2016 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

REAR VIEW CAMERA IS TOO DARK IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS (PARTICULARLY NIGHT TIME). ONLY OCCURS ON CARS WITH UPDATED INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS (REFERRED TO AS "MCU2"). IMAGE IS VERY HARD TO MAKE OUT, EXHIBITING HIGH LEVELS OF BLACK CRUSH, MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING.

MY MCU FAILED WHICH ENDED UP IMMOBILIZING THE CAR WHICH REQUIRED A FLAT BED TOW TO A NEARBY TESLA SERVICE CENTER. AT THAT TIME, TESLA REPLACED THE MCU EMMC IN SEPT 2020. SINCE THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE BACKUP SAFETY CAMERA AND OTHER FUNCTIONALITY (E.G. NAVIGATION, USER INTERFACE ACCESS) WILL BECOME NON-FUNCTIONING FREQUENTLY. THIS CAN BE NON-FUNCTIONING FOR A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. SOMETIMES THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL FREEZE THE OBJECT ON SCREEN AND NOT MOVE OR BE SOLID BLACK. OVERALL THE HARDWARE "FIX" HAS CAUSED MORE ISSUES THAN BEFORE THE FAILURE. I ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED TESLA WARRANTY, AND TESLA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS MORE PROBLEMATIC MCU NOW WITH A NEWER MCU SINCE TESLA CLASSIFIES THIS AS A "PERFORMANCE" RELATED ISSUE. TESLA SERVICE WANTS ME TO SPEND $2500 TO FIX MY BACKUP SAFETY CAMERA ISSUE OR WAIT AN UNKNOWN PERIOD FOR AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 4 MONTHS AND THERE'S BEEN NO FIX. I WANT TESLA TO REPLACE MY MCU WITH ANOTHER MCU1 OR A MCU2 WHICH TESLA CONFIRMS FIXES THE CAMERA ISSUE.

MY AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE SUSPENSION BROKE. THE CAR IS SO LOW TO THE GROUND NOW I COULD NOT CLEAR A SPEED BUMP WITHOUT GETTING STUCK ON IT. IN ADDITION, THE CAR BOUNCES QUITE DANGEROUSLY ON EVEN THE SMALLEST CHANGES IN ROAD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BY TESLA AS I AM AWAITING PARTS. AT ONE POINT, THE CAR WENT SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. IT'S ALSO VERY DIFFICULT ON YOUR BACK BOUNCING. I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WERE SPEEDING.

HAVING MANY ISSUES THAT SEEM TO FOLLOW THE REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF FAILING EMMC MEMORY, HOWEVER TESLA TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT THE ISSUE AND THAT THE EMMC JUST NEEDS "REFRESHED" FOR $95.59. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WAY FOR TESLA TO DELAY THE INEVITABLE REPLACEMENT OR AVOID REPLACING THE MODULE. ALSO, I THINK IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR AN AUTOMAKER TO LEAVE A FEATURE SUCH AS AUTOPILOT IN "BETA" FORM INDEFINITELY IN A PRODUCTION VEHICLE. I SUSPECT THE FEATURE (THAT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE) WILL NEVER BE ACTUALLY FINISHED SINCE DEVELOPMENT IS PROBABLY NO LONGER HAPPENING ON OLDER VEHICLES.

ON THE FIRST USED OF THE DAY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TAKES ABOUT 45-60 SECONDS TO BOOT UP. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNDERIVABLE UNTIL THE SCREEN IS ACTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SINCE JULY, TESLA HAS INVESTIGATED THE LOGS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS A FIRMWARE ISSUE THEY ARE AWARE OF. BUT, THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR A FIX. I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. IF I HAD TO MOVE THE CAR QUICKLY IN ANY KIND OF AN EMERGENCY, I CANNOT DO SO. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNDERIVABLE UNTIL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOOTS UP. OTHER THAN WAITING, THE ONLY OPTION I HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS TO PAY $2,500 FOR A NEWER VERSION OF THE MAIN COMPUTER. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AS PER YOUR NOTE BELOW, THE CAR IS ALWAYS STATIONARY. AS SAID ABOVE, IT IS UNDERIVABLE UNTIL THE SYSTEM BOOTS UP.

