Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain
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Essentially this issue, https://insideevs.com/news/534878/tesla-models-motor-fail-ra...
This is nuts. And tbqh hard to believe. Part of me thinks the lack of mechanic knowledge around Teslas make it really easy to exploit owners. With most other vehicles, you can usually cross check with other mechanics
This has nothing to do with Tesla or mechanic knowledge, as actual mechanics working on non-Teslas routinely scam owners. Scumbags are just always going to exploit people without knowledge.
> With most other vehicles, you can usually cross check with other mechanics
This is simply harder to do with Teslas given the specialized knowledge needed
"There was an overturned oil tanker and the road was on fire and it was a blizzard sir."
"While no one said the car couldn't not do that. In fact I seen it before once on the Dukes o' Hazards show and so if you don't cover it that's false advertisin'."
"...."
> “After finally getting to speak to a manager, he told me [the battery] had water in it due to the fact the weather in Scotland has been so bad. That was the issue. They said it’s not necessarily my fault but it’s not Tesla’s to pay under warranty. He reminded me there was a yellow weather warning in some parts of Scotland,” one of the owners told Edinburgh Live.
Besides, Tesla's CEO disagrees that "deep water" is a problem[2]:
> A Tesla works as a boat for short periods of time, as an electric car has no air intake or exhaust to block & battery/motor/electronics are water-sealed. Submarines are just underwater EVs.
> We *def* don't recommended this, but Model S floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time. Thrust via wheel rotation.
And here[2] in 2020:
> A Tesla works as a boat for short periods of time, as an electric car has no air intake or exhaust to block & battery/motor/electronics are water-sealed. Submarines are just underwater EVs.
If the moisture ingress is defective manufacturing, Tesla warranty would cover it. If the cause is the external environment then auto insurance should cover it. That's not to say that this would happen without someone having to argue with someone, but the fact that this obvious information is missing is a little bit too uncomfortably familiar in this style of journalism.
Without additional information, my Occam's razor says the owner of this car probably did something irresponsible. So long as this report keeps growing like a tall tale, I'm going to keep flagging it.
People have reported problems with Apple for the same kind of thing though. Water sensors being tripped without their devices having gone into water.
From the article, it sounds like Tesla's might not be designed or manufactured well enough to withstand Scottish weather.
Dodge has an issue with the caravan where the rear ac lines and evaporator are completely unprotected. It’s a known bad design in the product that has costed drivers millions. Dodge refuses to acknowledge it to the point that mechanics offer a “rear evaporator delete”, which dodge will also refuse is possible if you ask them.
Does your Occam’s razor wonder why dodge refuses to cover the AC lines?
It’s not like the auto industry as a whole is know for their outstanding honour of warranty, let alone Tesla who’s known for treating customers terribly and having uniquely terrible QA.
Yes.
And no there is no enforcement on ensuring these statements are true.
“What happened to it?”
“Oh just a bit of rain…”
This being Europe, and the car less than a year old, it's on Tesla to prove this wasn't a defect in their car. Otherwise it's reasonable for the consumer to expect it to keep working if it rains, and Tesla is going to be on the hook for warranty. Unlike some other jurisdictions you can't really get out of warranty if you sell consumer products in Europe.
Speculation: I suspect somewhere inside the car they have markers that let the engineers know whether the car has been submerged. If those markers have tripped then you're out of warranty.
After all, the CEO advertises the car as almost-a-boat.
I don't think this checks out, carexpert.com.au
Try reading it as:
"Elon musk is very rich and can surely very easily afford to make good on this faulty product resulting in what is for us a very, very expensive unexpected bill."
Then see how you feel about it.
But, ok, Wikipedia says Musk is worth around $250 billion, and let's say Tesla 3 costs $35 thousand. Elon could buy a little over 7 million Teslas. There's 8 billion people on Earth, so you have a little under one in a thousand chance to get a Tesla. Not bad!
If Elon is not a fan of a lottery, he could also buy a Tesla for each person living in Kyrgyzstan...
Tesla sold 85,000 model Y in 2022. This would be an 8200% increase in Model Y sales. That must merit a significant bump (let's say 10x) in Tesla valuation. Let's ballpark and say this quadruple's Musks wealth. Now Musk can afford to buy 28m Tesla Model Ys which would be an 32,000% increase in Tesla sales!
Did I invent infinite money? My logic is at least as sound as the quote from that article.