2014 Tesla Model S complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 15N FREEWAY ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE HW 78 ON FEB 10 2020 AT APROX 07:30AM. I HAD AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE (NOT CHANGING LANES) AT NORMAL FREEWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY I WAS SPINNING OUT AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE WALL OF THE FREEWAY TOTALING MY CAR. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR MEMORY OF HOW THE EVENT STARTED, I JUST REMEMBER RUNNING IN AUTOPILOT ON MY WAY TO WORK THEN SPINNING OUT AND HITTING THE WALL. ONCE THE EVENT STARTED IT WAS UNRECOVERABLE, AND WAS OVER IN A FEW SECONDS.

MY TESLA DID AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANT ON 9/04/2019: 1) FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM 100% CERTAIN THAT I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR OR IN ANY WAY CAUSE THE UNCOMMANDED AND UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS AND TRUCKS WELL OVER A MILLION MILES AND NEVER ONCE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED AN ACCELERATOR OR JUMPED A CURB WHEN PARKING. 2) I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TESLA DAILY FOR FOUR MONTHS AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT'S SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS. I AM ALSO VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFIC PARKING SPACE WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE PARKED THERE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, AND MOSTLY IN THE TESLA DURING THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. 3) THE DETAILS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY. WHILE GOING SLOWLY DOWN A SLIGHT SLOPE APPROACHING THE INTENDED PARKING AREA, I REMOVED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND ALLOWED REGENERATIVE BRAKING* TO SLOW THE CAR EVEN MORE WHILE I POSITIONED MY RIGHT FOOT VERY LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE CREEP MODE* KEPT THE CAR SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. WITH ABOUT TWO FEET TO GO, I MODULATED THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO SLOW THE CAR MORE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FRONT SPLITTER DIDN'T BUMP THE CURB..... SUDDENLY THERE WAS A HARD IMPACT, A LOUD BANG, AND THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER** OF MY CAR WAS IN THE BRICK WALL, ALL IN A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF A SECOND. IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED, BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER VE

SUBFRAME BROKE AFTER 80,000 MILES OR NORMAL DRIVING. NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO CAR AFFECTING THIS AREA. JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING OR BACKING UP.

FROM A COASTING POSITION IN AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE, I TURNED RIGHT TO ROUND A 90 DEGREE CORNER. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN MY CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP RAPIDLY. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE ACCELERATION BEGINNING, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 50 FEET AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A CONCRETE WALL. FRONT AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED AND MY BODY STRUCK THEM: FACE, CHEST, AND LOWER LEGS. I HAVE INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT.

IN DECEMBER 2016 THE CAR ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. TESLA MAINTAINED I PUSHED ON THE EXCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE GOING FROM 2 TO 92 MILES AN HOUR IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND ON JANUARY 12,2020 THE CAR ONCE AGAIN SELF ACCELERATED. BOTH TIMES SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND TO MY HOME. I WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER A PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR IN 2016 AND MAINTAINED SHE HAD HIP INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID SETTLE WITH HER. BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF MY INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSING THE EXCELERATOR. THERE DEFINITELY IS A SUBSTANTIAL DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT RAINTREE AUTO BODY IN SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA. I HAVE NOT CALLED TESLA AZ YET AS I DO NOT PARTICULARLY WANT THEM TO GET THE BLACK BOX. I DO HAVE A PHOTO OF THE CAR IMPACTING THE COURTYARD WALL OF MY HOUSE HOWEVER IT IS ON MY IPHONE AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEND IT TO YOU.

REAR SUBFRAME FAILED AT 78K MILES. TESLA RESPONSE WAS I DID HARSH ACCELERATION AND STREET POTHOLES WERE THE ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD KNOCKING NOISE. I CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. LOOKED AROUND AND UNDERNEATH MY CAR FOR ANY FOREIGN OBSTACLES. EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR SO I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE. HEARD LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS FROM REAR LEFT TIRE. TOOK IT TO TESLA SERVICE, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT DRIVE UNIT( PART THAT'S UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH IS HOLD BY THE FAILED SUBFRAME AND WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR, BUT THE SUBFRAME ITSELF) AND ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. SPEAKING OF SAFETY ISSUE I HAD TO GO TO THE NEAREST TESLA SERVICE, WHEN I OCCURRED THIS ISSUE AND ADVISOR TOLD ME, THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE RIGHT NOW , SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT 30 MILES AWAY TO A DIFFERENT ONE, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. SOMEBODY RAN INTO THE BACK OF IT. MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION FELL OFF CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/58905699/PHOTOS EVEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INTACT. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. SO WHY DID THE SUSPENSION FALL TO BITS? I THINK WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE AS FRAGILE AS A SPARROWS LEG. TESLAS ARE STUCK IN LUDICROUS/INSANE MODE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. KEEF

