2016 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/19177347/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT LH WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED COMPLETELY IN HALF WHICH INDICATES IT WAS GOUGED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART WHILST STILL ROTATING. THE HOOD OF THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED WHICH SHOWS THAT ALL OF THE DAMAGE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HEAVY IMPACT. EVEN THE BACK WHEELS ARE GOUGED AND DAMAGED BY THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. THE NUMBER OF TESLAS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS SHOWING UP IN SALVAGE YARDS IS ENORMOUS ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW FEW OF THEM ARE ON THE ROADS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT INTENDED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF WEAKNESSES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLIED BY AN OWNER AND POSTED ON THE TMC FORUM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/PAGE-7 UTAH TESLA CLUB JOINED:JAN 2, 2016 MESSAGES:321 LOCATION:UNITED STATES #133CMAN8, TODAY AT 8:07 AM I CALL BS. I HAD ONE OF MY WISHBONES BREAK (I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING THOUGH) AND THEY FIXED IT NO PROBLEM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD CAST A BAD PART WHICH EVENTUALLY FAILED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE IT COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY, BUT REGARDLESS THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. THIS IS WHAT MINE LOOKED LIKE WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO INSPECT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/18901597/PHOTOS IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. IT IS ONLY BY GOOD FORTUNE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH CAUSING DEATH AND INJURY. THIS IS A HEAVY HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR AND THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER CRASHES. NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24209294&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE BOTH SKEWED INWARDS TOWARDS EACH OTHER. THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY AND TESLA IS MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THE CARS REPAIREW AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ IT IS LIKELY THAT TESLA DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THE CARS PUT BACK ON THE ROAD IN CASE THE SAME COMPONENT SNAPS AGAIN. PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT SHOW THAT BOLTS SNAPPING IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON TESLAS. WITNESS MARKS ON SUSPENSION BOLTS SHOW THAT TECHNICIANS ARE CONSTANTLY RE-TIGHTENING BOLTS. IT IS HARDLY SURPRISING THAT THE BOLTS (WELDED TOGETHER IN THE BALL JOINT STEM) ULTIMATELY SNAP OFF. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IS THAT SHOWN ON THE SALVAGE AUCTION WEBSITE. DATES ARE AN APPROXIMATION. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS HIS SUSPENSION BROKE AFTER A VERY MINOR COLLISION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE THREAD IS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. THE STEEL BOLT ON THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS MINOR COLLISION DID NOT EVEN DAMAGE THE WHEEL BUT THE BOLT SNAPPED OFF. THE THREAD GOES ON TO DISCUSS THE MANY OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES AND BECAUSE OF THE HUGE COST TO REPAIR THE OWNER IS ENCOURAGED TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS AND SELL THEM ON EBAY. THIS THREAD SHOWS THAT THESE SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE HAPPENING TO TESLAS AT A RIDICULOUS RATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS URGENTLY AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR INSPECTIONS AT THE VERY MINIMUM.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24188268&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS HAD A SLIGHT BUMP UP THE REAR, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE TESLA STOPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING DUE TO THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSING. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. THE CAR IS LISTED AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND HAVING A REPAIR COST ESTIMATE OF $43K. THE CAR HAS DONE JUST 49 MILES FROM NEW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURES IN THE TESLA WHICH ARE HAPPENING RIDICULOUSLY OFTEN. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER. I AM REPORTING USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND I AM DOING THIS AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO HAS TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/20297057-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-MO-BRIDGETON IT HAS AN MO SALVAGE CERTIFICATE THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. ONCE AGAIN THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED FORCING THE WHEELS UP INTO THE WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A NEW AND EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAGE CONDITION BUT IS INSTEAD BEING WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24284013&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION EXCEPT THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE REAR WHEELS ARE DISPLACED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS BEING WRITTEN OFF INSTEAD OF REPAIRED SUGGESTS THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION AT A REASONABLE COST OR POSSIBLY THAT TESLA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK OF THE SUSPENSION FAILING AGAIN LATER. FORUM POSTERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING MINOR ACCIDENTS THAT CAUSE SUSPENSION DAMAGE THEIR CARS ARE STILL AWAITING REPAIR MONTHS LATER AND CAN NOT GET ANY WORD FROM TESLA AS TO WHEN THEIR CARS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=22647195&ITEMID=24284013&ROWID=9&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES AND YET IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AN INSURANCE WRITE OFF. THIS KIND OF FAILURE IS HAPPENING AT A RIDICULOUS RATE ON THESE CARS AND YET FEW OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST TESLA OWNERS ARE ALSO SHAREHOLDERS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH OTHER BRANDS OF CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24209294&ROWID=12&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING BOTH WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL ARCHES. THIS IS A NEAR NEW CAR AND YET IT IS BEING SOLD AS AN INSURANCE WRITE-OFF BECAUSE IT IS EITHER UNECONOMIC OR UNSAFE TO BE REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS ON THE AIR SUSPENSION SO THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE DISASTER. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR FAR TOO LONG. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.