2016 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AUTOPILOT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TOW TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOPILOT FUNCTION MALFUNCTIONED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES, THE LEFT WRIST, AND THE ABDOMEN AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

THE LATCH ON THE FALCON WING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE ON ITS OWN. DOUBT DOOR IS SECURING PROPERLY.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/36354887/PHOTOS THE FRONT WHEEL WHEEL IS HANGING OUT SIDEWAYS. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART. AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE JOB OF NHTSA IS TO DETECT DEFECT TRENDS AND IF THERE APPEARS TO BE A PATTERN OF FAILURE WITH A PARTICULAR CAR THEN IT SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO AVOID ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THAT TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FALLING APART AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/42424867/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE FRONT WHEEL IS JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY AND IS LEANING OVER AT 45 DEGREES. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THIS SAME FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON TESLAS DOZENS OF TIMES. A PHOTOGRAPH OF A BROKEN CAMBER LINK FROM ANOTHER TESLA IS ALSO SUBMITTED. THIS LINK IS SIMPLY TOO WEAK FOR SUCH A HEAVY AND POWERFUL CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

THERE HAS BEEN AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THE DOORS OF A MODEL X OPENED WHILST THE CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS HIT BY A PASSING TRUCK: HTTP://WWW.CARADVICE.COM.AU/587189/TESLA-MODEL-X-DOOR-OPENS-AUTOMATICALLY-GETS-TORN-OFF-BY-PASSING-TRUCK/ THERE IS A DISPUTE BETWEEN TESLA AND THE OWNER WITH TESLA CLAIMING THAT THE OWNER OPENED THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE KEY-FOB. IT CAN NOT BE CERTAIN THAT THE TESLA VERSION OF EVENTS IS CORRECT. IT IS REMARKABLE THAT IN EVERY CRASH INVOLVING A TESLA THE COMPANY CLAIMS THE LOGS PROVE IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE OWNER. EVEN IF THE CARS LOGS DID GENUINELY SHOW THAT A SIGNAL FROM A REMOTE CAUSED THE OPENING IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FAULT IN THE KEY-FOB WAS RESPONSIBLE. TESLA KEY-FOB BATTERIES FAIL OFTEN. LOW BATTERIES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES CAN CAUSE SPURIOUS FAULTS. TESLA HAS ONLY RECENTLY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO ALLOW REMOTE DOOR OPENING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS GIMMICK IS UNNECESSARY AND DANGEROUS. A PASSING CYCLIST WOULD NOT BE EXPECTING THE DOORS OF ANY EMPTY CAR TO SUDDENLY SWING OPEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

THE ENHANCED AUTOPILOT SOFTWARE DRIVES THE CAR OVER LANE LINES AND INCONSISTENTLY MAINTAINS SPEED AND BRAKING. IT IS UNSAFE.

DOUBLE AND TRIPLE GHOSTING OF LIGHTS THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I WILL SEE FALSE IMAGES OF HEADLIGHTS, STREETLIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, REFLECTIONS OF THE SUN ON CARS, ETC. THESE FALSE IMAGES FLOAT ABOVE THEIR SOURCE AT VARYING HEIGHTS AS MY CAR APPROACHES THE SOURCE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A LOT OF LIGHTS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ACCURATELY TO DISCERN REALITY.

HERE IS A REPORT FROM AN OWNER THAT THE CENTRE PORTION OF THE GLASS ROOF CAME UNGLUED AND FLEW OFF WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ACCELERATION-SHUDDER.74184/PAGE-9 ***AS AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE, I GOT A MODEL X LOANER. IT'S SIGNATURE #005. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HEAR A STRANGE CRASHING SOUND AND THEN A LOT OF WIND NOISE. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND THIS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS TOP GLASS PIECE JUST FLEW OFF AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. NOT GOOD.*** THIS PIECE OF GLASS COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IN ANOTHER CAR. THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD LOOKS EXTREMELY SHODDY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25686887&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL HAS SNAPPED OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS SUBMISSION. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A 2016 MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25579890&ROWNUMBER=50&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND ALL THE WHEELS HAVE GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. .