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Chart based on 178 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2023 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
670-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic AWD
300 mi
PCS error in 1 of the 3 charging modules. Car could only charge at 32 amps maximum on AC chargers.
Tesla service removed and replaced the PCS.
Headlamp halo partially burned out. Cosmetic issue. Covered by warranty
57000 mi
heater PTC and HV junction box blew and were replaced
3500 mi
Previous electrical problem from April repeated in May. On 3rd visit, got Regional involved. Two problems found related to wiring harness and guide pins. Extensive digging required. Two parts replaced. No problems since, including 1000+ trio.
25000 mi
Fog light had to be replaced as part of annual service. I think the bumper fascia had to come off.
30000 mi
backup camera stopped working. The Tesla Ranger replaced it at my house, in my driveway, for free.
17000 mi
My dashboard instrument cluster had been rebooting while driving.
They reset the computer memory, cleared the cache, removed yellow line from the main control unit screen.
8000 mi
MCU, the large center screen, developed a yellow border. Screen under warranty.
14435 mi
MCU repaired due to yellow border (covered under warranty). MCU replacement not necessary as shop was able to remove yellow border. 1st repair, in 2018, was accomplished with a MCO replacement, and the yellow border appeared after approx 1 year. This repair consisted of just removing the yellow border. No MCU replacement occurred.
Front passenger fog light not coming on. Replaced by Tesla. Problem persisted. Tesla ordering new computer controller and fog light and will contact me to arrange another appointment to replace.
8000 mi
Inspection of vehicle found both front fog lamps inop. Further inspection of vehicles fog
lamps found all connections to fog lamps are securely fastened. Further inspection found
intermittent voltage drops from BCM causing front fog lamps to be inop. Removed and replaced BCM
Corrections: Module - Body Controller - BCM
Removed and replaced BCM module. Performed firmware update, found both front fog
lamps working as designed.
Parts Replaced or Added
Part Quantity
BODY CONTROLLER, MODEL S 315 MHz
(1010906-00-D)
33500 mi
Concern: Customer: Touchscreen has yellow boarder around. (w)
Corrections: Media Control Unit (Touchscreen)
Removed and replaced media control unit touchscreen. Verified proper operation.
ASY,MCU SUB-ASSY SHP OGS DISP AND
PKG (1087293-00-A) 1
56000 mi
Yellow border around the console 17" monitor.
15000 mi
One speaker was distorting. Replaced speaker Mirrors unfold randomly when not commanded.
19000 mi
US $400
Replace original 12V with an upgrade when original was failing.
20000 mi
US $400
front left window would not close
32000 mi
whine in compressor motor. right side. replaced.
66000 mi
US $260
Motorized Door handle failure
60000 mi
recall on emmc module
62000 mi
US $1500
failing storage prompted the trip. Would have been free, but opted to upgrade the entire system to the latest instead of simple repair
The fluorescent headlight bezel surround burned out. Was replaced under warranty
48980 mi
Front HVAC louvre wasn’t opening.
4000 mi
Rear door handle didn't open quickly after first reveal.
8000 mi
Yellow ring around LCD display.
15000 mi
Ventilation Actuator was stuck and needed replaced.
17775 mi
Slight yellowing occurred around the edge of the center console display.
6000 mi
Center 17" screen would freeze, especially after regaining LTE signal after being outside of cell coverage area. Software issue, unable to fix. Logs reviewed & sent to Tesla HQ.
6500 mi
Right headlight buzzing. Headlight replaced.
9000 mi
Left headlight buzzes. Headlight assembly replaced. Right side mirror does not fold/unfold property. Mirror will not unfold completely and will be loose, resulting in mirror moving around while driving. Fails to open properly about 50% of the time. Unable to fix because issue is software.
35000 mi
US $400
Rear door handle would not present
46000 mi
US $211
12V battery needed replacement
27000 mi
Window regulator failed. Was replaced under warranty by a mobile service tech while the car sat in the driveway. I didn’t even have to bring it in; they came to me.
39000 mi
Yellowing along border of center screen was cured using UV light under warranty.
41000 mi
US $224
12v battery was replaced after warning displayed it should be replaced.
Media player resets to the beginning of a track after exiting and reentering the vehicle.
