Yeah I see a problem Sam is driving 2 Model S 100k plus cars and complains about putting $200, $400 and $600 into them. Then the Range Rover will cost $10g every time the engine jumps time.
I quit watching your videos a long time ago because they got too cheesy or click bait and annoying. I watched this video and to my surprise it was refreshing. No click bait, no bs, straight forward repairs. Honest opinions. I feel like you came back to your roots.
Horror is in buying a "modern" lets say used 2019 BMW, Audi, Mercedes, those things are full of electrical problems. An old 2007 is better used then these are
@@Chris-hw4mq Even modern Jeeps and other Dodge products are having insane electrical problems, I always knew it would come to this but it will only get worse.
Although the trunk is not a door, it's probably connected to the same interior lighting and door safety warning inputs. Since otherwise it would make sense for the autopilot to disable if any door would be open...
@ I would agree except I don’t believe Sam said the car was indicating that the trunk was open, just that the latch stopped opening it. Therefore from the car’s point of view the car is secure. At least it would be if you could lock the doors.
Why does it need an electric motor to open and close a tiny plastic flap ? The filler flap on my car just has a mechcanical cable operated latch with a spring to pop open the flap. It's 36yrs old and still works perfectly.
This looks like a real PITA.The charge port door on my BYD is spring loaded, the door locks are mechanical. It's basically the same system as on my old ICE powered Mazda where it never failed during 11 years of use and I like it that way.
Samcrac its a ground post under the driver side foot rest. Remove epoxy body paint with buzz wheel. Bad ground . Same issue here they chased for months
Model S are now known for bad grounds - it's a requirement from tesla, when repairing any weird problem to sort out the grounds that are on the chassis legs and on the front bulkhead under the windscreen
You've just presented an absolutely great video on a subject that many other Tesla contributors seem to shy away from. REPAIRS. I say thanks for myself and others who just watch and never comment or do a thumbs up.
It a technical sense, Tesla never really does repairs for you; they only replace parts at the service center. This can lead to some insane consequences for when you're out of warranty like a 2000$ quote to replace an entire front end when the actual culprit is a 50-100$ bearing or other smaller part. At least in that scenario you're getting a functioning front end out of the deal. The same trouble code that tells them when your HV battery is done for can be signaled by a bad wiring harness, and hypothetically the remanufactored battery pack you get could be worse than the one you're exchanging with them.
Man is an easy fix that Srs light. There is a loose ground wire on one of the jack on the controller module. The best way to see if is that the problem is by pushing with your foot on the left a pillar. Il the light goes off Remove on the driver side a pillar lower trim (the one with the Tesla logo on sill plate). There is underneath on the A pillar what is called left controller. Well there is on that controller a connector with a loose ground wire. I do not recall which one it is but u will catch it as soon as u start to play with it.
Are you a Tesla mobile mechanic? If not, you should have charged Tesla for this service call if it truly is the problem. Almost immediately I suspected the same thing. Lots of other Detroit vehicles suffer from faulty grounding straps. Seen plenty of YT videos about them. In every situation, a new owner should identify and inspect grounding wires. GROUNS are the most important part of a vehicle electrical system. If the circuit can't make it back to the battery ground; then the problem persists.
Your leasing logic only works if the value of the old car when you decide to sell is zero. I've leased, bought new, bought old. You either pay for maintenance and repairs or depreciation. You can bullshit yourself, but you pay one way or another.
I agree I was shocked when he said that. Leasing as almost never a good option. Unless you are hell bent on something like a BMW or other unreliable brand. Buy a used Japanese car for the best value.
Yep.. I came here to say the same thing basically. At the end of the lease you'd have nothing but after the same amount of time the model S would still be yours with value should you decide to sell.
Ordering parts from Tesla is almost as easy as going to a AutoZone. It is done through the service menu in the app. You have to request a service even though you just want to park. Just put in a part number if you know what it is, include counter pickup and they'll send you a quote. Be sure to request to pick it up from your local service center. You pay for it in the app and it's usually only a couple of hours runtime if they have it in stock. Also Sam, all the repair manuals are online including part breakout so you can see how to change parts. Having the service manual online is definitely a change I hope all the other manufacturers will do. Especially for free like Tesla
@@michaelreynolds1904 oof. I'm hurt.Seriously though.. I daily a Tesla but i'm no fan boy. Damn thing snaps together but also rattles appear out of nowhere and good luck getting into a Service Center within 30 days of making an appointment. All thing considered, it's an easy car to own. I prefer 70's and 80's era cars but I also like to just get in and drive and be faster than 90% of the cars on the road. Also, Elon is a cunt..
@@michaelreynolds1904 What a tired response. The guy literally explained the actual process for obtaining Tesla replacement parts and you jump straight to "fanboy" - the mental gymnastics you must have gone through is staggering.
Very useful! Thanks. My car is from the same batch as the older one you have. I've replaced the door handle gears 3 times, and the rear latch 3 times. I did it myself the last two times. At the same time, I replaced the back up camera because the coating on the lens was getting hazy. The reason why I keep it: Free Supercharging. That saves me about $1500 per year.
I do not pay anything to Fast charge on the Tesla network. It was included with the car (for the life of the car). Most pay $0.25-0.60/kWhr to use any fast charger.
@@stevepearce6373 How is that insane? Do you get free gas for life with the purchase of a car? Tesla offered free supercharging when they first came on the market to try and attract people to buy an electric car but once it started getting more widely adopted they stopped offering it for new purchases but they still honor the free charging for early adopters.
I think there is a screw in a wire to the SRS harness somewhere. Or it's not grounded properly - loose bolt somewhere. Probably take you 10 hours to track down but then you will have a deal
Can we have a video on your farm? Always seen the livestock in the background, but I don't believe you have ever gone into the day to day running behind it all :) Thanks!
Back in spring this year I bought a 2014 model S 85 for 9K off of a private dealer on Facebook, the car had a new battery and electric drive motor about 50k miles ago and literally drives perfect, and looks brand new, put about 10,000 Miles on it so far and it's been great
Keep your fingers crossed, in April of 2020 I bought a 2013 Model S85 from the original owner, the main drive unit and main display had already been replaced under warranty. That meant that the car I bought was on it's second drive unit and display (@90K miles). For the past few months I have been experiencing episodes of the drive unit cutting out during normal driving. Last month on a drive to the local Austin, TX service center (to ask them about it) it cut out 3 times. When I got there they said I should leave it with them (without an appointment) because it was a "safety issue". The diagnosis (the same day) was that the drive unit was failing and had to be replaced - $6500 cost (out of warranty). My choice: do nothing and have eventual total drive unit failure or cough up the money and make the replacement now. I authorized the replacement. The car has 140,000 miles now and is on it's 3rd drive unit. If I had known that this was a possible issue, I never would have bought the car back in 2020. This may not be typical for all early Model S's, but I was unlucky enough for it to happen to mine. Three drive units in 140,000 miles of normal driving is not my idea of a dependable car.
The big scare is the rear drive unit leaking coolant and killing itself and the inverter.... There are some coolant delete kits that they sell, and the latest drive units from Tesla actually have that coolant delete already installed.
@ if you watch the video you would know what I was talking about. What the hell are you talking about dude watch the damn video or sit there and eat fish sticks that your mom feed you in your basement playing karate on your little brother
@@pierredelecto7069 If it's an American car it will almost definitely fail well before 10 years and 100k. Fleet mechanic here and I see plenty of those power latch assemblies fail on nearly brand new cars. As in sub 20k and 2 years old. If it's on a Toyota though it's probably gonna last a good long while. I used to work for Lexus and never had issues with power latches on those even on older cars with some miles on them. You can make these parts last if you want to but most of these new cars are basically built to be disposable once they're 5+ years old.