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE CORRECT VIN OF THE CAR INVOLVED. HERE IS AN AUCTION LISTING OF A TESLA IN AUSTRALIA. HTTPS://WWW.PICKLES.COM.AU/DAMAGED-SALVAGE/ITEM/-/DETAILS/NO-C-P--TESLA--MODEL-S--HATCHBACK--5-DOORS/2003433925 THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH, THE ONLY DAMAGE IS A DETACHED REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION WITH SLIGHT BODYWORK DAMAGE WHERE THE WHEEL EXITED THE VEHICLE. SINCE I AM AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN I FEEL THAT THESE CARS POSE A RISK TO MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS TO OTHER ROAD USERS AND THAT I AM PERFECTLY ENTITLED TO MAKE SUCH COMPLAINTS. I AM HOPING THAT BY THE SHEER VOLUME OF INCIDENCES OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES REPORTED NHTSA WILL AT LEAST CONCEDE THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM AND WILL LAUNCH A PROPER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU FOR PUBLISHING ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS. JUST NEED THAT INVESTIGATION TO COMMENCE. HAVE A GREAT DAY. KEEF

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES THE BATTERY RANGE ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CAPPED VIA A SOFTWARE UPDATE BY TESLA WITHOUT MY CONSENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT TESLA WOULD CAP MY BATTERY'S MAXIMUM CHARGE, WHICH IN TURN REDUCED THE RANGE AND POWER OF MY VEHICLE VIA AN OVER THE AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE CAR WAS ADVERTISED AS A 85 KWH BATTERY, BUT NOW, WITH THE BATTERY CAP, THE BATTERY IS MUCH LESS THAN 85 KWH. IF THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY, TESLA SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME. ALSO, THE BATTERY SHOULD BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE SAFETY ISSUE STILL THERE AND DECREASING THE PERFORMANCE.

VEHICLES MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) HAS A KNOWN AND WELL-PUBLICIZED DEFECT CAUSED BY OVER-LOGGING ON THE EMMC CHIP. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE MCU TO GLITCH, REBOOT AND FAIL ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL BOTH SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROL, DEFROSTER, GPS, AUDIBLE SAFETY WARNINGS AND OTHER SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CAN ALSO STOP CHARGING. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW THAT TESLA IS WELL AWARE OF (SIMPLY GOOGLE TESLA MCU FAILURE) BUT REFUSES TO COVER OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT "FIX" VIA AN OVER THE AIR UPDATE SIMPLY DELAYS THE ISSUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT BASED ON CURRENT EVIDENCE THIS DEFECT WILL EFFECT 100% OF CARS, BOTH MODEL S AND X, MADE BETWEEN 2012 AND EARLY 2018.

SUDDEN LOSS OF RANGE WITH 2019.16.X SOFTWARE UPDATE. MY VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE MANY VEHICLES THAT WAS EFFECTED BY SOFTWARE UPDATE BY TESLA. I HAVE LOST ABOUT 30 MILES IN RANGE AND THE SUPERCHARGING SPEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED COMPARE TO PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE CHARGING, IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RESEARCH CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

IN MAY 2019 OUR TESLA MODEL S P85D BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY REDUCED FROM ABOUT A MAXIMUM CHARGE OF 248 MILES TO ABOUT 218 MILES. TESLA DID NOT NOTIFY US THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS THERE HAS NOT EXPLANATION OR INFORMATION AS TO WHY IT OCCURRED.

I HAVE A P85D AND SINCE RECENT SOFTWARE UPDATES MY RANGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.. MY SUPERCHARGER SESSIONS HAVE ALSO BECOME EXTREMELY SLOW RESULTING IN ALMOST AN AN EXTRA HOUR TO CHARGE THE CAR COMPARED TO BEFORE UPDATES. THESE UPDATES SEEM TO BE A MAKESHIFT COVER FOR DEFECTIVE BATTERIES DUE TO HIGH FIRE AND EXPLOSION RISK, WHICH HAVE OCCURRED ON OTHER TESLA CARS. SO INSTEAD OF FIXING BATTERIES TESLA REDUCED THEIR CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE BOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND, AT TIMES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TESLA (470 LANCASTER AVE, DEVON, PA 19333, 610-407-7030) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PRIOR COMPLAINT RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ONLY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB

AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATE SUPERCHARGING SLOWED BY MORE THAN 50% AND RANGE ON FULL CHARGE DROPPED

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATESSTARTING WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN MAY 2019, TESLA REDUCED BATTERY CAPACITY FROM 73KWH TO 62KWH. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THIS "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION" AFTER SEVERAL NON-CRASH FIRES HAPPENED TO THESE MODELS. TESLA TOOK ACTION TO DOWNGRADE HORSEPOWER AND RANGE ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH A TOTAL VOLTAGE CAP AFTER CLAIMING TO BE RELEASING A FIRE-SAFETY UPDATE, BUT OFFICIALLY NO SAFETY UPDATE WAS RELEASED. THIS CHANGE HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND STATIONARY. THERE IS A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE HERE THAT IS NOT MADE PUBLIC BY TESLA.

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 ' INVESTIGATION SUBJECT: BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BEING IN AND AROUND MY CAR. ON MAY 29, 2019 I RECEIVED SOFTWARE 2019.16.2 73D3F3C. ALTHOUGH NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME, WHEN INSTALLED, IT REDUCED BATTERY CAPACITY BY ABOUT 8KWH, AND PERFORMANCE BY ABOUT THAN 40KW. THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION FROM TESLA THIS WAS BEING DONE. ON 14 FEBRUARY 2017, (BEFORE SOFTWARE 2019.16.2 73D3F3C), AT 100% AND 76.6KWH OF 76.4KWH REMAINING CAPACITY, MODULE VOLTAGES WERE ABOUT 4.19V. THIS IS EXPECTED AND TYPICAL FOR A FULLY CHARGED LI ION BATTERY. AFTER THE SOFTWARE CHANGE THE BATTERY CHARGES TO 390V, AND A MAX CELL VOLTAGE OF ABOUT 4.07V. IT IS WELL UNDERSTOOD THE LI ION BATTERIES DEGRADE WITH USE. HOWEVER, LIMITING THE CELL VOLTAGES AT 100% SOC IS NOT 'NORMAL DEGRADATION', BUT THIS IS CLEARLY NOW BEING DONE, BASED ON THE DATA ABOVE, AND THE LACK OF REGEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT THESE REDUCED CELL VOLTAGES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DELIBERATE ACTION ON THE PART OF TESLA. IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF SOME NOW-DETECTABLE DEFECT, WHICH THROUGH DECEPTION, TESLA IS ATTEMPTING TO COVER UP. TESLA CLAIMS TO HAVE DONE THIS 'OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION' AFTER SEVERAL NON-CRASH FIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MY BATTERY IS 'NORMAL" THEN IT SHOULDN'T NEED PROTECTING VIA A SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TESLA FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. IF TESLA DECIDES TO SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT ANY OWNER NOTIF

MY ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY OVERHEATS SO MUCH AND LOST MORE THAN 25% OF THE RANGE WITH THE LATEST COMPUTER UPGRADE. THIS IS CHEATING. TESLA REMOTELY LOWERED MY BATTERY RANGE WITHOUT MY APPROVAL

THE CAR HAS LOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHARGING SPEED. TESLA HAS INFORMED ME MULTIPLE TIMES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN I KNOW FOR A FACT THE CHARGE SPEED HAS DROPPED AN AVERAGE OF 10KW FROM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. MY MAIN MARKER WAS AT 5P% THE CAR WOULD BE AT 72KW AND NOW AFTER A RANDOM OTA UPDATE A FEW MONTHS AGO AT 5P% I'M AM USUALLY AROUND 55KW. THIS DROP IN CHARGE RATE HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE, AND IT MAKES EVERY CHARGE STOP TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LONGER THAN IT WOULD PREVIOUSLY

