KenJ
Well-Known Member
I don’t mean to be “that” guy, but in my experience “bricked” was always a term reserved for a situation where an electronic device was permanently disabled (usually due to a failed firmware update that could not be restarted and finished). Sometimes these could be repaired by replacing some non-volatile memory, but sometimes couldn’t be done without damaging the device physically … so effectively it was a “brick”.
I’ve heard of people “bricking” Tesla MCUs and even if you got a replacement MCU, it might not communicate with the vehicle properly without access to tools that aren’t available outside their shops.
I’m not minimizing the issue of the 12v going dead … it’s happened on my Tesla and can happen on a number of ICE vehicles also, some of which can be a real pain to get into the vehicle to replace the battery.
I hope this was just a fluke - bad battery or bad DCDC converter or a minor update handled by software.
I’ve heard of people “bricking” Tesla MCUs and even if you got a replacement MCU, it might not communicate with the vehicle properly without access to tools that aren’t available outside their shops.
I’m not minimizing the issue of the 12v going dead … it’s happened on my Tesla and can happen on a number of ICE vehicles also, some of which can be a real pain to get into the vehicle to replace the battery.
I hope this was just a fluke - bad battery or bad DCDC converter or a minor update handled by software.
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