22000 mi
US $370
Faulty actuator for one of the air vents was preventing airflow through one vent. Actuator replacement fixed the problem.
31000 mi
US $256
12 Volt battery needed replacement.
34000 mi
US $300
RF outside door handle was intermittently malfunctioning. When it failed, the door handle would present but pulling on the handle would not open the door. Tesla sent a mobile technician to my home. He replaced the door handle, for which I was charged $303. I was only charged for parts and not for labor or for the service visit, and the handle was working correctly when the tech left, about an hour after he arrived.
34000 mi
The RF outside door handle that was replaced on 5/5/21 was again failing intermittently. In addition, the LF outside door handle was malfunctioning nearly 100% of the time. The problem with the LF handle was that when the door was unlocked, the door would immediately pop open, and when the door was closed, it would not latch and stay closed.
A different mobile technician was sent to my home. He said that the RF handle had not been properly adjusted when it was installed on 5/5, a problem that he seems to have fixed. Unfortunately, in the process, he got the RF door glass out of alignment, causing wind noise on that side of the car, something that went unnoticed until after the technician had left.
The technician then attempted to install an updated outside door handle on the driver’s side. After installation, he could not get the handle to “communicate” with the car. As a result, the LF outside door handle would not “present” so that door would not open from the outside at all. The technician called in another tech to assist him with uploading new firmware, but they were unable to do so. Their diagnosis was that the new part was faulty.
I was not charged anything for this service visit, which lasted about 3 hours.
35000 mi
US $300
Tesla notified me that the repairs that my car needed were too complicated or required too much equipment to be handled by a mobile technician and that I would have to bring the car to the service center. July 20 – 5 weeks after the unsuccessful repair attempt – was the soonest appointment that I could get.
They removed the RF door panel, adjusted the outside door handle and door glass, and seemed to fix the wind noise problem from 6/14. That door handle now seems to work properly.
Upon disassembling the LF door, they decided that it needed a wiring harness, which they did not have in stock. It arrived within a couple of business days and was installed. Afterwards, Tesla said that they wanted to install “one more part,” again one that was not in stock locally. A couple of business days later, an updated control module arrived and was installed. Problems persisted, though, as they say that they had difficulty uploading firmware again (all of which makes me believe that the wiring harness really wasn’t defective at all.) On Thursday 8/5/21, after 17 days at the service center, my car was finally returned to me. Currently, everything seems to be working correctly.
Initially, I was told that the repair would take 1 – 2 days, and I was given $200 in Uber credits for transportation. When it became apparent that the repairs would take a while, on Friday 7/23, I was given a loaner car to drive.
The only charges for this visit were a total of roughly $300 for the wiring harness and the labor to install it.
As a side note, I would like to point out that when I got my car back on 8/5, the interior – particularly the tan leather on the seats – was extremely dirty.
40000 mi
US $1633
Touchscreen developed bubbles and was dripping goo onto the console. Touchscreen was replaced.
10000 mi
Electric door handle replaced AC was not cooling properly..replaced intake louvres that directed air
65000 mi
US $400
Rats chewed thru wires under the Frunk which caused the AC to stop working.
3rd repair of right rear door handle & 2nd repair of trunk actuator 2nd repair of trunk actuator
24000 mi
Screen needed to be replaced.
69000 mi
Driver side rear passenger door handle would not present. Made mobile ranger appointment to diagnose and repair. Handle was replaced with the latest generation, but it didn't fix the issue. Total time took about 5 hours. I had to make an appointment to bring it into the repair facility for further diagnosis.
69000 mi
Passenger driver side door handle would not present when unlocked and door could not be opened from the outside. Mobile ranger replaced handle with newest model, didn't fix. I had to make another appointment, two weeks later. Turns out it was an undocumented fuse in the wiring harness which needed to be replaced.
71000 mi
LED running lights on headlights burned out. Both headlights replaced. Multiple errors in subsystems reported. Issue was the connector for the front bumper systems was not correctly connected during the headlight repair. Front bumper removed, connection cleaned and reseated and all was working again. Unfortunately I noticed several weeks after the repair was completed that they damaged the front bumper during the repair, but it is too late for me to make a claim. Rear hatch would not open. Latching motor replaced.
