What 647 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Tesla Model S 60

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27048301&ROWNUMBER=13&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE RH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE TREAD ON THAT TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN TO THE CANVAS. THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES WITH THE TREAD RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE SUSPENSION BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES. A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPH OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN CHINA IS ALSO ATTACHED FOR PURPOSE OF COMPARISON. THE SAME RESULT, DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WHEEL FINALLY SNAPS OFF. THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11058301

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/46307367/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT LH SIDE HAS BROKEN. THE WHEEL IS JAMMED UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAS BEEN BADLY WORN AWAY WHICH MEANS THAT THE WHEEL HAS ROTATED MANY TIMES WHILST THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK. THIS CAN ONLY HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SUSPENSION BROKE BEFORE ANY COLLISION OCCURRED. THE HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE IS NOT EVEN BROKEN. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH ALL THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS SELF-INFLICTED DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REAR WHEEL DRIVE ONLY MODEL SO THAT IT WAS NOT THE POWER OF THE DRIVE MOTOR THAT WORE THE TREAD AWAY. THE CAR MUST HAVE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES WITH THE TIRE RUBBING BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAILURE IN THESE TESLAS IS OVERWHELMING. IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT MORE DEATHS AND INJURIES WILL OCCUR DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURES. PLEASE TAKE ACTION URGENTLY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

NHTSA ODI 11057695

DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER CAR VIA DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. HANDLE IS NORMALLY FLUSH WITH BODY. WHEN CAR DETECTS FOB PRESENCE, OR FOB BUTTON IS PRESSED, DOOR HANDLE IS SUPPOSED TO EXTEND TO PERMIT OPENING OF DOOR. CONTACTED SERVICE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. BROKEN PART IDENTIFIED AS PADDLE (PIVOT) GEAR, PN 1042845-00-A. THIS MALFUNCTION IS VERY COMMON IN THE MODEL S. THE HANDLE MECHANISM SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED VIA RECALL.

NHTSA ODI 11056980

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/44784947/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR COLLISION AND JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN KILLED. GIVEN THE MANY REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE PLAYED A PART IN THIS CRASH. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO SHOW THE TREAD WORN AWAY OVER MOST OF THE WIDTH OF THE TIRE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A SUSPENSION COMPONENT FAILURE CAUSING THE TIRE TO RUB UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL WHILST THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR SUCH TREAD WEAR TO OCCUR POST COLLISION AS THE WHEEL WOULD NEED TO HAVE ROTATED HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO CAUSE THE TREAD TO BE WORN SMOOTH. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT MORE DEATHS AND INJURIES BEING CAUSED BY THESE TESLAS. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CRASHES IN WHICH MECHANICAL FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS OVERDUE. ANY MECHANICAL ENGINEER CAN CONFIRM THAT THE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT MARGIN OF SAFETY FOR SUCH A HEAVY AND POWERFUL CAR. DETAILS OF INJURIES, SPEED ETC. ARE ESTIMATIONS BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF DAMAGE TO THE WRECKED CAR. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11052784

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH MULTIPLE OWNERS COMPLAIN AND POST PHOTOGRAPHS OF TESLA POWER STEERING RACKS THAT HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN TO PIECES: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ THE FIRST POST WAS OVER A MONTH AGO AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE JOINED IN WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER NONE OF THOSE OWNERS HAVE MADE A REPORT TO NHTSA BECAUSE OF MISGUIDED LOYALTY TO TESLA. PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAILED STEERING COMPONEMNTS ARE ATTACHED. HERE IS A CLIP FROM THE THREAD **PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT NOON TODAY. ENTERED THE CAR AT 6PM AND IMMEDIATE MESSAGE "CAR NEEDS SERVICE", "AUTO PARK NOT AVAILABLE", "POWER STEERING " ACCOMPANIED BY AWFUL NOISE AND JERKING WHEN TOUCHING THE STEERING WHEEL. REMOVED THE TUB AND VOILA! THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL POSTER. VIEW ATTACHMENT 263444 CLEANED IT AND GOT 8MM BOLTS AND DID A BEAUTIFUL RE-ATTACHMENT JOB AND NO MORE MESSAGES BUT WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. SO THE GEAR IS WORN. VIEW ATTACHMENT 263446 OKAY. THAT'S IT. THESE ARE NO LONGER "ONE OFFS" BUT A PATTERN OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS AFFECTING A KEY SAFETY COMPONENT: STEERING. WORST CASE, THE OLDEST MODEL S IS JUST OVER FIVE YEARS OLD. THIS KIND OF WEAR AND DAMAGE--MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS--IS UNSAT FOR CARS AT TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. TESLA: PLEASE GET ON THIS PROBLEM WITH A PLAN TO RECALL THE CARS AND REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS PROACTIVELY, BEFORE THE INEVITABLE BAD PRESS WHICH WILL RESULT FROM DOING NOTHING, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS SHOULD THERE BE ACCIDENTS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS VERY MUCH A SUPPLIER ISSUE AND THE SUPPLIER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OPEN THEIR CHECKBOOK, AND OPEN IT WIDE.** PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN

NHTSA ODI 11052094

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/43880137/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. ELON MUSK HAS CLAIMED THAT TESLAS ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO CATCH FIRE THAN A GASOLINE POWERED CAR AND THAT THEY ARE NOW EVEN SAFER THAN BEFORE DUE TO THE TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELDS AND THE (TEMPORARILY) RAISED SUSPENSION HEIGHT. A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR BURNED TESLA OR TESLA FIRE REVEALS THAT THERE HAVE NOW BEEN AT LEAST 20 TESLAS DESTROYED BY FIRE WHICH IS A VERY LARGE NUMBER IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROADS. I BELIEVE THAT THE 7 GALLONS OF HOT ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN EVERY TESLA IS A HIGH RISK FACTOR. IF THE LITHIUM BATTERY ALSO BECOMES INVOLVED IN A FIRE IT BURNS INTENSELY AND IS EXTREMELY HARD TO EXTINGUISH. NO OTHER ELECTRIC CAR HAS SUCH A HIGH RISK FACTOR OF HAVING ETHYLENE GLYCOL CARRIED IN RADIATORS AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE CAR PLUS SUCH A LARGE VOLUME OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID COOLANT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11047680

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/46203307/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE. THE ALUMINIUM BODYWORK HAS BEEN MELTED AND BURNED AWAY. THE BATTERY PACK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF COLLISION DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION INTO TESLA FIRES WAS CANCELLED AFTER TESLA FITTED A LIGHTWEIGHT TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELD AND RELEASED SOME VERY POOR QUALITY VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING THE INVINCIBILITY OF THE BATTERY SHIELD. THE RIDE HEIGHT WAS ALSO RAISED (FOR A FEW WEEKS) BUT SOON WENT BACK TO ULTRA-LOW. A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR "TESLA FIRE" SHOWS THAT MANY OF THESE CARS ARE STILL BURSTING INTO FLAMES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE TESLA OCCUPANTS ARE INCINERATED. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26516457&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE WHEEL FALLEN OFF AGAIN. PHOTO ATTACHED. THIS IS BECOMING RATHER BORING FOR ME AND FOR YOU. THE SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THESE DANGEROUS CARS RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO SO. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26419239&ROWNUMBER=95&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR BUT THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW A SKEWED REAR WHEEL AND BROKEN SUSPENSION LINKAGE WHICH IS VERY LIKELY THE REASON THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED/SWERVED CAUSING IT TO BE HIT FROM THE REAR. THE ALLOY LOWER SUSPENSION ARM HAS SNAPPED. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE THAT COLLISION DAMAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM SINCE THE TIRE WOULD HAVE ABSORBED MOST OF THE IMPACT. FROM THE CRASH TESTING VIDEOS IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE TESLA WHEELS ARE VERY FRAGILE AND OUGHT TO HAVE BROKEN BEFORE THE SUSPENSION DID. THIS LOOKS ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE FAULT OF POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF THE CAST ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS IN THE TESLA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26267542&ROWNUMBER=88&LOADRECENT=TRUE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF THE SUSPENSION HAVE SNAPPED. THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT TESLA IS QUIETLY FIXING SOME CUSTOMERS CARS WITHOUT EVEN INFORMING OTHER OWNERS OF THE DANGER. EXAMPLE - HTTP://BIT.LY/2Y5UQCC AND ALSO HTTPS://SEEKINGALPHA.COM/NEWS/3299876-TRUTH-CATCHING-TESLA-WSJ?V=1507546600 ***MINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SUSPENSION REPLACEMENTS DONE DURING SERVICING (NOT REQUESTED BY ME, BUT PRINTED ON THE JOB SHEETS). I ALSO KNOW SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SIMILAR VINTAGE CARS (PRE-2015) THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROACTIVE WORK DONE. SO IT MAY NOT BE WHOLESALE THROUGHOUT THE FLEET, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THEY HAVE BEEN DOING "RECALL-LITE" ON SOMETHING SUSPENSION RELATED ON AT LEAST PART OF THE FLEET.**** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD : HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26176475&ROWNUMBER=47&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK, NOT EVEN A BROKEN HEADLIGHT. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TESLA SPONTANEOUS SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. THE ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE PURPOSE. THEY HAVE INSUFFICIENT MARGIN OF SAFETY. THE CAST ALLOY PARTS ARE PRONE TO CASTING DEFECTS MAKING THEM DANGEROUSLY WEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11031783

