What 604 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Tesla Model S P90d

FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO ENGAGE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING OR APPLY ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKING IN REPSONSE TO A VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPING AHEAD. VEHICLE HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE ENGAGED AT 57 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND AN ACC SENSITIVITY OF 2. VEHICLE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DID ALERT. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WITH THE CAR AHEAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PARKING BRAKE BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ABLE TO MOVE AROUND FREELY PRIOR TO ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. TESLA (50 EDWARDS COURT, BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA 94010, (650) 342-1176) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AS WELL AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V260000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND STATED THAT THE OEM TIRES MUST BE RE-INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,944.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES. HERE IS A RECENT FORUM DISCUSSION IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS POST PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUSPENSIONS THAT HAVE SNAPPED AT LOW SPEED AND NOT AS A RESULT OF COLLISION DAMAGE. THIS IS ABSOLUTE PROOF OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS FAILING FROM SNAPPED ALLOY PARTS AND FROM SNAPPED (2 PIECE) STEEL BOLTS. DESPITE THIS EVIDENCE NEITHER THE OWNERS NOR TESLA HAVE SEEN FIT TO REPORT THIS TO THE AUTHORITIES. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED EVENTS, THEY ARE PART OF AN ONGOING PATTERN OF FAILURE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/ ** BKELLY, SEP 22, 2018 WOW THAT IS WEIRD. DIFFERENT THAN MINE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUSPENSION DETAIL PHOTO THERE ARE THREE CIRCULAR PIECES IN A TRIANGLE BELOW THE RUBBER CV JOINT BOOT. ON MY CAR THE TOP ONE OF THOSE THREE CIRCLES, THE SHINY ONE, BROKE. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED. IN YOUR CASE THE LOWER LEFT CIRCLE SEEMS TO BE BROKEN I.E. THE ACTUAL HUB OR WHEEL CARRIER. SOMEHOW THE BALL JOINT CAME APART PERHAPS AS A RESULT. I CANT SEE IF THE BOLT HOLDING THE BALL JOINT IN THE LOWER RIGHT CIRCLE IS STILL IN PLACE POINTING DOWN TO THE GROUND, OR IF THAT BROKE. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF A WHEEL CARRIER BREAKING SINCE THE MORRIS MINORS IN THE 60'S.** ** AMPEDREALTOR, SEP 22, 2018 MAYBE MUSK SHOULD SMOKE LESS POT AND FOCUS ON PUTTING OUT QUALITY CARS.** **CNCREPAIRMAN, SEP 23, 2018 WOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE SUSPENSION CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED.** I AM NOT AN OWNER. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION

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THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. COMMENTING IN THIS FORUM:HTTPS://SEEKINGALPHA.COM/NEWS/3396557-MUSK-DENIES-MURDOCH-FAVORITE-TESLA-CHAIR *** SIMON MAC, CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTS2440 | + FOLLOW @IDAHO STOIC MEANWHILE TESLA HAVE REDESIGNED THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS FOR THE MODEL S/X WITH MUCH STRONGER FORGED ITEMS. MY MODEL S HAD REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION LINKS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHICH IN FAIRNESS TO TESLA WERE DONE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF A TSB AND WITHOUT ME BRINGING IT UP AS A CONCERN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO HAD A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THE HV JUNCTION BOX (AGAIN NOT RAISED BY ME). THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN NOT FAR AFTER THE SUC FIRE IN NORWAY A LITTLE WHILE BACK, A LOT OF OTHER MODEL S OWNERS I KNOW HAD THE SAME WORK CARRIED OUT. THE QUESTION IS ARE THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE SKIPPING THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE REGIME, MISSING OUT ON A LOT OF WORK WHICH IS BORDERLINE RECALL, AND TESLA ARE DOING STUFF THAT CAN'T BE OTA'D UNDER THE COVER OF SERVICING.*** PLEASE READ THIS REPORT FROM AN OWNER AND DEMAND THAT TESLA RECALL ALL AFFECTED CARS TO AVOID FURTHER CRASHES AND LOSS OF LIFE. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN. MY FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

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2016 TESLA S 90D. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTO SUMMONS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER (457 PLEASANT ST, WATERTOWN, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LINK ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. **TR UPDATED 10/31/18*JB

