2017 Tesla Model S 75

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2021· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  Headlight premature failure

• 12/30/2021· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  Wiper motor failing

• 12/27/2023· SUSPENSION

  In February 2022, I struck a downed tree limb which caused damage to my vehicle. The vehicle was repaired at a Tesla Service Center and the entire front suspension was replaced and paid for by my insurance. The car seemed to drive fine after this incident. In December 2023, I took the car in to a Tesla Service Center for an unrelated issue (the coolant level was low). After completing the service, I received a call from the service center stating that the service technician noticed that the vehicle was "swaying heavily to the right" and that it was not safe to drive. The service center performed diagnostic work and told me that the left fore link had detached from the ball assembly and that both the left and right fore links showed excessive wear. The service center initially told me that I would need to pay for this repair. Had them verify that the same components had been replaced recently and that only 6600 miles had been driven on the new suspension. After I told them that I would contact my insurance company, the service center quickly changed their tune, said they would cover the repair, and completed the repair within hours. Assuming their diagnosis was not fraudulent, and that the suspension was correctly replaced the first time, I find it deeply concerning that a key component of the suspension would fail after 6600 miles. I have copies of both service invoices and my chat history with the service center that I am happy to provide to substantiate this report. I was not able to attach them to this form so please contact me if you would like to obtain copies.

• 12/25/2018· SUSPENSIONCrash

  I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN EXIT RAMP AND I FELT SOMETHING BREAK ON THE VEHICLE AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO PUSH STRAIGHT. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE REAR TOE ARM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT.

• 12/24/2024· SUSPENSION

  Car rattles when driven and makes loud sounds when going over bumps. Took to Tesla with 50k miles on it and they said it needs new air spring modules on front left and right. Did not do repair as it was over $3000. My car was built in the Fremont factory, the same as the cars in china that were recalled for the same reason. My car was a Tesla fleet car when I purchased it May of this year. Tesla had to know there was a problem and that’s why they wholesaled it to a different car dealership to be sold.

• 12/24/2024· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I don't have this problem anymore because I had the circuit board replaced. The issue I have observed is the auto high beam feature doesn't work properly. They get stuck in the high setting and don't adapt to on-coming traffic. It's primarily in model y cars but all models have been observed. This might be as simple as needing the adaptive setting to be default or in my case a new control board replaced. The remedy before I got it fixed was to not have high engaged with the stock. I don't think there is a manual solution with the y or any newer teslas.

• 12/22/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  open recall is being refused of service.

• 12/21/2021· SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCECrash

  The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S 75. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the brakes were seized while on autopilot. In addition, there was a warning error the contact was unable to remember. The contact mentioned the emergency brake engaged independently and the contact was unable to control the vehicle which caused the vehicle to crash into the guardrail. A police report was not filed. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a service center where a diagnostic was not attempted but the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 21v846000 ( forward collision avoidance). The approximate failure mileage was 54,504. Vehicle was not listed on the recall.

• 12/21/2018· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  OUR TESLA HAS HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION....ONCE SLOWLY GOING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND ONCE BACKING OUT OF OUR GARAGE. THE FIRST ONE RESULTED IN A COUPLE OF CRACKED RIBS (WITH SEATBELT ON) AND $18,000 IN DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT: THE TESLA, WHEN BACKING UP WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL BY ACCELERATING AND IT BARRELED ACROSS THE STREET AND KNOCKING DOWN A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE TESLA IS NOW IN THE REPAIR SHOP WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. NOT SURE YET OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE TESLA MODEL S.

• 12/20/2021· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  Reversing from my driveway it appears links or bolts on the steering and wheel suspension system failed. The wheels came into contact with the wheel cavity liner causing the steering to lock, the frame to protrude through the wheel cavity casing and the car to shut off or lock. The car is no longer safe to drive. The car is in my driveway, is available for inspection before I bring it back into Tesla for repair. Having just completed a highway drive, I dread to think what could have happened had this failure occurred on that journey at higher speeds. My car only has 40,000 miles and this issue or critical part failure appears to be premature. I have taken Video of the wheel moving independently to the car chassis structure. There was no warning in advance of the failure. I welcome an NHTSA or secondary inspection prior to repair by Tesla. I intend to deliver the car back to Tesla on 1/5/22.

• 12/18/2024· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCECrash

  Approaching my garage door as it was opening when the car suddenly accelerated smashing through the garage door, through the back wall of the garage, through the laundry room and finally stopped in the main bedroom with the front wheels off the ground as the car rested on top of the washing machine.

