Model Y battery won’t charge and Tesla steps in, but the owner says he only discovered warranty risks later
One of the advantages of owning a Tesla that is highly appreciated by owners is the possibility of not having to perform maintenance without losing the warranty. However, like many other Tesla users, a Tesla Model Y owner found out that despite less pleasant warranty conditions that interfere in case of replacement of a defective lithium-ion battery. After 177,000 km and two years, it is already on its third battery, but due to the high mileage, he said in video History, and the fear of having to pay for another battery replacement with the warranty now expired.
REDUCTION OF AUTONOMY AND THE TESLA BATTERY MUST BE REPLACED AFTER 40,000 million
Owner of a Tesla Model Y who is using the car for service laughs hailing Uber said initial enthusiasm for its electric car turned into a series of battery-related accidents. As reported by InsideEVs after almost a year the use during which they were transported about 40,000 miles, the car showed signs of deterioration of the state of health of the lithium-ion battery (State of Health – SOH), with the need for help. But without knowing that it wouldn’t be the first and only time, for the same reason.
TESLA MODEL Y RANGE REDUCED TO 260 MILES
L’Tesla Model Y autonomy which initially was 326 miles on a full charge, saw a significant drop and reached just over 260 million. The decline of the Heath state was accompanied by Tesla error code BMS_a066. After contacting Tesla support, he learned that the code was related to charging issues and reduced range. The car completely stopped charging out of nowhere and returned to the service center. A Tesla technician then identified the need to replace the high-voltage battery. Although the exchange, replacement Yippee was covered by warranty the customer only later found out that it was a “new” replacement battery regenerated package rather than new as described in the video below.
ON 60 thousand mils SECOND MODEL Y BATTERY FAILS ALSO
Many manufacturers also use remanufactured or replacement parts when performing warranty work. So Tesla’s case is certainly not unique. The problem claimed by the customer who uses the car for work is that The second battery replaced under warranty lasted only 20,000 miles. 6 months after the first replacement, the same error code appeared again. This time, the Model Y owner goes to a different Tesla service center. However, the verdict does not change, but from what has been said, a new spare part is used this time. This allowed the car to go another 50 thousand miles without any problems.
Now that the car has reached 110,000 miles, the owner began to worry about the risk of replacing the battery at your own expense if the defect recurs at the limit of 120 thousand miles, above which Tesla’s standard warranty is no longer applicable and is not applicable. A more than valid concern when you consider that others like him might find themselves at a crossroads: selling their car, considering depreciation and residual value (in this exclusive survey with CarVertical data in Italy, electric vehicles will lose 50% of their value in 5 years), or resort to reconditioned battery to reduce costs repairs.
