2016 Tesla Model S Complaint Log

AUTOPILOT SUDDENLY SWERVED VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE TO THE LEFT TOWARD A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. I HAD TO YANK CONTROL AWAY FROM AUTOPILOT TO RECENTER VEHICLE IN THE LANE. I PROVIDED A DETAILED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT ALONG WITH THE TIME OF THE RECORDED "BUG REPORT" TO TESLA'S SERVICE CENTER. TESLA WROTE THE PROBLEM IN THE REPAIR ORDER AS "CUSTOMER CONCERN - AUTO PILOT IS INCONSISTENT" RATHER THAN THE MORE ACCURATE AND MORE SERIOUS DESCRIPTION I PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THEM. TESLA'S FINAL PAPERWORK SAID SYSTEM IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." A LANE KEEPING SYSTEM SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO KEEP A VEHICLE WITHIN A LANE, A LANE KEEPING SYSTEM SHOULDN'T SUDDENLY STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE. THE WAY AUTOPILOT SUDDENLY SWERVES OUT OF THE LANE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES.

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO OF AN OWNER IN GERMANY: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7WHDLTTCUPM HE DRIVES AT HIGH SPEED ON THE AUTOBAHN AND ON NARROW UNDIVIDED ROADS USING AUTOPILOT WITH HIS HANDS NOWHERE NEAR THE WHEEL. HE ALSO FIDDLES WITH THE CENTRE SCREEN AND EVEN USES A HAND HELD MOBILE PHONE. THE IRRESPONSIBLE MARKETING OF THIS AUTOPILOT BY TESLA AND THE CLAIMS OF "40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER" HAVE CAUSED OWNERS TO HAVE MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOPILOT. DRIVERS OF ONCOMING VEHICLES AND OTHER ROAD-USERS DID NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT. IN EVERY CASE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A FATAL CRASH TESLA HAVE CLAIMED THAT AUTOPILOT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THIS CLAIM MAKES IT EVEN MORE PROBABLE THAT OWNERS WILL DRIVE HANDS FREE AND TRUST IN THE HIGHLY DANGEROUS SO CALLED AUTOPILOT. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25868188&ROWNUMBER=47&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. THE HEADLAMP JUST FORWARD OF THE WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THESE TESLA WHEELS ARE SNAPPING OFF AT AN ALARMING RATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. THIS VIDEO HAS JUST BEEN UPLOADED: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NVOKISDDXYW IN THIS VIDEO A TESLA EMPLOYEE IS DEMONSTRATING THE AUTOPILOT TO THE PASSENGERS. SHE DRIVES ON UNDIVIDED ROADS JUST INCHES FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH HER HANDS COMPLETELY OFF THE WHEEL. SHE ENCOURAGES THE PASSENGERS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SAFE AND THAT IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO SQUEEZE THE WHEEL OCCASIONALLY TO KEEP THE AUTOPILOT HAPPY. LIVES ARE BEING PLACED AT AT RISK BY THE IRRESPONSIBLE MARKETING OF THIS GLITCHY AND UNSAFE CONTRAPTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF A TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MAJOR DEFECT. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SERIOUS-PROBLEM-WITH-MY-2016-MODEL-S.95065/ I HAVE OWNED MY 2016 MODEL S FOR JUST OVER ONE YEAR (25K MILES) AND HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF TESLA. I LIKE READING THE FORUMS AND HAVE BEEN A VERY HAPPY OWNER. HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE FROM CHURCH THIS MORNING AND THE CAR HAD A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE. I BEGAN NOTICING A "THUD" TYPE SOUND ON NORMAL ROAD BUMPS ON MY DRIVE HOME, AND WHEN I SLOWED TURNING INTO MY DEVELOPMENT AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, IT BEGAN MAKING A SHRILL SOUND AND THE CAR BEGAN JUMPING UP AND DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING COMPLETELY FELL OFF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXEL OR TURNING APPARATUS (I'M NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CAR PARTS!) HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? I AM HOPING THIS IS AN ANOMALY AS I REALLY LOVE MY TESLA, BUT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON AUTOPILOT I CAN'T IMAGINE THINGS ENDING WELL FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE SAFE AT HOME. I WILL REACH OUT TO SERVICE MONDAY AM TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF WHAT I SAW IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WHERE SOMETHING SEEMS TO HAVE COMPLETELY COME OFF THE CARS SUSPENSION.

