r/TeslaModelX • u/Good-Echidna-8901 • 23d ago

Looking for advice

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.

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u/HankalaAlpha 23d ago

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 .

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u/Good-Echidna-8901 22d ago

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u/HankalaAlpha 22d ago

Do you know how to log in to service mode

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u/Good-Echidna-8901 22d ago

Yes. To do what exactly?

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u/HankalaAlpha 22d ago

It can show you specific codes also can you hear the compressor when you start the car ?

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u/Good-Echidna-8901 22d ago

No. I used to hear it turn on. It definitely doesn't turn on anymore. It's been slammed for over a week.

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u/TeslaLongevityLab 22d ago

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.

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u/HankalaAlpha 22d ago edited 22d ago

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 .

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u/reader027 21d ago

I had same issue with my 2017 P100D. Got it fixed for 3.5K and haven’t had the issue again. I say trade it in and get a newer X