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Tesla is the only car brand where such a minor recall (that can be fixed via an OTA update) results in a news article by a major news distributor. Meanwhile my

Tesla is the only car brand where such a minor recall (that can be fixed via an OTA update) results in a news article by a major news distributor. Meanwhile my 2007 Mercedes C-class literally rusted through its rear subframe and suspension arms were hanging off. It could have failed catastrophically at high speed. Not detected by any MOTs (yearly vehicle inspections). No recall - officially, but unofficially they repaired my vehicle for free because they recognise it's a major liability issue. Recognised as a multi-year manufacturing defect on the model.

ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
>(that can be fixed via an OTA update) Are you sure about that?
- nonfamous 4y ago
  FTA: >>> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that’s a violation of federal safety standards for power windows. *An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.*
- zlsa 4y ago
  From TFA: > An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.
bottlepalm 4y ago
Having the word ‘Tesla’ or ‘Elon’ in the title is like guaranteed clicks for news sites.
axg11 4y ago
A less cynical take: this is a consequence of Elon's profile. He has 100M followers and is one of the most "interesting" people on Earth. Tesla is an extension of Elon and is viewed as the impetus for ushering in a new age of electric vehicles. Of course there will be more interest and scrutiny.
- Kukumber 4y ago
  He is a fabricated profile If you want to hear about true visionary individuals, i suggest you Carlos Ghosn [1], instead of an american social media celebrity praised by people who own some $TSLA and are working for media outlets [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeoeJyJmN4&t=455s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeoeJyJmN4&t=455s
  - olddustytrail 4y ago
    Not going to bother with a video but from Wikipedia, "As of January 2020,[3] he is an internationally wanted fugitive" True visionary indeed!
    - Kukumber 4y ago
      You should not bother indeed, Musk will be the substitute you deserve, go DOGE!
      - olddustytrail 4y ago
        I'm not an American and think all billionaires are scum. None of them are my "substitute".
Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
> Tesla is the only car brand where such a minor recall (that can be fixed via an OTA update) results in a news article by a major news distributor. If Kanye West clothing brand were to be found using slave labor it would make way more noise than if a generic brand did it. Matter of fact the sole ownership of a brand by some famous person increases scrutiny. That's because fame produces about an equal amount of admirers and haters. Point is that it's really foolish to feel sorry for people like Musk and the Kardashians, they did it all out of their free will, nobody forces them to keep injecting themselves in the newscycle. They aren't employees so there is no record executive or movie producer dragging them by the hair to do media. When Bob Dylan got tired of the inconveniences of fame he simply fired his agents and embraced a low profile, same with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Daniel-Day-Lewis all the way to George Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter etc. All of them were much bigger names than Musk and the Kardashians, and some of them were also employees so they had to re-negotiate their position with the record labels and movie studios to do less media, and sure enough they got out of the newscycle. So it can be done, but something tells me that both the Kardashians and Musk don't want to give up their fame acquired for shitposting and dicking around on TV.
- electrondood 4y ago
  It's just completely disingenuous writing to constantly read headlines like "Tesla slams into median," when you will literally never see a headline like "Ford Tempo slams into median."
  - Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
    Ford CEO hasn't positioned himself as some blend between Howard Hughes and Jim Jones. Also Ford doesn't sell a product called autopilot which gives people the idea that the car will never crash into things ever again. Equal rights, equal lefts
jen20 4y ago
AFAIK, rusted suspension arms should absolutely fail a competently-performed MOT, and give an advisory warning if rusted but not enough to be problematic yet.
- nbevans 4y ago
  Correct but this wasn't the arms. It was the subframe that they connect to. And the rust was coming from the inside out - a so-called "perforation rust" - which isn't detectable on MOT and is usually mistaken as surface rust.
rdtwo 4y ago
The Toyota ev had its wheels fall off
- travisporter 4y ago
  That was all over my news feed

ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago

>(that can be fixed via an OTA update) Are you sure about that?

nonfamous 4y ago
FTA: >>> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that’s a violation of federal safety standards for power windows. *An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.*
zlsa 4y ago
From TFA: > An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.

bottlepalm 4y ago

Having the word ‘Tesla’ or ‘Elon’ in the title is like guaranteed clicks for news sites.

axg11 4y ago

A less cynical take: this is a consequence of Elon's profile. He has 100M followers and is one of the most "interesting" people on Earth. Tesla is an extension of Elon and is viewed as the impetus for ushering in a new age of electric vehicles. Of course there will be more interest and scrutiny.

Kukumber 4y ago
He is a fabricated profile If you want to hear about true visionary individuals, i suggest you Carlos Ghosn [1], instead of an american social media celebrity praised by people who own some $TSLA and are working for media outlets [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeoeJyJmN4&t=455s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeoeJyJmN4&t=455s
- olddustytrail 4y ago
  Not going to bother with a video but from Wikipedia, "As of January 2020,[3] he is an internationally wanted fugitive" True visionary indeed!
  - Kukumber 4y ago
    You should not bother indeed, Musk will be the substitute you deserve, go DOGE!
    - olddustytrail 4y ago
      I'm not an American and think all billionaires are scum. None of them are my "substitute".

Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago

> Tesla is the only car brand where such a minor recall (that can be fixed via an OTA update) results in a news article by a major news distributor. If Kanye West clothing brand were to be found using slave labor it would make way more noise than if a generic brand did it. Matter of fact the sole ownership of a brand by some famous person increases scrutiny. That's because fame produces about an equal amount of admirers and haters. Point is that it's really foolish to feel sorry for people like Musk and the Kardashians, they did it all out of their free will, nobody forces them to keep injecting themselves in the newscycle. They aren't employees so there is no record executive or movie producer dragging them by the hair to do media. When Bob Dylan got tired of the inconveniences of fame he simply fired his agents and embraced a low profile, same with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Daniel-Day-Lewis all the way to George Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter etc. All of them were much bigger names than Musk and the Kardashians, and some of them were also employees so they had to re-negotiate their position with the record labels and movie studios to do less media, and sure enough they got out of the newscycle. So it can be done, but something tells me that both the Kardashians and Musk don't want to give up their fame acquired for shitposting and dicking around on TV.

electrondood 4y ago
It's just completely disingenuous writing to constantly read headlines like "Tesla slams into median," when you will literally never see a headline like "Ford Tempo slams into median."
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
  Ford CEO hasn't positioned himself as some blend between Howard Hughes and Jim Jones. Also Ford doesn't sell a product called autopilot which gives people the idea that the car will never crash into things ever again. Equal rights, equal lefts

jen20 4y ago

AFAIK, rusted suspension arms should absolutely fail a competently-performed MOT, and give an advisory warning if rusted but not enough to be problematic yet.

nbevans 4y ago
Correct but this wasn't the arms. It was the subframe that they connect to. And the rust was coming from the inside out - a so-called "perforation rust" - which isn't detectable on MOT and is usually mistaken as surface rust.

rdtwo 4y ago

The Toyota ev had its wheels fall off

travisporter 4y ago
That was all over my news feed