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I live in Quebec. A lot of people here own Teslas, but a common complaint I hear from Tesla owners is the sub-par winter reliability. It's not even the range r

by Sanzig 3y ago

I live in Quebec. A lot of people here own Teslas, but a common complaint I hear from Tesla owners is the sub-par winter reliability. It's not even the range reduction - EV owners here are prepared for that - it's the fact that the car seems to have been designed by someone in California who has never seen a winter storm in their life. A colleague had her windshield crack when the defrost was running in her driveway. Another broke the driver's side window because the window was iced shut after freezing rain and Tesla for some reason requires the window to automatically retract an inch when opening the door, which it can't do when frozen. There have been numerous reports in the media of paint peeling on brand new Teslas when exposed to winter road salt. Notably, other EV manufacturers don't seem to suffer from these issues, but Tesla is currently the only game in town for reasonable delivery times - everyone else is 12 months plus.

alphabettsy 3y ago
Windshields cracking happens on all cars, but whether or not, it happens more with Tesla I don’t know.
- voisin 3y ago
  Cracking simply when running defrost after having parked outside overnight? I have never experienced this or heard of anyone who has experienced this.
  - alphabettsy 3y ago
    Yea. Talk to someone in glass repair or who’s worked at a dealership. Has never happened to me but did to at least one person I know.
KennyBlanken 3y ago
The "window cracks when you open it" is very common in most frameless-window cars and not a Tesla-specific thing. Most people never notice it. How are none of these problems affecting people in Norway, where electric cars have skyrocketed to become 80% of new cars sales? This seems like just more of the old windows-breaking-in-US-built-Telsas nonsense; Norwegian Teslas are built in China.
- Avshalom 3y ago
  The record low in Oslo is -15f, Montreal's is -36f
jefftk 3y ago
> Tesla for some reason requires the window to automatically retract an inch when opening the door Tesla uses frameless doors, which are normally associated with high-end cars. To get a good seal without a window frame they use the standard solution of having the window raise slightly after closing, and having the door handle trigger it to lower again. You can break the seal with a credit card: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRo-vYGhdw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRo-vYGhdw (I think this is silly, and prefer my nice low-end full-frame reliable doors.)
wil421 3y ago
A ton of coupes, especially German cars, have the window roll down a slight bit when you open the door. It’s not just a Tesla issue. Paint issue are pretty common on Tesla but is a lot better on newer model years.
AlwaysRock 3y ago
> Notably, other EV manufacturers don't seem to suffer from these issue Is this actually true or are Teslas just more numerous than other EVs so the anticdata supports that claim?

by Sanzig 3y ago

alphabettsy 3y ago

Windshields cracking happens on all cars, but whether or not, it happens more with Tesla I don’t know.

voisin 3y ago
Cracking simply when running defrost after having parked outside overnight? I have never experienced this or heard of anyone who has experienced this.
- alphabettsy 3y ago
  Yea. Talk to someone in glass repair or who’s worked at a dealership. Has never happened to me but did to at least one person I know.

KennyBlanken 3y ago

The "window cracks when you open it" is very common in most frameless-window cars and not a Tesla-specific thing. Most people never notice it. How are none of these problems affecting people in Norway, where electric cars have skyrocketed to become 80% of new cars sales? This seems like just more of the old windows-breaking-in-US-built-Telsas nonsense; Norwegian Teslas are built in China.

Avshalom 3y ago
The record low in Oslo is -15f, Montreal's is -36f

jefftk 3y ago

> Tesla for some reason requires the window to automatically retract an inch when opening the door Tesla uses frameless doors, which are normally associated with high-end cars. To get a good seal without a window frame they use the standard solution of having the window raise slightly after closing, and having the door handle trigger it to lower again. You can break the seal with a credit card: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRo-vYGhdw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRo-vYGhdw (I think this is silly, and prefer my nice low-end full-frame reliable doors.)

wil421 3y ago

A ton of coupes, especially German cars, have the window roll down a slight bit when you open the door. It’s not just a Tesla issue. Paint issue are pretty common on Tesla but is a lot better on newer model years.

AlwaysRock 3y ago

> Notably, other EV manufacturers don't seem to suffer from these issue Is this actually true or are Teslas just more numerous than other EVs so the anticdata supports that claim?