NHTSA Complaint #10968496 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10968496 |
| Vehicle | 2015 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 11,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
HERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT INDICATES TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE RIDICULOUSLY FRAGILE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/BALL-JOINT-FAILURE-ON-2015-MS70D-AT-11K-MILES-TESLA-WONT-COVER.88051/ SNIP: I TURNED THE WHEEL TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AT 6:30AM, AND HEARD A THUMP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, SENT A TOW TRUCK, THEY SAID THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT WAS BROKENTHEY TOWED THE CAR TO THE CERTIFIED BODYSHOP AND THE REP LAUGHED AND LAUGHED AND SAID THIS IS ALL HE EVER SEES. A BALL JOINT SHEER THE DRIVER DOESN'T DETECT AND THEN BOOM. OWNERS ARE FAILING TO REPORT THESE PROBLEMS TO NHTSA DUE TO PEER PRESSURE FROM FELLOW TESLA OWNERS AND BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE TESLA SHAREHOLDERS. TESLA DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER QUALITY CONTROL THAT WOULD ALLOW INFORMATION ABOUT THESE FAILURES TO BE PASSED UP THE LINE SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE FAILURES BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE SNAPPING ON LATE MODEL CARS JUST AS A RESULT OF A SMALL POTHOLE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.
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