OK, Tesla Model X owners, here is a quiz- how many of you can solve the mystery? Here is the situation:
I stupidly backed into a low-lying branch of a tree in my relative’s driveway and dented and creased the side of the hatchback on the passenger side. I eventually contacted a recommended body shop for repair and they also volunteered to touch up some paint in the on the back tailgate where I loaded some furniture in the car and it chipped the paint, and they also said I could get the passenger side wheel rash also sanded and touched up, so I said “sure!”
I dropped the car off for the repairs and 3 days later, it was ready. However on the drive home, I noticed some grinding from the front of the car with right-hand turns, but not while driving straight or turning left. I thought that perhaps the bolts holding the brake calipers cracked (happened once before on the left side) but was not sure. I drove it around for another half a day and got nervous and drove it to the Dublin Service Center. They said not to drive it, leave it there and they would investigate.
Extra information: While troubleshooting, I noticed that the sentry mode captured video at the body shop so I looked at it and saw, to my amazement, a tech approaching the car with a jack and then jacking up the front of the car. So I looked underneath the car and say that the undercarriage plastic undercarriage was bent and rivets missing, and there were scrape marks in the area of the undercarriage and on the battery case.
I reported this to the body shop and they wanted to see it for themselves, but I instead took the car to the service center.
OK, the questions are:
I will post what happened in a few days.
Mike P
I stupidly backed into a low-lying branch of a tree in my relative’s driveway and dented and creased the side of the hatchback on the passenger side. I eventually contacted a recommended body shop for repair and they also volunteered to touch up some paint in the on the back tailgate where I loaded some furniture in the car and it chipped the paint, and they also said I could get the passenger side wheel rash also sanded and touched up, so I said “sure!”
I dropped the car off for the repairs and 3 days later, it was ready. However on the drive home, I noticed some grinding from the front of the car with right-hand turns, but not while driving straight or turning left. I thought that perhaps the bolts holding the brake calipers cracked (happened once before on the left side) but was not sure. I drove it around for another half a day and got nervous and drove it to the Dublin Service Center. They said not to drive it, leave it there and they would investigate.
Extra information: While troubleshooting, I noticed that the sentry mode captured video at the body shop so I looked at it and saw, to my amazement, a tech approaching the car with a jack and then jacking up the front of the car. So I looked underneath the car and say that the undercarriage plastic undercarriage was bent and rivets missing, and there were scrape marks in the area of the undercarriage and on the battery case.
I reported this to the body shop and they wanted to see it for themselves, but I instead took the car to the service center.
OK, the questions are:
- What happened to the car at the body shop?
- What was the cause of the grinding noise with right turns from the front of the car?
I will post what happened in a few days.
Mike P