What 417 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Tesla Model X P90d

I am making this complaint in the public interest The car I am complaining about is mangled and burned and the VIN is unavailable so I have used a dummy VIN to file this complaint. This car has just shown up in the wreckers yard. https://www.copart.com/lot/68650122/2016-tesla-model-x-ca-van-nuys It is almost certain that the occupants have been severely injured or killed. 2016 model Teslas are notorious for suspension breakages. The front RH tire has a deep gouge over the entire circumference. This is proof that the suspension failed and gouged the tire BEFORE the crash and therefore actually caused the crash. Image of the gouged tire is attached. You have hundreds of valid complaints filed for these Teslas. How many more have to die before you take action? Please note that details of the crash such as date and number of injuries are not precisely known but it will be easy for you to find out.

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I WAS GETTING HOME, DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES AN HR. I BRAKED TO PARK THE CAR AND I HEARD A JERK AND THE CAR MADE A BIG NOISE AND THEN HIT THE FRONT OF MY HOME DOOR. I REVERSED AND BRAKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY HEAVY. WE THEN PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY INFORMED US TO GET IT TOWED TO A TESLA DEALERSHIP. TESLA, REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOWING OR THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. WE REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY, WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING THAT TESLA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK, INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING A KNOWN ISSUE.

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HERE IS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36658270?ROWNUMBER=43 IT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS CRASH AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKER. JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED OR INJURED. THE TOP BALL-JOINT HAS POPPED APART. EVEN IN A CRASH IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A BALL-JOINT TO BE POPPED APART LIKE THIS. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE BALL JOINT POPPING CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH THEN RESULTED IN THIS CRASH. THIS CAR HAS DONE 95,000 MILES. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE BALL-JOINT WAS WORN DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE BALL TO POP OUT. MANY OF THESE BALL JOINT SEPARATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND TO THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT ORGANISATION SAMR/DPAC. IT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO DEMAND A TESLA RECALL IN THE SAME WAY THAT CHINA HAS DONE. THANK YOU. YOUR FRIEND KEEF

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THERE WAS A RECENT TESLA CRASH IN HUDSONVILLE IN WHICH A TESLA SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. HTTPS://WWW.HOLLANDSENTINEL.COM/SPORTS/20191117/FOUR-INJURED-IN-ONE-VEHICLE-CRASH-IN-HUDSONVILLE **. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROADWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHERE THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT.** THE TESLA HAS NOW SHOWED UP IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60934829/PHOTOS I DON'T THINK THE CRASH INVESTIGATORS WOULD BE AWARE OF THE TESLA'S TENDENCY TO HAVE WHEELS GO WHOMPY AND SINCE THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE CRASH IT IS LIKELY TO HAVE GONE UNNOTICED. THE BACK RH WHEEL IS DISPLACED OUTWARDS BY SEVERAL INCHES. THE WHEEL IS NOT BROKEN. THE WHEEL WELL LINER HAS BEEN DISPLACED. EVEN IF THE WHEEL HAD BEEN HIT HARD DURING THE ROLLOVER SURELY THE SPOKES OF THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BROKEN BEFORE THE SUSPENSION LINKAGES SNAPPED. THERE ARE MANY IMAGES AVAILABLE OF TESLAS THAT HAVE HAD A BACK WHEEL JUT OUT SIDEWAYS BECAUSE OF BROKEN LINKAGES. YOU CAN SEE ONE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/ AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES ON THAT SITE. I AM NOT TRYING TO DO THE CRASH INVESTIGATORS JOB. I AM SIMPLY ADDING MORE DATA POINTS THAT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED. WHEN A WHEEL CONTACTS THE INSIDE OF THE WELL AND LOCKS UP IT WILL CAUSE THE WHEEL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO INSTANTLY DOUBLE ITS ROTATION SPEED DUE TO THE WAY IN WHICH THE CARS DIFFERENTIAL OPERATES. EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS LIFTED THE KINETIC ENERGY STORED IN THE FAST SPINNING TESLA MOTOR WILL STILL GIVE A SURGE IN POWER TO THE OPPOSITE.WHEEL. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS 100% PROOF OF WHAT HAPPENED BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS A POSSIBILITY. THIS IS A 2016 TESLA AND THE SUBJECT OF A TSB FOR WEAK SUSPENSION LINKS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53118179/PHOTOS IT APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED UP IN THE JUNKYARD PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE BATTERY PACK WAS DAMAGED IN A CRASH AND IT DECIDED TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE SELF COMBUSTING. BOTH BACK WHEELS HAVE SNAPPED OFF DESPITE THERE BEING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THAT PART OF THE CAR. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM FROM ONE OF THE BACK WHEELS HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT ( SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH) AND IS STILL RECOGNIZABLE DESPITE THE FIRE. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES BOTH FROM OWNERS AND FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS. RATHER THAN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES MR. ELON MUSK HAS CALLED THE COMPLAINTS "FRAUDULENT" AND THE COMPLAINANT "UNHINGED" HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/ELONMUSK/STATUS/741411531582115841?LANG=EN "OF GREATER CONCERN: 37 OF 40 SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA WERE FRAUDULENT, I.E. FALSE LOCATION OR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WERE USED. WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE THAT ONE OR MORE PEOPLE SOUGHT TO CREATE THE FALSE IMPRESSION OF A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE NONE EXISTED. Q IS WHY?" IT IS NOW MORE THAN 3 YEARS ON. MORE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST. I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING FRAUDULENT COMPLAINTS. THE SUSPENSIONS ARE STILL FAILING. I AM NOT HAPPY.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD... HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53021189/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE WHOMPYNESS WAS CAUSED BY A COLLISION BECAUSE THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER THE REAR SUSPENSION SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. HOW MANY MORE TESLA CRASHES CAUSED BY THESE FAILURES DO YOU NEED BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION??? GOOD GRIEF! VEXED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27618876&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. THE TREAD APPEARS TO BE WORN DOWN SUGGESTING THAT THE CAR DROVE FOR SOME DISTANCE WITH A DAMAGED SUSPENSION CAUSING THE TIRE TO RUB AGAINST THE BODYWORK UNTIL THE SUSPENSION FINALLY FELL TO BITS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE JUNKYARDS FOR OTHER BRANDS OF CARS THAT ARE AFFLICTED BY AS MUCH WHOMPINESS AS TESLAS BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY EXAMPLES. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PHENOMENON. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25589048 THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH AND YET THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL. EVEN THE HEADLIGHT GLASS IS INTACT. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG HAS NOT GONE OFF JUST THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR-BAGS. THE SIDE IMPACT PROBABLY HAPPENED AFTER THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN THE WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/38498547 IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS INDICATING THAT OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE FRONT TOP BALL JOINT HAS SEPARATED FROM ITS SOCKET. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINT STEMS HAVE SNAPPED. THESE ARE STEEL COMPONENTS THAT ARE STRONGER THAN THE ALLOY PARTS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG IF THE BALL AND SOCKET CAN POP APART LIKE THIS EVEN IF IT DID HAPPEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED IN HALF AS IF IT WAS MOUNTED ON A LATHE AND A CUTTING TOOL FORCED INTO THE RIM. IT LOOKS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE WHEEL WAS SLICED IN HALF WHILST IT WAS STILL ROTATING AND THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY HAPPENED BEFORE THE CRASH. THERE IS NO OTHER MAKE OF CAR IN WHICH NEAR NEW CARS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS AND SLICED WHEELS AT ANYWHERE NEAR THE FREQUENCY THAT TESLA CARS DO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR ALL THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FILING THESE REPORTS AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER AND I AM MAKING THESE REPORTS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF REPEATED FAILURES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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THERE HAS BEEN A CRASH OF A TESLA MODEL X IN HONG KONG. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GKA0MWYSVHW THE TESLA IS THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED. THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF AND THE CAR HAS CRASHED INTO A BUS STAND INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE. THESE CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

