So it sounds like my model Y is about to die at low speeds. Lots of creaking and pinging when turning. I’ve tried the needle joint lubricating trick and it’s still there. Anyone have a fix for this? I’m out of warranty so considering a better aftermarket alternative. Unless it’s an easy fix I can do myself?

Need a battery for my tesla model s p85

It dried o me and it needs to be brought back to life. Any good options out there without having to spend 15k?

I’m not sure what to do at this point with IOS.

A lot of times I’ll go to my car, pull the handle and it stays locked. Only when I pull the phone from my pocket it opens, sometimes I have to open the app and press unlock.

Does anyone know how to fix this??

I couldn’t figure out why until I got this popup on my phone. Apparently they think I’m sharing my account. Has anyone experienced this before? Any possible fixes?

I have a 2018 model 3 autopilot 2.5, and I always wondered why I don’t the the “full self-driving visualization preview” option on my car, even tho my friends car does and he has basically the same one, and mine doesn’t show traffic lights or stop signs or any of that?

This post is for all buying questions. All posts that used to say - this vs that, need help with buying this, is this a good deal, does this have, etc....

TLDR, anything with buying a Tesla will be in this post. Posted outside of this post will be removed.

I recently visited the Tesla service center to address some rattling noises coming from my door, and they fixed it at no cost, which was great!

Now, I've started to notice some rattling noise from the driver’s seat. It seems like a loose screw that shifts around when I'm turning. It's not constant, but after driving for 30,000 km, It bothers even if it’s a small noise.

So, I booked another service appointment and got an estimate beforehand, expecting it to be covered since it was under the 80,000 km warranty. I arrived at the service center and waited about an hour, only to receive a new estimate of $108. I was taken aback because nothing appeared physically damaged, and I thought I was still covered.

When I inquired about the charges, the agent mentioned it was a labor fee for half an hour of work and that if they needed to replace any parts, it would be an additional cost after the engineer diagnosed the issue.

The agent also clarified that the warranty for parts is limited to 20,000 km, so since my Tesla has exceeded that, I’d be responsible for any costs associated with the repair. This was surprising to me, as I thought the 80,000 km warranty would cover more. The agent explained that the warranty mainly applies to failures like the screen or electrical components.

At this point, I decided not to proceed with the service, but I want to know if this is legit. I did some research but couldn’t find any mention of a 20,000 km parts warranty.

Is it possible for me to go to a local mechanic to get this fixed? Any guidance would be appreciated. I’m located in Ontario, Canada.

With HW2.5 Cars that were upgraded to HW3, these cameras have not been upgraded past their original 720p cameras. If Elon only wants to upgrade the computer and not the cameras, then this may present a problem for owners who bought FSD. If he wants to make FSD possible on these cars and avoid a class action lawsuit, then he will probably have to upgrade the front facing cameras and the side repeater cameras, since they blind themselves during turn signals.

Since leases qualify for the tax credit and with the new lease buyout option that is now being offered, does it make sense to initially lease a M3P with a color that doesn't qualify for the tax credit and then purchase it at lease-end?

I received my FSD Transfer email after picking up my new Tesla and my old car now displays “Your Autopilot package has returned to its original configuration”.

Seems all is fine and well, but why can’t I just sell my car now?

Anyone use amber warranty for your Tesla after 50,000 miles?

I'm getting a Tesla Model Y soon and have about a 26 mile round trip commute everyday. I also live 3 miles from a supercharger. I asked the office and they said there wasn't a problem with me using the outdoor plugs, so I was going to try charging at them overnight since my commute isn't too bad. However, I've seen some posts saying if you plug into those outdoor level one plugs, you could flip a breaker and cause an apartment fire. Is this a real concern?

I have access to two different Tesla Wall Connectors in my Tesla App. I have one at home, registered to my home address, and I have one at work, associated with my work address - two different sites. However, in the app, now I have two locations both named “My Home”. I can’t seem to find anyway to rename either one… can anyone explain how to do this?

hey y’all i’ve got a 2017 85d. i know that the newer models have faster chargers especially for use at super chargers. is there anything i can do to the vehicle to get faster charging at super chargers? i already input the charger as the destination and everything is cranked up in my charging settings.

brett.

2018 M3, so resistive heater, and about an hour into my drive I decided to check stats. Temp was set to 20°C. Very confused that it recommended INCREASING the temp for better range, but I did it anyways, just to see. 20 minutes later, it recommended increasing by 1 more degree to save another 0.5%!

What's going on here? Does it somehow use more battery to run the heater at a lower temp?

I live 90 minutes from my small town bank. What are the payment options at a sales center for delivery? Can I write a check in person for 2300, or do I HAVE to get a cashiers check.

Any help is appreciated

I’m about to place an order for a Model Y. My wife has a Model Y she has had for a year. She loves it. I do enjoy driving it. I’m unsure if having two EVs is feasible. She drives locally for work about 15 miles a day. Some days a lot longer. She charges at home with a standard plug. We also have a super charger within 2 miles of our home. I’m about to retire but will work part time. I work in the home health field and will have some days with up to 150 miles in travel. However will only be at most once a week once I retire in January. Looking for advice or experiences from a two EV household.

Is there a way to fix Tesla map pins like you can in Google maps? I live in Chicago and have street parking, yet my Tesla always wants to route to the ally behind my house (even though I don't have access to the garage). Due to one way streets - you need to approach my street from the south and the ally from the north. So this is actually super annoying if you're using FSD.

