2015 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

PLEASE NOTE, VIN OF A RANDOM TESLA USED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BROKEN FORE-LINKS WHICH AFFECTS ALL TESLA CARS. THE TESLA FORUMS HAVE DOZENS OF REPORTS OF FORELINKS BREAKING. GO TO HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/FIND-NEW/10309935/POSTS AND ENTER "BROKEN FORELINK" "SUSPENSION FAILURE" OR SIMILAR. AN EXPERT HAS NOW GIVEN HIS OPINION. SNIP **ELECTRICDAVE, YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE PROOF OF THE PRIMARY FAILURE MODE THESE ARE EXPERIENCING! THEIR CASTING IS PROBABLY COOLING TOO QUICKLY AT THAT END AS THE BREAK APPEARS AT THE END WHERE THE LIQUID METAL IS POURED IN. YOU SEE HOW JAGGED THAT BREAK IS? THAT IS THE BOUNDARY WHERE THE TWO SIDES OF THE MOLD TRIED TO JOIN, AND DIDN'T QUITE FULLY JOIN BEFORE STARTING TO COOL AND CRYSTALLIZE. I AM NOT A CASTING EXPERT, BUT MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE WOULD SUGGEST THEY NEED NEED TO INCREASE THE POOL OF METAL ABOVE THE PART SO THIS SECTION CAN FULLY JOIN TOGETHER, OR POUR THAT END AS A SOLID, AND THEN DRILL THE HOLE OUT DURING MACHINING. PROBABLY DOING BOTH SHOULD YIELD THE PROPERTIES THAT THEY NEED. IF THIS WERE AN AIRPLANE AND THAT WAS A DEVICE CONTROLLING A FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE, IT WOULD BE RECALLED. ** SOURCE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-10 TO MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE MUSK HAS NOW UNLEASHED GAMES TO PLAY IN THE TESLA THAT USE THE STEERING WHEEL AS A GAME CONTROLLER AND PUT HUGE FORCES ON THE LINKAGES BY "DRY STEERING" PHOTOGRAPH OF BROKEN LINKS SHOWING BAD CASTING IS ATTACHED.

NOTE, VIN OF JUNKYARD TESLA USED TO BE ABLE TO FILE THIS URGENT REPORT. THREAD POSTED TODAY ON TESLAMOTORSCLUB FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SUSPENSION-FAILURE.181184/ **MY LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. I HAVE LESS THAN A MONTH WARRANTY. THE CAMBER ARM OR FORE ARM BROKE AT THE INSIDE END. THERE ARE ARE PLENTY OF REFERENCES ON THE US PART OF THE FORUM. MINE IS A 2015 85D. IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE & HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY ON A FLATBED. I HAVE NOW LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN TESLAS & REGRET MY PURCHASE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUSPENSION FAULT IN ANY VEHICLE IVE OWNED BEFORE & THIS INCLUDES A 911 PORSCHE. IVE BEEN TO COOKETOWN & BACK TO MELBOURNE. WHAT IF THIS FAULT HAD OCCURRED BACK OF TOWNSVILLE? FIX WITH FENCING WIRE? TESLA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL & ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.** I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN ORDER TO TRY AND PREVENT MORE PEOPLE BEING KILLED BY THIS FAILURE. ELON MUSK CLAIMS THESE COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT AND THAT THE COMPLAINANT IS UNHINGED. I'M NOT ANYWHERE NEAR AS UNHINGED AS THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. PLEASE ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. THANK YOU. KEEF (UNHINGED) WIVANEFF

