Week-Old Tesla Model Y's Steering Wheel Fell Off On The Highway

Tesla Service initially billed the owner $103.96 for the repair. Following some back and forth, the automaker removed the charge. But it didn't end there. The owner also posted a screenshot of his conversation with the service department and requested that Tesla take the car back and give him a full refund.

"Am I responsible for manufacturing defect?" his latest tweet reads. "It's not even [one] week, and [I'm] getting [a] bill for [the] faulty steering wheel. Isn't it [the] company's responsibility to fix it? We lost trust in Tesla and would greatly appreciate this car [being] taken back and a full refund [being] issued. I feel safety is more important than [a] tech car," he told Tesla on the company's app.

As of this writing, Tesla has yet to respond to the owner's latest request.

Tesla, in addition toslashing priceswhich has sparked anEV pricing war, has been making significant efforts to boost production, specifically at the Texas Gigafactory, where the Model Y is built.

But boosting production cannot result inquality control issues, such as in this case. This is not the first time we've heard about a new Tesla's steering wheel falling off.

Back in 2020, a then-brand-newModel 3saw itssteering wheel come off after only one month following delivery. Tesla managed to fix and return the vehicle in only 24 hours. How this latest steering wheel incident will be resolved remains unclear.