2016 Tesla Model S Complaint Log

2016 TESLA S 90D. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTO SUMMONS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE.

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 I NOTICED ONE OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO TESLA AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT. THEN IN JUNE OF 2019 ONE OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT AGAIN. THERE IS SOME DEFECT THAT CAUSES THEM TO BURN OUT. I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO DECREASE ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER (457 PLEASANT ST, WATERTOWN, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LINK ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. **TR UPDATED 10/31/18*JB

CRACKED FRONT SUSPENSION - LOWER FORE ARM - DRIVERS SIDE, CRACKED AT THE BALL JOINT INTERFACE RESULTING IN THE BALL JOINT SEPARATING FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THIS VEHICLE HAS 23,140 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS IN THE MIDWEST US. NO OFF ROAD OR ROUGH SERVICE. FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. WITHIN 5 FEET A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD THEN RUBBING LIKE THE TIRE WAS HITTING THE WHEEL WELL. STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AT THE LOWER FORE ARM. LOWER FORE ARM WAS CRACKED. TESLA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER AND REPLACE FORE LINK ASSY, LH (1041570-00B). ORIGINAL DAMAGE TO PART APPEARED TO BE A CRACK IN THE PART WITH LOWER FORE ARM INTERFACE HOLE TO THE BALL JOINT STILL ROUND IN SHAPE. PICTURE ATTACHED SHOW MORE DAMAGE DUE TO MOVING THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING AND REPAIR.

TESLA MODEL S 2016, VEHICLE IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND THAT THE WHEEL APPEARS TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL WELL. A NOISE STARTED 2-3 DAYS AGO WHEN THE WE TRY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO TAKE A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LINK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE WHILE PARKING THE CAR. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE AND THEY FIXED IT 1 DAY LATER. CORRECTIONS: LINK - FRONT SUSPENSION - LOWER - FORE - LH REPLACED THE LEFT FORE LINK TO SPECIFICATION. VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. PARTS REPLACED BY TESLA - FORE LINK ASSY, LH (1041570-00-B) 1WASHER, NORDLOCK, 15.2X30.7X3.4 (1033093-00-A) 1NUT HF M14X1.50 [10] ZNNI NL INSERT (1004358-00-C) 1BOLT H CAM M14X2.00X114 [10.9]-G720 (2007108) 1WASHER CAM M14X38X6X2.5 [10]-G720 (2007115) 1NUT CLN HEX M14X2.0 [10] ZNAL-W (1006484-00-A)1

WHILE IN REVERSE BACKING UP TO A CHARGE STATION IN A COVERED PARKING LOT, THE CAR WENT INTO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE CHARGE STATION AND THE WALL NEXT TO IT. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WENT OFF EITHER. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEMONSTRATED ITS ABILITY TO STOP SHORT OF COLLIDING WITH OBSTACLES, IT FAILED TO REACT IN THIS INSTANCE. TESLA HAS IGNORED OUR REPEATED REQUESTS FOR PROVIDING AN EXPLANATION OR ANY EVALUATION OF THE LOGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR, AND HAS BLAMED THE MATTER ON DRIVER ERROR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PARKING BRAKE BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ABLE TO MOVE AROUND FREELY PRIOR TO ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. TESLA (50 EDWARDS COURT, BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA 94010, (650) 342-1176) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AS WELL AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V260000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND STATED THAT THE OEM TIRES MUST BE RE-INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,944.

THIS SUNDAY MAY 20 I WAS DRIVING MY TESLA MODEL S SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 1 IN REHOBOTH TO WORK IN AUTOPILOT MODE. I HAD THIS FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE SET TO 50 MPH. IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH AUTOPILOT IN TESLA'S, LET ME EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS. ONCE THE VEHICLE INDICATES THE FEATURE CAN BE ACTIVATED, YOU PRESS A BUTTON AS YOU WOULD ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH BASIC CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE CAR WILL LITERALLY ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, AND STEER ITSELF WITHOUT FURTHER INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. WHILE USING THIS FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 1. AS I SAID, MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 50 MPH. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE SOUTHBOUND WITH AUTOPILOT ACTIVATED. IN TURNABOUT IN THE MEDIAN, A WHITE PICKUP WAS PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR WITH STICKING OUT ABOUT 1 FT INTO MY LANE. THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR SKIMMED THE BACK OF HIS CAR WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. AUTOPILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE CAR WAS THERE. I AM LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED, AND I AM LUCKY NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. THIS ACCIDENT HAS SHAKEN ME UP QUITE A BIT. NOW, I DO NOT BLAME TESLA 100% FOR THIS AUTO ACCIDENT; I DON'T PLAN TO FILE A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IN FACT, I PLAN ON REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER TESLA (WITHOUT THE SAID AUTOPILOT FEATURES) BUT I WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE TO ANYONE WITHOUT TRYING TO USE THIS EXPERIENCE OF MINE TO HOPEFULLY SAVE LIVES IN THE FUTURE. I BROUGHT THESE EXACT ISSUES UP WITH TESLA REGARDING MY ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN TOTALLY DISMISSED. IF REGULATION FOR FEATURES LIKE THESE IN VEHICLES IS NOT IMPLEMENTED, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND PEOPLE WILL BE HURT AND POSSIBLY KILLED,

