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I'm sorry but the fix that they did over the air is bullshit. From the article: "The problem first became apparent to Tesla in March of this year after complai
by dangerwill 2y ago
I'm sorry but the fix that they did over the air is bullshit.
From the article:
"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."
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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."
All they did was add a pop up to tell you to stop once the hood has flipped up, the underlying issue with the hood latch is mechanical and unfixed. By all rights this should be a full physical recall.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoThe problem is that when the customer doesn't close the lid properly, the car didn't display the warning that the lid wasn't closed properly. Now it does. Seems like a fix to me?
- dangerwill 2y agoThe hood could come unlatched while driving and having your hood flip up (or the driver stopping quickly if they notice it starting to) at 70 mph can cause an accident.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoHow is this any different from any other car? If you only partially close your hood the most you get is an alarm inside the car telling you should really close your hood completely.
- dangerwill 2y agoOther car companies don't get away without fixing the broken latches
- bryanlarsen 2y agoIt's not the latch that's broken, it's the latch sensor. A lot of cars don't even have latch sensors.