I just wanted to share my experience with the forum. We recently drove up to Tahoe between Christmas and New Years and drove home during the storm. My wife noticed that her roof was cracked where the drivers front roof rack mounting foot is installed.
I had installed roof racks on her car a few weeks before our trip and she drove around with just the bars without incident. The day before the trip we mounted the Thule roof box centered on the car. We drove to Tahoe, stayed for 5 days and then drove home during a massive snow/rain storm. It was also pretty windy. About a hundred and 120 miles Into the drive home we stopped to charge and get some food. I noticed that the whole box shifted from being centered to being on the passenger side of the of the roof. The box was still securely mounted and would not slide side to side when I checked it. So we continued our drive home another 120 miles.
When we finally took the box off the car, my wife noticed that the roof had a crack on the driver’s side. I am guessing that the high winds that forced the box to shift toward the passenger side applied enough force to pull the j-hook that secures the roof rails into the glass. I also just noticed that our roof glass is mis-aligned with the drivers side gap to be about 2mm narrower than on the passenger side. I think that also contributed to the damage. I just filed a claim into my insurance to get it repaired under my comprehensive coverage. I doubt tesla with cover it under warranty since I didn’t buy the roof rack from them or have them install it.
We have another ski trip planned in February. I guess I will be keeping my wife’s old MDX just for long trips, as we need the roof cargo space and won’t be using roof racks on the model Y again. It sucks because we were hoping to sell her old ICE car since the MY did so great in the snow.
I had installed roof racks on her car a few weeks before our trip and she drove around with just the bars without incident. The day before the trip we mounted the Thule roof box centered on the car. We drove to Tahoe, stayed for 5 days and then drove home during a massive snow/rain storm. It was also pretty windy. About a hundred and 120 miles Into the drive home we stopped to charge and get some food. I noticed that the whole box shifted from being centered to being on the passenger side of the of the roof. The box was still securely mounted and would not slide side to side when I checked it. So we continued our drive home another 120 miles.
When we finally took the box off the car, my wife noticed that the roof had a crack on the driver’s side. I am guessing that the high winds that forced the box to shift toward the passenger side applied enough force to pull the j-hook that secures the roof rails into the glass. I also just noticed that our roof glass is mis-aligned with the drivers side gap to be about 2mm narrower than on the passenger side. I think that also contributed to the damage. I just filed a claim into my insurance to get it repaired under my comprehensive coverage. I doubt tesla with cover it under warranty since I didn’t buy the roof rack from them or have them install it.
We have another ski trip planned in February. I guess I will be keeping my wife’s old MDX just for long trips, as we need the roof cargo space and won’t be using roof racks on the model Y again. It sucks because we were hoping to sell her old ICE car since the MY did so great in the snow.