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN AUTOPILOT MODE GOING 50MPH SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE ON A DIVIDED 2 LANE HIGHWAY, ROUTE 1 IN DELAWARE. IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY, NO FOG. ALL THESE CONDITIONS ARE PREFERRED WHEN USING AUTOPILOT ON MY VEHICLE. A WHITE FORD F150 PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR WAS BETWEEN THE MEDIAN IN A TURNABOUT TO GO NORTHBOUND WITH ITS TRUCKBED ABOUT 1 FOOT INTO MY LANE. AUTOPILOT DID NOT ALERT ME TO THIS CAR, NOR DID IT SLOW DOWN OR VEER IN ORDER TO AVOID IT (TWO FEATURES ENABLED ON MY VEHICLE AND ADVERTISED BY TESLA). I WAS UNABLE TO GRAB THE WHEEL IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT THE AUTOPILOT'S FEATURE OF WORKING WITHOUT THE HANDS ON THE WHEEL LULLED ME INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AND I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT HAD I NOT HAD AUTOPILOT ON MY VEHICLE. I AM SO THANKFUL I WASN'T KILLED OR INJURED, I FEEL THAT THE WAY AUTOPILOT IS HANDLED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD REQUIRE HANDS TO BE ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. I AM HOPEFUL SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. THIS SYSTEM IS BEING DOWNLOADED TO CARS WITH LITTLE TO NO REGULATION. I CONTACTED TESLA WITH MY CONCERNS WITH THE HOPE THEIR ENGINEERS COULD USE THE DATA FROM MY CAR FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, HOWEVER TESLA WAS IMMEDIATELY DEFENSIVE ABOUT MY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT.

REPORTEDLY AT LEAST ONE ONE DEAD AFTER A TESLA MODEL S FOUND CRASHED IN A POND, IN CASTRO VALLEY CALIFORNIA, ALAMEDA COUNTY, 11567 CANYON ROAD. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF, ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE AND PARAMEDICS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. ONE MAN HAS BEEN CONFIRMED DEAD. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE CRASH HAPPENED ON SUNDAY NIGHT. I SUSPECT EXCESSIVE SPEED, OVERCONFIDENCE, ARROGANCE AND POSSIBLE INTOXICATION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CRASH AND DEATH. I SUSPECT THE TESLA CULTURE OF OVERHYPING SAFETY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CRASHES LIKE THESE. I SUGGEST THAT DATA FROM THIS AND OTHER EVENTS BE CHECKED AND INVESTIGATED. I SUGGEST THAT A UNIVERSAL STANDARD SHOULD BE MADE SO THAT GOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATORS CAN CHECK WITHOUT THE RISK OF BIAS AND MANIPULATION BYTESLA AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS. I FEEL THAT TESLA AND THEIR CULT FOLLOWING FALSELY OVERSTATES THE SAFETY OF TESLA; THUS LEADING TO TESLA DRIVERS DRIVING RECKLESS, AGGRESSIVE AND ARROGANTLY. THE DRIVER IS OFTEN AT FAULT FOR THESE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER THEY ARE OFTEN USED AS SCAPEGOATS. AS OFTEN THERE IS MORE FAULT THAN JUST THE DRIVER. THERE ARE OFTEN OTHER CONTRIBUTING AND/OR CAUSAL FACTORS. SUCH AS TESLA'S TENANCY TO SCAPEGOAT DRIVERS; RATHER THAN FIX UNDERLYING FAULTS/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FROM TESLA DESIGN, NEGLECT, HYPE AND DENIAL. THE SWISS CHEESE MODEL OF SAFETY AND INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED; RATHER THAN TESLA'S SCAPEGOAT METHODOLOGY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH TESLA MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CRASH LIKE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, SUSPENSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA JUST ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/21757678/PHOTOS NO AIR-BAGS HAVE GONE OFF. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE SNAPPED. THIS APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER CASE OF SELF INFLICTED INJURY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERTURBED CITIZEN.

