NHTSA Complaint #10968246 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S

HERE IS A REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION ARM FOR SALE ON EBAY: HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/252541386417 THE BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. OWNERS ON THE FORUMS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE HIGH COST OF SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND SUGGESTING OWNERS SOURCE PARTS ON EBAY FOR DIY REPAIRS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/HOLY-CRAP-REPAIRS-ARE-INSANELY-EXPENSIVE-BEWARE.86514/ SNIP: THE BOLT SECURING THE STEERING TIE TO THE WHEEL CHASSIS IS BROKEN. KNOWING I'M GETTING FLEECED,I CALL TESLA, THE REPLACEMENT PART RUNS ABOUT $375. THE BODY SHOWS ME A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY TESLA. IT SAYS IN THE EVENT ANY DAMAGE TO ANY STEERING OR SUSPSENION COMPONENT IS ENCOUNTERED, ONE MUST REPLACE XXX. THIS INVOLVES BASICALLY A NEW FRONT END. DROPPING THE BATTERIES, NEW AC COMPRESSOR, NEW ENGINE RADIATOR, NEW BEANIES, A TON OF WORK FOR FIXING IMPACT TO ONE WHEEL AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. YARO, FEB 22, 2017 ROFL. THIS IS SUCH [XXX]. NO WAY YOU NEED TO REPLACE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. WE JUST REPAIRED A SALVAGE MODEL S THAT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE. REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END BODY PARTS AND ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS WORK JUST FINE. ALSO REPLACED THAT SAME CONTROL ARM THAT YOU RIPPED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. PASSED ALIGNMENT WITH NO ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WORKS FINE. I 100% GUARANTEE THAT BODY SHOP IS RESELLING ALL THE PARTS THEY PULLED OFF. FLATSIX911, FEB 26, 2017 LAST EDITED: FEB 26, 2017 JUST DID A QUICK SEARCH ON EBAY AND FOUND THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FOR THE MODEL S READILY AVAILABLE FOR $250. A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE TECH COULD REPLACE THIS PART AND CHECK THE SUSPENSION SPECS WITH A FEW HOURS LABOR. :COOL: 2012-2015 TESLA MODEL S LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM 1048951-00-B | EBAY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE DANGEROUSLY WEAK TESLA SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. 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).