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER WHO HAS INDICATED THAT SHE HAS NOT YET FILED A COMPLAINT AND MAY NOT DO SO IF SHE IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM TESLA. HERE IS THE DISCUSSION THREAD: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/CRACKED-FORELINK.95637/ SNIP : JENNIFERQ, SATURDAY AT 7:15 PM WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY IN AP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND THE CAR STOPS SUDDENLY AND SUCCESSFULLY, BUT THEN A TERRIBLE SOUND EMANATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. KIDS CRYING SO I PULL OFF THE FREEWAY THINKING SOMETHING IS CAUGHT ON THE WHEEL/TIRE TO FIND THE BACK OF THE LF WHEEL WELL COVER LIFTED UP AND PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE. ONCE ROADSIDE GETS THERE, THE TECH SHOWS ME HOW THE "A ARM" HAS SPLIT AND COME OFF OF THE BALL JOINT AND DROPPED DOWN AND IS INTERFERING WITH THE WHEEL. WOW! SERVICE WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I WAS ABOUT 1 HOUR AWAY FROM THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER IN FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC, BUT ROADSIDE AND A LOANER TESLA (O.G. FROM 2011, SO NOW I UNDERSTAND A LOT MORE ABOUT THE POSTS FROM BEFORE 2015!) SHOWED UP AND WE WERE BACK ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN WITHIN ABOUT AN HOUR. BUT, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WONDER WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TESLA TECH SAYS MAYBE IMPROPER TORQUEING OF THE FORELINK. JUST WONDERING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE? MY CAR HAS ALMOST 30K MILES AND HAS HAD NO OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES. VERY UNNERVING, TO SAY THE LEAST, AT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF WE'D BEEN GOING AT SPEED AND THE SUSPENSION HAD COME APART LIKE THIS THEN. THOUGHTS?

NHTSA ODI 11013338

FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING IT TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE BALL JOINT AND CAUSING THE WHEEL TO PUSH BACK INTO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO LIFT UP AND COME TO A DEAD STOP. THIS WAS AT ~5MPH AFTER AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL PAVED STREET AND STARTING TO DRIVE FORWARD. THERE WERE NO NOISES OR WARNINGS UNTIL THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARE OCCURRED. THE PHOTO OF THE WHEEL SHOWS IT PUSHED BACK ALL THE WAY TO MAKE FRAME CONTACT. THE OTHER PHOTOS SHOW THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL LINER AND LIP OF THE FENDER THANKS TO THE SLOW SPEED THAT IT OCCURRED. THE CAR HAD TO BE DRIVEN BACKWARDS ONTO A FLATBED TRAILER AND THEN DOLLY'S PUT UNDER THE FRONT WHEELS IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD INTO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FORWARD AT ALL. THIS FAILURE IS VERY CONCERNING AND HAD IT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY.

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WHILE STOPPING QUICKLY ON THE FREEWAY, A TERRIBLE SOUND EMANATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY THINKING SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT ON THE WHEEL/TIRE TO FIND THE BACK OF THE LF WHEEL WELL COVER LIFTED UP AND PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE. ONCE ROADSIDE GOT THERE, THE TECH SHOWED ME HOW THE "A ARM" HAD SPLIT AND COME OFF OF THE BALL JOINT AND DROPPED DOWN AND WAS INTERFERING WITH THE WHEEL. SERVICE SAYS "MORE THAN LIKELY THE FORELINKS WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY TORQUED, SO WHILE DRIVE (SIC) THEY BECAME LOOSE AND CRACKED" THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE A ARM HAD COME LOOSE AT SPEED. WHAT CAUSED THIS?

