Tesla Model 3 Overheating Nightmare in Las Vegas! Massive Coolant Loss & Error Codes Exposed!

[@fyeofyeo402]

Did the car hit anything in the bottom? Was there any penetration in the front skid plate?

[@teammikey]

Not to my knowledge, but I didn't really check because I didn't have a flashlight at the time to light up the bottom of the car.

[@chupscola9198]

I am thinking, outside temperature wouldn’t have anything to do with the leak. It must have been punctured somewhere.

[@teammikey]

Great point, but where and how?

[@knightstemplar4274]

I had the same issue. My 2022 model 3, which was new, had a clogged pump valve that was faulty and just needed to be replaced. Mine didn't leak coolant, but the Tesla service center said it could have been worse if it overheated. He said coolant loss and charging issues would have been next if left untreated.

[@GregoryGarcia]

The coolant spill looked like a T-Rex

[@teammikey]

I call it the Raptor spill!

[@lucidf8]

I’ve had no problems after 22K miles in Model Y LR. Outside temps do get to 100 while driving, and, likewise battery temp shows 100, but no error messages. I’ve not seen coolant leaks, just A/C condensation puddles on the garage floor. No coolant color to the puddle, I guess I’ll watch that more closely now. Thanks for the video that this can happen.

[@teammikey]

Yeah, absolutely! Just monitor your vehicle and always do monthly routine checkups!

[@cool2180]

Probably hit something in the road and broke the radiator or the coolant hose below the subframe. it’s very easy to damage the cool hoses in that car because of where they placed in the car being so low to the ground you can thank Mr. Elon Musk for that.

[@TrendyStone]

77,000 miles on my model 3. No problems in LV, Bakersfield and driving through the Mojave desert. It has been a crazy hot summer. I do get the occasional condensation under the car. I’m guessing a broken coolant hose or bad connection.

[@silverclifflightshow]

I’m here in Vegas never add a problem with my model Y

[@jordyworley91]

I had a similar situation driving to Vegas 3 weeks ago. When we stopped at a gas station half to to Vegas from California we noticed a ton of coolant pouring out. I went inside and bought a gallon of coolant for 38$. I put maybe 1/8th of a gallon into the car and kept driving and watching the temp gauge. Everything looked fine, I pulled over to check and then it started pouring out again. I don’t know why but as long as the car was moving and not stopped I don’t think the coolant would pour out of the line.

[@teammikey]

Ouch, Traveling during the peak of the heat season and having car problems is a bad combination. Glad to hear you made it safely to your final destination.Thanks for the comment!

[@jamesj9325]

What brand or type coolant did you use? Was it compatible with Tesla coolant?

[@tonymcflattie2450]

Blew a seal?

[@teammikey]

A cracked radiator!

[@FRDM7Enterprise]

I live in Vegas and own two MYLR's. No over temp or coolant issues.

[@DoLo-to4rn]

I had no clue it even needed coolant!. So how do you check up on all those things? I mean you are not able to see any mechanical components. The only thing I see is to add wiper fluid.... So when should one take it to service to check up on fluids? I'm like wtf?

[@fyeofyeo402]

You are not supposed to touch it. It is a service only.

[@DoLo-to4rn]

@@fyeofyeo402 Where did I say to do it myself? I always referred to service and how we know when to take it or not for those unknown things...

[@teammikey]

Yes, the charging system/batteries use coolant to help regulate the battery temperatures. What I didn't know is that the same coolant lines supply all of these same systems. So a breach in the system can impact multiple systems.

[@DoLo-to4rn]

@@teammikey Oh wow. I know that the model y shares ALOT of the built and components of the 3, but I hope my 2024 M Y isn't like that

[@danielam3829]

If you told roadside assistance you were in a parking garage, the towing company would have known that a flatbed truck with your car on top would be too high for the clearance of the garage ceiling.

[@teammikey]

Valid point!

[@ZevYT]

Having the same issue on my M3 because of the coolant issue it’s too hot to even charge at home so I might have to tow it to a service center as well

[@teammikey]

Yikes! I will keep everyone posted on the final outcome! Thanks for the comment.

[@MrFreddygtrrz]

Looks like you cracked the engine heads😂

[@teammikey]

Funny! Thanks for the comment.

[@BronzeAcanic]

Minimal maintenance until major maintenance. Era of EVs. Simple fix right?

[@teammikey]

Unfortunately, I don't think this will be a simple fix. 😩

[@sakidickerson]

Imagine how much worse it was in the early years of combustion cars what a nightmare that must've been!

[@Cakebattered]

The AC condensor easily gets clogged with dirt and debris. I wonder if that played a role. Tons of videos of people cleaning their Radiator/AC condensors and its scary how clogged the fins get over a short period of time. Godspeed.

[@teammikey]

Thank you! I will post a follow-up video once I get an update from the service center.

[@mattrubenstein982]

I had similar issue though was more cause I had run over debris on the highway that I couldn’t avoid. Debris had severed two coolant hoses that affect the hvac battery. Was bunch of coolant similar to your video leaking all over. I’d guess in your case could be maybe it got too hot with the weather and unfortunately those hoses just didn’t have a good seal on them or it loosened over time plus the heat could be why yours leaked. But yeah in same situation where towed to Tesla service center and it takes forever for them to update the status. How Tesla works they usually replace the entire parts as the repair so is costly. My repair estimate is 15,000 but I just have to pay the insurance deductible. Also the date they give as an estimate of completion is pretty much the completion of the next step and then they update estimates again. It’s a lengthy process with them. Will be glad to get my car back soon it’s been 2 weeks since my incident and me calling them a lot for updates.

[@teammikey]

Wow, thank you for sharing your experience. Do you mind explaining what actual parts had to be replaced that added up to $15k? Is it just me, or Does this sound like a factory/engineering defect? I don't recall any of my previous vehicles having issues with driving over smaller debris (e.g. Small gravel, etc.) that would damage anything under the car.

[@alin.danila]

@@teammikey It’s one of the scarry thing that is holding me back to purchase my first Model Y. There are plastic cooling lines under the front of the car and behind the front wheels. These cooling lines connects to the battery pack via a plastic coupling that is NOT replaceable witout replacing the whole battery pack. They literally mounted / attached the plastic couplings from INSIDE the battery pack. So, you damage one of those 30$ plastic couplings … you are in for a 15k batter pack replacement 😢 If you ask me … this is a huuuge design flaw. Why they didn’t make all the connections to the battery (including those cooling lines couplings) replaceable … is pure insane. To make matters worse the front (and back) skid plate that protects these lines / couplings is …. plastic !😢 Also, behind the front wheels, there is also an elbow coupling connecting the cooling lines to battery … protected by the same PLASTIC covering … sitting really close to the running wheel 😮 So any debris no matter how small, that is able to break the plastic covering … can damage those battery pack plastic couplings really easy. Pure insanity ! I would look into aftermarket metal plates to protect these areas (search youtube)😢

[@firepilot17]

Subscribed to make sure I don’t miss the update! Hope it was a simple fix. Cheers

[@teammikey]

Thanks for the sub! I will definitely post a video with the update/diagnosis!

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

That’s crazy. I’m scheduled for an ac issue too. It doesn’t blow much cold air, at least not as cold cold. 26k mi only. Tesla might change the sensors along w other stuff. Might be a faulty piece that might be covered under your warranty. I just took a couple of trips to Vegas when it hit the 120s temp. My YM didn’t even break a sweat. Well, till a couple of days ago when the ac wasn’t as cold. I was at Baker too. So nice to have that many charge stations. Good luck.

[@seasonalocean]

Might be the radiator has tons of road debris.

[@Yurfavpisces]

How much was the maintenance?

[@teammikey]

Someone mentioned that the grills on these cars are very susceptible to small rocks entering and penetrating the radiator. I will post a follow-up video for sure!

[@teammikey]

I don't have a price or quote yet from the service center. The car is still pending diagnosis.

[@teammikey]

Thanks Johnny! It could be that your radiator is clogged with debris. Its been almost a week since the service center has had my car. I am hoping to get it back soon!

[@LithiumLife]

Have u checked or cleaned the radiator ever? (There are yt vids on the process) Could have been obstructed with debris and overworked & broke something. If it was battery coolant leaking that would be much worse Hopefully easy fix👍🏻

[@teammikey]

I should be getting an update any day now!

[@PackFan2323]

Checking back if service has given updates?

[@teammikey]

Hey @PackFan2323 No Problem - No update this time. The vehicle has been at the service center for almost a week.

[@stephenpatterson8056]

Must have hit something without realizing. Generally speaking, new vehicles don't just pop and relieve themselves of all their fluid like that

[@teammikey]

I will post the update video once I retrieve my vehicle! Thanks for the comment.

[@ratukamina]

Not surprised at all my early 2023 Mode Y LR was at the Tesla service for small repairs/fixes of factory defects plus finally I got locked out of the vehicle (16volt battery dying) requiring jump starting the vehicle. Two weeks after repair it happened again so after 7 months of ownership 7K miles I had Tesla buy it back. Towards the end of 2023 I got a great offer to buy a new Model Y Performance for a discount and I was hoping things would be better this time but unfortunately 6K miles and car being driven on a hot 100plus degree weather with main battery at 68% it suddenly gave me a warning to "pullover safely car may not restart" and "front drive unit disabled" so now I just can't trust these Fremont built Teslas and have to go through the buyback process again.

[@georgevigil7001]

I've gotten that same warning about oulling over as I was arriving at a supercharger. It died and I had to reset the car and then it worked again. Was really strange because I was just pulling up to the charger. I thought I broke something but how? I interrupted it from parking itself because a car was in the way. I was like WTF did I do? Just got to texas from AZ and hoping it gets me home...

[@ratukamina]

@@georgevigil7001 That's what I did as well powered off the car for 4 mins on the side of the road and it was back to normal again but Tesla service did have to replace the high voltage controller.

[@georgevigil7001]

@@ratukamina Good to know, thanks for the heads up!

[@teammikey]

Wow! Dude, that sounds like a horror story from hell. I am so sorry for that painful experience. Not only did you have to go thru this once, but twice. Best of luck on the second buyback process and happy hunting for a new car.

[@rxonmymind8362]

We bought used hoping the previous owner worked through all the problems. So far pretty good. Wife and I came into buying a used Tesla a 2016 Model X 75D with low expectations and it hasn't disappointed us yet. Low range? Sure. We expected that. But just plain dying on us? Unacceptable. Just dipping our toes as this is our first electric vehicle and we are seeing if we like it before spending big dollars on a new one. Spending over $100k and having two buy backs or collant failure would sit wrong with me. So we spent $25k and checking things out. Liking it so far.

[@FlyWithTyy]

No issues with over 200,000 miles on my model s plaid🙏🏼

[@teammikey]

That's awesome to hear!

[@toozzzy396]

200 k on a plaid serious that’s 3 years old wow

[@Drucio1]

Uhhh theres a reason why they add the dolly or use a flatbed... Lol i shook my head when he moved the car without the dolly.... hopfully the small movement it didn't break anything with the motor

[@teammikey]

I hope not, I did place the car in Tow mode despite the tow company saying that it wasn't necessary. This was the tow company sent by Tesla, so I was hoping they had experience towing these type of vehicles.

[@jpgentleman3490]

@@teammikey Unlikely. They just contract a local (to you) towing company to do the job.

[@DinoTamer23]

I didn’t even know Teslas used coolant.

[@teammikey]

@@DinoTamer23 Yes, the coolant system is one big loop supporting the battery, charging system, and AC. I’m sure there are more purposes, but I’m more surprised that the leak occurred. Thanks for the comment!

[@Bawla187]

Same..

[@AirRio03]

How do u expect it to cool its self, so many people still don't know how teslas operate 😂 wait until I tel you that it also has oil😮

[@danielam3829]

I had a huge oil leak out of one my motors (Rivian). Yeah, I was surprised to see that.

[@darrenorange2982]

Who cares when you get your car back? You are driving for free a car putting miles on it with free super charging. Its completely on them to sort it out.