NHTSA Complaint #11360560 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11360560 |
| Vehicle | 2015 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 82,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WA |
Consumer Description
MY MCU HAS CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 8 WEEKS. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE MOBILE SERVICE WAS COMING OUT TO CODE A REPLACEMENT KEY. THE SOFTWARE THEY SENT APPEARED TO CRASH THE MCU THE FIRST TIME. IT WOULD WORK FOR A WEEK AT A TIME, THEN SEVERAL DAYS NOW IT'S PERMANENTLY OFF. NO HVAC CONTROL, TURN SIGNALS, AND CHARGING IS LIMITED TO 8AMPS ON MY 30 AMP LEVEL 2 CHARGER AND SUPERCHARGING IS DISABLED. CAR IS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT NOT FAR DUE TO THE PAINFULLY SLOW CHARGE. APP WILL NOT SYNC WITH CAR AND I CAN'T SEE MY SCHEDULED SERVICE APPT. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED (3RD PARTY) AND WE DID NOT HAVE ISSUES FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS UNTIL WE CODED THE NEW KEY, AND DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE OR TWO. THERE ARE 80 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON TESLA'S OWN FORUM, TIME FOR A SAFETY RECALL AT TESLA'S EXPENSE, $2500 TO REPLACE A KNOWN ISSUE SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO PUT ON A CONSUMER. ELON, TIME TO STEP TO THE PLATE BUD OR THIS IS THE LAST TESLA I WILL EVER OWN.
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