John was supposed to have his Tesla Model 3 delivered, but it was damaged. My M3LR is at Tesla for some body work due to the driver door hitting the transport truck at delivery. They’ll have my 3 for roughly 10-14 days. They gave me this bad boy to get around in for the next…
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Bubbles and Gaps in the Door Trim Seal
This is happening with a Tesla Model 3 that was delivered in December 2018. Just got my Model 3 delivered 10 days ago. Noted this gap along back seat door trim. Is this something that should be corrected. Worried about this being a sign of some panel being misaligned. This is a common issue. You…
Model 3 Being Delivered with 16 Paint Defects – Horrible Delivery
Remember the days of watching Youtube videos where a happy buyer arrives at the Tesla factory to be greeted like a guest? A giddy customer that can’t wait to just drive off the Tesla to tell their friends and family, but the employee took their time to explain everything in and out of the car? …
Tesla Service Center Damages Model 3 in an accident
Tesla needs to have a better process to store cars that they are servicing. We’ve seen an increase in Teslas involved in accidents DURING service. Imagine leaving your baby at the Tesla service center only to get a call stating your car was involved in an accident. Took my model 3 to service to fix…
Model 3 Frunk Unable to Close
An owner opened his front trunk to not be able to close it. Service center came to force it closed and damaged the paint while doing so. And the QA issues continue…. I opened my front trunk yesterday and the bolt came loose!! The hinge on my driver side front trunk came out. I can’t…
Rattle Noise Sound from the Front
Light rattle noises are reported VERY often on the Tesla Model 3. Some people have found that pushing your chair back all the way is the reason and Tesla refuses to fix it since it’s an known issue. If your rattle is caused by the center console or something other than the chair, Tesla service…
Clicking noise from the charging port
This buyer picked up new model 3 in the end of December, 2018. There are 2 types of sounds coming from the vehicle on intermittent basis. There is clicking from the charging port and whirring from batteries. Please see the video to hear them. Clicking noise could be due to cold weather, but is not…
Tesla Model 3 Tire Punctured
Punctured tires definitely happens on every car, but let’s keep an eye on this to see if Tesla skimmed out on decent tires. Less than a month old and this happened on the interstate… no clue what I hit, but it wasn’t that big. Good news is I was only about eight miles from a…
Tesla Model 3 Break-in in Sunnyvale, CA
Yet another day, another break-in in Bay Area, California. Tesla owners say this happens to every car. It’s true, but being in many car forums from my Civic days to Acura to Toyota to Tesla, the Tesla break-ins seem to happen VERY often. It’s a good sign that the Model 3 looks like an expensive…
Tesla Laying Off 7% of Workforce
Tesla announced Friday that they plan to cut about 7% of their full time workforce even as it aims to increase the Model 3 production rate. Shares fell about 4 percent in pre-market trading from $347 to $324. In a letter to employees, Elon Musk said that preliminary fourth-quarter results indicate that profit will be…