What 379 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Tesla Model S 75d

THIS COMPLAINT IS MADE ON BEHALF OF A TESLA OWNER IN NORWAY. NORWAY IS A BIG MARKET FOR TESLAS. THE NHTSA WEBSITE IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR OWNERS OUTSIDE OF USA TO USE BECAUSE IT NEEDS A USA TO BE SUPPLIED EVEN THOUGH IT IS VALID FOR OVERSEAS OWNERS TO COMPLAIN. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW A TESLA WITH A WHEEL THAT WENT WHOMPY WHILST BEING REVERSED. THE TEXT THAT DESCRIBES THE INCIDENT IS ALSO INCLUDED. HERE IS THE TWEET FROM OWNER HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/IGNORANCEBLISS_/STATUS/1041647129318576128 OWNERS IN NORWAY HAVE BEEN REPORTING SIMILAR CASES OF BROKEN AXLES AND WHOMPY WHEELS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HTTPS://ELBILFORUM.NO/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=31341.0 PLEASE LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED FREAKISH EVENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF CASES LIKE THIS. ALL CAUSED BY UNDERSIZED FRAGILE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. PLEASE DEMAND AN URGENT RECALL. THANK YOU.

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I WAS MAKING A LEGAL U TURN ON A CITY STREET TO PARK. I PULLED BEHIND A PARKED CAR AND WAS GOING ABOUT 1MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE PARKED CAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING SOUNDS UNTIL THE CAR HIT THE OTHER CAR AND THEN THE HORN AND LIGHTS ON MY CAR WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS NOT ON AUTO PARK AND NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED HOWEVER MY CAR AND THE CAR THAT WAS HIT HAD EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES TO PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING. I HAVE NEVER HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE AND I DOUBT IF I DID IT IN THIS CASE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA BUENA PARK (6692 AUTO CENTER DR, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (714) 735-5696) AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

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WHEN ANY FORM OF MUSIC PLAYBACK FAILS (USB, RADIO, ETC) THE AUDIO ALERT FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CAR ALSO IS DISABLED. ANY AUDIO ALARMS (EVERYTHING FROM BLINKER SOUNDS TO EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNINGS) CEASE TO FUNCTION UNTIL THE MUSIC PLAYBACK RECOVERS FROM ITS ERROR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO JUMP THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT?S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,772.

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THE CAR FAILED TO COME OUT OF THE ENHANCED AUTOPILOT MODE, EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDALS, AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, CAUSING A COLLISION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THE 'SELF DRIVING MODE', OR THE ENHANCED AUTOPILOT MODE WAS DEFECTIVE. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE VEHICLE DATA PERTAINING TO EVENTS JUST BEFORE THE CRASH, BUT TESLA WOULD NOT GIVE IT WITHOUT A COURT ORDER. EVEN BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I HAD NOTICED THAT ENHANCED AUTOPILOT MODE MADE DANGEROUS MOVES ON HIGHWAY. AT ONE INSTANCE, I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE (IN THE ENHANCED AUTOPILOT MODE), AND A DRIVER TRYING TO MERGE IN THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT WILLING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NEITHER DID THE TESLA, AND I HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE AUTOPILOT DID NOT DETECT THE OTHER CAR THAT WAS RAPIDLY CLOSING IN TO THE TESLA.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT IT ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

