2016 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

MY MCU DIED AND REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR $1700 BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NHTSA ALREADY HAS STARTED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MCU PROBLEM. AS YOU KNOW, THE MCU FAILURE MAKES THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM INOP, AS WELL AS REAR CAMERA, SECURITY CODE, ETC. THIS IS A VERY SAFE CAR, BUT NOT WITHOUT THE MCU

MCU1 COMPUTER FAILED. 2016 MODEL S 85D. REAR CAMERA,AC,BLINKERS,AND MANY OTHER THINGS DON'T WORK. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HAPPENED OVER NIGHT AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE TO DRIVE IT.

MCU FAILURE WHEN MY CAR JUST RAN OUT OF WARRANTY. I REPORTED ISSUE WITH CAR COMPUTER BOOTING WHEN CAR WAS IN WARRANTY LAST YEAR: THE POWER UP TIME SEEMS LESS RESPONSIVE, THE TOUCHSCREEN BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE AND WOULD FREEZE AT TIME. TESLA SERVICE CENTER DID A "BANDAID" FIX AT THE TIME. MY MCU COMPLETE FAILURE NOW, WITH NO CENTER SCREEN, NO REAR CAMERA, NO SIGNAL LIGHTS WHICH MAKE IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER WAITING FOR APPOINTMENT FOR 3 WEEKS WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR TO WORK, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER, TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY, AND ALSO TOLD MCU PART IN BACKORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE, WHILE TESLA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE (THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL LAST WEEK TO AUTHORIZE A MCU REPLACEMENT). I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF THE CAR THAT THIS MCU SHOULD BE RECALL AND REPLACE, AS I HAVE READ TESLA IS AWARE OF THIS AND UPGRADED A NEW MCU SINCE 2018.

MCU FAILURE: DISPLAY WENT DARK, TURNING SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING (NOT SURE ABOUT EXTERNAL BUT INTERNAL DIDN'T BLINK), CLIMATE CONTROL AND MOST CONSOLE SYSTEMS WERE LOCKED AND UNABLE TO CHANGE. SEEMED LIKE MOST AUXILIARY SYSTEMS FAILED.

MY MCU FAILED WHICH CAUSED A SERIES OF SAFETY ISSUES. THE BACKUP CAMERA NO LONGER WORKS. I CAN NOT CONTROL EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I CANNOT USE THE FRONT OR REAR DEFROSTER WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC SINCE THE AC IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION WHICH CAUSES CONDENSATION TO FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD, BUT WITHOUT DEFROST CONTROL I CANNOT EFFECTIVELY CLEAR THE WINDOW. IN ADDITIONAL ALL SOUNDS ARE DISABLED WHICH MEANS SAFETY SYSTEMS SUCH AS TURN SIGNALS AND OTHER WARNINGS SUCH AS FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DO NOT WORK NOR CAN THESE SYSTEMS BE ADJUSTED.

PLEASE ADD THIS INCIDENT TO YOUR TESLA BATTERY FIRES INVESTIGATION. I HAVE USED THE VIN FROM ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN FOR THE TESLA WHICH BURNED TO A CRISP IN THIS INCIDENT. HERE IS A REPORT AND VIDEO FROM THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/TV/CCZTAHGHCRU/?IGSHID=1DGYLUPMY80I0 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MNTUZBIOFTY IT IS REPORTED THAT THE CAR WAS PLUGGED IN AND RECHARGING IN THE GARAGE WHEN IT IGNITED. THE FIRE IS FEROCIOUS AND CONTINUES TO REIGNITE EVEN WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE BLASTING IT WITH WATER. THIS FIRE COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED AN ENTIRE FAMILY. PLEASE SPEED UP YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THESE DEADLY TESLA CARS. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”

CENTER CONTROL SCREEN WENT DEAD. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED.

THE CENTER CONSOLE ON OUR CAR DIED 4 YEARS AND ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE (ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY). THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY THE CAR IS IN THE GARAGE; WE HAVE HAD THE CONSOLE DIE PREVIOUSLY DURING DRIVING, WHICH IS SUPER SCARY. THE MCU UNIT IS BAD. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 25K MILES ON IT. MANY OTHER OLDER TESLAS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.

MY CAR'S CENTER SCREEN CONSOLE STOPPED WORKING AFTER AN UPDATE. I COULD NOT RESET IT AND SO IT STAYS BLANK USING RESET INSTRUCTIONS FROM TESLA. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY TURN SIGNALS, BACKUP CAMERA, CABIN AND CLIMATE CONTROLS MAKING IT LESS SAFE FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I BELIEVE AND BASED ON CONVERSATION WITH TESLA THIS IS AN MCU PROBLEM WITH THEY HAVE ME PAY $2500 TO UPGRADE. I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN FAULT AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT FOR RECALL AS THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT HANDLE DATA THEY ARE PUSHING TO THE VEHICLE VIA SOFTWARE UPDATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A YEAR AGO, WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT, THE GEAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THERE WAS NOT POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT WAS NOT TOWED. THE FAILURE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE RECURRED RECENTLY AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE OF ANY WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED IN EITHER CASES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY OF FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.