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I second that. They also look into things such as history of servicing and ESA.Perhaps...depends on the SC and your attitude. If you document the problem with them before the warranty runs out that helps too...
Let's face it some of these cars cost upwards of 215k CDN brand new 4 years ago. Yes vehicles of this caliber price will require a large wallet to maintain after its 4-5 years old. Let's be honest. 1,200 US for a screen or 150 for a door handle assembly. Lots of used parts available online. Allot of DYI you tube videos on how to replace them with simple hand tools and a few hours... Jalopnik write ups are for trolls.
Let's look at a 5 yr old Mercedes diesel engine.... 35k CDN later...
Yes, but other 100k cars have issues too, like Stealerships that bend you over for routine maintenance. Said maintenance largely not required for EV's, so if you pay 2-4k for a major item like the screen after 4 years, consider the MB or BMW or Porche costs during that time.
Yes, but other 100k cars have issues too, like Stealerships that bend you over for routine maintenance. Said maintenance largely not required for EV's, so if you pay 2-4k for a major item like the screen after 4 years, consider the MB or BMW or Porche costs during that time.
Is this really true about maintenance though? It seems lots of DUs have failed, even amongst newer cars, and my thought is that maybe oil changes are wise and needed to help avoid some of these problems that develop over time. Ditto with coolant. Do we know if there’s a possibility of a gasket failing that would allow coolant and oil to mix, which would also require a maintenance to replace such a gasket? There is lots of tech talk here, which is good, but the absence of any mechanical discussion and the though that these machines should be maintenance free is troubling to me. I don’t think any company should get a pass on such a claim, even if the maintenance intervals might be longer due to gentler conditions when comparing ICE engines to EV drive units.
That stated, it seems thus eMMC issue is largely software/write volume driven and can be essentially mitigated by software changes that avoid the write volume. That’s more a bug/flaw/defect in my mind than routine maintenance that anyone should have to expect to cover. Just my opinion.
How long did it take to fix it?
From those that have had this happen, are there any warning signs before the screen goes dead? I have a 2014 with 46k and it updated to new software ok last night, but I'm just curious to see if there is anything specific to keep an eye on.
Is there any way to have the system create extra write cycles? If so, you could intentionally cause the chip to fail while still in the warranty period.
My MS was seemingly dead after V10 upgrade, too. Both screens off, then instrument cluster booted up but the center screen was dark and unresponsive. I immediately thought eMMC failure after it did not seem to respond to a two wheel reboot. It came back after a while.
Interestingly enough, I spoke with a Tesla mobile ranger who told me they are noW replacing MCU 1 with MCU 2. He said they have an adapter for the plugs and you get the full on new MCU 2 when it is replaced. Is that true- not sure, but I asked the question 5 different ways and he was pretty confident. As an aside, was told that this may not be public knowledge. Anyone out there have ANY confirmatory evidence that this is the case? I am skeptical, so I’d like to see something definitive...