Hi everybody,
I received my TESLA model S on December the 8th, 2012 in Houston, TX. I noticed a spontaneous crack on the windshield (without any stone chips) 2 weeks ago. When I contacted the TESLA service, they said that it has apparently happened to other cars as well and it is likely due to some increased stress in the structural aluminum frame of the body which makes the windshield crack. I have yet to have the glass fixed and waiting (for the last 2 weeks)for TESLA service manager to call back to fix it. But the more important problem is that simply replacing the glass would not solve the cause of the problem. It is imperative that the structural fault needs to be addressed as well, to avoid it to be a recurring problem. I wonder if anybody else has experienced this.
@Brian H
How did you guess ;)
How well I remember my wife's incredulity that I would put down a deposit, years in advance for a "then" non-existent car based just on its engineering potential. I almost can't process how she will squeeze a couple of years of daily Tesla forum obsession into the few short months before her car arrives... LOL!
On a related note, I have seriously thought about moving beyond the ideal of working from "home" to working from my "Tesla". Imagine conference calls while carving through the hills full throttle...
Warning, most people think they can multi-task far better than they actually can. Steering etc. uses the SAME brain circuitry as conversing. So you're likely to either talk or drive like an idiot (half your current IQ) or both. >;p
My Model S arrived from Fremont with a cracked windshield, which was replaced by Tesla. It did delay my delivery by a week, but it was worth the wait. What a wonderful car!
My primary issue with the windshield is my inability to use transponders. I use a transponder to access my community and a different one to access the toll roads. Neither transponders work, even in the small space to the right of the mirror.
Again, worth the trouble as I love this car.
DouglasJ-- I had to go to a clear motorcycle sticker at the bottom of my front left headlight. My EZ Pass toll road transponder did not work through the S windshield.
Today noticed in my 2 week old MS a crack on the passenger side window - ouch!!
Wow still crack windshields after owners reporting it 3 months ago. This is not a good sign.
Okay, so my car has apparently been built, and I will probably also have to deal with a cracked windshield. Is this something that rangers can do, or will I need to take a few days from work to drive to Boston and back? ...Say nothing of the expense of a place to stay and having to get meals on the road. I am starting to get really miffed about the silence around this issue and others.
On another thread, someone was talking about snow getting caught up in the wheel well and actually pulling the metal apart, to the point that he thought that someone had hit his car. Upon closer inspection, he said that the inside construction of the wheel well was made from a material similar to felt. I live in snow country; this is so not cool.
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