--- title: "Tesla Model Y Owners Are Discovering Fake Wood in Their Cooling Systems" description: "According to Tesla forum posts, some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces." date: "2020-09-11" modified: "2020-09-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-model-y-wooden-trim" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "model y" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Model Y Owners Are Discovering Fake Wood in Their Cooling Systems ![According to Tesla forum posts, some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces.]() *\Image: Brown1428/Tesla Motors Club\* ## Wood Trim Cooler Images submitted to Tesla forums and Reddit show that some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces that look like they might have been procured from the local hardware store, [*The Drive* reports](). It doesn't exactly inspire confidence, especially considering that the vehicle starts at around $50,000 in the US. The pictures [uploaded to a Tesla forum]() show various cooling system parts normally tucked behind pieces of plastic in the front trunk (or "frunk," in the vernacular.) Some owners attempting to correct for badly fitted panels — an issue plaguing [numerous Model Y owners]() — came across the strange green tape and small straps, holding in place pieces of wooden trim. "Someone made a run to Home Depot to make Q2 numbers," a Tesla Motors Club forum user joked in the [original thread](). ## Premium Finishes The cooler, known as the Liquid Cooled Condenser, is only a small part of Tesla's much larger octavalve cooling system in its crossover Model Y. It's meant to cool the car's cabin, battery, and drive all at the same time, *The Drive* points out. Other Tesla Model Y owners found clear plastic pieces holding the condenser in place. It's still unclear what the unusual wooden trim pieces are meant to do, or if they were a quick fix. Either way, they don't show up in Tesla's own parts catalog. **READ MORE:** *[Tesla Model Y Owners Find Cooling System Cobbled Together With Home Depot-Grade Fake Wood]()* \[*The Drive*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Lucid Motors Claims to Have Beaten Tesla Model S on Drag Strip]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()