What 365 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Tesla Model S P90d

HERE IS A MANGLED TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27142707&ROWNUMBER=62&LOADRECENT=TRUE JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK AND THE BIO-HAZARD STICKERS ON IT THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS WAS A FATAL CRASH. THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS BROKEN WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY MISSING BUT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AT THAT SECTION OF THE CAR. GIVEN THE KNOW WEAKNESS AND REPEATED FAILURE OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS IT IS A NEAR CERTAINTY THAT THE BACK WHEEL FELL OFF AND CAUSED THIS CRASH. THE NUMBER OF SMASHED TESLAS IN THE JUNKYARDS IS ASTONISHING CONSIDERING THAT THESE ARE NEAR NEW CARS AND QUITE RARE ON THE ROADS. THEY ARE MOSTLY BOUGHT BY WEALTHY AND MATURE AGE DRIVERS. NO OTHER LUXURY PASSENGER CAR CRASHES AT SUCH A HIGH RATE AS TESLAS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. (NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS PROVIDED) DATE OF CRASH AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/23369768 THE RH BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS BROKEN OFF. CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THAT THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS HAVE BEEN RIPPED OUT. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE WHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK A HARD ENOUGH BLOW TO SNAP THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE BEING CAUSED TO THE WHEEL ITSELF. THE ALLOY WHEELS ARE KNOWN TO BE QUITE FRAGILE AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE CRASH TEST VIDEOS WHERE THE WHEEL IS EASILY SMASHED IN A COLLISION. THERE ARE SO MANY CASES OF FAILED TESLA SUSPENSIONS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS THAT IT IS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ANY ENGINEERS AT NHTSA? ARE YOUR COMPUTER GEEKS WAITING FOR THE " OH CRAP THERE IS A PROBLEM" ALGORITHM THRESHOLD TO BE TRIGGERED? HOW MANY "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" CARDS DOES TESLA HAVE LEFT. PLEASE GET OUT OF THE OFFICE AND GO AND INSPECT SOME OF THESE BROKEN TESLAS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/23955718/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH, HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND IT IS NEAR CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. OBVIOUSLY THE CAR IS BADLY DAMAGED AND HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER. BOTH LH WHEELS AND SUSPENSIONS HAVE SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. RH WHEELS ARE BOTH WHOMPY. IT SEEMS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT DETACHED OR WHOMPY WHEELS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THAN YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. (DATE OF CRASH AND DEATHS/INJURIES ARE APPROXIMATIONS BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WRECK.)

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THE LEFT FRONT FORE LINK BALL JOINT SNAPPED LIKE GLASS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET. THIS ALLOWED THE SUSPENSION TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SLAM INTO THE FIREWALL AND IT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. AS AN ENGINEER THIS SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TURN, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. EVEN WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF ADVANCED METALLURGY, IT'S CLEAR THAT A HARDENED STEEL BALL JOINT SHOULD BE STRONGER THEN THE SURROUNDING ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS ON EITHER SIDE THAT IT ATTACHES TO. IT LOOKS LIKE A GLASS ROD HIT WITH A HAMMER. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER 2014 IN OUR FAMILY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I CHALKED IT UP TO RANDOM FAILURE. BUT NOW 2 FAILURES? I HAVE THE ORIGINAL FAILED PART IF NEEDED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPLACEMENT PART I OBTAINED THROUGH TESLA HAS BEEN RE-ENGINEERED, AND APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH SIDES, AND I STILL HAVE THE NON-FAILED PART ON THE LEFT SIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TESLA ABOUT THIS, AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME.

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WE HAVE HAD THE CAR (PURCHASED USED WITH 24K MILES) FOR 7 MONTHS AND HAVE NOW HAD TO HAVE A SECOND DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. WHEN BROKEN, THE DOOR HANDLES WILL PRESENT BUT NOT OPEN. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN IN BAD WEATHER OR NEIGHBORHOODS. BECAUSE THESE ARE ELECTRIC SELF PRESENTING HANDLES, THEY COST $800 WHEN NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY (OURS STILL ARE). APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER TESLA OWNERS HAVING TO REPLACE MULTIPLE DOOR HANDLES. THEIR IS CLEARLY A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THESE DOOR HANDLES THAT TESLA HAS NOT RECTIFIED. FORCING CUSTOMERS TO PAY $800 FOR OUT OF WARRANTY DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES SEEMS UNREASONABLE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27142707&ROWNUMBER=46&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MASSIVE COLLISION. IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FRONT END IS COMPLETELY SMASHED UP BUT THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ZERO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THAT PART OF THE CAR. GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO NHTSA SHOWING STRONG EVIDENCE THAT TESLAS HAVE FREQUENT SUSPENSION FAILURES IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT THIS CRASH MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THE ROLE OF NHTSA TO LOOK FOR SUCH PATTERNS OF FAILURE AND TO INVESTIGATE THE REASONS. PLEASE DO JUST THAT. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. (DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION. DETAILS OF INJURIES/DEATHS ALSO AN ESTIMATION BASED ON SEVERITY OF WRECK)

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DOOR HANDLE EXTENSION. THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE DOOR HANDLE DEFECTS, WHEREIN THE HANDLE WILL NOT EXTEND TO OPEN THE DOOR. WITHOUT EXTENSION THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND ALL FOUR HANDLES WERE REPLACED, AND AGAIN AT 62,000 MILES, WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RENDER ASSISTANCE IF THE DRIVER WERE TRAPPED OR INCAPACITATED. ALSO, IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER THE CAR WITHOUT CRAWLING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND OPENING FROM THE INSIDE.

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POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL DRIVE MOTOR SEPARATED FROM STEERING RACK. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE WAY.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/39926687/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO TESLA FIRES BACK IN 2014 AND IT WAS CLAIMED THAT FIRES WERE CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURING THE BATTERY PACK AND THIS PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY FITTING A BATTERY SHIELD. TESLAS ARE STILL CATCHING FIRE AT AN ALARMING RATE. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAUSE OF MANY OF THESE FIRES IS NOT THAT THE LITHIUM BATTERY CATCHES FIRE FIRST BUT THAT THE ETHYLENE GLYCOL LEAKS OUT AND CATCHES FIRE. THE ATTACHE PHOTOGRAPH OF A 2013 FIRE CLEARLY SHOWS THE COOLANT BLAZING BENEATH THE CAR. A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR "TESLA FIRE" SHOWS MANY OF THESE GLYCOL FIRES. THE LITHIUM BATTERIES MAY WELL IGNITE AS WELL BUT IN MOST CASES IT SEEMS THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE IS THE GLYCOL. ADVICE TO FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD BE MODIFIED BECAUSE USING WATER IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO EXTINGUISH A FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH A TESLA OWNER REPORTS THAT HIS POWER STEERING HAS FALLEN APART: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ **SNIP - YESTERDAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY STEERING STARTED MAKING SOME BAD NOISES - CLUNKS AND SCREECHES. TODAY I REMOVED THE TUB AND FOUND 2 OF THE 3 BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST TO THE RACK HAD SHEARED OFF. ANOTHER 2 BOLTS, ALONG WITH THOSE 3, HOLD TWO PARTS OF THE RACK TOGETHER. ONE OF THOSE IS ALSO BROKEN. IT CAN'T ESCAPE BECAUSE IT'S TOO LONG TO COME OUT ALL THE WAY WHERE IT'S SITUATED. ODDLY ENOUGH, THERE ARE 3 MORE THREADED HOLES (EXACTLY ADJACENT TO THE 3 USED IN ASSEMBLY) IN THE ELECTRIC ASSIST; SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRILL THE BROKEN ONES OUT. I FILED THEM DOWN TO FLUSH AND PUT 3 NEW BOLTS IN. (THE LAST ONE WAS BENT.) I'M PRETTY SURE THE ORIGINALS ARE ALUMINUM, BUT BEING SUNDAY I JUST WENT TO THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AND BOUGHT WHAT THEY HAD. BTW THEY ARE 8MM X 1.25, 65MM LONG.** I AM CERTAIN THAT BOSCH THE MAKER OF THE STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE HAD THOSE BOLTS SECURELY LOCKED TO PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING OUT. TESLA MOTORS HAVE AN UNUSUAL HABIT OF USING FELT TIP "WITNESS MARKS" TO MONITOR MOVEMENT OF MANY BOLTS ON THE CARS. GREEN MARKS ON SOME BOLTS CAN BE SEEN ON THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STEERING BOX. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THEY ARE NOT CONFIDENT THE BOLTS ARE SECURELY FASTENED. OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS ENSURE THAT ALL OF THEIR TECHNICIANS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING FASTENERS CORRECTLY SO THAT THEY WILL NOT LOOSEN UNDER VIBRATION. THIS LOOSE STEERING ASSEMBLY COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. IT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IN THE CASE OF CARS FITTED WITH SO CALLED AUTOPILOT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA WITH SUSPENSION FALLEN TO PIECES: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26166552&ROWNUMBER=38&LOADRECENT=TRUE ONCE AGAIN THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. TESLA CHANGED TO A REDESIGNED STEERING KNUCKLE IN 2015 BUT HAVE NOT WARNED OWNERS OF EARLIER MODEL CARS OF THE DANGER. PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26176753&ROWNUMBER=61&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. SEVERAL OF THE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS HAVE SNAPPED. THE WHEEL AND TIRE APPEAR UNDAMAGED EVEN THOUGH THE TESLA WHEELS ARE REPORTEDLY BUILT FRAGILE SO THEY DO NOT INTRUDE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DURING A CRASH. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE FAILURES OCCURRING THAT IT IS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26239435&ROWNUMBER=49&LOADRECENT=TRUE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED AND BACK WHEEL IS JUST HANGING ON BY A THREAD. THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF FAILURE THAT CAUSED A FATAL CRASH IN HAWAII. HOW MANY MORE INCIDENTS OF SUSPENSION FAILURE DO YOU NEED BEFORE YOU ISSUE A RECALL? PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE DEC 2014. I HAVE REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS AND HAD 2 OTHER ROCK-CHIPS FILLED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS THINGS ON TESLA BLOGS REGARDING MULTIPLE WINDSHIELD CRACKS & CHIPS FROM OTHER OWNERS. I JUST HAD ONE TODAY DUE TO A SMALL ROCK WHERE I WAS 2 CAR LENGTHS BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. I RECALL ONLY 2 OTHER WINDSHIELD REPAIR/REPLACEMENTS ON MY CARS SINCE 2001.

