2016 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

MAIN SCREEN PERIODICALLY WON'T RESPOND. REAR, CAMERA, AN AUDIO SUCH AS TURN SIGNAL NOISES ARE SILENT. I HAVE TO RESET MY CAR BY HOLDING BOTH SCROLL WHEELS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN FUNCTIONALITY.

MY TESLA HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE TOUCH SCREEN BLANKS WHILE DRIVING. SOME ARE FOR 30 SECONDS OR LESS, BUT ONE LASTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. A LOT OF FUNCTIONS ARE LOST DURING THIS TIME AND WARNINGS AS WELL. I TOOK MY CAR TO TESLA BUT THEY ONLY DID A RESET THAT WAS NO HELP. TWICE I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THEY REMOTELY CHECKED MY CAR AND SEE NO ISSUES. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM TESLA EXTENDING MY WARRANTY COVERING MALFUNCTION OF A MEMORY CHIP (EMBEDDED MULTIMEDIACARD). ACCORDING TO TESLA, THIS MALFUNCTION MAY RESULT IN A BLANK OR INTERMITTENTLY BLANK TOUCHSCREEN BUT WILL NOT IMPACT THE ABILITY TO DRIVE YOUR CAR. THIS IS EXACTLY MY PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED TESLA THEY SAY THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DRIVING HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.

MY VEHICLE HAD THE MCU FAILURE THAT IS WELL KNOWN. NO BLINKERS, NO AUTOPILOT, NO AC/HEATING, NO DEFOGGER ETC ETC. JUST BLANK SCREEN. SOUNDED LIKE THE RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE WITH THE EMMC BUT TESLA REQUIRED ME TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADED MCU SAYING MY ISSUE WS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

MAIN CONTROL UNIT (MCU)HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. THE SCREEN HAS GONE BLACK AND NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS AND MAPS DISAPPEARED. INCONVENIENCE MORE THAN ANYTHING THERE. I HAVE LOST THE BACKUP CAMERA AND DEFROST FUNCTIONS. THE CAR HAS REMAINED PRETTY MUCH DRIVABLE THOUGH I DON'T THINK I HAD TURN SIGNALS (OR AT LEAST THE INDICATION ON DASH). THE CAR HAS BEEN BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPENED.

SLOWLY REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE DRIVE WAY AND ALL SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD CRANK NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. TRY TO DRIVE UP THE DRIVE WAY INTO THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A CRANKY LOUD NOISE. FOUND A PIECE OF METAL BROKEN AND FALL OFF ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER AND ADVISOR TOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM/FORE LINK ASSY WAS BROKEN BECAUSE SOMETHING HIT OR IMPACTED THE SIDE WHEELS/VEHICLE THAT MADE THE THE CONTROL ARM/FORE LINK ASSY BROKE. THEY QUOTED AS CUSTOMER'S FAULT AND ADVISED TO REPLACE AND CHARGED FOR BOTH SIDE OF THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS/FORE LINK ASSY WHILE ONLY 1 BROKEN.

2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. MY INFOTAINMENT UNIT TURNED BLACK, I LOST: 1.. AUTO PILOT 2. HVAC 3. EXTERIOR LIGHTS 4. RADIO 5. MAPS, BLINKERS WHEN I CONTACTED TESLA, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. WE COULD HAVE EASILY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT LOSING THESE VITAL THINGS. HOW DO YOU GET TESLA TO FIX THIS AND WHAT IS THE RIGHT FIX?

MY MAIN DISPLAY IS SLOWER TO START UP, RANDOMLY FREEZES, REBOOTS, OR JUST GOES BLACK WHEN I'M DRIVING. THIS IS THE DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS LIGHTS, THE RADIO, THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REARVIEW CAMERA. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, I HEAD A SNAP SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE CARE WAS NOT STABLE. I WAS GOING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25-28 MILES PER HOUR IN A SLIGHTLY HILLY AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE BURST AND PARKED ON THE SIDE. NOTICED THE READ PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAS TILTED. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO TESLA FACTORY AND GOT IT REPAIRED. COSTED ME $2513. TESLA WAS NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN FOR CERTAIN WHAT HAPPENED. I HEARD THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AT A RAIL-ROAD CROSSING INTERSECTION AND MY PASSENGER FRONT FORE-LINK PART OF SUSPENSION BROKE. VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN PLANO, TX AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORE-LINK PART OF SUSPENSION IS BROKEN. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED NOW.

THE MCU (MASTER CONTROL UNIT) IS THE 17" TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS MOST OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED OVER IT'S LIVE WITH FREEZE UP'S AND REBOOTS. APRIL 2019, SCREEN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RESTART, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOOSE PROPULTION, POWER ASSISTED BRAKES, POWER STEERING, WINDOW CONTROLS (HAD TO USE EMERGENCY MANUAL RELEASE TO EXIT VEHICLE, THEN GO BACK IN AND SQUEEZE BETWEEN THE SEATS TO GET MY DISABLED SON OUT OF THE BACK AS THE BACK DOOR HANDLES DID NOT OPERATE EITHER AND HAD TO TRY AND FIND THE WELL HIDDEN MANUAL RELEASE HIDDEN UNDER THE CARPET WITH NO MARKINGS TO GET THE REAR DOOR OPEN AND HIM OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT). VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT GO IN TO PARK, I HAD TO USE MY SHOES (WITH STEEL TOE) UNDER THE WHEELS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWN AN INCLINE. THIS ALSO PREVENTED THE HOOD FROM BEING OPENED TO POTENTIALLY PULL THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE TO FORCE A RESET AS THE RESET BUTTONS DID NOT WORK. ALSO TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN AND HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THE INSIDE TO GET TO THE MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE TRUNK TO GET DIAPERS FOR MY DISABLED SON WHILE WE WAITED 4 HOURS FOR A TOW. ONCE DOORS WERE SHUT, NO WAY TO GET BACK IN. HEAD LIGHTS ALSO WOULD NOT TURN OFF. HAD IT TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE OF HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THEY SAID THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON ALL NIGHT, AND THAT THE CAR "FIXED" ITSELF THE OVERNIGHT SOME HOW. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THAT WAS THE WORST FAILURE, HOWEVER, IT STILL LOCKS UP AND REBOOTS AT RANDOM TIMES AS IT'S IN USE. EITHER WHILE DRIVING (WHEN THAT HAPPENS I LOOSE TURN SIGNALS AND OTHER SAFETY FEATURES AS WELL AS ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE SETTINGS) OR WHILE PARKED PREVENTING IT FROM BEING DRIVEN.