2017 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MCU IS FAILING. I ASKED TESLA ABOUT CHANGING THE CHIP OR REPLACE THE UNIT WITH THE MCU2 UNIT THEY REFUSED TO DO EITHER. I HAVE 49500 ON THE CAR IN LESS THAN 500 MILES I'LL BE OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AT THIS TIME AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REBOOT THE UNIT SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK AND IT'S GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER. I'M AFRAID SOON LIKE MANY OTHER TESLA MODELS IT WILL GO DEAD AT MY EXPENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON THE TRAILER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. TO ENSURE THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOT TRAILER, THE CONTACT HAD THE TRAILER ATTACHED TO TWO SEPARATE FRIEND'S VEHICLES AND THE TRAILER LIGHTS WORKED ON BOTH VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

1. TESLA PROVIDES OWNERS MANUAL IN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM TO SCROLL. IT IS NOT OPENING AT ALL, THEY ARE SAYING MY COMBINATION OF HARDWARE(HW) AND SOFTWARE(SW) IS THE REASON AND THEY HAVE OBSERVED SAME ISSUE IN OTHER CARS TOO. SINCE OCT 2020 FIX FOR THIS ISSUE HAS NOT COME AND THEY ARE SAYING A FUTURE SW UPGADE WILL FIX THIS, BUT WITHIN A YEAR MY CAR WARRANTY WILL BE OVER. - I HAVE ATTACHED TESLA RESPONSE, WHERE THEY AGREED THEY HAVE 3 CARS AT NJ LOCATION WHICH HAVE SAME HW CONFIGURATION AS MINE, AND ALL WITH MY LATEST SW 2020.48.12. THIS IS ONLY 1 LOCATION, THEY HAVE 466 SERVICE CENTERS THE PROBLEM IS NOT SW BUT IT IS BECAUSE OF POOR MCU HW. 2. CAR TAKING LONGER TO BOOT UP WHEN PLACING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL EVEN WHEN ENERGY SAVINGS IS DISABLED 3. LARGE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN TAKES EVEN LONGER TO TURN ON. 4. WHILE DRIVING CAR CENTER SCREEN WILL SUDDENLY BLANK OUT.

1. CAR TAKING LONGER TO BOOT UP WHEN PLACING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. 2. LARGE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN TAKES EVEN LONGER TO BOOT-UP. THIS RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT COULD NOT TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. THE WINDSHIELD QUICKLY FOGGED UP AND I HAD NEARLY ZERO VISIBILITY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EVENTUALLY TURN ON,

MAIN SCREEN (INSTRUMENTAL PANEL) TURNS OFF AND REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. THE SYSTEM REBOOTS AND ALL VEHICLE FUNCTIONS TURN OFF AND ARE INACCESSIBLE DURING THE REBOOT PROCESS. TESLA SERVICE CENTER STATED IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT-OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A TESLA SERVICE CENTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RETURNED A MONTH AFTER THE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE

MCU FAILED TWICE, RESULTING IN BLACK SCREEN WHILE IN OPERATION. NO REAR CAMERA, NO VENTILATION CONTROL. TESLA REPORTS THAT I NEED TO RESET MY TRIP COUNTER EVERY 2K MILES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM (SEE ATTACHED SERVICE REPORT). THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD.

THE CAR HAS 2 DISPLAYS, A DASH DISPLAY AND AN "INFORTAINMENT" DISPLAY. BOTH WORKED GREAT WHEN NEW. ALL VEHICLE STATUS IS DISPLAYED ON THEM, AND MOST VEHICLE CONTROLS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THEM. OVER TIME, THEY HAVE BECOME PROBLEMATIC. THEY WILL SPONTANEOUSLY REBOOT AT ANY TIME (WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, DRIVING UNDER VARIED CONDITIONS, ETC) WHICH CAN MAKE THEM UNAVAILABLE FOR UP TO 3 MINUTES, OR EVEN WORSE THEY WILL FREEZE DISPLAYING THE WRONG INFORMATION UNTIL THE DRIVER NOTICES AND MANUALLY REBOOTS THEM. FOR A WHILE, THIS WOULD HAPPEN ROUGHLY EVERY 10 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING, AND MEANT WE COULD LOSE NAVIGATION WHILE IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA, LOSE THE BACKUP CAMERA, ACCESS TO HVAC CONTROLS INCLUDING DEFOGGER, ETC. IT IS USUALLY MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE, BUT WITH SUCH FREQUENCY IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AT BEST, AND GIVEN THE RANDOM TIMING IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD 4 APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS THIS. THEY HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT HAVE REDUCED THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEMS. BUT THEY STILL OCCUR, UNLESS WE COMPLETELY STOP USING MAJOR FEATURES INCLUDING NAVIGATION AND TESLACAM. THE FACT THAT THEY LARGELY DISAPPEAR WITH SOME CHANGES INDICATES THAT THESE ARE NOT DUE TO THE KNOWN EMMC PROBLEMS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION. THESE ARE FIRMWARE BUGS RELATED TO NAVIGATION, USB HANDLING, PROCESSOR OVERLOAD DUE TO NEW FEATURES, ETC. TESLA CLAIMS THEY WILL BE FIXED, BUT CANNOT GIVE US A DATE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR MORE THAN JUST A FEW MILES. OWNERS ONLINE INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODEL X AND S BUILT BEFORE MARCH 2018 WITH THE MCU1 COMPUTER. IT IS CLEAR THAT TESLA SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEMS, AS THEY ARE GIVING SIMILAR EXPLANATIONS TO OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. YET THE FIRMWARE BUGS ARE STILL NOT FIXED.

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY MCU UNIT SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ODI ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA20-003. I HAVE OBSERVED THE VEHICLE ELECTRONICS AND TOUCHSCREEN FAIL 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHILE DRIVING. IN THE WINTER MONTHS IN MN, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE HVAC SYSTEMS TO TURN OFF. THE WINDOWS START TO FOG UP AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TRIED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO TESLA, BUT THEY KEEP RESPONDING BY SAYING THEY AREN'T ABLE TO DETECT ANY FAULTS FROM THE CAR, BUT ALSO SAY THAT A FUTURE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS EXPECTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN CLAIM THIS WILL BE RESOLVED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHEN THEY DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE FLAW CAUSING THIS ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

MY TESLA SCREEN IS HAVING THE IDENTICAL ISSUES OUTLINED IN YOUR REQUEST FOR RECALL. I'VE REACHED OUT TO TESLA 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO RESET THE SCREEN. IT LAST HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHERE MY SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY BLANK FOR 15 MINUTES. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE 0 CONTROLS FOR HEAT OR SHUTTING MY GARAGE BACKUP CAMERAS ETC. IT'S INFURIATING THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO OWN UP TO A STUPID SCREEN IN A CAR THAT COST OVER $80,000.