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

HERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT INDICATES TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE RIDICULOUSLY FRAGILE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/BALL-JOINT-FAILURE-ON-2015-MS70D-AT-11K-MILES-TESLA-WONT-COVER.88051/ SNIP: I TURNED THE WHEEL TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AT 6:30AM, AND HEARD A THUMP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, SENT A TOW TRUCK, THEY SAID THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT WAS BROKENTHEY TOWED THE CAR TO THE CERTIFIED BODYSHOP AND THE REP LAUGHED AND LAUGHED AND SAID THIS IS ALL HE EVER SEES. A BALL JOINT SHEER THE DRIVER DOESN'T DETECT AND THEN BOOM. OWNERS ARE FAILING TO REPORT THESE PROBLEMS TO NHTSA DUE TO PEER PRESSURE FROM FELLOW TESLA OWNERS AND BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE TESLA SHAREHOLDERS. TESLA DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER QUALITY CONTROL THAT WOULD ALLOW INFORMATION ABOUT THESE FAILURES TO BE PASSED UP THE LINE SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE FAILURES BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE SNAPPING ON LATE MODEL CARS JUST AS A RESULT OF A SMALL POTHOLE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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I WAS PARKING IN MY USUAL PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT AT MY OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 A.M. AS I APPROACHED MY PARKING SPOT, I SLOWED MY CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN INTO MY PARKING SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING MOVING FORWARD AND WAS LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM WHERE I INTENDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL THAT WAS AT THE BASE OF MY PARKING SPOT, CAUSING THE CAR'S AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE WALL. I INFORMED TESLA OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED 100% ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE COLLISION WITH THE WALL.)

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24528296&ROWNUMBER=52&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN HAVING A VERY BAD DAY. THE FRONT WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF AND THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN BANGING HIS HEAD AGAINST A WALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/18211677/PHOTOS BOTH WHEELS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE TOP BALL JOINT ON FRONT LH WHEEL HAS POPPED APART. THE RIGHT HAND BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. THAT WOULD MAKE THE CAR RATHER DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON WHY THE TESLA LOSES ITS WHEELS SO OFTEN. THANK YOU.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24331835&ROWNUMBER=24&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS AND THE WHEEL HAS GONE EXTREMELY WHOMPY. THIS IS BECOMING RIDICULOUS. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEM.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24164989&ROWNUMBER=17&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN HAVING A VERY BAD DAY! THE LH SIDE HAS SUFFERED MAJOR IMPACT DAMAGE. THE RH SIDE IS RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED BUT THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. BEARING IN MIND THE LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER INCIDENTS IN WHICH TESLA SUSPENSIONS HAVE FAILED IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT THE SKEWED RH BACK WHEEL IS WHAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATIONS.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24298768&ROWNUMBER=22&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURER. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED IN THE USUAL TESLA FASHION. IT SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY THAT THE SUSPENSION DOES NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS TO PREVENT THIS REPEATING FAILURE. IT IS ALSO EXTRAORDINARY THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN OFF RATHER THAN REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=23943967&ROWNUMBER=20&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THAT THE TOP BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT RH WHEEL HAS SEPARATED CAUSING GOUGING OF THE TIRE TREAD. THE WHEEL IS DISPLACED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL WHICH IS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE HAS BEEN HOT ENOUGH TO MELT METAL SO IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE LITHIUM BATTERIES WERE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS WITH TESLA SUSPENSIONS AND ALSO THE ISSUE OF BATTERY FIRES. LITHIUM BATTERY FIRES BURN BURN EXTREMELY HOT, EMIT TOXIC FUMES, AND ARE DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. I REQUEST THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS INCIDENT. I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24196330&ROWID=21&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# IT DOES APPEAR TO SHOW THE CHARACTERISTIC SIGNS OF SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. WHILST IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION IT IS ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. FOR AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT IS MAINLY DRIVEN BY OLDER AND MORE CONSERVATIVE OWNERS THAN THE AVERAGE CAR IT IS SHOWING UP AS INSURANCE WRITE OFF IN AN EXCESSIVE PERCENTAGE OF CASES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS INCIDENT.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/43916706/PHOTOS IT HAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE BACK RH WHEEL WHICH HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY IMPACT DAMAGE HAS GONE EXTREMELY WHOMPY. GIVEN THE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF TESLAS WITH SNAPPED SUSPENSIONS IT SEEMS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THIS CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/22155996/PHOTOS THE BACK SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF. IT LOOKS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A COLLISION AND IT SEEMS FAR MORE LIKELY THAT THIS THE LONG IS YET ANOTHER CASE OF THESE SUSPENSIONS FAILING UNDER THE STRAIN OF ACCELERATION OR BRAKING DUE TO TO ALLOY COMPONENTS BEING TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED MULTIPLE FATALITIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. (I AM NOT THE OWNER, DATE OF CRASH AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ESTIMATES BASED UPON THE PHOTOGRAPHS.)

