Is your EV adapter or charger actually compatible? What goes wrong / Non-Tesla EV owner whose adapter or app said 'compatible' but the charger wouldn't start

Non-Tesla EV owner whose adapter or app said 'compatible' but the charger wouldn't start

What people actually reported
Three Superchargers wouldn't start; sites not open to other brands
“I pulled into three Superchargers on a first long drive in my Ioniq 5 and none of them would start, since that site wasn't open to other brands.”
@jpiercey_
Two Superchargers gave 'lost communication' with adapter
“First time I tried an A2Z NACS to CCS1 adapter on my Bolt EUV, two different Superchargers gave me "lost communication with charger."”
@nate_ellery
Stuck on 'Starting' until session was started from Tesla app
“The Supercharger sat on "Starting" until I kicked off the session from the Tesla app, then it charged fine. Plugging in again afterward went right back to "Starting."”
@dhurley_
Three adapters failed to start at a V3 Supercharger
“I tried three different third-party NACS to CCS adapters at three stalls at a V3 Supercharger, over two separate days, and none of them would start.”
@steve_arnott
Three towers wouldn't start; Sheetz worked with same adapter
“Three towers with black connectors wouldn't initialize on my Bolt, but a Sheetz a mile away with red connectors charged fine on the same adapter.”
@jbaucom_21
Adapter failed at a hotel Destination Charger and 3 Superchargers
“mine also failed at a hotel Destination Charger, on top of three Superchargers. That was a third-party Tesla-to-CCS adapter off Amazon, and the listing said compatible.”
@hlarkin_62
Stuck on 'initiating', then 'unable to charge' at two stalls
“Car sat on "charging is initiating" with some buzzing for a minute or two, then "unable to charge," on two different stalls.”
@nreddick_
Adapter synced and started, then stopped charging
“It synced with the station and started, then stopped charging right after.”
@stl_wes74
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