2013 Tesla Model S complaints

THIS IS THE CAR WHICH SWERVED OVER A CLIFF AND KILLED THE DRIVER. HTTPS://WWW.EASYEXPORT.US/VEHICLE-FINDER/LOT-16405175/2013-TESLA-TESLA-NON-REPAIRABLE-CA-SAN-JOSE HTTP://WWW.PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM/NEWS/3318773-181/PD-DEFAULT-STORY-HEADLINE-XY?GALLERY=3314901&ARTSLIDE=0 I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW NOT ONLY THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED BUT THE TREAD IS WORN OFF THE TIRE. THIS CAN ONLY HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THIS SAME EFFECT OF SNAPPED SUSPENSION WITH WORN TIRE CAN BE SEEN IN MANY OTHER TESLA CRASHES.. SINCE ABOUT 2015 TESLA HAS REDESIGNED THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO A SOLID H-SECTION INSTEAD OF THE HOLLOW DIE-CAST ORIGINAL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL OF THE EARLIER FRAGILE VERSIONS. MANY MORE IMAGES OF SNAPPED KNUCKLES CAN BE SEEN AT HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/. *TR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL'S SUSPENSION BALL JOINT OF A ARM SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. CAR WAS STOPPED SAFELY AND PULLED OFF ROAD. AFTER STOPPING CAR, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS STILL ATTACHED BUT WAS LEANING IN ABOUT 15 DEGREES FROM VERTICAL. RESULTED IN $3100 OF DAMAGE TO CAR'S SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND TIRE.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/14649834?SEARCHID=1942545060 IT HAS BEEN BURNED OUT. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE CAR IS PROPPED UP WITH PIECES OF WOOD. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY IMPACT DAMAGE, THE FRONT BUMPER BAR AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT DISPLACED. WHILST IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FIRE IT IS ALSO PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSING THE BATTERY PACK TO DRAG ALONG THE GROUND AND IGNITE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THIS INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THERE IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TESLAS CATCHING FIRE DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURES AND THAT THE COMPANY IS COVERING UP THIS PROBLEM. GASOLINE FIRES CAN BE EXTINGUISHED RELATIVELY EASILY BUT A LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT OUT.

HERE IS A TESLA FOR SALE AT A SALVAGE AUCTION. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/30119166?SEARCHID=695877385 THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED AND THERE IS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RH SIDE. THE CAR SHOWS SIGNS OF COLLAPSED SUSPENSION. THE TWO REAR WHEELS ARE SKEWED SIDEWAYS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. ALL WHEELS ARE JAMMED HIGH UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THIS WOULD TEND TO MAKE THAT CAR RATHER DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILING AND THAT SINCE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION IT CAN LEAD TO DIRE CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

HERE IS A FORUM POST IN WHICH AN OWNER OF A TESLA CERTIFIED PRE OWNED CAR REPORTS THAT HE HAD 4 SEIZED BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/4-BENT-WHEELS.75765/ CUBLDR97, THURSDAY AT 6:53 PM I PURCHASED A CPO 2013 MODEL S85 IN FEB OF THIS YEAR. LOVE THE CAR, BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A WHEEL OUT OF BALANCE OR SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO VIBRATE AND SHUDDER A BIT AT 80MPH... 19 INCH WHEELS SWITCHED OUT THE BRAND NEW TIRES FOR WINTER TIRES, SEEMED BETTER BUT STILL SHUDDERED. WINTER TIRES WERE ON FOR ABOUT 4000 MILES, HAD REALLY UNEVEN WEAR, THEN PUT THE REGULAR TIRES BACK ON AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE, CAR STILL SHUDDERS, HAD WHEELS BALANCED AGAIN, NO REAL IMPROVEMENT. FINALLY GOT THE CAR LOOKED AT TODAY FOR THE SHUDDER, AND SQUEAKY SUSPENSION. HERE IS WHAT I GOT IN AN EMAIL... "THE TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON YOUR CAR. THE CAR IS NEED OF ALL 4 WHEELS. THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BENT AND A COUPLE OF THEM IN MORE THAN ONE SPOT ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED ALL 4 CALIPER PISTONS ARE SEIZED AND THE SWAY BAR LINK HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY." THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PICKED UP BY TESLA MECHANICS BEFORE THE CAR WAS SOLD THERE ARE REPORTS BY OWNERS ON OTHER THREADS REPORTING PREMATURE RUSTING OF BRAKE PARTS. EXAMPLE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/OUCH-FIRST-HUGE-REPAIR-BILL.70396/ IT IS OF CONCERN THAT THESE FAULTS ARE NOT BEING DETECTED BY TESLA SERVICE AND THAT IN MOST JURISDICTIONS THE TESLA FLEET IS STILL TOO YOUNG TO REQUIRE ANNUAL SAFETY

