seat of the car and want to change volume of the music. I can control my wife’s X volume when she’s pulling in the garage.
iMoe
Member
Wouldn't that be hilarious? If anyone sees him mention VESA... Let me know!
I have no idea what happened to Chappie (R.I.P. buddy, I miss you). The car would have been salvageable. It was fully operational other than the back end being melted, the rear glass exploding and the awful smell throughout. I enquired about buying it back for parts but they wouldn't let me, citing safety concerns.
I have no idea what happened to Chappie (R.I.P. buddy, I miss you). The car would have been salvageable. It was fully operational other than the back end being melted, the rear glass exploding and the awful smell throughout. I enquired about buying it back for parts but they wouldn't let me, citing safety concerns.
sperkin
Member
One day I opened my app to check on my car but I got someone else’s car. I don’t own a Red Model 3.
If you had a red model 3 and it was honking it’s horn for no reason then you know why now.
If you had a red model 3 and it was honking it’s horn for no reason then you know why now.
This sounds like either a back-end issue with Tesla's database or a very specific case of your account getting associated with the wrong VIN. I suspect it's the latter, or we'd have many more people complaining!
I'm curious, when you were stuck in the hospital loading zone, how did you resolve the issue?
I'm curious, when you were stuck in the hospital loading zone, how did you resolve the issue?
I'm sorry, I didn't see your question until now!
It was my 2nd day owning the car. I left the house with my phone but but a physical key card (won't make that mistake again). I didn't yet know that some phones have an issue with Bluetooth permanence. The resolution was simply to engage/disengage airplane mode.
Ok, update time (but not much). Tesla finally responded asking for the screenshots.
Update: it turns out, VESA is my former Model S, which was purchased as salvage from the insurance company. Tesla wants me to prove it was written off by giving them a letter from my insurance company. I'm not really sure what purpose that serves though... other than to make it harder for whoever is trying to resurrect Chappie. I don't think I will comply unless there's some compelling reason to do so.
SammichLover
Banned
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Good on you for giving a finger to The Man. 
Bill Price
Member
Only if you are astute enough to own an iPhone.
Silicon Desert
Active Member
Or in the case of politicians where there is still a debate with to INVALID points of view
Russell
Supporting Member
Where is VESA's location?
I was curious to see if my salvaged car would be resurrected so I left it on my account. Nearly a year later it showed up in the Ukraine. A few weeks later Tesla moved it to the new owners account.
Its interesting to watch the spread of Tesla vehicles into secondary markets. According to TeslaFi, there are at least 4 cars in its fleet in the Ukraine today.
brianman
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Unrelated but wanted to share:
The name "Chappie" lives on!! We realized last weekend we never named our boat, and it just came to me! CHAPPIE! (It's a Chaparral boat)... So, we're even!! I gave you the name "Phoenix", you gave us Chappie!
Thanks!