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I HAVE "SWOLLEN" LUG NUTS. THE TESLA LUG NUTS FOR THE WHEELS HAVE A CHROME METAL COVER. THIS COVER DEFORMS AND THE CORRECT SIZE SOCKET WILL NO LONGER FIT SO THE NEXT LARGER SIZE SOCKET HAS TO BE USED TO LOOSEN AND TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS. THERE IS A LOT OF 'PLAY" WHEN USING THE LARGER SIZED SOCKET AND CANNOT PROPERLY TIGHTEN TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE NEEDED TO SAFELY SECURE THE WHEELS TO THE CAR.

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HERE IS A 2015 TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION BUT THE FRONT LH BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SKEW OVER AT AN ANGLE. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED MULTIPLE FATALITIES. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER A HUNDRED REPORTS OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS FAILING. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER DEATH AND INJURY.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=22126555&ITEMID=23722036&ROWID=11&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT ONE OF THE LOWER SUSPENSIOPN ARMS HAS SNAPPED. THE WORN TIRE PROVES THAT THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY IMPACT DAMAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 100 SIMILAR FAILURES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS URGENTLY. LIVES ARE AT RISK.

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I HAVE THREE ISSUES REGARDING VISIBILITY FOR SAFE DRIVING: 1) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE CAR EXPERIENCED A SOFTWARE CRASH. AS A RESULT THE SIDE MIRRORS DID NOT OPEN AND THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DID NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE I NEEDED TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL SO DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, PARTICULARLY ON THE FREEWAY, AND I BELIEVE IT IS ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING MIRRORS. I CONTACTED TESLA ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY SPECIFICS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. OPERATIONAL MIRRORS ARE ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, I THINK IT IS BAD DESIGN THAT THESE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE SAME SYSTEM AS THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. TESLA'S PLAN TO REPLACE SIDE MIRRORS WITH VIDEO CAMERAS IS WORRISOME IN THIS REGARD. 2) THE RADIO CONTROL BUTTONS FOR CHANGING THE STATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RESULT OF A SOFTWARE UPGRADE BY TESLA. TO CHANGE THE STATION NOW REQUIRES DIVERTING ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD TO A TOUCH SCREEN. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO TESLA AND THEY HAVE REPLIED WITH ANY MATERIAL EXPLANATION. 3) WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA CAN BE BLOCKED ON THE DISPLAY BY OTHER ACTIVITY. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THAT A PASSENGER CAN INADVERTENTLY TURN OFF THE CAMERA DISPLAY WHILE CAR IS IN REVERSE MOTION. A SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASIONALLY DISPLAY IN SOME SORT OF SPLIT SCREEN MORE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO DISPLAY BOTH A WIDE ANGLE VIEW AND NARROW VIEW. THIS ONLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY (MAYBE ANOTHER SOFTWARE ISSUE) BUT IT DOES DIMINISH THE USEFULNESS OF THE CAMERA. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED TESLA FOR THESE ISSUES CONCERNING THE REAR CAMERA.