HERE ARE TWO DISCUSSION THREADS IN WHICH TESLA OWNERS REPORT CRACKED SUSPENSION FORELINKS THAT HAPPENED ON THEIR CARS AND WHICH WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE OR WEAR AND TEAR BUT JUST SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS FRACTURES OF THE ALLOY PARTS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/RATTLE-NOISE-COMING-FROM-FRONT-AIR-SUSPENSION.108171/PAGE-3#POST-2589383 AND HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/CRACKED-FORELINK.95637/PAGE-2 THE LATEST POST INCLUDES CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BROKEN PART AND ALSO A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW REPLACEMENT THAT TESLA SUPPLIED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AN IMPROVED AND STRONGER DESIGN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? MOST CARS ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND WITH THE DANGEROUSLY THIN SUSPENSION LINKS. SNIP ** BILL D, YESTERDAY AT 2:20 PM LAST EDITED: YESTERDAY AT 2:27 PM AROMASCA SAID: ↑ UGH, I HAD THE EXACT SAME SOUND WHERE I THOUGHT THE WHEEL IS RUBBING. DO YOU HAVE AN AIR SUSPENSION OR 21" WHEELS? HOW DID YOU GET ACCESS TO CHECK THIS PART ? DO YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL? I HAVE AIR SUSPENSION AND 19" WHEELS. NO NEED TO REMOVE THE WHEEL TO SEE IT. IT IS VISIBLE IF YOU LAY ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE PART OF MY RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION THAT BROKE IS CALLED A FORE LINK. THE PIECE THAT BROKE OFF WAS LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IT IT HAPPENED AT A HIGH SPEED. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS BEFORE AND AFTER WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE FORE LINK.** PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. I AM NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. OWNERS ARE RELUCTANT TO REPORT TO AUTHORITIES. TESLA IS STILL MAKING USE OF NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN RETURN FOR PROVIDING REPAIRS. OWNERS ARE DEPENDENT UPON TESLA AS THEY ARE THE ONLY PLACE THAT CAN SUPPLY PARTS AND DO REPAIRS. PLEASE ACT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. THANK YOU.

ON2/20/18 I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HITTING THE CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT. I INFORMED TESLA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BREAK. MY ANSWER IS THAT I DID NOT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT JUST ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ASIDE FROM ME, I HAVE 4 PASSENGERS THAT CAN ATTEST TO THIS. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS PLACE SINCE 1986 AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY FOR 32 YEARS, IT IS SO ROUTINE FOR ME THAT IT IS ALREADY RITUAL FOR ME AT ALMOST THE SAME SPEED AND WHEN TO PRESSED ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO MY OTHER CARS AND AS MY CAR INSURANCE WILL SHOW I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN ANY EVIDENCE EXCEPT WHAT TESLA TOLD ME. IT IS THEIR WORDS VERSUS MINE AND MY 4 OTHER PASSENGERS WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. CASE NUMBER [XXX] THANK YOU.*DT *JS *JS ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS THAT HIS STEERING HAS FAILED COMPLETELY: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-S-STEERING-FAILED.109021/ ****SNIP*** I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT (2016 70D)AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND TIRES WERE FINE. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND ALL TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL ERRORS CAME UP ON THE SCREEN AND SAID TO CALL A SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING TO THE LEFT TO GET THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT. WHEN PARKED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS NOT. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SOME KIND BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I ASSUME I SHOULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED? ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE? ***SNIP*** I HAD MY WIFE TURN THE WHEEL IN THE GARAGE AND IT WAS JUST GRINDING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. FELT MORE LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ROTOR CONNECTS TO THE STEERING ARM. I DON'T HAVE A HANDYMAN BONE IN MY BODY SO I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA *** I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM MYSELF EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT THE OWNER BECAUSE TESLA OWNERS RARELY SUBMIT REPORTS THEMSELVES. THEY ARE DISCOURAGED FROM DOING SO BY A MISGUIDED SENSE OF LOYALTY TO THE TESLA BRAND AND "MISSION". THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CREDIBLE REPORTS OF STEERING AND SUSPENSION FAILURES WITH TESLAS BUT VERY FEW OF THESES FAILURES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE FAILURES ARE BEING COVERED UP BY TESLA AND THAT OWNERS ARE BEING DISCOURAGED FROM FILING COMPLAINTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA THAT IS IN A JUNKYARD IN UK. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.CO.UK/LOT/23480858 THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION IS SMASHED INTO PIECES. THE DAMAGE LOOKS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT WITH A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAN WITH BEING THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THE LOWER SUSPENSION BALL JOINT STEMS HAVE SNAPPED. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY OTHER TESLAS. THE CAST ALUMINIUM STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A CASTING FLAW. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED APART ALMOST CERTAINLY DUE TO CONTACT WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART WHILST THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THESE CARS ARE ARRIVING IN THE WRECKING YARDS IN HUGE NUMBERS CONSIDERING HOW RELATIVELY FEW TESLAS HAVE BEEN SOLD. IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT SO FEW OWNERS MAKE THEIR OWN REPORTS TO THE SAFETY AUTHORITIES. THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OWNERS ARE ALSO TESLA SHAREHOLDERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. GENUINELY CONCERNED CITIZEN.

TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25226748/PHOTOS NO CRASH, NO IMPACT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. JUST THE USUAL WHEEL FALLEN OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERSISTENT CITIZEN

PLEASE EXCUSE ME IF I AM BORING YOU BUT HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD AND OF COURSE THE SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48769717/PHOTOS OBVIOUSLY A SINGLE FAILURE OF A TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENT COULD BE THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE OR SIMPLY A RANDOM FAILURE BUT IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK BACK AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TESLA IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DISTURBING TREND OF FAILURE IN THESE FRAGILE ALLOY GIBLETS. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED (AND VERY PERSISTENT) CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24093828 SAME OLD THING. SUSPENSION COLLOLLOPSED. FRONT SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF LIKE A SPARROWS LEG. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. (SIGH) PEEVED CITIZEN. ETC. ETC.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A BUSTED SUSPENSION. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24242548 THE BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED. YOU HAVE SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THESE BOLTS SNAPPING WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON. EXAMPLE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11074328 SNIP**THE LEFT FRONT FORE LINK BALL JOINT SNAPPED LIKE GLASS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET. THIS ALLOWED THE SUSPENSION TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SLAM INTO THE FIREWALL AND IT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. AS AN ENGINEER THIS SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TURN, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. EVEN WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF ADVANCED METALLURGY, IT'S CLEAR THAT A HARDENED STEEL BALL JOINT SHOULD BE STRONGER THEN THE SURROUNDING ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS ON EITHER SIDE THAT IT ATTACHES TO. IT LOOKS LIKE A GLASS ROD HIT WITH A HAMMER. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER 2014 IN OUR FAMILY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I CHALKED IT UP TO RANDOM FAILURE. BUT NOW 2 FAILURES? I HAVE THE ORIGINAL FAILED PART IF NEEDED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPLACEMENT PART I OBTAINED THROUGH TESLA HAS BEEN RE-ENGINEERED, AND APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH SIDES, AND I STILL HAVE THE NON-FAILED PART ON THE LEFT SIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TESLA ABOUT THIS, AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME.** PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN.

AND ANOTHER TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/50206827 GUESS WHAT? THE BACK WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. GIVEN THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF TESLAS SOLD COMPARED TO MAINSTREAM MANUFACTURERS THE NUMBER OF THESE CARS IN THE WRECKERS YARD IS ASTONISHING. AND SO MANY OF THEM HAVE WHOMPY WHEELS. WOULD YOU PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR, WE ARRIVED AT THE PARKING LOT AND AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, WENT OVER THE CEMENT BUMPER FOR THE SPACE, OVER THE ONE FOR THE SPACE IN FRONT AND HIT A PARKED SATURN IN FRONT OF US. HE IS CERTAIN THAT HE WAS BRAKING AT THE TIME. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO TESLA WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WENT SUDDENLY FROM 2% TO 97% AND THEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE APPROACH TO THE PARKING SPACE, FOR A COPY OF THE REPORT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT WITHOUT A SUBPOENA.

