What 379 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Tesla Model S P90d

MY SCREEN KEEPS FREEZING AND IS BLACK CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TESLA SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT. THE COMPUTER IS BROKEN AND THE CHIP HAS FAILED. THE AC DOESN'T WORK, I CAN'T CONTROL MY RADIO, MY BACK UP CAMERA DOESN'T WORK, TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK, HANDS FREE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK, NAV SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. TESLA NEEDS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE NAV, ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTER TO RETURN THE CAR TO WHAT I ACTUALLY PAID FOR. THE CLOCK DOESN'T WORK, AND I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH BATTERY LIFE I HAVE LEFT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR THEN COMPUTER. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC CAR AND 100% RELIES ON THE COMPUTER TO CONTROL EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND TRY TO REBOOT THE CAR WHILE I'M DRIVING. NOTHING HAS WORKED. TESLA KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM.

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LARGE MIDDLE SCREEN GOES BLACK WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE USES OF THE CAR. THE CAR RUNS, BUT THERE IS NO NAVIGATION, NO RADIO, NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING. IT IS VERY SCARY!!! IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 3/2020-1/2021. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED IN NOVEMBER 2020 AND ASKED TO HAVE THE MCU REPLACED, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WASN'T NECESSARY. ALSO THERE IS A YELLOW EDGE ON THE SCREEN. I DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE A PICTURE, BUT WILL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS.

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IN 2017 TESLA MODEL S, THE MAIN SCREEN GOES BLANK ONCE A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER 4 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS. THEY REFLASH THE SOFTWARE IN MEDIA CONTROL UNIT BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT MAIN SCREEN. TESLA SERVICE CENTER IS NOT HELPING. MCU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED.

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WITH FULL CHARGE, CAR DRIVES ABOUT 110 MILES. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO ABOUT 230 MILES. TOOK IT TO TESLA DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DECEPTION ON TESLA'S PART. THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE 230 MILES BUT GOES ONLY 110 MILES.

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AUTOPILOT HAS FAILED MANY TIMES. CAR ALMOST CRASHED. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING $100,000, THE AUTOPILOT SHOULD WORK AS DESIGNED.

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TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLANK AND WOULD NOT START UP. HAS TO DRIVE WITHOUT CLIMATE CONTROL, DEFROSTING AND BACKUP CAMERA FOR 45 MINUTES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY WOULD SUDDENLY SHUTOFF AND THE SCREEN WOULD TURN BLACK. DURING THE FAILURE, THE TURN SIGNAL, AUDIO, AND THE REVERSE CAMERA WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER MT. KISCO TESLA LOCATED AT 115 KISCO AVE, MT KISCO, NY 10549, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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THE SCREEN BLACK OUT AND WON'T BACK ON, I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT CAR INFO, AND WHEN THE SCREEN IS OFF, THE LEFT/RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR THE "TIDA TIDA" SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. ALSO I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE BACK CAMERA WHEN THE SCREEN WAS OFF. AND CANT OPEN MY FAN/AC, I REPORT THE PROBLEM TO TESLA, THEY SAID THEY NEED THE EXACT DATE AND TIME (DETAILED TO MINUTES) WHEN THE SCREEN WAS OFF TO CHECK UP THE PROBLEM! SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT TIME RECORDED, THEY ASK ME TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPEN NEXT TIME. THAT BLACK SCREEN HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER, I TELL THEM AND SCHEDULED FOR A CHECK UP AND GIVE THEM THE EXACT TIME IT HAPPEN, THEY GOT MY CAR AND CHECK UP SAY THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT NEED TO RECALL/REPLACEMENT OF THE SCREEN AND SAID THEY DID HELP ME CLEAR ALL DRIVING HISTORY OF THE CAR, THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY PART OR SCREEN FOR ME, SINCE I READ THE NEWS MY MODEL WAS IN THE RANGE OF THE SUGUESTED RECALL, I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE AND MY WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE SOON, THEY ARE TRYING TO NOT FIX THAT PROBLEM!!!! PLEASE HELP, I WANT THE BLACK SCREEN PROBLEM SOLVED, NOT ONLY JUST REMOVE MY DRIVING RECORD FOR TEMPORARY EASE, THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE SO CALLED FLASH MEMORY DEVICE TO MAKE SURE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

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MY VEHICLES MAIN SCREEN CONSISTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THE SCREEN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HOSTS MY BACK UP CAMERA, THE PIN CODE NEEDED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE TO PUT IT DRIVE, MY BLUETOOTH SETTINGS, AC FUNCTIONALITY, ETC. THE SCREEN HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FROZE ( WHILE PROVIDING NAVIGATION) SIMPLY NOT TURNED ON AND HAD TO BE RESET USING MANUAL CONTROLS, AND RESTARTED WHILE MID DRIVING AND THEREFORE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONS MID DRIVE. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO TESLA AND THEY SIMPLY DID A FIRMWARE RESET WHICH RESOLVED NO ISSUE. THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, PARKED, ON FREEWAY, CITY DRIVING, ALL SITUATIONS. I JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IN AUGUST AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES OTHER THAN THIS. BUT THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN REOCCURRING THROUGHOUT MY SHORT TIME OWNING THE VEHICLE

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THE CENTER SCREEN/CONSOLE CRASHES AND STAYS OFF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING.

