2016 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26369055&ROWNUMBER=39&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE TESLAS DO NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION WHICH MEANS THAT AN AIR LEAK OR A SOFTWARE GLITCH CAN CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE IS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER WITH THESE TESLAS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25533994&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE DRIVERS AIR-BAG HAS DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AREA AROUND EACH WHEEL THAT HAS BEEN CHALK-MARKED BY THE AUCTION HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER WITH THE TESLAS. THE AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS TO PREVENT THE SUSPENSION FALLING TOO LOW. COLLAPSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS BEING CAUSED BY AIR LEAKS OR EVEN BY A NEW AND GLITCHY SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26343606&ROWNUMBER=34&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THE SUSPENSION ARM BALL-JOINT AND STEERING ROD HAVE BEEN SNAPPED. EVEN IF (AS BEEN CLAIMED BY SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS) THE SUSPENSION IS INTENDED TO SNAP OFF TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT - THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT THE COMPONENTS DID NOT SNAP OFF AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. ALL THE DAMAGE ON THAT CAR LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE SELF-INFLICTED INJURY CAUSED BY SNAPPED SUSPENSION. THERE IS NO OTHER CAR ON THE ROADS WHICH SUFFERS FROM SUSPENSION FAILURES AT SUCH A HIGH PROPORTION IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED. THESE ARE ALL LATE MODEL AND LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES SO THE FAILURES CAN NOT BE BLAMED ON POOR MAINTENANCE.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR ALL THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26536335&ROWNUMBER=1&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH, IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND JUDGING BY THE DAMAGE IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE CRASH. A BLOWN UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED OF THE TIRE STOWED IN THE REAR OF THE CAR ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE TREAD ON THIS TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SO THAT CAN NOT POSSIBLY BE NORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRE. TESLAS ARE VERY PRONE TO COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. IF THE CAR IS ON CRUISE CONTROL OR AUTOPILOT THEN EVEN IF THE TIRE IS RUBBING HARD AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION THE CAR WILL APPLY MORE POWER TO COMPENSATE AND THE DRIVER MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TO MAKE THIS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR - I BELIEVE THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN THE TESLAS IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE COMPANY IS COVERING UP THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION. NUMBER OF FATALITIES IS A GUESS BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A NEIGHBOR'S AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DALLAS-CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD TESLA (6500 CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD, SUITE 100 (214) 736-0587), BUT NO FAILURES WERE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE PARKING IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, JUMPED A CURB, AND COLLIDED WITH A METAL POLE, A SMALL TREE, AND AN AMBULANCE. THE HOSPITAL POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE, BUT WAS UNAWARE IF A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN EAGLE COLLISION CENTER (6125 PEELER ST, DALLAS, TX 75235 (855) 575-6368), BUT NO REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. *TT UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN AUSTRIA: HTTP://WWW.TT.COM/PANORAMA/UNFALL/13565308-91/TESLA-BRANNTE-BEI-UNFALL-IN-PIANS-KOMPLETT-AUS-LENKERIN-VERLETZT.CSP?TAB=ARTICLE **THE 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER FROM INNSBRUCK WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS BLUDENZ TOWARDS 1 PM. BECAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAY FROM LANDECK WEST TO THE SHORTLY BEFORE THE PIANNER / QUATRATSCHER TUNNEL IS LED IN THE FAST LANE AND THEN DIVERTED TO THE NORMAL TRACK BEFORE THE TUNNEL. THE 19-YEAR-OLD CHANGED FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAUSE NOT AS PRE-DETERMINED THE LANE, BUT DROVE FRONTALLY AGAINST THE OBLIQUE RUNNING CONCRETE WALLS. THE ELECTRIC CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BURN. THE WOMAN, WHO WAS STILL ABLE TO GET HERSELF SAFE, SUFFERED INJURIES OF UNDEFINED GRADE AND WAS SENT TO ZAMS HOSPITAL.***** ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION PARTS LYING ON THE GROUND. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAS BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT IT IS THE GLYCOL COOLANT BURNING RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL LITHIUM BATTERIES. THE FLAMMABLE COOLANT IS EASILY SPILLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION IN THIS ELECTRIC CAR. HAVING GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID PIPED THROUGH FRAGILE RADIATORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS IDEA. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC. *TR

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40106857/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE BRAKE HOSE HAS BEEN TORN OFF. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH (ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION) SHOWS MULTIPLE TORN OFF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. TESLAS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS AT ALARMING RATES. MANY OF THEN HAVE THE SAME PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS SUPPLIED. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26302290&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED, THE WHEELS ARE SKEWED OUTWARDS. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE SUSPENSION STARTED TO FAIL. IN THE RECENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CASE REGARDING TESLA AUTOPILOT 40% SAFER CLAIM TESLA PLEADED FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT DUE TO BEING A DISRUPTIVE START-UP AMERICAN COMPANY. I DO NOT THINK THIS SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD INCLUDE A LICENCE TO KILL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA BEING WRECKED FOR PARTS IN A UK JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.CAR-TRANSPLANTS.CO.UK/BREAKING-VEHICLES/DETAILS/TESLA-MODELS-ELECTRIC-AUTOMATIC/46510 THE CAR HAS ONLY DONE 1000 MILES AND IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE FRONT WHEELS AND SUSPENSION HAVING FALLEN OFF. A CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED WHICH SHOWS THAT THE CAST ALUMINIUM STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS NOT THAT SEVERE AND IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE CAUSED THAT PART TO BREAK. A SHARP FRACTURE LIKE THAT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE CASTING. THE RELATIVELY SMALL UPPER BALL-JOINT IS STILL INTACT. EVEN IF THE TESLA SUSPENSION IS DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO SNAP OFF IN A CRASH AS SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS ARE CLAIMING, IT IS STILL ESSENTIAL THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT SNAP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM RATHER THAN HAVING FORGED ALUMINIUM PARTS OR PARTS MACHINED FROM BILLET ALUMINIUM IS A POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS. CAST ALUMINIUM IS KNOWN TO BE PRONE TO DEFECTS AND HAS MUCH LOWER TENSILE STRENGTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S WITH A BACK WHEEL FALLEN OFF. HTTP://WWW.PICTAME.COM/PLACE/AUTORECYCLING-KEMPERS/1034833730 I HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT BUT THE CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE SNAPPED OFF WHEEL AND SUSPENSION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT SIMPLY HAVE THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED RATHER THAN SCRAPPING THE CAR FOR PARTS. TESLA IS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN SUPPLYING PARTS AND CARRYING OUT REPAIRS. PERHAPS THEY ARE AFRAID THE CAR WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE SAME FASHION AND THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GET KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.