I have bought parts directly from Tesla service before. This might be location specific but I created a service request. Sent the part number of what I wanted. They setup an invoice and I just drove up to the service department and picked it up.
If the Tesla battery needs replacement while under warranty, Tesla will ONLY provide a used, remanufactured battery, versus a new one. A couple cells might have been replaced, but the battery you get might be close to death.
I have the safety restraint system fault. It's probably the rear seatbelt harness or the seatbelts themselves. My son dropped his whole water bottle in the back seat and that's when the issue started.
What a dystopian present we live in... the charging port door is something that should have a complete manual override to it. What an absurd situation to be in, to have to pay 500 dollars because a simple charging port door can only be operated via an over-engineered and fault-prone system, and ends up costing you this kind of money. There's no way I'd buy one of these cars. No way. Why be a willing participant in this absurd direction for humanity?
If you like the distopian present, you'd have loved the hyper-distopian past (70-80s) when odometers only went to 5 digits....their engineered life expectancy
@ And why's that? There is a pretty big difference between deliberate exaggeration, and not understanding the meaning of a word. Or perhaps you don't understand the meaning of 'dystopian' yourself?
I had that safety restriction error code on my Tesla Model 3 it could be many problems when I did research. People say that when you move the seat it sometimes might cut the wire and give you that fault code. Another one I heard that someone spilled liquids on their seat and gave them the error. My case was spilled liquids and I took it to tesla and they fixed it for free.
Hey Samcrac, thanks for the video. There can be 2 places to look to fix the issue. 1: behind the pedels there are connectors as well, one of them van be too loose. 2. Check the connectors under your seat!
@@salland12 Let me correct that, it's mainly the Model S from the start up to 2016 which are practically prototypes. Onward from that and the first Model 3's are also bad but they improved. I know plenty of people with over 100K miles that never visited the garage with their Tesla.
@@funkyflights In all my years of owning older ICE vehicles I have never had a serious problem with the engine or gearbox (it might help that I'm in the UK where nearly all cars are manuals, but still) - and I've run some of them to over 300,000 miles. And if the engine were to spill its bits all over the road the cars are never worth more than a couple of grand, so bin and replace. It's always the electrics, brakes and suspension parts that give trouble, and these are no different on an EV. So I really don't buy that as a selling point. Give me a basic, proven Japanese ICE car any day of the week.
@@jasejj … I’ve been driving Toyota for over 20 years with no issues, BUT regardless, combustion engines are dying and will be gone in the future, it’s inevitable … Like Tubed TV’s or VHS tapes, CD’s … Technology is leaving combustion behind, it is what it is …
@@phiksit why do you hate money. I should give you my bank account right now so you can dump your money on my bank account. So many money haters out there these days.
Common problems on a model are the problems you want. Others already know the symptoms and know the fix. With the SRS fault on the other Model S, at least if you are in a crash and survive, you won't have to replace all of the airbags, dashboard and seatbelts.
Wow. You’ve just reinforced my decision to never buy a new or used Tesla. They seem to be cheaply made with the glitchiest wiring and electronics possible. The ‘bait and switch’ service is the final nail in the coffin.
Agreed, but the problem is bigger. Many modern cars have so much embedded complex junk (why do you need an electronic charge or gas port door? Why do you need electronic car doors - - scary if you need to out of the car after a traffic accident.)
There are a lot of them on the roads with well over 100k.. Sam sells FIXES and wants everyone watch his videos.. He has shown to be DRAMA queen to get views.. Im about sick of his shit.
@ I went into Consumer Reports and looked up every Tesla model for 2022, figuring that was enough time to get reliability data. Every model had over a dozen recalls. Reliability data for every model that had data was below average. That’s a hard no for me.
Worked in tesla, as far as i can tell if it has been fixed 7 times it probably went from tech to tech and random parts have been replaced as it is probably intermittent issue. It looks like you fixed something but week later or so it occurs again. And to find the real issue of it it will take some time, its most likely some pin backed out or water ingress through your beloved sunroof. Ive seen it all, electrical pins defective so it loses contact, wires broken with no external damage, tesla really cheaped out on wiring harnesses, i dont know if it was cost cut or trying to make it light weight :D
@@bikeman123 What can you fix if the issue is not always there? By the policy you cannot replace everything, you need proper explanation and diagnosis before replacing parts. Issues like this ends up at CAT1 where deep diagnosis begins, you are lucky if service center which you took the car to has really good technicians, because every service is different and in every service humans are working, humans makes mistakes, even robots make mistakes so dont point fingers at someone else if you are no better than them :D
But arguably if you drive the used Tesla car for 5+ years the cost amortizes, plus any repairs. Also insurance would probably be less on the old car. If it’s old enough also free unlimited supercharger
I remember they changed something from being bound to the car to being bound to the owner and non transferable. Wasn't that the supercharger deal? Don't own a Tesla and not really interested, it's just something rattling around in my brain.
If they wouldn't put tariffs on Chinese goods, we could have cheaper Chinese EV's sold here. That competition would lower the prices. The oil and gas industries wouldn't allow that.
@@LeonBosset The reason there are tariffs isn't because of the oil and gas companies. It's because of fears of chinese products replacing American made products and the issues that would cost with quantity of jobs and such. Think about it in the sense that all those cars would likely be made overseas and meaning that all those jobs would stay overseas. They could likely easily solve those issues with building factories in the US to avoid the tariffs, but seeing as they don't want to do that, that should hopefully answer your concern.
I have a 2015 Model S. Not sure if the newer ones have the same SRS issue, but mine had an Airbag light but no codes. It ended up being an Open Circuit wire in the drivers door loom. The wires break from being flexed too many times. It was very easy to fault find by removing the kick/sill panel and disconnecting all the connectors to the door. Then simply meter out the wires from the Side Impact Pressure Sensor in the door, back to the same wire in the plug. I just soldered a new wire in place, but I believe new door harnesses are pretty cheap. Some people have said they are a BMW door harness.
A lot of leases have lease with intent to purchase agreements at the end of them. This means that once the lease ends, you can refinance the rest of what you owe on the car to keep it. Not saying it's a smart or good decision, just pointing that out.
You have to love Tesla. They diagnose your car, give you a quote to repair it. You agree, then they raise the price. Kind of like the way we were supposed to be on Mars about seven years ago.
I've intermittently seen that same SRS code on my 2022 Model S. I also noticed I could trigger it by sitting down hard in the drivers seat, so don't overlook the sensor in the seat that detects your weight. In my case it has not come back.
4:30 no, these issues don’t sound like first world problems… These issues sound like problems from the 1970s. Why on earth should a supposed top-of-the-line vehicle have such ridiculous reliability problems? 1990s Isuzus have better reliability records than this. lol
It's used, and the previous owner might have been a person who didn't properly care for the vehicle and/or was rough on it. Have you ever had a girlfriend who always slams car doors super hard and uses a house key to break ice and pry open the fuel door? I have.