I HAVE FILED MANY REPORTS ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES BUT SINCE I AM NOT AN ACTUAL OWNER PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT TAKING THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN ACTUAL OWNER REPORTS THIS PROBLEM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-UPPER-BALL-JOINTS.93694/ **SNIP: SCOTTM, SUNDAY AT 5:10 PM IT'S BALL JOINT TIME, STARTING TO FEEL SOME MOVEMENT... MECHANIC ESTIMATES 10 - 20 MIL MOVEMENT OF UPPER BALL JOINT. I HAVE BEEN FEELING INCREASED "WANDER" OR "RUT FOLLOWING" BEHAVIOR ON THE HIGHWAYS... CAR HAS 100,000 KM ON IT. ARE THERE ANY IMPROVED (STRONGER / HEAVY DUTY) OR AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION PARTS FOR OUR S'S YET? MY MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE RIVETED ONTO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM.. AND THEORIZED IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO DRILL THEM OFF AND REPLACE WITH SOME OTHER BALL JOINT. LIKE MAYBE SOMETHING FOR A 3/4 TON TRUCK ? ANYBODY GOTTEN ADVENTUROUS WITH SUSPENSION MODS YET... I'M OFF WARRANTY SO WHAT THE HECK. NOT AFRAID TO DO STUFF IN A MACHINE SHOP.** AND THIS: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DGDKZMLZQOG PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

A BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AT ROUGHLY 4 PM PDT ON JULY 3, 2017. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE MEDIAN TO PREVENT REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 30MPH. ON THE SCREEN IN THE VEHICLE A WARNING WAS DISPLAYED "AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING DISABLED.." I PULLED INTO A BUSINESS PARK PARKING LOT AND IN ORDER TO STOP THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BRAKE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO MY HOME. ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN RENO TOWED THE CAR FOR SERVICE. WE ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/33536617-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-AUSTELL-GA IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE BACK LH WHEEL AND COMPLETE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF AND APPEARS TO HAVE EXITED OUTWARDS PUSHING OUT THE BODYWORK. THIS IS A SIMILAR FAILURE TO MANY OTHER TESLAS THAT HAVE SHED WHEELS FOR NO GOOD REASON. THE FACT THAT MANY DRIVERS ARE USING AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE,

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN GERMANY: HTTP://WWW.NACHRICHTEN.AT/OBEROESTERREICH/TESLA-KRACHTE-IN-LINZER-FRUEHVERKEHR-GEGEN-STRASSENLATERNE;ART4,2601196 AND A YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=X0E5OB5X9AK THE DRIVER REPORTS THAT THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS PUSHED UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THIS SIDE OF THE CAR DID NOT HIT THE POLE AND IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM THE COLLAPSED SUSPENSION. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE TESLA SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THERE ARE NO BUMP STOPS ON THE TESLA SUSPENSION AND A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE A DISASTER. THIS INCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT. THANK YOU. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO OF AN OWNER USING AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE AT HIGH SPEED ON A FREEWAY AND INCHES AWAY FROM MANY ONCOMING CARS ON AN UNDIVIDED ROAD. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PIQYOOP5PYC RATHER THAN KEEPING HER HANDS ON THE WHEEL SHE INSTEAD GIVES THE WHEEL A REGULAR TWEAK EVERY ABOUT ONCE A MINUTE BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME HER HANDS ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE WHEEL. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY VIDEOS SHOWING OWNERS DRIVING IN DANGEROUS WAYS. I BELIEVE THAT THESE OWNERS HAVE BEEN DUPED INTO HAVING MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOPILOT AND THAT THE SITUATION HAS BEEN MADE WORSE BY TESLA USING NHTSA APPARENT ENDORSEMENT OF THE AUTOPILOT. NHTSA HAS STATED THAT TESLA AUTOPILOT IS 40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHICH RESULTED IN AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO DATA SUPPLIED BY TESLA. THE PUBLICATION OF THIS FINDING HAS CAUSED OWNERS TO HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOPILOT. MIGHT I POLITELY ASK - WHAT IS THE SAMPLE SIZE? IF THE SAMPLE SIZE WAS FOR EXAMPLE 100 AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENTS THEN THAT IS A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF CRASHES IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD. IT IS ALSO FAR TOO LOW A SAMPLE TO PROVIDE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE RESULTS. WHENEVER A CRASH OCCURS TESLA CLAIMS THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME. THIS IS PROBABLY TRUE BECAUSE THE AUTOPILOT WILL DISENGAGE IF THE OWNER TOUCHES THE WHEEL OR THE BRAKE IN THE INSTANT BEFORE IMPACT. AT 3:20 IN THE VIDEO YOU CAN SEE THE OWNER GRAB THE WHEEL AFTER THE AUTOPILOT CROSSES DOUBLE LINES. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE.

