A woman has a warning for her fellow Tesla drivers after she said she was trapped inside of her car.
The woman said she has owned her Model Y for about three years without serious complaints.
“It’s a fun car to drive,” she said.
The woman said that changed last month when she tried to go for a drive.
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Myself, I find it hard to believe that some people drive around without anything hard enough to break out a fucking window, whether it's a glass-breaking tool, a hammer, a wrench.....
I remember one time I rolled my truck on my way to work and was stuck inside because the doors wouldn't open. The truck landed back on its wheels, so I undid my seatbelt, slid over to the passenger's side and using both feet, kicked the windshield out and onto the hood. Easy peasy. I was out and walking around before the first Good Samaritan got to the truck huffing and puffing.
The answer my friends isn't blowin in the wind. It's on YouTube.
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Always keep an automatic center punch in the glove box, just for that situation.
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For me, it's one of these zip-tied to the upper seat belt attach point on the B-pillar:
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My son had a fender bender with his '92 Firebird. I was driving it home from the body shop when at a red light it just went dead. I had a moment of panic when I thought, "How do I get out of this thing? Electric windows and door locks." Then I remembered that all I had to do was to pull the door handle. I wasn't even old enough for that senior moment. Now? Anyway I opened the hood and the body shop hadn't even tightened the battery clamps finger tight. They were just sitting there and had lost contacr. That was an easy fix.
ReplyDeleteAfter anyone works on any of my vehicles, even if for new tires, I pop the hood and inspect every thing. I get underneath too. Often I find stuff like what describe. But mostly rags or loose bolts. Also caps left off, terminals not connected and so on.
DeleteLug nuts and hubcaps are a given when getting tired or alignment.
For some time now, I have been telling friends that the pendulum has quit swinging to the Left and has begun swinging toward the center. Last nights debate proved me right. I watched 12 minutes of the Don Lemon show this morning, I watched CNN. I have always absolutely refused to add to the count of their viewers but it was delicious watching the Left admit that all of the Rights lies, smears and untruths about Biden are CORRECT. I have been laughing out loud and cackling like Kamala. Trump says vote for Biden, get Kamala hahahaha (even spellcheck says the word 'Kamala' is wrong) hahaha
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with you, please keep your comments on topic.
DeleteThank you wirecutter. I didnt find one of your threads that was the right place and I just HAD to say it! Thank you for what you do for us!
DeleteNo problem. I usually don't start running political posts until 9am. Early mornings are reserved for regular and oddball news.
DeleteI wont purchase an electric vehicle. But the article is more of a hit piece. The owner was an idiot for not asking how do I get out the car when the battery dies when the car was purchased. But I put owners of electric vehicles in the idiot class anyway.
ReplyDeleteIt's just so bizarre to me that a modern vehicle has no manual door release. Many years ago an old hydraulic mechanic told me, you'll notice they will back up electronic gauges with mechanical gauges, but never vice versa.
ReplyDeleteAs if driving around in a portable barbeque is a wise thing either.
ReplyDeleteDon't use the Popcorn button in a Tesla.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't unlock the door either.
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When I was a young bald-faced boy, working at a gas station (back when they had Full Serv Islands). I can't tell you how many times I would have someone pull in and ask "what does this blue light on the dash mean?
ReplyDeleteIt means you should be a passenger and not a driver.
DeleteMakes you wonder if they have manual backups on the brakes.
ReplyDeleteI liked the part about calling Tesla and finding out there is a "secret latch" to unlock the doors if the power fails. WTF - a secret latch? And the engineers knew ahead of time that sometimes the power fails and the driver is trapped -- so they design a "secret latch"?
ReplyDeleteI'm old so I was lucky enough to drive cars where you cranked down the window, pulled up locks on the doors, and there were no secret latches to find out about when you were trapped.
An article that wants you to believe there is no manual door open mechanism so Tesla bad. There is a manual release right where you would expect one (in the door pocket), and if anything, it shows people dont read the manual or are just dumb.
ReplyDeleteIf it's like everything else nowadays, she had to sign some kind of agreement which included the info about the "secret" door release and the many things which might cause the battery to burn. Almost no one reads everything they sign, so Tesla and other companies can go to court with documentation saying you knew about whatever it is you are accusing them of not telling you.
DeleteI'm old enough to remember the manual that came with a vehicle was 5" x 7" and about 50 pages. The manual that came with my 2019 pick up truck is 8" x 10" and over 400 pages. Like hell I'm going to read that thing cover to cover. It's meant to get you from point A to point B, not a home away from home, quit putting all the unnecessary technical gadgets in them.
DeleteIt's not just Teslas, one of the municipalities bought a new Silverado, and about a week later it wouldn't shut off.
ReplyDeleteIt was brought to the dealership, and the next morning he drove by and the truck was still idling in the parking lot.
I guess they were worried if you pull the battery cable it'll fry the computers, but almost all these new vehicles have miles of wire and multiple computers and hundreds of connectors and they all have to work almost perfectly at all times.
At least they're cheap, right?
I can't speak toward late model GM, but if that had been a Ford all you'd have to do is ensure the god damned shut the engine off if you're idling at a stop sign hasn't been over rided by pushing the button that disables it, cuz one of Ford's "better ideas" is to make it default to shutting off. Fucking corporate engineers. The world would be a better place without them
DeleteDon't buy an ev car problem solved.
ReplyDeleteReal question where are all the dead ev cars going to go when people wise up? All those batteries that catch on fire? I'm sure that'll be good for the envirement!
Greta will not be happy.
DeleteDid you hear about Randall Cobb? These things should definitely be illegal.
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I'm old enough to not only remember Chilton's manuals but to have used them ... back when it was actually possible to do your own repairs
ReplyDeleteThe first engine rebuild I ever did was done using a Chilton's. That manual was a Godsend for me with all the beater trucks I've owned. Any time I bought a new-to-me truck, I also bought a Chilton's for that model.
DeleteI've still got beaters now called classic cars and yes those old Chilton manuals still come in handy.
DeleteMy Dad loved Chilton’s; he kept us rolling with junkyard parts long after his cars should’ve given up the ghost.
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