Generally, the first year of a new model is one to avoid. This holds true even for reliability stalwart brands like Toyota as well. I really like the new Model 3 and look forward to the new content. And it really looks great in black.
Agreed, which is why I didn't buy the Cyber Truck which is what I was originally looking to purchase, but after all of the quality issues came to light it prompted me to look at other options. I feel that if you give them 3 years or so everything will be resolved with the truck, but we'll see. ...And yes the car is pretty stunning in black and the car is very shiny for a non-metallic paint! It's a chore to take care of and get looking the best but I still enjoy taking care of it.
I had some issue with mine on delivery day. They only addressed the over spray that day. Also had misalignment and panel gaps. The scariest part was when I was driving home the breaks wouldn’t stop and regen didn’t kick in. Now I am seeing videos all over about this and on social media. Lastly, the aero wheels sound like they are cracking and expanding when you drive. You can’t even attempt to take them off without scratching the wheels !! 😡 Have service appt for several issues & Tesla will fix them. Good luck 👍🏾
Oh my... I've heard of the regular breaks not working fully but you have to break those in and they will function over time, but as someone whose use those breaks quite a lot on cruises I must say they are pretty soft compared to any other sports car I've had, but the i8 I owned previously was somewhat similar so maybe it's normal for hybrid and ev's to have rather soft breaks.
Took delivery on June 5th, immediately I found 8 items that needs to be addressed. I had to wait 23 days for the next available service date, and Tesla was able to address 7 of those issue. Apparently, panel gap that I found was within their spec. I found so many blemish on the paint when I detailed the car myself, but that was expected from Tesla. ha
@@BlackbirdProductions There were several issues including a dent on rear hatch area, deep scratches on passenger door jam area, side mirror not seating flush, little piece of glass sticking out on the roof and few paints spot and etc.. Tesla fixed it within 8 hours and look good as new now
When I picked up my M3P in red with white interior it was perfect... but mine is Chinese made though sooo interesting the American made cars seem to have a lot more issues
@@dangrass these days it’s overwhelmingly racial folks working in the US factories. Managers are still sometimes competent, but the new breed of managers will wipe them out and will render American good totally uncompetitive.
Yeah... the Chinese definitely caught up pretty quickly, and it's ironic that the US is banning everything Chinese made, but thats a video for another day and probably another channel lol
I feel you bro. I picked up my M3LR last week and during pickup, the SA noticed that my roof was cracked in the corner. It was replaced under warranty at the service center in a couple of hours but I was gutted at first. Also found about a four inch scratch in the glass on the passenger rear window yesterday that I didn’t notice. What the hell are they doing to these cars that glass has a deep scratch in it? Edit: scratch is in the inside at the top where it meets the weatherstripping so it’s hard to notice.
@@BlackbirdProductions No,actually. I kinda made a stink about it and made it known real quick I wasn’t happy and they jumped through hoops for me to get it fixed same day. My pick-up time was 10:30 Am and I was out of there with the replacement glass on by 2:00. Luckily there is a shopping mall within walking distance so I just walked around for a bit until they sent me a text that it was ready.
@@jenskmigselv I don't know about Denmark but in the US/Canada every new car has a PDI charge on it if you look at the itemization. It's exactly for checking stuff like this. In Canada it's 1800 for tesla, 4000 for mercedes so when you pick it up it better be spotless
you are pointing so minor things and you are saying everything wrong. all things can be fixed easily. you have great car be happy. i have the standard version since November 2023 from china with no issue and i love the car.
Minor, but major when you're spending upwards of 60k and 90k for the Model S. I'd love to have a Chinese built Tesla because they seem to be pretty buttoned down in terms of quailty.
Minor things? Tesla fanboys are the worst. This man paid $60K on his M3P. A car this price point should be nearly perfection. That paint job on the trunk alone is atrocious and not “minor” Stop making excuses for poor craftsmanship from Tesla. That’s why they continue to push out subpar products because people like you think it’s okay to accept low quality and make excuses for them.
well, if they're unacceptable on this car, then pretty much nobody should be buying a new Toyota, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes.....talk about a double standard.
@@dangrassI can appreciate your comment. I don't think any manufacturer of vehicles should get a pass if their vehicles have flaws, especially when they're brand new. This one just happens to be about Tesla and I'm sure that you're a Tesla fan and so am I. But I feel like they should be held to a higher standard considering the hype and the cost of their vehicles. If this was a BMW, I'd lay into them too. Mercedes too. But this video is about an owner of a Tesla that bought brand new and he's just pointing out things that he's dissatisfied with and talking about his experience.
So I'm just wondering did you have to accept delivery? I mean given the condition of the boot!! That's crazy. Why not just reject delivery and send it back? Get another one. Rather than accept delivery and then proceed immediately to the service department to do repairs. I don't get it. I only ask because I am interested in buying one of these and I do kind of worry if this is the quality control I can expect. I was told they got this under control now but I guess not so much? But if you don't have to accept delivery then it's cool. I am cool to keep sending them back for as long as it takes until I get one that's up to par. If you have to accept delivery however, well then I would be hesitant.
Based on my research some people I follow did say you can deny delivery but to me that doesn't make sense if they require you to pay before taking delivery. However, I did pay cash so my options are probably more limited than what you might get when leasing or financing. As for the condition of the car during delivery I have another video planned to talk about that in more detail.
You can reject delivery. They word their delivery process like you need to make final payment before scheduling a delivery date but at no point do you have to pay them In full until your are satisfied with your actual vehicle. I rejected and canceled my Model 3 order a few days ago for quality issues. You can reject/put a hold 2 times before you have to submit a whole new order.
Does anyone have issues with their Highland ambient lighting not being level where the door led meets the dash? My 2024 M3P ambient lighting does not line up on one side of my dash to the doors 🤬. Super annoying to see ! It looks like the upper portion of the right sight of my dash is not flush to the bottom portion of the dash making it higher where it meets up to door led 🤦♂️. Hopefully the service center can fix it and not just tell me it’s within spec 😡
Sorry to hear that Dave! That is very frustrating and I have heard of some highlands experiencing this quality issue. Thankfully this isn't something I encountered. I hope Tesla gets this sorted for you.
@@davejohnson6144 Dave, I have this issue with the light bar as well. On the driver side it wasn’t lined up correctly, as many people have complained about the same thing on various comment threads. Thought it was just a common thing I had to deal with. Well, last night I literally just pushed it down into place with my finger tip and it lined up perfectly lol. Give it a shot and let me know if it works for you. Wish I could show a picture for comparison. Also, I seem to have a problem with the light brightness. I’ve had it set to on and auto and some days it seems bright and some days it’s dim and I can’t even see it.
I actually inspected the car in direct sun light and there was some defects in fact- something I didn't mention in this video was that there was rotary swirls on the front hood but thankfully I was able to buff those out myself
@5:04 that looks like some bad orange peel on the back hatch. Also, premium connectivity is worth the $100 a year just to be able to look at cameras remotely for peace of mind when you are thousands of miles away lol. Not to mention the spotify integration and maps for navigation.
Kinda, I took some new b-roll for a video that is going up today and it shows what the car looks like with tint (50% for the front windshield and 20% for the other windows excluding the top and most rear glass.)
I guess it depends which features you're looking to access. For my use case I was able to access everything through the hotspot but then again I'm also still on my premium connectivity trial.
China made tesla also has quality control issues...rattle, but im enjoying the acceleration and handling, as my former BMW has more mechanic issues, let them fix it and everything will be fine.
Well I said this in the video but I pay already for a hotspot from my carrier so if I were to get premium connectivity it would be like paying for two phone plans which doesn't make much sense to me.
