2015 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

EACH TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR SLOWS DOWN/STOPS, IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, USUALLY AUDIBLE AT BACK RIGHT PORTION OF VEHICLE. TESLA HAS DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE AS A CRACKED REAR SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND EVEN RECALLS/CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IN CHINA, FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS SET UP TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SUCCESSFUL FILING IN THE US AS FAR AS I CAN FIND. ULTIMATELY TESLA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR SINCE ITS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, BUT THEY ARE FORCING US TO PAY ($2917.50, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STEM FROM WHAT TESLA CALLS A HARD POTHOLE OR SUSPENSION EVENT, ALTHOUGH THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, PRE-OWNED. REGARDLESS, IF THE ISSUE IS KNOWN, WHICH IT CLEARLY IS, BY THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIR OR RECALL.

I PARKED MY MODEL S AND WENT TO GRAB SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK, CLOSING MY DRIVER'S DOOR AND LEAVING MY CAR KEY INSIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS THEN LOCKED OUT OF MY VEHICLE, UNABLE TO OPEN THE CAR THROUGH MY PHONE APP OR BY TOUCHING THE HANDLES TO GAIN ENTRY. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, TOO, THOUGH I CALLED TESLA SUPPORT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOTELY UNLOCK MY CAR. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, HOWEVER, I CALLED TESLA SUPPORT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY CAR AND UNLOCK THE DOORS REMOTELY. I EVENTUALLY GAINED ENTRY INTO MY CAR BY HAVING THE DOOR MANUALLY OPENED BY SOMEONE FROM A TOW COMPANY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY TESLA SUPPORT THAT I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WHEN I DID, THE SERVICE TEAM SAID IF I DIDN'T REPLACE MY MCU, THE CAR WOULD EFFECTIVELY BECOME INOPERABLE. PER MY TESLA INVOICE, THE SERVICE TEAM "INSPECTED AND WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH MOTHERSHIP DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF MEDIA CONTROL UNIT. RECOMMEND REPLACING MCU. REPLACED MCU." WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE EMMC RECALL THIS PAST JANUARY, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. TODAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT OPTION FOR THOSE WHO HAD THEIR UNITS REPLACED/REPAIRED; UPON FILLING OUT THE FORM TESLA PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. IT FEELS AS THOUGH TESLA IS MAKING THIS OVERLY COMPLICATED AND FINDING LOOPHOLES. I ALSO REPORTED THAT MY SCREEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY MODEL S ON TWO INSTANCES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, AFTER HAVING THE MCU REPLACED. THE SERVICE TEAM TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO IN MY CAR'S LOG, ADDING THAT I WOULD NEED TO GIVE THEM THE EXACT DATES AND TIMEFRAME OF EACH INSTANCE. IN BOTH CASES I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF; I DIDN'T THINK TO WRITE THE DATE AND TIME DOWN FOR LATER FOLLOW UP.

I INSTALLED THE RECENT SOFTWARE UPDATE THIS MORNING. PART OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS A "DRIVER VISUALIZATION IMPROVEMENT" WHICH CHANGES THE LAYOUT OF INDICATORS IN THE SCREEN OF THE DASHBOARD. WHILE PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED AND THE AUTOSTEERING INDICATORS WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND SET AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD'S "CENTER DISPLAY ZONE", THEY ARE NOW BOTH CLUSTERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN DRIVING, THIS PUTS THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED INDICATOR TOO CLOSE TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND I CANNOT DIFFERENTIATE THEM IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR UPWARDS OF A FULL SECOND TO TO PARSE THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE TWO INDICATORS. THIS, AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE, IS UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED TESLA WITH MY CONCERNS AND AM TOLD THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO REVERT THE UPDATE. PLEASE INQUIRE AS TO WHY SUCH A CHANGE WAS MADE, WHAT HUMAN ENGINEERING FACTORS AND STUDIES LEAD TO THIS ARRANGEMENT, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE UNSAFE CONDITION IT CREATES.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO YOUR INVESTIGATION OF TESLA SUSPENSION DEFECTS. PLEASE NOT THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A RANDOM CAR TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THE CAR AFFECTED IS A 2015 MODEL S BUT THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. HERE IS PAGE 6 OF A LONG THREAD REPORTING SIMILAR FAILURES. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FAILED-REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-SERVICE-BULLETIN-SB-19-31-001.205172/PAGE-6#POST-5339710 SNIP**I HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE HAPPEN TO MY CAR YESTERDAY. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO NO ONE WAS HURT. ITS A 2015 MODEL, BUT MUST HAVE BEEN PRODUCED SOMETIME IN 2014. ABOUT 100K MILES.** PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED. SNIP**WHAT IS OBVIOUS TO ME AS A STRUCTURAL DESIGNER OF SIMILAR FITTINGS, IS THAT THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED FOR ANYTHING BUT SINGLE USE SPACECRAFT. THE RATION OF LUG TO BORE DIAMETER IS LITERALLY "OFF THE CHARTS" AS FAR AS THE DESIGN CHARTS I HAVE USED.... PLUS NO PROTECTION FROM CORROSION OR DISSIMILAR METALS CONTACT. A PERFECT STORM FOR SHORT TRANVERSE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAUSING NET SECTION TENSION FAILURE AT A LOW LEVEL, SAY 5000 PSI.** PLEASE LOOK AT THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ON THE ROADS. THE DANGER IS INCREASING AS THE CARS AGE. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. KEEF

