Tesla Model 3 has serious rust issues

"Jordan" (jordanbelljb)
08/07/2019 at 14:17 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (27)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:22

Tesla Mazda 3

random001 > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:22

Oh, that is not good.....

Party-vi > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:22

Who would have guessed a car built outside in a tent would have quality issues?

atfsgeoff > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:23

Hoo boy, all that bleeding edge tech and they forgot to galvanize the metal in the body?

RutRut > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:24

You mean Tesla has quality issues?! Shocked I tell you, I am absolutely shocked and charged up about this.

Arrivederci > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:26

That’s not gonna be good for business.

vondon302 > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:28

Design feature. It's self lightening.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Party-vi
08/07/2019 at 14:29

But... fresh air!

RutRut > vondon302
08/07/2019 at 14:31

Nothing like some passive weight reduction. The real question, will the car get lighter at the same rate the batteries max. capacity decays so the range stays constant?

Thomas Donohue > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 14:34

You would think Elon would have been able to utilize the batteries to prevent this...or, maybe just paint the cars correctly.

https://www.erps.com.au/how-electronic-rust-protection-works/

Thomas Donohue > Party-vi
08/07/2019 at 14:38

Kinja'd!!!

My bird IS the word > Party-vi
08/07/2019 at 14:51

You just don't understand musk's genious. The car is biodegradable as well!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 15:10

And I thought my Mazda3 was bad...

user314 > Party-vi
08/07/2019 at 15:12

Disrupting! Move fast, break things!

jimz > atfsgeoff
08/07/2019 at 15:14

I doubt they “forgot,” moar liek they rushed these things through the dip and paint shop in their race to get production rate up.

another possible contributor is if they weren’t careful in their body design and left in places where corrosive materials (water/salt/muck) could find its way in but not drain back out. even with proper anti-corro dip and primer application, if there’s a crevice or something where salty water or mud can collect and sit, it’ll start rusting.

edit: but that second part usually results in paint bubbling as it rusts from the inside out. this looks more like your standard paint de-lamination.

Chinny Raccoon > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 15:20

That’s hilariously shoddy. If this was any other brand I’d look at the joins in those panels and the poorly fitted plastic shield and say it’s had a crash and been badly repaired.

Still, I’m glad to see our painters at work can do a better job!

Cé hé sin > Jordan
08/07/2019 at 15:31

Made in California. Rust needs water. What’s that?

user314 > My bird IS the word
08/07/2019 at 15:36

Yeah, same “genius” as Clarkson, I think.

Kinja'd!!!

jimz > atfsgeoff
08/07/2019 at 16:01

now that I think more about it, the way it’s peeling and exposing bare metal makes me think it’s poor surface prep prior to dip. any residual oil on there is going to seriously hamper adhesion.