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

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING IN THE TESLA MODEL S AND IT ALSO APPLIES TO THE MODEL X. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON THE TESLA FORUMS OF OWNERS HAVING A FAILURE PF THE POWER ASSISTANCE CAUSED BY A BROKEN WIRE OR LOOSE CONNECTION. TESLA SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS WAITING FOR FAILURES TO OCCUR RATHER THAN FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IF THE CAR IS ON AUTOPILOT. THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF AND REQUIRES BRUTE FORCE. IF THE USER HAS JUST ONE HAND LOOSELY ON THE WHEEL AS IS OFTEN THE CASE THEN IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL COMPLETELY. HERE ARE LINKS TO THREADS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CLIPS OF THE RELEVANT SECTIONS ARE ATTACHED AS FILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.91280/ HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.78242/ HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/STEERING-ASSIST-REDUCED.78242/PAGE-2

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL POSTER AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS COMPLAIN THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/AUTOPILOT-2-0-IS-DANGEROUS.89985/ THE OWNER STATES - 1) WHEN I TURN ON AP 2.0 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR SWERVES LIKE A BLOODY DRUNK PERSON SOMETIMES VEERING SO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLES IN ADJACENT LANES THAT I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO TAKE OVER. ITS JUST FRIGGIN DANGEROUS? 2) AT OTHER INSTANCES THE CAR CHOOSES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE GOING ON CURVES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIKE WITHOUT ANY RHYME OR REASON IT'LL LITERALLY BRAKE SO HARD FOR A SECOND THAT IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE AN UN-BELTED PASSENGER FLY OUT OF THE WINDSCREEN. 3) AT CERTAIN OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT GOING UNDER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IT MOMENTARILY AGAIN SLAMS THE BRAKES. LIKE WHAT THE HECK TESLA? WHAT THE HECK!? *** IT SEEMS BIZARRE THAT THE OWNER WOULD NOT FILE A COMPLAINT AND THAT POSTERS ARE DEFENDING THIS CRAZY EXPERIMENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

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HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/24729347-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-COURTICE-ON THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK AGAINST THE REAR OF THE WELL AND IS RUBBING AGAINST THE HV ELECTRICAL CABLES. THERE IS NO DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL HAS BEEN FORCED BACKWARD. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY ANOTHER CASE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION. I HAVE COMPILED A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 100 SIMILAR FAILURES : HTTP://TESLABEARS.CLUB/T/NEW-THREAD-KEEFS-COMPLAINTS-WITH-PHOTOGRAPHS ELON MUSK HAS ALLEGED THAT MY COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT. I DENY THIS AND INVITE YOU TO VIEW MY FULLY DETAILED COMPLAINTS AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING THAT IS IN ANY WAY FALSIFIED. (PLEASE NOTE THAT DATES OF INCIDENTS AND OTHER MINOR DETAILS ARE APPROXIMATIONS ) PHOTOGRAPH OF WHOMPY WHEEL IS ATTACHED.

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I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE TESLA AUTOPILOT CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT THAT COULD EASILY HAVE CLAIMED MANY LIVES. HERE IS A NEW THREAD ON A TESLA FORUM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SCARY-EXPERIENCE-WITH-AP2-0-AUTOSTEER-ON-THE-HIGHWAY.89874/ THE OWNER WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT BE REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA HIMSELF BECAUSE TESLA HAVE ASSURED HIM THAT ALL IS WELL. OTHER FORUM POSTERS ARE TELLING HIM THAT AUTOPILOT JUST NEEDS MORE TIME TO LEARN. PLEASE ACT NOW BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENT. SNIP: HELLO, I HAVE A 60D WITH AP2- I TRIED USING AUTOSTEER ON THE HIGHWAY LAST MONDAY (3 DAYS AFTER THE UPDATE WAS RELEASED TO MY CAR), AND HAD ONE OF THE WORST/SCARIEST EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT ~75MPH. TURNED ON AUTOSTEER AND WAS DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL) WHEN I NOTICED IT WASN'T TAKING A LEFT CURVE/TURN ON THE ROAD AND DRIFTING INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. SO I ENGAGED THE STEERING WHEEL TO DEACTIVATE AUTOSTEER AND TO MAKE THE TURN MYSELF. AS SOON AS I DID THIS, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. BASICALLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, VEERING ME INCHES FROM THE BARRIER- AND THEN AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL IT JERKED ME ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC...AND THEN BACK LET TO THE BARRIER, BACK ACROSS TRAFFIC, AND AGAIN 5 OR 6 TIMES. OF COURSE I CALLED TESLA IMMEDIATELY AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD: 1) THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN (A PRETTY MILD CURVE) AT 80MPH- KNOWN ISSUE WITH AP2. 2) THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THAT- ANY/ALL EVENTS FOLLOWING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE AUTOSTEER WERE DUE TO "DRIVER INPUT/ERROR"