Count your blessings, in April of 2020 I bought a 2013 Model S85 from the original owner, the main drive unit and main display had already been replaced under warranty. That meant that the car I bought was on it's second drive unit and display (@90K miles). For the past few months I have been experiencing episodes of the drive unit cutting out during normal driving. Last month on a drive to the local Austin, TX service center (to ask them about it) it cut out 3 times. When I got there they said I should leave it with them (without an appointment) because it was a "safety issue". The diagnosis (the same day) was that the drive unit was failing and had to be replaced - $6500 cost (out of warranty). My choice: do nothing and have eventual total drive unit failure or cough up the money and make the replacement now. I authorized the replacement. The car has 140,000 miles now and is on it's 3rd drive unit. If I had known that this was a possible issue, I never would have bought the car back in 2020. This may not be typical for all early Model S's, but I was unlucky enough for it to happen to mine. Three drive units in 140,000 miles of normal driving is not my idea of a dependable car.
Wait, you requested a quote from Tesla for the trunk latch electronic mechanism, and they give you a quote for $110 for the part and mobile service install. But when you place that order, Tesla all of a sudden jacks the price to over $200 because, surprise, they quickly determine that another part is required? That's not sleazy and underhanded..... And you're in Blackie's territory, she wants you to moooove!
Sounds like something Musk would do, lube up that Butt hole Elon says " America your going to have to suffer for awhile " says the Gizilonare to us reg folks, WTF did this Country do thinking the wealthy will help the working people.
It really is amazing the amount of functionality moderns cars have that can and will fail over time which older cars are oblivious to. Not being to close the trunk and have to accept $110 and accept the cost to increase to $250 for something that was designed to fail.
For the charge port door what messed up is the drain hose under it gets stuck with dirt the. Water rises up when it rains and touches the door motor and corrodes it. Also those rivets always suck to replace
Sam, when you take the plaid in to service suggest they cinch together the lower dash harness connector by the driver kick panel on the interior. There is a connector x947 there that has less-than-ideal pin tension for SRS circuits and causes that light to come on. It's too bad that car may have been bought back because of a slightly loose plug.
Yah, arguing a lease is good value only makes sense if the car you actually bought has no residual value (or you bought new and your car deppreciates like crazy).
those boot actuators are the same as the Mercedes S they were based on. part available on amazon/temu/ali express. i paid £18 in the uk delivered. some good youtube vids on the job, particularly disconnecting a tricky speaker wire. an hour tops, refitting the trim without the clips falling off is a pain
EVERY car is a disposable car. Even the “classic” cars that people spend ungodly amounts of money to restore were never designed, built, or intended to last for 20+ years.
I do know some airbag codes are caused from the seatbelts tensioner and or the seat belt clip mech. There might be a broken wire in the other wire harnesses not the dash harness. there is one for each side of the car. I think you also have a mech in the head rests that pop. but i could be wrong. Love the service Cow!
Yeah, I'm glad I am waiting till parts and issues are worked out. The issues you mentioned drive me crazy. Reminds me of my BMW just before I sold it. Round robin of problems.
Wow! This was eye-opening. Only 100,000 miles and so many weird issues? This video convinced me to never buy a Tesla - there's too much complexity and millions of things I never dreamed of that can go wrong. I barely maintain my Toyota's but they run forever with zero issues.
Exactly. I thought I was the only one here noticing what a load of problems in a SUPER EXPENSIVE car. I run my Toyota Corolla FOREVER with ZERO MAINTENANCE. And the Toyota costs one fifth what the Tesla costs.
I have 2 different buddies the both bought old model S cars. Both have raved about them and say they have had nothing but tires and wipers to deal with. Now I'm not sure what to believe.
I did my first adopter duty with a used Model S. Simple stuff I fixed like control arms and power port door and tougher stuff was handled by Tesla (like door actuators). Once I had to replace a drive unit on my dime, I sold it. Under warranty it already had 2 drive units and a battery replacement. Great car, horribly unreliable. I drove in fear until it was gone.
Sam. As always, love your videos. I really like that dash cam. But the cost is a bit steep. Looks like a high quality item. Perhaps next time you can recommend a more affordable option. Good luck with the Tesla. And good to see you have new help in this video
I think it's very reasonable. With Sam's discount it's less than $350 for three high-resolution cameras that also work well in low light conditions, and the main unit attaches with a magnet and has a USB charging port so you can still plug in your phone. I've seen dash cams that only have one front-facing camera for more than $400.
No mention about battery degradation in an EV with 100,000 miles? In addition to the enormous depreciation of an EV and extremely high insurance costs, he never mentions the RANGE his 100,000 mile Tesla can travel.
Typical degradation is 10% after 100k mi. Most of that happens in the first few years and slows down significantly after that, so at 200k mi they're usually down 12 - 15%. Newer batteries are improving on all metrics - degradation, energy density, cold weather performance, charging speed, etc all while the cost is plummeting (down about 50% in the last year alone). The depreciation has been mostly due to how rapidly the costs of a new EV are coming down (they were extremely jacked up during covid), combined with how fast the technology is advancing. As these two factors go away, the depreciation will also slow down. In fact, many EVs depreciate at about the same rate as ICE cars now.
@@truhartwood3170 You open your statement by mentioning 'degradation'. I assume you're specifically referring to the Tesla's battery. You CLAIM that when a Tesla's battery reaches 200,000 miles, it usually degrades ONLY 12%-15%? Seriously? How are you basing these figures? Your next paragraph speaks about DEPRECIATION, where you cite NO stats nor figures, but simply 'state' that MANY EV's depreciate ABOUT the same rate as ICE, or combustion engine cars. This is fabricated NONSENSE! Name ONE, much less MANY EV's that depreciate 'ABOUT the same' as similar gas/diesel powered cars.
@@tjmmcd1 the battery degradation stats can be found on a kazillion sites with a simple Google search in a few seconds. As for depreciation, EV prices have plummeted since their highs during covid. So if you're looking at a three year old EV, that's going to show very significant depreciation. For example, a Tesla Model 3 was $37,990 in 2021, and now is $29,990. Not only that, the range of the base model in 2021 was only 263mi, and the 2024 base model gets 363mi. The 2024 is upgraded in many other ways, too, like a way better self-driving computer. The cost of a new EV will continue to drop while capabilities continue to improve, so that isn't over yet, but the rate will slow down, same as any other new tech. I did a quick search the first video was a guy who's KIA Niro hadn't depreciated at all in the last year, as one with the exact same specs as his (same mileage and everything) was sold on auction for exactly what he paid for it. Again, Google is your friend.
If you need a part from Tesla, put in a service request asking for parts and availability on the part number you need. When you schedule the “appointment,” you’re just picking up the part from the service department.
Tesla hasn't even hit 20 years old. Toyota was crap at 20 years. What has Toyota innovated? How many miles does your Corolla go on one charge? Exactly .
That Trunk motor is actually a mercedes Benz part. I googled the Part number from mb and went to a dealership down the road and fixed it myself. Suprisingly when i comecteted the motor to a dc power supply it worked. So i guess the amps where to high and it Shut down.
1:46 - Magnet mounted dash cam? I would be afraid of it flying off in an accident. Not that it would pose much of a threat as debris, but what happens the the video clip it was just recording? Does it lose the last file or does it have enough power to save before it dies while flying through the air? I guess there wont be any video following the impact.
I love your videos and I love working on cars but I gotta say you have the most seamless transitions into your product ads I've ever seen. I genuinely never see them coming lol. well done.
Most actuators that I've seen are just little dc motors like you find in toys. In fact, I fixed door locks by opening the motors and replacing the little brass brushes from cheapo rc cars. You'll need picks, tweezers and a vice would help. Or save your time and just buy new stuff.
