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YET ANOTHER CASE OF BROKEN SUSPENSION ON A TESLA. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FORE-LINK-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-WHILE-DRIVING-ON-THE-FREEWAY.141701/ MODEL S 75 2017 WITH ONLY 9500 MILES. I GOT IT IN MAR OF 2017 SO IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 2 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AND ABOUT TO GET INTO THE CARPOOL LANE WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY CAME TO A HALT. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN BUT REALIZED I COULDN'T. THE CAR SHOOK AND THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING/GRINDING SOUND. LUCKILY A MOTORCYCLE COP HAPPENED TO COME BY AND CALLED HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE FREEWAY TOW TRUCK SO HELP GET ME OUT OF THE FAST LANE AND ACROSS 3 LANES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THEN, I CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE TO GET TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE GUY DID NOT SEEM SURPRISED AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY ON SEEING THE CAR. THE LEFT FRONT FORE LINK IN THE SUSPENSION BROKE. IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS? THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP NOW BEING REPAIRED. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR, IS IT SAFE TO BE DRIVING A TESLA? WOULD YOU GUYS CHANCE IT WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE CAR AND RISK THAT HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY? PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR OPINION. DEBATING WHETHER TO SELL MY CAR RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A FAULTY PART OR FAULTY DESIGN AND I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER POSTINGS ON THIS CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL FAILURE. FOLLOW UP POSTS ON THAT THREAD SEEK TO DENY AND COVER UP THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A LETHAL DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. NOT AN OWNER...CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

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I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN EXIT RAMP AND I FELT SOMETHING BREAK ON THE VEHICLE AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO PUSH STRAIGHT. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE REAR TOE ARM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. A TWITTER USER WHOSE NAME CAN BE FOUND ON THE SCREENSHOT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT) HAS POSTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS BROKEN SUSPENSION. HE WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE SUSPENSION FELL APART IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND THIS SAME FAILURE CAN BE SEEN TO HAVE OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER TESLAS. EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/ AFTER A FEW PEOPLE RESPONDED TO THE OWNERS TWEET HE THEN DELETED THE TWEET AND BLOCKED EVERYBODY THAT HAD RESPONDED. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE OWNER WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT. HE IS ONE OF THE TOP TESLA REFERRERS AND IS CLOSE TO EARNING REWARDS FROM TESLA. THE SECOND ATTACHED SCREENSHOT PROVES THIS. THESE FRAGILE SUSPENSION PARTS POSE A RISK TO OWNERS AND OTHER ROAD USERS. STEERING WOULD BE BADLY AFFECTED BY SUCH A FAILURE. MANY TESLAS HAVE SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD WITH FATAL CONSEQUENCES. IT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE THE CAUSE OF THESE SWERVES. PLEASE TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PREVENT MORE DEATHS AND INJURIES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN WITH A SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS SUPPLIED. *TR

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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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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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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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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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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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HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26437884&ROWNUMBER=77&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IT IS BADLY DAMAGED AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE LH BACK WHEEL IS WHOMPY. WHEEL AND TIRE AND THE BODYWORK ON THAT AREA OF THE CAR ARE COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED. THE TESLA WHEELS ARE KNOWN TO BE MADE DELIBERATELY FRAGILE SO THAT THEY WILL NOT INTRUDE INTO THE BODY OF THE CAR DURING A CRASH. IF THE WHEEL HAD BEEN STRUCK HARD DURING THE ROLLOVER THEN IT WOULD BE EXPECTED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE BROKEN. IT SEEMS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE ROLLOVER WAS CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE BADLY DESIGNED. CAST ALUMINUM IS A VERY POOR CHOICE OF MATERIAL. CAST ALUMINUM HAS POOR TENSILE STRENGTH AND IS PRONE TO CASTING DEFECTS AND FATIGUE. I REQUEST THAT YOU OBTAIN SUSPENSION PARTS FROM NEW AND WRECKED CARS AND HAVE THEM TESTED BY A MATERIALS LAB FOR MECHANICAL STRENGTH, CASTING FLAWS, AND FACTOR OF SAFETY. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH AND NUMBER OF INJURIES IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON APPEARANCE OF WRECKED CAR. HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE LH REAR WHEEL IS WHOMPY. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. THE BODYWORK ON THAT PART OF THE CAR IS UNDAMAGED. ROLLOVER WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE WHOMPY WHEEL.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT FRAGILE ALLOY STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS USED ON ALL MODELS OF TESLA CARS INCLUDING THE S, X, AND MODEL 3. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT THE SAME SNAPPED STEERING ARM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/CRACKED-FORELINK.95637/PAGE-2 PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED WHICH SHOW THAT THE EYELET OF THE STEERING ARM HAS SNAPPED. THIS IS A CLASSIC "BRITTLE FRACTURE" *BRITTLE FRACTURE IS THE SUDDEN, VERY RAPID CRACKING OF EQUIPMENT UNDER STRESS WHERE THE MATERIAL EXHIBITED LITTLE OR NO EVIDENCE OF DUCTILITY OR PLASTIC DEGRADATION BEFORE THE FRACTURE OCCURS.* SOME OF THE POSTERS ON THAT THREAD HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE REPORTED TO NHTSA. OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED JUST LEAVING IT TO TESLA. SINCE IT SEEMS THAT THE ORIGINAL POSTER HAS NOT SO FAR FILED A COMPLAINT I AM FILING THIS REPORT IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF FAILURE. IT IS THE RESULT OF POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. LIVES ARE AT RISK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY.

