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

The car door propped open as I was driving the vehicle. There have been multiple repeated concerns that I have had with this vehicle. It is unsafe.

NHTSA ODI 11571745

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model-X. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the center display intermittently turned blank while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that upon engaging the turn signals, there was no indication that the turn signals were engaged. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ODI 11504666

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that his vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting). The contact stated that the main computer screen would intermittently fail to operate as needed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a service center where it remained in their possession. The contact was informed that dealer was unable to install a chip needed to perform the recall repair. The contact was then informed that the entire computer system needed to be replaced out-of-pocket. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

NHTSA ODI 11480161

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that the display screen went blank while driving at various speeds without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the display screen functionality returned; however, the failure recurred soon after restart. The contact then received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting). The contact took the vehicle to a service center and was informed that there was a limited amount of parts to repair the vehicle. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not on the priority list for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle remained at the dealer and was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ODI 11428915

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V035000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CENTER DISPLAY SCREEN WOULD NOT TURN ON OR WOULD BLACK OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE HARDWARE EMMC UPGRADE WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ODI 11414183

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUCTION SCREEN FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY OR TURN ON. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V035000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TESLA (6701 AMADOR PLAZA RD, DUBLIN, CA 94568, (925) 361-1173) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

NHTSA ODI 11407088

WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AT ANY TIME (WHILE IN MOTION, STATIONARY, DAY OR NIGHT), THOUGH MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE EVENING, LIGHTED IMAGES, SUCH A TAIL LIGHTS, STREET LAMPS ETC HAVE A DOUBLE OR TRIPLE AFFECT CAUSING IMAGES ON THE ROAD TO APPEAR MORE BLURRY. THE WINDSHIELD IS THE ISSUE AS NEWER MODELS WITH UPDATED WINDSHIELD HAS ELIMINATED THIS ISSUE

NHTSA ODI 11394704

TOUCH SCREEN STAYED OFF FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUETS ON A 2 HOUR FREEWAY DRIVE WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES DEFROSTER, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION OR AUDIO CONTROLS. TOUCH SCREEN DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND GLITCHES. REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND NOR WORKS IMMEDIATELY WHEN IN REVERSE AND GOES ALL BLACK. DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK ON FREEWAY MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO BLACK NON RESPONSIVE SCREEN. REAR DRIVER SEAT SEQUELS/SQUEAKS A LOT WHEN SAT IN. CAR OFTEN TAKES A MINUTE OR LONGER FOR THE DASHBOARD AND TOUCHSCREEN TO TURN ON. BATTERY DOES NOT HOLD CORRELATING CHARGE TO MILES DRIVEN. LOUD WHIRLING/GRINDING WHEN ACCELERATING...

NHTSA ODI 11394301

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MCU (MAIN SCREEN) IT KEEPS FREEZING UP, IT WON'T RESPOND TO MY TOUCH COMMANDS, I CAN NOT CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SETTINGS, DRIVING SETTINGS, CLIMATE CONTROL, DISABLING PIN AND EVERYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE SCREEN WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. MY TESLA IS UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES 4 OR 5 TIMES, EVERY TIME TESLA SERVICE CENTER TELLS ME THAT THE SCREEN PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A SOFTWARE FIX FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FULLY GET A USE OUT OF ALL FEATURES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TESLA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME A TIMEFRAME ON WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THE UPDATE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SCREEN. MEANWHILE ME AND MY FAMILY ARE AT THE RISK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF SCREEN IS FROZEN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES. BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T SHOW THE PICTURE, SCREEN GETS DISTORTED. I NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WHICH I WAS TOLD BY TESLA THAT IT WAS DUE TO SUSPENSION SETTINGS AND I WAS DRIVING IT IN LOW MODE. I CAN'T CHANGE THE SETTINGS DUE TO SCREEN NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE GIVEN TESLA SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY FAILED. MY LAST SERVICE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $1700 (50% OFF) TO RELAPSE THE SCREEN WHICH SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAPPENS DURING DRIVE OR WHILE STATIONARY.

NHTSA ODI 11391079

MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X'S MCU IS OFTEN FREEZING, RESTARTING, OR GOING COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I'M UNABLE TO ACCESS ANY OF THE FEATURES OF THE CAR BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE REARVIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE MCU IS HAVING AN ISSUE. WITH THE SMALL REAR WINDOW, I CANNOT SEE ANY CHILDREN OR PEOPLE BEHIND MY VEHICLE. REVERSING WITH NO REAR VIEW CAMERA IS DANGEROUS. I'M ALSO UNABLE TO TURN ON THE FOG LIGHTS WHEN NEEDED. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO TESLA TWICE ALREADY AND EACH TIME, THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY CLEARED THE MEMORY AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR A MOMENT AND RECONNECTED. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. JUST TODAY, THE MCU SCREEN AND MY ICC SCREEN SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. I RECORDED THE INCIDENT. I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11390716

THE MAIN COMPUTER SCREEN STOPS WORKING WHICH CAUSES THE HVAC DEFROSTER AND OTHER CONTROLLING UNITS OF THE CAR TO STOP WORKING WHILE IN DRIVE.