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A TESLA MODEL X HAS JUST CRASHED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. HTTP://WWW.OCREGISTER.COM/2017/06/25/CAR-SMASHES-INTO-OCFA-GATES-IN-A-RECURRING-PROBLEM/ PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED WHICH SHOWS A FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION LYING ON THE GROUND SOME DISTANCE BEFORE THE CRASH SCENE. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART. EVEN IF THE SUSPENSION WAS HIT IN THE CRASH THE BALL JOINT SHOULD NOT HAVE POPPED. YOU HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON RECORD OF TESLA BALL JOINTS COMING APART. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THE BALL-JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE CRASH. ALSO THE TESLA HAS ONCE AGAIN SELF-IGNITED. CRASH TESTS NEED TO BE DONE WITH A BATTERY THAT IS HOT FROM RECENT CHARGING OR FROM FAST DRIVING TO FIND OUT WHY TESLAS BURST INTO FLAMES SO OFTEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

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HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24242595&ROWNUMBER=57&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRASH BUT IT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT THAT THE BACK WHEELS ARE BOTH JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THAT THE BACK RH WHEEL APPEARS TO BE SKEWED SIDEWAYS. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE WHEELS BEING OFFSET IN THIS WAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CRASH TO SEE WHETHER SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER AND MY ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS INCIDENT COMES FROM EXAMINATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS POSTED ON THIS SALVAGE AUCTION SITE.

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HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23232693&ROWID=41&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS IT HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL THE TREAD ON THE TIRE OF THE LH FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN WORN AWAY WHICH IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE ANY CRASH. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER CASES OF COLLAPSED SUSPENSIONS IN TESLAS. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE CARS LACK ANY FORM OF LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION SO THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK IN THE SYSTEM CAN HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION TOP LINK IS TORN AWAY WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE CRASH. HOWEVER, THE TIRE HAS HAD THE TREAD SEVERELY WORN AWAY OVER THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE IMPACT UNLESS FULL POWER WAS STILL APPLIED TO THE MOTOR POST IMPACT. IT IS FAR MORE PROBABLE THAT THE TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED PRIOR TO THE CRASH BY A MECHANICAL FAULT IN THE SUSPENSION. SEVERAL OTHER MODEL X CARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE OF CRASH, DETAILS OF INJURY ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.

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HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/27679726?SEARCHID=1165323215 THE SUSPENSION SEEMS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL AND THE TREAD IS WORN WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TIRE BEING DAMAGED BY BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING FORWARD. HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN A DIFFERENT JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22497170&ROWID=31&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS SAME THING. SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, WHEEL JAMMED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL, TIRE GOUGED WHILE STILL IN MOTION. I BELIEVE THAT THE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR SUCH A HEAVY HIGH POWERED VEHICLE AND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR FAILURES IT CAN NOT BE JUST THAT THE DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE COLLISION.

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I AM NOT OWNER BUT AM FILING ON BEHALF OF CHINESE OWNER WHO HAD ACCIDENT IN MONTANA AT 2AM 7/09/2016. DRIVER NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED CAR TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD BUT FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS OFF. SPEED WAS 56 TO 60 MPH MONTANA STATE POLICE RESPONDED. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MY-FRIEND-MODEL-X-CRASH-BAD-ON-AP-YESTERDAY.73308/ I'M SHARING THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE THE RESPONSE FROM FELLOW TESLA OWNERS CAN BE BORDERLINE HOSTILE WHEN UNEXPLAINED INCIDENTS OCCUR AND MAY SUPPRESS REPORTING AS YOU CAN SEE BY VIEWING THE ABOVE THREAD.

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