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STOPPED AT A BUSY CITY STREET INTERSECTION FOR AROUND 2 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. MY CAR WAS SECOND CAR FROM THE INTERSECTION ON A SLIGHT UP SLOPE. OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED BUT MY CAR SUDDENLY CREEPS UP SLOPE AND GENTLY BUMPS INTO THE CAR IN THE FRONT. THIS IMPACT PUSHES THE OTHER CAR FORWARD AND MY CAR ROLLS BACK. THE FORWARD COLLISION ALARM WENT OFF BUT I COULD DO LITTLE TO STOP THE CAR OTHER THAN TRY AND PRESS ON THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER. THE CAR AGAIN ROLLS UP AGAIN AND GENTLY BUMPS THE OTHER CAR AGAIN. AGAIN THE COLLISION WARNING WENT OFF BUT I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I COULD FINALLY GET THE CONTROL BACK AFTER THAT. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS AND CROSS TRAFFIC HAD ALREADY STOPPED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN! THERE WAS LITTLE CHANCE OF DRIVER ERROR IN THIS CASE AS I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO PANIC SITUATION FOR A MISTAKEN ACCELERATOR PRESS. I COULD NOT GET ACCESS TO THE CAR LOGS AS TESLA POLICY WOULDN'T ALLOW IT. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO SELF-DRIVING SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED AND CREEP MODE WAS OFF AS IT ALWAYS IS.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE AND IT SEEMS THE ACTUAL OWNER HAS NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS CAR IS IN A SALVAGE AUCTION YARD. IT HAS A SNAPPED SUSPENSION BALL JOINT. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=28233521&ROWNUMBER=1&LOADRECENT=TRUE ONE OF YOUR INVESTIGATORS HAS EMAILED ME TO SAY THAT IT IS PREFERRED THAT THE ACTUAL OWNER MAKES THE COMPLAINT. WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER IT IS LEGITIMATE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AS A NON-OWNER AND IF SO WHETHER IT WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY OR DISMISSED AS IRRELEVANT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OWNER OF ANOTHER CAR WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION HAS SO FAR NOT FILED A COMPLAINT HIMSELF DESPITE THERE BEING EVIDENCE OF A DEFECT THAT MAY AFFECT OTHER TESLAS. HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/REALTESLA/COMMENTS/8J8KZA/WE_HAVE_BEEN_BRINGING_OUR_TESLA_INTO_SERVICE/ PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE I AM NOT THE OWNER THE DETAILS OF DATE OF INCIDENT AND SPEED OF INCIDENT ARE JUST ESTIMATES.

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HERE IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS FALLING APART. THE OWNER OF THIS CAR IS A TESLA ENTHUSIAST WHO OWNS THREE TESLAS. I AM DOUBTFUL THAT HE WILL MAKE A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA HIMSELF SO I AM PASSING ON THIS INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO HE HAS JUST UPLOADED. HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/TWITTER/STATUSES/995816775106244609 "WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING OUR TESLA INTO SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING STEERING PROBLEMS AND THEY KEPT TELLING US THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND ASSURED US IT'S SAFE TO PUT OUR KIDS IN IT. MY WIFE REFUSED. THEN THIS HAPPENED. @ELONMUSK @TESLA @TESLAMOTORSCLUB CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?" THE FRONT WHEEL IS MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS IN THE WELL AND EVENTUALLU SMASHES INTO THE BACK OF THE WELL AND RIPS OFF PART OF THE UNDERBODY. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE IS BADLY WORN INDICATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION FOR SOME TIME. THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE TESLA SERVICE CENTRE IS BEYOND BELIEF. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. CONCERNED CITIZEN

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YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/35285257/PHOTOS THE FRONT END IS ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE BACK WHEEL TO HAVE GONE WHOMPY. THESE TESLAS HAVE ALREADY CLAIMED TOO MANY LIVES. PLEASE TAKE THEM OFF THE ROADS. THANK YOU. FURIOUS CITIZEN.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A RECENTLY POSTED VIDEO: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/FLXYHWFVAZA THE AUTOPILOT DRIVES ONTO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD!!! THIS OWNER IS A TESLA ENTHUSIAST AND PRESUMABLY KEEPS UP ON THE LATEST NEW ABOUT TESLA CRASHES. DESPITE THIS HE IS STILL UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT IT IS SAFE TO USE AUTOPILOT ON NARROW WINDING ROADS AND AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS MAN COLLECTS HIS DARWIN AWARD. UNFORTUNATELY HE WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE LIVES OF INNOCENT ROAD USERS AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO THE NTSB WHO ARE INVESTIGATING THE TESLA AUTOPILOT CRASHES. THANK YOU. OUTRAGED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=28032585&ROWNUMBER=84&LOADRECENT=TRUE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COLLISION.. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE GONE OFF, ALL THAT HAS GONE WRONG IS THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. ALL THE WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WELLS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS DAMAGED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION GIBLET. WILL YOU PLEASE DEMAND AN URGENT RECALL AND GET THESE LETHAL JALOPIES OFF THE ROADS. THEY ARE QUITE OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. THANK YOU. DEMENTED CITIZEN

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YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/29600438 FRONT RH SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. WHEELS GONE WHOMPY AND CROSSEYED. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES THAT ARE DUE TO FRAGILE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND NOT THE RESULT OF CRSH DAMAGE. PLEASE RECALL THESE DANGEROUS CARS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A BUSY SHOPPING CENTER, AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL (HAVING MOVED IT OVER FROM ACCELERATOR) TO STOP THE CAR AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE MODEL S SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT FULL ACCELERATION HITTING NOT 1 BUT 2 PARKED CARS. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE CAR AS IT TOOK OVER AND WENT FORWARD WITH BOTH MY FEET PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. FINALLY IT STOPPED AFTER HITTING A SECOND PARKED CAR. TESLA HAS NOT RESPONDED, DESPITE 2 DAYS OF EMAILS AND CALLS.