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CRACKED FRONT SUSPENSION - LOWER FORE ARM - DRIVERS SIDE, CRACKED AT THE BALL JOINT INTERFACE RESULTING IN THE BALL JOINT SEPARATING FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THIS VEHICLE HAS 23,140 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS IN THE MIDWEST US. NO OFF ROAD OR ROUGH SERVICE. FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. WITHIN 5 FEET A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD THEN RUBBING LIKE THE TIRE WAS HITTING THE WHEEL WELL. STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AT THE LOWER FORE ARM. LOWER FORE ARM WAS CRACKED. TESLA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER AND REPLACE FORE LINK ASSY, LH (1041570-00B). ORIGINAL DAMAGE TO PART APPEARED TO BE A CRACK IN THE PART WITH LOWER FORE ARM INTERFACE HOLE TO THE BALL JOINT STILL ROUND IN SHAPE. PICTURE ATTACHED SHOW MORE DAMAGE DUE TO MOVING THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING AND REPAIR.

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WHILE IN REVERSE BACKING UP TO A CHARGE STATION IN A COVERED PARKING LOT, THE CAR WENT INTO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE CHARGE STATION AND THE WALL NEXT TO IT. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WENT OFF EITHER. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEMONSTRATED ITS ABILITY TO STOP SHORT OF COLLIDING WITH OBSTACLES, IT FAILED TO REACT IN THIS INSTANCE. TESLA HAS IGNORED OUR REPEATED REQUESTS FOR PROVIDING AN EXPLANATION OR ANY EVALUATION OF THE LOGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR, AND HAS BLAMED THE MATTER ON DRIVER ERROR.

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TESLA MODEL S 2016, VEHICLE IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND THAT THE WHEEL APPEARS TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL WELL. A NOISE STARTED 2-3 DAYS AGO WHEN THE WE TRY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO TAKE A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LINK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE WHILE PARKING THE CAR. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE AND THEY FIXED IT 1 DAY LATER. CORRECTIONS: LINK - FRONT SUSPENSION - LOWER - FORE - LH REPLACED THE LEFT FORE LINK TO SPECIFICATION. VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. PARTS REPLACED BY TESLA - FORE LINK ASSY, LH (1041570-00-B) 1WASHER, NORDLOCK, 15.2X30.7X3.4 (1033093-00-A) 1NUT HF M14X1.50 [10] ZNNI NL INSERT (1004358-00-C) 1BOLT H CAM M14X2.00X114 [10.9]-G720 (2007108) 1WASHER CAM M14X38X6X2.5 [10]-G720 (2007115) 1NUT CLN HEX M14X2.0 [10] ZNAL-W (1006484-00-A)1

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ON2/20/18 I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HITTING THE CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT. I INFORMED TESLA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BREAK. MY ANSWER IS THAT I DID NOT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT JUST ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ASIDE FROM ME, I HAVE 4 PASSENGERS THAT CAN ATTEST TO THIS. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS PLACE SINCE 1986 AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY FOR 32 YEARS, IT IS SO ROUTINE FOR ME THAT IT IS ALREADY RITUAL FOR ME AT ALMOST THE SAME SPEED AND WHEN TO PRESSED ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO MY OTHER CARS AND AS MY CAR INSURANCE WILL SHOW I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN ANY EVIDENCE EXCEPT WHAT TESLA TOLD ME. IT IS THEIR WORDS VERSUS MINE AND MY 4 OTHER PASSENGERS WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. CASE NUMBER [XXX] THANK YOU.*DT *JS *JS ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