NHTSA ODI 11389256

THE CENTER DISPLAY AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE MAIN DISPLAY BLACK OUT DURING DRIVING. MOST TIMES THE SYSTEM REQUIRES A REBOOT WHICH CAN TAKE A FEW MINUTES. DURING THE TIME WHERE THE SCREEN ARE NOT VISIBLE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HEADLIGHTS OR THE ABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION THE CAMERA WHICH IS DISPLAYED WHILE DRIVING IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE. IF THE CENTER SCREEN GOES BLACK THEN YOU CAN'T SEE HOW FAST YOUR GOING OR IF YOUR PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE.

NHTSA ODI 11388350

ON A WEEKLY BASIS, MY CENTER CONSOLE THAT HAS CONTROLS FOR LIGHTS, DEFROSTERS, A/C WILL FREEZE AND GO BLANK FOR AN APPROXIMATE 2 MINUTE REBOOT. THIS IS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE WINDSHIELD FRONT AND REAR, ARE INACCESSIBLE AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL HAPPEN IN MOTION WHETHER ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11388370

REAR VIEW CAMERA IS TOO DARK IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS (PARTICULARLY NIGHT TIME). ONLY OCCURS ON CARS WITH UPDATED INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS (REFERRED TO AS "MCU2"). IMAGE IS VERY HARD TO MAKE OUT, EXHIBITING HIGH LEVELS OF BLACK CRUSH, MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI 11387082

I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. MY CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD CLEARED ALL OF THE MEMORY (NAVIGATION, ADDRESSES, MUSIC STATIONS, ETC.), PRIOR TO LEAVING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE TURNING SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK. THE SAFETY OF THE CAR FELT COMPROMISED SINCE THE TURNING SIGNALS, REAR BACKUP CAMERA, SUSPENSION -BASICALLY MOST OF THE CAR CONTROLS WERE IN-OPERATABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11344074

THE MCU DIED, PREVENTING USE OF THE BACKUP CAMERA CREATING A HAZARD WHILE BACKING UP WITH LOW VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ODI 11342059

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN IMPACT ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE ROOF AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE GLASS PANEL FOR THE SUNROOF HAD DETACHED FROM THE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (1901 DEL MONTE BLVD, SEASIDE, CA 93955, 831-264-6896) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11338380

CENTER SCREEN IS BLACK. AC IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.

NHTSA ODI 11331331

VIEWING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CREATES "DOUBLE VISION" EFFECT MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE EVENING WITH LIGHTS, CAUSING FOR OBJECTS TO LOOK BLURRED, CREATING EYE STRAIN AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING. MOST NOTABLE ARE TAILLIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS THAT APPEAR TO MULTIPLY.

NHTSA ODI 11316880

WINDSHIELD CAUSES A DOUBLE VISION ISSUE WITH OBJECTS INCLUDING OTHER VEHICLES AND BARRIERS, AS WELL AS LIGHTS INCLUDING, HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STREET LAMPS, AND ANY OTHER LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. CAUSES ISSUES WITH VISION AND CAUSES HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11157011

THE TESLA MODELS X COMES WITH A TINTED REAR WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY BAD A NIGHT, LIMITING THE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE READ WINDSHIELD.TELSA HAS CLEAR REAR WINDHEILS FOR THE MODELS SW AND E. THE TESLA MODEL X ONLY COMES WITH A TINTED REAR WINDSHIELD. NO OPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A CLEAR REAR WIN SHIELD. THE NHTSA SHOULD COMPEL TESLA TOO OFFER/CHANGE THE REAR WINDSHIELDS ON THE MODEL X, FOR THIS WHO WANT A CLEAR REA WINDSHIELD

NHTSA ODI 11119458

2016 TESLA X. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MIDDLE HEAD REST OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHEN TRYING TO USE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *LD *JS

NHTSA ODI 11096249

DOUBLE AND TRIPLE GHOSTING OF LIGHTS THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I WILL SEE FALSE IMAGES OF HEADLIGHTS, STREETLIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, REFLECTIONS OF THE SUN ON CARS, ETC. THESE FALSE IMAGES FLOAT ABOVE THEIR SOURCE AT VARYING HEIGHTS AS MY CAR APPROACHES THE SOURCE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A LOT OF LIGHTS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ACCURATELY TO DISCERN REALITY.

NHTSA ODI 11021409

THERE IS SEVERE GHOSTING WHEN LOOKING AT ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. THE LIGHTS INSTEAD OF 1 LIGHT BECOMES 2 SETS OF LIGHTS CAUSING CONFUSION.

NHTSA ODI 10994139

LATE 2016 TESLA MX STILL SUFFER FROM GHOSTING/SECONDARY IMAGES/DOUBLE IMAGES. IN MY CASE IT IS THAT BAD THAT IS HARD TO TELL HOW MANY CARS ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE SECONDARY IMAGES APPEAR ABOVE THE CAR AND IT'S HARD TO SAY IF THERE IS A CAR BEHIND THE CAR PRODUCING THE GHOSTING. THE SECONDARY LIGHT IS ALSO VERY INTENSE. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER TESLAS AND THE ISSUE IS NOT THAT BAD FOR ALL BUT STILL BAD FOR A HI END CAR AND COMPARED TO 20.000 CARS. TESLA FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND THEY SAY THEIR WINDSHIELD PASS THEIR TESTS. EITHER THEY LIE OR THE TESTS ARE WRONG. IN OTHER CARS TESLAS I'VE TESTED THE GHOSTING IS NOT THAT INTENSE BUT STILL BAD AND I NOTICED 2 SECONDARY IMAGES, ONE UNDER THE CAR AND ONE ABOVE THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI 10969718