2018 TESLA MODEL 3 Complaints

-MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE SCREEN HAS GONE BLACK WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING THE CAR (BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY) -EPISODES WHERE THE SCREEN IS UNRESPONSIVE; THUS, BEING UNABLE TO USE ANY FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR USING THE TOUCHSCREEN BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR -CAR NOT REBOOTING/RESETTING DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WHILE STATIONARY -CAR SOUNDS SUDDENLY BEING CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING- UNABLE TO HEAR TURN SIGNAL, GPS, ETC-AND WHILE DRIVING -CAR/SYSTEM IMPLEMENTS AUTO-CORRECTION MEASURE TO REPOSITION THE CAR THINKING THE CAR IS DEPARTING FROM THE LANE, WHEN IN FACT, THE CAR IS NOT SWERVING OR TRYING TO DO A LANE SWITCH (CAR IS DRIVING IN LANE ON A HIGHWAY). DUE TO THIS FAULTY SYSTEM, CAR HAS UNSAFELY DRIFTED WHILE IN MOTION AND DOES NOT LET HUMAN GUIDANCE TRUMP THIS MECHANICAL ERROR.

RANDOM CRACK APPEARED IN LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL 2019 IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD ~4-5" LONG. NO VISIBLE CHIP. AFTER COMPLAINT THAT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON, WE ENDED PAYING REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. SERVICE CENTER DIDN'T AGREE IT AS WARRANTY ITEM. WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT COST (TOTAL) WAS $1023.26. INVOICE NUMBER 3000S0000056579. NOTICED 4" CRACK IN MIDDLE/LEFT SIDE OF BACK WINDOW ON OCTOBER 2020. HAS TAKEN CAR TWICE TO REPAIR AND THEY DON'T AGREE IT'S WARRANTY ITEM AGAIN. NO CHIP. THERE APPEARS TO BE PART QUALITY ISSUE OR STRUCTURAL DESIGN FLAW CAUSING WINDOWS TO CRACK.

CAR INTERFACE BUGGED OUT AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE WITH THE PHONE KEY OR KEY CARD TO START AFTER ENTERING THE PARKED VEHICLE. TOUCH SCREEN FLASHED ON AND OFF. ATTEMPTED RESETS TO NO AVAIL. SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT ITSELF OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/38425126?ROWNUMBER=2 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS SNAPPED WHILST THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND THE WHEEL THEN MOVED BACK AND RUBBED AGAINST THE BODYWORK. DRIVER GOT LUCKY THIS TIME. HE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. WOULD YOU PLEASE GET THESE TENT BUILT DEATHTRAPS OFF THE ROADS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. KEEF

WHILE I WAS PARKING, THE CAR IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND JUMP OVER THE SIDE WALK AND CRASH ITSELF INTO THE BUILDING AND DESTROYED THE FACE OF THE BUILDING AND THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CAR.

THE CONTROL ARMS AND LINKS FOR THE CAR KEEPS FAILING. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO TESLA ON 3 TIMES NOW TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS MADE AND THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH 40K MILES.

REAR CAMERA FREQUENTLY FAILS RANGING IN DURATION OF FAILURE FROM A FEW SECONDS, TO HOURS, TO DAYS. CAMERA OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK, BUT FLICKER BETWEEN ON AND OFF. THIS FAILURE OCCURS BOTH WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IT PRESENTS A HAZARD WHENEVER REVERSING/CHECKING SURROUNDINGS OF THE CAR. MULTIPLE SERVICE ATTEMPTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

FRONT DRIVER SUSPENSION EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM A LOW SPEED TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR HAD A CONTINUOUS SQUEAK FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE EVENT. I CALLED TESLA SERVICE AND THEY CAME ON SITE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY FOUND A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SUSPENSION AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR WERE FREE.

I AM HAVING ISSUES TWICE IN 2 YEARS MY UPPER CONTROL ARM IS MAKING VERY BAD NOISE WHILE DRIVING THEN GET IT REPLACED THEN FROM RIGHT SIDE FAILED AGAIN AND KEEP MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THEN I GOT THIS REPLACED. I NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF ISSUES BEFORE IN LAST 30 YEARS FOR NEW CARS. ONCE IT HAPPENED AT 15,000 MILES THEN AGAIN AROUND 35,000 MILES. NOW MAY BE SOON AGAIN. THANKS ANIL

WE HAVE A 2018 TESLA MODEL 3, PURCHASED NEW IN LATE JULY 2018, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 32,000 MILES. WE HAVE NOW HAD 8 FLAT TIRES IN THE SPAN OF 26 MONTHS OR ON AVERAGE ONE EVERY 4,000 MILES, ALL BY PUNCTURE. WE LIVE AND DRIVE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. OUR OTHER VEHICLES HAVE GONE 10+ YEARS WITHOUT A FLAT TIRE SO THE TESLA FLAT TIRES ARE NOT DUE TO THE AREA WE LIVE IN.. ON OUR TESLA WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 7 TIRES, 5 WITH ASSISTANCE FROM MICHELIN AT A TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST OF ABOUT $2,000. PLUS MUCH TIME, PAIN AND SUFFERING. THE FLAT TIRE ISSUE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS TESLA SPECS AND DELIVERS THE CAR WITH MICHELIN 235/45R18XL 98W MIC PRIMACY TIRES THAT ARE PRONE TO PUNCTURE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, THE LOW PROFILE SOFT RUBBER TIRE AND THE CAR DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. WE HAVE TALKED AT LENGTH WITH TESLA SERVICE AND THEY ADMIT THAT THE CAR IS A 'FLAT TIRE MAGNET' AS IT IS ONE OF THE HEAVIEST VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, THE LOW PROFILE PERFORMANCE TIRES ARE PUNCTURE PRONE AND FLAT TIRES ARE THE MOST COMMON REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO GETTING A FLAT IN AN AREA WITH POOR CELL PHONE COVERAGE, WHICH MEANS YOU ARE BASICALLY HITCH HIKING. ON 2 OCCASIONS WE WERE ON A FREEWAY IN THE FAST OR SECOND LANE WHEN THE PUNCTURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN WITH ALARMS SCREECHING FORCING DRIVERS BEHIND US TO PASS ON THE RIGHT PRECLUDING US FROM PULLING OVER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH DESTROYED THE FLAT TIRE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND LEFT MY WIFE AND I TERRIFIED. WE NO LONGER TRUST THE VEHICLE FOR TRIPS OUTSIDE OF OUR IMMEDIATE AREA.