2016 Tesla Model S complaints

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

HERE IS ANOTHER CASE OF A TESLA WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION. THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM A TESLA OWNERS FORUM: HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/TESLAMOTORS/COMMENTS/63DTWS/TESLA_MODEL_X_SUSPENSION_QUALITY_ISSUE_PASSENGER/?SORT=NEW TIMOTHYM96 2 POINTS 1 DAY AGO THIS HAS ALSO EXACTLY HAPPENED TO ME IN MY P90D LAST DECEMBER. I DID HIT A POTHOLE ON THE CURVE GOING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT ABOUT 10MPH. ONCE I GOT IN THE GARAGE, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO MAKE A BACKIN INTO A SPOT AND BAM. WHEEL FELL RIGHT OFF. PICTURES: FIRST SECOND. TESLA WOULD NOT REPAIR IT, AND BODY SHOP IN OHIO (SUBURBAN COLLISION, TERRIBLE JOB THEY DID BY THE WAY) "REPAIRED" IT FOR $15,000. I WASN'T HAPPY. THE OWNER HAS POSTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILED PARTS AND I HAVE ATTACHED THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

COMPLAINANT, A PHYSICIAN, HAD TAKEN DELIVERY OF A 2016 TESLA MODEL S ON DECEMBER 22, 2016. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE PLOWED THROUGH THE BRICKS OF HER DRIVEWAY, THROUGH SHRUBS SEPARATING HER PROPERTY FROM HER NEIGHBOR, WENT THROUGH AND ACROSS THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND ONTO AND ADJOINING STREET, WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK.

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

UPDATE TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE. THIS REPORT CLAIMS THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INTOXICATED. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/NEWS/TESLA-DRIVER-DOUBLE-FATAL-CRASH-INTOXICATED-INDIANAPOLIS-POLICE/ HOWEVER, THIS OTHER REPORT SUGGESTS THAT TESTS ON BADLY BURNED VICTIMS MAY BE UNRELIABLE. HTTP://KILLINGKILLERS.BLOGSPOT.COM.AU/P/BLOOD-ALCOHOL-CONTENT-FFECT.HTML NOT WITHSTANDING THESE REPORTS THE PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED HERE HTTP://WWW.INDYSTAR.COM/STORY/NEWS/CRIME/2017/02/08/TESLA-MODEL-S-CRASH-INVESTIGATION-DRUNKEN-DRIVING-INDIANAPOLIS/97597708/ SHOW THAT THE TESLA HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND THAT ALL OF THE WHEELS HAVE SNAPPED OFF WITH SOME OF THE WHEELS SHOWING SIGNS OF DAMAGE WHILST ROTATING. BEARING IN MIND THE MANY REPORTS OF FAILED TESLA SUSPENSIONS AND PROBLEMS WITH SPEED CONTROL IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE PAID A CONTRIBUTING PART. THE ALMOST COMPLETE DISINTEGRATION OF THE CAR IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE CLAIMS MADE BY TESLA THAT IT IS THE SAFEST CAR IN THE WORLD. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE FACT THAT THE OCCUPANTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL PRECLUDE AN INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE DEFECTS IN THE TESLA THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED A PART IN THIS CRASH.

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

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

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

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

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23919966&ROWID=7&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS SKEWED INWARDS AND OVER AT AN ANGLE WHILST THE RH WHEEL IS POINTING STRAIGHT FORWARD. THIS INDICATES A BROKEN STEERING OR SUSPENSION COMPONENT. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AND TIRE AND NO EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE BROKEN THE SUSPENSION. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER CASES WHERE TESLA SUSPENSIONS HAVE SNAPPED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, MERELY A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE REPORTED IS AN ESTIMATION. EXACT DATE OF INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN TO ME.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/35774366/PHOTOS?RESULTINDEX=8&TOTALRECORDS=20&BACKTO=%2FLOTSEARCHRESULTS%2F%3FFREE%3DTRUE&QUERY=TESLA&QUERY=TESLA&DISPLAYSTR=SEARCH%20RESULTS&VIEWEDLOT=35774366 IT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CAR SHOWS THE SIGNS OF COLLAPSED SUSPENSION THAT HAS CAUSED ALL WHEELS TO BE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY AND THE WHEEL/TIRE DAMAGE SUGGEST THAT THE COLLAPSE OCCURED WHILST THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING FORWARD PRIOR TO IMPACT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND ALSO THE MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE IS AN APPROXIMATION. INJURIES REPORTED ARE AN ESTIMATION BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH. *TR