Led light on retractable door handle failed due to faulty seal and water ingress
24000 mi
Seat belt retractor failed. Shown by airbag warning light. Tesla replacing whole seat
26000 mi
12v battery needed replacing. Possibly caused by spending 3 months at the dealer for other repairs
50000 mi
MCU unit failed. This is a known issue where the flash drive wears out because of the excessive logging that goes on. Whole unit replaced including screen. However bonus for me is the new unit works on 4G instead of 3G. So theoretically faster download of maps etc.
56000 mi
12V battery replaced, probably earlier than normal due to using the car less because of lockdowns
63000 mi
£50
Retractable door handle broken, front passenger side. Paddle gear broke, found a replacement on eBay. Time spent removing unit and distmantaling it to fit replacement part.
USB Music intermittently skips tracks or is unable to play at reentry to vehicle
3200 mi
Passenger windows found down 1/2", continues to go down as door opens. Requires reset. Unable to recreate at Service Center. Will report if happens again to correlate to log data. Navigation and USB voice occasionally stutters and won't stop until vehicle is turned-off or rebooted. Found low MCU memory; Performed Hard reset and firmware update. Upon starting vehicle, CID will display, but controls are unresponsive for 20-30 secs. If you push a button on the screen during that time, nothing happens, then all happens at once. Performed hard reset, but problem remains.
6000 mi
Autosteer veers to the right. The camera and radar were checked and realigned.
8367 mi
Touchscreen is intermittently unresponsive and does not function until reboot. Tesla unable to recreate and provided most recent firmware. If problem persists, further diagnosis needed.
9000 mi
Homelink occasionally forgets location and does not automatically close garage door as it should (hardware tested ok; new firmware applied, but occasional problem still exists)
Had error message saying the 12 Volt battery needed replacing. Technician came to house and replaced the battery.
36000 mi
The driver’s door handle got stuck in, so door could not be opened from outside the car. There is a motor which is supposed to push the handle out. The whole handle/motor assembly was replaced by a mobile service technician at my home. A gear in the assembly was broken.
9000 mi
US $300
rat damage to electrical system in the front trunk.
15500 mi
direction-indicator control malfunction
27900 mi
DC battery dead
43571 mi
got back my repaired DC battery SeC was not able to find the error, car charged already with 32A and not only 21A like the day before got a new charge port, was broken
37200 mi
MCU dead
57136 mi
Car thought that a charging cable was attached to the car, but there was no cable. It didn't start as long as it thought there was a cable. The problem occured several times in the past two weeks, but service center couldn't find a reason.
57136 mi
€244
12V battery dead
64411 mi
€2673
AC charger dead
5000 mi
Windshield wiper motor failure
23000 mi
Door handle extend motor stopped working.
ASSY, DOOR HANDLE, FR LH, NO GRIP, 1 SVC (1030273-S0-B)
60000 mi
a fuse was blown for the cigarette light adapter
72000 mi
US $900
Right headlight turns off randomly
Replaced Right headlight Right Rear door handle would not open up, the electrical mechanism makes a sound, but the door handle would not extrude from the door so the door can Not be opened from the outside.
Parts replaced
104000 mi
US $800
Front Right door handle would not open up, the electrical mechanism makes a sound, but the door handle would not extrude from the door so the door can Not be opened from the outside. Parts replaced 12 Volt Battery needs to be replaced Warning/Error message on the Dash
Driver door not opening from outside.
Replaced failed micro switch.
32240 mi
Replaced faulty micro switch in the passenger door.
37200 mi
Trunk not opening. Replaced latch assembly and cinching actuator.
Also repaired ground connection.
68820 mi
C $900
left headlight is out, replaced bulb and ballast and washer fluid sensor replacement
40000 mi
Drivers door handle failed to present to open. Replaced door handle under warranty.
44000 mi
Trunk failed to open. Tesla Ranger came to house and fixed the problem under warranty. Replaced cinching actuator.
56000 mi
US $200
Replaced original 12 volt battery
26660 mi
Headlight Replacement
107000 mi
Replace RT Front window regulator
143000 mi
US $600
AP.1 radar sensor recalibrated do to misalignment.