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HERE IS YET ANOTHER REPORT OF A TESLA SUSPENSION COLLAPSING AND SENDING THE CAR VEERING ACROSS THE ROAD: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/URGENT-SPONTANEOUS-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-LACK-OF-TESLA-SUPPORT.97394/ SNIP - ENUMC, SATURDAY AT 10:22 PM HI EVERYONE! DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH TESLA REPAIRS? WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUR MODEL S SUDDENLY STARTED SWERVING AFTER AN INITIAL LOUD SOUND. THERE'S NOTHING ON THE ROAD, AND WE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. LUCKILY, NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT WE ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT HIGHWAY PATROL TOLLED TO INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A SUSPENSION FAILURE. WE WERE DRIVING AT AROUND 60MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE CONTACTED TESLA SUPPORT, WHO SAID THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO EVADE TALKING TO US ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE AFTER A MONTH WITH NO UPDATES. THEY INFORMED US THEY HAVE "ESCALATED" THE ISSUE OVER A WEEK AGO, BUT NO UPDATES AT ALL. COULD WE GET SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO FROM FELLOW TESLA OWNERS? I AM COMPLETELY LOST AT THIS POINT. THE WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE CAVED IN: ******* I AM REPORTING THIS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE DISCUSSION IN THAT FORUM THAT THE OWNER WILL NOT BE REPORTING IT HIMSELF. HE IS BEING PRESSURED BY THE FORUM POSTERS AND ALSO BY TESLA WHO WANT HIM TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT SO THAT HE TAKES OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TESLA WITH A WHOMPY WHEEL IS ATTACHED.

