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

TL* THE CONTACT WAS LOANED A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. *DT

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REPORTEDLY: ON 5-8-18 ABOUT 7 PM IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA ALONG THE 1300 BLOCK OF SEABREEZE BOULEVARD; TWO TEENAGERS WERE TRAPPED AND BURNED TO DEATH AFTER CRASHING A TESLA MODEL S. A THIRD TEENAGER WAS EJECTED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT WAS A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. EXCESSIVE SPEED IS THOUGHT TO BE A FACTOR. FRIENDS OF THE VICTIMS WERE FOLLOWING THE TESLA IN ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES PREVENTING WOULD BE RESCUERS FROM PULLING THE TRAPPED TEENAGERS FROM THE VEHICLE. ONLOOKERS WATCHED THEIR VICTIMS STRUGGLE AS THEY BURNED TO DEATH. THERE IS VIDEO OF THE TRAPPED VICTIMS BURNING TO DEATH. DID ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? WHY DID THE BATTERY CATCH FIRE AND POSSIBLY EXPLODE? WAS CRASH AVOIDANCE ACTIVE, IF SO DID IT FAIL? WERE ALL THE VICTIMS WEARING SEATBELTS? DID THE CAR HAVE SAFETY FEATURES TO DETECT PEOPLE NOT WEARING SEATBELTS AND WARNING SYSTEM?

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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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I LEFT MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE CAR WHILE I WENT INTO A COURTHOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. I TOOK THE KEY (PROXIMITY SENSOR) WITH ME, BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T NEED THE AIR CONDITIONER OR RADIO. WHILE I WAS GONE, SHE DISCOVERED SHE WAS LOCKED IN. SHE COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR OR WINDOWS. THIS SITUATION IS A DEATH TRAP. FORTUNATELY, I THINK THIS CAN BE FIXED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH TESLA DOES REMOTELY AND ROUTINELY. WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY, I SPOKE TO A SALESMAN, WHO REFERRED ME TO TECH SUPPORT, WHO DROPPED MY CALL AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON HOLD. THIS WOULD HAVE KILLED HER IF I HAD BEEN DETAINED LONGER. JDL

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SOME UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGERS ARE STILL OVERHEATING. INFRARED ANALYSIS YET AGAIN INDICATES THAT THE UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGER IS THE SOURCE OF THE OVERHEATING. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT A TESLA UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGER WAS A POSSIBLE SOURCE A GARAGE FIRE IN IRVING CALIFORNIA ON 11-15-2013. INSTEAD OF TAKING SAFETY SERIOUSLY, TESLA HAS DRAGGED ITS FEET AND PLAYED BLAME GAMES. WHEN TESLA FINALLY DID ISSUE A RECALL, THE RECALL WAS A FIASCO AND INSUFFICIENT. THERE SEEMS TO BE LESS PROBLEMS NOW, BUT TESLA'S UNIVERSAL MOBILE CHARGERS ARE STILL THE SOURCE OF OVERHEATING AND POTENTIAL FIRE RISKS. *TR

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MY 2 DAY OLD P85D SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION: TESLA BUILT THESE P85D CARS WITH FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONTACTORS THAT IT WAS SECRETLY RECALLING THROUGH ITS FORUMS. THE FAULTY CONTACTORS CAUSED SOME NEWLY RELEASED P85D CARS TO LOSE ALL POWER WITHIN FIRST 100 MILES. TESLA SHOULD ISSUE A PUBLIC RECALL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY CONTACTORS. TESLA SHIPPED THE P85D CARS WITH OLD SEATS , EVEN WHEN IT CHARGED CUSTOMERS FOR NEXT GENERATION SEATS. TESLA NEEDS TO IMPROVE ITS PROCESSES AND MAKE SURE IT RELEASES CARS ONLY WHEN SAFE FOR PUBLIC ROADS. I SHOULDN'T BE PAYING OVER $100K TO GO THROUGH THESE PAINS AND DANGERS. MORE HERE: HTTP://WWW.TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/40527-MY-2-DAY-OLD-P85D-SUDDENLY-DIED-IN-THE-MIDDLE-OF-AN-INTERSECTION MY 2 DAY OLD P85D SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION:- WELL ... MY SHORT RANGE BRAND NEW P85D WITH 191KM (120MI) DIED SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION (COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING) ON -12C WEATHER. EVEN THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. MY 10 YEAR OLD SON AND I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE. CALLED MY DS WHO CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO PUT HIM ON HOLD FOR 30 MINUTES AND THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WILL BE AN HOUR BEFORE A TOW TRUCK ARRIVES. MY SON AND I WERE FREEZING WITH NO HEATER SO I MADE MY 80 YEAR OLD DAD COME AND PICK US UP. NEEDLESS TO SAY ... I AM NOT IMPRESSED. I KNEW I WAS BUY BLEEDING EDGE BUT A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN 2 DAYS AND 140KM AFTER LEAVING THE SHOWROOM? REALLY?

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P85D LOST POWER ON ROAD, "PULL OVER SAFELY". WITH TESLA'S LATEST FIRMWARE UPDAT E0.167 PUSHED OTU UNTESTED TO ALL P85D CARS, THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING. IT LEAVES THE DRIVERS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF ROADS DANGEROUSLY. TESLA IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL, AND IS TRYING TO SUPPRESS THIS AND MANY MANY OTHER QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES BY LIMITING THE INFORMATION TO ITS FORUMS ONLY, AND SOMETIMES REMOVING THOSE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ITS HIGH QUALITY IMAGE, AND SUSTAIN ITS BUBBLE STOCK VALUATION. MORE DETAILS HERE IN THIS THREAD. HOPE THEY DON'T REMOVE THE ENTIRE THREAD. HTTP://WWW.TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/43075-P85D-LOST-POWER-ON-ROAD-PULL-OVER-SAFELY -- WAS HEADING DOWN A 45 MPH ROAD AT ABOUT 57. HAD THE CRUISE SET. NO CARS IN FRONT. WAS TAKING A VERY SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD AND THE CRUISE DISENGAGED BY ITSELF. NO ERRORS OR ANYTHING, JUST AS IF I HAD TAPPED THE BRAKE OR SOMETHING. HMM... SO I RESUMED IT AND IT WENT BACK TO WORK. LESS THAN HALF A MILE LATER I DISENGAGED CRUISE TO REGEN TO A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT AT A LIGHT. A COUPLE OF SECONDS INTO THAT AND I GOT THIS DREADED MESSAGE: "CAR NEEDS SERVICE; PULL OVER SAFELY". *JS

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