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA SUSPENSION WEAKNESS. HERE ARE 3 MORE EXAMPLES OF BACK WHEELS THAT HAVE SKEWED OVER WITHOUT HAVING BEEN IN ANY COLLISION. THERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD ON THE NORWEGIAN FORUM ELBILFORUM.NO GOOGLE - SKREVET AV EMNE: BRUKKET BAKAKSEL QUOTE: TODAY BROKE THE REAR AXLE! POUR INTO THE INCIDENT THAT IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE AIRPORT BUT JUST DOWN THE STREET WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. JADE ME BACK. BUT - BROKEN AXLE, THEN? AND ALTHOUGH P85 + IS A ROCKET I'M ACTUALLY A MODERATE MIDDLE-AGED-PLUS DRIVER WHO HAS COVERED AKSELRASJINSBEHOV. WONDER IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BROKEN AXLE SPEED? HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOMETHING ON THE THEME OF THE FORUM BUT DID NOT FOLLOW UP SOMETHING. IS THERE AN EXHAUSTED TOPIC SO SORRY I POST.. I HAVE ATTACHED 4 PHOTOS OF CARS WITH BROKEN AXLES THAT WERE POSTED ON THE NORWEGIAN FORUM. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT NO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO OWNERS AND THE FORUM POSTERS ARE ABUSING ANY OWNERS THAT DARE TO POST COMPLAINTS. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR

LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN BOLT CONTROLLING LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE CAR WAS BACKING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS WITH A SUDDEN THUD. THE LEFT FRONT WAS RESTING ON THE TIRE WITH THE TIRE TURNED AT 90 DEGREES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED WITH THE BOLT BROKEN. SEE PICTURES.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/33597246/PHOTOS?RESULTINDEX=10&TOTALRECORDS=23&BACKTO=%2FLOTSEARCHRESULTS%2F%3FFREE%3DTRUE&QUERY=TESLA&QUERY=TESLA&DISPLAYSTR=SEARCH%20RESULTS&VIEWEDLOT=33597246 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE FRONT SUPENSION HAS FALLEN APART AND THE WHEEL AND TIRE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED WHILST THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 100 SIMILAR FAILURES. NO OTHER CAR ON THE ROAD HAS SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SUSPENSION FAILURES AND WHEELS TORN OFF. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SUSPENSION FAILURES EVEN UNDER GENTLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHEN THE OWNER BRAKES AND SWERVES THE SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY LIKELY TO SNAP OFF. THE SUSPENSION COMPNENTS ARE TOO WEAK AND HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT CAN OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT AN INTERESECTION WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING IS APPLIED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S JUST A FEW MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23505090&ROWID=4&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THERE IS NO CRASH DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE CAR HAS SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE MUCH TOO FRAGILE FOR A CAR OF THIS WEIGHT AND POWER. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT AFTER MORE THAN 100 CARS HAVE HAD SUSPENSION FAILURES THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. PLEASE ORDER A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. *TR

