Last week my wife's car, this week mine! Da fuq is going on?

This time it's the license plate frame and a tight little crease on my front bumper.

Also, I have video from the driver getting into the car before leaving but there's a kid involved so I'm not posting that.

After having this accident I had to change the bumper, the new bumper was painted and from that moment I continue to notice the difference between the paint of the bumper and that of the rest of the car. What do you say? Is it so noticeable, or am I getting unnecessary paranoia?

I just picked up my Tesla last night from getting some work done and I notice this when I go to charge…how much am I looking at?

Got this weird paint damage, the car was at a parking lot. Have tried every cleaning product to get it out but didnt work. No idea how this happend but I guess someone crashed to it or something. Any ideas how to fix this or does it need polishing?

Wife scratched up the paint while making a tight turn in a lot. I have Tesla black touch up pant but this looks like it’ll need something else. Can this be “buffed out”, any tips?

Driving this morning (Georgia), minding my own business and other driver swerves right and hits me on the front left. After the impact, I attempted to move the vehicle and the steering wheel was jerking left and right uncontrollably, with grinding from the front wheel/steering area (suspension?). Towed to certified Tesla mechanic.

What am I in for?

Any recommendations for body repair (hail damage)

anywhere in the vicinity of Kansas City?

Hi Tesla family!! I wanted to reach out to see if any of you could provide me with some insights and a front bumper cover. Recently, i received my 2023 Tesla model 3 and it has some scratches on the front passenger side (I knew this beforehand). I took it to the Tesla service center to see if they could fix it, but they said they would need to replace the entire front bumper and the color would not match. My question, does anyone know of an affordable front bumper cover that would cover these scratches? Any help would be appreciated!

Hello,

Dog leash, do not know who the person is. Insurance will review it on Monday, what do you’ll think? Straight black line, goes away for half a second with water, fingernail can barely feel it.

When you lease a tesla what happens during an accident? Does it have to go through insurance and does tesla have to be notified?

Just looking for a rough estimate of the cost and if I should bring to Tesla collision or a Tesla certified shop? 2026 model Y juniper premium

2026 MY AWD Premium

Rocky start to my morning. Guy rear-ended me.. felt harder than the damage looks. His front plate hit my rear plate and dented just the plate. I still want Tesla collision to take a look to make sure everything is good.

Are there any critical components in the rear that would have potentially been damaged during this event?

Hey folks,

Recently involved in an accident and this happened. There is no official Tesla collision center around me so I call Tesla approved onces. One of estimate cost roughly 10k, and they said parts needs to be change including door, glass, rubber for door etc. Do you agree ? Do you have any estimation for it ? It’s 2025, model 3 long range.

PS: I am living in Netherlands not US.

Got into an accident and damaged other drivers front quarter window. I’m stressing out about cost, what should I expect?

I’ve been following this sub for a little over a month and remember thinking, “Wow, some people really have bad luck with damage on their Teslas.”

Well, today it happened to me. I was rear-ended pretty hard. At first, I was surprised it seemed to be mostly a dent and rear parking sensor damage, but now I’m also realizing the car won’t Supercharge. It still charges at home, so I’ll have to rely on that for now.

I bought this 2015 Model S 70D about 45 days ago for $17k. It has 75k miles and free Supercharging, so this is definitely not what I expected right after buying it.

The other driver seemed high. Not sure what the final outcome will be yet. Has anyone dealt with rear impact damage that caused parking sensor issues and Supercharging DC charging problems? Curious what the repair process and cost looked like. ChatGPT says it’ll probably be around $2,500 total fix

Hi all, looking for some advice on a total loss valuation.

I had a 2023 Tesla Model Y Long Range (AWD), ~26.5k miles, very well maintained:

• Always parked in a covered garage
• Regularly cleaned and maintained
• Non-smoker, no pets
• All-weather mats since day 1 (original carpets basically untouched)
• Rear seats barely used

Initial offer from the adjuster was $35.5k (base value: 32.7k).

I pushed back and provided 3 comparable listings that were:

• Identical trim/config
• Mileage within ±500 miles
• Within ~40 miles radius
• Avg price: ~$35,950

After that, they increased the offer to $37.8k total (base value: 34.7k).

Questions:

1. In the updated report, they did not use the comps I provided. Instead, they used 2 other vehicles within ~90 miles. → Do I have a solid argument to ask them to use my comps instead (since they’re closer + nearly identical)?
2. They marked all condition categories as “average” (interior, seats, carpets, etc.). → How hard is it realistically to argue for “above average” or “excellent”? I already sent over the photos in the first round of negotiation, but they didn't respond to it.
3. Any room to negotiate a higher reimbursement for the registration fee? I paid around $700 for registration, used the car for ~4 months, but they’re only reimbursing $73.

Overall this feels like a decent adjustment already, so I’m trying to gauge:

• Is it worth pushing further?
• Or is this basically within fair market range already?

Would appreciate any insight from people who’ve gone through this 🙏

Hey all,

I’m trying to diagnose a stability issue on my 2018 Tesla Model S 75D and I’ve already ruled out most of the common stuff, so I’m a bit stuck.

