WoF?

[khayyam]

What are the symptoms?

I had both front control arms replaced a few months ago but nothing about the lateral links.

My car is a July 2020 build and done 65k kms.

No symptoms for the most part, cracked bushes being picked up on inspection. I guess if I were you I'd have an inspection done before you hit 80k, if that's before your first WoF is due next July. Probably they're fine now, given the techs were just in there working on the control arms, they probably would have noticed.

 

[Matt_NZ]

My car joined the failed WoF club today! Seems to be a bigger list than what others have had, with front and rear parts:

The Christchurch SC has all the parts for the front, but the stuff for the rear needs to be ordered in

 

[RobDickinson]

hmm how many kms?

 

[Matt_NZ]

65k

 

[khayyam]

It's good they had the front stuff, that's what they were struggling to stock before. Hope you don't have a long wait on the others. I think there's something to be said for getting new suspension parts while they're still under warranty!

 

[Matt_NZ]

Yeah, with the upper control arms done earlier in the year and now these parts, I'll almost have all new suspension!

 

[Audietron]

Yeah, with the upper control arms done earlier in the year and now these parts, I'll almost have all new suspension!

Must be sudden breaking when on autopilot... specially during traffic. Lucky you, replaced under warranty, as mostly happens around 90K for cars as it's worn out and needs replacing

 

[m3lol]

I’ve had the FR upper control arms and lateral links replaced under warranty, the SC says the parts are now in revision D, so they have been updating them as cars rack up the mileage.

My car just went over 70k but still over 10 months til wof. I’ll have to schedule one in January before my warranty expires.

 

[khayyam]

Yes I really hope that the improved parts they are fitting are much longer lasting. I think your plan about a pre-WoF inspection is spot on. After the delays with my first WoF, next year's WoF won't actually be due until after the 4 year warranty expires, but I'm definitely going to make sure it's done just before rather than just after.

 

[Matt_NZ]

Mine wasn't due until December 17, but it was your experience and that of a few others that I've seen that prompted me to be proactive about it and get it in a month ahead of the due date. I wouldn't want to find out that it needed to wait for parts to pass the WoF and leave me without the car over the holiday period.

 

[khayyam]

Prudent. So far as I can tell the rate of "issues" with long parts waits was about 1 WoF in 4. But if they have the lateral links and compliance arms in stock now then hopefully they are more on top of it.

 

[Ecoli]

I asked service centre about 12 volt battery replacement, they checked mine and said it was ok
No new battery for me
Recently started squeaking from front suspension, both upper control arms replaced
Hopefully the new ones last longer than 3 years
Car is 2019 vintage

 

[Audietron]

I asked service centre about 12 volt battery replacement, they checked mine and said it was ok
No new battery for me
Recently started squeaking from front suspension, both upper control arms replaced
Hopefully the new ones last longer than 3 years
Car is 2019 vintage

Well, first ones were potentially designed to be replaced within warranty... replacement ones suppose to last life?

Day dreaming again

 

[Ecoli]

Well, first ones were potentially designed to be replaced within warranty... replacement ones suppose to last life?

Day dreaming again

Who knows, time will tell

 

[khayyam]

Mine wasn't due until December 17, but it was your experience and that of a few others that I've seen that prompted me to be proactive about it and get it in a month ahead of the due date. I wouldn't want to find out that it needed to wait for parts to pass the WoF and leave me without the car over the holiday period.

Have they got you going again yet?

 

[Matt_NZ]

Not yet, still waiting on parts. I was a month early on my WoF so I'm still able to use the car while I wait for them to come in. Hopefully they come in sometime over the next two weeks!

 

[khayyam]

Not sure that's technically correct, although certainly a lot of people are taking fairly liberal interpretations of the WoF rules.

 

[FlyingKiwi]

Not sure that's technically correct, although certainly a lot of people are taking fairly liberal interpretations of the WoF rules.

Indeed, legally your car should be able to pass a WOF anytime its on the road.

 

[Matt_NZ]

I just went by what Tesla told me

 

[Audietron]

I just went by what Tesla told me

First person Tesla talks with... lucky you.