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HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23494189&ROWID=6&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH THE TOP BALL JOINT OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS POPPED APART. THE RIM OF THE WHEEL IS GOUGED ON THE INSIDE AND THE TIRE IS PEELED OFF. THIS CAN NOT POSSIBLY HAVE OCCURRED AFTER A COLLISION. THE WHEEL WAS STILL ROLLING WHEN THE SUSPENSION FAILED. THE BALL JOINT SHOULD BE MUCH STRONGER THAN THE TOP ARMS AND SHOULD NEVER FAIL LIKE THAT. THIS IS THE CLEAREST EVIDENCE YET OF A TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSING SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.

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I DID NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR TESLA OWNERS TO DRIVE AT ME IN THEIR 3 TON HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR WHILE THE BUG RIDDEN AUTOPILOT IS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/DANGLY-WEIGHT-TIED-TO-STEERING-WHEEL-TO-FOOL-AUTOPILOT-THAT-YOURE-PAYING-ATTENTION.55681/PAGE-2 RATSBEW SAID: ↑ NOTE: THIS ISN'T A SUGGESTION TO DO ANYTHING DANGEROUS.... CAN YOU TIE A SMALL WEIGHT TO THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL SO THE AUTOPILOT THINKS YOUR HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL? THIS COULD BE GOOD FOR TRULY BORING STRETCHES OF ROAD WHERE YOU DON'T WANT YOUR HANDS TO BE LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE WHEEL FOR 3 HOURS STRAIGHT. HANDS IN THE LAP (PALMS UP) READY TO TAKE OVER, BUT NOT HOVERING. IMMOLATED, 49 MINUTES AGO MY NEW SOLUTION WAS A 1 LB ANKLE WEIGHT (HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/GP/PRODUCT/B005P3LHGI/REF=OH_AUI_DETAILPAGE_O00_S00?IE=UTF8&PSC=1), WORKS PERFECT. I COULDN'T STAND THE NEW NAG HAPPY 8.0. AND TO ADDRESS ALL THE OTHER POSTS IN THIS THREAD, IT'S COMPLETELY SAFE. THE NAGS DON'T ACTUALLY NEED YOU TO GUIDE THE WHEEL, THEY'RE JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION, WHICH I AM. I JUST FIND THE NAGS TO BE MORE DISTRACTING AND BEING COMPLETELY HANDS FREE IS A BETTER DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. MORE RELAXED = LESS FATIGUE AND MORE ATTENTIVE FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS. NOW I CAN GO 100+ MILES WITHOUT HAVING TO TOUCH THE WHEEL ON ROUTES THAT WOULD'VE OTHERWISE NAGGED ME 30 TIMES, AND AP WAS FLAWLESS WITH NO INTERVENTION. IT ACTUALLY LET ME GAIN A TON OF CONFIDENCE IN HOW WELL THE LATEST AP CAN PERFORM. I'M STILL PAYING ATTENTION IF I NEED TO TAKE OVER, BUT IT'S WAY BETTER THIS WAY, AND IT'S THE EXPERIENCE I PAID FOR WHEN I GOT THE CAR. *TR

