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This USB unavailable error has happened off and on to my 2020 Model 3 and less often to my wife's 2020 Model Y. Hardware failures of some kind are possible, of course. But, every cause and subsequent fix so far has been car software updates. We are both having problems right now for the last...

More likely to ensure they can get revenue from any app maker that wants to be in Teslas.

Check this page for the media apps you can use: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-7A85FB6B-9DF6-4C55-A2F9-793207E48E9D.html Screenshot of the list:

Could be a leaky valve. Could be a crack in the wheel. Just thinking out loud. Could still be a nail or such that you can't see or feel. The pucks are needed if they have a floor jack or the car lift with arms. Tire places often have a lift flat on the ground with flat panels that lift the car...

A slightly tangential question... This thread has great information but appears to only describe a noise as the problem, not some sort of mechanical failure. Is the problem only the noise? Or is the noise an indicator of a failure or pending failure?

This was my solution. My 2020 Model 3 started making a whistle noise at over 40 MPH or so. I thought it was a window seal problem. Then, one day the weather was nice and I drove with the window down. The whistle was louder. I could reach up and over the arm holding the side mirror and the...

There are long threads of USB drive recommendations here on this site. A simple search should get to one of them. That said, we have Samsung T7 SSD drives in our Model 3 and Model Y. They work find and reliably, even in the Arizona hot summers.

Thanks for the experience report.

You are correct. “Fight it off” is pretty easy. Lift the right stalk up or tap the brake or turn the steering wheel.

(Would be better for you to have posted this as a new thread. That would keep this thread topic clear AND give more visibility to your question. But, I'll go along.) With Sentry Mode (I think) or Tesla Cam enabled, the car is constantly recording and saving the last one hour of video from the...

Model 3 (and Model Y) don't have air suspension.

Please read the thread. Answers to your questions are there.

I didn’t discuss it. Maybe I mentioned it. Was not a factor for my issues. I check my pressure regularly and would have confirmed good pressures during my investigations. It’s a good thought to check!

I hope this gets figured out for you. And I'm enjoying the updates.

After they remotely reorganized files the car would wake up once in a while and connect to the app. It would work a small minority of the connection attempts. I didn’t bother to characterize the working situation further as I did not consider the problem fixed. It continued to not wake up and...

The history of the solution is covered in the phone message screenshots. But that is not very accessible. In summary: - Tesla remote support attempted to fix the problem by changing the file structure or cleaning things up in the firmware. — This was done over the air. — This resulted in a small...

We have a Samsung T7 500GB in each of our Tesla cars. They have been working great for about 2 years. Edit: Let me add that the car’s software has had a bug that doesn’t mount (“open”) the SDD correctly. The work around was to unplug the drive, count to ten and plug it back in. This was not a...

Somewhat disappointing to you, I'm sure. What has your testing after the service shown? Is the issue gone or, at least, not as bad?

No, it does not. No Teslas come with anything titanium on the underside of the car.

I suggest you start a new question thread with this question. This is a completely different topic.

I've heard of WiFi problems from others. The first tip is to check your WiFi system for good coverage and connection. I assume you have that. My problem was different. The WiFi and LTE worked fine until the car slept. In my testing that was after 30 minutes of not using the app. Then the car...

I had to move the appointment out 2 days. The service was performed today. They found a problem with the connectivity board and replaced it. No charge. I forgot to add that my first tests after picking up the car have been positive. The problem appears to be fixed! I will keep testing for a few...

Nice!

Tesla has agreed to keep the service appointment on the 16th and check out the communication hardware.

This is the response I mentioned above: In my testing the above tweak of the file system improved the problem but did not solve it. The car will wake up if I force an action, like unlock, but only some of the time. I’m still pushing for a full fix.

Good tip to take the phone off wifi. I’m glad that works for you. It’s hard to follow the details of these things, especially when I post photos of text instead of text. Once the car is asleep: WiFi connection does not wake it LTE connection does not wake it The above is true no matter where I...

Thanks for the tips, @Gauss Guzzler . My home WiFi mesh router is in the room directly above the garage. The connection is good. Force closing, removing the phone key connection, deleting the app, changing my tesla.com password on the website, and then resetting up the app and phone key did...