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY FAIL. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, VIDEO CAPTURED FOR SECOND EVENT. HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN DARK. MOST RECENT EVENT WAS CAPTURED ON DASHCAM, AS WELL AS IPHONE VIDEO, WITH MULTIPLE TEST SCENARIOS (TURNING THEM FROM AUTO TO ON, AND BACK AGAIN. REBOOTING COMPUTER INTERFACE, ETC). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM OR DEATH. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=A9Q1PXP2LP4 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CNSW9BDQ0O8 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZEKIS_LMZ1K HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EDQKSE-IOUK

I HAD MY WHEEL TURNED AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN I SWIPED MY CARD TO GET INTO MY PARKING GARAGE. AFTER I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE MY POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURES ON THE TESLA FORUM WHILE MAKING TURNS.

THERE WAS A FATAL CRASH IN HAWAII ON JUNE12TH THIS YEAR. HTTP://KHON2.COM/2017/06/12/WAIMANALO-MAN-KILLED-IN-CRASH-ON-PALI-HWY/ THE TESLA DRIVER CLAIMS THAT HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SPEEDING SUV WHICH THEN LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED KILLING THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE. PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE CRASH SITE SHOW THE TESLA HAVING LOST THE LH BACK WHEEL. THE TESLA HAS NOW SHOWN UP IN THE SALVAGE YARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/32722527/PHOTOS THE CAR IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM HAVING LOST A WHEEL. IT WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE TESLA LOST A WHEEL WITHOUT ANY IMPACT DAMAGE AND THAT THE SUV WAS FORCED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE TESLA MAKING THAT DRIVER LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER CAUSING HIS DEATH. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST. I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE SUPPLIED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A CRASH THAT HAS JUST OCCURRED IN HAWAII. HTTP://KHON2.COM/2017/06/12/WAIMANALO-MAN-KILLED-IN-CRASH-ON-PALI-HWY/ THE OWNER OF THE TESLA REPORTS THAT HE FELT A BUMP AND THEN SAW A SPEEDING CAR FLY PAST HIM AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR WAS KILLED. THE BACK WHEEL OF THE TESLA HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF AND YET THERE APPEARS TO BE NO COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. CRASH INVESTIGATORS NEED TO BE TOLD OF THE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF TESLA WHEELS AND SUSPENSIONS FALLING OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CRASH. I BELIEVE IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS FATAL CRASH WAS CAUSED BY YET ANOTHER CASE OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY INVESTIGATE THIS CRASH.

ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE DANGERS OF AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO OF A DRIVER IN EUROPE DRIVING WITH AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE ON NARROW WINDING ROADS WITH PEDESTRIANS CYCLISTS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CHIHRWJDDYC NONE OF THESE ROAD USERS DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR LIVES PLACED AT RISK. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED. PLEASE STOP THIS IRRESPONSIBLE EXPERIMENT.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE LOOKS TO BE ENTIRELY SELF INFLICTED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION FAILURE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TESLA HAS A CULTURE THAT REFUSES TO RECOGNISE THESE REPEATED SUSPENSION FAILURES AND BY THEIR USE OF NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS DISCOURAGES OWNERS FROM REPORTING TO THE AUTHORITIES. I BELIEVE IT IS LONG OVERDUE FOR NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THESE MATTERS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A RECENTLY POSTED VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0DPLW8Y6AJG THE OWNER MERGES ON TO A BUSY FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHILE PERFORMING THE HAND JIVE AND TURNING TO FACE THE CAMERA. OWNERS HAVE MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN AUTOPILOT AND REGARD THE INSTRUCTION TO KEEP HANDS ON THE WHEEL AS MERE LEGAL BOILERPLATE. REPEATED CLAIMS THAT AUTOPILOT IS 40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE. WHEN A CRASH DOES OCCUR TESLA WILL CLAIM THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ON AUTOPILOT. THIS IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT SINCE THE AUTOPILOT WILL DISCONNECT MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT IF THE BRAKE OR STEERING WHEEL IS TOUCHED. PLEASE HALT THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENT.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING IN THE TESLA MODEL S AND IT ALSO APPLIES TO THE MODEL X. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON THE TESLA FORUMS OF OWNERS HAVING A FAILURE PF THE POWER ASSISTANCE CAUSED BY A BROKEN WIRE OR LOOSE CONNECTION. TESLA SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS WAITING FOR FAILURES TO OCCUR RATHER THAN FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IF THE CAR IS ON AUTOPILOT. THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF AND REQUIRES BRUTE FORCE. IF THE USER HAS JUST ONE HAND LOOSELY ON THE WHEEL AS IS OFTEN THE CASE THEN IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL COMPLETELY. HERE ARE LINKS TO THREADS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CLIPS OF THE RELEVANT SECTIONS ARE ATTACHED AS FILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.91280/ HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.78242/ HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.78242/PAGE-2

