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

Car isn't cooling while supercharging. Problem originated while at Tesla Collision in Fort Lauderdale. Mike DiPietro, the general mgr stated they don't have a supercharger at Tesla Collision Fort Lauderdale to test it and they're not willing to drive it to the supercharger to test it because it's a service issue. When I dropped the car off it cooled while supercharging and now that it's not cooling while supercharging it presents a fire and safety hazard because it will only cool the moment the car is unplugged from the supercharger and then cools full blast for 45 minutes after the car is unplugged. I am well aware of the proper functioning of the cooling of 2015 Tesla Model S P90DL's because I have two of them and have since 2017. The fact that the cooling system kicks ONLY AFTER I UNPLUG from the supercharger clearly indicates the car sees a need to cool but because of a software issue. MIKE DIPIETRO, THE GENERAL MGR OF TESLA COLLISION FORT LAUDERDALE IS NOW THREATENING TO SUE ME BECAUSE I'M REPORTING A FIRE SAFETY/ACCELERATED BATTERY DEGRADATION ISSUE AND I SIMPLY WANT TO PICK THE CAR UP IN THE CONDITION WHICH i DELIVERED IT WHERE THE SUPERCHARGING WAS WORKING PROPERLY COOLING WHILE SUPERCHARGING. THREATENING LEGAL ACTION BECAUSE I'M REPORTING AN ISSUE THEY MAY NEED TO COORDINATE WITH TESLA SERVICE TO FIX AMOUNTS TO BULLYING. If I pick the car up it implies my consent the car is fixed and is NOT a fire safety hazard. They are unwilling to fix the supercharging fire the car is presenting because Tesla Service is a separate entity than Telsa Collision. This is NOT a valid excuse and reason not to fix this fire and safety issue. Please coordinate so that I may forward the chronological email chain which clearly shows the fire and safety issue can be clearly traced back to the [XXX] service. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11617666

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle went into autopilot and crashed into the median divider. No medical attention was received on the scene but the contact later went to the hospital for injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's girlfriend's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and will be towed to a body shop to examine if it is totaled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would contact back after their investigation. The failure mileage was 51,720.

NHTSA ODI 11429335

THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY OF MY TESLA MODEL S HAS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I CAN NO LONGER ACCESS THE MAJORITY OF THE FEATURES OF MY VEHICLE, SUCH AS TURNING ON A/C, ACCESSING GPS, CONTROLLING THE SUNROOF, ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS, ADJUSTING MY SIDE MIRRORS, DEFOGGING THE WINDSHIELD, ACCESSING THE REARVIEW CAMERA, AND ANY OTHER SETTING THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE CENTER DISPLAY. THIS HAS MADE DRIVING THE CAR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY OF THE REARVIEW WINDOW, I HEAVILY RELY UPON THE REARVIEW CAMERA. SINCE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY WAS OFF AND HENCE NO REARVIEW CAMERA, I ENDED UP DAMAGING MY BUMPER INTO A LOW-PROFILE OBJECT THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE HAD THE CAMERA BEEN ENABLED. I ONLY DROVE MY VEHICLE ONCE AND DAMAGED IT ON THE FIRST DRIVE WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE OFF. I CONTACTED TESLA TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, BUT WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $1,500.00 TO REPLACE THE MCU WITH THE EXACT SAME VERSION. FURTHER, THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD LIKELY TAKE A MONTH TO BE FIXED, RENDERING MY VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY USELESS.

NHTSA ODI 11331367

THE MCU AND THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY TESLA ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE THE CAR MANUFACTURER MADE A DESIGN ERROR WITH THE CHIP CARD AND ALSO ON THE WAY OF THE CAR CONTROLS THE HEAT COMING IN TO THE CABIN AND IT LITERALLY MELTS DOWN THE SCREEN AND THE SPEEDOMETER. GLUE COMES OUT EVERY MINUTE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT GETS STICKY ON YOUR HANDS AND WHILE YOU TRY TO REMOVE IT THE SCREEN GOES BLACK OR FREEZES. THE MOST COMMON ONE IS THAT THE SCREEN OR MCU FREEZES UP CONSTANTLY AND THEN THE CAR CAN'T BE RUN. HARD RESET WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES WON'T . I CONTACT THEM AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $2600 FOR SOMETHING IT IS THEIR DESIGN FLAW . THIS IS A DANGER FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BY TESLA REPLACING THE MCU AT NOT COST SINCE IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM . THOSE ISSUES HAPPENS ON BOTH, WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING , SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE SCREEN WON'T WORK AT ALL, YOU TOUCH IT AND NOTHING WORKS . AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURES BELOW , THE GLUE WILL COME DOWN FORM THE THE SCREENS AND START GOING ALL OVER THE CAR , THAT CREATES A HAZARD FOR DRIVING AND ALSO POSSIBLY FOR A FIRE SINCE THE SCREEN IT IS MELTING.

