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HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A BUSTED SUSPENSION. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24242548 THE BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED. YOU HAVE SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THESE BOLTS SNAPPING WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON. EXAMPLE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11074328 SNIP**THE LEFT FRONT FORE LINK BALL JOINT SNAPPED LIKE GLASS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET. THIS ALLOWED THE SUSPENSION TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SLAM INTO THE FIREWALL AND IT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. AS AN ENGINEER THIS SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TURN, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. EVEN WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF ADVANCED METALLURGY, IT'S CLEAR THAT A HARDENED STEEL BALL JOINT SHOULD BE STRONGER THEN THE SURROUNDING ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS ON EITHER SIDE THAT IT ATTACHES TO. IT LOOKS LIKE A GLASS ROD HIT WITH A HAMMER. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER 2014 IN OUR FAMILY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I CHALKED IT UP TO RANDOM FAILURE. BUT NOW 2 FAILURES? I HAVE THE ORIGINAL FAILED PART IF NEEDED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPLACEMENT PART I OBTAINED THROUGH TESLA HAS BEEN RE-ENGINEERED, AND APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH SIDES, AND I STILL HAVE THE NON-FAILED PART ON THE LEFT SIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TESLA ABOUT THIS, AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME.** PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11075740

HERE ARE TWO DISCUSSION THREADS IN WHICH TESLA OWNERS REPORT CRACKED SUSPENSION FORELINKS THAT HAPPENED ON THEIR CARS AND WHICH WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE OR WEAR AND TEAR BUT JUST SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS FRACTURES OF THE ALLOY PARTS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/RATTLE-NOISE-COMING-FROM-FRONT-AIR-SUSPENSION.108171/PAGE-3#POST-2589383 AND HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/CRACKED-FORELINK.95637/PAGE-2 THE LATEST POST INCLUDES CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BROKEN PART AND ALSO A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW REPLACEMENT THAT TESLA SUPPLIED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AN IMPROVED AND STRONGER DESIGN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? MOST CARS ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND WITH THE DANGEROUSLY THIN SUSPENSION LINKS. SNIP ** BILL D, YESTERDAY AT 2:20 PM LAST EDITED: YESTERDAY AT 2:27 PM AROMASCA SAID: ↑ UGH, I HAD THE EXACT SAME SOUND WHERE I THOUGHT THE WHEEL IS RUBBING. DO YOU HAVE AN AIR SUSPENSION OR 21" WHEELS? HOW DID YOU GET ACCESS TO CHECK THIS PART ? DO YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL? I HAVE AIR SUSPENSION AND 19" WHEELS. NO NEED TO REMOVE THE WHEEL TO SEE IT. IT IS VISIBLE IF YOU LAY ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE PART OF MY RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION THAT BROKE IS CALLED A FORE LINK. THE PIECE THAT BROKE OFF WAS LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IT IT HAPPENED AT A HIGH SPEED. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS BEFORE AND AFTER WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE FORE LINK.** PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. I AM NOT AN OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. OWNERS ARE RELUCTANT TO REPORT TO AUTHORITIES. TESLA IS STILL MAKING USE OF NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN RETURN FOR PROVIDING REPAIRS. OWNERS ARE DEPENDENT UPON TESLA AS THEY ARE THE ONLY PLACE THAT CAN SUPPLY PARTS AND DO REPAIRS. PLEASE ACT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ODI 11075498

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH AN OWNER COMPLAINS THAT HIS STEERING HAS FAILED COMPLETELY: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-S-STEERING-FAILED.109021/ ****SNIP*** I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT (2016 70D)AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND TIRES WERE FINE. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND ALL TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL ERRORS CAME UP ON THE SCREEN AND SAID TO CALL A SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING TO THE LEFT TO GET THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT. WHEN PARKED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS NOT. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SOME KIND BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I ASSUME I SHOULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED? ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE? ***SNIP*** I HAD MY WIFE TURN THE WHEEL IN THE GARAGE AND IT WAS JUST GRINDING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. FELT MORE LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ROTOR CONNECTS TO THE STEERING ARM. I DON'T HAVE A HANDYMAN BONE IN MY BODY SO I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA *** I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM MYSELF EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT THE OWNER BECAUSE TESLA OWNERS RARELY SUBMIT REPORTS THEMSELVES. THEY ARE DISCOURAGED FROM DOING SO BY A MISGUIDED SENSE OF LOYALTY TO THE TESLA BRAND AND "MISSION". THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CREDIBLE REPORTS OF STEERING AND SUSPENSION FAILURES WITH TESLAS BUT VERY FEW OF THESES FAILURES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE FAILURES ARE BEING COVERED UP BY TESLA AND THAT OWNERS ARE BEING DISCOURAGED FROM FILING COMPLAINTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11073898

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48532957 IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH AND IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES IS BADLY WORN DOWN ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TREAD. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS WEAR WAS CAUSED FROM NORMAL DRIVING AS THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD. IT IS ALSO UNLIKELY THAT THE WEAR WAS CAUSED DURING THE MOTION OF THE CAR DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT. THE TIRES WOULD HAVE HAD TO ROTATE HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO WEAR AWAY THE TREAD. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILST DRIVING CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS. (THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON AIR SUSPENSION TESLAS) DUE TO THE HIGH POWER OF THE TESLA THE DRIVER WAS PROBABLY UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE SUSPENSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER CRASHES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11073602

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48947227/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THIS IS YET ANOTHER CASE OF THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS SIMPLY FALLING APART. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER CAR-MAKERS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR FAULTY SUSPENSIONS AFTER JUST A FEW INCIDENTS BUT TESLA IS GETTING AWAY WITH HUNDREDS OF FAILURES? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. PERPLEXED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11064711

YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH COLLAPSED SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40321857/PHOTOS NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION DAMAGE. JUST MINOR BODYWORK DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WHEELS JAMMING UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT TESLAS DO NOT HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER 2 YEARS AGO BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THREAD: HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/EN_AU/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS SNIP**WHY DOESN'T TESLA AIR-SUSPENSION DESIGN INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF A STOPPER TO STOP THE CAR FROM GOING LOWER THAN THE LOWEST FUNCTIONAL AIR-SUSPENSION SETTING? THE SERVICE CENTER TECH HAD THE SAME IDEA!!!! AT LEAST IT WOULD BE DRIVABLE WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED HOW THE CAR WOULD HANDLE IF THIS AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH.** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26673611&ROWNUMBER=33&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A COLLISION. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK IS JUST THE RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. MANY OWNERS HAVE MADE FORUM POSTS STATING THAT THEIR SUSPENSIONS HAVE COLLAPSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR THESE REPEATED FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11056905

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/51160897/PHOTOS THE SPINDLE OF THE LOWER BALL-JOINT ON THE RH SIDE HAS SNAPPED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO BE SPLAYED OUT AT AN ANGLE AND WITH THAT WHEEL POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WHEEL TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK A HARD ENOUGH BLOW TO BREAK THE STEEL STEM OF THE BALL JOINT WITHOUT THE WHEEL BEING DAMAGED. HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITHOUT THERE BEING A CRASH THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2M64KSYWTFU THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11056928

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/41584927/PHOTOS THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE HAS THE TREAD BADLY WORN AWAY WHICH MEANS THE WHEEL KEPT ROTATING FOR SOME TIME BETWEEN THE SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION. THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE COMPLETELY WHOMPY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT AT THAT PART OF THE CAR. TESLAS ARE HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURES AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS PRONE TO COLLAPSE AND DOES NOT EVEN HAVE BUMP STOPS TO LIMIT SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCREASES THE DANGER. CAST ALUMINIUM IS NOT A STRONG MATERIAL AND IS PRONE TO DEFECTS CAUSED BY IMPURITIES AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS DURING THE CASTING PROCESS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11056305

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26369055&ROWNUMBER=39&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE TESLAS DO NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION WHICH MEANS THAT AN AIR LEAK OR A SOFTWARE GLITCH CAN CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE IS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER WITH THESE TESLAS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11052895

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25533994&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE DRIVERS AIR-BAG HAS DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AREA AROUND EACH WHEEL THAT HAS BEEN CHALK-MARKED BY THE AUCTION HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER WITH THE TESLAS. THE AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS TO PREVENT THE SUSPENSION FALLING TOO LOW. COLLAPSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS BEING CAUSED BY AIR LEAKS OR EVEN BY A NEW AND GLITCHY SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26343606&ROWNUMBER=34&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THE SUSPENSION ARM BALL-JOINT AND STEERING ROD HAVE BEEN SNAPPED. EVEN IF (AS BEEN CLAIMED BY SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS) THE SUSPENSION IS INTENDED TO SNAP OFF TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT - THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT THE COMPONENTS DID NOT SNAP OFF AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. ALL THE DAMAGE ON THAT CAR LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE SELF-INFLICTED INJURY CAUSED BY SNAPPED SUSPENSION. THERE IS NO OTHER CAR ON THE ROADS WHICH SUFFERS FROM SUSPENSION FAILURES AT SUCH A HIGH PROPORTION IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED. THESE ARE ALL LATE MODEL AND LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES SO THE FAILURES CAN NOT BE BLAMED ON POOR MAINTENANCE.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR ALL THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11046094

