Tesla has warned homeowners of the Mannequin Y that there’s the potential for water ingress within the car’s trunk because of a difficulty with the seal, which will likely be repaired.
Tesla despatched out a restore and repair bulletin almost a month and a half in the past that seems to indicate there could possibly be water leakage contained in the rear trunk space that was enabled by way of an area within the liftgate meeting.
“On some Mannequin Y autos, water might have leaked contained in the rear trunk space by way of the liftgate meeting,” Tesla writes within the bulletin. “Examine contained in the trunk space for indicators of water leaks that got here by way of the liftgate meeting. If this symptom is current, reseal the liftgate meeting.”
Whereas this service bulletin applies to the Mannequin Y, we’ve acquired suggestions from readers that the identical problem was current of their Mannequin 3, though it doesn’t look like a widespread drawback.
The reader that detailed the identical problem within the Mannequin 3 trunk they’ve mentioned there was roughly “an inch or two of standing water within the trunk.”
Drive Tesla reported that some homeowners had this problem resolved months in the past however returned to a service heart to have it re-evaluated as a result of leaking was nonetheless occurring.
The brand new course of for repairing the sealant requires a unique technique and a stronger sealant.
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