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Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by CaptainOfCoit »

hartator wrote: post #38
CaptainOfCoit wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious how it worked, I found https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC... > At the bottom of the rear door pocket, there is a slot in front of the release cover. Slide your finger into the slot and lift to remove the cover. Pull the mechanical release cable forward. I wonder how people are supposed to be able to find that when in an emergency sitting in the backseat of someone else's car.

Front doors are just regular handles.

That's awesome for the frantic people in the front seats, but I somehow feel like you missed the context.

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by SoftTalker »

CaptainOfCoit wrote: post #33
azinman2 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s a physical mechanical open mechanism for doors.

Curious how it worked, I found https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC... > At the bottom of the rear door pocket, there is a slot in front of the release cover. Slide your finger into the slot and lift to remove the cover. Pull the mechanical release cable forward. I wonder how people are supposed to be able to find that when in an emergency sitting in the backseat of someone else's car.

They're in even worse luck if they are in any number of cars that have rear-seat "child safety" locks that prevent opening the door from the inside. There's no way to bypass that except from outside the car.

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by rtkwe »

hartator wrote: post #38
CaptainOfCoit wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious how it worked, I found https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC... > At the bottom of the rear door pocket, there is a slot in front of the release cover. Slide your finger into the slot and lift to remove the cover. Pull the mechanical release cable forward. I wonder how people are supposed to be able to find that when in an emergency sitting in the backseat of someone else's car.

Front doors are just regular handles.

Yeah but the back seat is more likely to have children or passengers unfamiliar with the car too so an esoteric emergency procedure is worse there. IMO these cable unlocks shouldn't be allowed for safety, there should be an obvious easy mechanical release people understand which is a normal handle.

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by dist-epoch »

azinman2 wrote: post #32
daveguy wrote: post #31

Is this the kind of battery power loss that prevents you from opening the doors and can trap you in a burning/sinking Tesla?

There’s a physical mechanical open mechanism for doors.

Rescuers are unable to open the door from outside. I guess its a feature (in a Mad Max world).

https://people.com/woman-dies-after-allegedly-being-trapped-...

https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/world-news/tesla-driver-and-tw...

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by CaptainOfCoit »

SoftTalker wrote: post #42
CaptainOfCoit wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious how it worked, I found https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC... > At the bottom of the rear door pocket, there is a slot in front of the release cover. Slide your finger into the slot and lift to remove the cover. Pull the mechanical release cable forward. I wonder how people are supposed to be able to find that when in an emergency sitting in the backseat of someone else's car.

They're in even worse luck if they are in any number of cars that have rear-seat "child safety" locks that prevent opening the door from the inside. There's no way to bypass that except from outside the car.

Yeah, that's terrifying as well, but I think it's the same for all car manufacturers about that, isn't it? Or is some makers worse than all the others because of design decisions?

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by bryanlarsen »

grayfaced wrote: post #35
vel0city wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In a lot of EVs, when the car is "on" there is a DC/DC converter powering the 12V system from the HV battery. So if the car was "on" and experienced a loss of the 12V battery it could continue operating for some period of time.

I think the implication is that people could be driving with a dead 12V as if nothing is wrong. Then when they experience the HV failure in the recall, they would have no power whatsoever for safety systems.

That wasn't intended to be my implication. The replies to the original comment answered my question. Generally if you have a dead 12V you know it because you need a boost to get started, and you don't drive like that for long. I'm not worried about a cascade failure, I was worried about the 12V dying while somebody was driving and then having no brakes. That concern has been addressed.

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by nilkn »

pengaru wrote: post #39
citizenkeen wrote: post #3

Oh, so this is an actual recall and not just a software update.

> Oh, so this is an actual recall and not just a software update. In an era of software-defined vehicles, the difference is one of convenience, not impact/consequence. Not really worth pointing out, unless you're a service department telling owners how to plan their week.

To the contrary, the fact that this is a physical recall is perhaps the most interesting and noteworthy thing about it.

Re: Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 EVs over Risk of Battery Power Loss

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Post by dexterdog »

orwin wrote: post #19
1121redblackgo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah Tesla is around 4% US marketshare, the largest three players are up to 17%

And Tesla have basically two models, that's probably why Ford have more recalls but less affected people.

Tesla has many small tweaks on their cars from year-to-year and even less. It's not as bad as it used to be (I haven't heard of any plywood in use inside the componentry).
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