HERE IS A PRESS REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN THE NETHERLANDS. HTTPS://TRANSLATE.GOOGLE.COM.AU/TRANSLATE?SL=AUTO&TL=EN&JS=Y&PREV=_T&HL=EN&IE=UTF-8&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.REGIO15.NL%2FNIEUWS%2FLIJST-WEERGAVE%2F32-ONGEVALLEN%2F25574-TWEE-GEWONDEN-BIJ-ONGEVAL-OP-DE-ZUIDWEG&EDIT-TEXT=&ACT=URL THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR TIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WORN AWAY BEFORE THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF. THE WHEEL IS GOUGED IN HALF. PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH WHICH WAS UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSED BY THIS SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN CHINA THAT INJURED 2 PEOPLE. HTTPS://TRANSLATE.GOOGLE.COM.AU/TRANSLATE?SL=AUTO&TL=EN&JS=Y&PREV=_T&HL=EN&IE=UTF-8&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FHK.APPLE.NEXTMEDIA.COM%2FNEWS%2FART%2F20160621%2F19662689&EDIT-TEXT=&ACT=URL THE CAR SUFFERED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THEN THE WHEELS FELL OFF. THAT IS A BIT OF A WORRY, TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT THIS VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=V_CLFTJZJ2Y SHOWS AN OWNER DRIVING ON AUTOPILOT WITH HIS ARMS CROSSED OVER HIS CHEST. ALSO TEXTING ON HIS PHONE AND FIDDLING WITH THE DISPLAY SCREEN OF THE CAR. ALSO USING AUTOPILOT ON NARROW UNDIVIDED ROADS. HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF AND OTHERROAD USERS AT ANY INSTANT. TESLA OWNERS HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS SAFE AND THE WARNINGS ARE JUST THERE FOR LEGAL REASONS. MANY OFFICIAL TESLA VIDEOS SHOW THE CAR IN HANDS FREE OPERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT. PLEASE HALT IT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE.

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. HTTPS://WEBCACHE.GOOGLEUSERCONTENT.COM/SEARCH?Q=CACHE:L1PLIGGJRGQJ:HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/SV_SE/NODE/75376+&CD=1&HL=EN&CT=CLNK&GL=AU THE POSTER SEEMS GENUINE BUT WAS IMMEDIATELY ATTACKED BY TESLA DEFENDERS AND ACCUSED OF DRIVING WHILST FEMALE. THE THREAD HAS BEEN TAKEN PRIVATE AND/OR DELETED BUT I HAVE ARCHIVED IT. SAMPLE: SUDDEN ACCELERATION SUBMITTED BY REGINALHA ON DECEMBER 4, 2016 I'M STILL SHAKING. I LOVED MY CAR UNTIL TODAY. I WAS GOING VERY SLOW INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND INTO ANOTHER CAR. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE SO HARD AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR STOPPED (YES, I LOOKED). I THOUGHT THERE WAS INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THIS FORUM BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. I'VE REPORTED IT TO TESLA. DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS ASIDE, I'M NOW AFRAID OF MY CAR! CAN SOMEONE TELL ME THE FORUM TO READ ABOUT OTHER'S EXPERIENCES? THANK YOU. *********************** SBMD | DECEMBER 4, 2016 BTW, PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO POST FALSE REPORTS ON THIS IN THE PAST, AND NOT JUST WITH TESLA. I'M GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. YOU CAN CONSIDER MAKING THIS A PRIVATE POST, WHICH WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU ARE A BONA FIDE OWNER AND NOT A PERSON SIMPLY TRYING TO POST FALSELY HERE. ******************* LILBEAN | DECEMBER 4, 2016 IS ANYONE KEEPING TRACK OF THESE ACCELERATIONS? WEREN'T TWO OF THEM IN FRONT OF NAIL SAL