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HERE IS A SUSPENSION PART FOR A TESLA UP FOR SALE ON EBAY. HTTPS://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/2012-2015-TESLA-MODEL-S-RIGHT-REAR-SUSPENSION-TOE-LINK-OEM-1043964-00-C-G252/162890358538?EPID=908253627&HASH=ITEM25ED059F0A:G:OOYAAOSWQFZAEKMS&VXP=MTR THE PHOTOGRAPHS (ATTACHED) SHOW THAT THE EYE OF THE LINK HAS BEEN STRETCHED AND IS LIABLE TO SNAP WITH ANY LOAD APPLIED. THIS SHOWS JUST HOW ABSURDLY WEAK THESE CRITICAL PARTS ARE EVEN WHEN IN NEW CONDITION. THERE IS A THRIVING MARKET IN USED TESLA PARTS SALVAGED FROM WRECKS BECAUSE TESLA CHARGES VERY HIGH PRICES FOR PARTS AND LABOR. TESLA IS KNOWN TO BE VERY RELUCTANT TO REPAIR CARS THAT HAVE HAD ANY KIND OF SUSPENSION REPAIRS. THIS IS FORCING OWNERS TO PERFORM DANGEROUS DIY REPAIRS. THIS IS PUTTING MANY ROAD -USERS LIVES IN DANGER. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN

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HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD FROM UNITED KINGDOM IN WHICH TESLA OWNERS REPORT SEVERAL CASES OF SNAPPED SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS (PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INCLUDED) HTTPS://SPEAKEV.COM/THREADS/MODEL-S-RECALL.109425/ SNIP**** THERE HAVE BEEN A SPATE OF TESLAS WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILS REVERSING ON FULL LOCK, FOR SOME REASON OVER THE ICEY WEATHER I SAW REPORTS OF 3 IN A MATTER OF DAYS. ONE HUNCH IS A RUBBER BUSH BECOMES LESS MALLEABLE OR BRITTLE IN THE COLD.......I TAKE YOUR POINT, AND FORUMS ARE A HAVEN FOR THE NEGATIVES, BUT THERE DID SEEM TO BE A FLURRY OF THEM ON THE FACEBOOK GROUP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I REMEMBER ONE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF GUILDFORD HIGH STREET AND THE POOR OWNER WAS BERATED FOR BLOCKING A PARKING SPACE! *** THIS IDENTICAL BREAKAGE OF THE BALL JOINT STEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA MANY TIMES BEFORE. IT IS STILL AFFECTING LATE MODEL TESLAS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE STEM IS MADE FROM TWO PARTS WELDED TOGETHER. THE FRACTURE USUALLY OCCURS CLOSE TO THE WELD AND IN THE ZONE THAT HAS TURNED BLUE FROM THE HEAT OF WELDING. IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTOGRAPH FROM THIS DISCUSSION FORUM I HAVE ATTACHED A CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH OF A BROKEN PART WHICH HAS THE SAME FAILURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TESLA IS GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM VOLUNTARILY BUT RATHER THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COVER UP AND DENY THE BREAKAGES.

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ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/50374997/PHOTOS THERE IS SOME COLLISION DAMAGE ON THE LH SIDE BUT THE RH SIDE IS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED EXCEPT THAT THE RH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY INDICATING A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART. HARDLY SURPRISING SINCE THE SUSPENSION PARTS APPEAR TO BE MADE FROM MONKEY METAL. THESE CARS SHOULD ALL BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/22469458/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED COMPLETELY WITH THE WHEEL JAMMED RIGHT UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. EVEN THOUGH THE REAR LH OF THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT THE LH REAR WHEEL IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THE WHEEL COULD HAVE WITHSTOOD AN IMPACT HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO BE DAMAGED SUFFICIENTLY TO SKEW THE WHEEL SIDEWAYS IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS. IT SEEMS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT IT WAS THE COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION AT THE FRONT AND REAR WHICH CAUSED THE TESLA TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND THEN GET HIT BY A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF CASES IN WHICH THE TESLA SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING UNEXPECTED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. IT SEEMS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS CRASH WAS ALSO CAUSED BY A SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE DESIGN OF THE TESLA SUSPENSION IS SUCH THAT IT LACKS LIMIT STOPS. A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE SUSPENSION WITH DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. EXAMPLE: HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/EN_AU/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS SNIP ** THE RIGHT FRONT AIR STRUT FAILED DUE TO A LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR TO DROP SO MUCH THAT THE WHEELS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS RUBBING ON THE GROUND. THE CAR BECAME ABSOLUTELY NOT DRIVABLE - 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 INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/22469458 THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLLOLLOPSED. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ALL BRUTALISED! ALL THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE SELF INFLICTED AFTER THE SUSPENSION WENT WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED SENIOR CITIZEN. ETC ETC.

