Tesla Model S Door Handles Not Presenting

The tesla model s uses automatically retracting door handles and those fancy handles are the subject of a new lawsuit recently filed in florida.

Tesla model s door handles not presenting.

The owners kept the spare fob in the car and the handles presented when a stranger walked by. It comes after omar awan died in his model s. This happened on a sunday. The sudden failure of tesla model s self presenting door handles as a result of component failure is a common and often aggravating experience for many early owners.

The design of the earlier. Just a quick video showing a tem. Called tesla monday morning and it was fixed by 4pm at no cost. The door handles should auto present when a body moves near the driver or passenger side doors while the fob is present even if the fob isn t on you which is what happened in the model s theft case in vancouver.

One of three faults typically occur the first is the handle is not presenting it stays flush to the door maybe slightly raised and maybe you can hear a clunking noise.