2016 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS THAT HIS STEERING HAS FAILED COMPLETELY: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-S-STEERING-FAILED.109021/ ****SNIP*** I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT (2016 70D)AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND TIRES WERE FINE. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND ALL TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL ERRORS CAME UP ON THE SCREEN AND SAID TO CALL A SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING TO THE LEFT TO GET THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT. WHEN PARKED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS NOT. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SOME KIND BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I ASSUME I SHOULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED? ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE? ***SNIP*** I HAD MY WIFE TURN THE WHEEL IN THE GARAGE AND IT WAS JUST GRINDING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. FELT MORE LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ROTOR CONNECTS TO THE STEERING ARM. I DON'T HAVE A HANDYMAN BONE IN MY BODY SO I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA *** I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM MYSELF EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT THE OWNER BECAUSE TESLA OWNERS RARELY SUBMIT REPORTS THEMSELVES. THEY ARE DISCOURAGED FROM DOING SO BY A MISGUIDED SENSE OF LOYALTY TO THE TESLA BRAND AND "MISSION". THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CREDIBLE REPORTS OF STEERING AND SUSPENSION FAILURES WITH TESLAS BUT VERY FEW OF THESES FAILURES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE FAILURES ARE BEING COVERED UP BY TESLA AND THAT OWNERS ARE BEING DISCOURAGED FROM FILING COMPLAINTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48532957 IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH AND IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES IS BADLY WORN DOWN ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TREAD. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS WEAR WAS CAUSED FROM NORMAL DRIVING AS THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD. IT IS ALSO UNLIKELY THAT THE WEAR WAS CAUSED DURING THE MOTION OF THE CAR DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT. THE TIRES WOULD HAVE HAD TO ROTATE HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO WEAR AWAY THE TREAD. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILST DRIVING CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS. (THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON AIR SUSPENSION TESLAS) DUE TO THE HIGH POWER OF THE TESLA THE DRIVER WAS PROBABLY UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE SUSPENSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER CRASHES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR, WE ARRIVED AT THE PARKING LOT AND AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, WENT OVER THE CEMENT BUMPER FOR THE SPACE, OVER THE ONE FOR THE SPACE IN FRONT AND HIT A PARKED SATURN IN FRONT OF US. HE IS CERTAIN THAT HE WAS BRAKING AT THE TIME. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO TESLA WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WENT SUDDENLY FROM 2% TO 97% AND THEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE APPROACH TO THE PARKING SPACE, FOR A COPY OF THE REPORT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT WITHOUT A SUBPOENA.

HERE IS A THREAD ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM IN WHICH SEVERAL POSTERS PROVIDE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR IS FALLING APART DUE TO CORROSION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ THE THREAD STARTS IN OCTOBER 2017 AND IS ACTIVE RIGHT UP UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME WITH OWNERS DESCRIBING DIY REPAIRS THAT WILL PROBABLY MAKE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. THIS CORRODED BOLTS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM FOUND ON FORD AND OTHER MAKES OF CARS THAT RESULTED IN A MASSIVE RECALL. HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1684/15S14-STEERING-GEAR-MOTOR-BOLT-CORROSION-2013-2015-FORD-FUSION-LINCOLN-MKZ-2015-FORD-EDGE-2 WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OF THESE TESLAS? IF NHTSA IS NOT GOING TO ACT THEN PERHAPS THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES WILL. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/PAGE-6 SNIP** TODAY AT 5:36 PM I JUST GOT A CALL FROM TRANSPORT CANADA TODAY. THEY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ALL CANADIAN VEHICLE STEERING RACK FAILURES FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CALL DARRYL MALONE OF TRANSPORT CANADA AT 1-800-333-0510 THEY ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN EXAMINING A FAILED PART EVEN IF IT IS JUST A SHEARED BOLT. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT ASK FOR THE FAILED RACK WHEN I GOT MINE REPLACED . ** MANY TESLAS ARE IN USE ON ROADS THAT ARE SALTED DURING THE WINTER. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. OUTRAGED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48947227/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THIS IS YET ANOTHER CASE OF THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS SIMPLY FALLING APART. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER CAR-MAKERS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR FAULTY SUSPENSIONS AFTER JUST A FEW INCIDENTS BUT TESLA IS GETTING AWAY WITH HUNDREDS OF FAILURES? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. PERPLEXED CITIZEN.

YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH COLLAPSED SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40321857/PHOTOS NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION DAMAGE. JUST MINOR BODYWORK DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WHEELS JAMMING UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT TESLAS DO NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER 2 YEARS AGO BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THREAD: HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/EN_AU/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS SNIP**WHY DOESN'T TESLA AIR-SUSPENSION DESIGN INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF A STOPPER TO STOP THE CAR FROM GOING LOWER THAN THE LOWEST FUNCTIONAL AIR-SUSPENSION SETTING? THE SERVICE CENTER TECH HAD THE SAME IDEA!!!! AT LEAST IT WOULD BE DRIVABLE WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED HOW THE CAR WOULD HANDLE IF THIS AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH.** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/51160897/PHOTOS THE SPINDLE OF THE LOWER BALL-JOINT ON THE RH SIDE HAS SNAPPED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO BE SPLAYED OUT AT AN ANGLE AND WITH THAT WHEEL POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WHEEL TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK A HARD ENOUGH BLOW TO BREAK THE STEEL STEM OF THE BALL JOINT WITHOUT THE WHEEL BEING DAMAGED. HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITHOUT THERE BEING A CRASH THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2M64KSYWTFU THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26673611&ROWNUMBER=33&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A COLLISION. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK IS JUST THE RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. MANY OWNERS HAVE MADE FORUM POSTS STATING THAT THEIR SUSPENSIONS HAVE COLLAPSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR THESE REPEATED FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/41584927/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE HAS THE TREAD BADLY WORN AWAY WHICH MEANS THE WHEEL KEPT ROTATING FOR SOME TIME BETWEEN THE SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION. THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE COMPLETELY WHOMPY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT AT THAT PART OF THE CAR. TESLAS ARE HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURES AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS PRONE TO COLLAPSE AND DOES NOT EVEN HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCREASES THE DANGER. CAST ALUMINIUM IS NOT A STRONG MATERIAL AND IS PRONE TO DEFECTS CAUSED BY IMPURITIES AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS DURING THE CASTING PROCESS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY TESLA S75 D IN A COSTCO SPACE, THE CAR BOLTED. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN AUTOPILOT MODE WITHOUT ME ENGAGING IT MANUALLY. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. IT HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE BUT IT CAUSED PLENTY OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END. I'LL NEED A NEW BUMPER AND HOOD. IT ALSO DEACTIVATED MY AUTOPILOT AND RADAR WHICH ARE BEHIND THE BUMPER. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL FAIRLY SAFE AS I BELIEVE THE COMPUTER ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND NOW THE AUTOPILOT ISN'T OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR. I'VE PRESENTED THIS PROBLEM TO TESLA AND THEY SAID IS WAS USER ERROR BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE WORKS AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER TESLA USERS. MY ADVISE, DON'T BUY A TESLA!!!!!