My FJs are wired through the roof. Had both in rivers, deep mud, etc. Also, they have old fashioned doors with handles and clunky locks.
Posted on 06/27/2024 7:14:33 PM PDT by simpson96
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley woman has a warning for her fellow Tesla drivers after getting trapped in her car.
When its power went out, she had no idea how to get out of her car, and she was far from alone.
Diane has owned her Model Y for about three years without serious complaints.
“Pretty happy,” she said. “It’s a fun car to drive.”
But that changed last month when she tried to go for a drive.
“It was fully charged,” she said. “I unplugged the car, went to get in my car, shut the door, and everything just shut down. I couldn’t open the windows. I couldn’t unlock the doors. I was trapped.”
Diane was stuck inside her car. She wanted to check the owner’s manual to try to figure out what was going on, but that was impossible: the glove box wouldn’t open either.
“I called a friend of mine in the neighborhood and said, you know, can you please come over right away. I’m trapped in the car. He came over he couldn’t figure it out. He says there’s no way to open the car from the outside.”
Diane got on the Tesla app and requested Emergency Roadside Assistance. Eventually they let her know through a text that there’s a secret latch to open the door.
Once she located it, Diane was finally able to get out. “It’s scary,” she said. “It’s very unnerving to say the least.”
Diane’s not alone.
Numerous reports have been made of Tesla drivers being trapped in their cars when the battery dies and all the electronics shut down.
Here’s the problem: like most electric vehicles, Tesla vehicles have a main battery that powers the car and a smaller battery that powers the onboard electronics. That includes the door release and the power windows.
When that battery dies, the doors and windows won’t work.
“There is no warning when it’s low or about to go out,” she said. “So it just shuts down.”
So, where’s that secret latch? You’ll find it on the armrest but on the underside, and it’s completely unmarked.
Diane had no idea it was there. She says she’s talked with several Tesla owners over the past few weeks and they didn’t know about it either.
>> The person that hid the secret latch is the dunce.
Seems like the individual followed the manufacturing specs.
[It’s 107• in Arizona, which will turn you into a Hot Pocket in no time]
Pepperoni?
I’ve never actually eaten a Hot Pocket though.
I was trying to buy something out of the vending machine. Items kept getting stuck LOL. Looked like they would bounce free. Money wasn’t really an issue in those days.
Well, I got my items. All that I paid for.
AND .... about 9 Hot Pockets dropped too. Hot Pockets were $1 retail at that time.
I called the woman who owned the vending machines. I told her I’ll send you $10 to cover the retail price of the Hot Pockets, just give me an address. I offered and offered and offered.
She insisted that I not worry about it. I truly wanted to send her the money - they were all frozen and I put them in my insulated lunch bag as they would have just gone bad.
BUT I got the phone number and called her as soon as I woke up the next day after sleeping (after I got back from work).
Somebody else ate all of the Hot Pockets (put them in the freezer at the house). I wanted to try ONE. LOL Just to find out what they were like.
Hey genius Elan! Just have a manually powered handle to open the f@#$ing door! Duh.
Hehehe
JG is funny
You’re supposed to keep a punch tool in case of emergency - or really anything that can break your window.
Newer gas cars also have this happen as the car makers are getting rid of the mechanical linkage to the door lock and replaced with an electronic door lock. Battery dies and even the key won’t work when trying to get in the car!
Tesla should be fined a huge amount for HIDING the door latch in the arm rest. When your car is on fire and you have seconds to get out and get the kids out of the backseat, most people would look for the door latch on the door!
I watched Steve Martin and Martin Short on a SNL clip on Youtube.
Steve Martin was reading what his eulogy would be when Martin Short passed away.
BUT I’LL ALWAYS BE HAUNTED BY MARTY’S LAST WORDS
TESLA AUTO PILOT, ENGAGE
https://youtu.be/JEBX9JYco-4?t=186
#16 Top Gear / Clarckson’s Farm was recorded being stuck inside some supercar. He could not figure out how to open the door!
My FJs are wired through the roof. Had both in rivers, deep mud, etc. Also, they have old fashioned doors with handles and clunky locks.
Good thinking. Love those clunky locks...just pull ‘em up.
Tesla is the dunce.
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