2018 TESLA MODEL 3 Complaints

MULTIPLE TIMES, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED THE AIRBAG WAS NOT ACTIVATE DESPITE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED BY A 112 POUND PERSON WITH A BUCKLED SEAT BELT. THERE IS NO ACTIVE NOTIFICATION THAT THE AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED IN THE PRESENCE OF INDICATIONS OF OCCUPANCY OF THAT SEAT. THIS COULD LEAD AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO BELIEVE EVERYONE IS SAFE WHEN, IN FACT, THE PASSENGER IS NOT SAFE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TESLA SUDDENLY HARD BRAKED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 TO 30 IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY COLLISION IF I HADN'T INTERVENED. THIS IS A KNOWN TESLA BUT THAT SOMEDAY WOULD KILL SOMEONE.

THE REAR CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, NOW IT IS PERMANENT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF MANY INSTANCES WITH PHOTOS. I COULD UPLOAD ONLY ONE.

CAR FREQUENTLY FAILS TO UNLOCK, OR TO SHUT DOWN. HAVE REPORTED THIS DOZENS OF TIMES TO TESLA WHO HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN LEAVING, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SIT WITH ALL SYSTEMS RUNNING, DOORS UNLOCKED, READY TO BE DRIVEN AWAY. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER, IT FREQUENTLY WILL NOT UNLOCK AS CLAIMED. WE CANNOT DEPEND ON THE CAR TO UNLOCK IF WE WERE IN ANY KIND OF RUSH OR DANGER. PICTURE BELOW SHOWS THE CAR REFUSING TO UNLOCK AS CLAIMED VIA THE APP, WHICH IS THE "MAIN" WAY TO UNLOCK A MODEL 3. "KEYLESS ENTRY" IS TERRIBLY UNRELIABLE, AND OFTEN REQUIRES GETTING OUT THE BACKUP CARDKEY AND TRYING TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE CAR.

OUR CAR CAUGHT FIRE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 4AM IN JAN9, SECURITY FOOTAGE FROM NEIGHBORS HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO FD AND TESLA ENGINEERING TEAM. THE LAST TRIP WAS 10 HOURS PRIOR TO PARKING THE CAR. WE ARE LUCKY IT WAS NOT IN THE GARAGE OR CHARGING, THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW BROKEN WINDOWS, AS SOON AS WE SAW THE FIRE WE CALLED THE FD, THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE SCREEN IS BLACK AS THE REARVIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR INTERMITTENTLY FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNER THIS CAR, SINCE JULY 2018. TESLA HAS NOT REPAIRED THIS ISSUE. THE REARVIEW CAMERA IS UNRELIABLE AT BEST. I CAN SEND MORE IMAGES IF NEEDED TAKEN AFTER MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE SAME ISSUE.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH A TREE. MY CAR WAS TOTAL. THE CAR WAS WAS STATIOANARY WAITING TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRE.

BECAUSE I HIT A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE ROAD, MY VC RIGHT GOT WATER INSIDE AND THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED TILTING FORWARD, THEN MOVE FORWARD THEN TILT BACK. ALL MOVES TO THE MAXIMUM RANGE. IF SOMEONE WOULD'VE BEEN SITTING ON IT, THE BEST CASE WOULD'VE BEEN SOME BROKEN LEGS, WORST CASE DEATH. I WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH THE CONTROLS. HAD TO GO TO SERVICE FOR EMERGENCY, AND THEY SAID THAT 2018 MODELS HAVE A PROBLEM THAT LETS OUTSIDE WATER INSIDE AND SHORTCUTS VC RIGHT. THEY REPLACED THAT VC RIGHT COMPUTER AND SAID THEY RETROFITTED IT AND HOPE IT DOES HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW I HAVE 2 MODEL 3'S AND WHEN I ASKED SERVICE TO RETROFIT THE OTHER ONE TOO, THE ASNWER WAS WELL IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IT'S OKAY NO NEED. I'M NOT FEELING SAFE TO PUT MY LOVED ONES ON PASSENGER SEAT IF IT'S RAINING, CAR WASH, OR ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES WATER.

1. BACKUP CAMERA OCCASIONALLY GOES BLACK, RENDERING IT USELESS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY. 2. CHARGING PORT MALFUNCTION, WILL NOT OPEN WHEN TRYING TO CHARGE VEHICLE. 3. CENTER SCREEN OCCASIONALLY NON-RESPONSIVE,

THE LARGE TOUCH SCREEN THAT CONTROLS A MAJORITY OF FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I AM DRIVING AT 65MPH+ AMD ON A HIGHWAY AND HAVE NO VISIBILITY OF WHAT MY ACTUAL SPEED IS AS IT IS DISPLAYED ON THE TOUCH SCREEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ALSO TURNED OFF WHEN THE SCREEN SHUTS OFF. I AM PUT INTO A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I CANT USE MY TURN SIGNALS AND CANT VIEW MY SPEED. THIS IS NOT A SOLITARY INCIDENT - THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.