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WYRWNXZRNAI THE DRIVER STARTS OFF CAUTIOUSLY KEEPING HIS HANDS NEAR THE WHEEL. BY ABOUT 7 MINUTES INTO THE VIDEO HE HAS BECOME SO TRUSTING IN THE AUTOPILOT THAT HE DRIVES PAST ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN A ROAD TUNNEL COMPLETELY HANDS FREE. THERE IS NOWHERE TO ESCAPE IF THE CAR TAKES A SUDDEN LEAP TO THE LEFT. THIS IS THE REALITY OF HOW DRIVERS ARE PUTTING OTHER ROAD USERS LIVES IN DANGER. PLEASE STOP THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENTAION.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A CRASH IN GERMANY. HTTP://BNN.DE/LOKALES/BRUCHSAL/TESLA-SCHLAEGT-IN-SPERRWAND-EIN THE FRONT TIRE IS PEELED OFF THE RIM. THAT COULD ONLY HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE THE COLLISION AND IS ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION. IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WHEEL TO HAVE TURNED A FULL REVOLUTION AND PEELED OFF THE TIRE AFTER THE COLLISION. THE DRIVER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. THE FOLLOWING VIDEO HAS BEEN RELEASED BY TESLA: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PUW_DMAQ264 IT SHOWS THE OPERATOR USING THE AUTOPILOT IN UNSUITABLE LOCATIONS AND IN VIOLATION OF ROAD SAFETY LAWS. THIS VIDEO IS NOW ALL OVER THE WEB WITH DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS AUTONOMOUS AND SELF DRIVING. ALONG WITH THE CLAIMS BY ELON MUSK THAT AUTOPILOT IS SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER THIS IS ENCOURAGING RECKLESS DANGEROUS EXPERIMANTATION ON THE ROADS AND PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. USERS ARE ALREADY USING THIS VIDEO TO JUSTIFY THEIR OWN USE OF THE AUTOPILOT ON UNDIVIDED ROADS AND WITH BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VIDEO GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS PERFECTLY OK. PLEASE HALT THIS DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

HERE IS A TESLA THAT HAS JUST ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/39879946/?RESULTINDEX=11&TOTALRECORDS=16&BACKTO=%2FLOTSEARCHRESULTS%2F%3FFREE%3DTRUE&QUERY=TESLA&QUERY=TESLA&DISPLAYSTR=SEARCH%20RESULTS&VIEWEDLOT=39879946 THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF IN THE USUAL WAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23502765&ROWID=1&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# CAR BUILT MAY 2016 CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE FRONT RH WHEEL SHOWS THAT THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL HAS BEEN TORN AND THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HAS BEEN WORN DOWN IN THE CENTER. THIS MEANS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED WHILE THE WHEEL WAS STILL ROTATING AND WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT. OWNERS ON THE FORUMS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION PARTS AND THAT TESLA HAS REPLACED PARTS FOR SOME (BUT NOT ALL) OWNERS. SAMPLE:FROM ELBILORUM.NO - ON MY P85 + FROM APRIL 2014 I HEAR THE TYPICAL SOUNDS OF A LINER THAT HAS GONE IN FRONT AXLE. MORE SPEIFIKT FROM THE STABILIZER BAR OR ONE OF THE CONNECTIONS, I HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO SET. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH LININGS THAT RUNS ON ITS TESLA. RECALLING THAT I + PACKAGE WITH STIFFER BUSHINGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. - GOT SWITCHED ON BOTH SIDES AHEAD OF A MONTH AGO, "LINK-SWAY BAR FRONT PAIR" WAS SUBSTITUTED. HAD CLUNK OF EVERY DUMP BEFORE SWITCHING SOUNDS JUST FINE AFTER SWITCHING. - SOUNDS LIKE "BAG OF BONES" WHEN I DRIVE OVER SPEED BUMPS, EMBARRASSING. TOOK A TRIP TO TESLA SKYEN, GOT FITTER AND HE HEARD THE HORROR SHOW, - THE NEIGHBORS MUST BEGIN TO WONDER IF WE HAVE A FREAK SHOW GOING. LACKING ONLY KILLER CLOWNS SIGHTINGS SO WE HAVE A NEW EPISODE OF AMERICAN HORROR SHOW. - IT WAS NOTICED DURING SERVICETHAT THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THE