SHORTLY AFTER UPDATING THE VEHICLE WITH TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES 2019.16.1 AND 2019.16.2, IT WAS DISCOVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED FROM A SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 26 MILES OF RANGE AS A RESULT OF THE PAIR OF SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE UPDATES IN QUESTION ALSO SEVERELY DECREASED THE SUPERCHARGING SPEEDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SOFTWARE UPDATES ISSUED BY TESLA DID NOT DISCLOSE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE RANGE LOSS OR DECREASED CHARGING SPEEDS. TESLA HAS RELEASED UPDATES SINCE INITIAL RANGE-REDUCING AND CHARGE-SPEED LIMITING UPDATES WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO AND PURPORTEDLY WERE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OR INCREASE IN RANGE OR CHARGING FOR THE VEHICLE TO DATE. NOTE - THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL WHO CURRENTLY REPRESENTS THE AFFECTED OWNER FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. LEGAL COUNSEL HERE ALSO SERVES AS COUNSEL TO THE PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS AND NAMED CLASS PLAINTIFF IN THE LITIGATION CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CA, CASE NO. 5:19-CV-01422-VKD.

MY VEHICLE HV BATTERY FAILED TWICE IN 2 MONTHS. TESLA CHANGED IT, LOST USE OF VEHICLE DURING 9 WEEKS. ON THE 2ND BATTERY SWAP, I NOW LOST RANGE BY 25 TO 35 MILES.

TESLA. GONE WHOMPY. VERY WHOMPY INDEED. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=33592193&ROWNUMBER=5&LOADRECENT=TRUE

TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL PANEL HAS BEEN DETERIORATING OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. SINCE THE SCREEN IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VEHICLE CONTROL IS BEGINNING TO BE IMPACTED. TESLA HAS HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND THAT TESLA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

THE DRIVER OF THE TESLA (VIN ENTERED) REPORTED THAT THE TESLA WAS OPERATED IN AUTOPILOT WHEN IT STRUCK OUR PARKED CAR. OUR CAR WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH A 25MPH SPEED LIMIT. BOTH CARS SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE RENDERING THEM UN-DRIVABLE. SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF OUR DAMAGED PARKED CAR AND THE TESLA.

"TAKATA RECALL" AND BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO THE POWER STEERING GEAR. SUBJECT: RECALL CODE: 19V-002 / RECALL CODE: 18V-204 / RECALL CODE: 19V-002. REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AIRBAGS AND POWER STEERING ENGINE BOLTS. HON. GENTLEMEN, MY ADVANCE AND RESPECTFUL REGARDS. AS AGENT OF THE HON. MR. (XXXX), I COME TO EXPOSE AND REQUEST AS FOLLOWS: PLEASE INFORM MY CONSTITUENT MEMBER THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM YOU. REALIZING THE NEED TO REPLACE YOUR TESLA BRAND AIR BAG. THIS NEED, ACCORDING TO YOUR INFORMATION, IS RELATED TO A DEFECT DETECTED IN CERTAIN MODELS PRODUCED BETWEEN 2014 AND 2016. MORE INFORM YOU. FAILURE TO REMEDY THE ANOMALY MAY RESULT IN THE EXPLOSION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AIR BAG, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE PASSENGERS MAY BE HIT WITH SHARP METAL FRAGMENTS, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH (AS DOCUMENT ATTACHED). I HAVE ALSO LEARNED FROM YOU THAT DUE TO EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS CERTAIN BOLTS MAY BREAK AND RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT). IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING, MY CONSTITUENT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO TESLA'S PREMISES IN LISBON, AV. ANTNIO AUGUSTO DE AGUIAR 31, 1069-413, IN ORDER THAT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD CARRY OUT THE INTERVENTIONS INDICATED BY YOUR SERVICES. SUCCESSES THAT REGRETTABLY, TESLA IN LISBON REFUSES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT, AND FOR THIS REASON THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION REMAINS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THOSE WHO DRIVE IT. NOW, IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE ABOVE,

BEGINNING IN JUNE, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM A SEVERE AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RANGE AVAILABLE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SOFTWARE UPDATES ISSUED BY TESLA WITHOUT DISCLOSURE TO OWNERS. PRIOR TO THE UPDATES, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 255 RATED MILES AVAILABLE. FOLLOWING UPDATES 2019.16.1 AND 2019.16.2, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED IMMEDIATELY FROM A RANGE DROP TO 225 AVAILABLE MILES. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN UNABLE TO CHARGE FULLY AND NOW SUFFERS FROM DECREASED CHARGING SPEEDS. THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WENT TO NCDS ARBITRATION, SEEKING A MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE ARBITRATOR DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NO PROOF OF DEFECT. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL DEGRADATION. HOWEVER, THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS WERE CAUSED SOLELY BY TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES, FOR WHICH IT HAS YET TO DISCLOSE WHETHER THERE ARE CARS AFFECTED AND POTENTIALLY AT HIGHER RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. TESLA HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ANY NOTICE OR INFORMATION THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY BE AFFECTED. THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS DENIED A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AFTER HAVING THE CLAIMS ARBITRATED WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, WHERE THE ARBITRATOR FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM A HIGH RATE OF BATTERY LOSS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT IN O

