As much as this does
As much as this does highlight a repair issue with Tesla, it is totally common throughout the auto industry. There are whole YouTube channels devoted to people buying expensive cars from auto dismantlers that were totaled by the insurance company after the cost for the auto dealer was more than the value of the vehicle. One key point is that nearly all auto dealerships make most of their money from service work, and they will choose to replace any broken parts with new, expensive ones as a point of liability (and profit). The dealerships and large auto repair shops know that most all of the time the person's car insurance will be paying the $$$ bill, and again if it is too much, they just total the car. But Tesla doesn't have dealerships. They only have factory repair shops, and more recently authorized repair shops. Being EVs, Teslas need less maintenance and repair work compared to gas powered vehicles. But it has been a shortcoming that you cannot just take Tesla's to a skilled (unapproved) mechanic for repairs and have the car remain supported by Tesla, get software update, or be able to use the Supercharger network. As much as this is an issue that Tesla needs to work on, it points to a much larger auto industry issue called "Right to Repair".