Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Tesla Model Y Owner Says His Car Trapped Him Inside on Hot Arizona Summer Day When Battery Died

By Jack Davis, Western Journal
August 7, 2023 at 1:27pm

An Arizona man said his Tesla Model Y became a hot box when the power died.

“It’s definitely a safety concern; it was one of the hotter days,” Rick Meggison, 73, of Peoria told KNXV-TV.

The incident took place on a 100-degree day in June and left him unable to get out of his car for about 20 minutes while it was in his garage, he said.

“I couldn’t open the doors. I couldn’t lower the windows. The computer was dead, so I couldn’t open the glove box. I couldn’t open anything,” Meggison said.

“Being caught in there for a couple hours could be dangerous,” he said.

His sister eventually was able to open the passenger door through the Tesla app, but the window cracked in the process.

“I think that Tesla needs to address this,” Meggison said.

Car safety expert Norma Hubele called the vehicle “essentially a computer on wheels that’s run on a battery.”

“If that battery is not reliable or if for some reason the consumer isn’t aware of how to override a problem with the battery, then you can have real safety problems,” Hubele, founder of TheAutoProfessor.com, told KNXV.

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Firefighter and paramedic Paul Shoemaker said there is a manual way to exit but added, “There’s not enough knowledge about it.”

A manual release latch for the driver’s door is located underneath the handle, but accessing the manual release for the passenger door requires the removal of a mat from the rear door pocket.


“Not all Model Y vehicles are equipped with a manual release for the rear doors,” the Tesla manual warns.


In December, Insider wrote of a similar incident involving a British Tesla owner.

Tom Exton said the Model Y lost power, and although he used the mechanical latch to escape, he broke a window in the process.

In April, a woman in Coburg, Oregon, had a similar situation in her Tesla Type 3 on a 38-degree day, according to KEZI-TV.

Capt. Rick McPherson of the Coburg Rural Fire District said the woman dealt with the near-freezing weather by lighting a candle on the dashboard.

McPherson said the woman did not know about the manual latch release, but rescuers talked to her about it and she was able to exit the Tesla.

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steve66613

Liberals couldn’t care less about life threatening aspects of their power thirsty agenda.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Reminds me of being stuck in my power recliner when the power went out c**pla weeks ago. I have since bought and installed a battery backup for it.

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

That was my greatest fear, being trapped in the power recliner. So I bought a whole house standby generator. I fear no more.🤣

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I am 79....disabled and I live alone except for my cat Roscoe. While I was reclined all the way back.....in the dark it made me think of being in a coffin.

pegw

Western Journal is a questionable source, hyperpartisan right and iffy with the t***h. Reviewed by Ad Fontes, AllSides and Media Buas. Biasly puts them as 60% t***hful.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Pigw....YOU...R a questionable source, hyperpartisan right and iffy with the t***h.

steve66613

Yikes! That could be distressing! My wife might get the last of the pecan pie before I could get out of my recliner!

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

For you anything on the right is "iffy with the t***h". Poor Thang, bless your heart.

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

Not a good feeling, I'm sure.

crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island

Oh, c'mon steve66613! What's the matter with you? As Lenin said you have to break some eggs to make an omelet. So a few people get k**led? Just as long as they're not related to Democrats.