ON MAY 20TH, 2019, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS UPDATED WITH TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES AND LOST OVER 20 MILES OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM A THROTTLING OF PERFORMANCE, CHARGING SPEEDS, AND A LOWERED MAXIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE CAPACITY WHICH HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RATED MILES AVAILABLE. TESLA HAS DENIED A BATTERY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT BY CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THE UPDATES WERE ISSUED TO IMPROVE BATTERY LONGEVITY AND HEALTH. HOWEVER, THEY ARE DOING SO TO AVOID REPLACING THESE UNDER WARRANTY AND/OR COMPENSATING OWNERS FOR THE LOSS IN RANGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF BATTERY FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH TESLA VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED AND NOT IN OPERATION. TESLA HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ANY NOTICE OR INFORMATION THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY BE AFFECTED. THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS DENIED A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AFTER HAVING THE CLAIMS ARBITRATED WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, WHERE THE ARBITRATOR FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM A HIGH RATE OF BATTERY LOSS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT IN OPERATION. THE CAR HAS NOT REGAINED ANY MILEAGE AS A RESULT OF TESLA'S MOST RECENT UPDATES THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERS FORM REDUCED CHARGING SPEEDS AND

SOFTWARE UPDATES BY TESLA HAVE LIMITED RANGE USAGE BY LOWERING THE AVAILABLE VOLTAGE MAX CAPACITY FOR CHARGING. *TT '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

THE BEARING IN THE DRIVE SHAFT IS DAMAGED AND CONSTANTLY WHINES DURING ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN CHICAGO TWO MONTHS AGO. THEY SAID THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ORDERED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND SAID IT WOULD BE DELIVERED IN 7 DAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND GET NO RESPONSE.

MY LI-ION BATTERY HAS BEEN DEGRADED RECENTLY BY AN OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS UPDATE IS RELATED TO THE RECENT BATTERY FIRES (4 IN LADT 4 MONTHS, INCLUDING ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO). ONLY A FEW (100 TO A FEW THOUSAND I BELIEVE) OF THE TESLAS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AS MINE HAS BEEN. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. WILL MY BATTERY CATCH ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE? I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO REVIEW THE CHANGES MADE BY TESLA AND APPROVE THAT THESE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY BATTERY. OR, DOES THIS POINT TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS?

WHEN DOOR UNLOCKS VIA FOB PROXIMITY OR UNLOCK COMMAND, THE DOOR ITSELF ALSO OPENS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN STATIONARY IN THE CAR AND APPROACHING THE CAR. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE DOOR MUST ALWAYS BE MANUALLY CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

I HAD SOME STEERING ISSUES, SOMETIMES THE STEERING GETS VERY VERY HARD TO STEER, I CAN SEE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERSB1832002 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER18V-204, AND I HAVE WROTE TO TESLA ABOUT ISSUES, BUT NO ANSWERS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V204000 (STEERING) AND 19V002000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO TESLA (100 SOUTH LAKE DESTINY RD, EDENVILLE, FL), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TESLA (6801 WASHINGTON AVE S, #110, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55439, (952) 944-1373) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED, WHICH COULD BE AN ISSUE GOING FORWARD WITH THE MANUFACTURER PERFORMING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL 3 YEARS IN TO THIS RECALL, I HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 3 NOTIFICATIONS OF THIS ISSUE FROM TESLA. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REQUESTED SERVICE TO ADDRESS THE RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "THERE ARE NO PARTS" AND "IT'S NOT YOUR CAR'S TURN IN LINE YET." I FEEL THAT 3 YEARS IS TOO LONG A TIME PERIOD TO BE CONSIDERED "REASONABLE" FOR ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY-OF-LIFE ISSUE IN A DAILY-DRIVER CAR!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V002000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IT'S ABOUT 8:18 ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND, DRIZZLE. I WAS DRIVING FROM FREEWAY 56 WEST TO SOUTH HIGHWAY 5. AFTER MERGE TO 5 FREEWAY, I FELT THE TIRES SLIP, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY UNINTENDED ACCELERATED AND STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAR WHIRLED AT HIGH SPEED BUMP INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF FREEWAY GUARD WALL, CONTINUED TO BE ACCELERATED SPIN CROSSED FOUR LANES HIT ON TO THE RIGHT GUARD WALL, SPIN ANOTHER HALF CIRCLE THEN STOP ON EMERGENCY LANE. LUCKILY, NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED, I WAS NOT HURT AT ALL, EXCEPT THAT THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE. BY THAT TIME THE CAR SHOW 'STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED' SEE PICTURE. SITTING IN MY CAR AND CALLING TESLA REPORT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THE REASON WAS THE WEATHER. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, THE POLICE CAME AND LOOKED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. AS NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED, NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO PUBLIC EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED, THE POLICE DID NOT ISSUE TICKETS AND REPORTS.

