What 73 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Tesla Model X 60d

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model-X. The contact stated while at a traffic signal, he had stopped past the painted line on the roadway. The contact then shifted into reverse (R) to pull back from the traffic line, as the contact began to depress the accelerator, the accelerator pedal dropped to the floorboard and the vehicle accelerated backward at an approximated 15 MPH and crashed into the front end of a vehicle behind him. The contact stated that he had depressed the brake with force, and the vehicle slowed but seemed to continue to want to move at speed in reverse. The contact had slowed enough and shifted the vehicle into drive (D), however, the vehicle now accelerated forward to approximately 60 MPH. The contact ran the traffic signal and depressed the brake with the strength to stop. The vehicle continued to gain speed, the contact then stopped depressing the brake pedal and the accelerator and the vehicle began to slow on its own after having traveled several blocks. The contact stated he had not noticed any warning lights due to the panic situation. The contact steered the vehicle into a parking lot and was able to stop. The contact noticed that the accelerator was still flat against the floorboard and that a coiled spring was lying under the accelerator. The contact stated that the vehicle he had crashed into had given chase and followed him to the parking lot. The contact stated that his vehicle had dents and scrapes on the bumper, the other vehicle had similar damage and there were no injuries. The police were not called. The contact had the vehicle towed to his residence. The contact had called the manufacturer who declined to send an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to a repair shop, however, it had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.

NHTSA ODI 11501339

Constant shudder when driving because of design flaw in Camber & control arms. We tried reaching out to Tesla multiple times but they don't want to cover it under warranty Multiple owners are having same issue

NHTSA ODI 11501107

February 2022: On Feb 23 and 27, 2022, the vehicle would not start when parked. It was taken to the Tesla service center on March 1, 2022. As shown in the service notes from (Exhibit 2), the service center " found micro SD card issues causing center display communication issues and loss of support for low voltage battery, tech replaced micro SD card, installed firmware and replaced 12 V battery". We took Tesla diagnosis and repair at face value, and our family drove the car for approx. 8000 miles additional miles before the second failure occurred. August 2022: While driving with my wife at 65 miles per hour around 1:45 pm on August 7, 2022, on a very busy Hwy 91 East in the Los Angeles area, the vehicle lost power unannounced, and in less than 2 minutes of the first warning lamp coming on. With the help of very limited residual power that was left in the car, I was able to navigate the vehicle to the triangle between 2 merging freeways. We can only surmise that since I turned on the hazard lights immediately after the first warning lamp was on and there was sufficient distance between the vehicles behind us, we avoided a major accident that could have resulted in bodily injury or death not only to me and my wife, but for others on the freeway. We were stuck in that narrow space for over an hour as we were on hold with Tesla Roadside Assistance for a very long time. The gears would not change, and no amount of hard boot would restart the vehicle. Luckily, we had requested a tow truck from AAA about 40 minutes into the wait and it arrived within 20 or so minutes after the Tesla said the car had to be towed. It was the most traumatic and scariest experience of our lives, whose emotional scars are still fresh in our minds. Imagine vehicles whizzing by us within inches where we were parked causing our vehicle to shake very hard every time a vehicle passed by, reminding us of the danger we were in. The vehicle was towed to the closest Tesla service center.

NHTSA ODI 11491052

My rear passenger doors were unable to open. The falcon wing doors could not be opened leaving my child trapped inside. The child locks were on but I could not open the doors from inside or outside the vehicle even if I tried overriding the system. I attempted a vehicle restart and that did not resolve the issue. Finally I turned off the child locks and reached inside the vehicle from the driver door and held the open button on the rear door. The door still would not open up but did pop open a couple inches. I had to physically lift the door up against the resistance of the electric motors to get my child out. I did open a service request with Tesla but I do not feel safe driving this vehicle if the doors are ever unable to be opened.

NHTSA ODI 11487483

While driving with my wife at 65 miles per hour around 1:4 pm on a very busy Hwy 91 East in the Los Angeles area on August 7, 2022, the vehicle lost power unannounced in less than 5 minutes of the first warning lamp coming on. With the help of very limited residual power that was left in the car, I was able to navigate the vehicle to the triangle between 2 merging freeways. We can only surmise that since I turned on the hazard lights immediately after the first warning lamp was on and there was sufficient distance between the vehicles behind us, there was no accident that could have resulted in bodily injury or death. The vehicle was towed to the closest Tesla service center in Buena Park, CA. Tesla technicians "suspect a sporadic voltage/current spike from rear drive unit, but unable to confirm after a 40 mile test drive". They replaced a blown fuse 107 as their diagnosis for drivability; in addition they also changed the 12V battery. In Feb 2022 and March 2022, the vehicle would not start when parked. The service center " found micro SD card issues causing center display communication issues and loss of support for low voltage battery, tech replaced micro sd card, installed firmware and replaced 12 V battery". Tesla has not been able to (a) identify the root case, (b) if the solution they provided addressed root cause and what in their experience, expertise and judgement is the probability if such a failure would reoccur. They have also not provided information of what tests they performed and data from the testing. I am aware that in Feb 2022 a Tesla lost power on I-70 near Independence Missouri and the driver died from the pile up. Based on the above, we are very concerned that the vehicle is unsafe to fro the passengers in my car and others on the freeway in proximity to my vehicle. I had provided information about the August 2022 incident to NHSTA Hot Line call center on August 25, 2022. To date I have not heard back.

NHTSA ODI 11485311

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle would not start. After several hours, the contact was able to start the vehicle and drove home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the 12-Volt battery was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started losing power. The contact pulled over to the side of roadway and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle and they stated that fuse #107 was blown. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 34,234.

NHTSA ODI 11480619

My 2019 Model X, which hadnt travelled even 2-3 miles in the last 3 weeks, suddenly had misaligned front wheels. When I contacted Tesla, they sent a tow truck to tow the vehicle. The tow truck driver upon seeing my vehicle mentioned that the suspension is broken and he has been towing many Tesla Model X's because of this reason. The Tesla service center said that the suspension is damaged because of driver abuse most likely due to driving at high-speed over potholes. Upon asking them how did they find out about the damage they mentioned that their service technician went underneath my car while it was on the tow truck and using a flashlight saw that the suspension was bent and determined that was due to driver abuse. Tesla didnt have any records to prove that the car was actually inspected at their shop and they sent my car to their authorized body shop to be fixed at my expense. I believe that Tesla is lying, they know that the front suspension is weak and tends to get damaged over few years of abuse. Instead of recalling the vehicle they are blaming the drivers such that the Driver's insurance bears the cost instead of Tesla.

NHTSA ODI 11477545

When in direct sunlight in temperatures above 80 F rear doors (referred to as Falcon Wing Doors, FWD) will not open reporting an “Obstacle Detected” error. The on-screen manual override will not work in this situation. You just use the interior physical control on the pillar near the door you are trying to open. For this control to work you must disable the child protection control. Manually raising the door therefore requires several intermediate steps including disabling a basic safety mechanism. On top of all that, the door takes up to 20 seconds to open using the manual override. I have had the issue repaired on 3 separate occasions and it is still not fixed. I would also note the the 2018 Tesla Model X we previously owned had the same problem.

NHTSA ODI 11475323

experienced repeated phantom breaking and unwarranted early collision warnings

NHTSA ODI 11453590

Tesla's v11 software has moved systems needed to use the vehicle, such as climate control, window defrosters, and more from standard reachable positions, to buried in menus. This requires multiple taps, swipes, and other actions that take the driver's eyes off the road. The system also uses microscopic sized fonts, rendering it very difficult to quickly view information such as speed, battery level, location, and more while operating the vehicle. Please look into this. Thank you.

NHTSA ODI 11450340

At highway speeds, using autopilot, my car will suddenly and powerfully brake to a full stop unless I intervene. If this happens with traffic behind me, they must brake hard to avoid hitting me. Also the forward collision warning activates when there is no reason. I have many video recordings, of my dash, the events and the road, while this is happening. How do I send video to you?

NHTSA ODI 11450132

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph in the carpool lane, the brake pedal was applied however the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into an unknown vehicle. The contact mentioned the brake alert feature failed to engage. There were no police reports filed, injuries, fire or air bag deployment. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

NHTSA ODI 11438494

My car at a complete stop at a red light and sudden the car accelerated so fast forward ( unintentioned accelerated ) and rear ended the car in front. Need to take a look into car electrical and software issue

NHTSA ODI 11434934

The MCU (Media Control Unit) and the driver's dash goes out while driving under normal driving conditions. When the MCU and Dash goes dark/dies, the turn signals don't work, the rear view camera goes out, the blind spot warning and lane departure warning is disabled and the speedometer doesn't display. Basically I was driving in the dark. It was a very dangerous situation. Fortunately I was driving and not my wife who is the primary driver. This is no longer a technical safety concern but rather a safety issue for us and for others. I brought it in for service 2 times and the outcome was: we're aware of the bug and working on an over the air fix but no ETA. This is not an isolated issue since it occurred many times captured below: Jun 22 - 8:33 PM PST Jun 30 - 8:32 AM PST Jul 2 - 12:32 PM PST Jul 8 - 5:58 PM PST Jul 13 - 8:09 AM PST Jul 16 - 6:46 PM PST This is similar to the situation that occurred in the collapse of the condo in Florida. In that case: 1. They were aware of the issue 2. They knew they had to fix it 3. But they didn't take responsibility nor accountability. They should have evacuated the building instead of killing 100+ innocent lives. In our case: 1. Tesla knows there's an issue 2. Tesla knows it needs to be fix 3. Tesla refuses to take immediate action until something drastic occurs.The car is practically brand new with only 5K miles on it. I have videos to capture this frightening ordeal.