• 12/18/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  TESLA S TRUNK OPENS AFTER MANUAL PRESSING CLOSE BUTTON FROM INSIDE TRUCK

• 12/17/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  RECENTLY REPLACED TESLA WINDSHIELD HAS GHOSTING ISSUES. WHEN REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER, TESLA SAYS ITS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS, NO TEST RESULTS OR THE TYPE OF TEST COMPLETED WAS PROVIDED AS PROOF.

• 12/16/2020· EQUIPMENT

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT SCREEN WENT BLANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA FAILED TO DISPLAY ANY IMAGES. THE CONTACT REBOOTED THE COMPUTER FOR THE SCREEN TO DISPLAY THE IMAGES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

• 12/15/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE INTERIOR HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR AT "HI" TEMPERATURE, ANY OTHER TEMPERATURE BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS IS EFFECTING THE DEFROSTING FEATURE AS WELL. IT WILL TAKE 2-3 MINUTES TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE MOVING, MAKING VISIBILITY 0, AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

• 12/14/2021· SUSPENSION

  While backing out of a parking space turning the steering I felt the car lurch and then heard a grinding noise from the left front tire area. Car was un-driveable and the front wheel moved forward and backward in the wheel well causing the tire to rub.

• 12/11/2024· STEERING

  I was driving and my power steering assist went out making the steering almost impossible. Fortunately I was driving in my neighborhood and was close to home

• 12/11/2023· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  After the latest software update, the intermittent settings on the windshield wipers no longer work. At 10:15am on December 11, the Tesla Service group confirmed in a message that this is a known firmware characteristic. There is no ETA on a new firmware update to correct the issue. There notice states that it is an issue with the auto wiper feature, but the wiper does not work in manual mode either. Initially, they stated that they could inspect the car in a few days. Now they have pushed my appointment 2+ weeks.

• 12/11/2019· SUSPENSION

  PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP IN A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A NEW RATTLE AT THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET AND SLOWLY APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD THUNK. GOT OUT AND SAW THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF-CENTER IN THE WHEEL WELL AND TOUCHING THE REAR WHEEL WELL WALL. DROVE THE CAR 100 FEET BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT. CAR WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER. TESLA REPLACED BOTH FORE LINK ASSEMBLIES. THERE IS A NOTATION ON THE REPAIR INVOICE THAT "FOUND BOTH FORE LINKS REVISION A'S. REPLACED BOTH FORE LINKS WITH REVISION B'S." I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL, AS I FIND MANY BLOG ENTRIES WHERE THE SAME PART HAS FAILED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND TESLA REPLACED THE ONE THAT HAD NOT FAILED WITH THE NEW REVISION.

• 12/10/2021· VISIBILITY,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the center display would inadvertently turn blank and the dashboard lights would turn off. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to turn off the center display and turn it back on. The contact stated that the center display software was reset but failure reoccurred several times while driving. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the dealer informed the contact that the parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

• 12/10/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CENTER SCREEN/CONSOLE CRASHES AND STAYS OFF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING.

• 12/10/2019· SUSPENSION

  PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING SO PERSISTENT IN MY REPORTING OF TESLA DEFECTS. I AM A MAN ON A MISSION. THE AFFECTED CAR IS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S, I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN SO I HAVE USED ONE FROM A WRECKED VEHICLE INSTEAD. HERE IS A THREAD DISCUSSING TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.172590/#POST-4173704 *** COLORADOGIRL22, NOV 5, 2019 I HAVE A 2017 MODEL S. YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING, SCRAPING SOUND, AND THEN MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL "FELL OFF." TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, IT APPEARS THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHEERED OFF FROM THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY (SEE PICS). I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT."***** SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS TIME, RATHER THAN A CRACKED ALLOY CASTING IT IS THE SHAFT OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT THAT HAS SNAPPED. THIS SAME FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES. THIS BALL JOINT STEM LOOKS TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AND IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THIS IS BAD DESIGN. BAD MANUFACTURE. BAD INSPECTION. BAD MAINTENANCE. ON THE TESLA FORUMS OWNERS WHO ARE CONSIDERING REPORTING THIS FAILURE ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED BY THE TESLA CONGREGATION. ALTHOUGH MANY OF THESE SUSPENSION BREAKAGES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED AND THE OWNERS DID NOT LIVE TO TELL THE TALE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU KEEF

• 12/09/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  MY SCREEN TURNED BLANK AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SEE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, THE TURNING SIGNAL, TO SET THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT OF A MEMORY CHIP. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH HISTORY OF MULTIPLE BLACK OUTS, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT ALTHOUGH TESLA WEBSITE SAID THAT THEY WOULD

• 12/08/2021· SUSPENSION

  The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S. The contact state that while driving at slow speeds over minor bumps in the road, an abnormal clunking noise would emit from the vehicle. He also stated that as the failure was intermittent and that no warning light would appear on the instrument panel during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to a service center where a service manager requested to ride along with the contact to evaluate the failure. The service manager was able to diagnose the failure and the service center replaced the fore link assembly on the driver’s side as well as other parts on the suspension. The contact questioned why the passenger’s side fore link assembly was not repaired. The contact was informed that the passenger’s side had no visible damage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was 13,224.

• 12/08/2020· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SUSPENSION DISABLED MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOWERED CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA OF MATHEWS LOCATED AT 9140 E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE REAR SUSPENSION EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/08/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON 12/03/20 AT AROUND 9:57AM, AFTER I SLOWLY TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING NEAR A WHITE TRUCK AND JUST ABOUT TO BACK UP INTO MY COMPANY'S EV CHARGING PARKING LOT THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED FORWARD CLIMBING OVER THE CURB OF THE MEDIAN SEPARATING THE PARKING AREA AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE SIDE OF ANOTHER COMPANY'S BUILDING THEN RUNNING THRU THE MEDIAN AND HEADING FAST TOWARD THE BUILDING BEFORE I SLAMMED THE BRAKE IN TIME TO STOP THE CAR ~15 FEET AWAY FROM HITTING THE BUILDING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR SCRAPED A TREE ON THE MEDIAN AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BROKE THE TREE SUPPORTING POLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER 2 HOURS LATER, THEY REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT THEY FOUND NO ERROR WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOTALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE CAR THAT ICOULD NOT BRAKE EARLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR ON THE MEDIAN AFTER IT CLIMBED OVER THE CURB. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY, I TURNED LEFT INTO THE PARKING WITH CAUTION AND FOCUS ON SAFETY ESPECIALLY KNOWING THE WHITE TRUCK WAS NEARBY AND THE MEDIAN WITH THE TREE WAS VISIBLE IN FRONT. THIS IS WHERE I PERFORMED BACKING UP MY CAR ALMOST DAILY AT WORK SO I COULD CHARGE MY CAR IN THE COMPANY'S EV CHARGING PARKING LOT FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THIS LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT, MY HEALTH, MIND, EYE SIGHT AND AWARENESS WERE AND ARE VERY GOOD. I DO NOT SMOKE, DRINK OR HAVE ANY MEDICATION THAT CAN AFFECT MY DRIVING CONTROL WITH SAFETY. I REPORTED THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TO MY AUTO INSURER AND ASSESSMENT FOR DAMAGE REPAIRED WITH TESLA AUTO BODY SHOP IS UNDER PROGRESS. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

• 12/03/2023· SUSPENSION

  Left lower rear control arm is broken. Luckily it happened as I entered the garage. Could have been catastrophic on highway driving. There was no warning message of light.

• 11/30/2023· SUSPENSION

  While parking the left suspension fore link completely broke. The car only has 50k miles on it. I believe it is this issue: [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/30/2020· SUSPENSION

  LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION PART BROKE ALLOWING THE TIRE TO JAMB INTO THE WHEEL COWLING. IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET THEN WAS UNABLE TO MOVE, NEEDED TO BE TOWED. I FOUND A SMALL CRACKED ALUMINUM PART UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECALL THAT IS NOW BEING DISCUSSED, AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BUT THEY WERE"TALKED INTO" FIXING IT FOR FREE, THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

• 11/30/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE TOUCHSCREEN IN THE CAR FREEZES RESULTING IN MANY FUNCTIONS NOT WORKING SUCH AS NAVIGATION, RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, AND SO ON. THE ISSUE OCCURS RANDOMLY IRRESPECTIVE OF IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. TESLA SERVICE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES WITH A SERVICE REQUEST. THEY KEEP TELLING ITS A SOFTWARE ISSUE AND AN UPDATE WILL COME TO RESOLVE IT

• 11/29/2020· SUSPENSION

  FOR A FEW DAYS I NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THEN WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE TIRE COLLIDED WITH THE WHEEL LINER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TESLA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER CASTER ARM WAS BROKEN. I LATER READ THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF 'LINKAGES NEAR THE BALL JOINTS' OF THE SUSPENSION FAILING, ALLOWING CONTACT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL LINER. THIS SOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE

• 11/29/2020· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  THIS IS MY SECOND TESLA. I'VE HAD NOISES IN SUSPENSION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A CONTROL ARM AND PAID FOR IT. NOISE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. LATER TOLD ITS STABILIZER. THAT WAS ON FIRST TESLA. MEDIA CONTROL UNIT CONSTANTLY FAILED. SECOND TESLA - [XXX]- SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. SOMETHING FEELS LIKE IT WILL POP OF I TURN WHEEL TOO FAR AND THE BRAKE OR SOMETHING MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DISENGAGING. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I BRAKE OR RELEASE HOLD. MY MCU IS FAILING ON THIS CAR. THEY REPLACED THE RAM BUT IT STILL FAILS. GPS IS BARELY FUNCTIONAL AND MY REVERSE CAMERA WILL NOT APPEAR MANY TIMES. SOMETIMES MY CAR WON'T CHARGE. THEY IGNORE AND SAY IT'S NORMAL. MCU NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I SPOKE TO A TESLA EMPLOYEE AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, BUT HE SAYS THEY ONLY WIPE AND RECYCLE THE RAM USED ON THE MCU. THAT WOULD EXPLAIN FAST FAILURES AGAIN. THEY ARE TRYING TO STALL OUR WARRANTIES OUT TO FORCE PURCHASE OF THE SECOND MCU THAT THEY CLAIM IS THE BEST SOLUTION. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP THESE BEHAVIORS IF WE AREN'T PROTECTED. I HAVE VIDEO I CAN SHARE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

• 11/29/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE

  BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE MACADAM SERVICE CENTER IN PORTLAND, OREGON ON OCTOBER 29TH DUE TO MCU ISSUES; THIS WAS BEFORE ANY NOTICE HAD GONE OUT! I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. IT WAS REBOOTING, VERY SLUGGISH, GETS 'LOST' IE KEEPS OUTDATED INFORMATION ETC. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE 8GB MEMORY DEVICE ISSUE. AFTER A 40 YEAR CAREER AS AN ENGINEER AND VENTURE CAPITALIST IN THE IT INDUSTRY I KNOW WHAT MEMORY FAILURE LOOKS LIKE! I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE TO SF THE NEXT WEEK. I HAD MAJOR ISSUES ON THE TRIP. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED A NUMBER OF TIMES, WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND HAD DATA UPDATE ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY: -DEPART LAKE OSWEGO AT 5:30AM ON 11/23. SOON THEREAFTER THE LEFT FRONT FENDER CAMERA INFORMS ME IT IS NOT WORKING. IT DOES SO REPEATEDLY EVERY MINUTE OR SO FOR A LONG TIME. THEN ALL CAMERAS INFORM ME THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I STOP, TWICE, CLEAN ALL THE CAMERAS AND IT DOES NOT RESOLVE ANYTHING. I GIVE UP ON THE CAMERAS WORKING AND STOP USING CRUISE CONTROL -AT 12:31PM IN THE SHASTA AREA STREAMING FAILS AND THEN THE WHOLE MCU SHUTS DOWN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN I AM FORCED TO REACT AND OPEN WINDOWS TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH. OTHIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE UPDATED MY NHTSA COMPLAINT TO INCLUDE THESE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. -7:48PM 11/23, WHILE SUPERCHARGING IN EMERYVILLE THE MCU COMPLETELY FROZE. I WAS HAD TO FORCE A REBOOT. 2ND REBOOT IN ONE DAY -5:28PM 11/24 MCU CRASHES WHILE DRIVING AGAIN! HOW DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS?! THIS IS THE 3RD CRASH IN 2 DAYS!. I WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND EXPECT YOU TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE MY NHTSA COMPLAINT REGARDING THESE SAFETY ISSUES UNTIL TESLA RESOLVES THEM. SCOTT SCOTT DARLING PRESIDENT | DELL TECHNOLOGIES CAPITAL

• 11/28/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  My car hardly functions anymore and the Tesla service center is saying I need a new Infotainment Upgrade. This issue causes the car to not function properly.

• 11/28/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  EXPERIENCING REGULAR BLACKOUTS OF MAIN SCREEN FORCING ME TO STOP DRIVING AND WAIT FOR REBOOT (UNLESS TRIGGERED MANUALLY AS PER TESLA SC ADVICE). COMPLETE BLACKOUTS HAVE HAPPENED REGULARLY ABOUT 5-7 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, LATEST BEING NOV 17 AT 6:30PM. TESLA SERVICE CENTER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON LATEST OCCURRENCE AND CLAIM FIRMWARE ISSUE AS OPPOSED TO EMMC FAULT AS PER EXTENDED WARRANTY COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM TESLA ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ACCORDING TO SC DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED 'MCU USING A HIGH AMOUNT OF RESOURCES' AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND REFERRING TO FIRMWARE ISSUE. NO UPDATED FIRMWARE ETA GIVEN. ASKED ABOUT CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH MCU FAILURE FROM FIRMWARE ISSUE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM SC. SEEMS LIKE TESLA IS AVOIDING AN UNDERLYING MCU FAULT BY CLAIMING FIRMWARE. I AM FINE WITH A NEW FIRMWARE TO FIX THE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH JUSTIFYING FAULT WITH FIRMWARE ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION. THIS MUST BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AT TESLA WHICH SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED AN IMMEDIATE FIRMWARE SOLUTION. NO FIRMWARE SOLUTION TO ME INDICATES AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM. WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE MCU IT IS CLEAR THAT TESLA HAS BEEN FORCED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WITHOUT ACTUAL SOLUTION FOR CUSTOMER. BLACKOUT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. INVESTIGATION OF FIRMWARE ISSUE RELATED TO BLACKOUT PROBLEM NEEDED AND FURTHERMORE, WHAT DISTINGUISHES CHARACTERISTICS OF BLACKOUT GENERATED BY MCU (EMMC) AND FIRMWARE ISSUE.

• 11/28/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  TESLA MCU FAILS INTERMITTENTLY- RENDERING AUTOPILOT AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES ASSOCIATED USELESS. ALSO CAUSES EXTREME SCARE TO DRIVER WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, AS THEY BELIEVE CAR IS OFF/NOT WORKING. OCCURS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BOTH ON STARTUP AND WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/28/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY MCU IS CONTINUING TO POWER OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE SMALL SCREEN TAKES LONGER TO BOOT UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SURFING STILL BEFORE I START OUT OF MY GARAGE.

• 11/27/2024· STEERING

  The car was on park for charging. When charging was at 75%, when it was complete, the car was put on drive. Auto-steering disengaged message came up. The steering was stuck and could not be turned. After multiple tries, called Tesla road side assistance which resulted in car getting towed to service station. The steering rack had to be removed and replaced. I cannot imagine if this happened when the car was on a higher speed road.

• 11/27/2020· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION FIRE LINK MADE OF ALUMINUM BROKE

• 11/27/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TESLA MODEL S 2017 MCU 1 FAILURE. REPEATED BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING AND DELAYED START OF VEHICLE AND 2 MIN 30 SECOND DELAY IN AC/HEAT START UP FROM OVERNIGHT PARKING. MCU NVIDIA TEGRA 8G WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH NVIDIA TEGRA 64G MCU. THE SAME ISSUE IS OF RECURRING; BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING LASTING 20-30 SECONDS THAT RENDERS TURN SIGNAL AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION MUTE AND BACK UP CAMERA INOPERABLE; DELAYED START UP OF VEHICLE IS BETTER NOW BUT NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. REQUEST FOR MCU 2 INTEL UPGRADE DENIED AS IS A PURCHASABLE UPGRADE.

• 11/27/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TESLA ONBOARD COMPUTER CRASHED, NO BACK UP CAMERA WHEN REVERSING, INDICATOR LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK, NO NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, UNABLE TO CONTROL AIR CONDITIONER. TSLA UPGRADED "DAUGHTER BOARD" A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TAKING IT TO SERVICE IN DEC. HOPE THEY UPGRADE THE CHIP INSTEAD OF INSTALLING THE SAME OLD EMMC THAT HAS BEEN CREATING THE PROBLEM.