THE TESLA AUTOPILOT IS NOT ONLY A FEATURE THAT DOES NOT WORK, IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. THE NEW VERSION 8 SOFTWARE IS ACTUALLY MORE DANGEROUS THAN VERSION 7. THE CAR REGULARLY STEERS OUT OF ITS LANE AND DOES NOT DETECT CARS TO EITHER SIDE THAT ARE LESS THAN 2 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAME DEFECT APPLIES TO CARS ON ITS REAR WINGS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE CARS HAVE EITHER CUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE OR HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE CAR ADJUSTING OR BRAKING AT ALL. I HAVE GIVEN THE FEATURE MANY OPPORTUNITIES (>100) AND CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF OCCASIONS, IF I HAD NOT INTERVENED IN TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKING FEATURE IS ALSO INEFFECTIVE, AND ONLY WORKS IN VERY LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. I CAN COMPARE THIS TO THE AUDI SYSTEM, WHICH IS EXCELLENT AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE ISSUES ARE HARDWARE RELATED WHICH TESLA HAVE JUST UNDERSTOOD, ANNOUNCING THAT FUTURE CARS WILL HAVE HARDWARE THAT WORKS. EXISTING VEHICLES WILL ONLY GET SOFTWARE UPGRADES THAT WILL NOT CORRECT THE ISSUES. I HAVE VIDEOS THAT SHOW CARS ARE NOT DETECTED, SO CAN PROVE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX WITH SOFTWARE. THIS MUST BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE FEATURE CAN BE CORRECTED AND THE SAFETY IMPROVED TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST, 2016 AND THE ISSUES I HAVE DESCRIBED HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER., 2016. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT NOW AS THE SYSTEM I

THIS IS HOW PEOPLE ARE USING THE AUTOPILOT: HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/UNHAPPY-V8-REDUCED-AUTOPILOT-CAPABILITIES UNHAPPY WITH V.8 REDUCED AUTOPILOT CAPABILITIES SUBMITTED BY ADAM.SMITH ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016 I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE DONE IT BUT BY DUMBING DOWN AUTOPILOT AND REDUCING ITS CAPABILITIES YOU MIGHT JUST AS WELL BUY A CAR YOU HAVE TO DRIVE YOURSELF FOR FAR LESS MONEY! @ADAM.SMITH - THERE IS A SOLUTION. 14 OUNCES OF WEIGHT ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ELIMINATE THE NAG ENTIRELY. YOU CAN DO THIS ANY NUMBER OF WAYS. I EXPERIMENTED WITH FISHING WEIGHTS AND A VELCRO WRAP TO DETERMINE THAT 14 OUNCES DOES THE TRICK,12 OUNCES MOSTLY CLEARS THE NAG, BUT 14 KILLS IT ENTIRELY. THE WEIGHT MUST BE PLACED ON THE SPOKE AT THE OUTER END, NEAR THE RIM. I THEN PROGRESSED TO USING 14 OUNCES OF STICK-ON WHEEL WEIGHTS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE BIGGER THAN NECESSARY AND HAVE ISSUES STICKING ON THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL. MY NEXT EXPERIMENTAL SOLUTION WAS TO CUT TWO LAYERS OF 1/8" THICK SHEET LEAD TO FIT TIGHTLY ON THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE, WRAPPED SLIGHTLY TO CATCH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPOKE. IT IS FINISHED WITH PLASTI-DIP SO THE LEAD DOESN'T SPOIL ANYTHING. THE WEIGHT IS EASILY REMOVED WHEN NOT IN USE. PRODUCTS FOR SWITCHING OFF THE NAG HERE: HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/GP/PRODUCT/B00IS5EEZ6/REF=OH_AUI_DETAILPAGE_O03_S... HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/PERFORMIX-11203-MULTI-PURPOSE-COATING-AEROSOL/DP/... PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS.

