Many tesla owners have been alleged having problems with their tesla power plugs and or adapters for their chargers. Here is another example. Quote:"I plugged in the models today and the power ring turned red. Looked at the universal wall connector and it was red. I tried unplugging it and replugging it in and no better. I then took the nema 14-50 adapter off from the cable and this is what I found".
2013 Tesla Model S electrical complaints
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Many tesla owners have alleged having problems with their tesla power plugs and or adapters for their chargers. Here is another example. Quote: "had a very disturbing incident last night. My model s was charging in my garage when my smoke detector went off. I ran to the garage and saw plumes of smoke coming from the tesla nema 14-50 adapter. The car was still charging! I unplugged the charger from the car and yanked the charger adapter plug from the outlet. The nema 14-50 adapter fused to cord. The adapter had a hole on one side where it was melting. I called tesla and they sent out someone with a new mobile charger and nema 14-50 adapter. I am not sure how I feel about using this adapter again. The breaker never tripped nor did the car generate any error or shut off charging. I had the electrician come out and inspect the outlet. It showed no signs of charring and tested out fine for constant voltage within specs. Not sure how I feel about tesla's response at this point. I plan on calling them in the morning."
Allegedly a tesla owner had a charge plug and adapter overheat and melt, that could have caused a full blown fire. I find this concerning, especially in light of a recent tesla garage fire, that the fire department ruled the tesla charging circuit as a possible source. Melted charging adapter/cord last evening my wife and I noticed what smelled like melting plastic. After a thorough investigation we determined that the odor was coming from the charging plug and cordset. After burning my hands and arm removing the plug I pulled the adapter off the cordset and sure enough the innerds had melted down.' http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/25444-melted-charging-adapter-cord california fire department says tesla model s charging system may have started garage fire http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-garage-fire-2013-12.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 tesla model s. The contact stated that the charging cord became extremely hot and the contact was burned after making contact with the cord. The plastic part of the cord had also melted. The charging cord was disconnected and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, who advised the contact to call the fire department. The fire department found the charging cord to be defective. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 5,500.
I took delivery of my model s on monday, july 1, 2013. I took the car for a fast drive and I smelled something burning. It was coming through the vents. The smell made me dizzy along with my family members to a point where we had to stop and get out of the car for air and walk it off. Why hasn't the government issued a recall on the tesla model s. I called tesla, I was told, do not worry about it, the smell will eventually go away. This is b.s. I paid over $100,000 for a car that I cannot drive for 2 to 3 weeks because of a burning smell that makes everyone in my car dizzy and all tesla does is say, open your windows? Go check the tesla forum, everyone is complaining about the smell but tesla will do nothing about it. Http://www-origin.teslamotors.com/de_at/forum/forums/burn-smell-new-tesla-s-when-heat I will not give my real contact information because I am afraid of tesla and the ceo coming after me for reporting the company. This is a dangerous problem and unhealthy.
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