Toddler Trapped In Hot Car After Tesla’s Battery Dies Before Trip To The Zoo With Her Grandmother

While there are advantages to electric vehicles, as with anything, there can also be drawbacks. Occasionally, these imperfections may result in potentially fatal outcomes.

A grandmother from Phoenix named Renee Sanchez was excited to spend time at the zoo with her 20-month-old granddaughter. After putting her in her car seat, she closed the door and got into the driver’s seat.

However, she ran across a significant issue when attempting to enter the front door.

She said, “My car was dead,” to AZFamily. “I could not get in. My phone key wouldn’t open it. My card key wouldn’t open it.”

With her granddaughter securely buckled up in her car seat, Sanchez was stranded outside her car and had no choice but to dial 911.

“And when they got here, the first thing they said was, ‘Uggh, it’s a Tesla. We can’t get in these cars,’ she uttered. “I don’t care if you have to cut my car in half,” I replied. Just get her out.’”

For the first few minutes of the incident, according to Sanchez, her granddaughter was “OK.” However, the small girl started crying when firefighters arrived and started breaking the Tesla’s window with an axe.

Sanchez claimed that when the 20-month-old was secure in her grandmother’s arms, the rage started to grow.

Without any prior notice, the 12-volt battery in her car had died. For whatever reason, Sanchez did not receive the three cautions that drivers should receive before their batteries die.

No alerts were received to her car, according to a Tesla service department official.

Sanchez now wants first responders to be prepared to deal with electric vehicles that are dead.

“They were as much in the dark as I was.”

Sanchez is still a Tesla devotee despite the horrible event, although she is now a little more cautious.

“I give Tesla props. When it works, it’s great. But when it doesn’t, it can be deadly,” Sanchez said.