No Model 3 fires to date

[Swampgator]

As far as I can tell there have been zero Tesla Model 3 fires, even after serious crashes. Has anyone heard of a fire in the Model 3? If not, this seems to me a fairly large improvement over S and X given that Tesla has already delivered close to 120K Model 3s.

 

[chronopc]

As far as I can tell there have been zero Tesla Model 3 fires, even after serious crashes. Has anyone heard of a fire in the Model 3? If not, this seems to me a fairly large improvement over S and X given that Tesla has already delivered close to 120K Model 3s.

Are there really none? That is extremely impressive if true.

 

[JeffK]

I haven't heard of a single one yet.

 

[chronopc]

All of the search results I've seen on Google is of the Model S.

 

[Toumal]

Have you tried searching on seekingalpha? Surely by now they must've written a piece on how the Model 3 is an expensive firecracker.

 

[woodisgood]

At some point I'm sure someone will put a bullet through the floor...

 

[Stirfelt]

AllI I know is IF there should be a M3 fire .... the media will make it a top headline .... and talk about it continuously.

 

[Jaguar]

I've lit up some pavement but so far it hasn't spread to the car.

 

[electracity]

As far as I can tell there have been zero Tesla Model 3 fires, even after serious crashes. Has anyone heard of a fire in the Model 3? If not, this seems to me a fairly large improvement over S and X given that Tesla has already delivered close to 120K Model 3s.

That's because Model 3 owners practice firearm safety, unlike those snotty S/X owners.

I don't know how that model S owner shot his battery, but I'm sure it involved a pearl handle revolver and a hooker.

 

[dennisvab]

As far as I can tell there have been zero Tesla Model 3 fires, even after serious crashes. Has anyone heard of a fire in the Model 3? If not, this seems to me a fairly large improvement over S and X given that Tesla has already delivered close to 120K Model 3s.

There has been at least one Model 3 fire, as I’ve seen it go through the insurance auction.

 

[Swampgator]

There has been at least one Model 3 fire, as I’ve seen it go through the insurance auction.

Do you know where that was? I'll look into it.

 

[Az_Rael]

Do you know where that was? I'll look into it.

I found this one. But it may be a wildfire car. https://poctra.com/2018-TESLA-MODEL-3/id-AOzSXOkofb3Y57OJ/FREMONT-CA

 

[SMAlset]

Interesting to see the honeycomb design on the backside of the center screen. But honestly why would anyone buy a burnt out car.

 

[zhu-]

But honestly why would anyone buy a burnt out car.

For salvageable parts, in this case, maybe the battery. If there's a 25% chance the $10k battery is fine and the car is sold for $1000-$2000 it might be a worthwhile bet.

 

[Az_Rael]

But honestly why would anyone buy a burnt out car. I

I have no idea. I was watching the auctions for my car after I totalled my S and saw an X that was literally just a warped frame and a pile of ashes. Maybe as scrap metal to melt down?

 

[PoitNarf]

Why did you have to jinx it by mentioning it?

 

[eprosenx]

Interesting to see the honeycomb design on the backside of the center screen. But honestly why would anyone buy a burnt out car.

It is likely a required process that the insurer does to make sure to recover the max value from any claim. Probably just their standard procedure no matter how ridiculous... That looks pretty toast.

I wonder if the scrap value is worth more than any hazmat handling of the battery, etc?

I am guessing that other may be right - likely a wildfire car?

 

[Relayer]

My nephew (who is an ICE mechanic) joked "make sure you have a fire extinguisher in your new ride". So I started poking around the web. As of this posting, not ONE case of a M3 catching fire, anywhere.
I'm seeing M3's everywhere now, so that is truly remarkable. There is another thread that mentions a "goo" they've used in between the separate cells. I'm not sure if that's the reason. But this should absolutely be crowed about and discussed when people get snarky..

 

[DrDabbles]

This could be down to the difference in battery pack design, the individual cell design, or just that there haven't been enough miles driven by Model 3 for them to be in situations that have caused Model S or X to catch fire. But mostly I think it's pack design. Cells in the S/X packs are physically very close, so thermal runaway of one can rapidly spread to the four cells around it. As mentioned above, there is thermal protection between cells rather than just the coolant system. Depending on what that material is, it could be an extremely effective electrical insulator, it could just be to prevent vibration of the cells, or it could be some thermal insulation to protect cells when a neighbor goes off.

Photo of Model S module disassembled: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/2015-03-28-02-46-04-1920-jpg.76115/

Photo of Model 3 module disassembled: https://model3ownersclub.com/media/tesla-model-3-teardown-9.677/full?d=1524758997

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

Yeah, I'm surprised there hasn't been any considering the number off them shipped and how fast they were going out the door.

Especially with the completely incompetent quality control that was occurring.

With my Model 3 they seem to have gotten everything right except one body panel, but the one body panel was so obvious it was a WTF? moment when I saw it.

It was like approving a super model to walk the run way when she had a black eye. Like how did guys not see it?