ON JANUARY 2, 2019 BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2 PM I DROVE FROM MY HOUSE INTO A CLINIC PARKING LOT. AS I DROVE MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S FORWARD AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT, I CONSCIOUSLY EASED MY RIGHT FOOT OFF FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THUS LOWERING MY SPEED FROM 10-9 MPH TO ABOUT 5-6 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED, ALLOWING REGENERATIVE BREAKING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A SECOND INTO THE PARKING TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED FORWARD, ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. I FELT AS IF THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN I REFLEXIVELY REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, AND STOMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONLY AFTER COLLIDING WITH A CHEVROLET SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SPOT ACROSS. AS I REGAINED MY BEARINGS, I CAUGHT MYSELF STILL FLOORING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT, AND CONTINUED TO FLOOR IT UNTIL I AFTER I HAD SHIFTED IT INTO PARKING GEAR, AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NOBODY WALKING IN THE VICINITY. THE IMPACT FROM THE TESLA MODEL S BUMPED THE CHEVROLET SUV PARKED IN FRONT ABOUT 5 FEET BACK. THE MODEL S ITSELF STOPPED BETWEEN 2-3 FEET INTO THE NEXT PARKING SPACE, SLIGHTLY INTO THE OPPOSING PARKING SPACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AS SEEN IN THE INCLUDED PHOTOS. THIS WOULD INDICATE THE BRAKES **EVENTUALLY** WORKED. HAD THEY NOT, THE TESLA WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED TO ROLL FORWARD AND INTO THE SUV'S BUMPER AFTER THE COLLISION. THIS IS CALLED TESLA CREEP MODE, WHICH I HAVE ENABLED (SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD WHILE NO PEDAL IS PRESSED). I ASKED THE POLICE OFFICER TO POSITION HIS PATROL CAR BEHIND MY VEHICLE BEFORE I MOVED IT AND ADVISED THE POLICE OFFICER I DID NOT TRUST THE CAR. I USED AN APP TO CALL FOR A TOW THROUGH MY INSURANCE, BUT THE TOW'S NUMBER WAS DISCONNECTED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH THE PATROL CAR IN ESCORT.

2015 MODEL S 85D WAS REVERSED ONTO DRIVEWAY THEN PLACED IN PARK AND DOORS WERE CLOSED AND LOCKED. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING FORWARD TOWARDS THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. FRONT WHEELS WERE RECEIVING POWER WHILE REAR WHEELS WHERE LOCKED AND DRAGGING RATHER THAN WHEELS SPINNING. I REVERSED VEHICLE BACK ONTO DRIVEWAY AND IT HAPPENED ANOTHER 2 TIMES AFTER FIRST INCIDENT WITHIN A 30 MINTUE TIME SPAN.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. THE BACK WHEEL HAS WHOMPED ABOUT AND KNACKERED THE WHEEL WELL AND THE DOOR. THIS IS CLEARLY A SELF INFLICTED INJURY. THE EXTRUDED ALUMINUM TORQUE LINK HAS STRETCHED UNTIL IT SNAPPED ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO WHOMP ABOUT AND SMASH THE BEGEEZUS OUT OF THE DOOR. THIS IS DOUBLEPLUS UNGOOD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. KEEF