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23505090&ROWID=2&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# NO IMPACT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS TORN COMPLETELY AWAY. THE TIRE IS PEELED OFF THE RIM AND THE TREAD IS WORN DOWN INDICATING THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. THIS REPORT HAS JUST BEEN POSTED ON THE TMC FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/AUTOPILOT-CRASH-TODAY-TESLA-RESPONSE-LESS-THAN-STELLAR.80594/ I I TOOK MY FRIEND TO A LOCAL TESLA STORE AND WE WENT FOR A DRIVE. AP WAS ENGAGED. AS WE WENT UP A HILL, THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 50 MPH. THE SALESPERSON SUGGESTED THAT MY FRIEND NOT BRAKE, LETTING THE SYSTEM DO THE WORK. IT DIDN'T. THE CAR IN FRONT OF US HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SALESPERSON THEN SAID, "BRAKE!". FULL BRAKING DIDN'T STOP THE CAR IN TIME AND WE REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF US HARD. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I MENTION THIS FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT AP ISN'T AUTONOMOUS AND IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE NEW DRIVERS USE THIS SYSTEM IN VERY RESTRICTED CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE ACTIVATING IT IN A BUSY URBAN AREA. THE SALESPERSON WAS UNDERSTANDING AND APOLOGETIC. WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CANCELLED, THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF MY SALESPERSON'S NOTES IN THE SYSTEM, BUT DIDN'T MENTION IT UNTIL I ASKED AND ONLY AFTER ASKING MY WHY I CANCELED. THEY PROMISED TO SEND ME AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF THE CANCELLATION. IT DIDN'T ARRIVE. THIS EVENING I RECEIVED A CALL FROM TESLA. THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED TO CANCEL(!). THE PERSON WAS TOTALLY UNINTERESTED IN THE CRASH, EVEN AFTER I ASKED IF SHE KNEW ABOUT IT (FROM THE SYSTEM NOTES). TOTALLY FLAT. THEY SENT ME A CANCELLATION EMAIL, BUT DIDN'T SPECIFY THAT THE DEPOSIT WOULD BE

OWNERS ARE STILL REPORTING EXTREME AND RAPID WEAR OF REAR TIRES ON THE HIDDEN INSIDE EDGE THAT CAN GO UNNOTICED UNTIL THE TIRE BLOWS OUT. HERE IS A THREAD FROM THE ELBILFORUM IN NORWAY ELBILFORUM.NO/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?BOARD=49.0 SAMPLE: A: REAR WORN OUT AFTER 50 DAYS, 4000 KM. REPLY # 480 ON: FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2014, IN TIME 5:50 P.M." NOW I SIT IN VERDAL IN NORD-TRNDELAG WITH FLAT REAR TIRE. FAMOUS LIGHT VIBRATIONS IN THE REAR TIRE WHEN I DROVE ON THE E6, AND THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS LITTLE AIR IN THE TIRES AS IT IS 4 DEGREES. IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE REAR TIRE CAN NOT BE RACKING UP THE COMPRESSOR WIFE CAME WITH THE E-MEXICO. I STROKE HER HAND INSIDE COVER TO REVEAL THE "HOLE" IS. IT TURNS OUT THAT I TOUCH THE WIRES ON THE ENTIRE BACK, WHICH MEANS THAT THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN ON THE INSIDE. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR PS2 TIRES THAT I PUT TWO MONTHS AGO (!) BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE WORN DOWN (AND THE CAR WAS NEW IN MARCH). HERE IS A LONG TERM OWNER COMPLAINING THAT TESLA IS UNABLE TO FIX THIS DESPITE REPLACING SOME OF THE SUSPENSION ARMS: A: REAR WORN OUT AFTER 50 DAYS, 4000 KM. REPLY # 497 ON: YESTERDAY AT. 3:32 P.M. " HAVE THEM TURN OFF SPISSINGSSTAGENE. HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS FOR TWO YEARS AND DESPITE REPEATED ADJUSTMENTS, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD. HOWEVER, WHEN THE BARS WERE REMOVED AND CHECKED, IT TURNED OUT THAT THEY WERE DESTROYED AND ARE NOT KEPT SETTING. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE RESULT MTP WEAR BECOMES EVEN, BUT IT IS A FACT THAT EARLY RWD CARS NOT STRUGGLING REAR TIRE

THERE HAS BEEN A FATAL TESLA CRASH IN INDIANA. CRASH SITE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE REAR WHEEL HAS SKEWED OVER IN THE WHEEL WELL BUT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY TESLA A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER IT SUFFERED UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF WEAKNESS IN THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS CRASH WAS CAUSED BY A SUSPENSION FAILURE. CRASH SCENE VIDEOS SHOW THE BATTERIES EXPLODING LIKE FIREWORKS. CONTRARY TO TESLA'S CLAIM THAT THE BATTERIES ARE WELL PROTECTED AND WILL ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE OCCUPANTS TO ESCAPE IT SHOWS THAT WHEN THE BATTERIES ARE HOT FROM HEAVY USE THEY WILL IGNITE AS SOON AS THE COOLANT ESCAPES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

BALL JOINT EQUIVALENT FRACTURED WHILE PULLING OUT OF GARAGE. FRONT END FELL, NEARLY BRINGING TIRE INTO CONTACT WITH WHEEL WELL.

