Two problems related to warning have been reported for the 2017 Tesla Model 3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Tesla Model 3 based on all problems reported for the 2017 Model 3.
I had just finished supercharging my vehicle from 50% to 80% and when I entered the car to drive home two warnings showed up 1. Steering assist was reduced and it might be more difficult to drive; and 2. Lane departure avoidance warning was not working. I did a hard reset twice - (foot on the brake while pressing the two steering wheel 'wheels') and began driving the 10-15 minute home. After an incredibly scary and difficult drive down a circular driveway, and great difficulty turning the wheel to make a right turn in one try, I picked the straightest route to my home - stopping one more time to hard reset. Again nothing! luckily there was no traffic but I had to make 9 ninety degree turns to get there. I got home - taking 4 tries to maneuver the car into my driveway and garage. I left the car in the garage. Tesla service was closed for the weekend so I arranged for a tow on Monday. The next (Sunday) morning I did another reset and this time the steering assist worked, and I have to assume the lane departure avoidance was working as well because I only drove around the block and put it back in the garage. I understand other models of Tesla have been recalled for this very issue and I'm wondering why the Model 3 was not recalled as well since the software is the same is it not? I don't know if there was something wrong with the supercharger that created the problem.
Shortly after purchasing the car it received a software download called emergency lane departure avoidance which is Tesla's fancy name for a lane departure warning system. I have taken the car into their service centers 3 times to have it repaired because it only works <50% of the time - never works during rain, shadows on the road, and various other normal road & weather conditions. Each time I get the car back from the service centers I'm informed that that system is working normally. In late June of 2020 I purchased their basic auto-pilot software system for $2,170 which is a combination of both lane keeping assistance (Tesla's self steering) and adaptive cruise control (Tesla's traffic & road aware cruise control). This software has had "glitches" and malfunctions ever since the purchase. I contacted marie moore (assistant manager at Tesla's bellevue, wa) about the issues and I was told that this software was a "self leaning" type and would improve with use. The first issue was the while driving on the freeway with auto-pilot engaged the car would veer right a few to several feet toward most on & off ramps un-nerving myself & passengers as well as getting close traffic upset enough that I would get honked at or worse. It gradually got better so that it would only veer right significantly less. However on 4/19 my car received a new software download that stated it would improve the auto-pilot & cold weather performance. I drove the car on a 140 mile freeway trip only to discover that the car would radically veer right on ~90% of all on ramps! twice it nearly jerked the steering wheel from my grip and attempted to steer completely off the freeway & onto the on ramp. I made an appointment at the lynnwood, wa service center on 4/26 and was told once again that the car was performing normally & there was nothing they could do; & same with cruise control issues.
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