I've read about a lot of quality control issues on the 3, similar to what happened with the S. Curious what Tesla normally does in these cases. Meaning, are people going back to Tesla and saying that a door panel isn't aligned, and they are fixing it? What's the level of detail where Tesla won't fix it and will just say "sorry, that's how it is"?
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Despite Model S deliveries going on for 5 years, the same problems keep occurring with new Teslas.
http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/9085/why-is-teslas-quality-control-still-so-poor
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-customer-deliveries-marina-del-rey/
The dedicated quality control area is likely in direct response to complaints made earlier this year by some Tesla owners who expressed their disappointment over the substandard finish of some Model S and Model X units they received, some of which were painted and detailed haphazardly.
If any, its dedicated QC area also confirms that Tesla is attempting to avoid future service visits due to quality issues on its vehicles as much as possible
It's not just a few disgruntled owners. I looked over dozens of Model 3s myself and a pretty large number had issues. The issues were mostly minor but they were there. I haven't noticed similar body issues in any of the other cars I've owned in the last 15 years. You should take a trip to the delivery center and see for yourself.
https://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/18/problems-with-new-cars-on-the-rise-jd-power.html
(A little old article but still relevant.)
I’m not saying Tesla is better than the rest in regards to issues. But they certainly are not alone.
Been driving my M3 for 4 days now, Because of the simplicity of the car, I don’t think there will be a lot of issues. The car just feels solid. There will undoubtedly be software glitches here and there. But that is something that will be corrected with customer feedback.
"@Carl Thompson - go back and look at your previous cars for defects."
Based on what I've seen with my own eyes these minor defects are more prevalent on Teslas. It's not a big deal but they are not there on my other cars. I'm not going to be picky about it as long as it's not glaring but I disagree that it's no more of any issue for Teslas than for other brands.
@Carl Thompson You are welcomed to buy those sorrow cars with perfectly aligned panels if that's how you feel, although like I said you're in the minority minority. With all those "faults" Tesla still got more satisfied "real" owners than any other car brands have.
You make a legitimate point. The cars I saw with issues may have accumulated at the delivery _because_ they have issues. So the percentage of cars with issues I saw may not reflect the percentage with issues that will make it into customers' hands.
However, these types of issues are something Tesla already has a reputation for so it may be a little of both.