NHTSA ODI 11330733

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAD ALMOST COMPLETED A U TURN (BUT NOT COMPLETELY) TO SLOWLY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALK WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUNGED FORWARD (SEE SKID MARKS). IT ONLY SLOWED AFTER HITTING AND DAMAGING THE BRICK WALL.I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE SCREEN FLASHED SOMETHING LIKE: YOUR AUTO PARK IS NOW DISABLED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY EASE INTO MY INTENDED PARKING SPOT AND COME OUT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGES. IT ALL HAPPENED OVER A SPLIT SECOND. THE COLLISION DEFINITELY FELT LIKE THERE'S A MAJOR FAULT WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM - INSTRUCTING IT TO LURCH FORWARD AT RAPID SPEED AND NOT ABLE TO AUTOSTOP WITH AN OBJECT (BRICK WALL) IN FRONT OF IT. I WAS AT A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN A GATED COMMUNITY. WHEN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CAME, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FILE A REPORT WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11325718

REPORTEDLY A 2015 TESLA MODEL S ON "AUTOPILOT" CRASHED INTO A LAGUNA BEACH POLICE PATROL VEHICLE ON TUESDAY ABOUT 11AM 5-29-18 @ 20652 LAGUNA CANYON ROAD, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA. THE DRIVER OF THE TESLA WAS INJURED. THE DRIVER IS PROBABLY AT FAULT FOR INATTENTIVE DRIVING, HOWEVER THE HYPE FROM TESLA, ELON MUSK AND THE CULT FOLLOWING HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TESLA DRIVERS DRIVING RECKLESSLY BY OVERHYPING THE SAFETY AND AUTONOMY OF TESLA VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THE VEHICLE LEFT THE DRIVING LANE AND ENTERED THE PARKING LANE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REPORTEDLY ELON MUSK AND OTHER MANAGEMENT REJECTED SENSORS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD HAVE IMPROVED SAFETY AND AUTONOMY. REPORTEDLY TESLA MANAGEMENT REJECTED REQUESTS BY THEIR OWN ENGINEERS THAT WANTED LIDAR, EYE SENSING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD HAVE IMPROVED SAFETY. TESLA HAS A HISTORY OF CENSORING SAFETY ADVOCATES AND TRYING TO CENSOR THE MEDIA, THUS PREVENTING WHISTLEBLOWERS FROM IMPROVING SAFETY THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS. TESLA ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF SCAPEGOATING THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS AND OTHER TESLA DRIVERS; TO DRAW ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE FAULTS OF TESLA. THE "SWISS CHEESE MODEL" INDICATES THAT MOST CRASHES INVOLVE SEVERAL CAUSAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE MORE EMPHASIS ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF "HUMAN FACTORS". TESLA HYPE AND TESLA CENSORSHIP OF MEDIA AND SAFETY ADVOCATES ARE SOME OF THE HUMAN FACTORS THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO TESLA DRIVERS DRIVING MORE RECKLESSLY, UNSAFE AND ARROGANTLY.

NHTSA ODI 11098662

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.)

NHTSA ODI 10968322

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE AUTO PILOT ENGAGED, THE AUTO PILOT STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A METAL DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

NHTSA ODI 10902932

ELECTRONIC PARKING, WHILE PARKING THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE GARAGE I PRESSED THE PARKING OPTION. THE AUTOMOBILE SURGED, RAMMED THE GARAGE, BACKED UP AND RAMMED THE GARAGE AGAIN AND CAREENED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET.

NHTSA ODI 10875699

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

NHTSA ODI 10779113