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HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT A BROKEN GROUND CONNECTION CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/ALERT-LOSS-STEERING-AND-BRAKING-WHILE-DRIVING ALSO A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF AN OWNER REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QM5Z0DW60KE ANOTHER DISCUSSION THREAD OF A BROKEN GROUND STUD. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/GROUND-STUD-NUT-OVER-TORQUED.86688/ LOSS OF POWER ASSISTANCE ON SUCH A HEAVY CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MANY DRIVERS WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH OR SKILL TO STEER THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH. ONCE AGAIN THE FANATICAL DEVOTION OF TESLA OWNERS IS THE REASON THAT THEY FAIL TO REPORT THESE FAULTS TO NHTSA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS ANOTHER CASE OF A TESLA WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION. THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM A TESLA OWNERS FORUM: HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/TESLAMOTORS/COMMENTS/63DTWS/TESLA_MODEL_X_SUSPENSION_QUALITY_ISSUE_PASSENGER/?SORT=NEW TIMOTHYM96 2 POINTS 1 DAY AGO THIS HAS ALSO EXACTLY HAPPENED TO ME IN MY P90D LAST DECEMBER. I DID HIT A POTHOLE ON THE CURVE GOING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT ABOUT 10MPH. ONCE I GOT IN THE GARAGE, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO MAKE A BACKIN INTO A SPOT AND BAM. WHEEL FELL RIGHT OFF. PICTURES: FIRST SECOND. TESLA WOULD NOT REPAIR IT, AND BODY SHOP IN OHIO (SUBURBAN COLLISION, TERRIBLE JOB THEY DID BY THE WAY) "REPAIRED" IT FOR $15,000. I WASN'T HAPPY. THE OWNER HAS POSTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILED PARTS AND I HAVE ATTACHED THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/25125417-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-SAN-DIEGO-CA THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEEL HAS FLIPPED 180 DEGREES. THE TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS HAVE SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF A COLLISION IT IS SIMPLY MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT FURTHER DEATHS AND INJURY. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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TESLA HAS RELEASED A VERSION OF ITS "ENHANCED AUTO PILOT" THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR PUBLIC USE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TESTED. (1) ON LOCAL ROADS, AT LOW SPEED, IT'S AUTO STEERING FUNCTION WILL OFTEN DRIVE ACROSS A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE WITH NO WARNING. EVEN A SMALL TURN WILL CAUSE THIS. (2) ITS TACC (TRAFFIC AWARE CRUISE CONTROL) CAN NOT CONSISTENTLY SEE BUSES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. THE BUSES ARE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TESLA AND NOT STOPPED. TESLA'S LATEST RELEASE SEE NOTHING IN FRONT AND WILL RE-END THE BUS IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN. I HAVE SEEN THIS FOR MYSELF AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON IS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE HERE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/8-1-AP2-MS-TACC-DID-NOT-SEE-A-BUS-STOPPING-IN-FRONT-THIS-MORNING.88620/#POST-2041065 FINALLY, THE TACC SYSTEM IS BRAKING HARD IN RESPONSE TO SOME STATIONARY OBJECTS, SUCH AS BRIDGES AND SIGNS, EXPOSING THE DRIVER TO BEING REAR ENDED. PLEASE ASK TESLA TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT TESTING HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE RELEASING IT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO THAT WAS JUST UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z3YPLDHVWUY THE VIDEO SHOWS DRIVERS USING THE AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE FOR LONG PERIODS IN TOTALLY UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THE DRIVER IS CLEANING HIS GLASSES AND SPRAWLING SIDEWAYS IN HIS SEAT WHILST PASSING ONCOMING CARS AND MOTORBIKES ONLY INCHES AWAY. HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? OWNERS ARE BEING DUPED INTO BELIEVING THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS CAPABLE OF FULL AUTONOMOUS OPERATION. PLEASE TERMINATE THIS RECKLESS EXPERIMENT BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. FORUM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING HOW EASY IT IS TO DEFEAT THE AUTOPILOT "NAGS" BY HANGING A WEIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS VIDEO SHOWS SOMEONE DOING JUST THAT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z3YPLDHVWUY IN THE FIRST 4 MINUTES OF THE CLIP THE DRIVER GETS A NAG EVERY 3 MINUTES APPROX. THEN THE OWNER'S SON TAKES OVER AND HE HAS CLIPPED A PINK WEIGHT TO THE CENTER SPOKE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IS THEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON NARROW WINDING ROADS WHILST THE DRIVER FOOLS AROUND PAYING ZERO ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. WHEN HE ENTERS A LONG STRETCH OF STRAIGHT ROAD HE NEED TO NUDGE THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE INERTIA OF THE WEIGHT HAS LITTLE EFFECT. OWNERS ARE LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THE AUTOPILOT IS 40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN BECAUSE NHTSA HAS PUBLISHED THIS AS A FACT (BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY TESLA) OWNERS NOW FEEL JUSTIFIED IN DEFEATING THE NAGS WITH A STRATEGICALLY PLACED WEIGHT AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT IS ENTIRELY SAFE TO DO SO. CAN YOU SEE A PROBLEM HERE? CONCERNED CITIZEN SHAKING HIS HEAD IN DISBELIEF. THANK YOU.