I’m 2015 I bought a 2014 Honda civic Has it 9 years now and it’s never flicked , not 1 issue Annual service , oils and filters , Still has original battery exhaust and brake Rotas
Sam, my Ford F250 was having the same issue. The dealership kept throwing airbag parts at it. It finally ended up being the main wiring harness that ran next to the parking brake release mechanism. When you would release that, the spring would jar the wire for the airbag loose. When it was loose, it threw the code. Their fix was to solder that wired connection together, rather than replacing all of the wiring harness.
I’ve owned a model S a few years ago. Tesla mobile service is amazing. It’s one of the best car that I’ve ever owned and regret to let it go a few years ago. Looking to get another S or X.
13:32 that's the problem with the car market today: used cars are so prone to failure that you end up paying the same for a new lease. I just went through this with a used Canyon. Where I live 2019 with 150K kms are still $30,000.00. Newer ones even more.
Sam also if Tesla fails to fix the SRS, I'm sure uncle Rich can help out! ;) I had a 2013 Model S and did some work on it, sold it a while ago and the new owner had a high voltage battery fail like a month later. I believe EG did help him out and get the car back on the road.
The newest gen of the door handles should be V2.1 and not ever have the fault again Tesla is amazing because they fix parts and sell you upgraded versions - other manufacturers don’t do that, sell you the same part and then it breaks again
Wen you have problems with the nut not being afixed to the car, superglue it in place and it will stay in place until it is tight, then it will typically break loose but be tight.
did you had to reprogram that charing port with toolbox, or did it just work with plugging it in? I'm still not sure what exactly you can fix yourself on those cars, without having it to reprogram with teslas diagnostic software
How do you know they are bots? What do you look for. I picture Robbie from Forbidden Planet. Seriously I’m intrigued. I see some random comments trying to promote the virtue of young ladies or offering great investment advice. If they knew me they wouldn’t promote either to me. I’m married and broke
@@FranssensM The telltale signs are: avatar of pretty girls in provocative poses; completely unrelated comments from the content; relevant comments which are unlikley coming from pretty girls; comments related to some obscure acronym used for pump and dump crypto or financial scheme. Unfortunately with the advent of AI it will be harder to spot.
Interesting presentation. I am impressed you did not bag each of the vehicles just focussed on the issues. Several UA-cam channels could benefit from your honest approach to as you say first world problems. Cheers.
@ 12:30 Sam complains about the reliability of a Tesla with a Range Rover in the background, classic Sam.
It's like poetry
Exactly!!!
HEY, it wasnt in the shop. let the man appreciate it wasnt costing him money for a bit. other than that pesky depreciation those get murdered by
Difference is everyone acknowledges the reliability of a Range Rover is bad.
Yeah I see a problem Sam is driving 2 Model S 100k plus cars and complains about putting $200, $400 and $600 into them. Then the Range Rover will cost $10g every time the engine jumps time.
I quit watching your videos a long time ago because they got too cheesy or click bait and annoying. I watched this video and to my surprise it was refreshing. No click bait, no bs, straight forward repairs. Honest opinions. I feel like you came back to your roots.
Good to hear, I’d have been out of here in 30 seconds if it followed that path
The content was getting very similar, "I Fixed this broken critical suspension with a zip tie and drive it around" type video
Just more click bait and nonsense video that means nothing to your average joe
Same for me, I resubbed and we will see how it goes.
The stepmom era is when i dipped out so cringey snd clickbaity first vd back since then
3 videos in 1 week? What’s going on and what have you done with samcrac?
Still isn’t finishing any projects so it checks out.
@@TheProfoundPenguin Haha was about to say the same thing!
xmass just around the corner, everybody looking for overtime hours. hahahahh😂
Years ago he used to post a ton of videos …. Now it’s like one a month if were lucky 😂❤
December CPM $$$
Your Tesla service cow is here.
We tried to reach out about your extended warranty ...
I just love the cows! Mt. kid here;) A guy with super cars and a herd!
the milk ain't free either..
I would rather have the cow than the car, no electronics.
Moooooove on over so I can drive!
These videos save me the horror of trying to buy a cheap used car. Thank you for your service, Samcrac.
same here haha. my brother wanted to buy a range rover. i sent him alllllll Sam's range videos
Horror is in buying a "modern" lets say used 2019 BMW, Audi, Mercedes, those things are full of electrical problems. An old 2007 is better used then these are
@@Chris-hw4mq Even modern Jeeps and other Dodge products are having insane electrical problems, I always knew it would come to this but it will only get worse.
@@acm_1028 Jeep, Doge= FIAT. FIAT always makes crappy cars
@@Chris-hw4mq fair point!
I love the logic that says if the boot latch stops working you disable all door locks and auto-pilot. Top work that.
Although the trunk is not a door, it's probably connected to the same interior lighting and door safety warning inputs. Since otherwise it would make sense for the autopilot to disable if any door would be open...
@ I would agree except I don’t believe Sam said the car was indicating that the trunk was open, just that the latch stopped opening it. Therefore from the car’s point of view the car is secure. At least it would be if you could lock the doors.
@@peterj5751 he did say the car was indicating open trunk. And trunk is part of central locking
Hey choom
There is a camera in the tailgate, so if it is not secure it will influence how autopilot works, so it will not be safe to use.
Why does it need an electric motor to open and close a tiny plastic flap ? The filler flap on my car just has a mechcanical cable operated latch with a spring to pop open the flap. It's 36yrs old and still works perfectly.
Because you can’t make that look cool on the main screen.
that main touch screen is the most stupid thing about Tesla.
It's way cooler and efficient to have electronics do your work for you. Especially when there's only one control interface.
It's a luxury 100k+ vehicle.
@@jonnyjonny1386 For dimwits that can't figure it out? Yeah I agree.
This looks like a real PITA.The charge port door on my BYD is spring loaded, the door locks are mechanical. It's basically the same system as on my old ICE powered Mazda where it never failed during 11 years of use and I like it that way.
Where u brought it from? Which BYD model?
@@thebreakerofwalls9036 Local dealer, BYD Dolphin.
Samcrac its a ground post under the driver side foot rest. Remove epoxy body paint with buzz wheel. Bad ground . Same issue here they chased for months
I hope he sees this and mentions it in the next video.
Model S are now known for bad grounds - it's a requirement from tesla, when repairing any weird problem to sort out the grounds that are on the chassis legs and on the front bulkhead under the windscreen
@@christianhenderson5471 so not built fit for purpose like so many luxe cars like euros mcclaren, jag, rolls, bentley etc.
You've just presented an absolutely great video on a subject that many other Tesla contributors seem to shy away from. REPAIRS. I say thanks for myself and others who just watch and never comment or do a thumbs up.
It a technical sense, Tesla never really does repairs for you; they only replace parts at the service center. This can lead to some insane consequences for when you're out of warranty like a 2000$ quote to replace an entire front end when the actual culprit is a 50-100$ bearing or other smaller part. At least in that scenario you're getting a functioning front end out of the deal. The same trouble code that tells them when your HV battery is done for can be signaled by a bad wiring harness, and hypothetically the remanufactored battery pack you get could be worse than the one you're exchanging with them.
Man is an easy fix that Srs light. There is a loose ground wire on one of the jack on the controller module. The best way to see if is that the problem is by pushing with your foot on the left a pillar. Il the light goes off Remove on the driver side a pillar lower trim (the one with the Tesla logo on sill plate). There is underneath on the A pillar what is called left controller. Well there is on that controller a connector with a loose ground wire. I do not recall which one it is but u will catch it as soon as u start to play with it.
Are you a Tesla mobile mechanic? If not, you should have charged Tesla for this service call if it truly is the problem. Almost immediately I suspected the same thing. Lots of other Detroit vehicles suffer from faulty grounding straps. Seen plenty of YT videos about them. In every situation, a new owner should identify and inspect grounding wires. GROUNS are the most important part of a vehicle electrical system. If the circuit can't make it back to the battery ground; then the problem persists.