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MY SCREEN TURNED BLANK AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SEE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, THE TURNING SIGNAL, TO SET THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT OF A MEMORY CHIP. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH HISTORY OF MULTIPLE BLACK OUTS, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT ALTHOUGH TESLA WEBSITE SAID THAT THEY WOULD

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THIS IS MY SECOND TESLA. I'VE HAD NOISES IN SUSPENSION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A CONTROL ARM AND PAID FOR IT. NOISE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. LATER TOLD ITS STABILIZER. THAT WAS ON FIRST TESLA. MEDIA CONTROL UNIT CONSTANTLY FAILED. SECOND TESLA - [XXX]- SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. SOMETHING FEELS LIKE IT WILL POP OF I TURN WHEEL TOO FAR AND THE BRAKE OR SOMETHING MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DISENGAGING. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I BRAKE OR RELEASE HOLD. MY MCU IS FAILING ON THIS CAR. THEY REPLACED THE RAM BUT IT STILL FAILS. GPS IS BARELY FUNCTIONAL AND MY REVERSE CAMERA WILL NOT APPEAR MANY TIMES. SOMETIMES MY CAR WON'T CHARGE. THEY IGNORE AND SAY IT'S NORMAL. MCU NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I SPOKE TO A TESLA EMPLOYEE AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, BUT HE SAYS THEY ONLY WIPE AND RECYCLE THE RAM USED ON THE MCU. THAT WOULD EXPLAIN FAST FAILURES AGAIN. THEY ARE TRYING TO STALL OUR WARRANTIES OUT TO FORCE PURCHASE OF THE SECOND MCU THAT THEY CLAIM IS THE BEST SOLUTION. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP THESE BEHAVIORS IF WE AREN'T PROTECTED. I HAVE VIDEO I CAN SHARE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE MACADAM SERVICE CENTER IN PORTLAND, OREGON ON OCTOBER 29TH DUE TO MCU ISSUES; THIS WAS BEFORE ANY NOTICE HAD GONE OUT! I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. IT WAS REBOOTING, VERY SLUGGISH, GETS 'LOST' IE KEEPS OUTDATED INFORMATION ETC. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE 8GB MEMORY DEVICE ISSUE. AFTER A 40 YEAR CAREER AS AN ENGINEER AND VENTURE CAPITALIST IN THE IT INDUSTRY I KNOW WHAT MEMORY FAILURE LOOKS LIKE! I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE TO SF THE NEXT WEEK. I HAD MAJOR ISSUES ON THE TRIP. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED A NUMBER OF TIMES, WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND HAD DATA UPDATE ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY: -DEPART LAKE OSWEGO AT 5:30AM ON 11/23. SOON THEREAFTER THE LEFT FRONT FENDER CAMERA INFORMS ME IT IS NOT WORKING. IT DOES SO REPEATEDLY EVERY MINUTE OR SO FOR A LONG TIME. THEN ALL CAMERAS INFORM ME THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I STOP, TWICE, CLEAN ALL THE CAMERAS AND IT DOES NOT RESOLVE ANYTHING. I GIVE UP ON THE CAMERAS WORKING AND STOP USING CRUISE CONTROL -AT 12:31PM IN THE SHASTA AREA STREAMING FAILS AND THEN THE WHOLE MCU SHUTS DOWN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN I AM FORCED TO REACT AND OPEN WINDOWS TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH. OTHIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE UPDATED MY NHTSA COMPLAINT TO INCLUDE THESE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. -7:48PM 11/23, WHILE SUPERCHARGING IN EMERYVILLE THE MCU COMPLETELY FROZE. I WAS HAD TO FORCE A REBOOT. 2ND REBOOT IN ONE DAY -5:28PM 11/24 MCU CRASHES WHILE DRIVING AGAIN! HOW DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS?! THIS IS THE 3RD CRASH IN 2 DAYS!. I WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND EXPECT YOU TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE MY NHTSA COMPLAINT REGARDING THESE SAFETY ISSUES UNTIL TESLA RESOLVES THEM. SCOTT SCOTT DARLING PRESIDENT | DELL TECHNOLOGIES CAPITAL

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TESLA MCU FAILS INTERMITTENTLY- RENDERING AUTOPILOT AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES ASSOCIATED USELESS. ALSO CAUSES EXTREME SCARE TO DRIVER WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, AS THEY BELIEVE CAR IS OFF/NOT WORKING. OCCURS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BOTH ON STARTUP AND WHILE DRIVING.

