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Re:Flash Memory Wear Killing Older Teslas Due to Excessive D... by gowld on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @09:44AM (#21258252)
> Today, it looks like Tesla will fix the problem if you're within the warranty, and outside-of-warranty repairs can cost $1,800 to $3,000

Any other car manufacturer would issue a recall notice and repair it for free, regardless of warranty status.

I smell a class action lawsuit -- Tesla installed software that invisibly destroys user-inaccessible hardware throughout the entire warranty process and then fails afterward, and then charged people to fix it.

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Re:Flash Memory Wear Killing Older Teslas Due to Excessive D... by lallysingh on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:21AM (#21258646)
"Any other car manufacturer would issue a recall notice and repair it for free, regardless of warranty status."

I don't buy this one bit. E.g. GM ignition switches, Ford Focus transmissions, LR coolant crossover pipes. They don't do this by default, and mostly get away with it.

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Re:Flash Memory Wear Killing Older Teslas Due to Excessive D... by dawnerd on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:31AM (#21259503)
I doubt any car company would recall this. There’s plenty of production cars with flaws that completely destroy the engine that were never recalled, like the north star engine Cadillac used.
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Re:Flash Memory Wear Killing Older Teslas Due to Excessive D... by happycube on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:53AM (#21270999)
The Cadillac "High Tech" V8 used in the early 80's was even worse for that...
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Re:Flash Memory Wear Killing Older Teslas Due to Excessive D... by gonesilent on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:18PM (#21260164)
North Star is sealed for life!
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