….. my air GT has had more issues/ quirks than any previous or current Tesla we’ve owned.
I have enjoyed my overall ownership in both brands Just keeping it informative.
We took delivery of a Model S Plaid in October 2021 and of a Lucid Air Dream in December 2021. The Dream was production no. 154.
The Tesla (an update of a model that had been in production for nine years) issues were:
- steering yoke creaked and was repaired
- several thousand miles later cover began peeling off yoke, requiring yoke replacement
- mobile tech was unable to remove peeling yoke due to over-torquing, and car had to go to service shop for steering column to be removed
- driver side outside mirror vibrated and had to be replaced due to a missing internal piece
- yoke airbag was defective and had to be replaced . . . twice
- front passenger door would not seat without a hard slam
- right rear window trim came loose
- rubber grommets fell off trunk lid studs
- air suspension compressor failed and required replacement
- interior trim pieces were misaligned (just learned to live with this)
- factory paint protection film on leading edge of rear wheel wells and behind door handles was noticeably yellower than the white car (living with this, too).
The Air had an awful -- and I do mean awful -- 10-month run of software issues until UX 2.0 came out. But the component and build quality of the Air was far superior to the Tesla.
Now at well over 20,000 miles the Air remains quiet and rock solid. By 10,000 miles the Tesla had developed squeaks and groans in the rear quarters.
I did have to have the HV battery pack and rear drive unit of the Air replaced. But I also had to have the same thing done with our 2015 Model S P90D (which was built three years into Model S production history). Interestingly, the fit and finish of our 2015 Model S was considerably better than our 2021 Model S, which is why we were willing to buy a second Tesla. The Plaid will be our last.
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