[jlmorton]

There are five million Teslas on the road. Here we have a story about a single Tesla with a flooded battery compartment.

This sort of issue happens on every type of car. It's not routine that a Ford F150 has a cracked block that leads the engine to hydrolock, but it does happen, and Ford doesn't cover the damage 8 years later.

[bb88]

That's why organizations like Consumer Reports are important.

E.g. if Tesla batteries only last X years and you plan on keeping your Tesla for Y years, then knowing that leads to better decision making.