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This has absolutely nothing to do with "lemon" vehicles which are vehicles that run into ongoing or repeated problems. This is one single issue that any mechani
by mdoms 5y ago
This has absolutely nothing to do with "lemon" vehicles which are vehicles that run into ongoing or repeated problems. This is one single issue that any mechanic worth his overalls can (and frequently does) solve in a 2 hour job (and that's assuming something goes wrong).
Inability to supply and fit a part that is literally designed to wear out is unacceptable.
- mark-r 5y agoThese cars are new enough that they haven't likely needed new brake pads. With regenerative braking, the pads don't get much use and they last a lot longer than you're used to. That would explain why the pads aren't an in-stock item.
- userbinator 5y agoIf all brake pads came in standard sizes, and Tesla didn't invent their own, that would solve the supply problem.
- mark-r 5y agoDoes Tesla have a big problem with Not-Invented-Here syndrome? They seem like the kind of place that would.
- mdoms 5y agoRight, maybe their supply constraints are the reason they're fitting 7/8 of the pads to production vehicles.