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What 365 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Tesla Model S Bev
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
27 of 365 complaints match · Steering · clear filters · page 2 of 2
Jan 31, 2017SteeringSuspensionCrash
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.
NHTSA ODI 10948601
Mar 14, 2015Steering
TESLA'S RECENT OVER THE AIR SOFTWARE UPDATES HAS CHANGED THE STEERING PERFORMANCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW THE STEERING IS LESS RESPONSIVE. IT IS HARDER TO STEER TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT'S HARDER TO CONTROL AND STAY IN A LANE IN LESS-THAN-PERFECT CONDITIONS. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10694282
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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