33000 mi
Passenger door would not open from outside. Passenger door handle release replaced
43859 mi
US $200
Handle on driver's door stuck in extended position and will no open door. Replaced by "Exterior Release - Door - Front - 3rd Generation - LH - Retrofit"
44948 mi
US $200
Instrument cluster was not displaying information / totally black. Replaced by "(1039357-00-F) Instrument Cluster Reman"
55000 mi
US $200
Liftgate latch power release not functional (would not release to allow liftgate to be opened).
34000 mi
Annual 12K checkup. An autopilot sensor needed to be replaced. The repair maintenance took two days because the dealer was soooooo busy.
42160 mi
Trunk electric latch mechanism replaced.
50220 mi
12 volt battery replaced due to system detecting it getting below spec.
55738 mi
Front passenger door handle failed to extend. Replaced.
61752 mi
Rear hatch cinch motor replaced.
79980 mi
eMMC no-charge replacement.
25000 mi
Replace autopilot camera that was intermittently failing. Perform yearly maintenance service as well.
28000 mi
Touchscreen replaced due to a failing section of the touch sensor.
23560 mi
Trunk would not open, trunk latch motor failed, replaced under warranty.
56420 mi
Drivers door handle would not present, Mobile repair unit came to house and replaced handle under warranty even tough warranty [ 4 years / 80,000km ] has run out.
7300 mi
HVAC is not keeping the car at a comfortable temperature at highway speeds in winter. "Working correctly." Not corrected.
27300 mi
Radar used for dynamic cruise control kept throwing calibration errors. This was third time in few months that it had to be reset so they just ordered a new radar module and replaced my old one.
37000 mi
Left rear Door handle was not always making the door open. They found a corroded wire harness and replaced it with a new one.
And then it was discovered that neither front seat heater worked, and has to be replaced (not yet done, awaiting parts).
4700 mi
Heated seats still not heating properly. Seat heaters (one of a handful of components outsourced (from a company in Australia)) apparently aren't designed properly, plus service folks misdiagnosed the problem initially.
32000 mi
Power door handle on front passenger side stopped working (apparently a common issue with Teslas especially earlier-year models). Tesla mobile service technician came to our house and replaced it onsite in about 1 hr. Took about 1 hour.
41000 mi
As warranty was expiring, made last-ditch attempt at fixing previously-unresolved issues: seat heaters not heating properly, passenger seat belt locking up on rare occasions. Nothing was resolved / done. Bad service department experience with Tesla (worse than ever before). Fortunately, the technical issues themselves are minor.
47000 mi
US $340
Media Control Unit was taking 1.5 minutes to reboot upon starting the car, with increasing frequency. This is due to known issue with older Teslas. Tesla replaced the unit.
24700 mi
Retractable door handle (drivers side, front) would not extend. Door handle replaced under warranty.
37325 mi
GPS position "stuck", condition persisted across multiple reboots of CID but corrected itself. Problem diagnosed through log file analysis and corrected with a software update.
42000 mi
Door handle (passenger side, rear) would not extend. Door handle mechanism replaced under warranty.
58794 mi
Replace MCU unit, presumably due to eMMC failure.
90000 mi
US $213
Replace 12V battery after warning on instrument cluster.
Clear screen on the instrument cluster was delaminating from the cluster.
34000 mi
US $300
Driver door and passenger door exterior retractable entry door handles both failed within 1 week of each other. dealer replaced exterior passenger door handle complete unit and repaired exterior drivers door handle with new parts.
36000 mi
US $700
center console main display stopped working. no display, black screen of death. dealer was able to update with software flash but system memory was aging and expecting to fail. paid $ 700 out of pocket to repair. after the repair, Tesla publicly acknowledged there is an issue with the main display and aging electronic memory in their cars. we received an email stating if we had payed for this repair, we will receive an email in February 2021 with instructions on how to get reimbursed for this repair.
12400 mi
Driver floor vent very weak. Cold feet in winter. Service center said "normal for VIN range" and did not repair.
