2018 TESLA MODEL 3 Complaints

THE BACKUP CAMERA AND SIDE VIEW CAMERAS ARE INTERMITTENTLY NOT DISPLAYING WHILE REVERSING. THE CAMERA DISPLAYS THE TRAJECTORY LINES, HOWEVER, THE IMAGE IS TOTALLY BLACK. THERE IS NO CAMERA FEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS REMAINED, DESPITE SEVERAL SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE CAMERA AT TIMES WILL FREEZE ON A PREVIOUS IMAGE, NOT THE CURRENT 'LIVE' IMAGE.

AFTER ENTERING MY VEHICLE AND INITIATING A TRIP TO WORK RECENTLY IN THE LATE MORNING. I HAD ACTIVATED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO CLEAN MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND AFTER TRAVELING LESS THAN A BLOCK I HEARD A CRACK LIKE POP SOUND EVEN THOUGH NOTHING HAD IMPACTED THE GLASS AND SUDDENLY A 4 INCH CRACK APPEARED IN THE THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD STARTED THE PROCESS OF CLEANING MY WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN HAD PROCEEDED TO ENTER MY COMMUNITY STREET ON MY WAY TO WORK AND BEFORE I HAD LEFT MY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD, APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 200 FEET THE CRACK HAD OCCURRED AND I HADN'T EVEN ACCELERATED PAST 15-20 MPH. I THOUGH IT STRANGE THAT THIS HAPPENED AS THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES MOVING IN THE VICINITY AT THE TIME AND ALL I COULD THINK WAS POSSIBLY THAT THE GLASS WAS SUPER HEATED AND THE SPRINKLING OF WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD TO WASH IT WITH THE WIPERS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT? IT WAS A VERY BIZARRE OCCURRENCE.

MY WIFE IS 5 FEET TALL AND WEIGHS 90 POUNDS. WHEN SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR DISPLAYS OFF. THIS MEANS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO HER. THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IS FAILING AT ALL TIMES WHEN SHE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TESLA MODEL 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE USING THE AUTOMATIC PARKING FEATURE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (5544 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417, (561) 841-9281) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DEALERS FINDINGS WERE THAT BOTH HANDS WERE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE BEING DEPRESSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. ON ANOTHER OCCASION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS LOCKED IN WITH THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTION INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REMAINED LOCKED IN FOR 45 MINUTES UNTIL SECURITY WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE 12 VOLT BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND DECLINED TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,776. *BF CONSUMER STATED CAR HAD ISSUE THE MOMENT CONSUMER PURCHASED IT.*JB

BALL JOINT FAILURE LEADING TO NEED TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVERS SIDE. 2ND INSTANCE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. 2018 MODEL 3 WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES.

MY VEHICLE LIKE MANY OTHER MODEL 3S STARTING MYSTERIOUSLY OPENING THE WINDOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND UNATTENDED. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE UNSECURED. THEY PHONE APP ALERTS ME THAT ONE OR MORE WINDOWS ARE NOT FULLY CLOSED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE TESLA BLOG SITE. NO CURE OR ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN SO FAR. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF PARKED IN PUBLIC AREAS FOR A DAY OR TWO AND IF THERE WERE FOUL WEATHER OR THIEVES. THEY SHOULD FIX THIS. THE DATE SHOWN BELOW IS FOR THE LAST TIME.

SORRY TO TROUBLE YOU AGAIN ...BUT.. HERE IS A MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37236422?ROWNUMBER=9 THE SUSPENSION FELL OFF AND IT'S LYING ON THE GROUND. HAVE A LOOK PLEASE. THIS IS NOT GOOD. NOT GOOD AT ALL. THANK YOU. KEEF

THERE IS SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL PASSENGER SIDE AND IT BECOMES LOUDER AND LOUDER WHEN CRUISING AT LOW SPEEDS ON CITY STREET

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED A SUBSTITUTE VIN TO FILE THIS REPORT SINCE THE VIN OF THE CAR I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT IS UNAVAILABLE. HERE IS THE MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/34936400/PHOTOS THIS CAR IS IN DETROIT AND COULD EASILY BE INSPECTED BY NHTSA STAFF. THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE CAST MONKEY METAL LOWER SUSPENSION ARM HAS SNAPPED. THE BRIGHT SURFACE OF THE SNAPPED PART SHOWS THAT IT IS A CLEAN BREAK CAUSED BY BAD CASTING. ALSO THE MONKEY-METAL STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED COMPLETELY IN HALF AND THIS HAS BEEN STASHED ON THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS CONVENIENT FOR NHTSA STAFF TO INSPECT BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT NEED TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY. CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AFFECTED PARTS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION. A FEW OWNERS ARE NOW STARTING TO FILE COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. IF YOU OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPENSION FAILURES IT WILL GIVE EVEN MORE OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT THEIR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. KEEF DATE OF CRASH, MILEAGE ETC. ARE ESTIMATES

CAR WAS ON DRIVEWAY GOING5MPH. APPLIED BRAKE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOCKED IN POSITION CAR CONTINUED GOING 5MPH.WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. CONTINUED AT 5MPH HIT WALL. PUT HOLE IN WALL CAR STOPPED. WE WEREN'T INJURED. CAR NEVER SLOWED OR SPEEDED UP. REPORTED TO TESLA THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THE CAR HAS A DATA RECORDER. I ASKED FOR THE DATA. AFTER NUMEROUS REQUESTS 7 WEEKS LATER THEY HAVE FAILED TO CONTACT US