there were multiple reports of malfunctioning wipers prior to the recall, which is due to the wiper motor controller failing as a result of “electrical overstress,” as NHTSA describes.
The wiper motors have been failing due to “electrical overstress” during functional testing, which sounds like the components failed due to harsh functionality trials. But Guidehouse Insights analyst Sam Abuelsamid tells Reuters that the wiper motor failures “shouldn’t come as a surprise,” and goes on to say, “This is the largest individual wiper ever used on a light duty vehicle with a 4-foot-long (1.22 meter) blade.
That exceptional long lever arm puts a lot of stress on the motor and there have been a lot of anecdotal reports popping up since early in production of failures.”
First -Thanks for the WWII photos. We learn more and more about the of America's Greatest Generation when we see these photos. Have you seen a Tesla Pickup on the road? EEEWWW! What an ugly vehicle!
ReplyDeleteI've posted a couple Tesla trucks, in the last couple weeks, there was the one that was made to look like a Country Squire station wagon, and the one with the mirror finish, and about 7 weeks ago the one with the Flying Tigers motif, and back in March, the one in flat black
DeleteThat might have been one of those zero practical experience at anything mechanical. As a really good ME once told me, "There are two types of engineers. Those that engineer and the rest teach engineering." I have found that to be very true!
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