NHTSA ODI 11013046

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24196330&ROWNUMBER=59&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE RH FRONT WHEEL IS SLICED IN HALF. THE TIRE ON THE RH FRONT WHEEL HAS THE TREAD BADLY WORN AWAY. THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE NORMAL WEAR PATTERN ON SUCH A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. IT LOOKS FAR MORE LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE FORCING THE WHEEL UP AGAINST THE BODYWORK. THERE IS A RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF TESLAS SHOWING UP AS SALVAGE WRECKS. THE INSURERS WOULD PROBABLY PLACE THE BLAME ON TESLA HAVING A MECHANICAL DEFECT. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT TESLA IS MAKING DEALS WITH THE INSURERS AND OWNERS TO COVER UP THESE PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

NHTSA ODI 11002402

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AEB. HERE IS A CRASH REPORT HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/MAJOR-AUTO-PILOT-SAFETY-ISSUE#COMMENT-1183233 MAJOR AUTO PILOT SAFETY ISSUE SUBMITTED BY MELISCU ON JUNE 29, 2017 I HAVE (HAD) A 2015 P90 D. IT IS NOW TOTALLED AND I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH AUTO-PILOT. MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE DEATH THAT OCCURRED LAST YEAR WHEN A TESLA DROVE UNDERNEATH A SEMI. IT WAS EXPLAINED AS HAVING TO DO WITH THE ANGLE OF THE CAR ON A HILL, THE LOCATION OF THE SUN . . . THE CAR SEEING UNDER THE TRUCK . . . WELL, I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TWO EXPERIENCES, BOTH CALLED INTO TESLA, WHERE THE SENSORS DID NOT DETECT ENORMOUS TRUCKS THAT WERE STATIONARY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LANE OF TRAVEL, AND ENTIRELY BLOCKING THE ROAD. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AUTOPILOT WOULD HAVE DRIVEN ME DIRECTLY INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK. A GARBAGE TRUCK! AUTOPILOT SIMPLY DID NOT REALIZE IT SHOULD REACT TO A GARBAGE TRUCK BLOCKING THE ROAD. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE A BOX TRUCK MISJUDGED ITS TURNING RADIUS AND STOPPED PERPENDICULAR TO MY LANE. AGAIN, AUTOPILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IT SHOULD REACT TO THIS ENORMOUS OBSTACLE, AND DROVE STRAIGHT INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK (ALMOST, I REACTED AT THE LAST MOMENT AND MANAGED TO AVOID THE CAB, DRIVING INTO THE CARGO AREA INSTEAD). YES, AS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WE MAINTAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT OUR VEHICLES ARE DOING. THAT SAID, WE PLACE SOME DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE SOFTWARE THAT POWERS OUR VEHICLES IS GENERALLY IN GOOD ORDER AND ABLE TO PERFORM IN A BASIC SENSE . . . WHICH IS TO SAY RECOGNIZE MAJOR OBSTACLES AND SLOW TO A STOP. IF YOU HAVE OR USE AUTOPILOT, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT APPEARS TO HAVE A MAJOR FLAW. IT DOES NOT SEE PERPENDICULAR TRUCKS BLOCKING THE LANE OF TRAVEL. BE CAREFUL. DO NOT PUT ANY RELIANCE ON THE VEHICLE TO BE AWARE OF THESE TYPES OF RISKS. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. PLEASE INVESTGATE.

NHTSA ODI 11002413

DRIVING WEST ON HAMPDEN AVE TOWARDS INTERSECTION AT TAMARAC ST. GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, & RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR SO THAT "ENGINE BRAKING" WOULD SLOW THE CAR. BUT I WAS SLOWING DOWN FASTER THAN NECESSARY WITH ~100 YARDS REMAINING TO REACH THE INTERSECTION. I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP ENGINE BRAKING BRIEFLY, THEN RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR TO REINSTATE "ENGINE BRAKING". INSTEAD OF SLOWING, MY CAR BEGAN TO WILDLY ACCELERATE. ALARMED AT THE INCREASING SPEED OF THE CAR, AS I WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE SIGNAL WAS RED, (ANOTHER CAR WAS ALREADY STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL). QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT CAR WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE OTHER CAR. OTHER CAR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED, THOUGH IT SEEMED UNLIKELY (BASED ON COMMENTS FROM THE PARAMEDICS & POLICE) THAT THE OTHER DRIVER & PASSENGER WERE INJURED, BUT WERE TRANSPORTED TO AN ER TO BE CHECKED. I WAS SO STUNNED AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED THAT I INITIALLY THOUGHT I MAY HAVE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN THE BRAKE ( I'VE NEVER DONE THAT IN MY 55 YEARS OF DRIVING). BUT 2 DAYS LATER, AFTER MY MIND HAD CLEARED, I COULD RECALL THE DETAILS OF THE SITUATION, AND I'M CONVINCED THAT THE ACTUAL EVENTS OCCURRED IN THE ORDER DESCRIBED ABOVE. ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION: 2 TIMES WITHIN THE PRIOR WEEK, WHEN GETTING INTO MY CAR (AWAY FROM MY HOME), THE CAR INDICATED "PREPARING TO DRIVE" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT (NOT A MESSAGE I NORMALLY SEE), THE MESSAGE PERSISTED, SO BOTH TIMES I HAD TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE-ABLE. COULD THIS BE AT ALL RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ON JUNE 9TH? [THE CAR ,CURRENTLY IN A BODY SHOP, LOGS THE DRIVING HISTORY, AND MAY BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, OR NOT SUPPORT, MY MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED. IT MAY HELP TO DIFFERENTIATE WHETHER THIS WAS A COMPUTER HARDWARE/SOFTWAREOR MECHANICAL GLITCH, VS OPERATOR ERROR.]