BELOW IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL I SENT TO TESLA ON APRIL 30,2018. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. ON JANUARY 23, 2018 I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY TESLA WHERE I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE (11' WIDE BY 18' LONG AND 2' DEEP) AT A MODERATE SPEED OF ABOUT 40MPH. (I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ROAD THE POTHOLE IN QUESTION.) I LOST SOME CONTROL OF MY CAR SWERVING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE FROM THE IMPACT, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER ABOUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AFTER THAT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE SINCE I HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES ON THE LARGER RIMS ONLY TO FIND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. HOWEVER THE WHEEL WAS OFF CAMBER AND I NOTICED THAT IT HAD DAMAGED SOME OF THE WHEEL WELL ON FURTHER INSPECTION.I EVENTUALLY GOT EVERYTHING FIXED (ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LATER) AND THE BILL WAS $4200.00 WHICH I PAID. HOWEVER, AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION, I BELIEVE THE CONTROL ARM IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY TESLA. IN FACT, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE CONTROL ARM WHILE IT WAS ON THE CAR AND I AM IN POSSESSION OF IT AND ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY TESLA SHOULD HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH DAMAGE FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL POTHOLE AND BELIEVE THE HEAVY LITHIUM BATTERY COUPLED WITH THE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED CONTROL ARM CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTE MINE IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT OF THIS NATURE AS I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS IN ONLINE BLOGS AND FEEL THAT THIS MAY BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH TESLA'S CONTROL ARMS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I PURCHASED THE TESLA FOR MANY REASONS, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WAS ITS SAFETY RECORD AND RATINGS BY THE NHTSA WHO I HAVE COPIED ON THIS EMAIL. AFTER LOSING MOMENTARY CONTROL FROM HITTING SUCH A SMALL POTHOLE WHICH PUT ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, (I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ONCOMING TRAFFIC) I DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR THAT I ONCE DID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE AUTO PILOT ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BARRIER WALL AS HE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK INTO MANUEL MODE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM ON THE MORNING OF 1/4/18, I WAS DRIVING IN AUTOPILOT ON THE 405 HEADING NORTH TO MY OFFICE IN SANTA MONICA IN MY TESLA MODEL S AND THE CAR SIMPLY RAN INTO THE BARRIER WALL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR POOL LANE AT 75MPH. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! I HAVE CONTACTED TESLA ABOUT THE ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT INTERESTED. I JUST READ ABOUT AN ACCIDENT THAT THE U.S. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER DIED. I BELIEVE MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED THE SAME WAY AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

HERE IS A TESLA IN A UK JUNKYARD: HTTP://WWW.HBC.CO.UK/CGI-BIN/ZYVIEW/D=VEHICLES/V=POPWIN/R=6955348/MAKE_MODEL=TESLA%20MODEL%20S%2075/ZV_AND_OR=AND/MAKE_MODEL_ZV_ENABLED=NO HTTP://WWW.HBC.CO.UK/AUCTION-MODELS/TESLA/MODEL/CAR%3A%3ALIGHT%20COMMERCIAL.HTML FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN TO BITS. THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHOCKER. THESE CARS ARE FALLING TO BITS ALL OVER THE WORLD. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/22733158/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE BACK RH WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE BALL JOINTS ON THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED. THE TOP BALL JOINT CONNECTING THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO THE WISHBONE HAS POPPED APART. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO CRASH DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48532957 IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH AND IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES IS BADLY WORN DOWN ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TREAD. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS WEAR WAS CAUSED FROM NORMAL DRIVING AS THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD. IT IS ALSO UNLIKELY THAT THE WEAR WAS CAUSED DURING THE MOTION OF THE CAR DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT. THE TIRES WOULD HAVE HAD TO ROTATE HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO WEAR AWAY THE TREAD. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILST DRIVING CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS. (THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON AIR SUSPENSION TESLAS) DUE TO THE HIGH POWER OF THE TESLA THE DRIVER WAS PROBABLY UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE SUSPENSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER CRASHES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A THREAD ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM IN WHICH SEVERAL POSTERS PROVIDE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR IS FALLING APART DUE TO CORROSION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ THE THREAD STARTS IN OCTOBER 2017 AND IS ACTIVE RIGHT UP UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME WITH OWNERS DESCRIBING DIY REPAIRS THAT WILL PROBABLY MAKE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. THIS CORRODED BOLTS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM FOUND ON FORD AND OTHER MAKES OF CARS THAT RESULTED IN A MASSIVE RECALL. HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1684/15S14-STEERING-GEAR-MOTOR-BOLT-CORROSION-2013-2015-FORD-FUSION-LINCOLN-MKZ-2015-FORD-EDGE-2 WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OF THESE TESLAS? IF NHTSA IS NOT GOING TO ACT THEN PERHAPS THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES WILL. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/PAGE-6 SNIP** TODAY AT 5:36 PM I JUST GOT A CALL FROM TRANSPORT CANADA TODAY. THEY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ALL CANADIAN VEHICLE STEERING RACK FAILURES FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CALL DARRYL MALONE OF TRANSPORT CANADA AT 1-800-333-0510 THEY ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN EXAMINING A FAILED PART EVEN IF IT IS JUST A SHEARED BOLT. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT ASK FOR THE FAILED RACK WHEN I GOT MINE REPLACED . ** MANY TESLAS ARE IN USE ON ROADS THAT ARE SALTED DURING THE WINTER. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. OUTRAGED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48947227/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THIS IS YET ANOTHER CASE OF THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS SIMPLY FALLING APART. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER CAR-MAKERS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR FAULTY SUSPENSIONS AFTER JUST A FEW INCIDENTS BUT TESLA IS GETTING AWAY WITH HUNDREDS OF FAILURES? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. PERPLEXED CITIZEN.

YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH COLLAPSED SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40321857/PHOTOS NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION DAMAGE. JUST MINOR BODYWORK DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WHEELS JAMMING UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT TESLAS DO NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER 2 YEARS AGO BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THREAD: HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/EN_AU/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS SNIP**WHY DOESN'T TESLA AIR-SUSPENSION DESIGN INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF A STOPPER TO STOP THE CAR FROM GOING LOWER THAN THE LOWEST FUNCTIONAL AIR-SUSPENSION SETTING? THE SERVICE CENTER TECH HAD THE SAME IDEA!!!! AT LEAST IT WOULD BE DRIVABLE WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED HOW THE CAR WOULD HANDLE IF THIS AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH.** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/51160897/PHOTOS THE SPINDLE OF THE LOWER BALL-JOINT ON THE RH SIDE HAS SNAPPED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO BE SPLAYED OUT AT AN ANGLE AND WITH THAT WHEEL POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WHEEL TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK A HARD ENOUGH BLOW TO BREAK THE STEEL STEM OF THE BALL JOINT WITHOUT THE WHEEL BEING DAMAGED. HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITHOUT THERE BEING A CRASH THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2M64KSYWTFU THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26673611&ROWNUMBER=33&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A COLLISION. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK IS JUST THE RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. MANY OWNERS HAVE MADE FORUM POSTS STATING THAT THEIR SUSPENSIONS HAVE COLLAPSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR THESE REPEATED FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/41584927/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE HAS THE TREAD BADLY WORN AWAY WHICH MEANS THE WHEEL KEPT ROTATING FOR SOME TIME BETWEEN THE SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION. THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE COMPLETELY WHOMPY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT AT THAT PART OF THE CAR. TESLAS ARE HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURES AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS PRONE TO COLLAPSE AND DOES NOT EVEN HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCREASES THE DANGER. CAST ALUMINIUM IS NOT A STRONG MATERIAL AND IS PRONE TO DEFECTS CAUSED BY IMPURITIES AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS DURING THE CASTING PROCESS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY TESLA S75 D IN A COSTCO SPACE, THE CAR BOLTED. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN AUTOPILOT MODE WITHOUT ME ENGAGING IT MANUALLY. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. IT HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE BUT IT CAUSED PLENTY OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END. I'LL NEED A NEW BUMPER AND HOOD. IT ALSO DEACTIVATED MY AUTOPILOT AND RADAR WHICH ARE BEHIND THE BUMPER. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL FAIRLY SAFE AS I BELIEVE THE COMPUTER ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND NOW THE AUTOPILOT ISN'T OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR. I'VE PRESENTED THIS PROBLEM TO TESLA AND THEY SAID IS WAS USER ERROR BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE WORKS AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER TESLA USERS. MY ADVISE, DON'T BUY A TESLA!!!!!

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A RETAIL BUSINESS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OR GLITCH IN THE VEHICLES TROUBLED SOFTWARE FOR DRIVER ASSIST AND/OR SAFETY FEATURES. FEATURES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO TESLA. THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION HAPPENED WITH NO INPUT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WAS LIGHTLY BRAKING, INTENT ON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD NEARLY COMPLETED THE PARKING MANEUVER WHEN THE CAR RACED FORWARD, JUMPED A CURB, KNOCKED DOWN A HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN, TRAVELED ACROSS A WALKWAY AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST, I DIDNT REALIZE WHAT OCCURRED UNTIL I COULD GATHER MY THOUGHTS AFTER THE INCIDENT. NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING OF AN IMPENDING COLLISION WERE HEARD OR SEEN. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE INSIDE THE BUSINESS, NO PEDESTRIAN NOR MYSELF WERE INJURED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAJIC ACCIDENT. MY TESLA SUSTAINED OVER $25,000 IN DAMAGE AND IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. AS OF THIS DATE, NO CLAIM HAS BEEN SETTLED FOR REPAIRS TO THE BUSINESS PROPERTY. I HAVE UPLOADED A PHOTO SHOWING THE END RESULT OF THE EVENT.