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HERE IS A REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION ARM FOR SALE ON EBAY: HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/252541386417 THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. OWNERS ON THE FORUMS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE HIGH COST OF SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND SUGGESTING OWNERS SOURCE PARTS ON EBAY FOR DIY REPAIRS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ SNIP: THE BOLT SECURING THE STEERING TIE TO THE WHEEL CHASSIS IS BROKEN. KNOWING I'M GETTING FLEECED,I CALL TESLA, THE REPLACEMENT PART RUNS ABOUT $375. THE BODY SHOWS ME A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY TESLA. IT SAYS IN THE EVENT ANY DAMAGE TO ANY STEERING OR SUSPSENION COMPONENT IS ENCOUNTERED, ONE MUST REPLACE XXX. THIS INVOLVES BASICALLY A NEW FRONT END. DROPPING THE BATTERIES, NEW AC COMPRESSOR, NEW ENGINE RADIATOR, NEW BEANIES, A TON OF WORK FOR FIXING IMPACT TO ONE WHEEL AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. YARO, FEB 22, 2017 ROFL. THIS IS SUCH [XXX]. NO WAY YOU NEED TO REPLACE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. WE JUST REPAIRED A SALVAGE MODEL S THAT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE. REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END BODY PARTS AND ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS WORK JUST FINE. ALSO REPLACED THAT SAME CONTROL ARM THAT YOU RIPPED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. PASSED ALIGNMENT WITH NO ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WORKS FINE. I 100% GUARANTEE THAT BODY SHOP IS RESELLING ALL THE PARTS THEY PULLED OFF. FLATSIX911, FEB 26, 2017 LAST EDITED: FEB 26, 2017 JUST DID A QUICK SEARCH ON EBAY AND FOUND THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FOR THE MODEL S READILY AVAILABLE FOR $250. A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE TECH COULD REPLACE THIS PART AND CHECK THE SUSPENSION SPECS WITH A FEW HOURS LABOR. :COOL: 2012-2015 TESLA MODEL S LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM 1048951-00-B | EBAY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE DANGEROUSLY WEAK TESLA SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. 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).

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/36709406-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-VAN-NUYS-CA THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION LINKS HAVE SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL HAS SKEWED SIDEWAYS AT 90 DEGREES. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE WHEEL GETTING IMPACTED. THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE SELF INFLICTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR SO MANY SIMILAR FAILURES HAPPENING WITH THESE TESLAS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/23451977/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE WHEELS HAVE GONE BADLY WHOMPY. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. IF THE TESLA CAN BE RECALLED FOR JUST ONE POSSIBLE LOOSE BOLT ON A SEAT-BELT THEN WHY HAVE THEY NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR EVEN A WARNING TO OWNERS? PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/19177347/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT LH WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED COMPLETELY IN HALF WHICH INDICATES IT WAS GOUGED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART WHILST STILL ROTATING. THE HOOD OF THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED WHICH SHOWS THAT ALL OF THE DAMAGE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HEAVY IMPACT. EVEN THE BACK WHEELS ARE GOUGED AND DAMAGED BY THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. THE NUMBER OF TESLAS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS SHOWING UP IN SALVAGE YARDS IS ENORMOUS ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW FEW OF THEM ARE ON THE ROADS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/18901597/PHOTOS IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. IT IS ONLY BY GOOD FORTUNE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH CAUSING DEATH AND INJURY. THIS IS A HEAVY HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR AND THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER CRASHES. NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT INTENDED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF WEAKNESSES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLIED BY AN OWNER AND POSTED ON THE TMC FORUM: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/PAGE-7 UTAH TESLA CLUB JOINED:JAN 2, 2016 MESSAGES:321 LOCATION:UNITED STATES #133CMAN8, TODAY AT 8:07 AM I CALL BS. I HAD ONE OF MY WISHBONES BREAK (I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING THOUGH) AND THEY FIXED IT NO PROBLEM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD CAST A BAD PART WHICH EVENTUALLY FAILED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE IT COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY, BUT REGARDLESS THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. THIS IS WHAT MINE LOOKED LIKE WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO INSPECT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24209294&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE BOTH SKEWED INWARDS TOWARDS EACH OTHER. THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY AND TESLA IS MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THE CARS REPAIREW AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ IT IS LIKELY THAT TESLA DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THE CARS PUT BACK ON THE ROAD IN CASE THE SAME COMPONENT SNAPS AGAIN. PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT SHOW THAT BOLTS SNAPPING IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON TESLAS. WITNESS MARKS ON SUSPENSION BOLTS SHOW THAT TECHNICIANS ARE CONSTANTLY RE-TIGHTENING BOLTS. IT IS HARDLY SURPRISING THAT THE BOLTS (WELDED TOGETHER IN THE BALL JOINT STEM) ULTIMATELY SNAP OFF. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IS THAT SHOWN ON THE SALVAGE AUCTION WEBSITE. DATES ARE AN APPROXIMATION. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