HERE IS AN AUCTION LISTING OF A TESLA THAT HAS CAUGHT FIRE. HTTP://SALVAGE-BID.COM/RESULT.PHP?VIN=[XXX] THE PJHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE LH TOP BALL-JOINT HAS PULLED OUT FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THOSE PARTS ARE SOLID METAL AND NEITHER THE STEERING KNUCKLE NOR THE WISHBONE HAVE MELTED. THE SUSPENSION FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PATTERN OF SIMILAR FAILURES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF CRASHES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS RECURRING FAILURE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE SUPPLIED NHTSA WITH DETAILS OF MANY TESLAS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. THIS LATEST ONE THAT HAS JUST ARRIVED IN THE WRECKING YARD IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=21270046&ITEMID=22443933&ROWID=7&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SEE IF YOU AGREE THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THESE CARS. TWO OF THE WHEELS AND TIRES HAVE BEEN BADLY DAMAGED WHILST THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS FAILED CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS AND THIS IS WHY A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN RESULT IN DISASTER. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/EN_AU/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS

HERE IS A SALVAGE CAR THAT HAS HAD A SEVERE REAR END IMPACT. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/29148486?SEARCHID=342174653 IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT-BACK HAS COLLAPSED. THIS IS NOT GOOD. "IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 REAR IMPACT INJURIES OCCUR PER YEAR IN THE US ALONE. ELEVEN HUNDRED OF THESE ARE FATAL. ANOTHER 1,600 ARE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES SUCH AS BRAIN DAMAGE, BURNS AND PARALYSIS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN A VEHICLE IS STRUCK FROM THE REAR AT MODERATE SPEEDS, OFTEN BETWEEN 25 AND 32 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE IN FRONT BUCKET AND SPLIT BACK SEATS. THE RESULT CREATES AN AVENUE WHICH MAY ALLOW OCCUPANTS TO BE EJECTED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE USING SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS. WHEN A SEAT BACK COLLAPSES, CURRENT SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE RENDERED VIRTUALLY USELESS. THIS ALLOWS THE OCCUPANT TO SLIDE REARWARD UNDER THE SEAT BELT THEN THEY ARE EITHER EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE OR FORCED HEAD FIRST INTO THE REAR SEAT BACK, EXPOSING THEM TO POSSIBLE HEAD OR SPINAL INJURY" CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE SEAT-BACK WHICH IS PLACING DRIVERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION. HTTP://INSIDEEVS.COM/TESLA-MODEL-S-GETS-WRECKED-OWNER-SAYS-VEHICLE-SAVED-HIS-LIFE-IMAGES-OWNER-TESTIMONIAL/ THE REPORT BLAMES THE OTHER DRIVER AND CREDITS THE TESLA WITH SAVING THE OWNER FROM INJURY. THE CLAIM THAT THE HYUNDAI HIT THE TESLA AND THEN REBOUNDED AND HIT THE TESLA ONCE MORE IS QUITE UNUSUAL. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE HIGH RESOLUTION AND IF THEY ARE BLOWN UP AND EXAMINED CLOSE UP YOU CAN SEETHE THAT TIP OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE IS BROKEN OFF (CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ACTUAL PART -WHICH WAS PURCHASED BY A REBUILDER- HERE: HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/22799472895/IN/ALBUM-72157658490111523/ I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE CAUSING MANY CRASHES. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS AN ESTIMATE. THE OWNER SAYS THAT TESLA HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. "?TESLA CALLED MY HOME SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SAYING THAT THEY RECEIVED MULTIPLE ALARMS FROM THE CAR AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK. THEY PICKED UP MY CAR FREE OF CHARGE AND TRANSPORTED IT 50 MILES TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THEY ARE ALSO ARRANGING A LOANER MODEL S. CAN I ASK FOR MORE? PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN PLEASE INCLUDE THIS CRASH IN ANY INQUIRY INTO THE TESLA SUSPENSION ISSUE. *TR

HERE IS ANOTHER CRASHED TESLA IN THE JUNK-YARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/26133286/PHOTOS?SEARCHID=978872155 THE FRONT WHEEL HAS COME OFF AND IT HAS THE USUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROOVE WORN IN THE TREAD AND THE TIRE PARTLY PEELED OFF THE RIM. THIS IS (IMHO) MOST LIKELY TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND BEFORE THE MAIN IMPACT. IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND NOT MERELY THE RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE SEEM TO BE FAR TOO MANY SIMILAR CASES OF SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PLEASE NOT THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. THE REPORTS OF NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED ARE ONLY AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH.

PANORAMIC ROOF HAS CRACK ON MY FIRST GENERATION 2013 TESLA MODEL S, WHICH TESLA CLAIMS TO BE DUE TO IMPACT WITH SOMETHING FROM OUTSIDE AND MY CAR IS SAFE IN GARAGE WITH NOTHING OVER IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WONDERED HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE ON A CAR WITH 5-STAR SAFETY RATING THAT ROOF CRACKS AND IT'S NOT COVERED PART OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTY PROGRAM.

THE VENTILATION IN THE 3RD ROW OF 1ST GENERATION OF MODEL S IS AWFUL. KIDS DONT LIKE TO SIT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S TOO HOT AND UNACCEPTABLE EVEN WITH FULL A/C ON. TESLA ACKNOWLEDGED THIS VERBALLY BUT WONT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ERROR MESSAGES CAME UP ON MY SCREEN. I WAS DRIVING INSIDE OF MY COMPANIES PARKING LOT AT 5MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT THE CAR STOPPED IT SELF. IT REQUIRED TESLA TO SEND AN UPDATE TO MY CAR TO HAVE IT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED WITH 42K MILES ON THE CAR.

AT 45K MILES MY SUSPENSION FAILED. IT REQUIRED A NEW CONTROL ARM AND SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT. TESLA SAID "DROVE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM JOINT TO HAVE EXCESSIVE FREEPLAY." THE INDIVIDUAL AT TESLA SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A CRACK NOISE WHILE GOING DOWN A STREET. FROM THEN ON OUT MY CAR MADE LOUD SQUEAKING AND CRACKING NOISES.

HERE IS A 2013 TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/24523446?SEARCHID=1172082716 THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY TORN OFF THE CAR. THERE IS SOME IMPACT DAMAGE BUT THAT IS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF THE THE SUSPENSION FAILURE . THERE ARE SO MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE IN THE TESLA THAT IT POINTS TO THERE BEING A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TESLA HAS REQUIRED SOME OWNERS TO SIGN NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS POSTERS ON TESLA FORUMS ARE DISCOURAGING OWNERS FROM REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS AND ARE EVEN ALLEGING THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT. MY COMPLAINTS ARE HONEST REPORTS WITH VERIFIABLE DATA TO SUPPORT THEM. IF YOU REQUIRE SAMPLES OF BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT THE SALVAGE AUCTION YARDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS TO SAVE LIVES.

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL S FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/24419056?SEARCHID=213897253 THE FRONT LH TOP BALL JOINT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE CAR HAS THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OUT. THIS BALL JOINT FAILURE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER 2013 INCIDENT WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 04/28/2016DATE OF INCIDENT: 04/24/2016COMPONENT(S): STEERING , SUSPENSIONNHTSA ID NUMBER: 10862066CONSUMER LOCATION: CONNELLSVILLE, PA ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE HELP 0 AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS CRASH:NO FIRE:NO NUMBER OF INJURIES:0 NUMBER OF DEATHS:0 MANUFACTURER: TESLA MOTORS, INC. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): P09340... SUMMARY: MY FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING A LOSE OF STEERING. HERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THAT BADLY WORN BALL-JOINT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DGDKZMLZQOG THERE MUST BE MANY TESLAS ON THE ROADS WITH THESE BALL-JOINTS READY TO FALL APART. NO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO OWNERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22102447&ROWID=30&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLETELY TORN OFF, NO DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. THE TOP BALL-JOINT STEM HAS PULLED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHICH HAS A FRACTURED TIP. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY OF THESE FAILURES FOR THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF THESE CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROADS PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THE TESLA ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THIS CAR HAS THE ENTIRE LH BACK SUSPENSION RIPPED OUT. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22060456&ROWID=30&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS WHERE THE WHEEL HAS EXITED THROUGH THE BACK BUMPER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO PREVENT LOSS OF INNOCENT LIVES.

THIS MODEL S HAS JUST ARRIVED AT THE WRECKER'S YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22105984&ROWID=32&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# ONCE AGAIN THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WRENCHED OFF THE CAR WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MOTOR HAS PLENTY OF TORQUE TO WRENCH OFF THE SUSPENSION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22060456&ROWID=28&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE LH REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE TORN OUTWARDS THROUGH THE BODYWORK. THE RH WHEEL IS TILTED OVER AT AN ANGLE. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/ OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN NDA,S IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODWILL PAYMENTS. THE WORDING OF THE NDA CAN BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EVEN REPORT THE INCIDENT TO NHTSA PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA WITH A COLLAPSED FRONT SUSPENSION. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/21054696?SEARCHID=632075351 THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY FALLEN APART. THE FRONT WHEEL IS SLICED NEARLY IN HALF BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE CAN BE SEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TESLAS. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PATTERN HERE. THE ALLOY SUSPENSION LINKS ARE WEAK. THE STEERING-KNUCKLE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND MADE STRONGER FROM 2015 ONWARDS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE OLDER MODEL CARS. EVEN THE NEW AND STRONGER SUSPENSIONS ARE STILL SNAPPING OFF THE CARS. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO SIGN NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODWILL PAYMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT LISTED FOR A SNAPPED FRONT SUSPENSION ( REF # 10862066) THERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD HERE HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SUSPENSION-PROBLEM-ON-MODEL-S.69204/ WHICH SHOWS A TOP BALL JOINT THAT HAS BEEN CORRODED SO BADLY THAT IT HAS POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. POSTERS ARE SAYING THAT SIMILAR CASES HAVE HAPPENED IN NORWAY AND OTHER PLACES THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS. THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL S ALLOWS ROAD DIRT TO BE THROWN ON TO THE SUSPENSION PARTS. IN THE THREAD THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF TESLAS WITH HEAVY CORROSION. IT IS LIKELY THAT GALVANIC CORROSION IS OCCURRING. ALUMINIUM AND STEEL COMPONENTS ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WHICH WILL CAUSE CORROSION IN WET AND SALTY CONDITIONS. IN NORTHERN USA,CANADA, NORWAY AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS. THIS FAULT WAS NOT PICKED UP UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FELL APART AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS A DANGER TO OWNERS AND TO OTHER ROAD USERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

MY FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING A LOSE OF STEERING.

