It pains me greatly to do this but I have to. I owe it to the community. I purchased a 22 MYLR on July 13th from Tesla. They brag about their 115 point checklist and all that. However, I don't think they do it on every car. My car had a fog light out, a broken windshield wiper arm, a loose something in the back, the battery will only charge via AC at home on a 32 A not 48A which is what I have, the dash cams aren't focused and can't read a license plate 20 feet away, the Hepa and cabin air filters had never been replaced in at least three years. There was mold growing in the cabin air filter. All those are on the checklist but were ignored. I love the car in concept and I think I got a clunker. Plus two other things that really set them apart. 1.) the car had been in an accident, small rear-end collision and was not disclosed and 2.) it was a rental and that wasn't disclosed. I would not have purchased the car knowing either of those two things.
The lift gate was a little crooked when I picked it up. I mentioned it to the guy at the pickup location and they said, "no big deal" fill out a service request in the app and they will fix it. They actually made it worse. I was livid and so they sent it to Tesla collision since they do that better than the service department. I asked again had it been in a wreck and they assured me it had not been in one.
It took a month to get to the collision center and they told me it had been in an accident. I lost my shit a little. They took it apart and sure as shit, it had been hit from behind. She pointed to the latch hook had all the paint rubbed off and there was rust on the side where the gate slid next to the body. I asked about the hook and she said it had been like that for a while since all the paint had been worn off. (at this point I had had the car six weeks and 4 of those days it was in the shop.)
I contacted Tesla resolution department like the paperwork said on September 4th, the day after the collision department told me. As of this review I have not heard from them. I have tweeted, emailed and called Tesla support, I have talked to the service manager, he called because I was railing on them in the app. He called to "get information" then tried to sell me a new car since they wouldn't have the problems I have. I said what do I do with my car and he said we can trade it in. Mentioned the accident and would cost on the trade in value... He did tell me the manager for used cars would call me. As of this writing I have not heard from anyone at Tesla regarding this.
Also, I have the windshield protection plan and I got a chip. I submitted for repair and they sent me a bill for $1,300 and change. I reminded them I have the plan and they apologized and blamed it on AI. The following week they sent me another estimate and this time it was almost $1,600 for the same work. So by now I don't trust these people for anything.
I mentioned the battery charging issue, and I am still under ALL the warranties on the car. They want to charge me $305 to diagnose the problem. I asked what the charge was for since this is a warranty repair on the battery.
Here is their response: "We require your approval to proceed with the initial diagnostic process. Once the inspection is complete we will be able to confirm if the repair is covered under the terms of your warranty, at which point the estimate will be adjusted accordingly. The suggested repair is warrantable so that could switch over but we do not know at this time."
This came AFTER I told them to see if the rear impact damaged the battery. They keep avoiding me and not calling me back. The only reason I still want a Tesla, the car is a cheat code. The company is just another car company, take advantage of you and nickel and dime you to death. This is the first time in 20 years buying from a dealership and they are just like ford, chevy or any other mouth-breathing car company. They see you as an income source, not a client.
So buyer beware and be diligent when you pick up your car. read more