Your leasing logic only works if the value of the old car when you decide to sell is zero. I've leased, bought new, bought old. You either pay for maintenance and repairs or depreciation. You can bullshit yourself, but you pay one way or another.
If you have a reliable used cars you can keep it more and you avoid the leasing all together
Leasing is always a scam .
I agree I was shocked when he said that. Leasing as almost never a good option. Unless you are hell bent on something like a BMW or other unreliable brand. Buy a used Japanese car for the best value.
Yep.. I came here to say the same thing basically. At the end of the lease you'd have nothing but after the same amount of time the model S would still be yours with value should you decide to sell.
For corporate lease all EV subsidies made it worthwhile for the past decade to drive these EV scrap heaps.
“Open the charge port door Hal.”
Ordering parts from Tesla is almost as easy as going to a AutoZone. It is done through the service menu in the app. You have to request a service even though you just want to park. Just put in a part number if you know what it is, include counter pickup and they'll send you a quote. Be sure to request to pick it up from your local service center. You pay for it in the app and it's usually only a couple of hours runtime if they have it in stock.
Also Sam, all the repair manuals are online including part breakout so you can see how to change parts. Having the service manual online is definitely a change I hope all the other manufacturers will do. Especially for free like Tesla
@@minty_lint I ordered from AutoZone online recently and it was . A . NIGHTMARE. had to read the part nos to the associate so he could write them down
We found a Tesla fanboy!
@@michaelreynolds1904...and?
@@michaelreynolds1904 oof. I'm hurt.Seriously though.. I daily a Tesla but i'm no fan boy. Damn thing snaps together but also rattles appear out of nowhere and good luck getting into a Service Center within 30 days of making an appointment. All thing considered, it's an easy car to own. I prefer 70's and 80's era cars but I also like to just get in and drive and be faster than 90% of the cars on the road. Also, Elon is a cunt..
@@michaelreynolds1904 What a tired response. The guy literally explained the actual process for obtaining Tesla replacement parts and you jump straight to "fanboy" - the mental gymnastics you must have gone through is staggering.
Video starts @2:53
Very useful! Thanks. My car is from the same batch as the older one you have. I've replaced the door handle gears 3 times, and the rear latch 3 times. I did it myself the last two times. At the same time, I replaced the back up camera because the coating on the lens was getting hazy. The reason why I keep it: Free Supercharging. That saves me about $1500 per year.
Thats a great reason to keep it. Like I said I think they're amazing, as long as YOU are willing to fix it.
you have to pay extra for the fast charging ? thats insane, so do all models have this feature and its 'unlocked' at a cost ?
I do not pay anything to Fast charge on the Tesla network. It was included with the car (for the life of the car). Most pay $0.25-0.60/kWhr to use any fast charger.
@@stevepearce6373 How is that insane? Do you get free gas for life with the purchase of a car? Tesla offered free supercharging when they first came on the market to try and attract people to buy an electric car but once it started getting more widely adopted they stopped offering it for new purchases but they still honor the free charging for early adopters.
@@TheCobruhAlienat0r no but if my car had the ability to get free petrol (gas) but its locked behind software then yes....thats insane
I think there is a screw in a wire to the SRS harness somewhere. Or it's not grounded properly - loose bolt somewhere. Probably take you 10 hours to track down but then you will have a deal
Can we have a video on your farm? Always seen the livestock in the background, but I don't believe you have ever gone into the day to day running behind it all :) Thanks!
Back in spring this year I bought a 2014 model S 85 for 9K off of a private dealer on Facebook, the car had a new battery and electric drive motor about 50k miles ago and literally drives perfect, and looks brand new, put about 10,000 Miles on it so far and it's been great
Make sure the rear drive unit has had the coolant delete. It will then last for eons.
@@aussietaipan8700 coolant delete???
@@andriosz Yep, heaps of video's on this on YT. Check them out if you are interested.
Keep your fingers crossed, in April of 2020 I bought a 2013 Model S85 from the original owner, the main drive unit and main display had already been replaced under warranty. That meant that the car I bought was on it's second drive unit and display (@90K miles). For the past few months I have been experiencing episodes of the drive unit cutting out during normal driving. Last month on a drive to the local Austin, TX service center (to ask them about it) it cut out 3 times. When I got there they said I should leave it with them (without an appointment) because it was a "safety issue". The diagnosis (the same day) was that the drive unit was failing and had to be replaced - $6500 cost (out of warranty). My choice: do nothing and have eventual total drive unit failure or cough up the money and make the replacement now. I authorized the replacement. The car has 140,000 miles now and is on it's 3rd drive unit. If I had known that this was a possible issue, I never would have bought the car back in 2020. This may not be typical for all early Model S's, but I was unlucky enough for it to happen to mine. Three drive units in 140,000 miles of normal driving is not my idea of a dependable car.
The big scare is the rear drive unit leaking coolant and killing itself and the inverter.... There are some coolant delete kits that they sell, and the latest drive units from Tesla actually have that coolant delete already installed.
The smile Sam had when he said he feels like he doesn’t have a steering wheel if he doesn’t have a dash cam that smile was hilarious
They call that a sh*t eating grin.
Wtf are you talking about
@ if you watch the video you would know what I was talking about. What the hell are you talking about dude watch the damn video or sit there and eat fish sticks that your mom feed you in your basement playing karate on your little brother
a motor that closes a latch is another example of cars being designed to fail, which is all new cars nowadays
Tesla fits all this pointless crap but rips out turn signal and drive selector levers . Why ??🙄
I see this every time I see a powered trunk lid or tailgate. They all break and it's a matter of when.
The fuel door on my Subaru has no motor for opening. I have to push it with my finger! Life is tough for the underclass.
@@pierredelecto7069 If it's an American car it will almost definitely fail well before 10 years and 100k. Fleet mechanic here and I see plenty of those power latch assemblies fail on nearly brand new cars. As in sub 20k and 2 years old.
If it's on a Toyota though it's probably gonna last a good long while. I used to work for Lexus and never had issues with power latches on those even on older cars with some miles on them. You can make these parts last if you want to but most of these new cars are basically built to be disposable once they're 5+ years old.
Simple with few electronics is better.
I have bought parts directly from Tesla service before. This might be location specific but I created a service request. Sent the part number of what I wanted. They setup an invoice and I just drove up to the service department and picked it up.
If the Tesla battery needs replacement while under warranty, Tesla will ONLY provide a used, remanufactured battery, versus a new one. A couple cells might have been replaced, but the battery you get might be close to death.
@ might as well just buy a junk yard battery then instead of even going to Tesla.
@@tjmmcd1 It may also be good. The battery diagnostics are very good, and you don't have to pay for a new battery.
I have the safety restraint system fault. It's probably the rear seatbelt harness or the seatbelts themselves. My son dropped his whole water bottle in the back seat and that's when the issue started.
That sucks, a very much expensive fragile car
Same thing happened on my mother's VW Touareg when an entire 32oz cup of water was tipped over and flooded the seat sensor
Now you all know what the purpose of the "no eating and drinking in the car" rule is 😝
@@gentle285 Yep. That was my family rule. Eating and drinking in a car is nasty
Few days ago a got on my tesla same error to the front passenger seat….
What a dystopian present we live in... the charging port door is something that should have a complete manual override to it. What an absurd situation to be in, to have to pay 500 dollars because a simple charging port door can only be operated via an over-engineered and fault-prone system, and ends up costing you this kind of money. There's no way I'd buy one of these cars. No way. Why be a willing participant in this absurd direction for humanity?
Poor thought process
If you like the distopian present, you'd have loved the hyper-distopian past (70-80s) when odometers only went to 5 digits....their engineered life expectancy
I don't think you know what dystopian means 🙄
@nitro5803 😂 we just needed an out-of-context reference to the word *literally* for full closure....
@ And why's that? There is a pretty big difference between deliberate exaggeration, and not understanding the meaning of a word. Or perhaps you don't understand the meaning of 'dystopian' yourself?
Moo Moo is like, Same come outside and play the weather is wonderful!
I had that safety restriction error code on my Tesla Model 3 it could be many problems when I did research. People say that when you move the seat it sometimes might cut the wire and give you that fault code. Another one I heard that someone spilled liquids on their seat and gave them the error. My case was spilled liquids and I took it to tesla and they fixed it for free.
The charge port door on my Polestar 2 is a simple spring loaded panel that you press on and it pops open. Push it closed and it snaps shut.
Simple is best on the long run. I love my Polestar 2
@@Joasoze You like how much energy it uses for each mile/kilometer ? :)
Hey Samcrac, thanks for the video.
There can be 2 places to look to fix the issue.
1: behind the pedels there are connectors as well, one of them van be too loose.
2. Check the connectors under your seat!
We need to meet that cow in the next Tesla episode
Tesla owners will tell “there are virtually no moving parts”.
It’s true though, older combustion engines can have all kinds of problems, older transmissions also
@@funkyflights Tesla's are known for their bad build quality, i.e these cars wont last. Most older combustion engine cars last 30 years easily.
@@salland12 Let me correct that, it's mainly the Model S from the start up to 2016 which are practically prototypes. Onward from that and the first Model 3's are also bad but they improved. I know plenty of people with over 100K miles that never visited the garage with their Tesla.
@@funkyflights In all my years of owning older ICE vehicles I have never had a serious problem with the engine or gearbox (it might help that I'm in the UK where nearly all cars are manuals, but still) - and I've run some of them to over 300,000 miles.
And if the engine were to spill its bits all over the road the cars are never worth more than a couple of grand, so bin and replace.
It's always the electrics, brakes and suspension parts that give trouble, and these are no different on an EV. So I really don't buy that as a selling point.
Give me a basic, proven Japanese ICE car any day of the week.
@@jasejj … I’ve been driving Toyota for over 20 years with no issues, BUT regardless, combustion engines are dying and will be gone in the future, it’s inevitable … Like Tubed TV’s or VHS tapes, CD’s … Technology is leaving combustion behind, it is what it is …
Love watching these types of videos. Makes me appreciate my 10 year old Lexus so much more.
Keep it. Torque converter box, semi assisted steering, toyota reliability!
I had more problems with my Japanese cars than my Tesla. And my friend had a Lexus and had lots of problems and bills. It does not say shit.
Any car bought in an auction will have issues. You should always buy used cars from reliable sources and get extended warranty alwys
A car guy that’s not a Tesla hater. It’s a Christmas miracle!
Why would anyone hate tesla when TSLA is making people millionaires 🎉🎉🎉
Don't cry when the TSLA bubble pops and you lose your azz 😛 While your at it, go buy a CyberDumpster 🤣
@@phiksit why do you hate money. I should give you my bank account right now so you can dump your money on my bank account. So many money haters out there these days.
The charge port door opening and closing was hilarious.
Because we're not dumb enough to own one!
Please do a DYI on straightening your Carerra sunglasses that are always crooked on your face
Your cow is drooling for thw next video.😂
Common problems on a model are the problems you want. Others already know the symptoms and know the fix.
With the SRS fault on the other Model S, at least if you are in a crash and survive, you won't have to replace all of the airbags, dashboard and seatbelts.
Why do I feel like Sam thought “I need to make a video with car camera product placement… hmmm I know, a Tesla comparison that mentions cameras!!!!”
Best part of the video was the cow. Very healthy
Wow. You’ve just reinforced my decision to never buy a new or used Tesla. They seem to be cheaply made with the glitchiest wiring and electronics possible. The ‘bait and switch’ service is the final nail in the coffin.
Agreed, but the problem is bigger. Many modern cars have so much embedded complex junk (why do you need an electronic charge or gas port door? Why do you need electronic car doors - - scary if you need to out of the car after a traffic accident.)
Atleast you can make your own decisions
There are a lot of them on the roads with well over 100k.. Sam sells FIXES and wants everyone watch his videos.. He has shown to be DRAMA queen to get views.. Im about sick of his shit.
@ I went into Consumer Reports and looked up every Tesla model for 2022, figuring that was enough time to get reliability data. Every model had over a dozen recalls. Reliability data for every model that had data was below average. That’s a hard no for me.
If you buy a broken car, you get a broken car. Doesn't matter what brand. Big surprise.
Worked in tesla, as far as i can tell if it has been fixed 7 times it probably went from tech to tech and random parts have been replaced as it is probably intermittent issue. It looks like you fixed something but week later or so it occurs again. And to find the real issue of it it will take some time, its most likely some pin backed out or water ingress through your beloved sunroof. Ive seen it all, electrical pins defective so it loses contact, wires broken with no external damage, tesla really cheaped out on wiring harnesses, i dont know if it was cost cut or trying to make it light weight :D
So Tesla mechanics cant diagnose problems either 😂
@@bikeman123 What can you fix if the issue is not always there?
By the policy you cannot replace everything, you need proper explanation and diagnosis before replacing parts. Issues like this ends up at CAT1 where deep diagnosis begins, you are lucky if service center which you took the car to has really good technicians, because every service is different and in every service humans are working, humans makes mistakes, even robots make mistakes so dont point fingers at someone else if you are no better than them :D
But arguably if you drive the used Tesla car for 5+ years the cost amortizes, plus any repairs. Also insurance would probably be less on the old car. If it’s old enough also free unlimited supercharger
I remember they changed something from being bound to the car to being bound to the owner and non transferable. Wasn't that the supercharger deal? Don't own a Tesla and not really interested, it's just something rattling around in my brain.
I just hope people keep hating on evs so we can have cheaper vehicle options. It feels like every car is rare spec, and cost more than their worth.
If they wouldn't put tariffs on Chinese goods, we could have cheaper Chinese EV's sold here. That competition would lower the prices.
The oil and gas industries wouldn't allow that.
@@LeonBosset The reason there are tariffs isn't because of the oil and gas companies. It's because of fears of chinese products replacing American made products and the issues that would cost with quantity of jobs and such. Think about it in the sense that all those cars would likely be made overseas and meaning that all those jobs would stay overseas. They could likely easily solve those issues with building factories in the US to avoid the tariffs, but seeing as they don't want to do that, that should hopefully answer your concern.
You got me for life lol. I absolutely promise you I'll never own an EV, used or otherwise.
I have a 2015 Model S. Not sure if the newer ones have the same SRS issue, but mine had an Airbag light but no codes. It ended up being an Open Circuit wire in the drivers door loom. The wires break from being flexed too many times. It was very easy to fault find by removing the kick/sill panel and disconnecting all the connectors to the door. Then simply meter out the wires from the Side Impact Pressure Sensor in the door, back to the same wire in the plug. I just soldered a new wire in place, but I believe new door harnesses are pretty cheap. Some people have said they are a BMW door harness.