ON 4/15 2016 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A ONE LANE ROAD AND THE "POWER PLANT" FAILED (PER THE TESLA SERVICE INVOICE) AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER. THE CARE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN ROCKLIN CALIFORNIA. THERE TEST RESULTS STATES "CONFIRMED REAR DRIVE UNIT WILL NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE" A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVE WHEN IT HAPPENS AT SPEED IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING SOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A STRIP MALL, I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, LIGHTLY TAPPED BRAKE AND THE CAR "UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED" INTO A PALM TREE IN FRONT OF A BRICK PILLAR AT A STRIP MALL. I BACKED OUT TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. HUSBAND WAS WITNESS IN DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, (LAST YEAR AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT) ALTHO THE FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE WAS DONE AND NO REPORTS WERE FILED. POOR DECISION IN HINDSIGHT! SINCE NO PERSON WAS INJURED, THE POLICE DEPT WOULD NOT TAKE A REPORT. INSURANCE WAS CALLED AS WELL AS TESLA. TESLA TOOK 6 DAYS TO PULL LOGS AND ASSURED US IT WAS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ESCALATED TO MANAGEMENT. WE RECEIVED A CALL YESTERDAY FROM TOSHA AT TESLA, RELAYING THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT T WAS DRIVER ERROR AND LOG REPORTS SHOW THAT AS THE CAR WAS PULLING INTO THE SPOT, IT WAS ON A 3 ON A SCALE OF 100 AND THEN IT ACCELERATED 87% AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DOES NOT MAKE LOGICAL SENSE THAT THE CAR COULD ACCELERATE 87% IN A MATTER OF 2 FEET! I AM 150% SURE I DID NOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR. I AM 47, NOT A 90 YR OLD WOMAN WHO MAY HAVE PEDAL CONFUSION. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OF OUR OTHER NON-TESLA CARS NOR IN MY 40+ YEARS OF DRIVING CARS OR MOTORCYCLES. THEIR RESPONSE IS SUSPECT AND WE ARE QUITE FRANKLY FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY. THIS STIP MALL HAS LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT WALK BY, ESP ELDERLY AND THE FACT THAT NO ONE OR THE PILLAR WAS HIT IS A BLESSING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WILL BE ASKING TESLA FOR A WRI

ON JULY 16, 2015 WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 MODEL S 60, I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. AS I PULLED INTO THE SPACE, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BREAKS. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD OVER A CURB AND A BERM, STOPPING WHEN IT HIT A FIRE HYDRANT, PROPELLING IT OFF OF ITS BOLTS, GENERATING A HUGE GEYSER OF WATER. BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER GUSHING OVER MY CAR, I HAD NO VISIBILITY AND ELECTED TO STAY IN THE CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIAL 911. MOMENTS LATER, A MAN WHO HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE CAR NEXT TO THE SPACE WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO ASK ABOUT MY CONDITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. I WAS NOT INJURED AND THANK GOODNESS THE CAR HAD NOT HIT ANOTHER PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR. IT TOOK A TOW TRUCK ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE. ALL THE WHILE THE TORRENTIAL WATER SURGED AROUND, UNDER AND OVER MY CAR AND NOW FLOODED THE INTERIOR. ACCORDING TO TESLA, EITHER THE CAR SHORTED-OUT CAUSING ALL OF THE WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN OR THERE IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN IF THE CAR PERCEIVES IT IS UNDER WATER. THE MAN WHO BRAVED THE FLOOD OF WATER FROM THE FIRE HYDRANT TO CHECK ON ME SAW THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT AS HE WAS SITTING IN HIS CAR. HE SAID THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE ON AS MY CAR WENT OVER THE BERM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND I AM CERTAIN THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE NEXT DAY, I HEARD FROM BOTH MY INSURA

THIS ACCIDENT REPORT IS A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE SAME 2013 TESLA MODEL S 60 AS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA REPORT FILED ON AUGUST 24, 2015. ON ON MAY 7, 2013 WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 MODEL S 60, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE SPOT. AS I PULLED IN, I LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR,AND APPLIED THE BREAK. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPING A PARKING BLOCK, THEN OVER A CURB, AND FINALLY INTO A CEMENT LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS STUNNED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TESLA WHO SENT A QUALIFIED TESLA TOW TRUCK. IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO GET THE CAR ONTO A FLAT-BED TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN. IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED OVER TWO PARKING BLOCKS, SUSTAINING EVEN MORE DAMAGE. TESLA SENT THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE BODY SHOP. I INSISTED THAT THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BECAUSE I WAS (AND STILL AM) CERTAIN THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VAN NUYS SERVICE CENTER REP SAID THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED FIRST BEFORE ANY DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD BE RUN. AFTER THREE WEEKS I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TESLA. THE ENGINEERS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED TO 48%, SECONDS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND 98.4% AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. I STILL BELIEVE THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT BY REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT (AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT ON JULY 16, 2015) FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS CAN BE CONDUCTED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY (FARMERS) DOES NOT INTEND T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO ITS MAXIMUM ACCELERATION RATE AND CRASHED INTO FIVE PARKED VEHICLES. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY BY AAA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE THE CONTACT OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,021.