CONDENSATION IN THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SINCE 2013 ON THE TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM WEBSITE UNDER MODEL S FORUM AND EXTERIOR. SEARCH WATER IN TAIL LIGHTS AND YOU GET MANY POSTS AND PHOTOS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V204000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. EDON PRAIRIE TESLA (6801 WASHINGTON AVE S, #110, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55439, (952) 944-1373) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I BOUHT THE CAR IN MAY, 2018. AND NOW I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. I FEEL THAT STEERING NOT WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD. IT GETTING HARD TO STEER TIME TO TIME.

PREVIOUS TESLA SOFTWARE ALLOWED REAR VIEW CAMERA TO MITIGATE THE MODEL S'S BLINDSPOTS. CURRENT SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 9) HAS LIMITED THE ABILITY TO USE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA AS A BLIND SPOT MONITOR THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS LOANED A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. *DT

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FRAGILE TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THE OWNERS ARE BEING PRESSURED TO REMAIN SILENT. JUST TODAY AN OWNER HAS ADDED A FRESH REPORT OF A BROKEN SUSPENSION AND SUPPLIED PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/TESLA-UPPER-CONTROL-ARM-CRACKED.96329/ **GEORGECM, YESTERDAY AT 2:37 AM LAST EDITED: YESTERDAY AT 3:08 AM MY WIFE WAS DRIVING US HOME THIS SATURDAY. SHE HIT A REALLY SMALL POTHOLE WHEN THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. FOR A SHORT TIME WE WENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN SHE MANAGED TO GET BACK ON OUR SIDE WHILE REDUCING SPEED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE WHEEL WAS IN AN INCORRECT POSITION. WE MANAGED TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR IN A POSITION SAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS, IN A PARKING PLACE NEARBY. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. I ALSO OBSERVED INTERIOR SIDE TIRES ABNORMAL WEAR ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. THE CAR WAS DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES LESS THAN 3000 MILES! THIS LOOKS TO ME LIKE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THAT CONTROL ARM, DOES ANYBODY HAS KNOWLEDGE IF TESLA HAS A NEWER, REINFORCED VERSION OF THIS PART ? I AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM ON BOTH SIDES. ANYBODY WHO HAS A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR NEW PARTS, PREFERABLY IN EUROPE PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE. THE NEAREST TESLA SERVICE FROM ME IS 2000 KM AWAY.** THIS THREAD HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. POSTERS ARE ATTACKING THE COMPLAINANTS A