@@BlackbirdProductionsExcept that one costs $99/yr and is always connected to your car, no fuss no muss. The other costs you what... That much or more per month? And usually hotspot use is metered even if your phone is on an unlimited plan.
@@theElemDragon Hmmm well you may have a point here because I actually just reviewed my plan and it recently changed but I have 5 GB of hotspot data so I'm thinking perhaps if I could offload $10 out of my existing carrier plan, premium connectivity might be an option, but then theres the fact that I typically like to have all of my data filtered through my home network for privacy reasons which is another case of worms.
@@BlackbirdProductions Yeah... but how much does one actually DO on the infotainment screen that "private data" is a concern? Your Spotify (or THANKFULLY soon to be RUclips Music) playlist? A quick Google search on the browser?
good thing you didn't buy a new Toyota! While the problems with your car are pretty minor, imagine buying a new vehicle with a failing bottom end or transmission....and a manufacturer that doesn't understand why the problems are happening, and having so spares available...for months. Imagine a world where Toyota buyers expected the same level of quality as Tesla buyers have. I'm confused about the cell to wi-fi issue. Seems like a phone issue, not a car issue. As for saving $100/year by not buying premium connectivity, I think you're saving pennies and throwing away dollars. Using the cell radio that comes with the car not only saves a lot of cell phone data, but it's also a whole lot better for your health. Do you really want to sit in a metal enclosure being bathed in RF noise? Best to ditch the phone while in the car and use it only for essential phone calls and text messages....which the car handles beautifully.
Ahhh yes... I've had my fair share of encounters with Toyota as well as Nissan. In fact my first EV was going to be a 2017 Leaf pre-covid but after test driving it and also pointing out to my seller that the door handle was coming off and was glued on he got mad at me and said I was wasting his time when I decided not to go forward with the purchase. As for connectivity, honestly, I'm just subscription fatigued and the last thing I won't is to pay for another subscription that could otherwise be offloaded to my cellular provider. In this case the fact that I can only connect 30% of the time to the car on my hotspot is that car causing this because I've never had issues connecting to any of my other devices, and when I told my TA it was like speaking a foreign language to him because he had no clue what I was talking about lol.
That's a video coming up towards the end of this month. I wanted to have the car for at least a month before I talk about my experience with it in the form of a review. So stay tuned!
Generally, the first year of a new model is one to avoid. This holds true even for reliability stalwart brands like Toyota as well. I really like the new Model 3 and look forward to the new content. And it really looks great in black.
Agreed, which is why I didn't buy the Cyber Truck which is what I was originally looking to purchase, but after all of the quality issues came to light it prompted me to look at other options. I feel that if you give them 3 years or so everything will be resolved with the truck, but we'll see.
...And yes the car is pretty stunning in black and the car is very shiny for a non-metallic paint! It's a chore to take care of and get looking the best but I still enjoy taking care of it.
Pay the ten bucks you life will be much better.
My wallet is already crying lol! Maybe if they slash the price in half I'd consider.
I had some issue with mine on delivery day. They only addressed the over spray that day. Also had misalignment and panel gaps. The scariest part was when I was driving home the breaks wouldn’t stop and regen didn’t kick in. Now I am seeing videos all over about this and on social media. Lastly, the aero wheels sound like they are cracking and expanding when you drive. You can’t even attempt to take them off without scratching the wheels !! 😡 Have service appt for several issues & Tesla will fix them. Good luck 👍🏾
Oh my... I've heard of the regular breaks not working fully but you have to break those in and they will function over time, but as someone whose use those breaks quite a lot on cruises I must say they are pretty soft compared to any other sports car I've had, but the i8 I owned previously was somewhat similar so maybe it's normal for hybrid and ev's to have rather soft breaks.
Like most new cars, there are issues to address. Good to know that Tesla has a process in place to address them from the comfort of your home.