TIMOTHY DEVINE WAS KILLED AFTER DRIVING HIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN THE CANYON. THE TESLA STARTED A BRUSHFIRE THAT WAS SO BAD THAT 180 FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED IN AND MALIBU CANYON ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR OVER 9 HOURS. TANG, A SPOKESMAN FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THAT TIMOTHY DEVINE WAS SO BADLY BURNED HE WASN'T RECOGNIZABLE AS A PERSON AND THAT FIRE HAD MELTED THE CAR DOWN TO NOTHING. WAS THIS SUICIDE OR DRIVER ERROR? WAS THIS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BRAKE FAILURE, ETC. WAS THIS FATAL CRASH, FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS THE THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER AND OR THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE?

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA ON 9/24/2013 WITH NHTSA ID NO. 10545230. I NOTICED SIMILAR ISSUE WAS REPORTED BY 3 OR 4 OTHER TESLA OWNERS: (1) 9/26/2013 NHTSA ID NO. 10545488, (2) 9/29/2014 NHTSA NO. 10639849, (3) 9/29/2014 NHTSA NO. 10639935, AND (4) 6/8/2015 NHTSA ID NO. 10723925. THERE WAS ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE IN CAMARILLO CA AS REPORTED BY VENTURA COUNTY STAR ON 3/29/2013 BUT APPARENTLY WAS NOT REPORTED TO NHTSA. THERE WERE SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENCES HAPPENED WITH ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2013 AND 2014 TESLA MODEL S ON THE ROAD, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE MODEL S. TESLA CANNOT KEEP BLAMING THE DRIVERS BEING AT FAULT.

LEFT REAR SUSPENSION INTEGRAL LINK COMPLETELY BROKE AND THE ATTACHED PIECE LODGED IN THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIM CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE RIM. *TR

WAS REPLACING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND NOTED AN ODD "NOTCH" IN THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION ALUMINUM UPPER CONTROL ARM. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF THE LOWER PORTION CROSS SECTION, AND 1/3 TO 1/4 OF THE UPPER PORTION CROSS SECTION, CUT THROUGH BY THE LOWER SHOCK ABSORBER ATTACHMENT BOLT. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLT WAS MOUNTED BACKWARDS, WITH THE SHARP TIP OF THE BOLT FACING FORWARD INSTEAD OF REARWARD, AT EITHER THE FACTORY, OR WHEN THE POWERTRAIN WAS REPLACED BY THE TESLA DENVER SERVICE CENTER (AS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER). EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE AND, FRANKLY, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO ACCURATELY DEPICT THE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THIS SUSPENSION DAMAGE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT WHOSE FAILURE WOULD LIKE RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, WAS AT OR NEAR THE POINT OF FRACTURE DUE TO THE MASSIVE LOSS OF CROSS SECTIONAL MATERIAL FROM THE FREQUENT IMPACTS (ON SUSPENSION COMPRESSION) BY THE MUCH HARDER/STRONGER BOLT TIP. IN OTHER WORDS, THE BOLT TIP ACTED AS A LATHE, CUTTING INTO THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WITH EACH SUSPENSION CYCLE. IN THE SHORT TERM, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF THE TESLA MODEL S FLEET, BEGINNING WITH MODEL S'S THAT HAVE HAD THEIR POWERTRAIN LOWERED AND REINSTALLED, TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER MODEL S'S HAVE THIS IMPENDING CATASTROPHIC DEFECT. WHILE IT COULD HAPPEN

NEEDED TO REPLACE DRIVE MOTOR, 85KW BATTERY IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND CURRENTLY HAVE FAULTY ONBOARD CHARGER AND NOT ABLE TO CHARGE. THESE FREQUENT CHARGING PROBLEMS HAVE REALLY ANNOYED ME. TESLA SERVICE HAS BEEN REALLY NICE AND RESPONSIVE, HOWEVER, I DECIDED TO REPORT THESE BECAUSE THE ISSUES ARE BEYOND WHAT'S EXPECTED FROM A NEW CAR, LET ALONE A TESLA. THIS IS LESS THAN RELIABLE FOR A 1+ YR OLD CAR. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE EXTENSION OF TESLA DRIVE TRAIN AND BATTERY WARRANTY (UNLIMITED MILES) THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *TR

TESLA OWNERS ARE STILL REPORTING THAT TESLA'S UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGERS ARE STILL A FIRE HAZARD. TESLA OWNERS ARE STILL REPORTING THAT NEW REPLACEMENT GREY FACED ADAPTERS UNDER THE RECALL ARE STILL OVERHEATING, MELTING, FAILING AND BURNING. TESLA OWNERS ARE STILL REPORTING THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE NEW GREY FACED ADAPTER UNDER THE RECALL. SOME TESLA OWNERS ARE STILL REPORTING OVERHEATING, MELTING, BURNING AND FAILURES WITH NEW & OLD ADAPTERS. SOME CUSTOMERS REPORT THEY ARE STILL USING THE OLD ADAPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE UPDATED NEW GREY FACED ADAPTER. THE GREY FACED ADAPTER HAS NOT ADDRESSED ALL OF THE FIRE HAZARDS WITH THE TESLA'S UMCS. TESLA'S UMCS STILL ARE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

