2017 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BACKUP CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BACK INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS A PREVIOUS IMAGE RATHER THAN A LIVE IMAGE AND DID NOT DISPLAY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

RE: 2017 TESLA MODEL X: VIN# [XXX] WE WANT TO CLARIFY THE POWERTRAIN OF THIS VIN # IS 90D OR 100D; AS THE VIN DECODE WEBSITE INDICATED THAT THE POWERTRAIN IS 90D; BUT THE FINAL CONTRACT STATED IT'S 100D; SO THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS US$3.5K TO US$7.5K HIGHER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE ACTUAL POWERTRAIN TYPE OF VIN# [XXX] UPON RECEIPT OF THIS REQUEST. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON AUG 4, 2018, IN VENTURA, CA, AT ABOUT 2:30 PM I WAS DRIVING A PASSENGER TO A MEDICAL CLINIC IN A RENTED TESLA MODEL X. AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE TESLA RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. SURPRISED AND SCARED I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR TO AVOID THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME. EVEN WITH MY EFFORTS OF STOPPING, THE CAR WENT OVER THE CURB ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND THEN OVER A LOW CEMENT WALL AND FINALLY STOPPED NEXT TO THE BUILDING. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CEMENT WALL, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. IF I HADN'T AVOIDED HITTING THE BUILDING OR IF A PERSON HAD BEEN WALKING OR STANDING IN FRONT OF ME ON THE SIDEWALK SOMEONE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT REPORT.

THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OVER AND ACCELERATED BEYOND CONTROL WHILE I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. FRONT AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=28833816&ROWNUMBER=12&LOADRECENT=TRUE BACK SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. AS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE MADE FROM EXTRUDED ALUMINUM WHICH HAS THE STRENGTH OF CHEESE. PLEASE TAKE THESE CONTRAPTIONS OFF THE ROADS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS PREFERABLE THAT OWNERS FILE THEIR OWN COMPLAINTS OF DEFECTS. UNFORTUNATELY THE OWNER OF THIS TESLA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST THAT HE DOES FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT IF HE DOES COMPLAIN HIS TESLA MAY BE DEVALUED AND HE RISKS BEING BLACKLISTED BY THE COMPANY. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW YET ANOTHER FRACTURED SUSPENSION ARM. THE OWNER IS IDENTIFIABLE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR NHTSA TO CONTACT HIM AND OBTAIN THE BROKEN PART FOR INSPECTION. IT WOULD ALSO BE VERY EASY TO TRACE THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER RECORDS. HERE IS THE TEXT OF THE COMPLAINT THAT THE OWNER HAS POSTED ON TWITTER. HIS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRACTURED PARTS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT.. **@ELONMUSK @TESLA MY TESLA X ((EASILY)) FELL APART. MY ((FAMILY)) WAS IN THE CAR. TESLA JUST REPLACED THE PART WITH THE SAME PART & NEVER ANSWERED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS I HAVE. FEELING UNSAFE IN YOUR X. THE MANAGER DID NOT CARE. PLEASE HAVE CORPORATE CALL ME TO DISCUSS** PLEASE NOTE: DUMMY US ADDRESS USED BECAUSE YOUR WEBSITE WILL NOT ACCEPT AN OVERSEAS ADDRESS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE SUPPLIED.

I WAS SLOWLY MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A SUPERMARKET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HIT THE CONCRETE PARKING SPACE BLOCK IN THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE, JUMPED THE CURB, AND GLANCED OFF THE CORNER OF THE SUPERMARKET BUILDING BEFORE TURNING 90 DEGREES AND STOPPING. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT LITERALLY TOOK SECONDS. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED THE CAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON THE SUPERMARKET'S SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY REMOTELY REBOOTED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT CALLED TESLA BURBANK (811 SOUTH SAN FERNANDO RD, BURBANK, CA, (818)480-9217) TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

WE'RE FACING AN URGENT MATTER. TESLA WILL BE RELEASING A SOFTWARE UPDATE OVER THE AIR IN AUGUST TO ENABLE ALL EXISTING TESLA CARS ON THE ROAD TO BE FULLY AUTONOMOUS. I BELIEVE THAT TESLA SHOULD BE PREVENTED IMMEDIATELY TO DO THIS. THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY MALFUNCTIONS COMMITTED BY THE AUTO PILOT THAT HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL DEATHS, INJURIES, CRASHES, DESTRUCTIONS, BLOOD FLOWS AND SEVERE BURNS ALL OVER SEVERAL HUMAN BEINGS. MR. MUSK SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO USE OUR HUMANS AS LAB RATS. WE'RE NOT HIS GINNY PIGS. IS HE KIDDING US? TESLA AND OTHER COMPANIES LIKE UBER THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CARS ARE UNDER EXTREME SCRUTINY BY THE GOVERNMENT. DOES ELON HONESTLY THINK THAT WE'RE STUPID? AS USUAL, HE IS TAKING RECKLESS AND IRRATIONAL RISKS. PLEASE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. PLEASE DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY WITH POTENTIAL MURDERS INTENTIONALLY. FIRST, HE NEEDS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HIS TECHNOLOGY IS SAFE, THEN HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO IMPLEMENT IT. THAT IS JUST COMMON SENSE, SPECIALLY CONSIDERING ALL THE DEATHS, DESTRUCTIONS AND BLOOD FLOWS ON OUR ASPHALTS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TESLA AUTO PILOT MALFUNCTIONS, AND UBER AUTONOMOUS CAR MALFUNCTION THAT KILLED A PEDESTRIAN RECENTLY. THIS IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE WORLD. AGAIN, IT ONLY MAKES COMMON SENSE. PLEASE STOP THIS UNSAFE, CORRUPT AND FRAUDULENT ACT IMMEDIATELY. WOULD YOU ALLOW YOUR KIDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO USE THIS UNPROVEN TECHNOLOGY? I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENCLOSED MODEL X PICTURE THAT WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA THAT KILLED AN APPLE ENGINEER BECAUSE THE AUTO PILOT MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION AND THE BLOOD FLOW. DO YOU SEE THE BLOOD? THANKS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS IS FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. WHAT ELON IS DOING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY MODEL X ON LAWRENCE EXPRESSWAY (8-LANE EXPRESSWAY) IN SANTA CLARA, CA AND STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AND PUT ITSELF INTO PARK. I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THE MAIN SCREEN FLASHED SEVERAL WARNINGS THAT INCLUDED: PARK ASSIST UNAVAILABLE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING DISABLED. CAR NEEDS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED. STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED. I PUT ON THE BLINKERS, CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE AND THEY ASKED THAT I RESTART THE VEHICLE BY HOLDING THE 2 CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER BY DOING SO, WOULD STOP THE BLINKERS FROM BLINKING. I FELT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN UNSAFE BECAUSE I WAS IN LANE 2 HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON AN 8-LANE EXPRESSWAY, AND CARS WERE COMING FROM BEHIND ME PRETTY FAST. ROADSIDE ASKED THAT I CALL 911, WHICH I DID, AND THEY THEN SENT A TOW TRUCK TO GET ME OUT OF MY SITUATION. VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENED LOCATED HERE HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/9I9SGHTMD7C