NHTSA Complaint #11340403 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S

TESLA MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) HAS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED EMMC CHIP THAT WILL FAIL ON ALL MODEL S AND X CARS FROM 2012 TO SUMMER 2018. THIS WAS A RESULT OF TESLA ENGINEERING WRITING THEIR LOGS TO THE EMMC WHICH HAS LIMITED NUMBER OF WRITE CYCLES, TESLA HAS SINCE RESOLVED WHERE LOGS ARE WRITTEN BUT THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. TESLA REFUSES TO ACCEPT THIS MISTAKE AND WILL CHARGE USERS $1300+ TO REPLACE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES HAPPEN BLINKERS DO NOT WORK. DRIVE AFTER A 30 SECOND TIMEOUT NO AEB (ADVANCED EMERGENCY BRAKING) NO CONTROLLING SUSPENSION HEIGHT NO MANUAL CONTROL OF HEADLIGHT LIGHTS NO BLINKER SOUNDS STEERING MODE DEFAULTS TO SOME SETTING (E.G. IF I HAVE IT SET TO SPORT, DURING REBOOT OF MCU IS CHANGES TO STANDARD OR COMFORT, NOT SURE BUT I CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL TAKE LESS EFFORT TO TURN THAN MY NORMAL SPORT MODE) NO HVAC (HEAT, COOL, VENT) NO DEFROSTERS NO SEAT HEATERS NO STEERING WHEEL HEATERS NO RADIO/STREAMING NO APP CONNECTIVITY TO CONTROL THE CAR NO ABILITY TO SEE THE CAR CHARGE STATUS FROM APP TRIP A/B PROFILES USER SETTINGS HOMELINK BLUETOOTH PAIRINGS NO REAR VIEW CAMERA THIS ISSUES HAPPENING TO ALL MODELS WORLD WIDE REFERENCE THIS POST TO SEE THE HUNDREDS OF USERS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS AND FORCE TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF REPAIR THAT IS NOT TESLA APPROVED. AT WHICH AT ANY POINT TESLA COULD REMOVE FEATURES FROM CARS FOR NOT USING ONE OF THEIR APPROVED SERVICE CENTERS. WHICH APPOINTMENTS ARE OVER ONE MONTH OUT, FORCING MOST USERS TO DRIVE THEIR CAR IN UNSAFE MANORS