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25357151&ROWNUMBER=7&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION, NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE FRONT RH STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. MANY OWNERS ARE REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING :HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/TESLAMOTORS/COMMENTS/6JRDHE/MODEL_SX_RATTLING_FROM_FRONT_DRIVE_SHAFT/?ST=J4GMLBJK&SH=2D210FE0 TESLA SEEMS TO HAVE A CULTURE OF DENYING THAT THERE ARE ANY FAULTS IN THESE CARS AND ARE STILL USING NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF DISCOURAGING OWNERS FROM COMPLAINING TO THE AUTHORITIES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/27627757-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-SAN-DIEGO-CA THE CAR HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS WHICH INDICATES THAT THE OCCUPANTS WERE PROBABLY INJURED. THE PICTURES SHOW THAT THE FRONT LH UPPER BALL JOINT HAS SEPARATED AND THAT THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED IN HALF. THE DRIVERS AIR-BAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED SO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A FRONT END COLLISION. THERE ARE A GREAT MANY CASES OF TESLAS HAVING SUSPENSIONS COLLAPSE. THERE ARE A GREAT MANY TESLAS THAT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER BUT SIMPLY A CONCERNED CITIZEN. THE DATE OF THE CRASH AND THE EXTENT OF INJURIES IS AN EDUCATED GUESS.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL POSTER AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS COMPLAIN THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/AUTOPILOT-2-0-IS-DANGEROUS.89985/ THE OWNER STATES - 1) WHEN I TURN ON AP 2.0 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR SWERVES LIKE A BLOODY DRUNK PERSON SOMETIMES VEERING SO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLES IN ADJACENT LANES THAT I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO TAKE OVER. ITS JUST FRIGGIN DANGEROUS? 2) AT OTHER INSTANCES THE CAR CHOOSES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE GOING ON CURVES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIKE WITHOUT ANY RHYME OR REASON IT'LL LITERALLY BRAKE SO HARD FOR A SECOND THAT IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE AN UN-BELTED PASSENGER FLY OUT OF THE WINDSCREEN. 3) AT CERTAIN OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT GOING UNDER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IT MOMENTARILY AGAIN SLAMS THE BRAKES. LIKE WHAT THE HECK TESLA? WHAT THE HECK!? *** IT SEEMS BIZARRE THAT THE OWNER WOULD NOT FILE A COMPLAINT AND THAT POSTERS ARE DEFENDING THIS CRAZY EXPERIMENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

WE WERE DRIVING TESLA S NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 101 GOING FROM NOVATO TO PETALUMA, WE WERE ON AUTO STEERING WHEN THE DRIVER (MY SON) SAW THE CAR MERGING STRAIT ON US, HE TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND SWUNG TO THE LEFT, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ON AUTO STEERING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BLOCKED/STIFF AND AT FIRST HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE IT. IT TOOK HIM COUPLE OF SECONDS TO REALIZE IT. IN ORDER TO OVERRIDE THE AUTO STEERING HE HAD TO USE FORCE TO SWING LEFT BUT ONES THE AUTO STEERING WAS OVERRIDDEN WE SWUNG TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY ALMOST HITTING THE DIVIDER/WALL BETWEEN HIGHWAY'S BOUNDS, THEN HE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE WALL, SO WE FOUND OURSELVES SWINGING THROUGH 2 LANES AND SHOULDER LEFT AND RIGHT, GOOD OTHER CARS SLOWED DOWN WITNESSING THE ACCIDENT SO WE DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR, CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO SOME REAR WHEEL DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE AUTO STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAFEST WAY OF DRIVING AND IT CAUSED US TO BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE THE OTHER CAR MERGING TO US AND EVENTUALLY BE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. TO AVOID OTHERS FROM SAME PROBLEM OR EVEN WORSE I DEMAND TO PRESERVE THE EVIDENCE AND TAKE MY CAR BACK AND REDO IT SO IT WILL NOT MALFUNCTION AGAIN, ALSO THE INSURANCE REPLACED ONLY THE DAMAGED TIRE, SO NOW WE HAVE 3 OLD TIRES AND ONE HIGHER ONE, I HAVE TO HAVE 4 SAME SIZE TIRES.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE TESLA AUTOPILOT CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT THAT COULD EASILY HAVE CLAIMED MANY LIVES. HERE IS A NEW THREAD ON A TESLA FORUM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SCARY-EXPERIENCE-WITH-AP2-0-AUTOSTEER-ON-THE-HIGHWAY.89874/ THE OWNER WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT BE REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA HIMSELF BECAUSE TESLA HAVE ASSURED HIM THAT ALL IS WELL. OTHER FORUM POSTERS ARE TELLING HIM THAT AUTOPILOT JUST NEEDS MORE TIME TO LEARN. PLEASE ACT NOW BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENT. SNIP: HELLO, I HAVE A 60D WITH AP2- I TRIED USING AUTOSTEER ON THE HIGHWAY LAST MONDAY (3 DAYS AFTER THE UPDATE WAS RELEASED TO MY CAR), AND HAD ONE OF THE WORST/SCARIEST EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT ~75MPH. TURNED ON AUTOSTEER AND WAS DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL) WHEN I NOTICED IT WASN'T TAKING A LEFT CURVE/TURN ON THE ROAD AND DRIFTING INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. SO I ENGAGED THE STEERING WHEEL TO DEACTIVATE AUTOSTEER AND TO MAKE THE TURN MYSELF. AS SOON AS I DID THIS, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. BASICALLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, VEERING ME INCHES FROM THE BARRIER- AND THEN AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL IT JERKED ME ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC...AND THEN BACK LET TO THE BARRIER, BACK ACROSS TRAFFIC, AND AGAIN 5 OR 6 TIMES. OF COURSE I CALLED TESLA IMMEDIATELY AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD: 1) THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN (A PRETTY MILD CURVE) AT 80MPH- KNOWN ISSUE WITH AP2. 2) THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THAT- ANY/ALL EVENTS FOLLOWING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE AUTOSTEER WERE DUE TO "DRIVER INPUT/ERROR"