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HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25560077&ROWNUMBER=32&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING BOTH WHEELS TO BE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE GONE CROSS EYED. THE LEFT ONE IS POINTED STRAIGHT, THE RIGHT ONE IS TURNED INWARDS AND CANTED OVER. BOTH BACK SUSPENSIONS HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF. THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE SNAPPED OFF WITHOUT ANY REAL DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE LH QUARTER PANEL IS BASHED IN, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME RATHER DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER BUT SIMPLY A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO IS FORCED TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. A DUMMY US ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE PROVIDED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I AM FULLY WITHIN MY RIGHTS TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS AND I CONFIRM THAT THE COMPLAINTS I AM MAKING ARE TRUTHFUL AND NOT IN ANYWAY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON DATE OF ARRIVAL IN JUNKYARD.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/25069826-2014-TESLA-MODEL-S-VAN-NUYS-CA THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART IN AN INTERESTING MANNER. THE TOP BALL-JOINT STEM HAS SIMPLY PULLED OUT OF THE CLAMPED SLOT WHICH IS MEANT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE CAUSING THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION TO FALL OUTWARDS. I AM A WELL TRAINED ENGINEER AND IN MY OPINION THE DESIGN OF THIS SUSPENSION THAT RELIES UPON AN UNDERSIZED BALL-JOINT HELD IN PLACE BY CLAMPING UP A SLOTTED HOLE IN A BRITTLE ALLOY STEERING KNUCKLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTOGRAPH OF A TESLA STEERING KNUCKLE FROM ANOTHER CAR THAT FAILED WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE. I CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE INCIDENT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FAILURE. THE KNUCKLE HAS SUFFERED BRITTLE FRACTURE WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A POOR DESIGN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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STOPPED THE CAR ON A VERY QUIET BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC TO PERFORM SOME LAUNCHES. FIRST I PERFORMED A "LAUNCH MODE" LAUNCH WHERE MAX BATTERY WAS ON AND THEN INITIATED THE SEQUENCE WITH HOLD BRAKE, HOLD ACCELERATOR, RELEASE BRAKE. THIS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE CAR. THEN PERFORMED A REGULAR LAUNCH (WITHOUT "LAUNCH MODE") IN WHICH I STOMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIKE I'VE DONE NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE. ON THIS OCCASION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF AND THE CAR CAME TO A QUICK STOP VIA REGENERATIVE BRAKING AS I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD; IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A BUSY ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AS I HAD NO REAL WAY TO ACCELERATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OR AVOID TRAFFIC.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA JUST ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/23213537-2014-TESLA-MODEL-S-WEST-PALM-BEACH-FL THE FRONT RH WHEEL HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE STEERING KNUCKLE IS JAMMED INTO THE TIRE. THE FRONT RH HEADLIGHT IS NOT EVEN BROKEN IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CASE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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I WAS PARKING MY CAR I HEARD AND FELT THE CAR BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STEP FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE.THEN OF IT OWN VOLITION IT MOUNTED THE ADJOINING EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TREE. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24813111&ROWNUMBER=12&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED WHICH IMPLIES THAT EITHER THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE OR THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR SO MANY TESLAS SHOWING UP IN THE SALVAGE YARDS WITH SNAPPED SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/20632557-2014-TESLA-MODEL-S-VAN-NUYS-CA THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN SMASHED TO PIECES. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF EVENT. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN, ETC.

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LUG NUTS SECURING WHEELS TO THE CAR HAVE A METAL COVER. THIS METAL COVER IS DISTORTING AND COMING LOOSE. YOU HAVE TO USE A SOCKET THAT IS ONE SIZE LARGER IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS TO SERVICE THE WHEEL. THE ORIGINAL SIZE SOCKET STATED IN THE MANUAL NO LONGER FITS BECAUSE THIS METAL COVER OVER THE LUG NUT IS DISTORTED.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25802716/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF. IN MY OPINION THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR SO MANY OF THESE CARS HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24302646&ROWNUMBER=34&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND DAMAGING THE BODY OF THE CAR. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT A HIGH SPEED IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR INJURY. ONCE AGAIN IT SEEMS THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK IN THE SUSPENSION CAN CAUSE DISASTER BECAUSE THE TESLA IS NOT FITTED WITH BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL. PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. THE NUMBER OF WRITTEN OFF TESLAS IN THE JUNKYARDS IS FAR TOO HIGH FOR THE SMALL NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROADS. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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