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES OUR TESLA MODEL S SOFTWARE "UPDATE" GREATLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL CHARGE, AND SPEED THAT WE CAN CHARGE OUR BATTERY. WE CALLED TESLA, AND INITIALLY THEY SAID THAT OUR BATTERY HAD "DEGRADED" AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WE RESPONDED THAT OUR BATTERY IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD (THE CAR WAS PURCHASED DECEMBER 22, 2015), AND BATTERIES DON'T SUDDENLY "DEGRADE" 15 - 20% IN ONE WEEK. TESLA MAINTENANCE THEN ADMITTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT REDUCED THE SPEED AND TOTAL CHARGING OF THE BATTERY "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION". THE SERVICE REP ASSURED US THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT OUR BATTERY STATS ON LINE AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR BATTERY. FINE, WE SAID, IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, TAKE THE CRIPPLING SOFTWARE UPDATE OFF. SORRY, CAN'T DO THAT, WAS THE RESPONSE. YOUR CAR IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF CARS THAT HAVE HAD BATTERY FIRES. IT HAS A GEN 1 BATTERY (BUILT BEFORE APRIL 2016). WE ARE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. OK, IF YOU ARE AWARE OF DEFECTIVE BATTERIES, JUST REPLACE OUR BATTERY. THE RESPONSE WAS "SORRY, WE CANNOT DUE REPLACEMENTS AT THIS TIME." MY WIFE NEEDED TO DRIVE 500 MILES UP TO OREGON TO BE PRESENT FOR HER MOM'S CANCER SURGERY LAST WEEK. SHE COULD NOT TAKE HER TESLA, AS IT NOW TAKES AN HOUR AND A HALF TO "SUPERCHARGE" THE AMOUNT IT USED TO RECEIVE IN 35 TO 40 MINUTES. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE READ THAT IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TESLA BATTERY FIRES, THE ELECTRIC DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE PASSENGERS COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE TESLA CARRIES OUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES. TESLA APPEARS TO BE PUTTING ECONOMICS ABOVE SAFELY IN THIS MATTER. WE NEED NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS CAR. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2015 TESLA 85D THE FULL VIN OF THE AFFECTED CAR IS UNAVAILABLE SO I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A SIMILAR CAR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT. REASON BEING THAT THIS MATTER IS URGENT. HERE IS A LONG THREAD OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN TESLA SUSPENSIONS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-10#POST-4272985 A UK OWNER HAS POSTED THIS: ** DRIVING DOWN THE MOTORWAY IN THE UK, A NEW SMOOTH FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR CUTTING IN, HEARD A SUDDEN POP AND THEN A CRUNCH AND GRINDING AS I HEADED TOWARDS THE CRASH BARRIER AT 70MPH! I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LETTING GO THE THE BRAKES! I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE CAR IN FRONT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHOICE BETWEEN THE CRASH BARRIER & THE CAR IN FRONT TO HIT! FORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE EVENING BUT STILL HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR MISSES GETTING ACROSS 5 LANES TO THE HARD SHOULDER. I WAITED 9 HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET RECOVERED BY THE AA. THE AA WAS CONVINCED I MUST HAD HIT SOMETHING FOR THIS TYPE OF DAMAGED TO HAVE OCCURRED, HE HAD A CLOSER LOOK AND WAS SHOCKED THAT HE COULDN'T FIND ANY SIGN OF ANY IMPACT. THIS HAPPENED AT 4YRS & 11HRS OLD / 55,000 MILES AND JUST PASSED AN MOT TWO WEEKS PRIOR, SO NO SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE THEN. MINE IS A NOV 2015 85D VIN 96,XXX MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SC MANAGER WAS QUITE RUDE & ABRUPT. THEY REPEATED 5+ TIMES THAT MY CAR IS OUT OR WARRANTY. I'M LUCKY NOT TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR OTHERS. CRITICAL SUSPENSION ARMS SHOULDN'T FAIL SO EARLY ON, CONSIDERING THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE I EXPECT TESLA TO FIX THIS FOC & REPLACE THE OTHER FRONT FOREARM AS PRECAUTION. **** IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS UK OWNER WILL FILE A NHTSA REPORT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE SUBJECT OF A TSB. THE NEW PARTS ARE NO BETTER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THANK YOU. KEEF.

TRY TO BACK UP & CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO PARK. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY -~20 TIMES OVER LAST ? 45 DAYS, DID NOT RAISE MY BODY TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER. LAST FRIDAY, I WAS ON THE ON RAMP OF A INTERSTATE (I-5), & THE CAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. FIRST & ONLY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED.

THE TRUNK SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN THE TRUNK REGISTERING AS OPEN BUT BEING CLOSED. AS THERE ARE 3RD ROW SEATS IN THE TRUNK THIS MAKES IT PASSENGER SPACE AND THE EMERGENCY TRUNCK OPEN DID NOT WORK, MANUAL OPEN DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB OPEN DID NOT WORK RESULTING IN THE TRUNK PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BEING LOCKED SHUT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CHILDREN IN IT WITH NO WAY TO GET THEM OUT OTHER THAN TO SMASH THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFTEY RISK!

ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/56210209/PHOTOS NO CRASH.... JUST THE USUAL WHOMPY WHEEL. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THESE THINGS OFF THE PUBLIC ROADS. THEY ARE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. THANK YOU. KEEF