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HERE IS A TESLA MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27388371&ROWNUMBER=56&LOADRECENT=TRUE THIS IS THE CAR THAT CRASHED INTO THE CREEK A FEW WEEKS AGO. HERE IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE CRASH. HTTPS://ELECTREK.CO/2018/01/15/TESLA-MODEL-3-JUMPS-CREEK-MAJOR-ACCIDENT/ THE WRECKED MODEL 3 HAS A VERY WHOMPY BACK WHEEL. THE AREA AROUND THE WHEEL LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN BATTERED BY THE WHEEL THRASHING AROUND AFTER THE SUSPENSION FELL APART. THE AUCTION SITE LISTS THE CAR AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND THE BLACK TIRE RESIDUE CAN ONLY HAVE BEEN SELF INFLICTED. IT SEEMS THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE MODEL 3 IS JUST AS FRAGILE AS ON THE MODEL S AND X. PLEASE GO AND INSPECT THIS CAR AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. ## VIN PASSED ## TESLA MODEL 3 ##

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ON MONDAY MORNING(29.01.18) MY TESLA BROKE DOWN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TYRE DISLODGED FROM THE SUSPENSION WHILE I WAS REVERSING INTO MY BAY. THE ISSUES BEGAN FROM THIS POINT 1 AT ONLY 4526 MILES AND 122 DAYS OF AGE, ENDING UP WITH 3 WHEELS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. 2 THEN ENSUED THE CONFUSION: I HAD TAKEN BREAKDOWN COVER FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY INCLUSIVE OF COURTESY CAR. THIS WAS DESPITE THE SALES PITCH RECOMMENDING TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE MOMENT I CALLED TESLA IT WAS A CASE OF FIGHTING WITH THEM REGARDING WHOSE FAULT IT WAS RATHER THAN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I DIDN'T FEEL SUPPORTED AT ALL. TESLA SERVICE AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WERE CONFIDENT THAT THIS WAS A CASE FOR THE INSURERS 3 SO I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY . THEY QUICKLY PICKED UP THE CAR AND HAVE DELIVERED THE SAME TOTESLA MANCHESTER SOUTH, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. WITH A PARTING SHOT THAT IF THIS RECURS IN THE NEXT 28 DAYS THEY WILL NOT HELP. 4 HENCE AS I AM SURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND, I HAVE BEEN LEFT BY TESLA ON THE WAYSIDE, QUITE LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. I AM FORTUITOUS TO BE IN ONE PIECE, WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO YOU. THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.... I DRIVE 25 MILES DAILY EACH WAY TO WORK AND BACK. AND MOSTLY THIS IS ON THE MOTORWAY. 5 NOW WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? THUS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A MANUFACTURING DESIGN ISSUE BUT MY CONFIDENCE IN TESLA HAS TAKEN A BEATING. MY MAIN CONCERN AT THE MOMENT IS: AM I FEELING SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE? THE ANSWER IS NO.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27093880&ROWNUMBER=48&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE A BIT WHOMPY. THE RH BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. I DOES NOT LOOK AS THOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY FALLEN APART IN THE USUAL TESLA FASHION. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME YOU INVESTIGATED THE REASON BEHIND THESE CONTINUING INCIDENTS OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES.. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26400583&ROWNUMBER=38&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THIS IS A VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW CAR HAVING ONLY DRIVEN 3000 MILES. THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SHAFT HAS SNAPPED OFF. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO BE TORN OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR FAILURES. IT IS PERFECTLY OBVIOUS THAT THE TESLA SUSPENSION PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB AND DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT MARGIN OF SAFETY. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

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HERE IS A BRAND NEW MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26401554&ROWNUMBER=39&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL WHEELS. OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION SINCE THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE AND POSTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT ON THE FORUMS. THEY CLAIM THAT TESLA HAS JUST ADVISED THEM TO REBOOT THE CAR AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. IT LOOKS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS CAR'S SUSPENSION COLLAPSED CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND GET RAMMED UP THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

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