Really? Brand new Tesla Model Y suspension fails at 115 miles and owner is faced with $14k repair bill!

[Ghost Ryder]

Having had 8 Fords in the family over the last 24 years I have had many recalls. Nearly all were for minor items. All were done while getting normal maintenance done. I don’t have the actual day but most if not all were the result of parts Ford purchased. None that I know of were were due to bad assembly.

There were plenty of recalls that were due to poor assembly, such as the windshield recall for the MME.

My point is that all manufacturers have issues, and Tesla is not an outlier in terms of # of recalls due to assembly issues.

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[Ghost Ryder]

Tesla may or may not have been in the wrong (not just this issue), but the amount of Tesla hit pieces out there makes it hard to know what's factual and what's not.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

So you're saying they alerted customers to issues and didn't blame customers for parts they knew were defective? Yeah, recalls are good (for the most part). That's not what the story is about though.

No, I'm saying that there are a lot of defects from all manufacturers with Ford leading the way. And ford does not willingly fix problems until forced to, and often the fixes are half-arse requiring a second recall. Exhibit 1: HVBJB.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

And the look of a car by a firm with a motoring heritage, the Mustang, produces a car which is a thing of beauty instead of a new entrant into the car market producing a car which looks like…………well, er, nothing except a tasteless looking box which will date very quickly……..only my opinion before a trollster jumps onto his keyboard?

The MachE is one of the better-looking SUVs/CUVs out there. Ford has done a great job with the exterior design.

But in general (not just Tesla), I think the bland cars age more gracefully, wear as that plays to the current trend date quickly when the taste changes.

 

[superdave80]

Be careful, because Ford has had the most recall 2 years in a row.

I don't think I've ever owned a car from any brand that hasn't had at least one recall. Generally they have all been minor, so not all 'recalls' are the same.

 

[superdave80]

I read the article. sounds like this dude hit a curb or something. Tesla said no, but insurance said yes. Insurance doesn’t pay mechanical breakdown. He paid a collision deductible because he collided with something.

From the article:

He said the car had 115 miles on its odometer when the suspension issue caused portions of the vehicle to come in contact with the road and Jain to lose steering capabilities.

No mention of an accident.

Reuters reported that after Jain took the vehicle into a Tesla service center, a worker initially told Jain that they'd found "no evidence of an external damage" and suggested the electric-car maker would pay for the car to be fixed.

That worker was later overruled. It will be interesting if the insurance company is going to fight Tesla on this repair or not to recover the costs.

 

[hprose]

There were plenty of recalls that were due to poor assembly, such as the windshield recall for the MME.

My point is that all manufacturers have issues, and Tesla is not an outlier in terms of # of recalls due to assembly issues.

There will always be recalls. And sometimes stuff just happens to you or me or someone else. That’s why the service departments are booked out a week or more. My dealership says that they rarely see an MME. But that is not never.

 

[ChehRob]

Recalls don't bother me. Particularly when they fix things. I kind of put them in the same category as updates. I do expect a modern high priced car to function upwards of 200K miles. Back when I was a kid, 50K was considered great. A looong time ago.

 

[VaporTrails]

I read this story last night and it seems to be missing something. Just doesn't pass the bullshit test in my opinion. I am sure the full story will come out soon enough, but it won't make headlines like this because, well....its not exciting.

I believe this particular test methodology is deployed much too infrequently. Press”F” to doubt you are getting the whole story.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

Interesting. Click on "suspension"

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2020/TESLA/MODEL%20Y/SUV/AWD#recalls

suspension recall affected a total of 4000 cars. Not many when Tesla sold over 1 million Model Y.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

From the article:



No mention of an accident.



That worker was later overruled. It will be interesting if the insurance company is going to fight Tesla on this repair or not to recover the costs.

That's the owner's word. Unless there was documentation of that conversation, then I would take it with a giant grain of salt.

I tend to believe Tesla on this one as the insurance company wouldn't cover "collision" damage if there were no external evidence of the collision.

 

[superdave80]

I tend to believe Tesla on this one as the insurance company wouldn't cover "collision" damage if there were no external evidence of the collision.

I'm not sure what would make you believe Tesla on anything

But it wouldn't be unusual for an insurance company to cover something, and then go after another party if they believe that the other party is ultimately responsible. It would be nice to have more info about this whole situation.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

I'm not sure what would make you believe Tesla on anything

But it wouldn't be unusual for an insurance company to cover something, and then go after another party if they believe that the other party is ultimately responsible. It would be nice to have more info about this whole situation.

I believe Tesla in this one particular case because the owner's insurance company agreed to pay to repair damages. If there had been no damage, then the insurance company would have denied the claim.

I look at the facts that are available and do not let my bias against a company cloud my judgment.

There was no other party to go after in this case.

 

[Scorpy2643]

Insurance hates to pay and chase for something they don’t owe. Not paying mechanical failure is adjuster 101. We’re not getting a straight story here.

 

[Scorpy2643]

I believe this particular test methodology is deployed much too infrequently. Press”F” to doubt you are getting the whole story.

Especially in cases like this, where we aren’t getting the whole story. It’s a bunch of heresay, with no pics, no evidence, nothing.

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