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This is perhaps not a freak occurrence. I heard a bit of a noise when retracting the column for the first time after the first installation, but couldn't figure out what the cause was, and it never repeated. I later found one metal retaining clip on the floor, but couldn't figure out where it...

I gave the system a turn signals and PRND selections a good workout in my driveway. In 50 very quick (i.e. quick press and release, with no attempt to pause before releasing) I had one failure. R or D selections do appear to require moving the R stalk all the way to the stop (upwards for R...

I have not yet had any PRND failures. I'll try to do a bunch of testing the next time I go for a drive - I'll make a bunch of PRND selections to give the system a good workout.

I have had two occurrences where the turn signal failed to activate from the L stalk. In both cases I had very quickly pressed the L stalk to the first detent and immediately released. I concluded that there might possibly be a timing issue whereby a very short duration activation could be...

I am definitely not an expert in this area, so these comments are probably worth less than what you paid for them. I would have two areas of concern about using an impact wrench on the steering yoke/wheel bolt: Potential damage to the bearings on the steering column, Potential damage to the...

I received the TesLaunch Model S/X stalks kit on 2024-05-25 and installed the kit yesterday. Fit and Finish All in the all, the stalks and trim pieces look like they are well made, and they generally match the other materials of the car. The steering column upper trim piece is very slightly...

Great photos! We lived in Moses Lake for four years, and loved the scablands topography found in parts of eastern WA. The drive up to Dry Falls was one of our favorites, as was the drive between Quincy and Wenatchee along the Columbia River gorge.

The factory bolt does come with thread locker. And Tesla only charges $2 for the bolt, so it is a no brainer to use a new one. I will reuse the old one to get it reassembled for a fit check of the upper column shroud to the stalks. I'll put the new bolt in once I have confirmed that...

Feature Request - Route Planner Supercharge.info has a rudimentary route planner function. The problem with using the route planner there, is that the map shows all SCs. It would be quite useful if supercharging.life had a similar route planner, as then the map could show only unvisited SCs...

Check-ins for 2024-05-25 - Sault Ste Marie, ON (#464) I did a day trip today to Sault Ste. Marie, ON and back to snag some Tavel wine that we like. For some reason Tavel is very hard to find in the midwest, yet Ontario manages to bring in a decent amount every year. One of the Liquor Control...

I'm not going to assume that I know more than the Tesla engineers. Tesla is renowed for cuting costs whereever possible. They wouldn't specify a new bolt, which would force them to cough up the cost of a bolt for every warranty replacement of a yoke or wheel, unless they truly believed it...

I think that pull for flashing high beams should be the way it works, because that is pretty much the standard on other cars.

I've just ordered the kit and will post a review here after I get it installed

This is new info. I'm glad that they have now explained that the stalks can be updated via a smartphone. Thanks!

That is the Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper. It is a spectacular drive, and probably merits being on the list that @theflyer was making. It provides unending views of the Canadian Rockies - the Rocky Mountains from Glacier National Park northward are much sharper and more...

Sounds like a good reason not to wear clothing with the Tesla logo. Otherwise, unless you watch you walk from your car to the grocery store, how do they know you aren't an arriving customer with a small problem to solve first

Perhaps I missed it, but I haven't yet seen a statement from Teslaunch on how they would update already delivered products. The statement I saw was rather ambiguous, as it could be read to mean they would update the design of products they ship to address any changes Tesla makes.

Is this a commitment to update already delivered stalks, if Tesla ever modifies the software in a way that affects the stalks?

It does seem a bit strange that the fit issue would only be on one side, unless there was some left to right asymmetry in either the top trim piece or the way the two stalks fit to the column. Is there any chance that there could have been a fit or installation issue with the left stalk, such...

My hope is that Teslaunch provides a way that the buyer could update the software, in case Tesla ever makes a change that breaks things. I doubt Tesla would make this change on purpose, but they may have good reasons to change things in the future, and they won't care whether these stalks get...

Ryan Huber, who was working on a similar mod for his Plaid, reported that Tesla had changed the CAN bus messages related to indicators at least six times between when the Plaid was first delivered and June 2023 (the date of his message). What is the plan to support customers if Tesla makes a...

Sure, it is non-standard in the USA. But it is standard in some other places, and if FSD is allowed to be used in those places, it should respond appropriately to flashing green when the car is in locations where flashing green has a specific meaning.

Better "stick things" than moose. Moose are huge. Deer damage the front of your car. Moose have long enough legs that the body takes out the windshield. A good friend knew a guy that hit a moose a long ways from civilization in the winter in central British Columbia. He was driving a VW Bug...

What is the source of the stalks? Are they 3/Y stalks? If so, are they new or used? If they are 3/Y stalks, what mods were required to make them work. I'm asking simply to get an idea if these are likely to be robust and reliable, or if they are a new design custom part whose reliability is...

The in-car seat calibration routine was broken for quite awhile. If you tried it, it would fail. The mobile service tech who came out to calibrate my driver seat was quite aware of the issue with the in-car calibration routine. My guess is that a recent SW update finally fixed the in-car seat...

