RESOLVED Door won't open

[austinlucid]

Saw an article today about how 4 people died in a Tesla Model Y after a horrific crash because they weren't able to open the doors: https://myelectricsparks.com/four-dead-tesla-doors-fail-open-crash-fire/ . It's a pure nightmare because they basically burned alive. The placement of the manual release for the doors in a Model Y is apparently insane.

While an Air shouldn't have that same issue, I'm posting this here because some of the original comments were about how an owner wasn't able to open the door even from the inside. That is a critical safety issue. After reading the article about that Tesla crash I decided to order a lifehammer ("car escape" tool - I'm not recommending a particular brand or anything, there are lots of similar tools). For 9 bucks it seems crazy not to.

 

[Tâm]

Saw an article today about how 4 people died in a Tesla Model Y after a horrific crash because they weren't able to open the doors: https://myelectricsparks.com/four-dead-tesla-doors-fail-open-crash-fire/ . It's a pure nightmare because they basically burned alive. The placement of the manual release for the doors in a Model Y is apparently insane.

While an Air shouldn't have that same issue, I'm posting this here because some of the original comments were about how an owner wasn't able to open the door even from the inside. That is a critical safety issue. After reading the article about that Tesla crash I decided to order a lifehammer ("car escape" tool - I'm not recommending a particular brand or anything, there are lots of similar tools). For 9 bucks it seems crazy not to.

According to its manual, some Tesla Model Y have emergency door releases, and some don't. Even when there's one, it takes a few steps. Make sure don't store anything in the rear side door pockets:

That's the problem of relying too much on powered technology and throwing away basic manual mechanical systems.