Tesla? Nein, danke.
"Except this time, the one on the driver’s door of our P85D didn’t pop out, leaving us no way to open the door from the outside.
And significantly, the car wouldn't stay in Drive, perhaps misinterpreting that the door was open due to the issue with the door handle. We have observed other vehicles likewise prohibiting driving with a door open.
We’re far from the first Tesla owners to experience this problem. Our car reliability survey shows that doors, locks, and latches are the biggest trouble areas with Teslas and that the Model S has far higher than average rates of such problems."
Yes, but you can still look smug standing in the rain trying to decide whether the break out the window so you can get in your car. Because you are standing next to your Tesla. Be sure to order it in lemon yellow.
By the way - do Teslas still ‘self ignite’?
It would get stuck in my driveway.
I also did not think this ‘news’...but still amusing.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3291131/posts
Always leave the windows down, problem solved.
What kind of a dumb ass buys a $127,000 liberal POS car anyway? Oh, the same dumb ass that voted for Obama, twice....
Tesla? Nein, danke.
You’re a damn fool to buy a car so over featured as to have retractable door handles.
It used to be that a car was made to get you reliably from point A to point B, in reasonable comfort at a reasonable expense. Now a days that’s a far out concept.
“Model S’ connectivity paired with over-the-air software updates allow Tesla to diagnose and fix most problems in Model S without the owner ever coming in for service,” said a Tesla Motors spokesperson via e-mail. “In instances when hardware, like the door handle, need to be replaced, we strive to make it painless for a customer to get their Model S serviced. ”
The good news: Getting our Tesla fixed could hardly have been more convenient. We called our local Tesla service center to have the car picked up and hauled 60 miles away to the service center for repair. But instead, the company sent a local technician to our Auto Test Center the next morning. Tesla maintains a fleet of repair vans with technicians to provide on-site service for minor problems. Such house calls are part of the Tesla ownership experience, available to all customers.
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Oh well, things go wrong with cars, even expensive ones. Even ones that are powered with gas. It’s good to know that Tesla is good with service.
Oh, not again! The Tesla Model S P85D breaks before the test? A $127,000 high tech rock would really upset me as the driver (not to mention the embarrassment for Tesla Motors). If reliability is so bad, I foresee some major changes to the test program lest testers be stranded in the middle of nowhere.
2 doors, one handle... brilliant“I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t let you do that.”
“I’ve just picked up a fault in the AE35 unit. It’s going to go 100% failure in 72 hours.”
re “The door handles in the Model S retract electrically so they rest flush with the sides of the car when they’re not in use.’”
Does a discharged Tesla batttery therefore make it impossible to open the doors even if the door handles are not defective?
What if you have an accident and the doors won’t open from outside?
That must have been an interesting phone call: “Hi, this is Consumer Reports, and our Tesla is busted.” I’d guess there was some panic at the Tesla dealership and a team of mechanics roared out like a SWAT team. It would have been interesting to see how Tesla would have reacted if they hadn’t identified themselves as Consumer reports.
The more “new” technology on a vehicle, the lower the life expectation. I would think that just getting the innovative propulsion right would be great. But retracting door handles?
“Well, what do you expect for $127,000?”
For a glorified appliance on wheels? Seriously. I drove my bud’s Maserati to Malibu 2 weeks ago and I would rather pay for one instead of looking like a lib retard driving that thing. And don’t give me that “there are plug in stations” crap. Anything you plug into a socket is an appliance.
Ah yes. I remember teaching myself timing and dwell; being able to adjust the distributor by the sound of the motor, until it was just right. A little advanced for more power, a little less for better gas mileage. When I retire I will find a car that still needs this basic stuff.
Are each of us still funding the Tusla with Obambi tax dollar redistribution? Farkin’ Bastiches!