So, I went out to McDonald's to get myself a well-deserved McFlurry, I'm driving home, was 1/4 mile from my house (if that), drove over a speed bump (that I've driven over 200+ times before), heard a very-ominous "pop" sound from the battery pack area, and the whole car just shut down.
I have a fault light on the dash, it won't go into anything but Park or Tow Mode (thank God). Can't even select Neutral. Was able to grab a neighbor and we pushed it into my driveway.
I called Tesla Roadside assistance and they're sending a tow truck out tonight to pick it up.
The little display screen (VDS? VDM?) shows "BSM: V-ess too low during precharge, t2". I tried to Google that and that phrase comes up on literally ONE website (the OVMS site with a list of all the possible error messages) so that's no help.
I tried pulling the little fuse under the hood, made no difference. I know where the big orange disconnect is in the battery compartment but, I can't even get my hand in there to touch it, let alone get a grip on it enough to pull it. And, if I did, I'd never get it back in. Is there some trick to that (other than driving around with an 8-year-old with teenie-tiny little hands to reach in there and grab it)?
But, I don't think it matters; it didn't seem like a software fault. I think I broke something (the "pop" sound kinda gave that away).
FML
I have a fault light on the dash, it won't go into anything but Park or Tow Mode (thank God). Can't even select Neutral. Was able to grab a neighbor and we pushed it into my driveway.
I called Tesla Roadside assistance and they're sending a tow truck out tonight to pick it up.
The little display screen (VDS? VDM?) shows "BSM: V-ess too low during precharge, t2". I tried to Google that and that phrase comes up on literally ONE website (the OVMS site with a list of all the possible error messages) so that's no help.
I tried pulling the little fuse under the hood, made no difference. I know where the big orange disconnect is in the battery compartment but, I can't even get my hand in there to touch it, let alone get a grip on it enough to pull it. And, if I did, I'd never get it back in. Is there some trick to that (other than driving around with an 8-year-old with teenie-tiny little hands to reach in there and grab it)?
But, I don't think it matters; it didn't seem like a software fault. I think I broke something (the "pop" sound kinda gave that away).
FML