NHTSA Complaint #11235055 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S

I JUST JOINED THE BROKEN FORELINK CLUB. MY 2015 S P90D DEVELOPED AN ERRATIC LOW "THUMP" SOUND FROM THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING HOME - FORTUNATELY ON LOW SPEED STREETS. NEXT DAY I PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE STREET, IT MADE AN OMINOUS CRUNCHING SOUND AND SHUT OFF. FINALLY, THE CAR REBOOTED AND I SLOWLY MOVED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I COULD SEE THE TIRE HITTING THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL - THE CAR AGAIN SHUT ITSELF OFF. I CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE SERVICE, A FLATBED CAME, THE CAR REBOOTED LONG ENOUGH TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS AND GET THE CAR ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND THAT WHOLE WHEEL WELLS HAD DISINTEGRATED. THEY REPLACED BOTH FORELINKS WITH "IMPROVED" PARTS. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK OF WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY! I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH I TRUST THE REPAIR FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IN THE TESLA FORUM - NUMEROUS SUCH FAILURES - BUT I WILL CERTAINLY KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR LOW-FREQUENCY THUMPS - ANOTHER VIGILANCE TASK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. SHAME ON TESLA . . .