14:01 but you don’t keep the car
Exactly. At the end of a lease you own nothing! Vs still owning a car/asset
A lot of leases have lease with intent to purchase agreements at the end of them. This means that once the lease ends, you can refinance the rest of what you owe on the car to keep it. Not saying it's a smart or good decision, just pointing that out.
Plus a P90D Model S is going to be a lot more fun than a non-performance model Y.
With the money in fuel and oil changes, youre golden.
Toyota PHEVs are higher quality and much much less expensive. Used to be even more so- paid $19k after rebates for a superior car.
You have to love Tesla. They diagnose your car, give you a quote to repair it. You agree, then they raise the price. Kind of like the way we were supposed to be on Mars about seven years ago.
Roadster coming out any day now…
@@conor7154 Inside news: Roadster has been ready since 2 years, It's the SEMI that's taking time, so Tesla unable to deliver the roadster.😆😆
They launched a 400 stainless steel rocket and landed its booster back on earth by catching it in a tower. But sure dog on Tesla.
all dealers do this! just fight the increase! you always have to do this!
I love TSLA, making me a millionaire 🎉🎉🎉
16:15 Your wife looking beautiful as always Sam
I've intermittently seen that same SRS code on my 2022 Model S. I also noticed I could trigger it by sitting down hard in the drivers seat, so don't overlook the sensor in the seat that detects your weight. In my case it has not come back.
4:30 no, these issues don’t sound like first world problems… These issues sound like problems from the 1970s. Why on earth should a supposed top-of-the-line vehicle have such ridiculous reliability problems? 1990s Isuzus have better reliability records than this. lol
Whaaat? Isuzu are known for their reliability, especially in Africa.
1970's car, accurate. My pops likes dealing with old Cadillacs and man... Yeah these Tesla's have similar issues, especially electrical. Weird.
It's used, and the previous owner might have been a person who didn't properly care for the vehicle and/or was rough on it. Have you ever had a girlfriend who always slams car doors super hard and uses a house key to break ice and pry open the fuel door? I have.
Count your blessings, in April of 2020 I bought a 2013 Model S85 from the original owner, the main drive unit and main display had already been replaced under warranty. That meant that the car I bought was on it's second drive unit and display (@90K miles). For the past few months I have been experiencing episodes of the drive unit cutting out during normal driving. Last month on a drive to the local Austin, TX service center (to ask them about it) it cut out 3 times. When I got there they said I should leave it with them (without an appointment) because it was a "safety issue". The diagnosis (the same day) was that the drive unit was failing and had to be replaced - $6500 cost (out of warranty). My choice: do nothing and have eventual total drive unit failure or cough up the money and make the replacement now. I authorized the replacement. The car has 140,000 miles now and is on it's 3rd drive unit. If I had known that this was a possible issue, I never would have bought the car back in 2020. This may not be typical for all early Model S's, but I was unlucky enough for it to happen to mine. Three drive units in 140,000 miles of normal driving is not my idea of a dependable car.
Wait, you requested a quote from Tesla for the trunk latch electronic mechanism, and they give you a quote for $110 for the part and mobile service install. But when you place that order, Tesla all of a sudden jacks the price to over $200 because, surprise, they quickly determine that another part is required? That's not sleazy and underhanded.....
And you're in Blackie's territory, she wants you to moooove!
Elon wants that payout 🤣🤣
@@handler00017 Mo money, mo money, mo money! Elon wants to get paid!
@@handler00017 It's only $60 billion. Chump change...
Sounds like something Musk would do, lube up that Butt hole Elon says " America your going to have to suffer for awhile " says the Gizilonare to us reg folks, WTF did this Country do thinking the wealthy will help the working people.
@@blahorgaslisk7763 billionaire fcko change.
Sam, you are a bad man! Great skill set you have!!
the cow at the end is super cute!
It really is amazing the amount of functionality moderns cars have that can and will fail over time which older cars are oblivious to. Not being to close the trunk and have to accept $110 and accept the cost to increase to $250 for something that was designed to fail.
Your friendly cow will for sure figure this out before Tesla ever does!
Tesla should have a 500 pg book inserted with the Owners Manuel on how to fix all their mistakes.
They gave me the higher quote too but when they did mine they only replaced 1 part and cut the cost in half.
For the charge port door what messed up is the drain hose under it gets stuck with dirt the. Water rises up when it rains and touches the door motor and corrodes it. Also those rivets always suck to replace
Samcrac is the most entertaining advertisement channel around.
Glad to see more frequent videos from you, @samcrac! Enjoy your stuff.
Sam, when you take the plaid in to service suggest they cinch together the lower dash harness connector by the driver kick panel on the interior. There is a connector x947 there that has less-than-ideal pin tension for SRS circuits and causes that light to come on. It's too bad that car may have been bought back because of a slightly loose plug.
You can sell this car . You can't sell a lease Sammy . 11k
Yah, arguing a lease is good value only makes sense if the car you actually bought has no residual value (or you bought new and your car deppreciates like crazy).
I agree. He can drive that Model S for 36 months and still get at least $10K of his $14K back.
those boot actuators are the same as the Mercedes S they were based on. part available on amazon/temu/ali express. i paid £18 in the uk delivered. some good youtube vids on the job, particularly disconnecting a tricky speaker wire. an hour tops, refitting the trim without the clips falling off is a pain
Prime example of a disposable car!!! 😂
EVERY car is a disposable car. Even the “classic” cars that people spend ungodly amounts of money to restore were never designed, built, or intended to last for 20+ years.
I do know some airbag codes are caused from the seatbelts tensioner and or the seat belt clip mech. There might be a broken wire in the other wire harnesses not the dash harness. there is one for each side of the car. I think you also have a mech in the head rests that pop. but i could be wrong. Love the service Cow!
Finally, a new one from you!
Yeah, I'm glad I am waiting till parts and issues are worked out. The issues you mentioned drive me crazy. Reminds me of my BMW just before I sold it. Round robin of problems.
16:20😂😂😂 bull was like when you gonna buy me something nice from the auction
Pretty sure the cow was saying "Hey buddy that's my spot so Mooove it"
@ 😂😂😂
That's CRAZY about the SRS light. I think safe to say this has put me off buying a used Tesla, or any Tesla actually. Thanks for this vid
Wow! This was eye-opening. Only 100,000 miles and so many weird issues? This video convinced me to never buy a Tesla - there's too much complexity and millions of things I never dreamed of that can go wrong. I barely maintain my Toyota's but they run forever with zero issues.
Exactly. I thought I was the only one here noticing what a load of problems in a SUPER EXPENSIVE car. I run my Toyota Corolla FOREVER with ZERO MAINTENANCE. And the Toyota costs one fifth what the Tesla costs.
I have 2 different buddies the both bought old model S cars. Both have raved about them and say they have had nothing but tires and wipers to deal with. Now I'm not sure what to believe.
I did my first adopter duty with a used Model S. Simple stuff I fixed like control arms and power port door and tougher stuff was handled by Tesla (like door actuators). Once I had to replace a drive unit on my dime, I sold it. Under warranty it already had 2 drive units and a battery replacement. Great car, horribly unreliable. I drove in fear until it was gone.
Told you they wouldn't be worth a dime used. LOL
Sam. As always, love your videos. I really like that dash cam. But the cost is a bit steep. Looks like a high quality item. Perhaps next time you can recommend a more affordable option. Good luck with the Tesla. And good to see you have new help in this video
I think it's very reasonable. With Sam's discount it's less than $350 for three high-resolution cameras that also work well in low light conditions, and the main unit attaches with a magnet and has a USB charging port so you can still plug in your phone. I've seen dash cams that only have one front-facing camera for more than $400.