39000 mi
Partial failure of LED's in light ring around charge port
21500 mi
self-presenting door handles did not present on drivers side
28000 mi
door handles would not present, window stopped functioning
9300 mi
Door handle not responding to touch Charge port occasionally does not close door
48466 mi
Low volume synthetic/artificial static noises, seemingly from the left front tweeter(s) when audio is off. It happens on 1 drive out of 50 or 100. Service center was unable to duplicate.
72124 mi
US $2145
eMMC failure in the media control unit (touchscreen). Known issue for Model S built before ~2018. Touchscreen would randomly not power up. Pulling the fuse for the touchscreen got it working again a few times over the course of a week, then eventually the touchscreen stayed off. At that point the car was drivable but it couldn't be charged and there was no HVAC. Media control unit (MCU) replaced with remanufactured part.
78000 mi
Navigation showed error message: "Navigation unavailable. Navigation maps are not loaded." You could see the map and find a business/point of interest but not navigate to it. Mobile technician said that the car had started to download a new map file in the background over Wi-Fi but the car had been moved out of Wi-Fi range before the download was complete and has not connected to Wi-Fi for a while, so the download had failed permanently. Old map data was erased when the new maps started downloading. The car had to be moved near a strong Wi-Fi network and then I had to call the technician to have her remotely force the car to start the download again. After a few hours of downloading, the problem was fixed.
80000 mi
There was a notification that maps had been updated, but also an error: "Navigation unavailable. Navigation maps are not loaded." The icon next it showed MCU_w007, which is an internal fault code. I had the same problem before; maps can be seen and location lookups work, but navigation is not functional.
I scheduled mobile service with the app. The night before they were supposed to come out, I was driving and noticed that the location text at the bottom of the map was again showing the current road and correct city (indicating that the navigation was working properly again), so I cancelled the appointment.
My guess is that someone remotely fixed something, but I didn't get any communication from Tesla to confirm it and wouldn't have even noticed that it was fixed if I hadn't been driving the car the night before the appointment.
65100 mi
Had to replace the battery, car would not start. Warranty covered repair
There was an issue with the charge port door motor and coupling assembly. Tesla, entirely at their expense, remotely diagnosed the problem and sent a technician to my wife's work to repair the car while she was working.
105000 mi
US $1800
The main screen developed a bubble in between the layers of glass, and has become quite slow to respond to input. We opted to purchase the MCU2 upgrade as this solved both probmems.
39000 mi
12v battery failed, replaced for free by Tesla mobile service.
56 mi
US $200
Right LED taillight failed.
56000 mi
US $200
MCU failed and was replaced.
5200 mi
12V battery was detected as not operating correctly.
15000 mi
12V battery fault came up and the battery was exchanged by Tesla under warranty.
27900 mi
Faulty ground connection on cable in the front of the car.
21480 mi
Passenger-side door handle stopped presenting when pressed, but would still present when door were unlocked using key-fob, or by approaching the car.
27000 mi
plug adapter for universal mobile charger melted
57834 mi
US $535
Driver door handle failure, handle failed to present when doors unlocked. Result, can't open door from outside car. Entire door handle assembly was replaced.
71000 mi
US $600
12V battery replacement - no charge from dealer
114998 mi
US $300
12V battery replacement as car reported it needed to be replaced, believe car reports this based on battery charge cycle counts as battery never failed but was in the window of cycle counts
This was funded under warranty. There was a noise in the A/C. Some issue with a louver was found and repaired.
(Otherwise, a few other things on this trip were checked and came out fine. I also paid for two new tires, but I did not include those as part of this report, as this doesn't seem like a repair.)
Touchscreen experienced eMMC failure (memory corruption causes blank touch screen and reboot). Tesla issued a warranty repair notice for vehicles under 100K and my vehicle was covered.
5000 mi
12V battery failed. Tesla Service Center replaced battery and checked all systems. Spectacular service. Within an hour tow truck arrived, gave me another Model S to drive. I do not want a failure but Tesla makes a failure almost painless.
31000 mi
12 V battery replacement
56000 mi
Door handle motor replacement Condenser fan replaced
62681 mi
US $200
Main control unit (big screen) replaced along with micro sd card, Bluetooth antenna, and rear view camera jumper
15000 mi
Charge port door was sporadically opening after closing. It was replaced under warranty, during annual service.
