What 365 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Tesla Model S 75d

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24154272&ROWNUMBER=38&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE FRONT RH TIRE HAS BEEN PEELED OFF THE WHEEL. IT ONLY REQUIRES AN AIR LEAK IN THE SUSPENSION AIR LINES TO CAUSE A DISASTER. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD THAT DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS TO AVOID THIS KIND OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/19708347-2015-TESLA-MODEL-S-85-KY-LOUISVILLE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART AND THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE BADLY DAMAGED. IT LOOKS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE WHEEL WAS WRECKED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. GIVEN THE MANY OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24320063&ROWNUMBER=33&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TORN OFF. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE. OWNERS ARE DRIVING AROUND IN THESE CARS BELIEVING THAT THEY ARE IN ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS IN THE WORLD. THE NUMBERS OF CRASHED TESLAS SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS SUGGEST THAT IT IS SIMPLY UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE ISSUE A WARNING TO THE PUBLIC AND PREVENT FURTHER DEATH AND INJURY.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/19207737/PHOTOS IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BUT IT IS AN INSURANCE WRITE OFF DUE TO UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND SOME BODY DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE WHEELS JAMMING UP INSIDE THE WHEEL WELLS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24154272&ROWID=37&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT RH TIRE IS GOUGED AND COMPLETELY PEELED OFF THE RIM. IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLR FOR THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED POST COLLISION. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT IT POINTS TO A DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION WEAKNESS. PLEASE START AN URGENT INVESTIGATION. THESE CARS ARE LARGE HEAVY AND HIGH POWERED AND PRESENT A DANGER TO ALL ROAD USERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, THE DATE OF INCIDENT AND OTHER DETAILS ARE BASED ON MY ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE CAR AND INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRASH.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/19207737 IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR CORNERS AND THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION BALL JOINT HAS POPPED OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SLEW SIDEWAYS AND PEEL OFF THE TIRE AND DAMAGE THE WHEEL RIM. THE IS THE MOST CLEAR CUT EVIDENCE YET FOUND THAT SHOWS THE TESLAS HAVE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS DEFECT TO BE COVERED UP BUT LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION. PLEASE NOTE, I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST REPORTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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THE CAR WAS STOPPED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD WITH AUTO-PILOT ENGAGED (BOTH ACCELERATION/DE-ACCELERATION/BREAKING AND STEERING). WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT BEGAN TO MOVE, THE TESLA BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ANOTHER CAR TRIED TO MERGE INTO MY LANE. THE AUTO-PILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER CAR AND COLLIDED AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, CAUSING MINOR EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. DAMAGE FOR TESLA CAME TO $600. VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM TURO

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HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/38489036/?RESULTINDEX=14&TOTALRECORDS=19&BACKTO=%2FLOTSEARCHRESULTS%2F%3FFREE%3DTRUE&QUERY=TESLA&QUERY=TESLA&DISPLAYSTR=SEARCH%20RESULTS&VIEWEDLOT=38489036 THE FRONT LH WHEEL HAS BEEN TORN OFF BUT THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE SHREDDED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE MANY OTHER CASES WHERE THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED AND CAUSED A CRASH. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE WHEEL AND TIRE WOULD HAVE ROTATED ENOUGH TIMES AFTER A CRASH TO HAVE CAUSED SUCH DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE MUCH TOO FRAGILE FOR A CAR OF THIS WEIGHT AND POWER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. NOTE THAT DATE OF CRASH AND MILAGE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATIONS. BIOHAZARD STICKER SUGGESTS THAT PERSONS WERE INJURED. FURTHER INFORMATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM CRASH REPORTS.

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NOTE: REFILING THIS COMPLAINT AS IT WAS MISTAKENLY FILED AGAINST "EVERGREEN TESLA" HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH COLLAPSED SUSPENSION. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23632672&ROWID=25&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THERE IS HARDLY A SCRATCH ON THE BODYWORK BUT BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSIONS HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. SOME OF THE BROKEN PARTS CAN BE SEEN STORED ON THE BACK SEAT IN PHOTO 5. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=21631709&ITEMID=23004896&ROWID=22&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE IS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE TREAD IS COMPLETELY WORN OFF THE TIRE. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED ALMOST IN HALF. NOT THE RESULT OF A CRASH, JUST ANOTHER SNAPPED SUSPENSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS ANOTHE TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23004896&ROWID=19&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS FRONT LH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. TIRE IS PEELED OFF THE RIM AND HAS THE TREAD WORN AWAY TIRE IS PARTIALLY PEELED OFF THE RIM AND THE WHEEL IS DAMAGED. THESE FAILURES SEEM TO BE HAPPENING IN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE TESLAS. OWNERS SEEM RELUCTANT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. I AM REPORTING THE ONES THAT I SEE IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PATTERN OF SUSPENSION FAILURES.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COLLISION, THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE LH BACK WHEEL IS SKEWED SIDEWAYS WHICH MEANS THAT THE SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE BROKEN. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE IMAGES OF THE LOWER SUSPENSION WISHBONE THAT THE PARTS HAVE INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO ALLOW A MARGIN OF SAFETY. HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/TESLA-S-OEM-RIGHT-REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-REAR-UPPER-CONTROL-ARM-SPINDLE-OEM-/282117965566?HASH=ITEM41AF8A86FE:G:ILWAAOSWA81XR3RU&VXP=MTR PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER THESE FAILURES ARE CAUSING CRASHES.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE WRECKING YARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22737590&ROWID=16&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# IT HAS BEEN IN A HEAVY FRONT END COLLISION BUT THE REAR END OF THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN HIT. THE ENTIRE LH BACK SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF AND IS LYING ON THE GROUND. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION LINKAGES CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF TESLAS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES OF THE FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSIONS. THE ALLOY COMPONENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT AND POWER OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION OVER THIS PROBLEM. (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INJURIES REPORTED ARE AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR)

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT MADE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. I BELIEVE THAT TESLA HAS A CULTURE OF COVERING UP DANGEROUS DEFECTS AND CRASHES BY CONCOCTING COVER STORIES. HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE. HTTP://WWW.CARSHOWTV.COM/2015/07/21/TESLA-INSANITY-MODE-CREATES-INSANE-CRASH/ FACT IS THAT THE BACK WHEEL IS SKEWED FOR NO GOOD REASON. THE ALLEGED COLLISION WITH A MAN-HOLE COVER IS RIDICULOUS. A GOOGLE STREET VIEW OF THE LOCATION SHOWS THE ABSURDITY OF THE STORY. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE: HTTP://INSIDEEVS.COM/TESLA-REVEALS-DETAILS-LAST-YEARS-FIERY-MODEL-S-WRECK-MEXICO/ THE BACK WHEEL IS SKEWED FOR NO GOOD REASON. GOOGLE STREET VIEW OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE SHOWS THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO BE TRAVELLING AT THE SPEED CLAIMED. THE DRIVER WAS ALLEGED TO BE DRUNK AND YET TESLA EXPEDITED HIS REPLACEMENT CAR. HERE IS ONE OF THE TESLA FIRES THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY RUNNING OVER A TOW-HITCH. HTTP://INSIDEEVS.COM/THIRD-TESLA-MODEL-S-FIRE-IN-PAST-5-WEEKS-BREAKS-OUT-AFTER-ACCIDENT/ PROBLEM IS - THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE TESLA SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK INTO THE BATTERY. HERE ARE VIDEOS OF THE "TITANIUM SHIELD" (WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 8 OUNCES) HTTP://WWW.THEWIRE.COM/TECHNOLOGY/2014/03/ELON-MUSK-MAYBE-THESE-GIFS-OF-TITANIUM-SHIELDS-PLATES-WILL-SHUT-TESLA-CRITICS-UP/359777/ THOSE VIDEOS ARE BEYOND RIDICULOUS. THE BLOCK AND ALTERNATOR SEEM TO BE MADE OUT OF PLASTER OF PARIS. ADDITIONALLY THE SUSPENSION HEIGHT WAS RAISED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND THEN QUIETLY DROPPED BACK TO THE REGULAR LOW POSITION ONLY A FEW MONTHS LATER. I AM ENTIRELY SERIOUS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DELIBERATE COVER UP OF DEFECTS THAT ARE PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL ON A SLIGHT TURN TO TRANSFER FREEWAYS. I SWIPED INTO THE RIGHT FREEWAY WALL AND SPUN OUT DOING A COMPLETE 180 AND ENDED UP ON THE LEFT FREEWAY WALL. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I LOST CONTROL WHEN I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST, AND THE TURN WAS NOT AT ALL ABRUPT NOR SEVERE IN ANGLE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AND WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND AXLE WAS COMPLETELY DISLODGED. I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

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I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. I AM NOT THE VEHICLE OWNER. I AM NOT A US RESIDENT AND HAVE USED A MADE UP ADDRESS TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE SUPPLIED MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ON THE SUBMITTED FORM. THIS CAR IS FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/40663765?SEARCHID=261226908 THERE IS OVERALL DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE CAR AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED BUT THE RH REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN TOTALLY WRENCHED OFF DESPITE THERE BEING NO COLLISION DAMAGE IN THAT AREA OF THE CAR. THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT ALL OF THE ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN TORN CLEAN AWAY. IT IS MOST PROBABLE THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND NOT THE RESULT OF IMPACT DAMAGE. THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TESLA THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE COMPONENTS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND CONSTITUTE A DANGER TO ALL ROAD USERS.