THE CONTROL ARM FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE ALL OF A SUDDEN. THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED THIS. I HEARD A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE WHILE REVERSING THE CAR OUT OF GARAGE, WHILE THE CAR WAS RESISTING TO MOVE BACK. THE WHEEL ALSO STARTED RUBBING AGAINST THE WALLS & DAMAGING IT. CALLED THE TOWING SERVICE & THEY FOUND THE CONTROL ARM BROKEN & GRINDING AGAINST THE WHEEL. THE FRONT SUSPENSION COULD HAVE COLLAPSED IF I HAD DRIVEN EVEN A LITTLE BIT. FINALLY TOWED BACK TO SERVICE CENTER, AWAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM TESLA SERVICE TEAM

I OWN 2 TESLAS (2013 S AND 2016 X) AND WITHIN 6 WEEKS BOTH CENTER SCREENS WENT BLANK. THE STATED REASONS BY TESLA FOR THE DEFECT FOR THE S IS LISTED AS "MS TEGRA MCU LTE PREM W-D MOTHERBOARD NA(1004740- 10-A)" AND FOR THE X IT'S LISTED AS "MCU, MDLSX, NA PREMIUM, REMAIN (64GB)(1098010-99-H)". I'M CONVINCED IT'S A BUILT-IN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TESLA VS THE OWNERS. ALSO, UPON MY REQUEST TO SEND ME THE DIAGNOSTIC LOGS THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO VERIFY WETHER IT'S TRULY THE MOTHERBOARD OR THE SC CARD THAT IS DEFECT, TESLA REFUSED TO DO SO. IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR ANY OWNER TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND READ.

TESLA MODEL X FRONT LEFT FORE LINK FAILED WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HOME. ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED LF WHEEL TO MOVE REARWARD AND CONTACT REAR OF WHEEL WELL. LINER WAS RIPPED OFF, RETRIEVED OFF THE GROUND, AND PLACED IN TRUNK OF CAR. TIRE RUBBED AGAINST WHEEL ARCH LINER (WHEEL LINER) RIPPING IT OFF AND DESTROYING IT. ELECTRICAL LINES BEHIND LINER HAD INSULATION DAMAGED. HYDRAULIC LINES BEHIND LINER WERE LOOSENED. DISC BRAKE DUST SHIELD WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TESLA REPAIR FACILITY. WHILE THERE WERE SCRATCHES ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FORE LINK, INDICATING CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT, DRIVER HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS EVENT AND IF IT OCCURRED, IT HAD TO MONTHS (OR YEARS) BEFORE THE FAILURE AT THE KNUCKLE BALL JOINT RING. PART WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DAMAGED PART WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED FOR INSPECTION. TESLA TOOK PHOTOS OF THE LINK PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT (ATTACHED). THIS ENTRY SHOULD BE FILED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE 20-020.

I WAS GETTING HOME, DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES AN HR. I BRAKED TO PARK THE CAR AND I HEARD A JERK AND THE CAR MADE A BIG NOISE AND THEN HIT THE FRONT OF MY HOME DOOR. I REVERSED AND BRAKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY HEAVY. WE THEN PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY INFORMED US TO GET IT TOWED TO A TESLA DEALERSHIP. TESLA, REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOWING OR THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. WE REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY, WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING THAT TESLA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK, INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING A KNOWN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. EQUIPPED WITH TIRE BRAND: BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE TO1027257-00-8, TIRE SIZE: 275/45R/20 CCLXS, DOT # UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING HAD BEEN SHAKING IN THE CONTACT'S HAND WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE FELT A BOOM IN THE VEHICLE. THE TWO TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FLATTENED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TESLA 52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 (301) 738-6523 . THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $8,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *BF*JB