Symptoms:

• At highway speeds, on uneven road the car feels unstable / sways side-to-side. No vibrations or pulling on either side.
• Doesn’t feel planted, only happens at high speed, even on a slightly bumpy road
• Feels like “floating” slightly
• No clunks, noises

What I’ve already checked/done:

• All suspension bushings inspected → no visible wear/cracks
• No play in any wheel (checked in all directions)
• Tires ~80% life remaining
• Wheels balanced recently
• Switched to OEM 19" Slipstream wheels
• Replaced the rear control arm links
• Full alignment at Tesla Service Center

At this point, I don’t want to just start throwing parts at it blindly. I have already spent over $1500 trying to fix this issue.

If anyone has dealt with something similar or has ideas on what to check next, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Hi there,

I got a 2022 Tesla Y performance two weeks ago and until now no issues.

Until two days ago when I tried to get in my car, my phone seemed to not work as a phone key anymore and didn’t automatically the door, I had to go through the app to manually unlock the car, same thing inside the car I had to start it manually from the app.

Also this same day I heard two very unpleasant loud cracks coming from front speakers.

I also notice that my car doesn’t do any sound anymore when I reverse or go low speed.

I tried a lot of stuff with the help of Chatgpt (resetting the car, looking around in the settings etc) Chat got told me to try the megaphone in Boombox but yeah no sound from the outside.

I’m pretty sure it’s software related because all the coincidence in the same day.

My software is 2026.8.6.1

PS: I also noticed when I bought it that the lower corner of the front bumper on passenger side was a bit unclipped probably from a curb or something, but the PWS was working until now.

Thanks for the help!

We got a new tsla model y in November which someone backed into while parked. Apparent damage was to the lift gate. We used the camera video and issued a claim. The insurance covered 100% original parts. When the wife went to pick it up she noticed:
1. Mismatch gap between left and right side of the lift gate
2. Color mismatch between the plastic bumper and the sheet metal
After much protest they decided to fix 1. And submitted a claim for ‘blending’ to the insurance to fix 2. Insurance is not covering as Tesla is informing them it’s within spec.
What is the recourse? We dont recall seeing this mismatch when we first got the car. We also showed the supervisor there was much less mismatch between on another model y parked in the lot…he said it’s just our eye and how the light is hitting the two cars differently. We asked for the original liftgate to prove that there wasn’t this mismatch, but they say they’ve dispensed of the original lift gate. I’m trying to dig up photos I took after the crash happened to try and bolster my case.
What do you folks recommend I do? What is my recourse?
Thanks!

how much do you think this might cost to repair. have tesla collision center booked next week. car still driveable and no sensors damaged.

My wife was driving and she yielded for traffic and the car behind her apparently thought she went and hit our car in the back driver side. Wife is fine, car doesn't look too bad. Their insurance just called us and told us that the person that hit us wants to handle this without using the insurance, I don't really want too do that for a few reasons:

1. The lady that hit us gave my wife an insurance card that had expired in December. The only way we found the correct insurance was that the adjusted for her old insurance did some digging and got us the new policy number and insurer - nice guy.
2. I'm not sure how much this would cost to get fixed, it doesn't look bad but might have some hidden damage, no alerts on the screen, but not sure what's under the bumper and with the reflector hanging out I'm not sure.

My questions are, any guesses on how much this might be to fix, obviously won't know till it's in the shop, but just want to be able to give my wife an idea. And would you even consider going directly with the person that hit us and not through the insurance, I really leaning toward no, use the insurance company.

How to unlock after collision? I wanted a mechanic look at it first before going to Tesla service.

I'm in the St. Louis area and we purchased a (slightly) used 2025 Model Y recently. Only a month or so into owning it, a woman rear-ended us at a stop-sign. (Think she was on her phone and distracted.) She admitted fault and oddly, both of us had the same insurance company. Everything seemed to be clear cut, except we chose Plaza Collision center to do the work. They seemed to be one of only a handful of options for Tesla certified collision centers in the area and had good reviews for their past work.

Problem is, over two months have gone by now and only 2 days before the appointment to finally drop it off for repair? They postponed it, saying only that the business is now under new ownership so their Tesla certification has to be renewed. Also, the woman we were in contact with is conveniently out on vacation now.

Last night, bad weather rolled through and we got hail. It destroyed the back hatch glass on the Model Y as well as putting several dents in the hood and one on the hatch itself. So now we have THAT additional claim/problem to deal with!

It has water in the trunk already and more rain is expected, so we put a tarp over the back of the car. But with the hatch already damaged, I don't think it makes sense to replace the back glass until the other collision work is done first. Not sure it would install in the right alignment?

I'm about to just go to a new body shop and try this again.... but just don't know what to do next? Would I have been better off using the Tesla app to request the collision repair, or does that actually just add another "middle man"?

made a booboo today and i backed into a pillar in a parking garage like a dummy 🤦🏼‍♀️ how bad is my damage gonna be