cwerdna said:
Edmunds' long-term Model S needed its 3rd drive unit replacement. Their car is at the 30k mile mark.
http://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-s/2013/long-term-road-test/2013-tesla-model-s-drive-unit-iv-the-milling.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So the count is 2 replaced for noise, 1 for total failure. Car is on its 4th drive unit.
Good read, thanks for posting.
I had a drive unit replaced as well. The cost, from what I have heard, is pretty inexpensive. Certainly compared to the batteries or body work.
Of course, I am still on the second drive unit after 37,000 miles, not four.
Our second Tesla is still on the first drive unit after 14,000 miles.
Of the 20 or so Tesla owners in our local club, I know of one other that has had the drive unit replaced.
Edmunds still seems to enjoy the car quite a bit. A quote from the above linked article:
Driving around the past few days with this car has reminded me of how good it is. People often ask me what I think of it, and I tell them this is an awesome car, with a huge caveat: Be prepared for things to go wrong. The Model S is a highly advanced car from a company that is just learning the ups and downs of manufacturing vehicles on a large scale.
We also had a battery sensor fault while we were on vacation.
The sensor is inside the battery pack, so Tesla replaced the entire pack. This took them about 3 hours.
So as to not delay our vacation, Tesla gave us a P85+ loaner to continue our vacation. They then towed our car two hours to meet us on our way back out of state so we wouldn't have to travel out of our way to return to the service center.
Yes, they are having some growing pains, however it is amazing what good care they take care of their customers.