THE VENTILATION IN THE 3RD ROW IS AWFUL IN THE MODEL S. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF SICK KIDS THROWING UP BECAUSE IT'S TOO HOT. TESLA ACKNOWLEDGED IT OVER A YEAR AGO AND STILL HASN'T FIXED IT. WE HAVE TRIED CONTACTING THEM AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE. *TR

TESLA MOTORS IS DANGEROUSLY MISLEADING THE PUBLIC BY FALSELY ADVERTISING IT'S BATTERIES AS "LANDFILL SAFE" AND "NON-TOXIC". THE FALSE CLAIMS CAN HAVE GRAVE IMPLICATIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. PUTTING BATTERIES IN LANDFILLS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS A TOXIC HAZARD. WHEN TESLA BATTERIES ARE COMPACTED, OPENED, CATCH FIRE AND/OR EXPLODE; TOXIC MATERIALS CAN BE RELEASED THAT ARE A PUBLIC HAZARD AND A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT... IN TESLA'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE, IT ALLUDES TO TESLA BATTERIES CONTAINING TOXIC MATERIALS. YET ON TESLA'S BLOG TO THE PUBLIC, THEY TRY TO PORTRAY TESLA BATTERIES AS NON-TOXIC, GREEN AND LANDFILL SAFE. TESLA BATTERIES HAVE HEAVY METALS LIKE NICKEL AND COBALT THAT CAN BE TOXIC HAZARDS.... IN THE TESLA BLOG BY [XXX] , HE ALLUDES TO THE BATTERIES HAVING HEAVY METALS LIKE COBALT AND NICKEL. YET CLAIMS THE BATTERIES ARE NON-TOXIC. ELON MUSK AND OTHER TESLA REPRESENTATIVES HAVE MADE SIMILAR MISLEADING CLAIMS.... A QUOTE FROM TESLA'S MODEL S. EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE: "HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY - FIRE DAMAGE A BURNING OR HEATING BATTERY RELEASES TOXIC VAPORS. THESE VAPORS INCLUDE H2SO4, OXIDES OF CARBON, NICKEL, ALUMINUM, LITHIUM, COPPER AND COBALT. RESPONDERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PPE, INCLUDING SCBA AND TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT CIVILIANS DOWNWIND FROM THE INCIDENT.".... BY ELON MUSK, CO-FOUNDER & CEO OF TESLA MOTORS: "BATTERIES THAT ARE NOT TOXIC TO THE ENVIRONMENT! I WOULDN?T RECOMMEND THEM AS A DESSERT TOPPING, BUT THE TESLA MOTORS L

SOME TESLA OWNERS ARE ALLEGING THAT THERE ARE TESLA SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MODIFICATIONS ON TESLA'S THAT ARE BEING KEPT SECRET. IE: SOME TESLA OWNERS ARE REPORTING OCCASIONAL POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY TESLA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT BRAKE DISCS AND OTHER BRAKE PARTS EASILY BECOME WET, THEN RUST. RUSTED ROTORS CAN CAUSE GRABBING, AND UNEVEN BRAKING (SWERVING ON BRAKE APPLICATION). ALLEGEDLY SOMETIMES RUSTED PARKING BRAKES WON'T DISENGAGE. IT SEEMS SOMETIMES BRAKE PARTS BECOME RUSTED, STICKY AND UNRELIABLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PADS BECOME WET, THERE IS POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE WITH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE ARE SOME TESLA OWNERS REPORTING THAT THERE ARE TESLA SERVICE BULLETINS TO PREVENT POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, BY ADDING DUST (SPLASH) GUARDS, REPLACING ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS; YET DOING INTERNET SEARCHES I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY TESLA MODEL S. SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE BRAKES. TESLA SEEMS TO BE KEEPING SAFETY PROBLEMS LIKE POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND THE RELATED SERVICE BULLETINS SECRET. ALLEGEDLY SOME TESLAS HAVE BEEN SOLD WITHOUT BRAKES DUST SHIELDS (SPLASH SHIELDS) THUS MAKING THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO WATER. TESLA'S REGEN BRAKING CAN BE SO EFFICIENT, THAT IT SEEMS SOME CUSTOMER'S FRICTION BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED ENOUGH TO SQUEEGEE AWAY THE WATER OR GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO DRY OUT THE BRAKES. SHOULDN'T SERVICE BULLETINS, ESPECIALLY ONES REGARDING SAFETY BE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC? AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURES LIKE TESLA ARE DROPPING

THE FIRST REPORTED TESLA CRASH IN CHINA, IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVERS STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE CHINA IS NOT IN THE JURISDICTION OF NHTSA, THE INFORMATION CAN BE USED PROACTIVELY FOR SAFETY IN THE US, INSTEAD OF BEING REACTIVE. HTTP://WWW.CARNEWSCHINA.COM/2014/07/11/FIRST-TESLA-CRASHES-IN-CHINA/......UPDATED 07/15/14 *BF