I PURCHASED THE TESLA MODEL S ON 10/17 WITH 'AUTOPILOT' HARDWARE AND FEATURES I'VE CONSISTENTLY USED AUTOPILOT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE FIRST MONTH I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOPILOT FEATURE USES CAMERAS AND SENSORS TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND LANE AND AVOID COLLISIONS. THIS CAR ALSO FEATURES ANTI-COLLISION FEATURES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE EVEN WHEN AUTOPILOT IS NOT ENGAGED, TO DETECT BOTH AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND BRAKE, AS WELL AS DETECT OBJECTS ON EITHER SIDE THAT THE CAR MAY BE HEADED TO COLLIDE WITH AND SWERVE AWAY. THIS FEATURES WERE ALL ENABLED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, I HAD AUTOPILOT ENGAGED FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. I WAS STILL WATCHING THE ROAD BUT PERIODICALLY LOOKING AT MY PHONE AS WELL. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT I HAD LOOKED DOWN AT MY PHONE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I'M NOT SURE ABOUT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS, BUT I CAN'T BE CERTAIN. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE SEMI WAS MERGING IN FRONT OF ME. I WOULD GUESS THAT THE SEMI'S TRAILER WAS PERHAPS 3-4 FEET IN MY LINE, AND I WAS MAYBE 50-100 FEET AWAY. SO IT WAS LESS THAN 1 SECOND PRIOR TO IMPACT. IT WAS SO QUICK THERE WAS NO TIME FOR ME TO EVEN HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS NOT BRAKING OR SWERVING TO AVOID COLLISION EITHER. ESSENTIALLY, THE AUTO PILOT DROVE ME RIGHT INTO THE LEFT REAR OF A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AT 70 MPH AND THE SENSORS/CAMERAS FOR SOME REASON DID NOT DETECT THIS COLLISION. *TR

THERE ARE MANY TESLAS IN THE WRECKING YARDS WITH BROKEN FRONT SUSPENSIONS. OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ON THE FORUMS OF VIBRATION PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFTS. TESLA SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT MAY BE CREATING A RISK OF SUDDEN FAILURE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-VIBRATION-WHEN-ACCELERATING-ACCELEROMETER-GRAPHS.72268/PAGE-2 SAMPLE: @MMCCORD UNFORTUNATELY REPLACING THE HALF-SHAFTS DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR ONE MONTH. THE VIBRATION CAME BACK. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS BY THE SC TO FIX IT THE CAR STILL HAS THE VIBRATION. NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED HIGH SETTING NOW I CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM EVERY TIME. IT ALSO EXPLAINS WHY ONLY IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES I GOT THE VIBRATION. MY DRIVEWAY IS A BIT HIGHER THAN THE MAIN ROAD SO I HAVE THE SUSPENSION SET TO HIGH WHEN I ARRIVE HOME. WHEN I USUALLY LEAVE BEFORE HITTING A HIGHER SPEED ROAD THE SUSPENSION WILL STAY TO HIGH. THE MOMENT I PULL INTO A HIGH SPEED ROAD ( > 35 MPH, WHICH IS THE THRESHOLD FOR STANDARD SETTING), EVEN A MILD ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE THE SHUDDER. I HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK DONE: FRONT RIGHT HALFSHAFT - DUAL MOTOR (1030616-00-A) FRONT LEFT HALFSHAFT - DUAL MOTOR (1030615-00-A) FRONT JACKSHAFT ASSEMBLY - DUAL MOTOR (1030632-00-A) SDU RE ALIGNMENT FRONT DRIVE UNIT MOUNTING BUSHES ADJUSTING NONE OF THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM OR SOLVED IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE CAR DOESN'T BODE TO WELL WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH TO STANDARD SETTING WHILE YOU ACCELERATE M