NHTSA Complaint #11032579 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11032579 |
| Vehicle | 2015 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26267542&ROWNUMBER=88&LOADRECENT=TRUE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF THE SUSPENSION HAVE SNAPPED. THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT TESLA IS QUIETLY FIXING SOME CUSTOMERS CARS WITHOUT EVEN INFORMING OTHER OWNERS OF THE DANGER. EXAMPLE - HTTP://BIT.LY/2Y5UQCC AND ALSO HTTPS://SEEKINGALPHA.COM/NEWS/3299876-TRUTH-CATCHING-TESLA-WSJ?V=1507546600 ***MINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SUSPENSION REPLACEMENTS DONE DURING SERVICING (NOT REQUESTED BY ME, BUT PRINTED ON THE JOB SHEETS). I ALSO KNOW SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SIMILAR VINTAGE CARS (PRE-2015) THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROACTIVE WORK DONE. SO IT MAY NOT BE WHOLESALE THROUGHOUT THE FLEET, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THEY HAVE BEEN DOING "RECALL-LITE" ON SOMETHING SUSPENSION RELATED ON AT LEAST PART OF THE FLEET.**** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.
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