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THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ON THE FORUMS THAT THE NEW UPGRADE VERSION 8.0 HAS MADE THINGS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/WITH-8-0-I-HAVE-TO-TAKE-OVER-FOR-AUTO-PILOT-MORE.78049/PAGE-2 SAMPLE: THE BAD NEWS: 1) THE 'CREST OF THE HILL' PROBLEM SEEMS JUST AS BAD AS V7.1. ALL BETS ARE OFF WHAT AP IS GOING TO DO WHEN YOU CREST A HILL, SO A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL TO MAKE SURE AP DOES NOT DO SOMETHING SILLY IS REQUIRED WHEN CRESTING A HILL. 2) THERE IS A USE CASE WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. WHEN YOU APPROACH STOPPED TRAFFIC DIRECTLY AHEAD THE RADAR 'SEES' THE STOPPED TRAFFIC, IDENTIFIES THE STOPPED TRAFFIC AS A TARGET, AND BRAKES SENSIBLY. EVERY TIME SO FAR. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ROAD IS CURVED AND THE STOPPED TRAFFIC IS NOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CAR (BUT IS OFF TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT) THEN THE AP DOES NOT ACQUIRE THE STOPPED TRAFFIC AS A TARGET, AND DOES NOT BRAKE. YOU HAD BETTER BE PREPARED TO MANUALLY BRAKE HARD IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. MINE HASN'T IMPROVED. IT STILL WANDERS ACROSS CLEAR LINES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LINES ARE INDICATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN BLUE AND THE CAR IS SHOWN STRADDLING THE LINE. IT'S LIKE THE AP HAS GIVEN UP BUT HASN'T WARNED ME. I HAD THE AP SET FOR 50 MPH AND A CAR PULLED OUT AND STOPPED ACROSS MY LANE ABOUT 800 FT AHEAD. AP SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SLOWING, AND AT ABOUT 150 FT I HAD TO COME TO A HARD STOP MANUALLY TO AVOID A COLISION. FUNNY I WAS GOING TO START A NEW THREAD ABOUT HOW AP IS TOO SCARY TO USE IN 8.0. GUESS I'M NOT ALONE. BOTH BRAKING AND STEERING. IF I COULD GO BACK SEVERAL REVISIONS, I WOULD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE USING IT ALMOST ANYWHERE ANYMORE. TTHE CAR BRAKES TOO HARD AND TOO FAR AWAY FROM CARS AHEAD TURNING RIGHT - EVEN WHEN THERE'S A TURN LANE. I'M ALWAYS AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO REAR-END ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ON A CURB NEAR A ROUNDABOUT ON AN OLD/NARROW SEATTLE STREET (THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PARKED CARS SO I HAD VERY LITTLE ROOM ON MY RIGHT AND MIS-JUDGED). THE PAINT ON THE WHEEL WAS PRETTY BADLY SCRAPED UP BUT OTHERWISE THE CAR WAS FINE (NO BODY DAMAGE) AND THE WHEEL HAD NO VISUAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE (THE CAR'S ALIGNMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED). I CONTINUED DRIVING TO WORK WITHOUT ISSUE, INCLUDING 5-6 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. WHEN PARKING IN THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE AT MY OFFICE 20 MINUTES AFTER THE CURB INCIDENT, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO ADJUST MY CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT AND HEARD/FELT A RUBBING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CLUNK. THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR DROPPED AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF THE SUSPENSION AND WAS WEDGED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO TESLA. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL BY THE CURB AND THE LACK OF OTHER SYMPTOMS, IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT ANY NORMAL, STOCK SUSPENSION SHOULD FAIL AS IT DID WITH THIS CAR. IT APPEARS A BOLT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY WHEN I WAS PARKING (AND HAD PROBABLY BEEN FATIGUED BY THE CURBING INCIDENT).

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DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT (65) NEEDED TO REMOVE WALLET FROM BACK POCKET. UNBUCKLED SEAT BELT WHY STILL MOVING AT MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT. UPON UNBUCKLING SEAT BELT ENGINE IMMEDIATE SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE CAME TO INVOLUNTARY STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING WAS ALERT AND STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID SERIOUS REAR END ACCIDENT. VERY CONCERNING IF THIS OCCURS AND OWNERS ARE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DANGER WE EXPERIENCED.