TESLA S AND X BATTERIES ARE A DESIGN FLAW. TESLA'S PANASONIC CELLS ARE MADE WITH THIN METAL CASINGS SO THAT THE HEAT FROM ONE BURNING CELL CAUSES THE NEIGHBORING CELLS TO BURST ESPECIALLY WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR IN AN ACCIDENT. THESE FIRES EMIT TOXINS SUCH AS FLORINE GAS. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE BATTERIES REPLACED WITH A SAFER DESIGN. THE RECENT ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA SHOWS THE NEED FOR THIS RECALL.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES THAT I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS (ACCELERATION PEDAL ON THE TESLA) PEDAL AT THE SAME WHEN I TRY TO USE THE BRAKE. I HAVE OWN 4 DIFFERENT CARS AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. SO I PAY A BIT ATTENTION ON HOW THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DESIGN. I NOTICE THE GAS PEDAL IS BIGGER IN SIZE AND THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL IS LESS THAN ALL THE CARS I OWN (TWO LEXUS AND ONE MERCEDES BENS) OR ANOTHER WORD, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATION PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE. ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS A BIT HIGHER. ANYWAY, SUCH DESIGN LAYOUT SEEMS TO CAUSE THE DRIVER PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AND HINDER THE ACTION TO STOP THE CAR. I EVEN EXPERIENCED THAT THE CAR ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE CAR. I SAW THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS A CAR CRASH INVOLVING A TESLA. I HOPE THE ABOVE MAY BE SOMETHING INTERESTING FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO AND SEE IF IT IS RELATED TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. ANY QUESTION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FATAL TESLA CRASH IN FORT LAUDERDALE. EVEN THOUGH THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING THIS CRASH THE INQUIRY IS LIKELY TO TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS CRASH WAS CAUSED BY YET ANOTHER SUSPENSION FAILURE. HTTP://MIAMI.CBSLOCAL.COM/2018/05/10/NTSB-TO-INVESTIGATE-FIERY-CRASH-OF-TESLA-IN-FT-LAUDERDALE/ CRASH SCENE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE RH BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CAR. THE ROAD IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHT AT THE CRASH SITE. THERE IS JUST A SINGLE SKID MARK WHERE THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT SIDEWAYS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE CAR SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO TAKING A CURVE TOO FAST. THE SKID MARK SHOWS A VERY SUDDEN SWERVE TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO THE WALL. THE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DETACHED WHEEL AND TIRE LYING IN THE ROADWAY. IT IS ALSO VERY CONCERNING THAT TESLAS BURST INTO FLAMES SO EASILY AND THAT THE ELECTRIC DOOR HANDLES BECOME INOPERATIVE PREVENTING OCCUPANTS OR RESCUERS FROM OPENING THEM. ONCE AGAIN THE EARLY STAGE OF THESE FIRES SEEMS TO BE FUELLED BY THE 7 GALLONS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. THE STORED ENERGY IN THE BATTERIES CAN EASILY BOIL OFF THE WATER CONTENT OF THE COOLANT CAUSING IT TO BECOME HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. THE FIRE DOES NOT YET APPEAR TO HAVE IGNITED THE ACTUAL BATTERIES SINCE THESE BURN WITH A WHITE HEAT AND THE INDIVIDUAL CELLS EXPLODE LIKE FIRECRACKERS. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

REPORTEDLY: ON 5-8-18 ABOUT 7 PM IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA ALONG THE 1300 BLOCK OF SEABREEZE BOULEVARD; TWO TEENAGERS WERE TRAPPED AND BURNED TO DEATH AFTER CRASHING A TESLA MODEL S. A THIRD TEENAGER WAS EJECTED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT WAS A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. EXCESSIVE SPEED IS THOUGHT TO BE A FACTOR. FRIENDS OF THE VICTIMS WERE FOLLOWING THE TESLA IN ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES PREVENTING WOULD BE RESCUERS FROM PULLING THE TRAPPED TEENAGERS FROM THE VEHICLE. ONLOOKERS WATCHED THEIR VICTIMS STRUGGLE AS THEY BURNED TO DEATH. THERE IS VIDEO OF THE TRAPPED VICTIMS BURNING TO DEATH. DID ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? WHY DID THE BATTERY CATCH FIRE AND POSSIBLY EXPLODE? WAS CRASH AVOIDANCE ACTIVE, IF SO DID IT FAIL? WERE ALL THE VICTIMS WEARING SEATBELTS? DID THE CAR HAVE SAFETY FEATURES TO DETECT PEOPLE NOT WEARING SEATBELTS AND WARNING SYSTEM?

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/31148767/PHOTOS BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF. THIS DOES NOT LOOK AS THOUGH IT IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF IT. IT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE YET ANOTHER CASE OF THE WEAK SUSPENSION PARTS CAUSING SELF INFLICTED INJURY. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THAT THE SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE BEEN STRETCHED OUTWARD UNTIL THEY SNAPPED. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN IMPACT TO THE REAR OF THE TESLA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERSISTENT CITIZEN.

CAR HAD BEEN RENTED IN NOVEMBER 2016 FROM A TURO MEMBER FOR FOUR DAYS IN LAS VEGAS. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON. THE CAR SENSED TRAFFIC MOVING CAUSING THE TESLA'S AUTOPILOT TO MOVE AT 10MPH. THEN THE CAR'S AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTIONED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE LANES. DAMAGES TOTALED $3100 FOR THE TESLA AND UNKNOWN FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE. CAR HAD BEEN ADVERTISED AS BEING ABLE TO DRIVE ITSELF