A STOLEN TESLA CRASHED IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, KILLING THE DRIVER. PHOTOS SEEM TO SUGGEST THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. ALLEGEDLY LIGHT POLES SPLIT THE CAR IN HALF. THE LIGHT POLES SEEM TO BE THE BREAKAWAY TYPE. SUGGESTING THERE MAY BE A STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS THAT ALLOWED THE TESLA TO BREAK IN HALF, FRACTURING THE BATTERY, CATCHING PIECES OF BATTERY ON FIRE, AND EXPLODING BATTERY CELLS, SENDING FLAMING SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

THE UMC SOFTWARE "FIX" DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. CHARGE CONNECTORS HAVE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT, MELT AND BURN. ALLEGEDLY SOME OF THE UMC CONNECTOR TO WIRE WELDS ARE INSUFFICIENT, AND A FIRE HAZARD, INDICATING POOR MANUFACTURING AND POOR QUALITY CONTROL. SOME CUSTOMERS CLAIM TO HAVE HAD A DOZEN OR MORE UMCS FAIL. TESLA (ELON MUSK) CLAIMED THAT NEW AND REVISED ADAPTERS WOULD BE MAILED OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS, IT WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE REVISED ADAPTERS UNDER THE RECALL STARTED TO BE SHIPPED OUT. THE RECALL HAS BEEN SLOW. CUSTOMERS ARE ALLEGING THAT TESLA DOES NOT KEEP OWNERSHIP ADDRESSES UP TO DATE, SO MANY CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GETTING RECALL NOTICES OR THE REVISED ADAPTERS UNDER THE RECALL. TESLA (ELON MUSK) CLAIMED THAT THE ADAPTERS WOULD CONTAIN A THERMAL FUSE TO REDUCE THE FIRE HAZARD, YET ALLEGEDLY THE REVISED ADAPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT OUT UNDER THE RECALL DON'T HAVE THERMAL FUSES. THE CONNECTORS BETWEEN THE ADAPTER AND THE MODULE/BRICK SEEM TO BE INSUFFICIENT AND A FIRE HAZARD. SOME CUSTOMERS ARE REPORTING THAT NEW REVISED GRAY ADAPTERS ISSUED BY THE RECALL ARE ALSO OVERHEATING AND MELTING; EVEN WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATES THAT TESLA (ELON MUSK) CLAIMED WOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS. ALLEGEDLY THE REVISED GRAY ADAPTERS HAVE HIGHER TEMPERATURE PLASTICS AND IMPROVED WELDS; YET SOME UMCS ARE CONTINUING TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. SOME OF THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED, THAT'S WHY THE UMCS ARE STILL A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

BEFORE DEFECTIVE NEMA-1450 COULD BE REPLACED, I HAD A MELT-DOWN OF THE DEVICE WHILE CHARGING THE CAR. THE REASON FOR WRITING: LETTER RECEIVED TODAY (LETTER DATED 6/27/14) FROM TESLA SAYS THEY HAD DEVELOPED A SOFT-WARE UPDATE TO PREVENT THIS (AS WELL AS REPLACING THE PART). MY INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER MY SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED (I'M NOW 5.11, UPDATE WAS 5.8.4). CLAIMS OF SOFTWARE PROTECTION SHOULD BE VALIDATED. *JS

TESLA MODEL S. HAS PROBLEMS THAT WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE THE CAR CAN QUIT, LEAVING THE CAR AND OCCUPANTS STRANDED DANGEROUSLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES WITH NO LIGHTS. ALLEGEDLY THE TRACTION BATTERY, DRIVE UNIT, CONTACTOR, INVERTER, CONVERTER AND/OR 12 V ACCESSORY BATTERY CAN SUDDENLY FAIL CAUSING THE TESLA TO QUIT WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, THEN COASTING TO A STOP. ALLEGEDLY IN SOME CASES AFTER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE 12 V BATTERY AND SYSTEMS WILL QUICKLY FAIL, PREVENTING PARKING LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FROM BEING USED AND PREVENTING THE PARKING BRAKE FROM BEING RELEASED AND PREVENTING THE ENGAGEMENT OF TOW MODE THUS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING PUSHED OR COASTED OUT OF DANGEROUS TRAFFIC TO A SAFER LOCATION. NOT BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE TOW MODE, IT MAKES TOWING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT, TIME-CONSUMING AND RISKY. *TR

SOME CUSTOMERS ARE REPORTING POOR FRICTION BRAKING PERFORMANCE AFTER RAIN, SNOW OR CAR WASHES. ALLEGEDLY THERE IS AT LEAST ONE ACCIDENT FROM REDUCED FRICTION BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IN WET CONDITIONS. MANY ALLEGE THAT SOMETIMES IN WET CONDITIONS THE FRICTION BRAKES TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE. *TR

ALLEGEDLY THE TESLA MODEL S. "UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGER" (UMC) HAS AN INTERRUPT RELAY THAT IS ONLY RATED 30 AMPS, ON A CIRCUIT THAT CARRIES 40 AMPS. ALLEGEDLY SOME OF THE UMC MODULES (AKA CONTROLLERS, BRICKS) HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THERE ARE CONCERNS THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

