[HN Gopher] Tesla: Recalled touchscreens were meant to only last...
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       Tesla: Recalled touchscreens were meant to only last 5-6 years
        
       Author : bluedino
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2021-02-06 21:44 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.motorauthority.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.motorauthority.com)
        
       | u678u wrote:
       | > Tesla will replace the VCM daughterboard with an "enhanced"
       | eMMC controller. The recall is expected to begin March 31, and
       | Tesla will notify customers of when to take their cars to a
       | service center to have the work performed free of charge.
       | 
       | Its not the touchscreen its the emmc. Yeah that sucks but its not
       | like they're bricking old cars with expensive or unserviceable
       | parts.
        
         | cptskippy wrote:
         | Yes and the eMMC is integrated into the MCU and wasn't meant to
         | be replaced requiring the whole unit to be dismantled at high
         | cost.
         | 
         | It could have been a cartridge or easily serviceable module.
        
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       | themoose8 wrote:
       | This headline is sensationalised, it could have been an
       | oversight, not necessarily an intentional decision.
        
         | josefx wrote:
         | There is a letter linked from Tesla outlining why it doesn't
         | consider this a defect:
         | 
         | * The memory should have lasted 6 years not 3.
         | 
         | * The NHTSA is unreasonable when it requires the system to last
         | the expected lifetime of the car (12 years).
         | 
         | It might just be ass covering, but currently the official
         | stance from Tesla is that a car that falls apart after 6 years
         | should be enough for anyone, because anything else is too hard.
        
         | dkjaudyeqooe wrote:
         | I don't know what you'd call it exactly, maybe extreme
         | sloppiness, but part of the problem is that the unit is doing
         | excessive logging to the disk without any mitigations. That
         | doesn't seem hard to fix.
         | 
         | But worse than the intentions is the fact that Tesla doesn't
         | treat these things are design flaws that should be addressed
         | even out of warranty. Is it right hat they feel its ok to
         | profit from these flaws?
        
         | toomuchtodo wrote:
         | Not true. If you dig deeper, you'll find Tesla was originally
         | charging Model S and X owners $2500 to replace failed MCUs.
         | Only under regulator scrutiny did they concede and issue a
         | recall.
         | 
         | Owning both a Model S and X, I've seen Tesla first hand attempt
         | to evade covering warranty work on these models.
         | 
         | Friendly reminder to opt out of arbitration when you buy your
         | Tesla.
        
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