TESLA HAS REDUCED THE CHARGING CAPACITY AND CHARGE RATE PER: RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES PRIOR TO THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CHARGE RATE WAS DOUBLE THE SHOWN RATE.

CENTER DISPLAY WON'T TURN ON AND LOST LEFT ,RIGHT SIGNAL. WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN I WANT TO CHANGE LANE. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IN THAT 19" DISPLAY OPTION LOST CONTROL. SIDE MIRROR FOLD AND WON'T OPEN BACK NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WHEN TO THE MARKET AND CAME OUT THE DISPLAY DARK BLACK.

MCU GOES BLANK; THIS EFFECTS EXTERIOR LIGHTS; ACCELERATION SETTINGS; STEERING MODES; REGENERATIVE BRAKING; STOPPING MODE; THE ENTIRE SOUND SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE TURN-SIGNAL TONES; DISPLAYING WARNING NOTIFICATIONS; CRITICAL GAUGES; GPS NAVIGATION; SELF-DRIVING MODE; REAR VIEW CAMERA; ABILITY TO CHARGE; SUSPENSION; HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING; AND THE SUNROOF

CAR FREQUENTLY REBOOTS ITSELF, TURNS OFF OR JUST BLANKS THE SCREEN. TOUCHSCREEN DRIVERS MANUAL CANNOT BE ACCESSED OR IF IT DOES, TAKES AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME. THIS CAR EXHIBITS CHARACTERISTICS REFERENCED IN ONLINE POSTS AND FORUMS ABOUT EMMC FAILURE.

WHEN MY MCU FAILS, I RECEIVE A MESSAGE THAT SAYS, "AUTOPILOT SAFETY/CONVENIENCE FEATURES UNAVAILABLE." TESLA'S TEXT MESSAGES TO ME STATE: - "THE ISSUE THAT YOU EXPERIENCED WITH THE CENTER DISPLAY RESETTING .. WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE FIRMWARE ISSUE WE HAD IDENTIFIED..."- "THIS WAS CAUSED BY A KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUE",- "WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUES THAT CAUSING OCCASIONAL RESETS OR SLOW PERFORMANCE",- "SINCE THERE ARE NO REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT THIS TIME .. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE YOUR SERVICE REQUEST" [AND EFFECTIVELY REFUSING TO REPAIR MY CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM] THIS ISSUE IS NOT AN ACADEMIC OR FINANCIAL ONE. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING A NEEDED CHARGING STOP WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE HEAT AND DEFROST SYSTEMS, THE CRUISE CONTROL, ALL NAVIGATION DISPLAYANDCONTROL, AND THE "SAFETY SYSTEMS" WHICH I ASSUME ARE AEB. I HAD TO EITHER RISK PULLING OVER ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS NEVER COMPLETELY SAFE, OR SCRAMBLE WITH THE NAVIGATION ON MY PHONE TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHICH EXIT TO TAKE. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, I HAVE LOST SIMILAR SYSTEMS AND THE BACK UP CAMERA FEED AS I WAS BACKING UP OR NEEDING TO BACK UP. TESLA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM IN WRITTENTEXT MESSAGES, IS CREATING AN ONGOING RISK TO THE PUBLIC, AND SEEMS TO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWN MEMORY ISSUE, A KNOWN BUT UNCORRECTED SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPLICATES SAFETY. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY TESLA'S ACTIONS ASAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT DISPLAYED MESSAGE THAT THE CENTER DISPLAY STORAGE DEVICE WAS DEGRADED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,200.