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT SCREEN CYCLES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF CRITICAL SAFETY CONTROLS INCLUDING LIGHTING, DEFROSTING, AND REVERSE CAMERA CAPABILITIES. TESLA RECORDED THIS COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY AS A COSMETIC ISSUE AND AGREED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY TO LATER RETRACT.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26369055&ROWNUMBER=39&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE TESLAS DO NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION WHICH MEANS THAT AN AIR LEAK OR A SOFTWARE GLITCH CAN CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE IS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER WITH THESE TESLAS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN AUSTRIA: HTTP://WWW.TT.COM/PANORAMA/UNFALL/13565308-91/TESLA-BRANNTE-BEI-UNFALL-IN-PIANS-KOMPLETT-AUS-LENKERIN-VERLETZT.CSP?TAB=ARTICLE **THE 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER FROM INNSBRUCK WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS BLUDENZ TOWARDS 1 PM. BECAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAY FROM LANDECK WEST TO THE SHORTLY BEFORE THE PIANNER / QUATRATSCHER TUNNEL IS LED IN THE FAST LANE AND THEN DIVERTED TO THE NORMAL TRACK BEFORE THE TUNNEL. THE 19-YEAR-OLD CHANGED FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAUSE NOT AS PRE-DETERMINED THE LANE, BUT DROVE FRONTALLY AGAINST THE OBLIQUE RUNNING CONCRETE WALLS. THE ELECTRIC CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BURN. THE WOMAN, WHO WAS STILL ABLE TO GET HERSELF SAFE, SUFFERED INJURIES OF UNDEFINED GRADE AND WAS SENT TO ZAMS HOSPITAL.***** ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION PARTS LYING ON THE GROUND. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAS BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT IT IS THE GLYCOL COOLANT BURNING RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL LITHIUM BATTERIES. THE FLAMMABLE COOLANT IS EASILY SPILLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION IN THIS ELECTRIC CAR. HAVING GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID PIPED THROUGH FRAGILE RADIATORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS IDEA. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC. *TR