NHTSA ODI 10995382

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A SNAPPED OFF BACK WHEEL. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25122928&ROWNUMBER=51&LOADRECENT=TRUE PICTURES SHOW THAT NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED, CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF AS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE ON TESLA CARS. THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS ARE FAR TOO WEAK FOR A CAR OF THIS POWER AND PERFORMANCE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA INVOLVED IN A CRASH. HTTP://BGR.COM/2017/05/23/TESLA-CRASH-PHOTOS-WALK-AWAY/ I AM FILING THIS REPORT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN BECAUSE I THINK THE OWNER WILL NOT MAKE A COMPLAINT HIMSELF SINCE TESLA OWNERS ARE OFTEN TSLA SHAREHOLDERS AND ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY CRITICISM. TWO THINGS TO NOTE: THE BACK WHEEL FLEW OFF AND NEARLY KILLED A BYSTANDER. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILES FROM A FACEBOOK PAGE IN WHICH THE OWNER DESCRIBES THE CRASH.

NHTSA ODI 10991523

HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24822571&ROWNUMBER=40&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH. THE FRONT LH TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN GOUGED WHILE IT WAS STILL ROTATING. THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARM IS LYING ON THE GROUND. A WHEEL LINER IS LYING INSIDE THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT FIRE DAMAGED. THIS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT IT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ROADWAY AND IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JAM UP INTO THE WELL AND WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING FAR TO OFTEN AND THE FIRE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY THE FLIMSY TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24470024&ROWNUMBER=21&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WRENCHED OFF. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY ANOTHER CASE OF THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILING AND (DUE TO THE BADLY DESIGNED SUSPENSION NOT BEING FITTED WITH BUMP STOPS) ALL THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS SELF-INFLICTED. THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THESE CARS WHICH IS PLACING LIVES AT RISK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. (NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN)

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HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24822571&ROWNUMBER=3&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK INTO THE BATTERY. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS WORN AWAY WHICH INDICATES THAT THE WHEEL WAS JAMMED BACK AGAINST THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING FORWARD. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. DESPITE ASSURANCES TO THE CONTRARY FIRES ARE STILL HAPPENING ALL TOO FREQUENTLY IN THE TESLA. A RECENT CRASH IN CHINA RESULTED IN THE TESLA EXPLODING IN FLAMES AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS ONLY NARROWLY ESCAPED INCINERATION.: HTTPS://ELECTREK.CO/2017/04/23/TESLA-MODEL-X-FIRE-CRASH-FALCON-WING-DOORS-STUCK/ I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. OWNERS BELIEVE THE TESLA IS THE SAFEST CAR IN THE WORLD. JUDGING BY THE HUNDREDS OF TESLAS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MYTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

NHTSA ODI 10979378

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/24795207-2015-TESLA-MODEL-S-85-SUN-VALLEY-CA ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. THIS IS NOT JUST A JOKE. LIVES ARE AT RISK. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/22669817-2015-TESLA-MODEL-S-85-VALLEJO-CA I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW A BROKEN BALL JOINT IN THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION. THIS IS A STEEL COMPONENT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE POPPED APART DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE BUT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE REGULAR CASES OF SUSPENSION FAILURE THAT AFFLICTS THE TESLA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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