2019 TESLA MODEL 3 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURNED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA DEALER, (11945 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (813) 496-3039) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOOK A LOOK AT THE LOG AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE GROCERY STORE AND AS I TRIED TO EASE TO A STOP, THE CARE ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND AGGRESSIVELY AND I SMASHED INTO THE PARKED CAR A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME. AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND BURNED A HOLE IN MY PANTS AND BURNED THE SKIN ON MY LEFT THIGH. SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE OR SINCE. I AM HEALTHY, NOT ON ANY MEDS OR SUBSTANCES, WASN'T TIRED OR DISTRACTED, AND AM OVERALL A HIGH FUNCTIONING 50 YEAR OLD MARRIED MOM OF TWO. THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 DAYS OLD. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. I WAS VERY SHAKEN, ASSUMED I HAD MY FOOT ON THE WRONG PEDAL, AND WAS ASHAMED THAT I COULD HAVE MADE SUCH A MISTAKE. WHEN I HEARD OF THE RECENT CASE AND THAT YOU ARE REVIEWING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER TESLAS, MY HUSBAND AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD AT LEAST REVIEW OUR SITUATION TOO. WHETHER IT WAS IN FACT USER ERROR OR A DEFECT, I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT ABOVE ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT IS LIKE THE CAR RACED FORWARD SO QUICKLY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAD NO TIME AT ALL TO REACT OR RESPOND BEFORE MY LEG AS BURNING.

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING WIRE ISSUES RESULTING IN ERROR MESSAGES SUCH AS "POWER REDUCED, FRONT MOTOR DISABLED, ETC" THAT DISABLE SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS THE TURNING SIGNALS AND ISSUES WITH BRAKING AND STEERING. THE VEHICLE WILL POWER OFF/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND RESTART. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND OTHER THAN NOTIFYING ME THAT THERE ARE "WIRE ISSUES," TESLA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM OR FIX IT.

HERE IS A 2019 MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60516299/PHOTOS NOT IN A CRASH, NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE TOP BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS SIMPLY POPPED APART CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FLOP OVER AT A CRAZY ANGLE. THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE IN WHICH A SUSPENSION BALL JOINT POPS APART HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY OTHER TESLAS INCLUDING MODEL 3, S AND X. A SIMILAR FAILURE ON HYUNDAI CARS RESULTED IN NHTSA ISSUING A MANDATORY RECALL. ** OCTOBER 9, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V721000LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS CAN DETACH A DETACHED BALL JOINT CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.** CAN YOU OFFER ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY TESLAS HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED A SIMILAR RECALL NOTICE? SOMETHING SMELLS VERY MUSKY AROUND HERE. REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SHOCKED FROM WHAT HAPPENED LAST DECEMBER 10, 2019 (TUESDAY). AT AROUND 5:50 AM, I AM SLOWLY DRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT OF MY OFFICE AT STRYKER CORPORATION IN SAN JOSE, CA. I AM SLOWLY PARKING MY CAR AND THEN THERE'S A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY CAR WHICH I CANNOT EVEN CONTROL OR STOP. THE ACCELERATION SPEEDS UP AUTOMATICALLY ON ITS OWN EVEN IF I'M STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DUE TO THE SPEED UP ON THE ACCELERATION, THE CAR WENT OVER THE CURB WITH SO MUCH SPEED AND MOVED TOWARDS THE TENT WHICH IS THE SMOKING AREA IN OUR WORK. THE WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR BROKE WHEN IT HIT THE TENT AND THE CAR STILL MOVED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND. LUCKILY, MY CAR LANDED ON A BUCKET OF CEMENT WHICH HELPED MY CAR TO STOP. IT WAS REALLY A TERRIFYING INCIDENT WHICH I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAPPEN BECAUSE MY CAR IS NEW AND I THOUGHT THAT IT'S THE SMARTEST AND SAFEST CAR. I HAVE A DASH CAMERA ON MY CAR AND I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE WHOLE INCIDENT THAT WILL PROVE THAT MY STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER 3 WHEELER TESLA. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60564119 NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED JUST A SLIGHT CHIP IN THE WHEEL RIM. ARE THESE SUSPENSIONS REALLY MEANT TO SNAP-OFF IF THEY RUN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD? SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. ALL THE BALL JOINTS HAVE SNAPPED AGAIN. INSANE MODE? PLEASE INVESTIGATE. KEEF

MODEL 3 WITH SNAPPED OFF FRONT SUSPENSION. HTTPS://POCTRA.COM/2019-TESLA-MODEL-3/ID-BXL6PUF0QJYECCJY/MARTINEZ-CA/PHOTOS ALL BALL-JOINTS SNAPPED. ALLOY STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED IN HALF. ISAME OLD THING. OVER AND OVER. HOW MANY EXAMPLES DO YOU NEED BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION?

ON 11-27-19, OUT TESLA MODEL 3 WHICH IS 5 MONTHS OLD, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN TRAFFIC. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ON 11-29-19, IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MADE A SEPARATE REPORT FOR THAT DATE. FORTUNATELY, NO COLLISION OCCURRED, BUT WE ARE SCARED NOW.

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2019, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 5-MONTH-OLD TESLA MODEL 3. WE WERE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. MY HUSBAND HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO ANOTHER CAR.

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A TESLA MODEL 3 IN THE INTEREST OF HUMAN SAFETY. THIS IS CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF BATTERY FIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS SO FAR GONE UNREPORTED. HERE IS A MODEL 3 IN THE SALVAGE AUCTION YARD THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34394730&ROWNUMBER=2&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE CAR IS SO BADLY BURNED THAT THE VIN IS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED BUT THE AUCTION SITE WOULD HAVE THAT RECORD. I HAVE SUBSTITUTED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED MODEL 3 IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS REPORT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT POST ON TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM WHICH PROVIDES PHOTOS OF THE FIRE SCENE ON THE HIGHWAY AT VACAVILLE AND THE IMAGES MATCH THE JUNKYARD CAR. IT SEEMS THAT TESLA IS USING THE "RAN OVER A TRAILER HITCH ON THE ROADWAY" AKA "CAT ATE MY HOMEWORK" EXCUSE AGAIN BUT LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS IT SEEMS THAT A WHOMPY WHEEL IS THE MORE LIKELY CAUSE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-TESLA-FIRE.175198/ **** DDAWSON, TODAY AT 9:51 AM VACAVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAR FIRE. I WAS TOLD THE OWNER RAN OVER A TRAILER HITCH THAT FELL OFF A TRUCK. I BELIEVE ITS A 3. NO ONE HURT AT LEAST.. **** AND *** THIS STORY ACTUALLY DID RUN ON THE 11:00 NEWS, SUNDAY NOV. 24TH, ON KPIX (OUR LOCAL CBS AFFILIATE). IT WAS REPORTED BY BRIAN HACKNEY. THE STORY WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE TOOK PLACE, OTHER THAN IN VACAVILLE WHERE THERE DOES HAPPEN TO BE A SUPERCHARGER. THEY SHOWED THE SAME DRAMATIC IMAGE OF THE BURNED-OUT CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED HERE. THE WEIRD PART IS THAT THE KPIX WEBSITE NEVER SHOWED THE STORY. I SEARCHED AFTERWARD, AND THE OTHER STORIES REPORTED THAT NIGHT (INCLUDING THE ONE ABOUT PRIUS CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS) WERE ALL UP, EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE** PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.