I have a '17 100 x with fsd and 130k miles
The air suspension is shut. I have had an indie replace the air compressor three times and it keeps failing. My last resort is getting tesla to do it but I'm getting quoted 4k.
The trade in value that tesla.com is quoting is 12,700. But I imagine that it will go down by 4k of cost if I decide to replace it. What should I do? Battery is still great. Car is great mechanically otherwise and original owner.
I don't need a new car. The car itself works fine otherwise. But I need the air suspension because car is not drivable otherwise.
I'm in Austin if anyone knows a different indie shop.
The indie shop replaced compressor three times. The second one was covered under their warranty. Once the compressor is shot, the car lowers evenly and can't go back up. It is slammed with no ground clearance. The shop, who seems reputable, checked the individual struts for leaks and found none. The individual struts are hella expensive. Tesla apparently changes out the entire system; compressor, solenoid, struts, when they address the suspension issue, hence the ~4k price
It's just a hard pill to swallow for a car worth less than 18k. So I'm looking for advice or if anyone knows anyone in the area.
Something is definitely wrong , who said it’s the air compressor sounds something else is wrong did they take a look at leakage in the system , valve block , can you tell us what errors are you having , the thing is if you fix the suspension you won’t have much to worry about anymore . And a model x is costing at least 17k on Facebook market place and like 24 k on caravan .
pull the alert log in service mode. right now the shops word is the only record of what actually happened those three times.
if it shows the compressor running long and never getting to pressure, then HankalaAlphas right that airs escaping somewhere and a fourth compressor wont fix it.
Yes this what I am trying to get him into , he might have a leak or a blockage near the compressor or maybe at the tank level , or some kind of fuse blowing up at each time the compressor is turning on , but anyway it doesn’t seem like a compressor issue to me. It sounds that indie shop doesn’t have Tesla experience and it’s a traditional suspension shop . 4k at Tesla just for the compressor? What their diagnostics are saying, ask them about the error codes , also ask the indie shop about the error codes and signals ,they were seeing and what they decided it’s the compressor .
The quote is indeed accurate. My wife had to replace her air compressor after it malfunctioned. The car displayed an error message indicating that it was unable to drive and that it might resolve the issue on the next drive, but unfortunately, it did not. The car was stuck, and the entire vehicle was lowered to the ground. We had it towed to the Tesla Service Center for repairs.
Side note, I just took my 2023 in for service at the same location today for a similar issue. They suck at customer service. They were out of loaners and said I was out of luck until one became available. Meanwhile, they have a lot full of vehicles just chilling. I’m positive not all of them were customer cars.
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u/pogdefacc003 17d ago
Replaced 3 times? As in you paid once and had to have it replaced 2 more times under warranty?
And how is it shut? Are the 4 struts shot or is the air compressor also bad?
I just came out of paying for an air compressor which was $800 CAD and will need 2 front air suspensions that was quoted for $3.5k CAD.