What 32 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Tesla Model S 60d

I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 MODEL S TESLA ON AUTOPILOT DOWN THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED BRAKING AND THE ALARMS WENT OFF AS IF REACTING TO AN IMPENDING COLLISION. ONLY, THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME TO REACT TO. THE GUY BEHIND ME REAR ENDED ME AND SPUN ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES. THANKFULLY, EVERYONE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS WITH WHAT WE THINK IS JUST WHIPLASH AT THIS TIME - IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE!

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THIS ABOUT THE 400TH TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT DEFECTIVE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. I DON'T GIVE UP EASILY. HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35537692/22 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. THE WHEEL AND TIRE APPEAR UNDAMAGED SO IT CAN NOT HAVE RUN OVER A BOULDER. EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT OF THE SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED INTO PIECES. THE CAST MONKEY METAL STEERING KNUCKLE HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. ALL THE BALL JOINT STEMS HAVE SNAPPED. THE ENTIRE SHEMOZZLE IS TOTALLY FUBAR!!! ELON MUSK CLAIMS THAT ALL MY COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT AND THAT I AM UNHINGED. THUS FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH FRAUD OR COMMITTED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION. I AM SOOOO DISAPPOINTED. HAVE A GREAT DAY. YOUR FRIEND KEEF

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ON HARD ACCELERATION (IN MOTION), THE CAR VIBRATES AND RATTLES FROM THE FRONT END. TESLA SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. I FRERL SOMETHING MAJOR IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND TESLA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL GOT DISLODGED FROM THE STRUT AND THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET AFTER JUST GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY

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TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILETHEY WERE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY UNKNOWN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES SEIZED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76.2. *BF ORI NUMBER (XXX) ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB *BF *AS

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ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE 2019.28.2 320FBAO. DOWNLOADED UPDATE AND FOLLOWING UPDATE ONE COULD HEAR SOLENOIDS OPENING & CLOSING FOLLOWED BY LEFT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING FOLLOWED BY RIGHT. DID A SOFT AND HARD RESET AND FACTORY RESET TO NO AVAIL. TOOK CAR INTO SERVICE CENTER AND UPDATE REMOVED AND TOLD TO RE ENTER UPDATE WHEN HOME. RE INSTALLED UPDATE AND SAME THING OCCURS. SPENT OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO FIND A NUMBER TO CALL TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ON CHAT LINE TOLD TO DO ANOTHER HARD RESET AND THEN WAS DISCONNECTED. ATTEMPTED TO REESTABLISH A LINE OF COMMUNICATION WHICH IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. FINALLY, SENT AN EMAIL ASKING FOR HELP AND JUST RECEIVED THE PROVERBIAL WE RECEIVED YOUR MSG. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WORRIED THAT POSSIBLE FIRE MAY OCCUR. TESLA CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS NEXT TO NONE. OCCURRENCES WERE IN THE GARAGE WITH AND DISCONNECTED POWER, TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND IT STILL CYCLED THROUGH THE DTRLS COMING ON THEN OFF.

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ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WHEN DRIVING IN ENHANCED AUTO-PILOT AND ENGAGED AUTO LANE CHANGE, THE CAR STARTED CHANGING LANES, THEN ABRUPTLY SWERVED BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE. I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND COAST WAS CLEAR. IT'S NOT AT ALL APPARENT WHY THE CAR ABORTS THE LANE CHANGE. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IN A MIDDLE LANE, CHANGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE. FIRST OCCURANCE WAS IN TRAFFIC WITH PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES TO EXECUTE A SAFE LANE CHANGE. ONCE THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO THE ORIGINAL LANE IT WILL ATTEMPT AND SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE LANES. OTHER OCCURANCES SIMILIAR IN NATURE. WHEN ROUNDING A CURVE AND EXECUTING A LANE CHANGE WITH EHANCED AUTO PILOT ON, THE MANUEVER IS MORE ABRUPT, SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. ALL ENGAGED FUNCTIONS OF AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED DUE TO ERRATIC MOVEMENT. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND ON OTHER TESLA BLOGS SIMILIAR OCCURANCES ARE REPORTED. A BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE ISSUED RELATING THE PROBLEM AND HAZARD TO TESLA OWNERS AND TESLA NEEDS TO SUPPLY A FIX TO THE PROBLEM

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