15800 mi
US $550
After LTE upgrade, car was returned with GPS not functioning at all. GPS affects many aspects of the car including navigation, homelink, etc.
37000 mi
Rear hatch would not open. Actuator was replaced. The 12V battery was replaced for the second time in less than two years.
44500 mi
The driver's door handle would not present. The internal mechanism required replacement.
Driver's side door handle would not extend when pushed. Door handle was replaced.
Instrument cluster LCD developed multiple bubbles from leaking adhesive. Replaced instrument cluster. Airbag recall
46000 mi
Driver's exterior door handle failed. Replaced module with gen 3 door handle.
49000 mi
Rain sensor was leaking fluid. Rain sensor replaced.
50000 mi
HVAC system makes high pitched squeaking noise when ambient temperatures are cool (but not cold). Correlated with light throttle (10-50kW). Service advisor successfully reproduced the problem at drop off, but mechanic was not able to reproduce later that day. Ran diagnostic tests and said everything tested fine. Problem persists.
21000 mi
The 12 volt battery needed replacing.
25000 mi
Auto raise/close trunk would not work.
22000 mi
A/C fan squeak & wiper motor failed
1200 mi
Short in tail light
20000 mi
Center infotainment computer died.
72000 mi
US $200
Driver door handle would not present, so had to enter car on passenger side and unlock door from inside. Replaced door handle (including actuator motor and electrical connector).
78000 mi
US $2100
The EPROM for my infotainment system was recalled. It was also having intermittent outages. Rather than replace that part, I paid extra to upgrade to newest infotainment system. Also needed to replace radio as new infotainment system wouldn’t work with old one.
80000 mi
US $1200
Old tire pressure sensors reported a fault. Probably batteries worn out. Rather than replace in kind (pass or fail tire pressure) I upgraded to newer sensors and receiver that report pressure in psi.
The door handle quit working, there was an electrical issue that was fixed under warrantee
54000 mi
US $350
Door handle would not present.
Removed and replaced internal drive gear.
57000 mi
Wires for lights in door had been plugged in wrong sockets on previous repair. This was corrected.
53000 mi
Door handle motor failed. Replaced by Tesla Mobile service in under an hour
37820 mi
Passenger door handle unable to open the door. Works from the inside.
40320 mi
Replaced broken door handle LED On RL side adjusted door handle tested works as designed.
50220 mi
Door handle for the left passenger door didn't work. Opens from inside, but not from the outside.
12000 mi
driver door handle was replaced after it stopped working after firmware upgrade.
16700 mi
rear passenger window would go half way up, then reverse and go back down. I figured out that I could raise it an inch at a time to get it up all the way.
19100 mi
Right rear outside door handle did not present when pushing on it. It would come out as part of the group if you pushed on another, or put the car in Park.
29000 mi
Big center screen developed a small bubble under the glass. Cosmetic, no functional problem. Replaced under warranty.
62000 mi
US $850
Section of taillight out. Replaced, covered by extended warranty, but with a $200 deductible. Replaced 3G with 4G/LTE for $200. 12V battery replaced. Second time in 2 years. About 200.
8000 mi
12V battery replaced
64000 mi
US $200
Speedometer display delaminating Trunk hatch close button
74000 mi
US $200
Replaced front passenger door handle
82000 mi
US $200
Wiring harness for driver side front door. Harness had fatigued at the flex point.
20000 mi
Wiper sensor in windscreen failed; replaced windshield.
27900 mi
Right-front door handle stopped working. Was replaced at my office by mobile technician.
Rear left door handle would not work (expand but will not open door) when it's hot outside. Was replaced under warranty, took 2-3 hours before getting back the car.
Tesla gave me a P90D as a loaner, whooooooooo wheeeee !!
38601 mi
Driver mirror does not always get back to its original position (with auto-tilt enabled). No issue if auto-tilt not enabled. Was replaced, but issue persists.
50147 mi
Corrections: Condenser - Gas-Cool - LH
Leak Corrections: Pipe - High Pressure - Gas Cool to Sub-Cool Condenser
Leak
57040 mi
Engine noise when using air conditioning. Noise intermitent. Perform thermal test to be sure. No noise present. Replaced right condenser fan.
