NHTSA Complaint #11310706 — 2014 TESLA MODEL S

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11310706
Vehicle	2014 TESLA MODEL S
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 23, 2019
Date Filed	February 22, 2020
Mileage	61,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

TESLA HAS LIMITED CHARGING SPEED AFTER A 2019.16.X SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ALMOST 3X SLOWER, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF FIRES WITH CARS WHILE JUST SITTING THERE. THE CAR HAS ADDITIONALLY BEGAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS DISTANCE AVAILABLE TO DRIVE AFTER THE 2019.16.X UPDATE HAS GONE DOWN AS WELL. THIS IS NOW KNOWN ON THE INTERNET AS "BATTERYGATE" AND "CHARGEGATE". DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM TESLA ON THIS ISSUE AND FIRES SURROUNDING CARS WITH SIMILAR BATTERIES, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITH JUST SOFTWARE AND THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SAFE TO OPERATE WITH THE BATTERY IT WAS SOLD WITH. I AM NOT EVEN SURE IT IS SAFE TO SLEEP UNDER THE SAME ROOF AS WHERE IT IS BEING PARKED.

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