DESPITE THE 14V006000 RECALL BEING ISSUED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, SO THEY HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THE FIRE HAZARDS AND ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ONLINE AFTER THEIR CHARGE CONNECTORS FAILED AFTER THE RECALL. ALLEGEDLY ON JANUARY 9, 2014 TESLA CEO ELON MUSK CLAIMED THAT RELATED RECALLED TESLA MODEL S. ADAPTERS WOULD BE MAILED OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS. YET A MONTH LATER CUSTOMERS AND ALLEGEDLY EVEN TESLA SERVICE CENTERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT ADAPTERS. THE PROPOSED RECALL AS IT STANDS SEEMS TO BE INSUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE ONLY HARDWARE THAT IS REPLACED IS THE ADAPTER. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE ADAPTER AND THE UMC MODULE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED TO BE THE SOURCE OF MANY OVERHEATING, MELTING AND BURNING EVENTS. THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED WITH CONNECTORS THAT ARE BETTER CAPABLE OF CARRYING THE HIGH CURRENT FOR LONG DURATIONS. DESPITE TESLA TRYING TO PORTRAY A SOFTWARE UPDATE AS A "FIX", TESLA CHARGE CONNECTORS CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT, MELT AND BURN. DESPITE TESLA TRYING TO SCAPEGOAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS AS THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE OCCURRENCES OF TESLA CHARGE CONNECTIONS OVERHEATING, MELTING AND BURNING THAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS ARE NOT THE SOURCE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE A CAUSE AND OR FACTOR IN SOME CASES, HOWEVER THAT SHOULD NOT DIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE FAULTY TESLA CHARGE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE A FIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA S 985. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE VARIOUS SHIFTING ISSUES WHEN USING REVERSE. IN ADDITION, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 04-16-14 *BF UPDATED 04/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RE-FLASH, HE NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. UPDATED 05/20/14

IT IS MY OPINION THAT, TESLA IS FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTING STATISTICS AND THE SAFETY OF ITS VEHICLES. IT IS MY OPINION, IT IS FALSE ADVERTISING AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST TESLA BATTERY FIRE ON OCTOBER 1, 2013: ON OCTOBER 4, 2013 ELON MUSK & TESLA MOTORS CLAIMED "YOU ARE 5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A FIRE IN A CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE CAR THAN A TESLA!" AFTER THE THIRD TESLA BATTERY FIRE ON NOVEMBER 19, 2013: ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 TESLA MOTORS CLAIMED "TESLA VEHICLE IS OVER FIVE TIMES LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A FIRE THAN THE AVERAGE GASOLINE CAR" I THINK TESLA MOTORS IS YET AGAIN USING FUNKY STATISTICS TO MISREPRESENT AND OVERSTATE THE SAFETY WORTHINESS OF ITS VEHICLES. AFTER THE THIRD TESLA BATTERY FIRE, TESLA WAS AND IS STILL USING STATISTICS THAT SEEMINGLY ONLY FIGURED ON ONE TESLA BATTERY FIRE, RATHER THAN ALL THREE. *TR

AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE CHARGES AT A LOWER RATE, THAT IF THE NEW SOFTWARE DETECTS A PROBLEM IT INCREASES THE CHARGE RATE RATHER THAN REDUCING IT. IF IT IS TRUE, UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THE UPDATE CAN INCREASE THE CHANCE OF AN OVERLOAD AND FIRE. IT SEEMS IN SOME CASES THAT THE TESLA SAFETY SOFTWARE UPDATE SAFETY "FIX" MAY BE CREATING FIRE HAZARDS. THERE MAY BE A GLITCH, BAD PROGRAMMING IN THE TESLA SOFTWARE UPDATE. PART OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V006000 RECALL, HAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT BY AN ALLEGATION MIGHT INCREASE CURRENT WHEN THE SOFTWARE DETECTS A PROBLEM WHEN IT IS CHARGING AT A LOWER CHARGE RATE. ALLEGEDLY IN SOME CASES THE TESLA CHARGER WILL CHARGE FASTER THAN IT IS SET. *TR

ALLEGEDLY: A TESLA OWNER AWOKE TO THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL. SHE CALLED 911. A FIRE FIGHTER WAS INJURED RESPONDING TO THE GARAGE FIRE. FIRE INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS THE WALL SOCKET OR THE TESLA UNIVERSAL MOBILE CONNECTOR FROM THE TESLA CHARGING SYSTEM PLUGGED INTO THE WALL OUTLET. I'VE SEEN EVIDENCE OF MANY OF TESLA'S CHARGING CONNECTIONS FAIL. EVEN IF THE CONNECTION FAILED AT THE WALL SOCKET, I WOULDN'T RULE OUT THE TESLA DESIGN AS A CAUSE OR A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE DESIGN OF THE TYPICAL TESLA CHARGING CONFIGURATION PUTS UNDUE STRESS ON THE WALL SOCKET, WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A FAILURE OF A WALL SOCKET. IN MY OPINION SOME OF THE TESLA CHARGING CONNECTIONS ARE NOT ROBUST ENOUGH FOR THE POTENTIAL CURRENTS INVOLVED. MANY OF TESLA'S CHARGE CONNECTIONS ARE KNOWN FOR PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR