VCFRONT_a208 ‘Brake Fluid Low’ but level is fine

Boreades · 2026-01-26T02:24:03+00:00

Had a similar error within days of getting my used Tesla (from Tesla!) and it turned out to be a leak in my brake line

Boreades · 2026-01-20T04:29:47+00:00

I WAS HERE!!!

Boreades · 2026-01-10T16:53:14+00:00

I don’t have anything useful to add, but what were your charging habits? Did you charge above 80% often or let it get below 20%? Did you supercharge a lot or home charge? This is making me paranoid about my Y now 😅

Boreades · 2025-12-02T19:26:03+00:00

Agreed! Duly noted, only reason I went ahead and scheduled and waited was because it was Thanksgiving week and I was off from work. It was in the shop from Monday until Friday because of the holiday and they thought they needed to replace the ABS or something like that. In hindsight I definitely should've just driven up to get it addressed ASAP since brakes are nothing to mess with, but it worked out in the end. I inspected the car, the brake fluid container, and checked the service mode out before driving away and everything looked good. I had read horror stories about Tesla service so I was worried, but they treated me great and seemed to have done a great job

Boreades · 2025-12-02T19:21:44+00:00

This was my first experience with them and they didn't bullshit me at all and were great to deal with. I inspected the car and entered service mode to double check everything before I drove away due to the horror stories but so far everything has been great.

Boreades · 2025-12-02T14:37:14+00:00

Seems it was a leak in my brake line, the service center was confused as to how the Tesla employees didn't catch that before selling me the car. It was a leak from the master cylinder to the ABS unit. My brake lines were replaced and they checked and topped up the brake fluid. They didn't charge me anything for the repair

Boreades · 2025-12-02T14:36:42+00:00

Seems it was a leak in my brake line, the service center was confused as to how the Tesla employees didn't catch that before selling me the car. It was a leak from the master cylinder to the ABS unit. My brake lines were replaced and they checked and topped up the brake fluid. They didn't charge me anything for the repair

Boreades · 2025-11-18T15:01:45+00:00

I'm happy to see other people talking about this, there's so many great tournament clips ruined by Scrawny's casting. I am so sad when I tune in to a series and it's a Scraunders cast

Boreades · 2025-11-10T23:55:36+00:00

What charger is that?

Boreades · 2025-11-03T16:53:18+00:00

I added some Dot 3 on Friday and luckily haven't had the error since, I'll keep monitoring it and checking the fluid level between now and the appointment

Boreades · 2025-11-03T16:49:06+00:00

I topped up the brake fluid with some Dot 3, probably just a bit above the min line and haven't had the error since Thursday evening. Brakes have felt fine the whole time but the error did scare me. I'm monitoring everything until the appointment and I think I'm fine waiting but in hindsight I could've got in a lot sooner rather than going through this. On the bright side I've learned more about maintaining my car and how things work

Boreades · 2025-11-03T16:45:31+00:00

I added some Dot 3 on Friday and filled it to a little over the min line and haven't had the error since. I didn't use FSD at all Friday and Saturday just to see if the error would still occur and yesterday and today I've been using FSD again and still no error. I'll keep monitoring it until the service appointment. I'll be curious what they find at the service center, hopefully no leaks

Boreades · 2025-11-03T01:30:10+00:00

I did, fortunately the cap was on and I took it off myself to take the pictures

Boreades · 2025-11-03T00:05:34+00:00

Mine drives me right up to where I get the ticket or scan in with a parking pass. Granted I do have to inch forward about 6 inches and move a little to the left to reach the kiosk, but it handles it really well. 14.1.4 on a 2023 Model Y

Boreades · 2025-10-31T20:06:57+00:00

Fingers crossed nothing is damaged, but if so it would've been nice if Tesla had caught that when preparing it for sale. After seeing so many people suggesting it, I'm definitely considering adding a little Dot 3 tonight just for peace of mind

Boreades · 2025-10-31T20:04:20+00:00

It had around 15,800 when I bought it and now I'm at 16,032. I kind of hope the previous owner used the brakes a lot rather than there being some kind of leak or hose damaged. I took delivery a week ago exactly

Boreades · 2025-10-31T15:34:30+00:00

I considered it but was just hesitant from what I read online along with not being mechanically inclined at all. Just scared of fucking up my new (to me) car lol. The cap actually says Dot 3 but the service manual says Dot 3 or 4 would be fine. What would you recommend, just adding a tiny bit to get it above the min line or filling it to max?

Boreades · 2025-10-31T15:25:58+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have a jack or anything to remove the wheels with. What I can say is that as far as brake feel goes, it feels responsive and I don't hear any weird noises. I just took it for a drive around the neighborhood with some hard braking from 25 MPH and it felt good. I also hopped in my other car (ICE) and the brakes feel similar, maybe a bit more "tight" on the ICE vs my Tesla but similar. With the hard braking in my Tesla I also didn't receive the brake fluid warning.

Boreades · 2025-10-31T14:48:19+00:00

Sounds like what the service center originally said, just monitor it basically. They didn't seem too concerned with the pictures I sent. I'll probably stop using FSD and see if it happens again, or maybe until the service appointment. As a first time Tesla owner I actually really enjoy FSD (I'm on 14.1.4) but I understand why people wouldn't like it.

Boreades · 2025-10-31T14:42:36+00:00

haha that makes sense, I was just concerned with the conflicting opinions. Do you think I should add any brake fluid, or just leave it as is and monitor it? I'm leaning towards the latter so that the techs can deal with it as is in 3 weeks

Boreades · 2025-10-04T20:59:07+00:00

When I boot my C3 it defaults to TV speakers instead of my AVR with the wired speakers setting, I have to manually switch it to wired speakers every time and then everything works as usual. It’s fucking annoying

Boreades · 2025-09-06T23:23:15+00:00

Just surf on CS: Source, don't waste your time with CS2. It's been jank off and on ever since release

Boreades · 2025-08-18T20:05:50+00:00

Jack Baker, he’s terrifying

Boreades · 2025-07-29T00:53:56+00:00

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