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OWNERS SAY YOU WOULD NOT DARE TO BAN ELON'S AUTOPILOT! HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/RED-HANDS-OF-SHAME.77954/PAGE-2 S4WRXTTCS, GREEN1 SAID: ↑ YOU KEEP CLAIMING THAT THE NHTSA HAS SECRETLY ORDERED TESLA TO DISABLE THINGS ON PEOPLES CARS. EITHER PROVIDE THE STATEMENT FROM THE NHTSA, OR AGREE THAT TESLA IS DOING THIS OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. THE NHTSA TENDS TO WORK WITH MANUFACTURES THEY GIVE THE MANUFACTURE A CHANCE TO COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY "RECOMMEND" WITHOUT OFFICIALLY ORDERING THEM TO DO ANYTHING. US CORPORATIONS HATE REGULATION, AND TEND TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO AVOID IT. IN THE US YOU CAN'T EVEN WATCH A VIAGRA COMMERCIAL WITHOUT PART OF THE AD BEING DEDICATED TO SAYING THAT IT WON'T PREVENT STD'S. LIKE HOW IN THE WORLD WOULD I EVEN GET IT IN MY MIND THAT IT WOULD? GREEN1 ALBERTA, CANADA NEW IF YOU WANT THE ADDED HOLD WHEEL NAGS, FEEL FREE TO INSTALL THE DOWNGRADE. THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING YOU FROM DOING SO. I'M JUST POINTING OUT THAT I DON'T HAVE TO. AND THAT TESLA HAS NO LEGAL ABILITY TO FORCE ME TO DO SO. THEY ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WAY THINGS WORK FOR NEW OWNERS, BUT THEY HAVE NO LEGAL ABILITY TO MAKE ANY CHANGES WHATSOEVER TO SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY WITHOUT THAT PERSON'S EXPRESS CONSENT. IN FACT THAT IS ALMOST GUARANTEED TO BE THE WHOLE REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT SOFTWARE UPDATES MANUALLY. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUSH THEM AUTOMATICALLY, BUT THEIR LAWYERS PROBABLY DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE LEGAL FALLOUT OF THAT ONE, THIS WAY THEY CAN SHOW YOU CONSENTED. THERE HAS NEVER, IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORT, BEEN EVEN A SINGLE TIME WHEN THE GOVERNMENT HAS FORCED OWNERS TO COMPLY WITH AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THEY CERTAINLY WON'T BE FORCING IT FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY WON'T EVEN GO ON RECORD AS HAVING REQUIRED. ENJOY YOUR NAGS. IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

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DOOR HANDLES ARE HEATED TO HIGHT TEMPERATURES FROM EXPOSURE TO SUN LIGHT AND IS BURNING OUR FINGERS.

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I DROVE THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE SCHOOL (DESERT CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY) IN TUCSON ARIZONA ON SEPT 16TH ABOUT 11:05 AM, WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) AND CRASHED INTO 2 PARKED VEHICLES AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF MY RIGHT ARM REQUIRING SURGERY. ALSO MY CAR (THE TESLA MODEL S) WAS DAMAGED AND THE TWO OTHER PARKED CARS.

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FRONT SEAT-BELTS FIXED TO WALL OF CAR (NOT 3 POSITION FOR DRIVER HEIGHT). FOR ANYONE 5'5'' OR LESS THIS PUTS THE BELT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THROAT, MEANING INSTANT DEATH IN BAD COLLISION. HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE IT OVER TO SHOULDER BLADE EVERY 5 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. CAR RECENTLY TOTALED. I WOULD BE DEAD IF HAD NOT MOVED BELT AWAY FROM NECK 3 MINUTES EARLIER. TESLA SAYS THEY TESTED IT IN SHORT PEOPLE...BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT WITH CARS IN MOTION. MULTIPLE CONCERNS ON THE INTERNET. TESLA IGNORED MY COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE FIXED IT ON THEIR NEW 2016 MODEL WITH GULL-WINGS....3 POSITIONS LIKE MOST CARS. HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR 2015 85S MODEL. NEEDS RECALL! SHORT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR CAROTID ARTERY RIPPED OUT IN A COLLISION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/34215386?SEARCHID=1942545060 THE BALL JOINT HAS PULLED OUT FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SLEW BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE WHEEL LINER IS SHREDDED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING IN A VARIETY OF WAYS WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TESTING ARE INADEQUATE AND PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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