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Yellow screen? Force Tesla to Replace it!
- Thread starter testhrowaway
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They tend to talk about their own cars/issues. Bjorn talked about it before. And talked plenty when his P90D X suffered from reduced Supercharging speed. His battery failed and he got a non-restricted replacement but after much more usage I think it got restricted as well.
But now he only drives his Model 3. (He sold his S and the X is currently for sale.)
jlv1
Twice as much fun
v10 puts a yellow border around the MCU of all S and X. It's now a feature. 
teslas advantage is the SC network really. The can is cool n all but its that network that makes it unique. Now if porsche had that network or one even better it would kill tesla.
T3slaOwner
Member Extraordinaire
Who says they will give you a new screen? My understanding is they still do not consider the yellow/brown border to be a warranty issue and so will not replace units unless ordered to do so by arbitration.
My local service center does not have the UV machine and didn't offer to help me find one that does.
T3slaOwner
Member Extraordinaire
Once GM gets real about EVs they will kill them both. They also have a major autonomous driving effort going on.
It's just early days. Remember that the first to market of so many devices often do not turn out to be the winners. In five years you won't be able to keep track of all the EVs available. In 10 years you will wonder why anyone ever doubted that EVs would be popular.
T3slaOwner
Member Extraordinaire
Yes, if you are buying an EV today the Supercharging network makes Tesla the only real choice. But going forward that will diminish and in three to five years, about the time every car company is selling EVs, the fast charging network will no longer be dominated by Tesla.
rxlawdude
Active Member
Really? More like 5 to 10 years, and maybe there will be enough of them (remember, they are deployed as single or at most dual stalls) to make cross-country driving possible with a non-Tesla. And I'm not even addressing the usurious prices per kWh these newcomers charge.
Don't bet on it.
I got mine uv fixed today and it’s almost as good as new.
T3slaOwner
Member Extraordinaire
When you talk about singles or duals, I believe you are talking about the old, 50 kW fast chargers. No one is using those for trips unless they are desperate. Check Plugshare. I did and found at least 4 chargers at each of the 11 stations between Jacksonville, FL and Houston, TX. Each one had 350 kW chargers. Same is true for the 13 on to San Diego except for San Diego which only has 3-150 kW chargers.
Don't worry about the price. That is transitory. If Tesla goes under and someone ends up with the only chargers that Tesla owners can productively use, what do you think will happen to prices?
As much as I'm not happy waiting for our defective screen to be fixed (been 8 months now!), it is encouraging that those who are having the UV treatment done are seeing good results.
Hopefully the UV devices will be more widely available before long.
Hopefully the UV devices will be more widely available before long.
T3slaOwner
Member Extraordinaire
I'm thinking of getting mine replaced. It's just a matter of spending the time and dealing with the details.
Then there is the nuclear option...
There are numerous posts in this thread where failed UV treatment resulted in a new screen.
My UV treatment went well and I am very happy with the finished result.
If the UV treatment fails to fix this, they should absolutely replace the screen, or find some other reasonable solution.
No one buys the nonsense that the yellow screen defect is some "cosmetic" issue caused by "normal wear" that customers should live with. It should be fixed under warranty.
I'm glad to hear the UV fix is working for just about everyone to clear their displays. Tesla should fix this in a manner that costs them the least but they need to fix it.
