NHTSA Complaint #11311243 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11311243
Vehicle 2016 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

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT REPEATED SYSTEMIC FAILURES OF TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A RANDOM WRECKED TESLA IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ONLINE COMPLAINT. HERE IS PAGE 13 OF A LONG THREAD OF COMPLAINTS ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-13#POST-4477250 MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. SINCE I SOMETIMES PASS TESLAS TRAVELLING TOWARDS ME ON THE HIGHWAY I FEEL I HAVE A PERFECT RIGHT TO COMPLAIN. HERE ARE EXAMPLES FROM THAT THREAD. SNIP**KASPER1G SAID: ↑ MINE SNAPPED 7 DAYS AGO AND TODAY TESLA SAID THAT THE CONTROL ARM CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND IT WOULD COST ME 12.000 TO FIX IT. SINCE THE CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NOW 176K KM IT HAS NO MORE WARRANTY... I'M PREEEEETTTY MUCH F**KED ISN'T THE PART THAT FAILED PART OF THE US RECALL? IF SO, HOW IS THE UK PART DIFFERENT? I'D POSIT THAT THE ENTIRE REPAIR SHOULD BE A WARRANTY/SAFETY DEFECT REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR, NO? THIS ISN'T RIGHT; PLEASE ESCALATE WITH YOUR TESLA LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND SUGGEST A FOLLOW UP COMPLAINT TO THE UK VERSION OF THE US NHTSA--ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE RECALL.** SNIP** LOCATION:HONG KONG HAD THIS HAPPEN 6 DAYS AGO. TESLA REPLACED MY MX90D'S FRONT LEFT FORELINK... MY CAR ONLY HAS 13K KM ON IT AND IT IS 3 YEARS OLD. IT JUST SNAPPED BACKING OUT OF A SPOT,WHEN I TOOK MY CAR BACK OUT, THERE WERE SCRATCHING SOUNDS WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. ALMOST COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR PARK AS THE SCRATCHING GOT WORST ON THE DOWNSLOPE. IT WAS HARD FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR SINCE IT WAS IN AN INDOOR CAR PARK. NOW I AM AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY. TESLA SAID NORMALLY THIS WOULD COST $400USD PER LEG TO REPAIR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? PLEASE WAKE UP! THANK YOU. KEEF

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