NHTSA ODI 11425492

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that the vehicle was in the parking lot parked for approximately 1 minute, the vehicle independently accelerated forward as the park assist unavailable warning light illuminated causing the vehicle to crash into a concrete wall where it came to a stop. No airbags deployed. A police report was filed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained and no medical attention was sought. The vehicle was towed by the police department to a lot where the contact was awaiting the insurance company estimates for the damages. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and started an investigation. The contact mentioned NHTSA Action Number: DP20001 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) as a possible solution to the failure however the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 12,548.

NHTSA ODI 11423550

ON 5/2/21, I PURCHASED A USED 2019 MODEL X FROM AN AUDI DEALER IN FLORIDA. I AM A US CITIZEN WITH A LEGAL DRIVERS LICENSE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ON 5/2/21, I SUBMITTED AN OWNERSHIP TRANSFER REQUEST VIA THE TESLA WEBSITE, I INCLUDED ALL THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP, INCLUDING MY FL DRIVERS LICENSE, REGISTRATION, PICTURE OF THE ODOMETER, AND I EVEN ADDED SOME PHOTOS OF THE CAR ITSELF. ON 5/9/21, I WAS FORCIBLY LOCKED OUT OF MY VEHICLE BY TESLA MOTORS WHILE I WAS PARKED FAR AWAY FROM MY HOME. ON 5/9/21, I CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE FOR HELP, EXPLAINED I HAD A ONE YEAR OLD BABY IN ARMS, WAS STANDING UNDER THE SUN, COULD NOT REACH INTO MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT VERIFY OWNERSHIP. I EXPLAINED I HAD TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE, I HAD BOTH KEYS WITH ME AND WAS ABLE TO VERIFY ANYTHING THEY NEEDED, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT VERIFY OWNERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SECURITY MATTER AND THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS NOW LOCKED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE, EVEN THOUGH I LEGALLY OWNED IT AND HAD BOTH KEYS IN HAND. ON 5/9/21, I SPENT 6 HOURS AND SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING GET A TOW TO MY HOME, AND TRYING TO GET INSIDE OF IT TO GRAB MY BELONGINGS. I FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THAT LOCATION, I'M UNABLE TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE, THAT I PAID FOR, THAT I LEGALLY OWN, BECAUSE "TESLA MOTORS" CANNOT VERIFY OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA ODI 11415763

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR OPENED AND AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT'S FINGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR A FINGER LACERATION. THE CONTAC STATED THAT ANOTHER INCIDENT RECENTLY OCCURRED WHEN THE SHE WAS EXITING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED AND SLAMMED ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY RETRACED UPWARDS AFTER HITTING HER ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CUT AND A HEADACHE HOWEVER, MEDIAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS RELATING THIS ISSUE TO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSING FEATURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER (52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NOTHING NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE DOOR WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY AS IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT WHEN AN OBJECT WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

