NHTSA Complaint #11576261 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11576261 |
| Vehicle | 2022 TESLA MODEL Y |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VT |
Consumer Description
This is in regards to wipers getting frozen and major snow accumulation under them under heavy snow fall, something that can be mitigated with vehicles that are manufactured with Heated Wiper Park. This issue is dangerous if you are travelling on a highway or in places where you cannot stop to clear the wipers. I have contacted Tesla service and talked to them about potential solutions but they kept coming back with the statement that “this feature is working the way it was designed to.” Currently, if wipers are on or in auto mode, the wipers do not go over the wiper park heater, something that could be modified through a software update when ambiant temperature drops below a certain point or if snow fall is detected through their vision system and automatically activate their Heated Wiper Park, because not only is it uncomfortable to have the defrost blasting hot air on your face, but it also is extremely inefficient for electric cars to be doing that.
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