My son recently had the low-voltage battery replaced at this Tesla dealership. After bringing the vehicle home, the car stopped charging. He returned to the dealership, expecting them to diagnose the issue and address what appeared to be a problem that occurred immediately after the battery replacement.
Instead, he was told that the charging problem had nothing to do with the low-voltage battery replacement and that he needed another repair, costing approximately $700. This was especially frustrating because the vehicle had not experienced this issue before the battery replacement.
While I was speaking with Kyle in the service department, I overheard an employee in the background say, "He got his 10% already, what else does he want?" Hearing a comment like that while we were trying to resolve a legitimate service concern was extremely unprofessional and made us feel as though our concerns were being dismissed.
What makes the situation even more frustrating is that I have been unable to speak with a general manager about the matter. Customers should be able to get answers and have their concerns escalated when they believe they have been improperly charged.
After leaving my review, one day later the manager called my son and told him that the issue was now supposedly something else--the controller. This is completely related to the low-voltage battery that was already replaced on his car.
When I spoke with Jason and Kyle, they told me that there was no general manager available. Later, I spoke with Corey, who told me that they do have a general manager named Riley. However, every time I try to contact Riley, I receive no response.
My son should get a refund. How can the diagnostic change from one day to another. The charger cables blew up after charging the car.
Yes -- if you mean an electric/hybrid car, the low-voltage (12 V) battery can absolutely be related to the car suddenly stopping its charging function.
When the 12 V battery is replaced or goes very low, some vehicles can:
* Lose charging-system/controller communication.
* Set tault codes in the battery management system (BMS), onboard charger, or power-control module.
* Require the 12 V system to be fully charged before high-voltage charging will operate.
* Need a fault-code reset or initialization after the
battery replacement.
* Have a blown fuse or disconnected connector related to the charging system.
This dealership has been extremely unprofessional and difficult to deal with. It is very frustrating to have an ongoing issue with a vehicle and then receive different explanations from different people, while being unable to reach the general manager. read more