• 11/27/2020· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  CENTER DISPLAY FREQUENTLY GOES BLANK OR DOES NOT ACTIVATE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, DISABLING THE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS THE BACKUP CAMERA. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 30 TIMES. TESLA SENT A LETTER SAYING OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM (EMMC FAILURE) ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE REPAIR, YET THEY DECLINED TO REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE THEIR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THIS OCCURS, MOST VEHICLE COMFORT FEATURES ARE DISABLED, INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROL. IT IS A VERY LARGE DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHEN THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS LIKE THIS WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/26/2024· STEERING

  The power steering motor prevents proper movement of the steering wheel by forcing it back to the center if moved in either direction, making turning impossible. The wheel allows only about 5 degrees of movement before violently snapping back to center. When I attempted to replicate the issue at startup, the steering initially operated normally, and I was able to turn the wheel approximately 90 degrees. However, it suddenly and forcefully snapped back to center, striking my hand. This occurred while the car was stationary. The malfunction in the power steering motor or its control system makes the car undrivable, as the steering wheel actively resists turning. The first incident occurred while driving in a parking lot, but thankfully at low speed. The car had to be towed. This presents a significant safety issue.

• 11/26/2024· STEERING

  The vehicle at low speed unexpectedly lost power steering making it impossible to steer. The resistance was greater than on a vehicle without power steering as if the steering mechanism was working to prevent steering. This is the second incident for me -- the first occurring in September, but immediately resolving itself.

• 11/26/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE IN MOTION, THE LARGE SCREEN GOES BLACK AND ALL AUDIO IS LOST, EVEN THE SOUND THE BLINKER MAKES. I CAN NOT RESTART IT, IT JUST TAKES TIME AND USUALLY RESTARTS ITSELF. BUT WHENEVER IT RESTARTS ITSELF, AUDIO STILL DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT NEVER COMES BACK ON DURING THE DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE MCU AND EMMCU CHIP. APPARENTLY TESLA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND HAVE ASKED THAT THE CHIP BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE SO FAR REFUSED AND KEEP DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. THEY WANT ME TO UPGRADE TO AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, WHICH THEY SAY WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THATS $2500.

• 11/24/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TOUCH SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK. USUALLY AT BEGINNING OF TRIPS, BUT OCCASIONALLY SUDDENLY OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRIPS. BLACK OUT CAN LAST UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES (PER SMARTPHONE STOP WATCH). TOUCHSCREEN BLACKOUT LIMITS ACCESS TO FOG LIGHT CONTROLS, BACK UP CAMERA, GARAGE CONTROLS, PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR, AND ALL AUDIBLE WARNINGS INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKE ALERT AND TURN SIGNAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER TESLA'S NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY. I REQUESTED SERVICE ON 10/17. WAS SCHEDULED TO BRING CAR IN ON 11/12 (NEXT AVAILABLE). THEY SAID IT WAS DONE ON 11/13 AFTER ONLY COMPLETING A DIAGNOSTIC AND A FIRMWARE FLASH. NO HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED. SAME SYMPTOMS REOCCURRED ON 11/23. I CONTACTED THEM THAT SAME DAY AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT OF 12/18. TODAY (11/24) THEY CONTACTED ME TO RECOMMEND I CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT AS THE ISSUE IS (THEY SAY) SOFTWARE BASED AND THEY "FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE HARDWARE" VIA REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC. VIDEO LINK BELOW OF A RECENT 7 MINUTE BLACK OUT. HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/3BDBAFQ7YLVJTXFU7 I HAVE ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE FORMS OF RESET/REBOOT WHEN THIS OCCURS WITH NO NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS.

• 11/23/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TESLA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY MCU, MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ALWAYS TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME EXCUSE NOT TO REPLACE IT WITH THE MCU2. ONE SERVICE TECH ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED IF I PURCHASED THE 'INFOTAINMENT UPGRADE' THAT GIVES ME THE NEW MCU. ANOTHER TECH TOLD ME THAT THE MCU ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL. I REFUSE TO PAY $2500 FOR AN 'UPGRADE' TO FIX MY PROBLEMS, WHEN THIS SHOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CAMERA FAILURES RESULTING IN DRIVER AID FUNCTIONALITY BEING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS BY RECALIBRATING THE CAMERAS. I HAVE HAD DOOR HANDLES STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, THAT END UP REQUIRING A FULL RESET OF THE CAR TO REPAIR. MY CENTRAL SCREEN CRASHES/REBOOTS AT RANDOM, WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NONE OF THE CONTROLS ON THE TOUCHSCREEN ARE USABLE, AND SOME OF THOSE ARE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE ESSENTIAL CONTROLS. FOR INSTANCE, CLIMATE/DEFOGGING ABILITY IS REDUCED OR ELIMINATED. I HAVE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES NOW, ALMOST ALL OF THE APPOINTMENTS WERE FOR THINGS CONTROLLED BY THE MCU. THEY ALSO HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE EMMC WARRANTY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE IT ONLY COVERS 'END OF LIFE' COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE FULL WARRANTY AS WELL. I HAVE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SERVICE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1ST. I HAVE REQUESTED A NEW MCU AGAIN, BUT WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY DENY ME. I HAVE MANY PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCREENSHOTS AS EVIDENCE.

