2013 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER TESLA SERVICE CENTER (8105 BIG LAKE RD, VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON, MI 48346, (248) 241-9321) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, AND STATED THE ISSUE WOULD BE AT THE RESIDENCE ELECTRICITY. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER AT TESLA SERVICE CENTER (6142 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612, (567) 420-6130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE CHARGING PORT TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS UPDATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED BY TESLA THAT MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE FEB 2 2021 RECALL REGARDING TOUCHSCREEN FAILURES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REACHED OUT TO TESLA REGARDING SUCH FAILURES, BUT THEY SAID I HAD TO GIVE THEM SPECIFIC DATES & TIMES OF FAILURES FOR THEM TO TAKE ACTION, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. WHEN NOTIFIED OF THE FEB 2021 RECALL. I CONTACTED THEM WITH 3 DATES/TIMES OF TOUCHSCREEN FAILURES. DURING THESE FAILURES, THE CAR COULD DRIVE, BUT I COULD NOT USE BACK-UP CAMERAS, OR USE MOST OF THE CAR'S FEATURES INCLUDED DEFOGGERS, ETC. AFTER CONTACTING TESLA ON FEB 2, 2021, THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO COME IN TO ADDRESS THE RECALL. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TESLA THIS WEEK, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS. WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP THE CAR, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT DO ANY REPAIRS RELATED TO THE RECALL (EVEN THOUGH I HAD SHOWN THEM DATES AND TIMES OF REPEATED TOUCHSCREEN FAILURES). THEY SAID THAT THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE MEMORY ISSUE INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS (DESPITE TELLING ME PREVIOUSLY THIS WAS ALL COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED). THE INVOICE THEY GAVE ME SAYS THE FOLLOWING: "PERFORMED MCU DIAGNOSIS, AND RESULTS WERE NOT WITHIN CONCERNING BOUNDS. PROACTIVELY INSPECTED VEHICLES MEMORY AND FOUND SPACE STILL AVAILABLE, CLEARED OUT NAVIGATION FILES, MAP TILES, AND MEDIA CACHE TO FREE UP ADDITIONAL SPACE. DUE NOTE TO ROUTINELY CLEAR TRIPS AS IT ALSO TAKES UP MEMORY SPACE. NO REPAIRS RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME." THEY ALSO TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM REMOTELY BUT I TOLD THEM THAT WAS INAPPROPRIATE AS THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT TESLA'S EMAIL SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT CARS UNDER 8 YEARS OLD (WHICH MY CAR IS) WOULD BE ADDRESSED AT NO COST.

THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER IS LEAKING AND DELAMINATING CAUSING THE GLUE TO DRIP ONTO OTHER COMPONENTS, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD OR UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON OLDER TESLA MODEL S CARS.

CHANGED THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS BEFORE FULL FAILURE OCCURRED. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, TECHNICIANS NOTED THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. UNDER THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN THEY REPLACED THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE AND CHARGED FOR THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW FOR THIS SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FLAW, LEAVING USERS UNAWARE AND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE LEFT REAR END OF MY CAR HIT A CAR PARKED BEHIND ME. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SPED UP IN FORWARD DIRECTION IN AN ARC CAUSING ME TO HIT JUST INSIDE GARAGE ON THE LEFT . I TRIED TO BRAKE AND TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND NOTHING WAS WORKING. IT FINALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND QUIT HITTING THE GARAGE. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE AND I THOUGHT CAR WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS LOTS OF BURNED RUBBER UNDER MY LEFT REAR TIRE CAUSING THE SMOKE. NONE UNDER RIGHT SIDE. THERE WERE WORKERS AT THE HOUSE (CAR BEHIND ME) AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAR DOING IT. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I CALLED TESLA THAT DAY AND A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY SPECIAL TEAM IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD WHAT HAPPENED FROM COMPUTER. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM TESLA. MY CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AT THE TESLA SHOP IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AFTER BODY WORK DONE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO CHECK COMPUTER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT WOULD BE DONE BY TESLA ENGINEERS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION EITHER. THEY ASKED ME TO REPORT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON THIS SITE. IT DID $23,000 IN DAMAGES TO MY CAR AND $25,000 TO MY HOUSE AND KNOCKED IT OFF FOUNDATION IN AFFECTED CORNER. IF BOTH TIRES HAD BEEN SPINNING I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE HERE AS I WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHT THROUGH GARAGE AND FLYING AS IT IS A ONE STORY DROP TO THE BACK. I WANT TO KNOW MY CAR IS SAFE BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY INCIDENT HAPPENED.

1. DRIVING SCREEN FAILED. 2. DURING WET WEATHER BRAKES WILL NOT SLOW DOWN CAR FOR 3 SECONDS...VERY DISTRUBING 3. 2013 MODEL S WITH UNDER 100K MILES HAD FONT END PARTS FAIL. REQUIRED A $3,000.00 REPAIR. HAVE NEVER HAD AN AMERICAN CAR, EVEN WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE HAVE MULTIPLE FRONT END PARTS FAIL.

VEHICLE TOUCHSCREEN CONSTANTLY FREEZES AND NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO TESLA DUE TO THEIR CLAIMED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MCU ISSUES, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE REFUSED REPLACEMENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OPERATIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE TOUCHSCREEN.

BACKING UP MCU FAIL BACKUP CAMERA FAILED ALMOST BACK ON A KID RAN BEHIND MY CAR WHILE I WAS LOOKING DOWN AT A DISABLED SCREEN. DRIVING TO TESLA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAIN SCREEN FAILED DUE TO COMPUTER CAR CRIPPLED TO MINIMAL SAFETY CONTROL. CAR NOW IN SERVICE TESLA REQUIRE ME TO PAY $1500 FOR NEW MCU2 INSTEAD OF RECALLING AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MCU.

PROBLEMS WITH THE CHIP OF THE COMPUTER. IT TAKES A ALONG TIME TO START(WAKE) THE CAR UP EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE WHOLE SCREEN TO THE NEW NOW. ALSO THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ? RELATED TO THE CHIP. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE CAR TO START WHEN NOT USING AND HAS TO WAIT FOR SOME TIME AND SOMETIMES NEED TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM.

THE MAIN TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLING BACKUP CAMERA, NAV, AIR-CON /HEAT AND DEFROST SYSTEMS GOES DARK. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THOSE ITEMS MAKING DRIVING UNSAFE. THE SPEEDO AND GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALLOWS YOU TO DRIVE BUT IT IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR DRIVING TO PROVE IT OPERATES WITHOUT THE CONTROLS.