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26536335&ROWNUMBER=1&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH, IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND JUDGING BY THE DAMAGE IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE CRASH. A BLOWN UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED OF THE TIRE STOWED IN THE REAR OF THE CAR ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE TREAD ON THIS TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SO THAT CAN NOT POSSIBLY BE NORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRE. TESLAS ARE VERY PRONE TO COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. IF THE CAR IS ON CRUISE CONTROL OR AUTOPILOT THEN EVEN IF THE TIRE IS RUBBING HARD AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION THE CAR WILL APPLY MORE POWER TO COMPENSATE AND THE DRIVER MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TO MAKE THIS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR - I BELIEVE THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN THE TESLAS IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE COMPANY IS COVERING UP THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION. NUMBER OF FATALITIES IS A GUESS BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI 11044405

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN AUSTRIA: HTTP://WWW.TT.COM/PANORAMA/UNFALL/13565308-91/TESLA-BRANNTE-BEI-UNFALL-IN-PIANS-KOMPLETT-AUS-LENKERIN-VERLETZT.CSP?TAB=ARTICLE **THE 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER FROM INNSBRUCK WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS BLUDENZ TOWARDS 1 PM. BECAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAY FROM LANDECK WEST TO THE SHORTLY BEFORE THE PIANNER / QUATRATSCHER TUNNEL IS LED IN THE FAST LANE AND THEN DIVERTED TO THE NORMAL TRACK BEFORE THE TUNNEL. THE 19-YEAR-OLD CHANGED FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAUSE NOT AS PRE-DETERMINED THE LANE, BUT DROVE FRONTALLY AGAINST THE OBLIQUE RUNNING CONCRETE WALLS. THE ELECTRIC CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BURN. THE WOMAN, WHO WAS STILL ABLE TO GET HERSELF SAFE, SUFFERED INJURIES OF UNDEFINED GRADE AND WAS SENT TO ZAMS HOSPITAL.***** ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION PARTS LYING ON THE GROUND. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAS BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT IT IS THE GLYCOL COOLANT BURNING RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL LITHIUM BATTERIES. THE FLAMMABLE COOLANT IS EASILY SPILLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION IN THIS ELECTRIC CAR. HAVING GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID PIPED THROUGH FRAGILE RADIATORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS IDEA. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11034432

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/40106857/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE BRAKE HOSE HAS BEEN TORN OFF. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH (ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION) SHOWS MULTIPLE TORN OFF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. TESLAS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS AT ALARMING RATES. MANY OF THEN HAVE THE SAME PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS SUPPLIED. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

NHTSA ODI 11033258

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26302290&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED, THE WHEELS ARE SKEWED OUTWARDS. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE SUSPENSION STARTED TO FAIL. IN THE RECENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CASE REGARDING TESLA AUTOPILOT 40% SAFER CLAIM TESLA PLEADED FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT DUE TO BEING A DISRUPTIVE START-UP AMERICAN COMPANY. I DO NOT THINK THIS SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD INCLUDE A LICENCE TO KILL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ODI 11032941

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S WITH A BACK WHEEL FALLEN OFF. HTTP://WWW.PICTAME.COM/PLACE/AUTORECYCLING-KEMPERS/1034833730 I HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT BUT THE CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE SNAPPED OFF WHEEL AND SUSPENSION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR CAN NOT SIMPLY HAVE THE BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED RATHER THAN SCRAPPING THE CAR FOR PARTS. TESLA IS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN SUPPLYING PARTS AND CARRYING OUT REPAIRS. PERHAPS THEY ARE AFRAID THE CAR WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE SAME FASHION AND THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GET KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11032202

HERE IS A TESLA BEING WRECKED FOR PARTS IN A UK JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.CAR-TRANSPLANTS.CO.UK/BREAKING-VEHICLES/DETAILS/TESLA-MODELS-ELECTRIC-AUTOMATIC/46510 THE CAR HAS ONLY DONE 1000 MILES AND IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE FRONT WHEELS AND SUSPENSION HAVING FALLEN OFF. A CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED WHICH SHOWS THAT THE CAST ALUMINIUM STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS NOT THAT SEVERE AND IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE CAUSED THAT PART TO BREAK. A SHARP FRACTURE LIKE THAT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE CASTING. THE RELATIVELY SMALL UPPER BALL-JOINT IS STILL INTACT. EVEN IF THE TESLA SUSPENSION IS DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO SNAP OFF IN A CRASH AS SOME TESLA ENTHUSIASTS ARE CLAIMING, IT IS STILL ESSENTIAL THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT SNAP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE USE OF CAST ALUMINIUM RATHER THAN HAVING FORGED ALUMINIUM PARTS OR PARTS MACHINED FROM BILLET ALUMINIUM IS A POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS. CAST ALUMINIUM IS KNOWN TO BE PRONE TO DEFECTS AND HAS MUCH LOWER TENSILE STRENGTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26126022&ROWNUMBER=91&LOADRECENT=TRUE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. ALL WHEELS WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ODI 11030395