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ON 3 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE MADE SUDDEN, SPONTANEOUS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT LANE CHANGE. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS IN SELF DRIVE MODE ON A FREEWAY; ON THE 1ST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL; ON THE 3RD OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, TURNED SHARPLY LEFT AND RAN UP AN EMBANKMENT INTO TREES AND BUSHES, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE LOWER SUSPENSION BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE COLLISION DAMAGE COULD HAVE CAUSED A STEEL BALL JOINT TO SNAP BEFORE THE WEAKER ALUMINUM PARTS GAVE WAY. THE SEAT OF THE BALL JOINT IS BRIGHT AND SHINY AND COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED. LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES EXAMPLE - HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MS-SUSPENSION-BALL-JOINT-FAILURE.109847/ IT IS CERTAIN THAT THERE IS A BAD BATCH OF BALL JOINTS THAT FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING. TESLA IS COVERING UP THIS ISSUE. THIS AMOUNTS TO CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

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I HAVE ALREADY MADE SEVERAL REPORTS TO NHTSA ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES. A TESLA OWNER IN ENGLAND HAS JUST POSTED ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM THAT THE BOLTS SNAPPED ON HIS FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND. THE THREAD HAS NOW BEEN DELETED FROM THE FORUM BUT I HAVE RECOVERED IT FROM GOOGLE CACHE. SNAPSHOTS OF THE THREAD AND IMAGES OF THE BROKEN BOLTS ARE ATTACHED. IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT THERE IS A BAD BATCH OF SUSPENSION BOLTS THAT ARE SNAPPING WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON. THE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS AND/OR THE ALLOY WHEEL WOULD BE EXPECTED TO FAIL BEFORE A CRITICAL STEEL BOLT DOES. THESE BOLTS APPEAR TO BE MADE FROM 2 PARTS WITH THE BALL JOINT STEM BEING WELDED TO A THREADED EXTENSION. THE BOLTS FREQUENTLY SNAP ABOUT 1/4 INCH FROM THE WELD IN THE TRANSITION ZONE. THIS IS A DEADLY WEAKNESS. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27064044&ROWNUMBER=22&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE BACK OF THE TESLA. THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THAT IMPACT LOOKS RELATIVELY MINOR AND COULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF THE BACK WHEEL GOING WHOMPY. THE TREAD IS BADLY WORN AWAY ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE WHEEL HAS BEEN RUBBING UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL UNTIL IT FINALLY WRENCHED LOOSE AND CAUSED A FAILURE TO PROCEED. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD. THE RATE OF CRASHES IN TESLA CARS IS ASTONISHINGLY HIGH. PLEASE GO AND INSPECT SOME OF THE WRECKS SUCH AS THIS ONE TO DETERMINE IF MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE CRASH. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27093880&ROWNUMBER=56&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE RH REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. IT IS HARD TO SAY IF THAT WAS MERELY THE RESULT OF THE COLLISION OR IF IT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS ALSO GONE WHOMPY AND YET THAT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN HIT AT ALL. THESE CARS ARE HEAVY AND HAVE A VERY LOW CENTRE OF GRAVITY DUE TO THE BATTERIES AT THE BASE OF THE CAR. IN A NORMAL CAR IT IS POSSIBLE TO SPIN 360 DEGREES EVEN ON A DRY ROAD AND TO CAUSE THE TIRES TO SMOKE. THIS WOULD NOT CAUSE THE SUSPENSION OF ANY MODERN CAR TO SNAP. IN THE EVENT OF A TESLA HAVING TO SWERVE AND/OR BRAKE HARD THE FORCE ON ANY OF THE WHEELS COULD EASILY BE IN EXCESS OF 1 TON. TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE MARGIN OF SAFETY THE SUSPENSIONS SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING AT LEAST A 2 TON FORCE. LOOKING AT THE FLIMSY CAST ALLOY PARTS AND THE BRITTLE FRAGILE BOLTS IT IS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT FACTOR OF SAFETY. PLEASE GO AND INSPECT THIS CAR TO FIND OUT WHY THE SUSPENSION HAS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN, ETC. ETC.

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