Tesla Model 3 Paint Problems Pop Up In Areas Not Impacted By Road Salt

We have the first case of paint issues in the UK and some reports from California now too.

Everyone that ever reported a paint problem with their Tesla Model 3s has been accused of offroading them. Or of being reckless with their cars, even the brand-new ones. Some heard that this only happened due to salt and because they lived in icy climates. Tesla is even offering mudflaps that make things worse in Canada, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. That theory fails when even sunny California is getting that. Unfortunately, Benjamin Haley witnessed in a very personal note, as the video above shows.

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“I bought the car in November of 2018. All the damage was done last winter. I’ve been off work taking care of my wife this winter so I haven’t driven the roads this year to cause even more damage to the car.”

You can see Haley’s car is clean but looks full of sand. Well, that’s not sand: it’s a severe case of stone and sand chipping.

“I noticed it about a month after they started putting it down. By that time, the damage was already done. I’ve contacted and shown the San Rafael, CA SC. They said ‘nope sorry.’ Then I called them again just recently and again they said ‘no, not coved by warranty.’”