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25868188&ROWNUMBER=47&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. THE HEADLAMP JUST FORWARD OF THE WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THESE TESLA WHEELS ARE SNAPPING OFF AT AN ALARMING RATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN GERMANY: HTTP://WWW.NACHRICHTEN.AT/OBEROESTERREICH/TESLA-KRACHTE-IN-LINZER-FRUEHVERKEHR-GEGEN-STRASSENLATERNE;ART4,2601196 AND A YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=X0E5OB5X9AK THE DRIVER REPORTS THAT THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS PUSHED UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THIS SIDE OF THE CAR DID NOT HIT THE POLE AND IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM THE COLLAPSED SUSPENSION. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE TESLA SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THERE ARE NO BUMP STOPS ON THE TESLA SUSPENSION AND A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE A DISASTER. THIS INCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT. THANK YOU. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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A TESLA HAS JUST CRASHED INTO A GARAGE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE: HTTP://WWW.OCREGISTER.COM/2017/08/25/TESLA-SLAMS-INTO-LAKE-FOREST-GARAGE-SEVERELY-DAMAGING-IT-AND-SPARKING-A-FIRE/ PICTURES (ATTACHED) SHOW THAT A COMPLETE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF THE CAR BEFORE IT CHARGED INTO THE GARAGE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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THERE WAS A FATAL CRASH IN HAWAII ON JUNE12TH THIS YEAR. HTTP://KHON2.COM/2017/06/12/WAIMANALO-MAN-KILLED-IN-CRASH-ON-PALI-HWY/ THE TESLA DRIVER CLAIMS THAT HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SPEEDING SUV WHICH THEN LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED KILLING THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE. PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE CRASH SITE SHOW THE TESLA HAVING LOST THE LH BACK WHEEL. THE TESLA HAS NOW SHOWN UP IN THE SALVAGE YARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/32722527/PHOTOS THE CAR IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM HAVING LOST A WHEEL. IT WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE TESLA LOST A WHEEL WITHOUT ANY IMPACT DAMAGE AND THAT THE SUV WAS FORCED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE TESLA MAKING THAT DRIVER LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER CAUSING HIS DEATH. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST. I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE SUPPLIED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

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HERE IS YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF A TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MAJOR DEFECT. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SERIOUS-PROBLEM-WITH-MY-2016-MODEL-S.95065/ I HAVE OWNED MY 2016 MODEL S FOR JUST OVER ONE YEAR (25K MILES) AND HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF TESLA. I LIKE READING THE FORUMS AND HAVE BEEN A VERY HAPPY OWNER. HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE FROM CHURCH THIS MORNING AND THE CAR HAD A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE. I BEGAN NOTICING A "THUD" TYPE SOUND ON NORMAL ROAD BUMPS ON MY DRIVE HOME, AND WHEN I SLOWED TURNING INTO MY DEVELOPMENT AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, IT BEGAN MAKING A SHRILL SOUND AND THE CAR BEGAN JUMPING UP AND DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING COMPLETELY FELL OFF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXEL OR TURNING APPARATUS (I'M NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CAR PARTS!) HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? I AM HOPING THIS IS AN ANOMALY AS I REALLY LOVE MY TESLA, BUT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON AUTOPILOT I CAN'T IMAGINE THINGS ENDING WELL FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE SAFE AT HOME. I WILL REACH OUT TO SERVICE MONDAY AM TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF WHAT I SAW IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WHERE SOMETHING SEEMS TO HAVE COMPLETELY COME OFF THE CARS SUSPENSION.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/33536617-2016-TESLA-MODEL-S-AUSTELL-GA IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE BACK LH WHEEL AND COMPLETE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF AND APPEARS TO HAVE EXITED OUTWARDS PUSHING OUT THE BODYWORK. THIS IS A SIMILAR FAILURE TO MANY OTHER TESLAS THAT HAVE SHED WHEELS FOR NO GOOD REASON. THE FACT THAT MANY DRIVERS ARE USING AUTOPILOT HANDS FREE MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE,

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