2017 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

TESLA MODEL X IN JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36623316?ROWNUMBER=8 NOT IN A CRASH, NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED, NO DAMAGE TO BODYWORK EXCEPT FOR WHERE THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF. PERHAPS THE OWNER PRESSED THE "LUDICROUS" BUTTON. IF YOU CAN SPARE THE TIME WOULD YOU PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION BEFORE ANOTHER TESLA VICTIM IS LAUNCHED OVER A CLIFF OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SEND MY REGARDS TO [XXX]. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY TESLA MODEL X 100 D 2017 HAS THIS BIG SCREEN IN CENTER. AFTER APX. 2,5 YEARS THE SCREEN BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE, ERROR MESSAGE ('PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SYSTEM HAS POWERED UP'), 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD DRIVE, TROUBLE CONNECTING VIA APP, I COULD NOT INITIATE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. I THEN WENT TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY 'FLUSHED THE CAR' AS THEY TOLD ME (MEANING DELETING ADDRESS FAVORITES, AND I THINK ALSO RADIO FAVORITES). THE CAR WAS AS NEW AGAIN! BUT THEN I LEARNED FROM TESLA THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE EMMC (EMBEDDED MEMORY CARD) SOLDED ON THE MAIN BOARD ON BACK OF THE SCREEN. AFTER TALKING WITH MULTIPLE OTHERS, IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS THE FAMOUS EMMC-FAILURE OF TESLA: AFTER MULTIPLE OVER WRITING OF THIS CARD, IT SIMPLY STOP WORKING. YOU CANNOT CONNECT WITH APP, AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THIS (AND IF OUT OF WARRANTY YOU HAVE TO PAY APX USD 2-3000,- OUT OF OWN POCKET! HOWEVER, MORE CRITICALLY (BESIDE THE VERY NEGATIVE FACT THAT YOU IN REALITY IS HAVING A VERY 'DUMB' CAR, IS THAT THE CAR IS NOT AT ALL ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY UPDATES (READ 'CORRECTIONS') RELATED TO SECURITY. THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE DESIGN ERROR ON PRACTICALLY THE BRAIN OF A TESLA, AND AFFECTS ALL MODEL S AND X UP TO 2018 WHEN TESLA REALIZED THIS BY THEM SELVES AND INTRODUCED A NEW VERSION OF EMMC. ALL VERSION 1 OF THE EMMC SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY TESLA. *TR

ON TESLA MODEL S AND MODEL X THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A MEMORY CARD WITHIN MCU1. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF LOGGING THAT THE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM FOR THE MAKES. TESLA IS AWARE OF THIS AN IS OFFERING OWNERS TO UPGRADE TO MCU2 FOR A COST OF $2,500. THIS IS NOT FAILURE DUE TO AGE. IT IS A FAILURE DUE TO POOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN. WHEN IT HAPPENS VARIES ON MANY FACTORS, BUT WILL HAPPEN TYPICALLY BEFORE 100,000. WHEN THE MCU1 FAILS, THE CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED. ADDITIONALLY , THE MCU2 UPGRADE REMOVES RADIO FEATURES THAT WERE AVAILABLE ON MCU1. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT TESLA DOES NOT WANT TO OFFER AN ADAPTER CABLE AND NEW TUNER UNIT. MCU1 CAME WITH AN ANALOG RADIO. MCU2 WORKS WITH THEIR NEWER DIGITAL RADIO. ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS TO PROVISION THE RADIO IN THE MCU2 UNIT VIA THE TESLA TOOLBOX SOFTWARE, INSTALL THE NEW RADIO AND INSTALL AN ADAPTER CABLE THAT TAKES POWER FROM THE ANALOG RADIO HARNESS, CONNECTS TO THE NEW RADIO FOR POWER AND ETHERNET DATA, AND THEN CONNECTS THE ETHERNET FROM THE RADIO TO MCU2. HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO SHOPS THAT OFFER REPAIRS FOR THE MCU1 AND ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SOME VIDEOS THAT SPEAK TO THE ISSUE. HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=AKGDTFSGMIY HTTPS://INSIDEEVS.COM/NEWS/376037/TESLA-MCU-EMMC-MEMORY-ISSUE/AMP/ HTTPS://057TECH.COM/SERVICES/TESLA_MCU HTTPS://EVTUNING.COM/PRODUCTS/EMMC-REPAIR-UPGRADE-FOR-MODEL-S-AND-X HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/AMP/S/INSIDEEVS.COM/NEWS/376037/TESLA-MCU-EMMC-MEMORY-ISSUE/AMP/ ALTHOUGH, NO OWNER CAN EXPECT A VEHICLE TO LAST FOREVER, IT IS UNREASONABLE THAT MCU1 DOESN'T LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND TESLA SHOULD OFFER A FREE COST REPLACEMENT EITHER THE RADIO OPTION. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE A FUNCTION THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

