Weird story for ya.
Today I got home from work and relaxed for an hour before I had to leave for a doctors appointment.
I got into my car to leave for the doctor appointment and was sitting there looking at a blank (black screen). Car was completely dead.
The Tesla app was showing (my last recorded battery percentage from an hour ago at 33% and the ac on). However, interacting with the app didn’t change anything or wake up my car. It was completely dead.
I took the wife’s car to my appointment. When I returned home I removed the “blank” plug from the front of the front bumper to gain access to the emergency frunk pop release leads, grabbed one of my M12 Milwaukee batteries (I’m an electrician) and was able to pop the funk open. I removed the plastic cover from the section between the trunk and the firewall and tested the 12v battery. It was showing ~7 volts. Dead.
I called my local Tesla service center and they told me to have the car towed to them to have the vehicle looked at. My car is almost 3 years old with 60k miles - I knew I just needed a low voltage battery replacement. They said that once they receive my car it would be looked at and that if all ok, a new 12v battery would be installed. Estimated cost: $500 and 2-3 days!
I was like “you guys are crazy, can’t I just come by and buy a new 12v battery?”
They informed me that “it’s a safety issue and that swapping out for a new 12v battery is “not as simple as it seems” blah blah blah.
I took the wife’s car to the service center, got the exact OEM replacement battery for $93 (including tax) and replaced the battery myself.
The car came back to life with no issues.
Screw these service center guys for trying to make an extra 5x on somebody..
Rant over. Hope you enjoyed!
Today I got home from work and relaxed for an hour before I had to leave for a doctors appointment.
I got into my car to leave for the doctor appointment and was sitting there looking at a blank (black screen). Car was completely dead.
The Tesla app was showing (my last recorded battery percentage from an hour ago at 33% and the ac on). However, interacting with the app didn’t change anything or wake up my car. It was completely dead.
I took the wife’s car to my appointment. When I returned home I removed the “blank” plug from the front of the front bumper to gain access to the emergency frunk pop release leads, grabbed one of my M12 Milwaukee batteries (I’m an electrician) and was able to pop the funk open. I removed the plastic cover from the section between the trunk and the firewall and tested the 12v battery. It was showing ~7 volts. Dead.
I called my local Tesla service center and they told me to have the car towed to them to have the vehicle looked at. My car is almost 3 years old with 60k miles - I knew I just needed a low voltage battery replacement. They said that once they receive my car it would be looked at and that if all ok, a new 12v battery would be installed. Estimated cost: $500 and 2-3 days!
I was like “you guys are crazy, can’t I just come by and buy a new 12v battery?”
They informed me that “it’s a safety issue and that swapping out for a new 12v battery is “not as simple as it seems” blah blah blah.
I took the wife’s car to the service center, got the exact OEM replacement battery for $93 (including tax) and replaced the battery myself.
The car came back to life with no issues.
Screw these service center guys for trying to make an extra 5x on somebody..
Rant over. Hope you enjoyed!