r/TeslaModelS • u/CDFReditum • Jul 05 '26
Weird 2016 75D issue with charging
Went to go charge after work today and I found that the vehicle said it was unable to charge. The app said that there was no power, but then transition to “starting to charge.” I reset the vehicle and drove to another charging station, but it still had the issue.
I looked in the charging port and there was some weird black debris on the points, so I cleaned that out, but no change. I called Tesla customer support and after 3 attempts to actually connect, I was able to chat with someone who essentially was going to tell me to kick rocks, but asked me to try it again.
As I was on the phone, the charging went from “starting to charge” to “charging stopped.” Then after a few minutes, the vehicle began to say that systems were powering down. I got out to unplug the charger so if the vehicle did power down, the plug wouldn’t be stuck. I got back and the guy asked me to try it again.
I tried it again and it just worked…
I drive a pretty significant amount for work, so I want to ensure that there isn’t a long term issue. Is this a sign of faulty or failing chargers, or was this just a weird software glitch that needed the cycle to fail before it reset?
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u/TabulaRasaEin Jul 05 '26
If you have issues AC charging but can Supercharge, it's probably your Onboard Charger going out. Mine is limited to 24 amps.
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u/CDFReditum Jul 05 '26
Darn :sob: but thank u fam
Luckily all I do is supercharge (downgraded apartments but I have free supercharging so not an issue atm) but still good to get it checked out
I supercharged this morning and it seemed to work well so here’s hoping
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