My house is 2000 sqft and has 100 AMPs total. We don't have much high energy appliances other than the standard AC, fridge, and washing machine. With this in mind, can we support a NEMA 14-15?

Hey guys hope all is well! Wanted to see if anyone who has the rwd can tell me if the sound system is good even though it does not have the subwoofers and just has 9 speakers? Taking delivery soon and pretty scared about that

I have a 2021 model y and it seems like my battery is draining extremely fast while it's parked in the cold.

Outside is currently -10c and in my garage is -4c and my model y has drained 2% in the past three hours. Is that normal?

I was parked outside in the cold the other night at -15c but around -30c with the windchill. And I think my car dropped 10% or more in the span of four hours.

In my garage I have sentry mode off. When I was parked outside, sentry mode was on.

I also notice some fan sounds I assume from the heat pump running while I park it. I'm not sure how long it runs for before it shuts down.

Please advise.

On a road trip back home, I stopped at a brand new 250kW charger. Since I arrived with a low state of charge, I expected the car to maintain high charging speeds for a while. However, I received an alert on my phone that charging had been reduced to just 25kW. This same issue occurred earlier in the trip, but at around 80% charge, so I didn’t think much of it at the time. I've scheduled an appointment to get it checked out but was curious if anyone else has experienced this? Tessie screenshots are attached below.

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Not sure if this is allowed or not but I wanted to share my story, with steps, missteps, and invoice amounts so you can learn from me on what to do and not do when your 12 volt battery suddenly dies.

Apologies for the long story but I hope this helps someone else

Car: Model S Long Range Plus Year: 2020 Miles: 52,000 Maintenance history: nothing major

Story time: 11/27 (Thanksgiving day)

I was driving with my dog to visit my parents house from Houston to Austin and need to change so I stopped a supercharger (Buccees for the win) to fill her up.

I plug in the supercharger cable then go to grab some snacks. When I return 10 mins later I see a flood of low voltage and diminished power warnings on my screen. Mind you I've never seen any of those warnings before. I unplug the supercharger cable and hope resetting the car (holding down the brake and 2 scroll wheels) will fix everything for me.

After it resets I see the same flood of warnings ping on my screen. I immediately look at what to do on my owners manual and Google and note the first thing to not do is close your driver's side door if you leave the car. Noted.

I jump on the app and try the roadside assistance option and get a nice friendly chat message saying I'm out of basic warranty - I would have to get it jumped / towed myself to a service center. They nicely provided a couple authorized towers who I called them up.

Lesson 1: Tow to the service center Since it was Thanksgiving the service center was closed, when I went on the app to book an appointment the next appointment was some 3 weeks away. I ended deciding i'd rather have the car at my home than sitting in a Tesla lot for 3 weeks. Especially after I found a mobile service appointment available for just 1 week later.

Lesson 2: Authorized Tesla towers don't necessarily know the ins and outs of Tesla repair. Don't get me wrong the guy was nice and had a flat bed tow truck (that's what I think qualifies for being Tesla authorized). But knew nothing about the Tesla towing process of jumping the battery. I'm not blaming them, Tesla has many makes and models and their 12 volt battery jumping process isn't exactly straight forward.

After reading the manual and watching some YouTube videos we determine we need to get the car into "Tow Mode" which put the car in neutral and will turn off the air suspension as to not damage the car on transporting. So we begin disassembling some of the frunk covers to get to the battery. After a few attempts we get the car on for long enough to put the car into Tow Mode. Tow mode = Blue means on. We both then get the car loaded and back in my driveway within 2 hours, thank you Thanksgiving tow driver.

Cost: $350 to tow home

11/30 (back home)

My driver side and passenger side windows are open and it's going to rain before my mobile appointment so I use my mobile jumper to close them.

Lesson 3. Do not close your driver's side window all the way with no to low power. The window will not be flush with the window frame and the door will not close (without shattering the window that is).

My mobile battery is completely drained. I have time, so I recharge it.

12/1

Lesson 4. Mitigate risk.

My frunk will no longer open via my fob, the 12 volt must be completed shot. I do the mamual opening option of going behind each wheel well and pop the frunk. I hook up the mobile jumper and get enough juice in the car to be able to lower the window just enough so it'll close flush.

Cost: $80 mobile jumper

So now I'm good with my windows closed, but my frunk won't close fully. It'll go down but won't lock completely leaving about half an inch gaps around the front. I throw some weather tarps over the hood and some some sandbags to secure them.

My hope is the now quarter inch gap mostly in the very front, with tarps over it, is better than having 2 fully open windows exposed to the elements with tarps.

I'll be out of town for the next few days on business, with some rain storms on the way and the mobile service will happen the day I get back.

Update 1:

12/1

Just got an updated invoice estimate for the mobile service: $457 for a 12 volt replacement. Hopefully it'll be lithium. Not sure if there's a compatibility difference with my older model.. or if the root of the problem is just the 12volt..

To be continued...

Jd

Looking at getting my first Tesla. Should I:

Lease at 3.29% Apr with the option to buy at the end

Or finance at 0%?

What kind of maintenance can I expect in the first 3 years?

If leasing, will the money I save on maintenance offset the 3.29 interest?

Any advice is appreciated.

The c-pillar winglet windows on both sides were not properly seated on my MY in 2023. Tesla ended up replacing them. Now with a MX, I saw the same issue during delivery. One was sticking out so much that the seal was totally exposed so off to Tesla it goes. Is this a common problem? For me, it's 2 for 2. How big of a deal is it to replace those windows? Just curious.