Tesla Vision fails as owners complain of Model 3 cameras fogging up in cold weather::A number of Tesla owners have taken to Reddit after their front cameras fogged up and stopped working in cold weather, leaving several features, including the US$10,000 FSD Beta, inoperable. Tesla has declined to assist to these customers, despite many of their vehicles being covered under warranty.
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The quality control is seemingly nonexistent though. The sucker that had theirs kick the bucket after getting rained on probably doesn’t care how well the core features work.
There is still nothing I have seen to date that proves to all of us they didn’t drive through and submerge the battery.
I don’t doubt Tesla’s shitty practices on customer service, and I don’t doubt the possibility of a WC failure letting rain be the cause. It could.
I just haven’t seen anything conclusive to reinforce they didn’t drive the vehicle in a manner that could be expected to cause water issues.
Once that gets produced, I will happily agree.
So why wouldn’t the battery be sealed? Why is this a mode of failure that you believe is somehow acceptable? Short of the car going the route of a particular 500k P1… Why wouldn’t we expect the batteries to be sealed if they’re that sensitive to water ingress?
You realize that outside has a lot of water? And it’s pretty normal for some of that to get on the underside of your vehicle… Why wouldn’t tesla as a car design/manufacturer account for that and take reasonable precaution to stop water ingress on the battery? You even hear of an ICE car doing this short of driving into a lake?
All the time. Cars are not amphibious vehicles. The ones made for that generally have a snorkel. We’re advised to not drive in high water for reasons including causing damage to your vehicle and your vehicle floating away.
For reference, the car in question’s model was noted by a Tesla rep as “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.“ source
Where did I make such a claim?
I’ve driven my non-EV through deep puddles more than once, just by accident. They kept working, didn’t catch fire, etc. Maybe Tesla should plan for that not especially uncommon scenario for their cars?
I heard of so many gaps in the bodywork, fogging up of the headlights or even the interior, stiff like that. It seems like there is a huge range of quality, even with the same model.
Some of that (not all) is anti EV propaganda, both funded by competitors or exaggerations and sometimes outright fabrication by people who (justifiably) dislike Musk.
All the core features, eh? Try your door handle when the battery’s dead then say that again with a straight face.
Great range … 😂
I get all of the range advertised to me. 2022 model 3.
Others may not. The recent articles on their displayed range being different once at half battery are concerning. I have been on the lookout for it, but so far I have driven 260 physical miles in the 3 I own without issue. That’s about the best I could reasonably expect without truly granny driving the thing.
I don’t intend to come off as some sort of Tesla fan boy. I don’t buy their bullshit statements nor agree with them as a company. I hate musk and dislike a lot of their business decisions.
The interior of their cars is our economy level trash for premium prices.
I own one as a result of needing an EV, having solar panel plans for the roof, and having the second family vehicle die in us in 2021. We needed to order something when there was literally nothing to buy. Car lots empty. So I punched the ticket on the Tesla to get into the EVs and get a car before most others could get me one. Certainly the soonest anyone could get me one with this level of advertised range at the time. Here I am now.