Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
Source: AP
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Updated 10:27 AM CST, December 20, 2024
Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system.
According to a letter Thursday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall includes certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3, and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles.
The issue is that the tire pressure monitoring system warning light on the vehicles may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of low tire pressure. Driving with improperly inflated tires can increase the risk of a crash.
The Elon Musk-led automaker said its providing a free software update to fix the problem.
FILE- A Tesla Cybertruck is on display at Tesla in Buena Park, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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RussBLib
(9,713 posts)...you mean they are not claiming harassment by the Deep State?
Any Tesla drivers out there? Do you get a message saying you had a patch/download in your car or do you just have to guess when it happens?
https://russblib.blogspot.com/
beaglelover
(4,115 posts)Easy peasy. We get a software update about every 2 weeks. Most of the time it's new features added to the car, sometimes small fixes. Sometimes they give you the full self driving capability for a few months so you can try it out. I'm not a fan of full self driving however. At this time of year they usually include some Holiday goodies, such as allowing you to change the sound of your horn or door lock signal.
doc03
(36,966 posts)on my 19 year old truck about 3 years ago. The mechanic told me it would save a lot of money just to put a piece of
tape over the light if it bothered me. That's what I did.
Bengus81
(7,497 posts)I've had to replace all of them over 6-7 months in my 2006 Infinity G35. They'll check with a hand held reader to see which one had the batteries die--or it could be more than one.
doc03
(36,966 posts)BOSSHOG
(40,283 posts)If your check engine light came on. Just put a strip of electrical tape over the light. Those boys were brilliant and joking about the issue. Lots of laughs and lots of helpful info.
doc03
(36,966 posts)at Sheetz all the time now because their low air light came on.
bucolic_frolic
(47,622 posts)Private sector and CEO failure. No longer needed.
republianmushroom
(18,179 posts)Woodycall
(341 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,644 posts)dchill
(40,779 posts)Rec for THAT.
DFW
(56,897 posts)She had no way to know if the warning was a defect in the electronics or if the pressure in the tires was really too low. So, she took it to the big workshop/warehouse on the 13th. They said they had so many accident-damaged cars to deal with that they wouldn't even be able to look at her car until yesterday, the 20th. Apparently, a wave of universal blindness struck, because they never looked at her car yesterday, either. We're still waiting to hear, and are not optimistic, since we are leaving the area Monday, noon. She was hoping to be able to have her car back so she could drive her mom down to our daughter's place in the Taunus Hills. Instead, it looks like she will be stuck with my car. It is 11½ years old, but I don't even have 50,000 KM on it, so it still drives perfectly well. It just doesn't have as much room as her station wagon.
The problem isn't unique to Tesla, as neither of us drives a Tesla. Charging stations are nowhere near plentiful here, so even the thought of an electric vehicle is impractical. Her car is a hybrid, so she charges it whenever the sun shines enough here for our solar panels to deliver enough electricity for her charger to deliver. In keeping with climate change, we now do get more sunshine than before--at least three days a month instead of the usual one.
Wonder Why
(4,725 posts)Ollie Garkie
(214 posts)Every vehicle made in the last 15 years has issues with the TPMS light or system. But damn cybertrucks are uggo monstrosities
sakabatou
(43,269 posts)Ford_Prefect
(8,219 posts)Including death or serious injury due to poor design, lack of quality control, and irresponsible marketing promises.
This is only about how badly Tesla has performed as a manufacturer, not about EVs in general. I think they had a few good ideas, but they really missed the boat on proper vehicle design and assembly while rejecting well established best practices in this field. They could so easily have done better and still produced unique and ground breaking vehicles. Hubris, I suppose.