NHTSA Complaint #11064986 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11064986 |
| Vehicle | 2016 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 10,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
HERE IS A THREAD ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM IN WHICH SEVERAL POSTERS PROVIDE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR IS FALLING APART DUE TO CORROSION. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ THE THREAD STARTS IN OCTOBER 2017 AND IS ACTIVE RIGHT UP UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME WITH OWNERS DESCRIBING DIY REPAIRS THAT WILL PROBABLY MAKE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. THIS CORRODED BOLTS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM FOUND ON FORD AND OTHER MAKES OF CARS THAT RESULTED IN A MASSIVE RECALL. HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1684/15S14-STEERING-GEAR-MOTOR-BOLT-CORROSION-2013-2015-FORD-FUSION-LINCOLN-MKZ-2015-FORD-EDGE-2 WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OF THESE TESLAS? IF NHTSA IS NOT GOING TO ACT THEN PERHAPS THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES WILL. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/PAGE-6 SNIP** TODAY AT 5:36 PM I JUST GOT A CALL FROM TRANSPORT CANADA TODAY. THEY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ALL CANADIAN VEHICLE STEERING RACK FAILURES FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CALL DARRYL MALONE OF TRANSPORT CANADA AT 1-800-333-0510 THEY ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN EXAMINING A FAILED PART EVEN IF IT IS JUST A SHEARED BOLT. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT ASK FOR THE FAILED RACK WHEN I GOT MINE REPLACED . ** MANY TESLAS ARE IN USE ON ROADS THAT ARE SALTED DURING THE WINTER. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. OUTRAGED CITIZEN.
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