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THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A TESLA WITH A REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT HAS FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=21617174&ROWID=10&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE CAR HAS SUFFERED HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE BUT THERE IS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE AT THE REAR LEFT THAT COULD EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF. THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION HAS ALSO BROKEN BUT IT IS UNCLEAR IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OR THE RESULT OF THE COLLISION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY SIMILAR CASES OF SNAPPED OFF WHEELS FOR THIS TO BE MERELY A FREAK ACCIDENT.

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I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION THE EVENING OF MARCH 2, 2016, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE, SO THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO MY CAR, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND A THIRD CAR. I EXPERIENCE THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THIS CAR BEFORE, BUT NO HAZARDOUS EVENT OCCURRED. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER OVERRIDING THE CONTROL OF THIS CAR?

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I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN FROM OUTSIDE USA. FICTITIOUS US ADDRES SUPPLIED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE. I HAVE SUPPLIED YOU MY REAL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS. HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN WHICH SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF THE CAR. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=21395630&ROWID=16&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THE WHEEL HAS BEEN RIPPED OUTWARDS THROUGH THE WHEEL ARCH. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED IN HALF BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT WHILST THE WHEEL WAS STILL ROTATING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE CAR. AIR-BAGS NOT DEPLOYED. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT THE RESULT OF A CRASH BUT IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THE DOZENS OF CASES WHERE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE SNAPPED OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST.

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DRIVER PURCHASED A 2014 TESLA MODEL S CAR IN JUNE 2015 FROM THE HANGZHOU CHINA DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN MODERATELY IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. IN SEPTEMBER 14, 2015, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WITHIN A SMALL, ENCLOSED HOUSING COMPOUND. THE CAR WAS GOING VERY SLOW AS THE DRIVER WAS TURNING TO EXIT THE COMPOUND THROUGH A GATED ENTRANCE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S ASSISTANCE AND DROVE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC GATE BEFORE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY BREAK AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. ELECTRONIC RECORDS ACCESSED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY BEING DRIVEN AT 4.7 KM/HR WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL DEPRESSED AT 2.8%. WITHIN ONE SECOND, THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT FROM BEING DEPRESSED 2.8% TO 84.8% AND THE CAR INCREASED TO 10.75 KM/HR. DURING THE FOLLOWING SECOND, THE CAR'S RECORDS SHOW THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO CONTINUE TO BE COMPRESSED AT 84% WITH THE SPEED INCREASING TO 18.35 KM/HR, BUT WITH THE BREAK PEDAL ALSO BEING SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPRESSED. IN THE SUBSEQUENT SECOND, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INITIATED, AND THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP A SECOND LATER. WE REJECT THE DEALERSHIP'S DECISION THAT THIS WAS DRIVER'S ERROR. IN SUCH A NARROW ENVIRONMENT AS THE HOUSING COMPOUND, AND DURING A SLOW AND CONTROLLED TURN, THERE THE DRIVER HAD NO REASON TO PUT SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AS THE RECORDS SHOW ' WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL. WE ALSO FEEL THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO PUSH BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BREAK PEDAL TO SUCH A DEGREE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEREFORE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS NOT OF THE DRIVER'S CAUSING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR REPORTS OF TESLA MODEL S UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CRASHES IN CHINA. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.

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I HAVE SUBMITTED MANY EXAMPLES OF TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SNAPPING OFF. THIS TESLA IS FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK. HTTP://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/VEHICLES/DETAILS/14406666-2014-TESLA-MODEL-S-MA-MENDON# WHILST IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF IN THE CRASH IT IS REMARKABLE THAT SO MANY OF THESE CARS ARE FAILING IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THE DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK DOES NOT LOOK CONSISTENT WITH A SEVERE ENOUGH IMPACT TO TEAR THE SUSPENSION OFF THE CAR. THE TIP OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE AKA KING-PIN IS ONCE AGAIN SNAPPED OFF IN THE SAME FASHION AS MANY SIMILAR FAILURES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT UNDER THE HIGH TORQUE APPLIED DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING THIS TIP SNAPS OFF WITH CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS A LARGE HEAVY CAR WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES BUT THOSE BRAKES ARE VERY RARELY USED HARD. DRIVERS PREFER TO USE REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO REDUCE BATTERY DRAIN IN THIS ELECTRIC CAR. I HAVE SUPPLIED A FICTITIOUS ADDRESS TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. I AM NOT A US RESIDENT.....JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN

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PLEASE NOTE I AM A CONCERNED (NON-US) CITIZEN. I AM REPORTING AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED IN CHINA AND HAVE USED THE VIN FROM ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA AND A FICTITIOUS US ADDRESS TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. THERE HAS BEEN A SPATE OF INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE SUSPENSION ON TESLA MODEL S HAS COLLAPSED. I NOW HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF A SNAPPED SUSPENSION BALL JOINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS POST. HERE IS THE THREAD WHICH DISCUSSES THE FAILURE. HTTP://WWW.TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/61899-UNIVERSAL-JOINT-SUDDENLY-SHEERED-WHEN-PARKING FOR FURTHER EVIDENCE OF JUST HOW MANY TESLAS HAVE HAD SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SNAP PRIOR TO A CRASH PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ON FLICKR. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/

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HERE IS A FRESH EXAMPLE OF A TESLA MODEL S IN WHICH THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE COMPLETELY SLICED IN HALF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ROLLING FORWARD. HTTP://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/VEHICLES/DETAILS/38358495-2014-TESLA-MODEL-S-TX-HOUSTON# THERE IS NO ACCIDENT TO THE CAR WHICH COULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS. I HAVE COLLECTED MANY OTHER IMAGES OF TESLAS WITH THE SAME KIND OF DAMAGE. THESE CAN BE VIEWED ON FLICKR ALBUM HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/22456780543 MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SAME SLICED WHEEL EFFECT CAN BE SEEN ON MANY SERIOUS CRASH EVENTS INCLUDING THE FATAL ONE IN HOLLYWOOD. THE WHEEL MUST HAVE BEEN SLICED IN HALF BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT BEFORE THE CRASH AND WHILE THE WHEELS WERE STILL ROTATING. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/ALBUMS/72157661343139261 PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS URGENTLY. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER BUT I AM FORCED TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE DANGEROUS CARS. *TR

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HAZARDOUS FEATURE -- DO NOT USE -- NOTIFY TESLA IMMEDIATELY -- INCIDENT 1) I TESTED THE RECENTLY DOWNLOADED "AUTOPILOT" FEATURE ON A FREEWAY WITH SOLID LINES AT BOTH EDGES AND A DASHED LINE BETWEEN THE TWO LANES. SPEED WAS 70MPH, WIND LIGHT, VISIBILITY GOOD IN DAYLIGHT, TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED AN OFF-RAMP (ON THE RIGHT) WHERE THE RIGHT EDGE WHITE LINE FOLLOWED THE RAMP'S RIGHT EDGE, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. THE CAR TRIED TO FOLLOW THE LINE FOR THE RAMP. I BRAKED AND STEERED LEFT, WINDING UP IN THE TRIANGULAR NO-MANS-LAND DEFINED BY THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY, THE RAMP, AND THE VARIOUS BARRIERS AND LANDSCAPING AT THE TOP OF THE TRIANGLE. I ACCELERATED OUT OF THE TRIANGLE, WONDERING WHY THIS FEATURE WAS RELEASED BY TESLA. INCIDENT 2) A FEW MILES LATER, NOT HAVING LEARNED ANYTHING I GUESS, I REACTIVATED "AUTOPILOT." ANOTHER FEW MILES LATER A SMALL BIRD FLEW IN FRONT OF THE CAR. HELL BROKE LOOSE AGAIN AS THE CAR BRAKED AND SWERVED OUT OF THE SLOW LANE INTO THE FAST LANE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEARBY. I RECOVERED MY TRACK AND DEACTIVATED THE "AUTOPILOT." THIS FEATURE IS JUST KIDS' STUFF, NOT READY FOR THE REAL WORLD. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) INSTRUCT TESLA TO DELETE THIS FEATURE FROM THEIR CARS IMMEDIATELY; LIVES COULD BE SAVED IF THEY DO SO. 2) OTHER MANUFACTURER'S CARS WITH AN "AUTOPILOT" KIND OF FEATURE MUST BE TESTED FOR HAZARDOUS BEHAVIORS. GOOD LUCK. THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS. I WILL ALSO BE NOTIFYING TESLA OF THESE INCIDENTS.

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THIS CAR IS FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED BOTH FRONT AND REAR. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/29535665/PHOTOS?SEARCHID=311640899 THERE IS NO DAMAGE VISIBLE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR BOTH WHEELS COMING OFF LIKE THAT. THE WHEELS AND TIRES ARE UNDAMAGED SO IT CAN NOT BE EXPLAINED AWAY AS BEING THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE FRONT DAMAGE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED ONLY BY THE FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THE WHEEL IS COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE REAR OF THE CAR IS UNDAMAGED AND YET THE WHEEL IS SKEWED BADLY. THERE IS A PATTERN OF SIMILAR FAILURES PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *TR

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