Took delivery on June 5th, immediately I found 8 items that needs to be addressed. I had to wait 23 days for the next available service date, and Tesla was able to address 7 of those issue. Apparently, panel gap that I found was within their spec. I found so many blemish on the paint when I detailed the car myself, but that was expected from Tesla. ha
I'm curious, besides the paint and panel gaps what were the other issues you encountered that Tesla needed to address?
@@BlackbirdProductions There were several issues including a dent on rear hatch area, deep scratches on passenger door jam area, side mirror not seating flush, little piece of glass sticking out on the roof and few paints spot and etc.. Tesla fixed it within 8 hours and look good as new now
@johnkim3018 that's good but also equally insane it had all of those issues
When I picked up my M3P in red with white interior it was perfect... but mine is Chinese made though sooo interesting the American made cars seem to have a lot more issues
It's a trend in general with American cars. They usually are not as buttoned up as euro or Chinese cars and that has been a fact for a long time
The Chinese made model 3 Teslas would never have these problems, only the American made vehicles.
It’s funny but Chinese quality is more superior than American “quality”.
Times are changing fast!
it's that damn American work ethic.
@@dangrass these days it’s overwhelmingly racial folks working in the US factories. Managers are still sometimes competent, but the new breed of managers will wipe them out and will render American good totally uncompetitive.
Yep. The ones made in China are ironically waaaay better finished.
Turns out made in China isn’t what it used to be.
Yeah... the Chinese definitely caught up pretty quickly, and it's ironic that the US is banning everything Chinese made, but thats a video for another day and probably another channel lol
I feel you bro. I picked up my M3LR last week and during pickup, the SA noticed that my roof was cracked in the corner. It was replaced under warranty at the service center in a couple of hours but I was gutted at first. Also found about a four inch scratch in the glass on the passenger rear window yesterday that I didn’t notice. What the hell are they doing to these cars that glass has a deep scratch in it? Edit: scratch is in the inside at the top where it meets the weatherstripping so it’s hard to notice.
Yeah... that's pretty crazy honestly. Did you have to wait for them to do the repairs and pick up your car later that week?
@@BlackbirdProductions No,actually. I kinda made a stink about it and made it known real quick I wasn’t happy and they jumped through hoops for me to get it fixed same day. My pick-up time was 10:30 Am and I was out of there with the replacement glass on by 2:00. Luckily there is a shopping mall within walking distance so I just walked around for a bit until they sent me a text that it was ready.
@@michaelbonavita1800 That's good to know. I'm happy you got everything sorted same day.
this car is cool af
Absolutely! I love it so far!
funny how they charge you PDI but never do any predelivery inspection
Disgusting.
Yeah pretty insane stuff huh? I'm just happy they were able to fix all of my issues under warranty in a rather timely manner
I was never charged for any delivery inspection (Denmark, TM3, 2019)
@@jenskmigselv Yeah I was never charged for this, but I can see a charge if you were to get the car inspected by a third-party mechanic
@@jenskmigselv I don't know about Denmark but in the US/Canada every new car has a PDI charge on it if you look at the itemization. It's exactly for checking stuff like this. In Canada it's 1800 for tesla, 4000 for mercedes so when you pick it up it better be spotless
you are pointing so minor things and you are saying everything wrong. all things can be fixed easily. you have great car be happy.
i have the standard version since November 2023 from china with no issue and i love the car.
Minor, but major when you're spending upwards of 60k and 90k for the Model S. I'd love to have a Chinese built Tesla because they seem to be pretty buttoned down in terms of quailty.
When you spend 50k on a car with your hard earned money, nothing is minor. The car is brand new and should be problem free upon delivery.
Minor things? Tesla fanboys are the worst. This man paid $60K on his M3P. A car this price point should be nearly perfection. That paint job on the trunk alone is atrocious and not “minor” Stop making excuses for poor craftsmanship from Tesla. That’s why they continue to push out subpar products because people like you think it’s okay to accept low quality and make excuses for them.
