The proprietor of a Tesla Mannequin Y has taken to Twitter and revealed that the steering wheel of his newly-delivered Mannequin Y fell off whereas he was driving along with his household.

The proprietor, who goes by the title Preneh24 on Twitter, states that he took supply of his white Mannequin Y on January 24, 2023, and was driving it on a freeway when out of the blue, the steering wheel turned indifferent from the steering column. Fortuitously, there have been no vehicles touring behind him and he was in a position to swiftly pull over subsequent to the central divider.

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A tow truck was referred to as and the automobile was taken to a Tesla service heart. Nonetheless, the proprietor’s points didn’t cease there.

A Tesla consultant first reached out to the proprietor, noting that the Mannequin Y had been obtained however that it didn’t have any info as to what was mistaken with the automobile (as if the indifferent steering wheel wasn’t a sign…). After the proprietor knowledgeable Tesla of the difficulty, the automotive producer started to research and swiftly despatched the proprietor a invoice for $103.96 to restore what is kind of clearly a producing defect.

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Understandably so, the proprietor didn’t suppose it was applicable that he must pay for the repairs and the bill was up to date to take away the restore value.

Preneh24 shared screenshots of his dialog with the Tesla consultant on Twitter and requested for a full refund. Whereas the Tesla rep says that the automotive producer doesn’t have a return coverage, he’s in contact with the dealership the place he bought the automotive to attempt to organize a refund.

“We misplaced a belief in Tesla and would tremendously admire this automotive be taken again and full refund be issued (sic). I really feel security is extra necessary than tech automotive,” he wrote.

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