--- title: "Tesla’s Roof Flies Off While Driving Home From Dealership" description: "According to a post on Reddit, a brand new Model Y electric SUV lots its roof on the drive back home from the dealership in California." date: "2020-10-05" modified: "2020-10-05" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-roof-flies-off-driving-home-dealership" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "model y" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla’s Roof Flies Off While Driving Home From Dealership ![According to a post on Reddit, a brand new Model Y electric SUV lots its roof on the drive back home from the dealership in California.]() *\Image: Nathaniel Galicia Chien\* ## Model Why We knew that Tesla sometimes struggles with quality control — but we didn't know things could get *this* bad. According to a post by Redditor Indescribables, later identified as Nathaniel Galicia Chien [by *The Verge*](), a brand new Model Y electric SUV purchased by his dad lost its roof on the drive back home from the dealership. An uploaded video shows the Tesla "convertible" bombing down Highway 238 in California. https://twitter.com/Nathani04992006/status/1312959549268094976?s=20 ## Topless "I thought maybe a window was open but a minute later the entire glass roof just blew off," Chien wrote in the post. " After a brief panic we turned around and drove the new Tesla convertible back to the dealership." Luckily, he also had the good sense to tell the cops that there was a missing roof, likely shattered over the highway. "Luckily, I don’t think anyone was hurt and it’s easy to laugh about it in hindsight, but this could be a serious problem if it happens again," Chien told *The Verge* in an email. ## Faulty Roof The dealership's manager told them that it might have been a faulty seal on the roof or that "they somehow just forgot to seal the roof on entirely," according to Chien's post. Tesla has a bit of a rough reputation when it comes to quality control. Consumers have reported plenty of problems with the [paint and trim](), loose seatbelts \[link?\] — and even bits of [faux wood from a hardware store under the hood](). Chien's father is now reconsidering if he wants to get a Tesla after all. **READ MORE:** [Tesla convertible? Model Y roof flies off while owners drive down California highway]() \[*The Verge*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Photo Shows Cybertruck on Tesla Assembly Line]()* ## 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]()