2022 TESLA MODEL X Complaints

I think the rear passenger suspension failed causing the car to veer right and hit two parked cars

On Tesla's site, it says to report safety concerns to you vs to Tesla so that's what I'm doing since Tesla doesn't have any options to write to them about these problems. 1) I got into a parking lot accident on 7/7/2023 because of the "slide bar" on the Tesla Model X. I have had problems with it and complained to people about it before. If your hand has lotion on it, when you "scroll" up with your finger, it doesn't always "take". That's what happened earlier on 7/7 as well as in the parking lot. I scrolled to go forward, but it didn't scroll so when I hit the "gas" (its electric), it went backwards into the car in back of me. What if the car behind me was a person instead - that would have been awful. Tesla should fix this. 2) Tesla's horn is a small button on the right side of the 1/2 steering wheel. You can't even reach it with your right fingers when you are driving. If your right hand is not available, it is almost impossible to use your left finger to push exactly that small button for the horn. I also complained to Tesla about this safety issue when I had another problem with the car. Previously, someone cut me off and I couldn't even warn them because my right finger couldn't push exactly that small button. Another time, my right hand was occupied and I was just jabbing at the right side of the steering wheel to try to get the horn to sound, which it didn't. Thank you for listening.

Driving using Full Self Driving mode, I've had at least 3 instances where, when merging onto a limited access highway, the car does not merge into the through lane at the earliest possibility, but rather goes to the end of the on-ramp before moving into traffic. At this point, I've experienced the situation where I'm steering in front of a vehicle that is overtaking me in the through lane. Furthermore, the car does not activate any turn signals; a traffic violation in New York State. (Previous versions of FSD did not exhibit any of these characteristics.) Current vehicle software is 2022.45.15, FSD version v11.3.6. (I have been unable to contact Tesla by email about this matter.)

The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model X. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V085000 (Steering, Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

In April, 10 2023 approximately 6:10 PM I had an traffic accident. My vehicle was parked at paid parking spot next to the pedestrian road (street parking) and I was approached from the back of the car and I recognized the bus approached from my backside of the road. I have no idea somehow, the front driver side door suddenly opened when I approached to my car about 4-5 feet away from the trunk, even though I did not pressed any door open button in my Tesla smartphone app. As a result, the opened door had collided to the LA Metro bus backdoor. I would like to NHTSA will investigate this faulty safety issue. Thank you.

Tesla has moved the horn button to be a small touch area within the steering wheel that can be used with the thumb in the right location. I was making a left turn, and a car ran the red light, I was trying to hit the horn and was not able to locate it with my thumb in time. The horn needs to be either made bigger or moved back to the center under the airbag, like all other cars.

The latest update of the Full Self Driving software, version 11.3.3, significantly decreased the safety of the car and increased violations of the driving rules. 1. The car frequently turns on turn signals near intersections without making any turns. This misleads other drivers and may lead to an accident. The problem is extremely frequent in the specified version of software. 2. The car ignores electronic speed signs installed in high-risk segments of the freeways (e.g, I-5 in Seattle, WA). Then, it breaks late approaching stopped traffic. This creates a significant risk of an accident - especially, on the back, when the car breaks aggressively. 3. The car turns to the HOV line when on Autopilot even though the “Use HOV Line” setting is switched off is the settings (e.g., on SR-167 in Washington). This has never happened on the previous versions of software. 4. The car often reads speed signs for trucks as applicable to a passenger car (e.g. on I-5 at night or in rain). This was also reproducible on the previous versions of software.

Traveling south on I 5in CA on 2/27, weather and road were clear, speed 70 MPH, the car suddenly ceased to maintain it's set speed and decelerated rapidly. at 70 MPH with vehicles right behind me closely following, this is safety hazard. Same problem on return trip home northbound on CA 101 - destination Brentwood, CA. Third occurrence was on CA 246 - same problems but at 60 MPH.

Several times, while traveling north on the I15 express lanes in Rancho Bernardo, CA, with the full self driving beta software engaged, the Tesla unexpectedly brakes when going under the overpass located at the George Cook Expressway exit. I must keep my foot over the accelerator pedal so that I can override the braking, if necessary. It appears to happen about 50% of the time.

While on regular cruise control (not autopilot), our Model X will abruptly decelerate. This has happened before. Usually on highways I. Road trips.