On February 24th local time, a Tesla Model S P85 owner from Texas, USA shared his tragic story: the vehicle was out of warranty for one month and the battery was broken. Replace the battery with a new one, it costs $22,000, it feels very worthwhile! I don’t change the battery and sell scrap iron, but I feel it’s a pity!
His Tesla car frame number is 1751, which belongs to the earliest batch of delivered vehicles. Therefore, it is also one of the first batch of Tesla cars to be warranted. The warranty deadline is January 9, 2021, but on February 14, although the vehicle showed a range of 114 miles, the vehicle reported an error saying that it was insufficient power and could not drive. The owner contacted the Tesla service center and received feedback that he had to tow the car to the service center and spent $22,000 (about RMB 142,010) to replace the new battery.
According to the owner's feedback, he had replaced the battery once a year and a half ago, but now it is broken again. The service staff told him that if you spend $22,000 on a new battery, you can get a 4-year or 50,000-mile new battery warranty. The battery he replaced for free during the warranty period is only one year.
The owner felt that Tesla did not try his best to repair its old battery, so he directly asked to buy a new battery. Therefore, he would like to remind owners who are about to go out of insurance that they must be careful when using the car after they are out of insurance, because Tesla will not treat them like vehicles during the warranty period. The owner was very upset, so he shared the matter.
Regarding the battery replacement of Tesla cars, in @未分类录, domestic car owners have also talked about this topic many times. The prices mentioned at that time seemed to be Model S, Model X batteries of 168,000 yuan, and Model 3 batteries of 138,000 yuan. I can't remember it, probably in this range. Now a brand new Tesla Model 3 costs only 249,900 yuan. If the battery is replaced, it costs 168,000 yuan, then I will definitely be as entangled as this car owner!
If you encounter this situation, are you selling scrap iron to buy a new car? Or spend money to save the old car’s life? Come, leave a message and chat.
