NHTSA Complaint #11271346 — 2016 TESLA MODEL X
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Crash Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11271346 |
| Vehicle | 2016 TESLA MODEL X |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 10,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53118179/PHOTOS IT APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED UP IN THE JUNKYARD PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE BATTERY PACK WAS DAMAGED IN A CRASH AND IT DECIDED TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE SELF COMBUSTING. BOTH BACK WHEELS HAVE SNAPPED OFF DESPITE THERE BEING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THAT PART OF THE CAR. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM FROM ONE OF THE BACK WHEELS HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT ( SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH) AND IS STILL RECOGNIZABLE DESPITE THE FIRE. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES BOTH FROM OWNERS AND FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS. RATHER THAN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES MR. ELON MUSK HAS CALLED THE COMPLAINTS "FRAUDULENT" AND THE COMPLAINANT "UNHINGED" HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/ELONMUSK/STATUS/741411531582115841?LANG=EN "OF GREATER CONCERN: 37 OF 40 SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA WERE FRAUDULENT, I.E. FALSE LOCATION OR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WERE USED. WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE THAT ONE OR MORE PEOPLE SOUGHT TO CREATE THE FALSE IMPRESSION OF A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE NONE EXISTED. Q IS WHY?" IT IS NOW MORE THAN 3 YEARS ON. MORE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST. I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING FRAUDULENT COMPLAINTS. THE SUSPENSIONS ARE STILL FAILING. I AM NOT HAPPY.
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