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BELOW IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL I SENT TO TESLA ON APRIL 30,2018. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. ON JANUARY 23, 2018 I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY TESLA WHERE I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE (11' WIDE BY 18' LONG AND 2' DEEP) AT A MODERATE SPEED OF ABOUT 40MPH. (I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ROAD THE POTHOLE IN QUESTION.) I LOST SOME CONTROL OF MY CAR SWERVING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE FROM THE IMPACT, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER ABOUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AFTER THAT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE SINCE I HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES ON THE LARGER RIMS ONLY TO FIND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. HOWEVER THE WHEEL WAS OFF CAMBER AND I NOTICED THAT IT HAD DAMAGED SOME OF THE WHEEL WELL ON FURTHER INSPECTION.I EVENTUALLY GOT EVERYTHING FIXED (ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LATER) AND THE BILL WAS $4200.00 WHICH I PAID. HOWEVER, AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION, I BELIEVE THE CONTROL ARM IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY TESLA. IN FACT, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE CONTROL ARM WHILE IT WAS ON THE CAR AND I AM IN POSSESSION OF IT AND ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY TESLA SHOULD HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH DAMAGE FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL POTHOLE AND BELIEVE THE HEAVY LITHIUM BATTERY COUPLED WITH THE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED CONTROL ARM CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTE MINE IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT OF THIS NATURE AS I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS IN ONLINE BLOGS AND FEEL THAT THIS MAY BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH TESLA'S CONTROL ARMS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I PURCHASED THE TESLA FOR MANY REASONS, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WAS ITS SAFETY RECORD AND RATINGS BY THE NHTSA WHO I HAVE COPIED ON THIS EMAIL. AFTER LOSING MOMENTARY CONTROL FROM HITTING SUCH A SMALL POTHOLE WHICH PUT ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, (I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ONCOMING TRAFFIC) I DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR THAT I ONCE DID.

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THIS SUNDAY MAY 20 I WAS DRIVING MY TESLA MODEL S SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 1 IN REHOBOTH TO WORK IN AUTOPILOT MODE. I HAD THIS FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE SET TO 50 MPH. IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH AUTOPILOT IN TESLA'S, LET ME EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS. ONCE THE VEHICLE INDICATES THE FEATURE CAN BE ACTIVATED, YOU PRESS A BUTTON AS YOU WOULD ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH BASIC CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE CAR WILL LITERALLY ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, AND STEER ITSELF WITHOUT FURTHER INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. WHILE USING THIS FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 1. AS I SAID, MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 50 MPH. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE SOUTHBOUND WITH AUTOPILOT ACTIVATED. IN TURNABOUT IN THE MEDIAN, A WHITE PICKUP WAS PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR WITH STICKING OUT ABOUT 1 FT INTO MY LANE. THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR SKIMMED THE BACK OF HIS CAR WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. AUTOPILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE CAR WAS THERE. I AM LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED, AND I AM LUCKY NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. THIS ACCIDENT HAS SHAKEN ME UP QUITE A BIT. NOW, I DO NOT BLAME TESLA 100% FOR THIS AUTO ACCIDENT; I DON'T PLAN TO FILE A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IN FACT, I PLAN ON REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER TESLA (WITHOUT THE SAID AUTOPILOT FEATURES) BUT I WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE TO ANYONE WITHOUT TRYING TO USE THIS EXPERIENCE OF MINE TO HOPEFULLY SAVE LIVES IN THE FUTURE. I BROUGHT THESE EXACT ISSUES UP WITH TESLA REGARDING MY ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN TOTALLY DISMISSED. IF REGULATION FOR FEATURES LIKE THESE IN VEHICLES IS NOT IMPLEMENTED, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND PEOPLE WILL BE HURT AND POSSIBLY KILLED,

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REPORTEDLY AT LEAST ONE ONE DEAD AFTER A TESLA MODEL S FOUND CRASHED IN A POND, IN CASTRO VALLEY CALIFORNIA, ALAMEDA COUNTY, 11567 CANYON ROAD. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF, ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE AND PARAMEDICS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. ONE MAN HAS BEEN CONFIRMED DEAD. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE CRASH HAPPENED ON SUNDAY NIGHT. I SUSPECT EXCESSIVE SPEED, OVERCONFIDENCE, ARROGANCE AND POSSIBLE INTOXICATION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CRASH AND DEATH. I SUSPECT THE TESLA CULTURE OF OVERHYPING SAFETY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CRASHES LIKE THESE. I SUGGEST THAT DATA FROM THIS AND OTHER EVENTS BE CHECKED AND INVESTIGATED. I SUGGEST THAT A UNIVERSAL STANDARD SHOULD BE MADE SO THAT GOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATORS CAN CHECK WITHOUT THE RISK OF BIAS AND MANIPULATION BYTESLA AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS. I FEEL THAT TESLA AND THEIR CULT FOLLOWING FALSELY OVERSTATES THE SAFETY OF TESLA; THUS LEADING TO TESLA DRIVERS DRIVING RECKLESS, AGGRESSIVE AND ARROGANTLY. THE DRIVER IS OFTEN AT FAULT FOR THESE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER THEY ARE OFTEN USED AS SCAPEGOATS. AS OFTEN THERE IS MORE FAULT THAN JUST THE DRIVER. THERE ARE OFTEN OTHER CONTRIBUTING AND/OR CAUSAL FACTORS. SUCH AS TESLA'S TENANCY TO SCAPEGOAT DRIVERS; RATHER THAN FIX UNDERLYING FAULTS/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FROM TESLA DESIGN, NEGLECT, HYPE AND DENIAL. THE SWISS CHEESE MODEL OF SAFETY AND INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED; RATHER THAN TESLA'S SCAPEGOAT METHODOLOGY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH TESLA MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CRASH LIKE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, SUSPENSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS.

