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

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 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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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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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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THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY MODEL S REAR SUSPENSION COMING LOOSE. I HAVE ARCHIVED THE AUCTION DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE. THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH BUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOR THE REAR WHEEL AND AXLE HAS TORN LOOSE AN IS JAMMED IN THE WHEEL ARCH AT 90 DEGREES. THE FRACTURED SUSPENSION ARMS ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE. YOU CAN FIND THE ADVERT IN GOOGLE CACHE SALVAGE RESELLER DAMAGED 2014 TESLA MODEL S .0L LOT # 23807485 YOU CAN FIND THE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH ON MY FACEBOOK ALBUM [XXX] --- FACEBOOK THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE TESLAS WITH THE SAME FAILURE CURRENTLY UP FOR SALE ON THE COPART WEBSITE. HERE IS A CLASSIC ONE... 4000 MILES, NOT EVEN DUE ITS FIRST SERVICE AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF COPART AUTO AUCTIONS DAMAGED 2015 TESLA MODEL S .0L LOT # 30043205 THERE HAS BEEN A DELIBERATE COVER UP BY TESLA OF THIS LETHAL DEFECT. I CAN SUPPLY PLENTY MORE EXAMPLES. THANK YOU [XXX] PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE SUPPLIED A FICTITIOUS USA ADDRESS BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT MY COMPLAINT. I AM NOT A US RESIDENT OR A TESLA OWNER. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN TRYING TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS BEING CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THIS CAR IS UP FOR SALE AS A TOTAL WRITE OFF SALVAGE. HTTPS://WWW.EASYEXPORT.US/VEHICLE-FINDER/LOT-14402615/2014-TESLA-TESLA-CERTIFICATE-OF-DESTRUCTION-FL-WEST-PALM-BEACH FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE IS THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS SHEARED OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE DEFECT SAME AS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL THREADS EG HTTP://MY.TESLAMOTORS.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/MODEL-S-PULLS-LEFT-PLEASE-READ THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS IN WHICH THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MODEL S. HTTP://JALOPNIK.COM/TESLA-MODEL-S-TOTALLED-IN-VIOLENT-NEW-YORK-CRASH-1444083171 THIS WAS NOT A CRASH, THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE ROADWAY AFTER THE SUSPENSION FELL OFF. TESLA HAS A CULTURE OF DENIAL AND COVER UP. CONSIDERING THE VERY SMALL NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IS EXTREMELY ALARMIN.

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