NHTSA ODI 11413974

HISTORICALLY (MAY 2019 - DEC. 2020), THE SCREENS (SHOWING SPEED, AUTOPILOT STATUS, AND OTHER INFORMATION) WOULD SOMETIMES GO BLANK. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN MY 1ST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP (IN MAY 2019) AND PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER. TESLA REMOTELY SENT A FIX FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I THEN LEARNED FROM THE MEDIA (NOT TESLA OR THE NHTSA) THAT NHTSA HAD MANDATED A FIX ON 2016-2018 MODEL X'S BECAUSE OF SCREEN FAILURES. I ASKED TESLA TO FIX MY 2019 (NOTING THAT IT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WHAT HAD REQ'D. THE NHTSA MANDATE, AND TESLA DID FIX IT (OR SAID THEY DID) A FEW MONTHS AGO. BUT ON APRIL 13, 2021, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND FAR WORSE. ON THAT DAY AND WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO UPSTATE NY BY HIGHWAY, THE SCREEN DID NOT SIMPLY GO BLANK (AT LEAST NOT INITIALLY ... IT DID EVENTUALLY) BUT FIRST "FROZE" FOR OVER A MINUTE WHILE FALSELY STATING THAT I WAS STILL IN AUTOPILOT (HANDS OFF PEDALS AND STEERING WHEEL) GOING ROUGHLY 70MPH ON A HIGHWAY. AGAIN, DURING THE FREEZE, THE SCREEN (FROZEN) FALSELY SAID I WAS STILL IN AUTOPILOT (WHEN, IN FACT, AUTOPILOT HAD DISENGAGED). I ALERTED TESLA TO THE PROBLEM APRIL 14 AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR AN APRIL 15 FIX. TESLA ADDRESSED IT, BUT I CAN HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FIX (1) GIVEN THE HISTORY; AND EVEN MORE SO BECAUSE (2) TESLA'S INVOICE FALSELY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS SIMPLY A "BLANK SCREEN" (WHICH IS NOT NEARLY AS DANGEROUS, BC THE DRIVER IS AT LEAST ALERTED TO THE PROBLEM), AND SAID SIMPLY THAT ITS "ENGINEERING TEAM IS AWARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A RELIABLE SOLUTION. ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED IN ONE OF FUTURE FIRMWARE REVISIONS." THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11408406

THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS FAIL WHILE DRIVING . THE MAIN MONITOR SHUTS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD. IT SHUTS OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN COMES BACK ON. EXTREMELY SCARY AS EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR IS CONTROLLED ON THE LARGE SCREEN AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF , YOU CANNOT MODIFY , CONTROL OR CHANGE ANYTHING . HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A WEEK IF NOT MORE . TESLA TECHNICIAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT SAYING THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MODEL X.

NHTSA ODI 11399463

HERE IS A MANGLED AND PARTIALLY BURNED MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://EREPAIRABLES.COM/SALVAGE-CARS-AUCTION/TESLA/MODEL+X/VID-46135539 THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF AND IS STASHED IN THE FRUNK. ALL THE SUSPENSION LINKS ON THE BACK ARE STRETCHED AND SNAPPED, BUT THE WHEEL IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THOSE STRETCHED LINKS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE REAR OF THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED. IT IS IDIOTIC TO USE EXTRUDED ALUMINUM FOR CRITICAL SUSPENSION LINKS, THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT AND POWER OF THE CAR. THE DANGER ONLY INCREASES AS THE CARS GETS OLDER NOT JUST BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR BUT ALSO BECAUSE CHEAPER SECONDHAND TESLAS ARE AFFORDABLE FOR YOUNG INEXPERIENCED AND OFTEN RECKLESS YOUNGER OWNERS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THAN YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ODI 11398803

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN AUGUST 2019. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BOTH INSTRUMENT PANELA FAIL ON HWY IN DAYTIME AND NIGHT TIME. WE HAVE RETURNED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER ALMOST EVERY MONTH FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, TESLA ISNT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR US. IT SEEMS VERY COMMON TO HAVE BOTH PANELS FAILED AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT. PLEASE KINDLY HELP TO INVESTIGATE IT. THIS REALLY PUT MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN DANGER.

NHTSA ODI 11398249

THE CAR EXPERIENCES A STRUNG JUDDER UNDER ACCELERATION. TESLA REPLACED THE FRONT HALF SHAFTS AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES AND SOLVED IT TEMPORARILY BUT IT HAS RETURNED. THEY NOW SAY IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY WILL REPLACE THEM WHEN A NEW VERSION IS PRODUCED.

NHTSA ODI 11395067

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE AUTOPILOT FUNCTION THE CAR WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE WHEN THE LANES WERE MERGING. AT OTHER TIMES IT WOULD SLAM ON THE BREAKS ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ODI 11384347

SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE THE BUMPER HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY ATTACHED TO THE CAR BRACKETS. TESLA HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES. THE LAST VISIT RESULTED IN TESLA INSTALLING A COMPLETELY BRAND NEW BUMPER WHICH APPEARS TO BE FULLY ATTACHED.

NHTSA ODI 11384356

HERE IS A 2019 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/38420467?ROWNUMBER=26 THE LH BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF. THE RH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE AS WHOMPY AS AN ELON. THIS ONE TAKES THE PROVERBIAL BISCUIT. DID THE TENT MONKEYS RUN OUT OF GAFFA TAPE? UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE. TO SEE THIS CLUNKER IN ALL ITS GLORY BE SURE TO CLICK THE 360 DEGREE BOX. I SAY AGAIN, UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE. PLEASE GET THESE THINGS OFF THE ROADS BEFORE EVEN MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ODI 11384155