Check-ins for 2024-04-30 - Minocqua, WI (#463) My wife is away for a couple of days, so I did a trip to Minocqua and back. That leaves five more chargers in WI to clear the state. I had thoughts about doing an 11 hour run to nab them all, but realized that they are all on routes that I have...

Check-ins for 2024-04-29 - Lake Geneva, WI (#462) I had to go to Milwaukee, so continued S to hit Lake Geneva

I stopped by the BP station today to have a look. No sign of any construction yet

This is certainly extremely helpful. But, some car has to be the first to go through an area after a construction change, and that car needs to be smart enough to figure it out.

But we'll never get real-time map updates, so FSD needs to be good enough to decipher the lanes from the orange cones, read the various signs, etc. It also needs to be able to correctly respond to construction flag men and anyone else directing traffic.

The pole mounted single phase transformers seem to max out at 167 kVA (sample specs), so three of them would be 500 kVA. I have been told that a V3 cabinet normally has a 387 kVA feed. This 16 stall site has 4 cabinets, so it should have a total supply of about 1,550 kVA. So there are either...

Would be enough capacity for a 16 stall site? If so, that suggesting has merit.

I stopped by on my way through the area yesterday morning. The dumpster is back. Some pavement patching is needed. No bollards. And I couldn't find either a transformer or a transformer pad. So it isn't clear to me where the power is coming from.

I stopped by there on my way through the area yesterday morning. Construction has started, but they have barely begun. There was one guy working, cutting the pavement.

Yeah, this is definitely on the list. At one point I had hoped to get there via the aircraft I built, but I ended up selling that aircraft before ticking that box. Thanks for the recommendation

Check-ins for 2024-04-23 - Binghamton, NY (#444) - Erwin, NY (#445) - Salamanca, NY (#446) - Erie, PA (#447) - Willowick, OH (#448) - Sheffield, OH (#449) - Genoa - Blue Heron Service Plaza, OH (#450) - Rossford, OH (#451) Day 3 of a return from Nova Scotia to WI. I shifted gears today. Up...

Check-ins for 2024-04-22 - Falmouth, ME (#416) - Saco, ME (#417) - Hudson, MA (#418) - Auburn, MA (#419) - Sturbridge, MA (#420) - Vernon, CT (#421) - Manchester, CT (#422) - Hartford - Leibert Rd, CT (#423) - Hartford, CT (#424) - Rocky Hill, CT (#425) - Meriden, CT (#426) - New Haven, CT...

Check-ins for 2024-04-21 - Bangor, ME (#415) Day 1 of my return from Nova Scotia to WI. Great weather. 20s at the border.

On the fly switching of profiles worked to switch between FSD and TACC for me with software 2024.3.10. I haven't tried it yet with the recently installed 2024.3.15

Their has been significant progress. But no transformer yet.

I stopped by Digby today. The pedestals and cabinets are in, but no transformer yet. The two CCS / ChaDeMO chargers have power - not sure where their power comes from. One of Tesla pedestals has been damaged. Vandalism? I reported it to Tesla.

Check-ins for 2024-04-16 - Miramichi, NB (#414) (First to check-in) Day 4 of a road trip from WI to Nova Scotia. I was on the road at sunrise, heading E from Grand Falls, NB along Hwy 108 towards the recently opened Miramichi, NB charger. This road goes through dense forest, in a very...

Fair warning for Tuesday 4/16: Miramichi, NB

Check-ins for 2024-04-15 - Morrisburg, ON (#409) - Drummondville, QC (#410) - Sainte Eulalie, QC (#411) - Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, QC (#412) - Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QC (#413) (First to check-in) Day 3 of a road trip from WI to Nova Scotia. I had a great day today. I took a detour up to...

Fair Warning for Monday, 4/15 Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QC (unless Half Dollar Bill gets it tonight)

Yeah, spot 48 was more crowded than I like, so I banged off a few more chargers today. Check-ins for 2024-04-14 - Comber, ON (#402) - Oakville - Speers Rd, ON (#403) - Mississauga - Vega Blvd, ON (#404) - Toronto - Lakeshore Blvd W, ON (#405) - Toronto - Bay St, ON (#406) - North York, ON...

Check-ins for 2024-04-13 - Evanston, IL (#390) - Chicago - North Broadway, IL (#391) - Chicago - North Halsted, IL (#392) - Chicago - North Columbus Drive, IL (#393) - Chicago - South Canal Street, IL (#394) - Battle Creek, MI (#395) - Marshall - W Michigan Ave, MI (#396) - Marshall, MI (#397) -...

Check-ins for 2024-04-07 - Munster, IN (#388) (First to check-in) The day's mission was to get to Lafayette, IN, on our way to the eclipse. We had a family event in Green Bay, WI, so couldn't get moving until mid afternoon. I hadn't planned to do any SC hunting, as I didn't want to make the...

Fair Warning: Munster, IL

The recall data mentions one initial fire in 2021, and addition fires in 2023. So that is at least three fires, quite possibly more.