2015 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

OWN A 2015 TESLA MODEL S 70D. LAST SUMMER, JULY OR AUGUST, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE RATE OF CHARGING AT SUPERCHARGERS. PREVIOUSLY, I RECEIVED 100KW OR MORE AND NOW AT THE SAME BATTERY PERCENTAGE, IT IS CHARGING MUCH SLOWER. I CHECKED THE TESLA FORUM AND OTHERS NOTICED THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THIS IS LINKED TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE. IT SEEMS TO ONLY AFFECT BATTERIES OF THE SAME ERA AS MINE. WE OWN OTHER TESLAS, AND THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS BATTERY AND THAT TESLA MODIFIED THE RATE OF CHARGE TO MASK THE PROBLEM. I AM ENCLOSING PICTURES SHOWING THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF BATTERY AT 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. TWO ARE BEFORE THE SOFTWARE CHANGE AND TWO ARE AFTER. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAD ALMOST COMPLETED A U TURN (BUT NOT COMPLETELY) TO SLOWLY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALK WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUNGED FORWARD (SEE SKID MARKS). IT ONLY SLOWED AFTER HITTING AND DAMAGING THE BRICK WALL.I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE SCREEN FLASHED SOMETHING LIKE: YOUR AUTO PARK IS NOW DISABLED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY EASE INTO MY INTENDED PARKING SPOT AND COME OUT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGES. IT ALL HAPPENED OVER A SPLIT SECOND. THE COLLISION DEFINITELY FELT LIKE THERE'S A MAJOR FAULT WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM - INSTRUCTING IT TO LURCH FORWARD AT RAPID SPEED AND NOT ABLE TO AUTOSTOP WITH AN OBJECT (BRICK WALL) IN FRONT OF IT. I WAS AT A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN A GATED COMMUNITY. WHEN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CAME, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FILE A REPORT WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. *TR

IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING 5MPH RAN OVER AN ELEVATED SPEED BUMP ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WHEN HEARD A SNAP IN DRIVER REAR WHEEL AREA. PULLED OVER INTO PARKING SPOT AND TIRE WAS CANTERED. CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED. HAD 65K MILES AND TESLA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY YET THE NEW CONTROL ARM LOOKS MUCH STURDIER AND DIFFERENT THEN THE OLD ONE. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH BUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR THESE 2015 AND BEFORE MODELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

AIR SUSPENSION LOSES AIR OVERNIGHT. I BOUGHT MY 2015 MODEL S WITH AIR SUSPENSION ($2400. OPTION) IN FEB.-MARCH 2015 VIN [XXX] THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,592 MILES. THE NY TIMES COMMENTED ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THIS INTERNET ADDRESS LINK:HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2016/06/10/BUSINESS/TESLA-MODEL-S-NHTSA-SUSPENSION-FAILURE.HTMLTHERE ARE 34 POSTS ON AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH THE TESLA ON THIS INTERNET LINK:HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS THERE ARE MANY OTHER AIR SUSPENSION TESLAA LINKS ON AN INTERNET SEARCH. HAVE MORE THAN 1900 CHARACTERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL OF EARLIER INCIDENT OF AIR LOSS. CAN EMAIL TO YOU ON REQUEST, AS I SAVED IT. [XXX] TEL [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES STARTING WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN MAY 2019, TESLA CAPPED THE MAX VOLTAGE THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY WOULD CHARGE TO. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THIS "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION" AFTER SEVERAL NON-CRASH FIRES HAPPENED TO THESE MODELS. TESLA TOOK ACTION TO DOWNGRADE HORSEPOWER AND RANGE ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH A TOTAL VOLTAGE CAP AFTER CLAIMING TO BE RELEASING A FIRE-SAFETY UPDATE, BUT OFFICIALLY NO SAFETY UPDATE WAS RELEASED. THIS CHANGE HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND STATIONARY. *TR

THE MAIN COMPUTER DISPLAY AND MEMORY CARD FAILS - FREEZING ALL SAFETY MONITORING OF THE CAR, LOSE CONTROL OF CHARGING (I.E. REFUELING) . SUSPENSION CONTROL LOST, BASICALLY EVERYTHING FROZEN WITHOUT THIS - IT IS KNOWN COMMON FAILURE EMMC CHIP

MCU FAILURE DUE TO MMC DRIVE FAILING. KNOWN ISSUE FOR MONTHS. NO PARTS. CANNOT CHARGE AND THEREFORE CANNOT DRIVE. BEEN A WEEK WITH NO COMMUNICATION. NO PLAN.

MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY TESLA'S SUNNYVALE SERVICE CENTER AND WHEN RETURNED, THEY OBVIOUSLY NEVER DID A SAFETY TEST. AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I FOUND THEY DIDN'T RECONNECT SEVERAL CABLES, INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THEY ALSO DISABLED SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES (LANE DEPARTURE WARNINGS, SPEED WARNINGS, DOOR LOCKS, CHILD LOCKS) WITHOUT TELLING ME ANY OF THIS!

I WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU BANKING, SITTING STATIONARY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, OUT OF MY CONTROL, I COULD NOT BRAKE. FINALLY, THE CAR STOPPED WITH A RED ERROR MESSAGE "LOW TIRE PRESSURE"

NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, THE 17' TOUCHSCREEN GOES BLACK ON OUR MODEL S. I TRY THE REBOOT, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT'S EARLY FEBRUARY, SO HERE IN ALABAMA, IT'S COLD. WE KEEP THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. NO CLIMATE CONTROL IS WORKING. WE PULL OUT, HEAD TO MY WIFE'S FAMILIES HOUSE 7-8 MILES AWAY, AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS A COUPLE OF INCH STRIP AT THE BOTTOM THAT VISIBLE. SO DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, WE MAKE IT TO THEIR HOUSE. I FINALLY GET AHOLD OF TESLA A LITTLE WHILE LATER. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM, THEY SAID THEY SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LADY STATED THAT THE TESLA ENGINEERS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR ON FEBRUARY, 17TH. THEY CONTACTED ME TWO OR THREE DAYS BEFORE THEN AND SAID THEY WERE ANTICIPATING THE PART TO ARRIVE ON FEBRUARY 27TH, SO THEY PROACTIVELY RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT FOR FEBRUARY 28TH. AFTER CALLING, EMAILING AND THEN FINALLY CHATTING TESLA ON FEBRUARY 27TH, THEY SAID THE PART STILL HADN'T ARRIVED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO ESCALATE MY CASE AND THEY ALSO RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 13TH WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PART WOULD BE IN BY THEN. A LOANER VEHICLE WASN'T OFFERED AFTER ASKING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE REASON WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A THIRD PARTY, NOT TESLA. WE HAD THE VEHICLE ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WE ARE ON RURAL TO COUNTRY (NOT DIRT) ROADS. THE HVAC DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, NOR DOES THE PARKING SENSORS. NAVIGATION IS OUT, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE EXTRA FEATURES (MOSTLY) YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT USING.