57040 mi
A/C leak following last repair, a seal had been crushed while reinstalling the tubes.
59520 mi
Defective rear passenger door handle. The handle motor did not work, the handle did not expand.
70524 mi
C $28
Corrosion on drive side ground connection (5 cables on that ground), under the frunk. Caused occasional loosing of power steering, ABS, stability control, power brake, going to neutral, Christmas tree error messages.
Unscrew the nut, but the aluminum stud broke. Decided to bring the ground connection elsewhere near the wheel using a 4 gauge cable from an auto shop near my house. Cable cost 18 CAD$, dielectric grease cost 8$. Drilled the aluminum plate and tightened hard the cable with a bolt and nut I had. Problem gone.
11300 mi
Ventilation noise, which has not yet been fixed.
43877 mi
US $1499
Rear parking sensor fell into the bumper, because the glue (!) holding it in from the factory failed. Tesla charged $105.00 to re-glue the sensor in place. Process took more than 7 hours, because software continued to fail and car was immobilized.
44000 mi
Media Control Unit (main computer screen) failed and was replaced with a newer version under warranty.
46000 mi
12 V battery replaced under warranty at my house by a Mobile Service Technician.
91863 mi
US $168
Driver's door wouldn't open — door handle micro switch replaced due to broken wire. Work was done at home by Tesla mobile service.
49000 mi
Rear passenger door would not open. Motorized activation was failing.
Exterior rear door handles were not extending. Found blown fuse, replaced. New fuse blew immediately. Service Center diagnosed and replaced all four door handle mechanisms.
44640 mi
Charge port LED array was failing, making it difficult to assess charging status. Charge port replaced. Media Control Unit (MCU) was rebooting at random times. Replaced MCU.
52000 mi
Replaced noisy compressor (air conditioner)
70000 mi
AC quit, needed a new compressor
81000 mi
US $3600
New MMC chip under warranty. New screen, original screen developed a leak.
46000 mi
Main nav screen replaced
11000 mi
12 volt battery "replace soon" showed up on screen
59200 mi
US $200
a/c stopped cooling -- compressor fault
72000 mi
12v auxiliary battery replaced
74000 mi
US $150
Passenger door would not open, replaced the mechanism.
67000 mi
Door popped open by itself. Tesla Ranger replaced the handle mechanism
86000 mi
12 volt battery needed replacement. Mobile service did it.
12000 mi
Multi Function Display (MFD) bad, replaced under warranty
14000 mi
No 3G or Wifi signal. Network card tested by engineering at the factory, found stuck in download mode. Since the network card is part of the multifunction center display unit (MFD), entire MFD was replaced (again).
31000 mi
The driver's map light button became difficult to press. The light still worked, only the button action was bad.
30300 mi
Rattle/vibration from behind the dashboard, seemingly related to the air ducts / ventilation system. Repair made it rattle/vibrate less, but the problem still persists. Windshield wipers "clicked" when operating. This problem was fixed in 2015 and came back in late 2016. Now it's fixed again.
31000 mi
Right rear window regulator was "detecting false objects" and automatically going down. Replaced regulator assembly.
32000 mi
Yet another attempt at fixing the rattling noise in our dashboard. Despite giving them video, they were "unable to reproduce it."
37000 mi
The continuing saga of weird noises coming from our HVAC system was finally isolated to the doors that change airflow to different vents. They were vibrating. Totally replaced. Also, bits of foam insulation tape were coming out of the air vents. This turned out to be an unrelated issue, but they disassembled and reassembled the dashboard to fix this as well. Tire pressure monitoring system had dead batteries in three wheels. The fix was apparently to upgrade all four wheels to a completely new TPMS that now reports the pressure for each wheel, versus the original that would only report good/bad status.
38000 mi
US $250
Yet another attempt to fix the odd noises coming out of the HVAC system. They replaced something else in the doors that switch the air to the different vents.
44000 mi
US $200
Noise in the HVAC system. Replaced some internal part. (This has been a recurring issue on this car.) No heat. Replaced the "DC-DC converter" and heater.
50000 mi
US $540
3G cellular modem failed. Similar costs for replacement 3G vs. 4G upgrade, so went with 4G.