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25533994&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE DRIVERS AIR-BAG HAS DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AREA AROUND EACH WHEEL THAT HAS BEEN CHALK-MARKED BY THE AUCTION HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER WITH THE TESLAS. THE AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS TO PREVENT THE SUSPENSION FALLING TOO LOW. COLLAPSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS BEING CAUSED BY AIR LEAKS OR EVEN BY A NEW AND GLITCHY SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26343606&ROWNUMBER=34&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THE SUSPENSION ARM BALL-JOINT AND STEERING ROD HAVE BEEN SNAPPED. EVEN IF (AS BEEN CLAIMED BY SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS) THE SUSPENSION IS INTENDED TO SNAP OFF TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT - THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT THE COMPONENTS DID NOT SNAP OFF AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. ALL THE DAMAGE ON THAT CAR LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE SELF-INFLICTED INJURY CAUSED BY SNAPPED SUSPENSION. THERE IS NO OTHER CAR ON THE ROADS WHICH SUFFERS FROM SUSPENSION FAILURES AT SUCH A HIGH PROPORTION IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED. THESE ARE ALL LATE MODEL AND LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES SO THE FAILURES CAN NOT BE BLAMED ON POOR MAINTENANCE.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR ALL THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26536335&ROWNUMBER=1&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH, IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND JUDGING BY THE DAMAGE IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE CRASH. A BLOWN UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED OF THE TIRE STOWED IN THE REAR OF THE CAR ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE TREAD ON THIS TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SO THAT CAN NOT POSSIBLY BE NORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRE. TESLAS ARE VERY PRONE TO COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. IF THE CAR IS ON CRUISE CONTROL OR AUTOPILOT THEN EVEN IF THE TIRE IS RUBBING HARD AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION THE CAR WILL APPLY MORE POWER TO COMPENSATE AND THE DRIVER MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TO MAKE THIS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR - I BELIEVE THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN THE TESLAS IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE COMPANY IS COVERING UP THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION. NUMBER OF FATALITIES IS A GUESS BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40106857/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE BRAKE HOSE HAS BEEN TORN OFF. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH (ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION) SHOWS MULTIPLE TORN OFF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. TESLAS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS AT ALARMING RATES. MANY OF THEN HAVE THE SAME PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS SUPPLIED. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26302290&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED, THE WHEELS ARE SKEWED OUTWARDS. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE SUSPENSION STARTED TO FAIL. IN THE RECENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CASE REGARDING TESLA AUTOPILOT 40% SAFER CLAIM TESLA PLEADED FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT DUE TO BEING A DISRUPTIVE START-UP AMERICAN COMPANY. I DO NOT THINK THIS SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD INCLUDE A LICENCE TO KILL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA BEING WRECKED FOR PARTS IN A UK JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.CAR-TRANSPLANTS.CO.UK/BREAKING-VEHICLES/DETAILS/TESLA-MODELS-ELECTRIC-AUTOMATIC/46510 THE CAR HAS ONLY DONE 1000 MILES AND IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE FRONT WHEELS AND SUSPENSION HAVING FALLEN OFF. A CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED WHICH SHOWS THAT THE CAST ALUMINIUM STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS NOT THAT SEVERE AND IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE CAUSED THAT PART TO BREAK. A SHARP FRACTURE LIKE THAT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE CASTING. THE RELATIVELY SMALL UPPER BALL-JOINT IS STILL INTACT. EVEN IF THE TESLA SUSPENSION IS DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO SNAP OFF IN A CRASH AS SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS ARE CLAIMING, IT IS STILL ESSENTIAL THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT SNAP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM RATHER THAN HAVING FORGED ALUMINIUM PARTS OR PARTS MACHINED FROM BILLET ALUMINIUM IS A POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS. CAST ALUMINIUM IS KNOWN TO BE PRONE TO DEFECTS AND HAS MUCH LOWER TENSILE STRENGTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S WITH A BACK WHEEL FALLEN OFF. HTTP://WWW.PICTAME.COM/PLACE/AUTORECYCLING-KEMPERS/1034833730 I HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT BUT THE CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE SNAPPED OFF WHEEL AND SUSPENSION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT SIMPLY HAVE THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED RATHER THAN SCRAPPING THE CAR FOR PARTS. TESLA IS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN SUPPLYING PARTS AND CARRYING OUT REPAIRS. PERHAPS THEY ARE AFRAID THE CAR WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE SAME FASHION AND THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GET KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26126022&ROWNUMBER=91&LOADRECENT=TRUE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. ALL WHEELS WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER IN TESLA VEHICLES. THE LATEST CRASH IN LAKE FOREST SHOWS THAT BURNING FLUID IS ESCAPING FROM BENEATH THE CAR AND IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO EXTINGUISH. HTTP://WWW.NBCLOSANGELES.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/TESLA-LAKE-FOREST-HOME-FIRE-441816433.HTML THIS SAME FLUID THAT BURNS WITH A YELLOW FLAME CAN BE SEEN ANY MANY OTHER TESLA FIRES. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. THE TESLA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL MIX IN ITS BATTERY COOLANT SYSTEM. THIS CIRCULATES THROUGH RADIATORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHICH ARE EASILY RUPTURED IN A CRASH. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS FLAMMABLE ESPECIALLY IF IS PREHEATED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO SUPERCHARGING OR HARD DRIVING. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME KIND OF FIRES AS HAPPEN WHEN THE LITHIUM BATTERIES THEMSELVES CATCH FIRE. THEY BURN WITH A WHITE FLAME AND EXPLODE LIKE FIRECRACKERS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE TESLA COOLANT CATCHES FIRE VERY EASILY AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS FOR EXAMPLES OF THIS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

A TESLA HAS JUST CRASHED INTO A GARAGE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE: HTTP://WWW.OCREGISTER.COM/2017/08/25/TESLA-SLAMS-INTO-LAKE-FOREST-GARAGE-SEVERELY-DAMAGING-IT-AND-SPARKING-A-FIRE/ PICTURES (ATTACHED) SHOW THAT A COMPLETE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF THE CAR BEFORE IT CHARGED INTO THE GARAGE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

OUR 2016 TESLA MODEL S DROPPED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 5 NORTH BOUND LAST SATURDAY NIGHT (08/19/2017) IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AREA, RIGHT BEFORE EXIT 81. THE ROAD IS SMOOTH AND WITHOUT BUMP OR SHARP TURN. ALL OTHER CARS WAS ABLE TO RUN BY NORMALLY. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL ALSO LOST A LOCKING NUT. THE ACCIDENT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, VERY SCARY! WE JUST HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE AT TESLA SERVICE CENTER THIS JUNE.