I've already made my comment about consistent quality in hand-built cars so I'll leave that where it is.Problems reported here in 3 days if i’m not wrong: 1. Air bag light. 2. Tire pressure sensor. 3. Charging lid. 4. Wipers knock. 5. Music system noises. 6. Service response malfunction. 7. Loud pop in back and warning light. 8. 12v plug not working. 9. Low quality wiper blades leaving strikes. 10. Time zone recognition. 11. Mistakes in charging rates calculation. And low quality “upgraded” music system.
Funny you should mention that. Well after the X was out I watched Musk admit (to his credit) that the gull wing door software still hadn't been fixed. To this day I haven't seen, nor been able to find any news about it being fixed. Maybe you can find it?Speaking of issues, there are still unfixed software issues with the original Volt that will never get fixed because it is GM. Like battery charge periodically not showing up if you interrupt a remote start, etc. At least Tesla will OTA update that stuff.
I was looking for something beyond imagination. Seriously, I did look for some indication, more than once. I figured since Musk was honest enough to admit the failure publicly someone would have followed up with some news about a fix. Odd to leave that one dangle like that.I haven't seen any news on the falcon wing doors for a while (over a year), so I imagine they got them worked out.
Point is Tesla will actively update older cars with OTA updates, which GM does not do at this time. There are many software updates that should be offered to older Volts that never will be, like Hold mode, etc.
I must have misunderstood that remark then.Speaking of issues, there are still unfixed software issues with the original Volt that will never get fixed because it is GM.
I ran across this on Reddit:But a number of issues have emerged with the car, which were summarized by one commenter on a Reddit thread about the extensive trip:
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/7fy755/my_10_day_review_of_the_model_3/So we finally got our Model 3 exactly 10 days ago, and I wanted to share my thoughts on my experience so far. I will probably add more thoughts as time goes.
This is my first electric car ever so the overall experience was new for me. For background, my other car is a Honda CRV, and I recently sold off my Subaru BRZ.
Delivery Experience - Meh. We had to wait 2 hours after our appointment time because the car was still being detailed. The delivery specialist was not special at all. Had no idea about some of the features.
The initial build quality was good. No cosmetic or mechanical issues. There are some minor misalignments but nothing that you would not see in any other car if you looked minutely.
Driving - Driving the Model 3 feels great. Overall handling is superb. Definitely not what people would normally expect from an electric car but would expect from a Tesla. Amazing acceleration, just amazing (super quick off the spot). It almost feels like a roller coaster. I had some fun catching people off guard while riding them around.
Steering is solid, and the car feels in control.
The suspension is much stiffer than I expected. For comparison, for me the suspension felt slightly stiffer than BMW 335 but no as hard as my BRZ.
Very quiet in the cabin. This can be attributed to in large part to the lack of ICE.
Motion sickness - For real. Apparently caused by regenerative braking. Turned it down to LOW to get used it slowly.
Glass roof and interior - The glass roof is my favorite feature. It just makes the car feel bigger and spacious. Just a different feel. Lots of legroom, even in the back. The dome lights and accent lights are a good touch. The center console storage space lids etc. feel plasticky. My 2017 CRV has much better materials in this regard. Steering wheel feels nice and solid.
Misc. (not interior related) - You have to close the doors really (really really) hard to make them close properly. If the door is not closed hard enough it doesn't latch and the window does not get sealed.
Touch screen - Nothing new here. The screen quality is good - clear, responsive, adaptive brightness, all the good stuff.
Controls (or lack there of) - Coming from a conventional car interior, I do miss some of the physical buttons. The steering stalk on the left lets you control the turn signals, and there is button to trigger the wiper. The stalk on the right is for drive controls. The two wheels let you contol the volume, and adjust the mirrors.
Yyou need 2 clicks on the screen just to get the wipers going. SMH
Here is what I miss - No cruise control + or - on the steering wheel. I have to reach to the screen to increase or decrease cruise speed. If someone knows what I am missing do let me know. Cannot switch radio stations. You can skip songs but that's it.
Go to the screen to open the glove box (another smh) - I know Tesla wants to keep things simple and this is there way to enforce safety of the stored items during Valet mode but Worse - even the passenger has to reach all the way to the left hand corner of the screen to open the glove box that is right in front. I am sure there could be a better solution.
Fixable - Navigation steps are listed on the far right hand side of the screen. Away from the driver, and it is sometimes hard to read/follow while driving. Looking so far to the right does not feel like just a glance. It is taking focus away from actual driving. Hopefully they can bring that panel back to the left, closer to the driver.
Battery & range - Range anxiety got real when the battery was down to 40 miles. Had to find a public charge and I actually ended up paying to get some juice. The battery lost about 15-20 miles per day sitting in the garage during the long weekend. It was in 40-50s during the weekend here in the bay area. This is based on the small sample size and non scientific, casual observation. I will have a better idea in the coming days.
From the comments it looks like the batter loss is greater than expected. I will observe for a few more days and report back.
I thought the glove box was the silliest one. The most dangerous one? I'm not sure. But he liked some of it - only fair to post the whole thing.You have to take your hand off the wheel to adjust the Cruise control??...Hmmm...
That is some serious parasitic loss!!!
Flying in the face of the "drive in L" crowd around these parts. I made my wife car sick on the test drive. She asked to be let out, and she wasn't patient about it. If you think the front seat is bad, try the back seat."Motion sickness - For real. Apparently caused by regenerative braking. Turned it down to LOW to get used it slowly." I agree I no longer drive in LOW if my wife is in the car, she says it makes her car sick. I guess its the constant undulations as you try to match the cars braking to where you want end up when coming to a stop. I now just drive with the brake pedal and all is well and I'm sure I'm not leaving any electrons on the table.
