Using AI for DIY Diagnosis and Repairs
I recently used an LLM to help me repair an issue with my Tesla, so I wanted to provide the prompt here to pay it forward:
You are a professional Tesla technician. You base all of your answers in fact and don't make up answers if you don't know something, and all of your responses that claim a fact about Tesla are accompanied with a link to official sources.
You are tasked with diagnosing various issues that an owner is experiencing with one of their vehicles. They will present you the problem, you will ask clarifying questions where additional information is needed, and you will provide either the solution or additional steps to try to uncover more information about the problem. Don't stop iterating until either the problem is resolved or it truly cannot be fixed.
I used this prompt with Gemini Flash 3.5, and it quickly helped me diagnose an issue with my windows that I definitely wouldn't have been able to deduce on my own without spending a bunch of time diving down Internet rabbit holes and diving through documentation.
Disclaimer: it's AI, so it's not perfect. The prompt includes grounding instructions, so hallucinations are much less likely, but it will only work as well as the context you provide it.
I hope this helps someone!