No mention about battery degradation in an EV with 100,000 miles? In addition to the enormous depreciation of an EV and extremely high insurance costs, he never mentions the RANGE his 100,000 mile Tesla can travel.
Typical degradation is 10% after 100k mi. Most of that happens in the first few years and slows down significantly after that, so at 200k mi they're usually down 12 - 15%. Newer batteries are improving on all metrics - degradation, energy density, cold weather performance, charging speed, etc all while the cost is plummeting (down about 50% in the last year alone).
The depreciation has been mostly due to how rapidly the costs of a new EV are coming down (they were extremely jacked up during covid), combined with how fast the technology is advancing. As these two factors go away, the depreciation will also slow down. In fact, many EVs depreciate at about the same rate as ICE cars now.
I've got about 8% degradation and about 3% software "degradation" where tesla limit the battery due to age. Has over 200,000 miles on the clock.
@@truhartwood3170 You open your statement by mentioning 'degradation'. I assume you're specifically referring to the Tesla's battery. You CLAIM that when a Tesla's battery reaches 200,000 miles, it usually degrades ONLY 12%-15%? Seriously? How are you basing these figures? Your next paragraph speaks about DEPRECIATION, where you cite NO stats nor figures, but simply 'state' that MANY EV's depreciate ABOUT the same rate as ICE, or combustion engine cars. This is fabricated NONSENSE! Name ONE, much less MANY EV's that depreciate 'ABOUT the same' as similar gas/diesel powered cars.
@@tjmmcd1 the battery degradation stats can be found on a kazillion sites with a simple Google search in a few seconds.
As for depreciation, EV prices have plummeted since their highs during covid. So if you're looking at a three year old EV, that's going to show very significant depreciation. For example, a Tesla Model 3 was $37,990 in 2021, and now is $29,990. Not only that, the range of the base model in 2021 was only 263mi, and the 2024 base model gets 363mi. The 2024 is upgraded in many other ways, too, like a way better self-driving computer. The cost of a new EV will continue to drop while capabilities continue to improve, so that isn't over yet, but the rate will slow down, same as any other new tech. I did a quick search the first video was a guy who's KIA Niro hadn't depreciated at all in the last year, as one with the exact same specs as his (same mileage and everything) was sold on auction for exactly what he paid for it. Again, Google is your friend.
If you need a part from Tesla, put in a service request asking for parts and availability on the part number you need. When you schedule the “appointment,” you’re just picking up the part from the service department.
100k miles and it's that much broken??
My 360,000 mile Corolla is laughing at this crap 😂
Tesla hasn't even hit 20 years old. Toyota was crap at 20 years. What has Toyota innovated? How many miles does your Corolla go on one charge? Exactly .
@@TheUsmc0802😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@TheUsmc0802 Oi, You didn't have to lick Tesla's arse that hard man.
@@TheUsmc0802 You didn't have to lick Tesla's *** so hard mate.
if you can drive a corolla for that long then you will never understand the value that Tesla offers.
That Trunk motor is actually a mercedes Benz part. I googled the Part number from mb and went to a dealership down the road and fixed it myself. Suprisingly when i comecteted the motor to a dc power supply it worked. So i guess the amps where to high and it Shut down.
I think the cow has a better chance 😂😂😂
14:45 I had that error! for me it was the cable inthe fireman loop that connects to the safety systems like airbags & seatbelts!
1:46 - Magnet mounted dash cam? I would be afraid of it flying off in an accident. Not that it would pose much of a threat as debris, but what happens the the video clip it was just recording? Does it lose the last file or does it have enough power to save before it dies while flying through the air? I guess there wont be any video following the impact.
all those cameras yet no dashcam 😂
Make sure you reinstall software any time you replace an electronic part in a Tesla
I love your videos and I love working on cars but I gotta say
you have the most seamless transitions into your product ads I've ever seen. I genuinely never see them coming lol. well done.
Most actuators that I've seen are just little dc motors like you find in toys. In fact, I fixed door locks by opening the motors and replacing the little brass brushes from cheapo rc cars. You'll need picks, tweezers and a vice would help. Or save your time and just buy new stuff.
I bought a Honda and haven't spent a dime on repairs.
Depends on year and model Honda like everyone else has problems these days
2nd Gen Odysseys have transmission issues. FYI
So you also wouldn’t earn a dime posting repair videos on UA-cam 😂 “See me repair
my non-broken Honda”
I’m 2015 I bought a 2014 Honda civic
Has it 9 years now and it’s never flicked , not 1 issue
Annual service , oils and filters ,
Still has original battery exhaust and brake Rotas
using your iPhone example, upgrading to the newer Model S from the older one is like going from iPhone 1 to iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Sam, my Ford F250 was having the same issue. The dealership kept throwing airbag parts at it. It finally ended up being the main wiring harness that ran next to the parking brake release mechanism. When you would release that, the spring would jar the wire for the airbag loose. When it was loose, it threw the code. Their fix was to solder that wired connection together, rather than replacing all of the wiring harness.
I’ve owned a model S a few years ago. Tesla mobile service is amazing. It’s one of the best car that I’ve ever owned and regret to let it go a few years ago. Looking to get another S or X.
13:32 that's the problem with the car market today: used cars are so prone to failure that you end up paying the same for a new lease. I just went through this with a used Canyon. Where I live 2019 with 150K kms are still $30,000.00. Newer ones even more.
Sam also if Tesla fails to fix the SRS, I'm sure uncle Rich can help out! ;) I had a 2013 Model S and did some work on it, sold it a while ago and the new owner had a high voltage battery fail like a month later. I believe EG did help him out and get the car back on the road.
Most of us aren’t mechanical electrical geniuses like Sam. This is a maintenance nightmare like BMW.
the handles only cost 20 bucks at max to fix!
Replacing them with the newest gen costs 320 bucks tho.. retrofit kit from tesla
The newest gen of the door handles should be V2.1 and not ever have the fault again
Tesla is amazing because they fix parts and sell you upgraded versions - other manufacturers don’t do that, sell you the same part and then it breaks again
@JohannesM1 can confirm! I have 2 out of 4 replaced by 2.1 (aka gen 3.0)
$11,000 sounds about 10,000 too much
Wen you have problems with the nut not being afixed to the car, superglue it in place and it will stay in place until it is tight, then it will typically break loose but be tight.
You consistently bring something unique. That’s why I come back to your channel!
did you had to reprogram that charing port with toolbox, or did it just work with plugging it in? I'm still not sure what exactly you can fix yourself on those cars, without having it to reprogram with teslas diagnostic software
LOVE that cow, I couldn't stop laughing. It gave you that "why you talking to yourself" look.
one of those eccentrics you see on episodes of hoarders... go back in 20 years and those cars will still be there randomly parked up ... rusting away
Just published and the bots are already here
Someone allways makes this comment so is it you???
How do you know they are bots? What do you look for.
I picture Robbie from Forbidden Planet.
Seriously I’m intrigued. I see some random comments trying to promote the virtue of young ladies or offering great investment advice.
If they knew me they wouldn’t promote either to me. I’m married and broke
@@FranssensM The telltale signs are: avatar of pretty girls in provocative poses; completely unrelated comments from the content; relevant comments which are unlikley coming from pretty girls; comments related to some obscure acronym used for pump and dump crypto or financial scheme. Unfortunately with the advent of AI it will be harder to spot.
Interesting presentation. I am impressed you did not bag each of the vehicles just focussed on the issues. Several UA-cam channels could benefit from your honest approach to as you say first world problems. Cheers.