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What 129 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Tesla Model S 60d
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
3 of 129 complaints match · Suspension · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Oct 24, 2020SuspensionCrash
HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37354819?ROWNUMBER=22 THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. NO CRASH DAMAGE. JUST THE SUSPENSION PARTS CRACKED AND SNAPPED. DESPITE TESLAS CLAIM THAT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF TESLA MODEL YEAR CARS THAT WERE EXPORTED TO CHINA NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF BAD ROADS AND DRIVERS IN CHINA THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING EVERY TESLA AROUND THE WORLD. TESLA DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY CONTROL IS FAECAL. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHEN WILL YOU STOP COVERING UP FOR ELON MUSK AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE DEADLY CARS? IT IS ABSURD FOR TESLA TO MERELY ISSUE OBSCURE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND TO CLAIM THAT SUSPENSION FAILURES DO NOT POSE A SAFETY RISK. RECALL THESE TIME-BOMBS IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. KEEF
NHTSA ODI 11366202
Apr 27, 2020SteeringSuspensionSpeed controlCrashFire
THE CAR SOFTWARE HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND APPEARS TO BE COMPROMISED. SETTINGS RELATED TO SAFETY AND AUTOPILOT HAVE BEEN UNSTABLE. DRIVER PROFILE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. FACTORY RESET PERFORMED BY TESLA PARAMUS AND BY SWITCHING EMAIL ACCOUNT DOESN'T NOT REMOVE THE MALWARE. PERSONAL DATA AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CAR CONTINUE DESPITE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO TESLA.
NHTSA ODI 11322359
Mar 2, 2020SuspensionCrash
HERE IS ATESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/26038980/PHOTOS\ IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER AND IS BADLY DAMAGED. THE BACK RIGHT HAND WHEEL AND COMPLETE SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF AND THE BODYWORK IN THAT AREA SHOWS DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE WHEEL BEING EJECTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. GIVEN THE HUGE NUMBER OF CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES IT SEEMS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE LOSS OF A WHEEL IS WHAT CAUSED THE ROLLOVER AND IS NOT SIMPLY THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE. FOR MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES GO HERE HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/HASHTAG/WHOMPYWHEELS NOT JUST IN AMERICA. TESLAS ARE GOING WHOMPY ALL OVER THE WORLD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS. KEEF
NHTSA ODI 11315499
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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