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I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN AUTOPILOT MODE GOING 50MPH SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE ON A DIVIDED 2 LANE HIGHWAY, ROUTE 1 IN DELAWARE. IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY, NO FOG. ALL THESE CONDITIONS ARE PREFERRED WHEN USING AUTOPILOT ON MY VEHICLE. A WHITE FORD F150 PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR WAS BETWEEN THE MEDIAN IN A TURNABOUT TO GO NORTHBOUND WITH ITS TRUCKBED ABOUT 1 FOOT INTO MY LANE. AUTOPILOT DID NOT ALERT ME TO THIS CAR, NOR DID IT SLOW DOWN OR VEER IN ORDER TO AVOID IT (TWO FEATURES ENABLED ON MY VEHICLE AND ADVERTISED BY TESLA). I WAS UNABLE TO GRAB THE WHEEL IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT THE AUTOPILOT'S FEATURE OF WORKING WITHOUT THE HANDS ON THE WHEEL LULLED ME INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AND I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT HAD I NOT HAD AUTOPILOT ON MY VEHICLE. I AM SO THANKFUL I WASN'T KILLED OR INJURED, I FEEL THAT THE WAY AUTOPILOT IS HANDLED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD REQUIRE HANDS TO BE ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. I AM HOPEFUL SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. THIS SYSTEM IS BEING DOWNLOADED TO CARS WITH LITTLE TO NO REGULATION. I CONTACTED TESLA WITH MY CONCERNS WITH THE HOPE THEIR ENGINEERS COULD USE THE DATA FROM MY CAR FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, HOWEVER TESLA WAS IMMEDIATELY DEFENSIVE ABOUT MY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT.

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AUTOPILOT SUDDENLY SWERVED VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE TO THE LEFT TOWARD A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. I HAD TO YANK CONTROL AWAY FROM AUTOPILOT TO RECENTER VEHICLE IN THE LANE. I PROVIDED A DETAILED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT ALONG WITH THE TIME OF THE RECORDED "BUG REPORT" TO TESLA'S SERVICE CENTER. TESLA WROTE THE PROBLEM IN THE REPAIR ORDER AS "CUSTOMER CONCERN - AUTO PILOT IS INCONSISTENT" RATHER THAN THE MORE ACCURATE AND MORE SERIOUS DESCRIPTION I PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THEM. TESLA'S FINAL PAPERWORK SAID SYSTEM IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." A LANE KEEPING SYSTEM SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO KEEP A VEHICLE WITHIN A LANE, A LANE KEEPING SYSTEM SHOULDN'T SUDDENLY STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE. THE WAY AUTOPILOT SUDDENLY SWERVES OUT OF THE LANE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES.

