2016 Tesla Model S complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A NEIGHBOR'S AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DALLAS-CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD TESLA (6500 CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD, SUITE 100 (214) 736-0587), BUT NO FAILURES WERE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE PARKING IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, JUMPED A CURB, AND COLLIDED WITH A METAL POLE, A SMALL TREE, AND AN AMBULANCE. THE HOSPITAL POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE, BUT WAS UNAWARE IF A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN EAGLE COLLISION CENTER (6125 PEELER ST, DALLAS, TX 75235 (855) 575-6368), BUT NO REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. *TT UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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,

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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

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

TAKATA RECALL. A SERIOUS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY TESLA MODEL S IN DECEMBER 16, 2016 WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT PARKING SPOT. THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER AND HIT A WALL WHICH RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I CALLED TESLA MOTOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND TOLD THEM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. PICTURES OF THE CRASH ARE UPLOADED BELOW. REPAIRING THE VEHICLE DAMAGES COSTED $11,717.85 AND OVER 2 MONTHS TO FIXED PLUS EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CAR RENTAL AND TOWING THAT BESIDE THE INCONVENIENCE I WENT THROUGH. AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE THE BRAKE CLAPPERS ISSUE LAST MONTH I SENT AN EMAIL TO TESLA AND I WAS TOLD TO COME TO TESLA SERVICE ON TUESDAY 06/20/2017 TO CHECK THE SITUATION.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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

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

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.

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 (