I have certainly not heard such a thing prior to this exact moment. If you have some examples of this, maybe you can link them and we can discuss those.You do realize that Tesla charges plenty of people for parts. There is a 100 mile/72 hour (or something like that) time frame for people to report issues with their vehicles after delivery. Many have not held firm with this time frame, but it is there so that if they want to they can. So it is not some made-up reality. Sometimes when you are looking for things they can see to appear in places where they are not. We are on a Tesla Forum where the majority of people have mostly positive things to say about the company, relax.
I would think a bigger deal would be made of this previously if it were a thing.