Exterior Lighting Related Problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3

Table 1 shows three common exterior lighting related problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3. The number one most common problem is related to the exterior lighting (eleven problems). The second most common problem is related to the fog light switch (one problem).

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of Tesla Model 3


Recently reported Exterior Lighting problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3

The Exterior Lighting problem

The wiring in my trunk harness was severed due to the repeated opening and closing of my trunk. This caused my reverse lights to fail and my trunk latch to stop working. This issue is part of a known recall: campaign 21v-00d. Tesla attempted to fix the issue in 2023 but the poor repair did not work.   Read details...

The Fog Light Switch problem

So regarding the car brakes they are very hard to fully depress and I believe its because of the regenerative braking. For example when going eat highway speed and you need to press the break pedal hard it literally feels like the car is refusing to let you use the full capacity of the breaks.   Read details...

The Tail Light Switch problem

The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that water leaked into the driver's side rear taillight. Due to the failure, condensation formed inside the tail light socket which caused the light to be dim.   Read details...


Exterior Lighting related problems in other Tesla Model 3 model year vehicles:



Model 3 Service Bulletins
Model 3 Defect Investigations