"Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims"

[moniss]

This is the headline from a Reuters article date 04/17/25 with a byline from Jonathan Stempel. The article notes a class action case and this from the article:

"The plaintiff Nyree Hinton alleged that Tesla odometer readings reflect energy consumption, driver behavior and "predictive algorithms" rather than actual mileage driven."

So apparently Edolph may have redefined what the word "mileage" means. At least what it means to him. The plaintiff notes:

"He said the odometer on the 2020 Model Y he bought in December 2022 with 36,772 miles on the clock ran at least 15% fast, based on his other vehicles and driving history, and for a while said he drove 72 miles a day when at most he drove 20."

Further on the article also notes something interesting:

"Hinton, a Los Angeles resident, said this caused his 50,000-mile basic warranty to expire well ahead of schedule, leaving him with a $10,000 suspension repair bill that he thought Tesla should cover."

So a 5 year old Tesla with just over 50,000 miles had a suspension go bad and the bill was $10,000. I guess what someone thought they might save in gas just went poof! That's just a Model Y. How on earth can someone charge $10,000 to do the suspension? Remember all the horse crap out of Edolph about how the costs of owning one only have minor ongoing costs?

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-speeds-up-odometers-avoid-warranty-repairs-us-lawsuit-claims-2025-04-17/

[Meowmee]

1. Not surprised

People need to research what the repair costs are likely to be and factor that in to any savings.
Tesla is already overpriced and so are the repairs, many of which seem to be due to bad manufacturing and design etc.

[Melon]

2. I had a model Y

Ran fine and no real issue….until it was hit by hail. The repair time was months to get the parts to repair it.

[moniss]

3. The bad design and high repair costs are some of the

reasons why some mainline insurers won't write coverage for a Tesla. I read things online where people are waiting 3 months for a service appointment and then when it gets close they notify the customer they still don't have the parts and so they have to reschedule. Once they've got your money you are at their mercy and it sounds like that quality is in short supply at Tesla as well.

[Meowmee]

4. Yes I read about that.. what a fraud

I would never be able to afford one and would not buy it anyway due to elunatic etc.

[Melon]

9. I don't think those wait times exist now for basic service

In the beginning, the service network didn’t exist and normal shops weren’t certified.
Now, more normal mechanics are certified to work on teslas. They really are low maintenance because there is no engine. The issue I had was the 3rd party replacement body parts had to be ordered. My insurance would not pay for Tesla parts which are expensive.

[moniss]

10. It's not so much a matter of

routine maintenance costs but rather the big items hitting you. It also depends on how long you own the vehicle. If you trade in within the warranty period you're probably OK. The long wait times I referenced were people talking about things like various system failures, chassis stuff etc.

[Melon]

11. Got it.

[LuvLoogie]

5. To be fair, $10,000

is pretty trivial to Apartheid Nazi Tech Bro.

[uponit7771]

6. Yeah, sounds like something Enron would do

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. This also depreciates the vehicle's resale value

This would seem to violate Federal and State laws as "Odometer Fraud".

Although the laws are there to protect against understating the actual milage, the wording seems to cover any alteration:

"Odometer fraud is the disconnection, resetting or alteration of a vehicle’s odometer with the intent to change the number of miles indicated."

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/odometer-fraud

[moniss]

8. Good point. nt