TESLA HAS RELEASED A VERSION OF ITS "ENHANCED AUTO PILOT" THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR PUBLIC USE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TESTED. (1) ON LOCAL ROADS, AT LOW SPEED, IT'S AUTO STEERING FUNCTION WILL OFTEN DRIVE ACROSS A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE WITH NO WARNING. EVEN A SMALL TURN WILL CAUSE THIS. (2) ITS TACC (TRAFFIC AWARE CRUISE CONTROL) CAN NOT CONSISTENTLY SEE BUSES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. THE BUSES ARE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TESLA AND NOT STOPPED. TESLA'S LATEST RELEASE SEE NOTHING IN FRONT AND WILL RE-END THE BUS IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN. I HAVE SEEN THIS FOR MYSELF AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON IS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE HERE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/8-1-AP2-MS-TACC-DID-NOT-SEE-A-BUS-STOPPING-IN-FRONT-THIS-MORNING.88620/#POST-2041065 FINALLY, THE TACC SYSTEM IS BRAKING HARD IN RESPONSE TO SOME STATIONARY OBJECTS, SUCH AS BRIDGES AND SIGNS, EXPOSING THE DRIVER TO BEING REAR ENDED. PLEASE ASK TESLA TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT TESTING HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE RELEASING IT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA S60. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE PARKED VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNCERTAIN IF SHE MAY HAVE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. THE LOCAL DEALER (TESLA 750 E. EL CAMINO REAL, SUNNYVALE, CA, 94087) CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SERVICED UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V260000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,977. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ *CN

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. FORUM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING HOW EASY IT IS TO DEFEAT THE AUTOPILOT "NAGS" BY HANGING A WEIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS VIDEO SHOWS SOMEONE DOING JUST THAT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z3YPLDHVWUY IN THE FIRST 4 MINUTES OF THE CLIP THE DRIVER GETS A NAG EVERY 3 MINUTES APPROX. THEN THE OWNER'S SON TAKES OVER AND HE HAS CLIPPED A PINK WEIGHT TO THE CENTER SPOKE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IS THEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON NARROW WINDING ROADS WHILST THE DRIVER FOOLS AROUND PAYING ZERO ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. WHEN HE ENTERS A LONG STRETCH OF STRAIGHT ROAD HE NEED TO NUDGE THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE INERTIA OF THE WEIGHT HAS LITTLE EFFECT. OWNERS ARE LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS 40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN BECAUSE NHTSA HAS PUBLISHED THIS AS A FACT (BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY TESLA) OWNERS NOW FEEL JUSTIFIED IN DEFEATING THE NAGS WITH A STRATEGICALLY PLACED WEIGHT AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT IS ENTIRELY SAFE TO DO SO. CAN YOU SEE A PROBLEM HERE? CONCERNED CITIZEN SHAKING HIS HEAD IN DISBELIEF. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO THAT WAS JUST UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z3YPLDHVWUY THE VIDEO SHOWS DRIVERS USING THE AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE FOR LONG PERIODS IN TOTALLY UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THE DRIVER IS CLEANING HIS GLASSES AND SPRAWLING SIDEWAYS IN HIS SEAT WHILST PASSING ONCOMING CARS AND MOTORBIKES ONLY INCHES AWAY. HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? OWNERS ARE BEING DUPED INTO BELIEVING THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS CAPABLE OF FULL AUTONOMOUS OPERATION. PLEASE TERMINATE THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENT BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AFTER BUYING IT BRAND NEW, A WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATED THAT THE 12V BATTERY NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER, THEY STATED THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT INTENDED TO PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT TESLAS ARE EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION FAILURES AND ARE CATCHING FIRE AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN MOST OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CURRENT STOCK OF WRECKED TESLAS AT A JUNKYARD IN THE NETHERLANDS SO AS TO FURTHER PROVE THE ARGUMENT THAT THESE CARS HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO THE STOCK OF TESLA WRECKS IN JUST THAT ONE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.PROXYPARTS.COM/VEHICLE-STOCK/ SELECT TESLA FROM THE MENU. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 100 WRECKED TESLAS IN AMERICAN JUNKYARDS AND PROBABLY AS MANY AGAIN IN OVERSEAS JUNKYARDS. RECENT INSURANCE ASSESSMENTS SHOW THAT TESLAS ARE CRASHING AT DOUBLE THE NORMAL RATE FOR COMPARABLE CARS. HTTP://WWW.IIHS.ORG/IIHS/TOPICS/INSURANCE-LOSS-INFORMATION SELECT LARGE LUXURY CARS FROM THE DROP-DOWN MENU. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR ALL OF THESE CRASHES. THANK YOU.

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT A BROKEN GROUND CONNECTION CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/ALERT-LOSS-STEERING-AND-BRAKING-WHILE-DRIVING ALSO A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF AN OWNER REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QM5Z0DW60KE ANOTHER DISCUSSION THREAD OF A BROKEN GROUND STUD. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/GROUND-STUD-NUT-OVER-TORQUED.86688/ LOSS OF POWER ASSISTANCE ON SUCH A HEAVY CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MANY DRIVERS WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH OR SKILL TO STEER THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH. ONCE AGAIN THE FANATICAL DEVOTION OF TESLA OWNERS IS THE REASON THAT THEY FAIL TO REPORT THESE FAULTS TO NHTSA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/25125417-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-SAN-DIEGO-CA THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEEL HAS FLIPPED 180 DEGREES. THE TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS HAVE SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF A COLLISION IT IS SIMPLY MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT FURTHER DEATHS AND INJURY. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/36709406-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-VAN-NUYS-CA THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL HAS SKEWED SIDEWAYS AT 90 DEGREES. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE WHEEL GETTING IMPACTED. THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE SELF INFLICTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR SO MANY SIMILAR FAILURES HAPPENING WITH THESE TESLAS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION ARM FOR SALE ON EBAY: HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/252541386417 THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. OWNERS ON THE FORUMS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE HIGH COST OF SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND SUGGESTING OWNERS SOURCE PARTS ON EBAY FOR DIY REPAIRS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ SNIP: THE BOLT SECURING THE STEERING TIE TO THE WHEEL CHASSIS IS BROKEN. KNOWING I'M GETTING FLEECED,I CALL TESLA, THE REPLACEMENT PART RUNS ABOUT $375. THE BODY SHOWS ME A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY TESLA. IT SAYS IN THE EVENT ANY DAMAGE TO ANY STEERING OR SUSPSENION COMPONENT IS ENCOUNTERED, ONE MUST REPLACE XXX. THIS INVOLVES BASICALLY A NEW FRONT END. DROPPING THE BATTERIES, NEW AC COMPRESSOR, NEW ENGINE RADIATOR, NEW BEANIES, A TON OF WORK FOR FIXING IMPACT TO ONE WHEEL AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. YARO, FEB 22, 2017 ROFL. THIS IS SUCH [XXX]. NO WAY YOU NEED TO REPLACE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. WE JUST REPAIRED A SALVAGE MODEL S THAT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE. REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END BODY PARTS AND ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS WORK JUST FINE. ALSO REPLACED THAT SAME CONTROL ARM THAT YOU RIPPED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. PASSED ALIGNMENT WITH NO ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WORKS FINE. I 100% GUARANTEE THAT BODY SHOP IS RESELLING ALL THE PARTS THEY PULLED OFF. FLATSIX911, FEB 26, 2017 LAST EDITED: FEB 26, 2017 JUST DID A QUICK SEARCH ON EBAY AND FOUND THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FOR THE MODEL S READILY AVAILABLE FOR $250. A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE TECH COULD REPLACE THIS PART AND CHECK THE SUSPENSION SPECS WITH A FEW HOURS LABOR. :COOL: 2012-2015 TESLA MODEL S LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM 1048951-00-B | EBAY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE DANGEROUSLY WEAK TESLA SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. 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).

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS HIS SUSPENSION BROKE AFTER A VERY MINOR COLLISION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE THREAD IS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. THE STEEL BOLT ON THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS MINOR COLLISION DID NOT EVEN DAMAGE THE WHEEL BUT THE BOLT SNAPPED OFF. THE THREAD GOES ON TO DISCUSS THE MANY OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES AND BECAUSE OF THE HUGE COST TO REPAIR THE OWNER IS ENCOURAGED TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS AND SELL THEM ON EBAY. THIS THREAD SHOWS THAT THESE SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE HAPPENING TO TESLAS AT A RIDICULOUS RATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS URGENTLY AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR INSPECTIONS AT THE VERY MINIMUM.

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/24729347-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-COURTICE-ON THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK AGAINST THE REAR OF THE WELL AND IS RUBBING AGAINST THE HV ELECTRICAL CABLES. THERE IS NO DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL HAS BEEN FORCED BACKWARD. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY ANOTHER CASE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION. I HAVE COMPILED A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 100 SIMILAR FAILURES : HTTP://TESLABEARS.CLUB/T/NEW-THREAD-KEEFS-COMPLAINTS-WITH-PHOTOGRAPHS ELON MUSK HAS ALLEGED THAT MY COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT. I DENY THIS AND INVITE YOU TO VIEW MY FULLY DETAILED COMPLAINTS AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING THAT IS IN ANY WAY FALSIFIED. (PLEASE NOTE THAT DATES OF INCIDENTS AND OTHER MINOR DETAILS ARE APPROXIMATIONS ) PHOTOGRAPH OF WHOMPY WHEEL IS ATTACHED.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT INTENDED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF WEAKNESSES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLIED BY AN OWNER AND POSTED ON THE TMC FORUM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/PAGE-7 UTAH TESLA CLUB JOINED:JAN 2, 2016 MESSAGES:321 LOCATION:UNITED STATES #133CMAN8, TODAY AT 8:07 AM I CALL BS. I HAD ONE OF MY WISHBONES BREAK (I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING THOUGH) AND THEY FIXED IT NO PROBLEM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD CAST A BAD PART WHICH EVENTUALLY FAILED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE IT COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY, BUT REGARDLESS THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. THIS IS WHAT MINE LOOKED LIKE WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO INSPECT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

HERE IS A MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/23451977/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE WHEELS HAVE GONE BADLY WHOMPY. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. IF THE TESLA CAN BE RECALLED FOR JUST ONE POSSIBLE LOOSE BOLT ON A SEAT-BELT THEN WHY HAVE THEY NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR EVEN A WARNING TO OWNERS? PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A TESLA EXHIBITING "TRUCK LUST" AND VEERING TOWARDS LARGE VEHICLES. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LT67BQDRW-K THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE FORUMS BY MANY DRIVERS WHO HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/TRUCK-LUST-IS-A-REAL-THING.84359/ PLEASE STOP THIS IRRESPONSIBLE EXPERIMENT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER BUT I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO SHARES THE ROADS WITH THESE CARS. FICTITIOUS US ADDRESS USED TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE SUPPLIED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0_TTKKKI0O8 THE CAR IS VEERING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND RANDOMLY SLOWING AND ACCELERATING CREATING A HUGE HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS WAS FILMED IN UK BUT THIS CAR AND AUTOPILOT IS SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CRAZY EXPERIMENT CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE. PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS RIGHT NOW.

