It seems a group of Tesla owners in Norway, fed up with ongoing customer support and vehicle quality issues, have called a hunger strike in a bid to get Tesla CEO Elon Musk to fix their cars.
HELP US GET IN TOUCH WITH ELON
We are a group of dissatisfied Norwegian Tesla owners.
We believe that if Elon Musk is made aware of our troubles, he will solve the situation. Please help us get his attention.
CONTACT US AT:
teslahungerstrike@gmail.com
Whether or not the group actually plans to not eat until Elon talks to them remains to be seen. However, they don’t seem happy with their cars or the level of service they’ve been getting at the Tesla Service Center. Among their list of complaints include:
- The car won’t start in cold weather
- Door handles won’t open in cold weather
- Intense squeaking noise
- Car won’t start in warm weather
- “Bubbles” in seats
- Loose front seat
- Trunk lid filled with rain water
- Autopilot does not work properly
- Internet is slow and does not work as it ought to
- The wipers do not work (well enough)
- The car creaks when you pass speed bumps and other bumps in the road
- Decorative moldings loosen
- The lights do not work properly
- The doors stop working properly
- Doors that open by themselves
- The computer does not work
- Yellow edges around the display screens
- Windows that do not close completely
- Systems reset on their own
- Problems charging
- Reduced power
- Rust problems on new cars (especially Model 3)
- Poor paint quality means that the car has to be repainted
- You were promised free charging throughout the car’s lifetime, but the new charging stations do not fit the car
- Lower battery life that Tesla claims
- Problems with the air conditioner
- Not all problems are solved when the car is serviced
- Tesla promise to contact you, but you do not hear from them
- You have to wait on the phone for a long time before Tesla answers
I’ve sent an email to the group for further comment, along with with a coupon for a free sausage egg McMuffin. My feeling is they’re not really going to hungry strike, but using it as a way to get Elon’s attention to their problems. I’m not sure if this tweet was Elon’s response to the hungry strike, but if it was, it would be classic Elon.
On advice of a good friend, I’ve been fasting periodically & feel healthier
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 28, 2022