This issues are unacceptable considering the price of the vehicle. It's supposed to be brand *ss new. WTF
Yeah it's clearly a Tesla problem, and I hope it gets better as they make more EV's because the EV itself has a ton of potential for the price
well, if they're unacceptable on this car, then pretty much nobody should be buying a new Toyota, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes.....talk about a double standard.
@@dangrassI can appreciate your comment. I don't think any manufacturer of vehicles should get a pass if their vehicles have flaws, especially when they're brand new. This one just happens to be about Tesla and I'm sure that you're a Tesla fan and so am I. But I feel like they should be held to a higher standard considering the hype and the cost of their vehicles. If this was a BMW, I'd lay into them too. Mercedes too. But this video is about an owner of a Tesla that bought brand new and he's just pointing out things that he's dissatisfied with and talking about his experience.
So I'm just wondering did you have to accept delivery? I mean given the condition of the boot!! That's crazy. Why not just reject delivery and send it back? Get another one. Rather than accept delivery and then proceed immediately to the service department to do repairs. I don't get it. I only ask because I am interested in buying one of these and I do kind of worry if this is the quality control I can expect. I was told they got this under control now but I guess not so much? But if you don't have to accept delivery then it's cool. I am cool to keep sending them back for as long as it takes until I get one that's up to par. If you have to accept delivery however, well then I would be hesitant.
Based on my research some people I follow did say you can deny delivery but to me that doesn't make sense if they require you to pay before taking delivery. However, I did pay cash so my options are probably more limited than what you might get when leasing or financing. As for the condition of the car during delivery I have another video planned to talk about that in more detail.
You can reject delivery. They word their delivery process like you need to make final payment before scheduling a delivery date but at no point do you have to pay them In full until your are satisfied with your actual vehicle. I rejected and canceled my Model 3 order a few days ago for quality issues. You can reject/put a hold 2 times before you have to submit a whole new order.
@@jeffreytolentino6669 that's wild... it's a shame Tesla doesn't make this option clear when taking delivery of the car.
Does anyone have issues with their Highland ambient lighting not being level where the door led meets the dash? My 2024 M3P ambient lighting does not line up on one side of my dash to the doors 🤬. Super annoying to see ! It looks like the upper portion of the right sight of my dash is not flush to the bottom portion of the dash making it higher where it meets up to door led 🤦♂️. Hopefully the service center can fix it and not just tell me it’s within spec 😡
Sorry to hear that Dave! That is very frustrating and I have heard of some highlands experiencing this quality issue. Thankfully this isn't something I encountered. I hope Tesla gets this sorted for you.
@@davejohnson6144 Dave, I have this issue with the light bar as well. On the driver side it wasn’t lined up correctly, as many people have complained about the same thing on various comment threads. Thought it was just a common thing I had to deal with. Well, last night I literally just pushed it down into place with my finger tip and it lined up perfectly lol. Give it a shot and let me know if it works for you. Wish I could show a picture for comparison. Also, I seem to have a problem with the light brightness. I’ve had it set to on and auto and some days it seems bright and some days it’s dim and I can’t even see it.
@michaelbonavita1800 I heard if water or moisture gets on it the light bar can short out or becoming dim overtime.
@@BlackbirdProductions hopefully that’s not the case. I feel like it’s a software issue mostly but I’ll keep my eye on it.
get a led light and watch the paint again. I guarrantee you, you're in for a big surprise !
I actually inspected the car in direct sun light and there was some defects in fact- something I didn't mention in this video was that there was rotary swirls on the front hood but thankfully I was able to buff those out myself
@@BlackbirdProductions yep, there was on mine too. They butchered the hood with tools they didn't know how to use
@5:04 that looks like some bad orange peel on the back hatch. Also, premium connectivity is worth the $100 a year just to be able to look at cameras remotely for peace of mind when you are thousands of miles away lol. Not to mention the spotify integration and maps for navigation.