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HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS HIS SUSPENSION BROKE AFTER A VERY MINOR COLLISION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE THREAD IS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. THE STEEL BOLT ON THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS MINOR COLLISION DID NOT EVEN DAMAGE THE WHEEL BUT THE BOLT SNAPPED OFF. THE THREAD GOES ON TO DISCUSS THE MANY OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES AND BECAUSE OF THE HUGE COST TO REPAIR THE OWNER IS ENCOURAGED TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS AND SELL THEM ON EBAY. THIS THREAD SHOWS THAT THESE SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE HAPPENING TO TESLAS AT A RIDICULOUS RATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS URGENTLY AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR INSPECTIONS AT THE VERY MINIMUM.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24188268&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS HAD A SLIGHT BUMP UP THE REAR, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE TESLA STOPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING DUE TO THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSING. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. THE CAR IS LISTED AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND HAVING A REPAIR COST ESTIMATE OF $43K. THE CAR HAS DONE JUST 49 MILES FROM NEW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURES IN THE TESLA WHICH ARE HAPPENING RIDICULOUSLY OFTEN. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER. I AM REPORTING USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND I AM DOING THIS AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO HAS TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/20297057-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-MO-BRIDGETON IT HAS AN MO SALVAGE CERTIFICATE THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. ONCE AGAIN THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED FORCING THE WHEELS UP INTO THE WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A NEW AND EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAGE CONDITION BUT IS INSTEAD BEING WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24284013&ROWNUMBER=9&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION EXCEPT THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE REAR WHEELS ARE DISPLACED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS BEING WRITTEN OFF INSTEAD OF REPAIRED SUGGESTS THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION AT A REASONABLE COST OR POSSIBLY THAT TESLA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK OF THE SUSPENSION FAILING AGAIN LATER. FORUM POSTERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING MINOR ACCIDENTS THAT CAUSE SUSPENSION DAMAGE THEIR CARS ARE STILL AWAITING REPAIR MONTHS LATER AND CAN NOT GET ANY WORD FROM TESLA AS TO WHEN THEIR CARS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

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HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24209294&ROWID=12&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING BOTH WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL ARCHES. THIS IS A NEAR NEW CAR AND YET IT IS BEING SOLD AS AN INSURANCE WRITE-OFF BECAUSE IT IS EITHER UNECONOMIC OR UNSAFE TO BE REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS ON THE AIR SUSPENSION SO THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE DISASTER. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR FAR TOO LONG. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. NOTE THAT 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 JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=22647195&ITEMID=24284013&ROWID=9&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES AND YET IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AN INSURANCE WRITE OFF. THIS KIND OF FAILURE IS HAPPENING AT A RIDICULOUS RATE ON THESE CARS AND YET FEW OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST TESLA OWNERS ARE ALSO SHAREHOLDERS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH OTHER BRANDS OF CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

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COMPLAINANT, A PHYSICIAN, HAD TAKEN DELIVERY OF A 2016 TESLA MODEL S ON DECEMBER 22, 2016. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE PLOWED THROUGH THE BRICKS OF HER DRIVEWAY, THROUGH SHRUBS SEPARATING HER PROPERTY FROM HER NEIGHBOR, WENT THROUGH AND ACROSS THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND ONTO AND ADJOINING STREET, WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. IT IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED AND IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE HAD AN IMPACT THAT WOULD BREAK THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT EVEN BREAKING A SPOKE OF THE WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 100 SIMILAR FAILURES AND SOME OF THEM HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS CRASHES. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION. I AM NOT THE OWNER SIMPLY A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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