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EXPERIENCING REGULAR BLACKOUTS OF MAIN SCREEN FORCING ME TO STOP DRIVING AND WAIT FOR REBOOT (UNLESS TRIGGERED MANUALLY AS PER TESLA SC ADVICE). COMPLETE BLACKOUTS HAVE HAPPENED REGULARLY ABOUT 5-7 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, LATEST BEING NOV 17 AT 6:30PM. TESLA SERVICE CENTER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON LATEST OCCURRENCE AND CLAIM FIRMWARE ISSUE AS OPPOSED TO EMMC FAULT AS PER EXTENDED WARRANTY COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM TESLA ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ACCORDING TO SC DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED 'MCU USING A HIGH AMOUNT OF RESOURCES' AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND REFERRING TO FIRMWARE ISSUE. NO UPDATED FIRMWARE ETA GIVEN. ASKED ABOUT CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH MCU FAILURE FROM FIRMWARE ISSUE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM SC. SEEMS LIKE TESLA IS AVOIDING AN UNDERLYING MCU FAULT BY CLAIMING FIRMWARE. I AM FINE WITH A NEW FIRMWARE TO FIX THE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH JUSTIFYING FAULT WITH FIRMWARE ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION. THIS MUST BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AT TESLA WHICH SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED AN IMMEDIATE FIRMWARE SOLUTION. NO FIRMWARE SOLUTION TO ME INDICATES AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM. WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE MCU IT IS CLEAR THAT TESLA HAS BEEN FORCED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WITHOUT ACTUAL SOLUTION FOR CUSTOMER. BLACKOUT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. INVESTIGATION OF FIRMWARE ISSUE RELATED TO BLACKOUT PROBLEM NEEDED AND FURTHERMORE, WHAT DISTINGUISHES CHARACTERISTICS OF BLACKOUT GENERATED BY MCU (EMMC) AND FIRMWARE ISSUE.

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MY MCU IS CONTINUING TO POWER OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE SMALL SCREEN TAKES LONGER TO BOOT UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SURFING STILL BEFORE I START OUT OF MY GARAGE.

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TESLA ONBOARD COMPUTER CRASHED, NO BACK UP CAMERA WHEN REVERSING, INDICATOR LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK, NO NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, UNABLE TO CONTROL AIR CONDITIONER. TSLA UPGRADED "DAUGHTER BOARD" A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TAKING IT TO SERVICE IN DEC. HOPE THEY UPGRADE THE CHIP INSTEAD OF INSTALLING THE SAME OLD EMMC THAT HAS BEEN CREATING THE PROBLEM.

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TESLA MODEL S 2017 MCU 1 FAILURE. REPEATED BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING AND DELAYED START OF VEHICLE AND 2 MIN 30 SECOND DELAY IN AC/HEAT START UP FROM OVERNIGHT PARKING. MCU NVIDIA TEGRA 8G WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH NVIDIA TEGRA 64G MCU. THE SAME ISSUE IS OF RECURRING; BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING LASTING 20-30 SECONDS THAT RENDERS TURN SIGNAL AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION MUTE AND BACK UP CAMERA INOPERABLE; DELAYED START UP OF VEHICLE IS BETTER NOW BUT NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. REQUEST FOR MCU 2 INTEL UPGRADE DENIED AS IS A PURCHASABLE UPGRADE.

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WHILE IN MOTION, THE LARGE SCREEN GOES BLACK AND ALL AUDIO IS LOST, EVEN THE SOUND THE BLINKER MAKES. I CAN NOT RESTART IT, IT JUST TAKES TIME AND USUALLY RESTARTS ITSELF. BUT WHENEVER IT RESTARTS ITSELF, AUDIO STILL DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT NEVER COMES BACK ON DURING THE DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE MCU AND EMMCU CHIP. APPARENTLY TESLA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND HAVE ASKED THAT THE CHIP BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE SO FAR REFUSED AND KEEP DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. THEY WANT ME TO UPGRADE TO AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, WHICH THEY SAY WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THATS $2500.