A few days ago I made another service request for this issue. I chose an appointment a few days away. Tesla replied with an appointment 1.5 weeks away and with a list of troubleshooting stuff to try. The attached photos document the actions they requested. I have completed all the actions...

This is hard to answer. I don't have the 3rd party apps or another way to see my vehicle software update history. I think it was FSB Beta 10.13, which I got rather late in the cycle, mid August, I think.

(Actually, @jjrandorin said the above. The quote thing doesn’t know it.) I have my iPhone set to lock the screen after 15 minutes. It doesn’t connect for that long. I have not attempted longer. Two minutes is far to long, why test beyond 15? I set a service appointment for the issue and got...

This makes technical sense. It makes little sense from a money and sustainability standpoint. I got in the situation because one tire needed to be replaced. Keeping all tires close to the same diameter would mean buying four tires even though three of them a fine. The car should be able to...

Solution (sort of): I got a wheel alignment. The report showed just one adjustment 0.1 out of spec, which they corrected. Didn’t fix the problem. Second step, I stopped worrying about it. The problem went away after a few weeks. If I had to drive every day on a long commute, I would have...

I feel for you. I hope it all works out with a new car or a repair that is as good as new.

The Tesla app in my iPhone no longer connects to the car. It sits and spins forever. This means I cannot remotely control the car. It seemed to be fixed after a reboot of the car (pressing the two buttons on the steering wheel). But the improvement didn’t stick Edit: I can remotely control the...

Your issue sounds much more amplified than I experienced. I'd have a four wheel alignment done to see if that shows something. If that doesn't solve anything, maybe check the balance of all the tires. I don't have a good answer for you.

I have not done work on the exterior of my car, thankfully. But, if I were to attempt what you want, @crackers8199, I would get a spudger. I have this one for when I replaced the interior and puddle lights: Spudger (Trim Removal Tool)

I had the same issue after a few weeks of ownership (June 2020). I took the charger to a service center. They pointed to some scuffs on the handle near the button, said I must have driven over the handle and broke it. I disagreed about running it over but they would not replace it. So, I just...

My report is from my memory of the situation a few months ago. Memory can be faulty and I don’t have a record of the actual data. I do remember being pleasantly surprised at how little energy was consumed over 5 days. I apologize if I am misleading anyone. That is not my intent.

Sentry mode should not burn down 30 miles per night. I lost about that much parked at the airport for nearly a week with sentry mode enabled. Something else is keeping your car awake. Do you have third party apps in your phone? Do you keep your phone in the house close enough to the car that it...

Frugal Tesla Guy has a few videos on towing a small trailer with his Model 3. This is his most recent one:

Thanks for the note! I’ll be checking my struts.

Alignment only needed one small adjustment so I don’t think it was the fix. The problem has faded over time. The car no longer does the weaving at speed. The difference in tire models must have “evened out” with the initial wear.

There is an ongoing thread about this in the Model 3 forum. This is my post about it: Post in thread 'iPhone "Max Volume bug" and fixes yet' iPhone "Max Volume bug" and fixes yet There are other replies about setting the Bluetooth link to be a “speaker” device, which seem a good idea.

I have seen this in my M3 and my wife’s MY. It’s also being reported in other groups I frequent. It seems to be a shading related to designated areas. Areas like Native American reservations, state parks, monuments, etc. seem to be shaded black instead of some other reasonable color. Some have...

The walnut is barely lighter than the standard wood dash. Some might say the difference is so little it is not worth buying the walnut dash cover. I like it, though.

Also, note this comment on the device type selection screen. Promising!

Looking at the device type choices, one is “Car Stereo.” Any thoughts on why one would choose Speaker instead of Car Stereo? I’m going to try Car Stereo.

This is a good find with possibility! I’ll try it.

I agree that changing the volume setting on the phone, making the phone less useful, is not a solution. It is a work-around for a failing in the car.

Do you mean max range? I don’t think that could be correct. What a huge energy efficiency breakthrough that would be!