The electric car manufacturer Tesla had to issue a massive recall this month to fix faulty hood latches that can open while its cars are driving. The problem affects more than 1.8 million cars, which means it’s slightly smaller than the recall in December that applied to more than 2 million Teslas.
The problem, according to the official National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Part 573 safety recall report, affects model year 2021–2024 Model 3s (built between September 21, 2020, and June 2, 2024), model year 2021–2024 Model Ss (built between January 26, 2021, and July 15, 2024), model year 2021–2024 Model Xs (built between August 18, 2021, and July 15, 2024), and model year 2020–2024 Model Ys (built between January 9, 2020, and July 15, 2024).
The problem first became apparent to Tesla in March of this year after complaints about unintended hood opening from Chinese customers. By April, it had identified the problem as deformation of the hood latch switch, “which could prevent the customer from being notified about an open hood state.”
Although the problem is with the hood latch, as with many Tesla safety recalls, the problem can be fixed with an over-the-air software patch. The new software is able to detect if the hood is open and, if so, will display a warning to the driver to alert them to stop their vehicle and secure the hood.
I wanted a Tesla as a teenager, I recently realized that they are getting so low I could in theory finacance a used one, but they are so much shit lmao, worse than a Kia
The good part about Teslas is how advanced their FSD is, plus their superchargers. The bad part is that they have terrible quality control, you’re driving a touchscreen on wheels, and you’re finding Elon
I’m a school bus driver and middle school boys go apeshit when they see a Tesla - which is unfortunately often because they’re pretty common these days. They explode when they see a fucking cybertruck, which is fortunately still not often.
https://www.kbb.com/kia/recall/
Every manufacturer has recalls, like that fun Telluride one that lights the car on fire if you adjust the driver seat too much!
Kia’s are not great, but Tesla seems worse
I didn’t like it when the first one came out and I was a teenager. But, to be honest, I was very pessimistic about the transition from late 00s to early 10s in everything around me. EDIT: Switched to Linux then too.
I feel like I would get a used tesla entirely to strip it down into a Mad Max mobile.
That would be neat, they can go pretty fast too like that: you could likely find a wrecked salvage one for the project at a junk yard. As long as the battery, motor, and it’s drivable.
Id also have to learn how to circumnavigate the fucking tablet it uses but worst case scenario Id hardwire switches.