Yeah it's actually not too bad in person, but I do plan to ask about it when my next mobile appointment happens
Curious to see how the tint turned out. What I see so far is sick! Plan on doing a full reveal?
Kinda, I took some new b-roll for a video that is going up today and it shows what the car looks like with tint (50% for the front windshield and 20% for the other windows excluding the top and most rear glass.)
Even if u use the hotspot it won't give you the premium features in the car. I tried
I guess it depends which features you're looking to access. For my use case I was able to access everything through the hotspot but then again I'm also still on my premium connectivity trial.
China made tesla also has quality control issues...rattle, but im enjoying the acceleration and handling, as my former BMW has more mechanic issues, let them fix it and everything will be fine.
Oh I'm also a former BMW owner. What model did you come from?
@@BlackbirdProductions F07 535 GT with a long long repair bill
@@BlackBird964 Nice, those are actually very interesting but bankrupt repair bill is the BMW way lol
You can add premium connectivity for $99/yr.
Well I said this in the video but I pay already for a hotspot from my carrier so if I were to get premium connectivity it would be like paying for two phone plans which doesn't make much sense to me.
@@BlackbirdProductionsExcept that one costs $99/yr and is always connected to your car, no fuss no muss. The other costs you what... That much or more per month? And usually hotspot use is metered even if your phone is on an unlimited plan.
@@theElemDragon Hmmm well you may have a point here because I actually just reviewed my plan and it recently changed but I have 5 GB of hotspot data so I'm thinking perhaps if I could offload $10 out of my existing carrier plan, premium connectivity might be an option, but then theres the fact that I typically like to have all of my data filtered through my home network for privacy reasons which is another case of worms.
@@BlackbirdProductions Yeah... but how much does one actually DO on the infotainment screen that "private data" is a concern? Your Spotify (or THANKFULLY soon to be RUclips Music) playlist? A quick Google search on the browser?
good thing you didn't buy a new Toyota! While the problems with your car are pretty minor, imagine buying a new vehicle with a failing bottom end or transmission....and a manufacturer that doesn't understand why the problems are happening, and having so spares available...for months. Imagine a world where Toyota buyers expected the same level of quality as Tesla buyers have. I'm confused about the cell to wi-fi issue. Seems like a phone issue, not a car issue. As for saving $100/year by not buying premium connectivity, I think you're saving pennies and throwing away dollars. Using the cell radio that comes with the car not only saves a lot of cell phone data, but it's also a whole lot better for your health. Do you really want to sit in a metal enclosure being bathed in RF noise? Best to ditch the phone while in the car and use it only for essential phone calls and text messages....which the car handles beautifully.
Ahhh yes... I've had my fair share of encounters with Toyota as well as Nissan. In fact my first EV was going to be a 2017 Leaf pre-covid but after test driving it and also pointing out to my seller that the door handle was coming off and was glued on he got mad at me and said I was wasting his time when I decided not to go forward with the purchase.
As for connectivity, honestly, I'm just subscription fatigued and the last thing I won't is to pay for another subscription that could otherwise be offloaded to my cellular provider. In this case the fact that I can only connect 30% of the time to the car on my hotspot is that car causing this because I've never had issues connecting to any of my other devices, and when I told my TA it was like speaking a foreign language to him because he had no clue what I was talking about lol.
Is that amount of orange peeling normal on the trunk lid?
Yes, there is some orange peel on the trunk lid. I might make a video addressing it since I've received so many comments about it.
@@BlackbirdProductions It would be interesting to hear what Tesla say about that, it's really bad. :(
Beautiful car though!
@@martinfay7274 I'm planning to run it by my service advisor during my next appointment, but it will likely be within spec.
So how do yo like the car? Why not just add a minute or two to talk about your driving experience?
That's a video coming up towards the end of this month. I wanted to have the car for at least a month before I talk about my experience with it in the form of a review. So stay tuned!
I hate this piece shit car. its a total lemon