NHTSA Complaint #11339078 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S

OUR TESLA MODEL S 2013 WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2013, 7YEARS AGO. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO COVER OVER 200 MILES WITH A FULL CHARGE. STARTING JUNE 2019, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SHAKE DURING BRAKING AND THE TRAVELED MILES DECREASED DRASTICALLY AFTER SUDDEN LOSS OF RANGE WITH 2019.16.X SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT THROTTLES BATTERIES. UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS TRAVELING THE SAME ROUTE BY THE SAME PERSON. NOW, THE FULL CHARGE OF CAR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES TRAVELED. TOTAL SUPER CHARGED BATTERY MILES DO NOT GO BEYOND 150 MILES EVEN AFTER WAITING MORE THAN 2 HRS. USING 220 AMPFOR 7 HRS, THE FULL BATTERY CHARGE GOES UP TO 160 MILES BUT EVEN THEN THE ODOMETER TRAVEL COVERED IS LESS THE 110 MILES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS OF THE ORIGINAL 200 MILES TRAVELED. WE HAVE PAID FOR UNLIMITED USE OF SUPERCHARGER BUT WE ARE TOLD BY TESLA NOT TO USE SUPERCHARGER BECAUSE IT IS BAD FOR THE BATTERY. THAT IS TRUE. WE GET A LITTLE BETTER RESULTS BY USING OUR OWN 40 AMP, 220 VOLT CHARGER BUT THE CAR BATTERY LASTS LESS THAN 60% OF THE ORIGINALBATTERY UNDER IDENTICAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SUPERCHARGER IT COVERS LESS THAN 50%. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN ROCKLIN BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE SAID: "WE RAN TEST AND BATTERY IS NORMAL". WE NEED HELP UNDER STAND WHAT "NORMAL" MEANS. THIS CAR IS NOT NORMAL GOOD FOR COMMUTING TO WORK NOW. 1) CHARGING AT MUCH LOWER AMPS AND AVOIDING SUPERCHARGERS. THIS TOOK AWAY THE $2,500 PURCHASE OPTION AND FREEDOM OF BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL WITHOUT RANGE ANXIETY. 2) REPLACEMENT OF THE $2,500 MCU BY TESLA TECHNICIANS DID NOTHING BUT MORE MONEY INTO TESLA POCKETS. 3) BEGGING TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY OF 8 YEAR EXTENDED FROM 125K TO 150K MILE WARRANTY FOR PRIOR TO 2015 TESLA MODEL S VEHICLES IS UNABLE TO BE DONE. VERY SIMILAR TO THE APPLE IPHONE BATTERY THROTTLE LAWSUIT. *LN *TR