• 11/23/2019· SUSPENSIONCrash

  THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FRAGILE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ON TESLAS. HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34366240&ROWNUMBER=43&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE THIS TIME THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. BOTH SECTIONS OF THE ARM HAVE FRACTURED. THIS IS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF BAD QUALITY CASTING. THESE CARS ARE TICKING TIME BOMBS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. KEEF

• 11/23/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT OF "KIDQUEST MUSEUM" IN BELLEVUE , WA. , TAKING OUR GRAND DAUGHTER, ONE YEAR OLD, TO THE MUSEUM. OUR CAR WAS IN STATIONARY POSITION. WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PARK. DURING THIS TIME, OUR MODEL X, TOOK OFF WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS, OUR CAR WENT AND HIT A PARKED CHEVY VAN. THIS VAN FWENT UPSIDE DOWN AND WENT OVER THE FENCE INTO THE LOT NEXT TO IT. AFTER THE IMPACT OUR CAR WENT AND HIT ELETRIC POLE, WENT INTO BUSHES AND OVER AN ELECTRICAL BOX OF 5 BY 5. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CAR (MY WIFE THINKS SMOKE MIGHT HAVE STARTED WHILE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING"). MUSEUM STAFF CAME AND OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER SHE GOT OUT, FIRST THING THEY DID WAS TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND TOOK OUT OUR GRANDDAUGHTER. I CAME OUT THRU PASSENGER DOO. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. MANY OF THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT. WE ARE UNBELIEVABLY LUCKY. THE PARKING LOT IS APPROXIMATELY 100 FT X 100. THIS IS THE PARKING LOT USUALLY WHERE MANY KIDS ARE IN THE LOT. FORTUNATELY THAT MOMENT THERE WAS NONE. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 4:20 P.M . WEATHER WAS GRAY BUT NO RAIN. WE STILL CAN NOT COMPREHEND HOW CAR CAN TAKE OFF AT THAT SPEED. NONE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM OR THE CAMERAS WORKED TO STOP THE CAR

• 11/22/2017· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABSOLUTE MADNESS OF TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SO CALLED AUTOPILOT REALLY IS. FROM TODAY'S FORUM POSTS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/NAG-REDUCED-WITH-2017-46.102558/ D21MIKE, TODAY AT 6:01 PM BERTX SAID: ↑ HOLD THE WHEEL LIGHTLY WITH ONE HAND JUST ABOVE THE FLAT PORTION AT THE BOTTOM, ALONG THE SIDE, JUST LETTING THE WEIGHT OF YOUR HAND BEAR DOWN. DON'T STEER, BUT DON'T KEEP THE AP FROM STEERING. YOU WILL NEVER, EVER GET A NAG. IF YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR HANDS, THEN DO IT AND PUT ONE BACK WHEN YOU CAN. SWITCH HANDS IF YOU NEED TO. PROP YOUR ELBOW ON THE CONSOLE. THIS IS WHAT I DO AS WELL. WORKS REALLY WELL. *** THIS IS CONTRARY TO THE ADVICE GIVEN BY EVERY DRIVING SCHOOL AND EVERY REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN THE WORLD. HAVING ONE HAND LOOSELY RESTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . THE MARKETING OF THIS AUTOPILOT FEATURE HAS BEEN GROSSLY IRRESPONSIBLE AND THE CLAIM THAT IT IS 40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER IS SIMPLY LUDICROUS. INTERNET FORUMS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOW THAT OWNERS ARE PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER BY USING THIS FEATURE ON NARROW WINDING ROADS AND IN INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS. TESLA WILL ALWAYS CLAIM THAT AUTOPILOT WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH BECAUSE IT DISENGAGES THE MOMENT BEFORE IMPACT. THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER. PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.