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HERE IS A TESLA THAT IS IN A JUNKYARD IN UK. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.CO.UK/LOT/23480858 THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION IS SMASHED INTO PIECES. THE DAMAGE LOOKS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT WITH A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAN WITH BEING THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THE LOWER SUSPENSION BALL JOINT STEMS HAVE SNAPPED. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY OTHER TESLAS. THE CAST ALUMINIUM STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A CASTING FLAW. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED APART ALMOST CERTAINLY DUE TO CONTACT WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART WHILST THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THESE CARS ARE ARRIVING IN THE WRECKING YARDS IN HUGE NUMBERS CONSIDERING HOW RELATIVELY FEW TESLAS HAVE BEEN SOLD. IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT SO FEW OWNERS MAKE THEIR OWN REPORTS TO THE SAFETY AUTHORITIES. THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY OWNERS ARE ALSO TESLA SHAREHOLDERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. GENUINELY CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25226748/PHOTOS NO CRASH, NO IMPACT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. JUST THE USUAL WHEEL FALLEN OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERSISTENT CITIZEN

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HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA JUST ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/21757678/PHOTOS NO AIR-BAGS HAVE GONE OFF. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE SNAPPED. THIS APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER CASE OF SELF INFLICTED INJURY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERTURBED CITIZEN.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM ON THE MORNING OF 1/4/18, I WAS DRIVING IN AUTOPILOT ON THE 405 HEADING NORTH TO MY OFFICE IN SANTA MONICA IN MY TESLA MODEL S AND THE CAR SIMPLY RAN INTO THE BARRIER WALL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR POOL LANE AT 75MPH. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! I HAVE CONTACTED TESLA ABOUT THE ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT INTERESTED. I JUST READ ABOUT AN ACCIDENT THAT THE U.S. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER DIED. I BELIEVE MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED THE SAME WAY AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE AUTO PILOT ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BARRIER WALL AS HE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK INTO MANUEL MODE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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PLEASE EXCUSE ME IF I AM BORING YOU BUT HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD AND OF COURSE THE SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48769717/PHOTOS OBVIOUSLY A SINGLE FAILURE OF A TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENT COULD BE THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE OR SIMPLY A RANDOM FAILURE BUT IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK BACK AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TESLA IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DISTURBING TREND OF FAILURE IN THESE FRAGILE ALLOY GIBLETS. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED (AND VERY PERSISTENT) CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN A UK JUNKYARD: HTTP://WWW.HBC.CO.UK/CGI-BIN/ZYVIEW/D=VEHICLES/V=POPWIN/R=6955348/MAKE_MODEL=TESLA%20MODEL%20S%2075/ZV_AND_OR=AND/MAKE_MODEL_ZV_ENABLED=NO HTTP://WWW.HBC.CO.UK/AUCTION-MODELS/TESLA/MODEL/CAR%3A%3ALIGHT%20COMMERCIAL.HTML FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN TO BITS. THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHOCKER. THESE CARS ARE FALLING TO BITS ALL OVER THE WORLD. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24093828 SAME OLD THING. SUSPENSION COLLOLLOPSED. FRONT SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF LIKE A SPARROWS LEG. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. (SIGH) PEEVED CITIZEN. ETC. ETC.

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I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A RETAIL BUSINESS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OR GLITCH IN THE VEHICLES TROUBLED SOFTWARE FOR DRIVER ASSIST AND/OR SAFETY FEATURES. FEATURES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO TESLA. THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION HAPPENED WITH NO INPUT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WAS LIGHTLY BRAKING, INTENT ON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD NEARLY COMPLETED THE PARKING MANEUVER WHEN THE CAR RACED FORWARD, JUMPED A CURB, KNOCKED DOWN A HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN, TRAVELED ACROSS A WALKWAY AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST, I DIDNT REALIZE WHAT OCCURRED UNTIL I COULD GATHER MY THOUGHTS AFTER THE INCIDENT. NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING OF AN IMPENDING COLLISION WERE HEARD OR SEEN. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE INSIDE THE BUSINESS, NO PEDESTRIAN NOR MYSELF WERE INJURED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAJIC ACCIDENT. MY TESLA SUSTAINED OVER $25,000 IN DAMAGE AND IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. AS OF THIS DATE, NO CLAIM HAS BEEN SETTLED FOR REPAIRS TO THE BUSINESS PROPERTY. I HAVE UPLOADED A PHOTO SHOWING THE END RESULT OF THE EVENT.

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/22733158/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE BACK RH WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE BALL JOINTS ON THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED. THE TOP BALL JOINT CONNECTING THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO THE WISHBONE HAS POPPED APART. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO CRASH DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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