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Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from the 1980s<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Quality control has been an issue with new Tesla models in the past—when the brand started building the Model 3 sedan in 2017, CEO Elon Musk regularly complained<\/a> that the company was in “production hell<\/a>” as it tried to work out the kinks<\/a> of an expensive new automated production line. Eventually, the company had to resort to assembling the cars on a completely new, much less automated line, using temporary structures rapidly assembled at its factory in Fremont, California.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That was not supposed to be the case with its latest vehicle. Model 3 production issues are believed to have been solved at this point, particularly as Tesla is now mass-producing that vehicle at a new factory in China<\/a>, incorporating the lessons of the last few years. And given the high degree of commonality between the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y crossover<\/a>, it was reasonable to expect that this newest addition to the lineup would happen smoothly.<\/p>\n However, last week Musk told his employees<\/a> that there were “production and supply chain ramp challenges” with the new crossover and implored his workforce to do better.<\/p>\n Among the issues catalogued at Electrek, on Reddit, and on YouTube channels are excessive road noise and alignment issues<\/a>, rear hatches that don’t close properly, charge port doors that don’t close<\/a>, misaligned doors and exterior trim<\/a>, scratched body panels<\/a>, substandard paint<\/a>, underfloor panels that weren’t fully attached to the car<\/a>, dirty or damaged interiors<\/a>, broken seat belts<\/a>, and even rear seats that aren’t actually attached to the rest of the car.<\/p>\n The Tesla Model Y community has even gone so far as to create a crowdsourced checklist<\/a> of things that buyers of the $60,990 electric crossover should examine carefully before accepting delivery.<\/p>\n The editor in chief of Electrek, Fred Lambert, had harsh words for the brand regarding Model Y production problems, writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n I am the first to cut Tesla some slack when it comes to the quality of vehicles early in a production ramp-up, but this seems a lot worse than usual.<\/p>\n We covered the Model 3 launch closely and it certainly wasn’t without quality issues, but it was nothing like the reports I am seeing for Model Y these days.<\/p>\n Of course, what we don’t see are the happy Model Y owners reporting deliveries of flawless vehicles because they are too busy enjoying their new car, but I wouldn’t chalk this up to a vocal minority having issues here.<\/p>\n There’s not a day that goes by without Model Y owners reporting to us that Tesla attempted delivery of an unacceptable vehicle and I am seeing a surprising number of people communicating similar issues on forums.<\/p>\n It looks to me that the “rectification needs” Elon mentioned are overwhelming Tesla’s quality control, but the automaker is still trying to deliver the Model Y vehicles with defects in order to save their quarter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As Lambert notes, these problems are occurring close to Tesla’s traditional end-of-quarter production push, but they could not be happening at a worse time for the carmaker. Tesla lost several weeks of production to an enforced factory shutdown due to COVID-19<\/a>, and The Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> that its deliveries of new vehicles in California in May were down 70 percent, year on year, compared to a general industry decline of 52 percent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tags:<\/b> JONATHAN M. GITLIN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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Electrek and pro-Tesla subreddits are full of refused deliveries due to defects. Buying a car during its first year of production can always be a bit of a crapshoot. Sadly, that definitely appears to be the case with Tesla’s latest crossover, the Model Y. The source of these complaints? The notably pro-Tesla publication Electrek and the popular subreddits for … Continue reading Tesla reportedly shipping Model Ys with significant manufacturing defects<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading