2016 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

INSTRUMENTAL SCREEN FAIL WHILE DRIVING KEEP GETTING REBOOT SO I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM DRIVING BATTERY INFO.

MCU1 THE MAIN COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE CAR CRASHES FREQUENTLY AND DISABLES THE CAR

THERE IS MAJOR RATTLING THAT HAPPENS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND WHEN NOTIFIED THIS TO TESLA, THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT YET. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM IN THE PAST BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK.

MAIN DISPLAY STOPS FUNCTIONING, CAUSING LOSS OF SEVERAL NECESSARY AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: VEHICLE CONTROL, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION AND VEHICLE STATUS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR TESLA MODELS S AND X SOLD BEFORE 2018.

TESLA X MODEL 2016 ERRATIC BEHAVIOR NOTICED. SYSTEM WILL POWER UP NORMAL BUT SOME OF THE SAFETY FUNCTIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. CENTER SCREEN WILL NOT RENDER PROPERLY LIKE IT IS FROZEN. VERY FRUSTRATING. YES TESLA IS A LOW MAINTENANCE BUT IF THE COMPUTER MODULES / MONITOR THAT ARE HEART OF THE CAR ( ENGINE) THERE SHOULD BE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. I AM TOLD THAT MCU UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED LIKE SAYING YOUR ENGINE NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER 4 YEARS. THERE SHOULD BE STANDARDS ON THE COMPUTER HW DEVICES ON ELECTRIC CARS THAT ARE MORE ROBUST AND LONGER LASTING. SO MUCH FOR LOW MAINTENANCE COMPARE TO CARS WITH ENGINES.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MCU1-THE MAIN CONTROL TOUCH SCREEN OF THE CAR. LIMITING ACCESS TO KEY SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS BACK UP CAMERA AND OTHER VEHICLE CONTROLS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN UNUSUAL DISPLAY BEHAVIOR AND TOOK A PROLONGED TIME TO WAKE UP, THEN THE CENTER DISPLAY FAILED TO TURN ON AT ALL. MANUAL RESET ATTEMPTS FAILED.

2 MONTHS AFTER MY 4-YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY CAR'S MAIN COMPUTER (MCU) "FAILED" BY GOING BLACK, APPARENTLY DURING THE COURSE OF AN OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE BY TESLA. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CLIMATE, CHARGING ABILITY, ADJUSTMENTS TO SUSPENSION, SAFETY SENSORS (DOOR SENSORS, LANE SENSORS, OTHER VEHICLE SENSORS), REMOTE ACCESS VIA MY CELL PHONE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY MY TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS. THIS MAKES MY CAR ILLEGAL TO OPERATE. TESLA "RECOMMENDED" AN "UPGRADE" TO A NEW COMPUTER (MCU), BUT NOW APPEARS TO HAVE FORCED ME TO UPGRADE BY DISABLING MOST OF THE SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, AND COMFORT FEATURES OF MY AUTOMOBILE. COINCIDENTALLY (OR NOT) MY MOTHERS TESLA AUTOMOBILE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MCU FAILURE ON THE SAME DAY (SHE WILL FILE A SEPARATE REPORT).

MY MCU WENT OUT AND I HAD NO WORKING HORN OR BLINKERS. I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED BY A TRUCK THAT WAS COMING INTO MY LANE AS IF I WASN'T THERE AND I TRIED TO BLOW MY HORN AND I HAD NO HORN TO ALERT HIM OF PRESENTS IN THE LANE HE WAS AND DID MERGE AND I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES TO AVOID HIM FROM CRASHING INTO US! THIS UNSAFE FOR A CAR THAT IF YOUR MCU GOES OUT YOU LOOSE SOME OF YOUR SAFETY FEATURES THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

THE MCU HAS FAILED COMPLETELY RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. IT WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT, THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT COME ON. THE COMPUTER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT TESLA SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT PREVIOUSLY.

DURING CHARGING, THE CAR MCU SCREEN WENT BLANK, AND THE CAR WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE OR CONTROLLABLE. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL TOW TRUCK DRIVER BYPASSED UNIT BY JUMP STARTING THE 12 VOLT BATTERY. LIMITED CONTROL WAS REGAINED. CAR WAS DRIVABLE, BUT THE REAR DOORS WERE INOPERATIVE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS WERE INOPERATIVE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING DURING DRIVING OR GETTING STRANDED IN A REMOTE PLACE.