2013 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE PRESENTS TO OPEN, BUT WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR WHEN PULLED. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR FOR THIS MALFUNCTION.

1. THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THAT IS THE WINDOW TO THE CAR'S SOUL HAS STARTED LEAKING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL STUFF. THE DISPLAY SHOWS DEFECTS AND I'M CONCERNED IT WILL FAIL RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. 2. THE A/C AND THE HEATER11/ QUIT WORKING AND BLOGGERS SAY IT'S THE DC-DC CONVERTER THAT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. IF IT FAILS FURTHER IT MAY AGAIN RENDER THE CAR UNSAFE OR UNUSABLE.

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA MODEL S EQUIPPED WITH LIONHART LH-FIVE TIRES, SIZE: 245/35/R21 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN TESLA DEALER IN TORRANTE, CA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FAULTY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE VARIED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE SCRAPING SOUND. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS UP I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION HAD COLLAPSED. THE CAR WAS MOVING STRAIGHT BACK AT VERY LOW SPEED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK TECHNICIAN THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED.

I WAS DRIVING MY TESLA MODEL S EARLY IN THE MORNING IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING TO FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION BY GRADUALLY STEP ON THE BRAKE. AT THE VERY BEGINNING, I CAN FEEL THE CAR DECELERATED, SUDDENLY THERE WAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THAT I FELT. THERE WAS A JERKING FORWARD OF THE CAR, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A FULL STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THEN THE SPEED DROPS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, ALMOST TO ZERO. I PRESSED THE FLASHING LIGHT BECAUSE THERE WAS A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IN ALMOST ZERO SPEED, SO I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATION PEDAL A LITTLE. THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE, INSTEAD, IT TURNED INTO A STOP SITUATION. I REALIZED I LOST DRIVING POWER OF THIS CAR. I PRESSED THE "P" BUTTON, THEN ALL FOUR MODE LETTERS "P", "N", "R", "D" TURNED RED, BLICKING. THE CAR STOPPED CLOSE TO THE CURB BUT PARTIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CHECKED SOME LOG AND RESPONDED WITH TOWING SERVICE TO SEND THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE OVERALL SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED VERY SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF EVER THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, OR THERE WAS HUMAN BEING WALKING ACROSS THE STREET WHILE I WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY STOP THE CAR, NEITHER CONTROL IT. I AM WAITING FOR OFFICIAL SERVICE REPORT BUT THE CAR IS CONFIRMED NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION. AND I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT NOW AND EVEN NOT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IT AFTER WHAT JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING. THE ENTIRE DRIVE UNIT WAS MAINTAINED AND CHANGED TO A NEW ONE IN 2015, SO ITS LIFE ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS IN THIS CAR. PLUS, I JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICE AT THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER MONTH AGO. IT IS WORRISOME THEY CAN'T EVEN PREVENT SUCH ISSUE AND DETECT IT IN AN EARLY STAGE, PERHAPS A DESIGN ISSUE TO ADDRESS?

FOB DID NOT OPEN AND TODDLER IS LOCKED INSIDE A HOT CAR FOR 20 MINUTES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE CAR, WE BROKE THE WINDOW OPEN TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE FOB WORKED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. CALLED TESLA AND THEY WILL INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WINDOW.

REPORTEDLY: 2013 TESLA MODEL S FATAL CRASH ON APRIL 27 2018 ABOUT 7:30 PM. THREE SURVIVORS WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES. TEENAGERS ON THEIR WAY TO PROM AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHED. THE NOW DECEASED 17-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER, WAS IN THE BACKSEAT APPARENTLY NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, AND WAS EJECTED AND SHE DIED 3 DAYS LATER. BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS AN INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT MILLIKIN ROAD IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO. THE TEEN DRIVER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE. IT SEEMS THE DRIVER WAS AT FAULT, IF SO NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER THERE MAY BE MORE TO THE STORY AND OTHERS TO BLAME. DOESN'T TESLA HAVE A SEATBELT AUDIO AND VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM FOR ALL SEATS? SAFETY PHILOSOPHY AND CRASH INVESTIGATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE "SWISS CHEESE MODEL". THE PSYCHOLOGY OF "HUMAN FACTORS" NEEDS TO ALSO BE CONSIDERED. A VEHICLE WITH OVERHYPED SAFETY, SNOB APPEAL AND MASSIVE ACCELERATION CAN BE AN ELEVATED TEMPTATION TO DRIVE RECKLESSLY, CARELESSLY, NEGLECTFULLY AND ARROGANTLY. TESLA OVERSTATING THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES IS CONTRIBUTING TO RECKLESS DRIVING. A FALSE FEELING OF INVINCIBILITY. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE RETRIEVE ALL DATA RECORDINGS AND ANALYZE.

WHEN DOOR HANDLE PRESENTS ITSELF, IT EXTENDS TOO FAR SO THAT THE CAR THINKS SOMEONE IS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR POPS OPEN THE DOOR BY ITSELF. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS A SECURITY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN ONE IS OPEN. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHENEVER THE OWNER APPROACHES THE CAR (CAUSING THE HANDLES TO PRESENT THEMSELVES) AND WHENEVER THE DRIVER PUTS THE CAR IN PARK (ALSO CAUSING THE HANDLES TO PRESENT THEMSELVES). ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY. MANY OWNERS OF EARLY TESLA MODEL S CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, WHICH SEEMS TO RELATE TO A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE FIRST GENERATION OF DOOR HANDLES. TESLA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL FIRST GENERATION DOOR HANDLES. HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Q5XAIN-K2PU&APP=DESKTOP

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=28123114&ROWNUMBER=85&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE LATEST FATAL TESLA CRASH THE BACK WHEEL HAS ALSO FALLEN OFF. HTTPS://WWW.JOURNAL-NEWS.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/SHERIFF-OFFICE-OUTCOME-WOULD-HAVE-BEEN-DIFFERENT-PROM-NIGHT-CRASH-WITH-SEAT-BELT-USE/V2TPIMAKDKCIFF5F4SBWVN/ WILL YOU PLEASE WAKE UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. MIGHTILY PEEVED CITIZEN. WHICH IS PROBABLY THE REASON THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/29160998/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE EXTREMELY WHOMPY . THE SUSPENSION IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY BROKEN TO CAUSE THE WHEEL TO BE SKEWED OVER AT SUCH AN ANGLE. IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT THE TESLA WHEELS ARE QUITE FRAGILE. IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE OFFICIAL CRASH TEST VIDEOS THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS BREAK APART WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BREAK APART RATHER THAN BREACHING THE PASSENGER SAFETY CELL. SINCE THESE WHEELS ARE FRAGILE IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BROKE BECAUSE OF A HARD IMPACT TO THE WHEEL IN THE CRASH EVENT. IT IS FAR MORE LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BREAKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT RATHER THAN JUST THE RESULT OF THE CRASH IMPACT. I BELIEVE THAT TESLA IS BEING GIVEN FAR TOO MUCH BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND THAT THESE ALL TO FREQUENT CRASHES ARE OFTEN BEING CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ABSURDLY FRAGILE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.