THOUGH I INDICATED TODAY'S DATE FOR THE EVENT, HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (AT LEAST 15) SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER. I WOULD SAY ON AVERAGE IT OCCURS APPROX 1X PER WEEK, WHEN MANY SYSTEMS FAIL AND I GET MULTIPLE WARNINGS SCROLLING ACROSS THE DASH, FOLLOWED BY "CAR NEEDS SERVICE." THESE INCLUDE "ABS NEEDS SERVICE", "TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM DISABLED", "STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED" "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED" "PARK ASSIST DISABLED" "REGENERATIVE BRAKING DISABLED" "AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING DISABLED" "CONTACT TESLA SERVICE." IN ADDITION THE STEERING IS LESS RESPONSIVE. FURTHERMORE, TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THE "DRIVE SELECTOR STICK" THAT SELECTS DRIVE, PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN STARTING. THEN WENT IN TO NEUTRAL. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WENT IN TO REVERSE. THIS MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN IN MOTION DRIVING, AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO SERVICE A COUPLE TIMES. MOST RECENTLY THEY HAD THE CAR FROM NOVEMBER 26TH UNTIL JANUARY 2ND, AND ASSURED ME THAT THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM 100%. WHICH THEY DID NOT. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK AROUND 8AM ON A VERY CROWDED CITY STREET. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I SLOWLY PRESSED ON THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT TOP SPEED. I HIT THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND - IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP, NOR DID ANY ALARM, EITHER VISUAL OR AUDITORY, GO OFF INSIDE THE CAR. TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING DOZENS OF CARS IN MY PATH. I GRAZED PAST A LAMP POST, ANOTHER CAR AND FINALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/18901597/PHOTOS IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. IT IS ONLY BY GOOD FORTUNE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH CAUSING DEATH AND INJURY. THIS IS A HEAVY HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR AND THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER CRASHES. NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24209294&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE BOTH SKEWED INWARDS TOWARDS EACH OTHER. THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY AND TESLA IS MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THE CARS REPAIREW AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ IT IS LIKELY THAT TESLA DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THE CARS PUT BACK ON THE ROAD IN CASE THE SAME COMPONENT SNAPS AGAIN. PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT SHOW THAT BOLTS SNAPPING IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON TESLAS. WITNESS MARKS ON SUSPENSION BOLTS SHOW THAT TECHNICIANS ARE CONSTANTLY RE-TIGHTENING BOLTS. IT IS HARDLY SURPRISING THAT THE BOLTS (WELDED TOGETHER IN THE BALL JOINT STEM) ULTIMATELY SNAP OFF. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IS THAT SHOWN ON THE SALVAGE AUCTION WEBSITE. DATES ARE AN APPROXIMATION. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/19177347/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT LH WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED COMPLETELY IN HALF WHICH INDICATES IT WAS GOUGED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART WHILST STILL ROTATING. THE HOOD OF THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED WHICH SHOWS THAT ALL OF THE DAMAGE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HEAVY IMPACT. EVEN THE BACK WHEELS ARE GOUGED AND DAMAGED BY THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. THE NUMBER OF TESLAS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS SHOWING UP IN SALVAGE YARDS IS ENORMOUS ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW FEW OF THEM ARE ON THE ROADS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24188268&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS HAD A SLIGHT BUMP UP THE REAR, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE TESLA STOPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING DUE TO THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSING. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. THE CAR IS LISTED AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND HAVING A REPAIR COST ESTIMATE OF $43K. THE CAR HAS DONE JUST 49 MILES FROM NEW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURES IN THE TESLA WHICH ARE HAPPENING RIDICULOUSLY OFTEN. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER. I AM REPORTING USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND I AM DOING THIS AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO HAS TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/20297057-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-MO-BRIDGETON IT HAS AN MO SALVAGE CERTIFICATE THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. ONCE AGAIN THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED FORCING THE WHEELS UP INTO THE WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A NEW AND EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAGE CONDITION BUT IS INSTEAD BEING WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24284013&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION EXCEPT THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE REAR WHEELS ARE DISPLACED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS BEING WRITTEN OFF INSTEAD OF REPAIRED SUGGESTS THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION AT A REASONABLE COST OR POSSIBLY THAT TESLA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK OF THE SUSPENSION FAILING AGAIN LATER. FORUM POSTERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING MINOR ACCIDENTS THAT CAUSE SUSPENSION DAMAGE THEIR CARS ARE STILL AWAITING REPAIR MONTHS LATER AND CAN NOT GET ANY WORD FROM TESLA AS TO WHEN THEIR CARS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=22647195&ITEMID=24284013&ROWID=9&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES AND YET IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AN INSURANCE WRITE OFF. THIS KIND OF FAILURE IS HAPPENING AT A RIDICULOUS RATE ON THESE CARS AND YET FEW OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST TESLA OWNERS ARE ALSO SHAREHOLDERS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH OTHER BRANDS OF CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24209294&ROWID=12&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING BOTH WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL ARCHES. THIS IS A NEAR NEW CAR AND YET IT IS BEING SOLD AS AN INSURANCE WRITE-OFF BECAUSE IT IS EITHER UNECONOMIC OR UNSAFE TO BE REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS ON THE AIR SUSPENSION SO THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE DISASTER. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR FAR TOO LONG. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. IT IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED AND IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE HAD AN IMPACT THAT WOULD BREAK THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT EVEN BREAKING A SPOKE OF THE WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 100 SIMILAR FAILURES AND SOME OF THEM HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS CRASHES. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION. I AM NOT THE OWNER SIMPLY A CONCERNED CITIZEN.