I BELIEVE TESLA HAS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM, JOINTS, AND BUSHINGS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT GLIDING OF VEHICLE IN ADDITION TO CREAKY AND CLANGY SOUNDS EMITTING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE GLIDING OCCURS DURING 30-45 MPH, AND THE NOISES OCCUR AT SLOW SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22K MILES ON IT AND HAVE BEEN DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *TR

WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MY WORK, THERE WAS A LOUD THUD/POP NEAR THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I WAS TRAVELING 1-5 MPH SINCE I WAS BEING CAREFUL WITH MY NEW CAR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NOT MORE THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE FROM A TESLA DEALERSHIP. ON THE DAY THAT WE BOUGHT IT AND DROVE IT HOME THE CAR WAS SHAKING SO BAD WE HAD TO MOVE THE KIDS CAR SEATS TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. THAT SAME DAY WE SET UP A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO GET THAT ISSUE FIXED WHILE NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID THERE WERE TIRE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED OVER OTHER ISSUES AS WELL BEFORE WE LEFT BUT SAID SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED THAT DAY WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MILES AN HOUR THREE TIMES THE CAR WILL LOCK UP AND PULL INTO THE RIGHT LANE. EACH TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE NEXT TO ME BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS I WILL HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TESLA AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME I"M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. THIS HAPPENS ON EL CAMINO IN SAN CARLOS. I CANNOT TAKE A PICTURE BECAUSE I'M DRIVING.

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35688671/72 THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE FALLEN OFF BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT POPPED APART ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO WHOMP ABOUT AND BATTER THE BEGEEZUS OUT OF THE BODYWORK. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE EXCUSE FOR THE BACK WHEEL GOING WHOMPY. THERE IS NOT SO MUCH AS A SCRATCH ON THE BACK END OF THE CAR, JUST THE USUAL WHOMPY WHEEL. COULD YOU PLEASE HAVE YOUR BLIND GUIDE DOG LEAD YOU TO THIS VEHICLE AND THEN HAVE A FEEL OF THAT BACK WHEEL. IT'S WHOMPY. DREADFULLY WHOMPY. IF YOU WOULD KINDLY ARRANGE FOR AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THESE DANGEROUS CONTRAPTIONS THEN I WILL HAVE NO NEED TO KEEP BOTHERING YOU. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2017 TESLA MODEL X WITH 3 WHEELS THAT HAS JUST SHOWN UP IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HERE IS THE CAR. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35678369/1 BECAUSE THE LISTING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FULL VIN DETAIL I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA SO AS TO BE ABLE TO FILE THE REPORT. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OR BETTER YET INSPECT THE CAR AND SPEAK TO THE OWNER. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF A CRASH. THE CAR IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM THE SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE STRETCHED BEYOND BREAKING POINT AND THE WHEEL HAS COME OFF AND WHOMPED DOWN THE HIGHWAY PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER. THESE SUSPENSION PARTS FAIL IN THIS MANNER OVER AND OVER. TESLA IS COVERING UP THIS DEFECT. WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING THEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT? I HUMBLY BESEECH, PETION, BEG, PRAY, AND URGE YOU TO RECALL THESE LETHAL CONTRAPTIONS. YOURS RESPECTFULLY. [XXX] CONCERNED AND FULLY HINGED CITIZEN. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE BACKING DOWN AN INCLINE, WHEN THE REAR WHEEL ROLLED ONTO FLAT ROAD SURFACE THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL MOUNTING ARM BROKE FROM FRAME. NO OBJECT OR EXTERNAL FORCE CAUSE THE BREAKAGE. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TRACK STRAIGHT AS THE ASSEMBLY WAS AT AN ABNORMAL ANGLE DUE TO THE METAL ARM MOUNT SHEARED FROM THE FRAME. NO TIRE OR RIM DAMAGE OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY FLAT BEDDED TO MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CENTER IN MILFORD CT.

WHILE PARALLEL PARKING ON A CITY STREET, MY VEHICLE (TESLA MODEL X 2017) ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE #2 INTO THE VEHICLE #3 IN FRONT OF IT. MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE POLICE OFFICER THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS GOING AT LEAST 25MPH WHEN IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, MY HEAD WAS THROWN FORWARD AND I COULD NOT RECALL IF I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE OR THE ACCELERATOR.