NHTSA Complaint #11331037 — 2016 TESLA MODEL X

FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF MCU TOUCHSCREEN PANEL IN MY MODEL X. COULD NOT SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND SIDE MIRRORS, USE BACK-UP CAMERA, TURN ON/OFF AC OR HEATING OR USE NAVIGATION. OTHER SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRING USING OR SEEING THE TOUCHSCREEN PANEL WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE. VEHICLE 7 WEEKS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT ONLY HAD 20,039 MILES ON IT. TESLA SAID I NEEDED TO PLAY FOR A NEW TOUCHSCREEN PANEL. AFTER A STRENUOUS DISCUSSION TESLA AGREED TO DISCOUNT THE REPAIR BY 50%. I STILL HAD TO PAY $841.63 FOR SOMETHING I FELT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS PARKED AND AT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I FELT THE TOUCHSCREEN PANEL FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. ALSO, IF TESLA FOUND IT HAD A HISTORY OF THESE PANELS FAILING, THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL. IN NO WAY SHOULD SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT FAIL IN A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS, 7 WEEKS OLD WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR