2015 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR IN THE GARAGE THE TOUCH SCREEN WOULDN'T LIGHT UP AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE MAN HAD ME GO THROUGH A SERIES OF RESETS WHICH FINALLY GOT THE CAR GOING ENOUGH SO I COULD DRIVE IT VERY CAREFULLY TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER WHICH IS 15 MILES AWAY. THE CAR COULD BE OPERATED BUT THERE WAS NO SCREEN AND THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WOULDN'T WORK. THEY KEPT THE CAR FIVE DAYS TRYING TO RESTORE THE TOUCHSCREEN AND WERE FINALLY SUCCESSFUL. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT REPLACE PARTS AND THE COST WAS $186.11 THE SCREEN HAS GONE DARK A FEW TIMES SINCE BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK WITH REBOOTING AND WAITING. OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT DON'T MENTION THE FACT THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DON'T WORK SO I FELT I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE MAIN SCREEN STAYS BLANK AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALL CONTROLS THAT WERE ON THE MAIN TOUCH SCREEN DO NOT FUNCTION INCLUDE SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BREAKING.

MY INFOTAINMENT MCU GOES BLANK OR IS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS WILL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES I GET IN MY CAR AND THE SCREEN REMAINS BLANK FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE, CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO VITAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS DISABLING AIRBAGS. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN THIS TO TESLA UNDER THEIR 'WARRANTY PROGRAM', BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN RESET THE COMPUTER. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE ANYTHING.

THE SCREEN ROUTINELY FAILS AND GOES BLACK. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE CLIMATE CAN'T BE CHANGED AND THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA.

MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) IS CONSTANTLY CRASHING OR FAILING TO BOOT RESULTING IN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE HVAC, ADJUST ANY OPTIONS INCLUDING TURNING ON/OFF LIGHTS OR SAFETY CONTROLS, AND FAILURE OF THE BACK UP CAMERA. THIS WILL HAPPEN EITHER ON BOOT UP OF THE CAR OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE AT LEAST MARCH 2018 WITH TESLA CONSTANTLY SAYING IT'S A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE ISSUE AND THAT I NEED TO UPDATE WITH THE UPDATE NEVER SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AS LATE AS FEBRUARY 2020 TESLA DID A TOTAL "FACTORY RESET. WHICH WILL ERASE THE ENTIRE MCU AND ALL IT'S CONTENTS." THIS DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IT DID ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL UPDATES THAT SEVERELY LIMITED MY CHARGING SPEEDS CITING CONCERNS ABOUT THE BATTERY, BUT DID CONTINUED ON TO SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG THEN WHY DID THEY NEED TO LIMIT THE CHARGING SPEEDS 50%? AS FAR AS THE MCU THIS PROBLEMS HAS HAPPENED IN ALL SITUATIONS WHETHER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS, AT A STOP LIGHT OR ANY WHERE. TODAY, 12/30 TESLA TOLD ME THAT MY EMMC HAS FAILED AND THAT IS WHY MY MCU WAS GLITCHING BUT SINCE I'M PAST 100K MILES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THEIR EXTEND WARRANTY EXPLICITLY COVERING THIS FAILURE. THEY ALSO CLAIM THIS GLITCH TODAY AT 114K MILES IS NOT RELATED TO ANY OTHER GLITCHING I'VE MADE CLAIMS ABOUT IN THE PAST BEFORE I HIT 100K MILES SO THEY WON'T COVER UNDER THAT EITHER BUT THEY CITE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY WHEN I ASK FOR THE REPORTS/LOGS OF THESE FAILURES AND THE DIAGNOSTICS. TESLA THEN STATED EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO COVER IT I DON'T HAVE THE MOST UP TODATE FIRMWARE SO I'VE VOIDED MY WARRANTY AND THEY WONT COVER IT. THIS IS AFTER TESLA OFFERED TO BACKDATE MY FIRMWARE TO AN EARLIER VERSION IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MY ISSUES. SO THEY WILL BACKDATE IT BUT THEN THAT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY?

SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING A RECENT BATTERY EXPLOSION IN A SIMILAR CAR 2015 MODEL S 85 D WHILE DRIVING IN TEXAS. POSTING LINKS TO THE NEWS AS IT HAPPENED ON DEC 28TH 2020 .HTTPS://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/TECHNOLOGY/2020/12/28/TESLA-BATTERY-FIRE/ HTTPS://WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK/NEWS/ARTICLE-9093283/TESLA-OWNER-41-SAYS-2015-MODEL-S-SUDDENLY-ERUPTED-LIKE-FLAMETHROWER-TEXAS.HTML

TESLA UPGRADED THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ON MY CAR AND AS A RESULT THE SCREEN'S VIEW OF THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOW EXTREMELY DARK WHEN USED AT NIGHT. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING A TREE THE FIRST NIGHT. THE UPGRADED SYSTEM'S BACKUP CAMERA IS ALMOST USELESS NOW AND A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS ONE CAN NO-LONGER SEE THE ROAD OR ANY OBSTACLES WHEN REVERSING AT NIGHT. PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS A VERY WELL PERFORMING SYSTEM. TESLA HAS NOT FIRM TIMELINE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE.

MY GUESS IS THE MCU OR THE COMPUTER CHIP OF THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I READ THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON TESLA FOR THIS ISSUE WITH MODEL S. EVERY LAST FEW SOFTWARE UPDATES THE CAR HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I CAN USE MY BLINKERS EVEN! THE CAR DRIVES AND CHARGES, BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT. 40K MILES TOTAL AND BUILD 2015.

2015 MODEL S P85D WITH FAILED MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) SINCE BEGINNING OF JULY. TESLA STILL DOES NOT HAVE A PART TO REPAIR MY CAR. A TEMPORARY FIX IN AUGUST ONLY LASTED AROUND 4 WEEKS AND COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN. WHEN MCU FAILS, ALL SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO BACKUP CAMERA. NO TURN SIGNAL. NO CONTROL ON HEADLIGHT SO IF IT RAINS DURING THE DAY I CAN'T MAUALLY TURN HEADLIGHT ON EITHER. BASICALLY JUST A CAR THAT MOVES AND STOPS WITHOUT ANY OTHER FUNCTION. TESLA IS NOT TAKING THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND WAITING NEARLY 1/2 A YEAR AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. TESLA OBVIOUSLY HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE NEW CARS AND ARE IGNORING CUSTOMER WHO ACTUALLY HELPED A NEW CAR COMPANY TO THRIVE. PLEASE FORCE TESLA TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND

I NOTED A CLUNKING NOISE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING. I ASK FOR HELP FROM SERVICE, BUT EVERYTHING IS AUTOMATED AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MONTH LATER. A FEW WEEKS AFTER REPORTING THE NOISE, I WAS BREAKING WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEEM TO GIVE WAY AND THE CAR STARTED TO SKID. THE AFFECTED WHEELS SEEM TO BE SCRAPING THE WHEEL WELL. NOT MUCH HELP FROM THE SERVICE APP AND SUGGESTED I GET IT TOWED 200 MILES AWAY AT $1100 SO THEY COULD EVALUATE. MY LOCAL TIRE GUY SAW THE BROKEN LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SAID THIS WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND CLASS ACTION SUIT HAD JUST BEEN FILED. TELSA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND INACCESSIBLE DUE TO THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEM. SO FAR BILL TO FIX IS OVER $4,000.