Hi all,
Apologies if this has been discussed previously, but I can’t locate a discussion anywhere.
Took delivery of my new Tesla Model Y on May 18th in Paramus, NJ. Drove 400 miles that day and got home in Maine about 9:00 PM. The next day, a message appeared on the screen at start-up. “Pull safely to the side of the road as you have a battery problem and your car is about to shut down”. Had the car towed to Peabody, MA. In addition to the original PCS, they replaced it twice more, same error message, They referred the car to “Engineering”. They ended up replacing the PCS and the HCV. Both parts were in stock at the Service Center. (I thought this unusual as everything I have read indicates that parts are hard to come by.)
I could not get a feel for what the retail cost of repair was (unanswered email from the Service Supervisor), but read somewhere that replacing the PCS would be about $2000. I have not been able to get a cost to replace the HCV.
My questions are as follows:
1. Is replacing the PCS a common issue?
2. Is replacing the HCV a common issue?
3. Are replacing both together typical?
4. What is the cost of replacing just the HCV?
5. Do both of these units pretty much comprise the entire electrical system?
While the car runs great now, I am concerned about "after warranty" expenses as my understanding is that neither of these units are covered under the battery/drivetrain warranty, just the 4/50 warranty and I am considering buying the additional 2/25 warranty as I love the car.
As an aside, the car was in perfect physical condition at delivery. I guess Austin assembly is improving. Also, the car was out of commission for two weeks which I thought was reasonable considering all they went through to get the car fixed. That includes a week in”Engineering.” Hopefully smooth sailing from this point forward. Knock on wood.
Apologies if this has been discussed previously, but I can’t locate a discussion anywhere.
Took delivery of my new Tesla Model Y on May 18th in Paramus, NJ. Drove 400 miles that day and got home in Maine about 9:00 PM. The next day, a message appeared on the screen at start-up. “Pull safely to the side of the road as you have a battery problem and your car is about to shut down”. Had the car towed to Peabody, MA. In addition to the original PCS, they replaced it twice more, same error message, They referred the car to “Engineering”. They ended up replacing the PCS and the HCV. Both parts were in stock at the Service Center. (I thought this unusual as everything I have read indicates that parts are hard to come by.)
I could not get a feel for what the retail cost of repair was (unanswered email from the Service Supervisor), but read somewhere that replacing the PCS would be about $2000. I have not been able to get a cost to replace the HCV.
My questions are as follows:
1. Is replacing the PCS a common issue?
2. Is replacing the HCV a common issue?
3. Are replacing both together typical?
4. What is the cost of replacing just the HCV?
5. Do both of these units pretty much comprise the entire electrical system?
While the car runs great now, I am concerned about "after warranty" expenses as my understanding is that neither of these units are covered under the battery/drivetrain warranty, just the 4/50 warranty and I am considering buying the additional 2/25 warranty as I love the car.
As an aside, the car was in perfect physical condition at delivery. I guess Austin assembly is improving. Also, the car was out of commission for two weeks which I thought was reasonable considering all they went through to get the car fixed. That includes a week in”Engineering.” Hopefully smooth sailing from this point forward. Knock on wood.