51000 mi
US $200
Driver door handle would not present itself. You could hear the motor spinning, but the gears or something related was busted.
54000 mi
US $100
eMMC recall (a chip in the infotainment system)
36400 mi
Bubble present in 17" video screen. New video screen replacement.
61000 mi
US $400
Replace and upgrade faulty tire pressure monitor system
33000 mi
USB port wasn't working. Cable was replaced.
34000 mi
Map light wouldn't turn on when pressed, though worked fine when doors opened. They just replaced the light / housing. The physical button was broken.
40000 mi
Drivers side rear view mirror goes to the wrong position after switching from reverse to drive. Mirror housing and electronics replaced.
22000 mi
12V Battery replaced
65000 mi
US $200
Portable charger cord failure
23000 mi
Touchscreen developed an air bubble. Service replaced screen.
33000 mi
US $240
Window regulator failed. Replaced with new one from Tesla.
2000 mi
electrical heating element failed; replaced under warranty
This was a scheduled 12.5K maintainance trip, but my charger socket was replaced as its lights no longer worked.
71000 mi
My early car was affected by the eeMC wear issue under recall. The screen would freeze, need frequent rebooting and navigation didn't work.
47120 mi
C $1600
Replace main computer and touchscreen due to memory failure and leaking touchscreen
7000 mi
Seat front elevation motor not working. They ordered a seat in case they needed to replace it, to get the car back to me that day. But only needed to plug in a connector that was disconnected from the factory.
22000 mi
The home link button would not operate my garage door. Tesla came to my home and replaced my home link antenna with a updated antenna. No charge.
36000 mi
Tire pressure monitors.
Tesla replaced all 4 under warranty
49780 mi
Navigation screen had small bubbles and was replaced with new screen.
Under warranty
17500 mi
automatic trunk closing needed adjustment
29000 mi
airbag recall replaced 12V battery
37000 mi
US $270
replace 12V battery
42000 mi
US $1800
AC compressor failed and needed replacement.
42040 mi
Replaced cabin heater
73780 mi
Wiring harness to garage door opening system needed replacing, had frayed causing loss of door opening functions.
101000 mi
US $3500
heater replacement ($1250)
76400 mi
Repair of broken electrical connection to drivers door handle.
14000 mi
After software update 5.9 media system no longer displays artist or album named in non-English characters. Still displays folders and song names correctly.
24000 mi
Media system randomly starts playing at night. Does not keep position in the current music title in the USB stick.
19000 mi
Retractable door handle on passenger side operated intermittently
26000 mi
A/C relay replaced
73000 mi
US $1375
The tire Pressure Monitoring System failed and was upgraded
Auto tilt side mirrors stopped working. I simply hadn't turned a switch back on after a firmware update.
45000 mi
TPMS error, all 4 sensors replaced. Apparently one that was replaced showed low voltage.
61000 mi
Driver's side door handle required replacement due to a "click" and microsensor issue.
89000 mi
Door handle that was previously replaced/repaired would not work properly. Would not retract.
96000 mi
US $1100
Replaced touch screen which had developed air bubbles.
59000 mi
US $127
One of the tire sensors had come loose, and had to be replaced.
83000 mi
US $772
Replaced one tire sensor, and the charge port ring
53700 mi
Turn signal indicator would not engage (though light would flash) and fan produced a strange humming noise. Service Center replaced a poor ground connection going to the front headlamp and radiator fan.
Passenger side front and rear windows would not fully roll up after being rolled down. They would act as if they contacted something about 1/3 of the way up and roll back down again.
Technician removed and replaced the window regulators.
REGULATOR ASY RR DOOR RH (600637799-G)
REGULATOR ASY FR DOOR RH (600665100-G)
71000 mi
Same as the passenger side windows, the driver's side rear window needed the window regulator replaced.
82700 mi
US $176
Although the driver's door handle presented itself, it would not unlock/open the door when pulled on. Technician removed and replaced the door handle position switch.
113894 mi
US $1300
Tire monitoring system communication error.
Correction: Retrofit Continental TPMS Module and Harness
8400 mi
Main Control Unit ("MCU" aka main touchscreen) had a faulty gyro, which caused some issues in nav/mapping. Tesla replaced entire unit.
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