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TOUCH SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK. USUALLY AT BEGINNING OF TRIPS, BUT OCCASIONALLY SUDDENLY OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRIPS. BLACK OUT CAN LAST UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES (PER SMARTPHONE STOP WATCH). TOUCHSCREEN BLACKOUT LIMITS ACCESS TO FOG LIGHT CONTROLS, BACK UP CAMERA, GARAGE CONTROLS, PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR, AND ALL AUDIBLE WARNINGS INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKE ALERT AND TURN SIGNAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER TESLA'S NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY. I REQUESTED SERVICE ON 10/17. WAS SCHEDULED TO BRING CAR IN ON 11/12 (NEXT AVAILABLE). THEY SAID IT WAS DONE ON 11/13 AFTER ONLY COMPLETING A DIAGNOSTIC AND A FIRMWARE FLASH. NO HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED. SAME SYMPTOMS REOCCURRED ON 11/23. I CONTACTED THEM THAT SAME DAY AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT OF 12/18. TODAY (11/24) THEY CONTACTED ME TO RECOMMEND I CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT AS THE ISSUE IS (THEY SAY) SOFTWARE BASED AND THEY "FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE HARDWARE" VIA REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC. VIDEO LINK BELOW OF A RECENT 7 MINUTE BLACK OUT. HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/3BDBAFQ7YLVJTXFU7 I HAVE ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE FORMS OF RESET/REBOOT WHEN THIS OCCURS WITH NO NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS.

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I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TESLA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY MCU, MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ALWAYS TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME EXCUSE NOT TO REPLACE IT WITH THE MCU2. ONE SERVICE TECH ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED IF I PURCHASED THE 'INFOTAINMENT UPGRADE' THAT GIVES ME THE NEW MCU. ANOTHER TECH TOLD ME THAT THE MCU ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL. I REFUSE TO PAY $2500 FOR AN 'UPGRADE' TO FIX MY PROBLEMS, WHEN THIS SHOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CAMERA FAILURES RESULTING IN DRIVER AID FUNCTIONALITY BEING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS BY RECALIBRATING THE CAMERAS. I HAVE HAD DOOR HANDLES STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, THAT END UP REQUIRING A FULL RESET OF THE CAR TO REPAIR. MY CENTRAL SCREEN CRASHES/REBOOTS AT RANDOM, WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NONE OF THE CONTROLS ON THE TOUCHSCREEN ARE USABLE, AND SOME OF THOSE ARE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE ESSENTIAL CONTROLS. FOR INSTANCE, CLIMATE/DEFOGGING ABILITY IS REDUCED OR ELIMINATED. I HAVE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES NOW, ALMOST ALL OF THE APPOINTMENTS WERE FOR THINGS CONTROLLED BY THE MCU. THEY ALSO HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE EMMC WARRANTY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE IT ONLY COVERS 'END OF LIFE' COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE FULL WARRANTY AS WELL. I HAVE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SERVICE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1ST. I HAVE REQUESTED A NEW MCU AGAIN, BUT WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY DENY ME. I HAVE MANY PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCREENSHOTS AS EVIDENCE.

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FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS FAILURES OF THE TOUCHSCREEN, LOSING ALL CLIMATE CONTROLS AND AUDIBLE SIGNAL ALERTS WHILE DRIVING WHILE THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. THE SCREEN EVENTUALLY GOES BLACK BEFORE THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED AND FAILED TO GET TESLA TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT WILL BE FIXED BY THE NEXT SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THAT NEVER FIXES IT. ALSO, THE VOICE RECOGNITION AND NAV SYSTEMS DON'T WORK 5 OUT OF SIX TRIES, WHICH IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. TESLA ALSO CLAIMS THAT WILL BE FIXED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE UPDATES NEVER ADDRESS IT. I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE MEMORY WHEN TESLA SAID IT WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON IT. I ASKED TO HAVE THE MEMORY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT TESLA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT IS THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE SOFTWARE FIX IS COMING BY THE END OF 2020. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS, SURFACE STREETS AND SOMETIMES WHILE PARKED.

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AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, I PARK BY MY FRONT DOOR TO UNLOAD MY CAR. AFTER UNLOADING, I GET BACK IN TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE ONLY TO FIND MY CENTER SCREEN IS BLANK. I'M UNABLE TO USE THE FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY IT (REAR VIEW CAMERA, GARAGE DOOR OPENER, ETC.) UNTIL THE REBOOT PROCESS COMPLETES. TESLA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERYTIME I FOLLOW THIS PROCESS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A COMPLETE AND PERMANENT SYSTEM FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CONTACTED TESLA (1901 DEL MONTE BLVD, SEASIDE, CA 93955; (831) 264-6896) AND WAS INFORMED THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A HARD FAIL, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A VOLUNTARY REPAIR HOWEVER, THE HARD FAILURE AS INDICATED BY THE DEALER, WAS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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THE MCU SCREEN GOES BLANK REPEATEDLY. IT REQUIRES A REBOOT. WHEN THIS OCCURS LOSS OF NUMEROUS VEHICLE FUNCTIONS OCCURS WHICH CREATES SAFETY ISSUES. CONTROL OF DEFOGGING, REAR BACK UP CAMERA ETC ARE SOME OF THE LAST SAFETY FEATURES. CURRENTLY HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN STATIONARY VEHICLE

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