NHTSA Complaint #11385692 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11385692 |
| Vehicle | 2015 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 114,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) IS CONSTANTLY CRASHING OR FAILING TO BOOT RESULTING IN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE HVAC, ADJUST ANY OPTIONS INCLUDING TURNING ON/OFF LIGHTS OR SAFETY CONTROLS, AND FAILURE OF THE BACK UP CAMERA. THIS WILL HAPPEN EITHER ON BOOT UP OF THE CAR OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE AT LEAST MARCH 2018 WITH TESLA CONSTANTLY SAYING IT'S A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE ISSUE AND THAT I NEED TO UPDATE WITH THE UPDATE NEVER SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AS LATE AS FEBRUARY 2020 TESLA DID A TOTAL "FACTORY RESET. WHICH WILL ERASE THE ENTIRE MCU AND ALL IT'S CONTENTS." THIS DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IT DID ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL UPDATES THAT SEVERELY LIMITED MY CHARGING SPEEDS CITING CONCERNS ABOUT THE BATTERY, BUT DID CONTINUED ON TO SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG THEN WHY DID THEY NEED TO LIMIT THE CHARGING SPEEDS 50%? AS FAR AS THE MCU THIS PROBLEMS HAS HAPPENED IN ALL SITUATIONS WHETHER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS, AT A STOP LIGHT OR ANY WHERE. TODAY, 12/30 TESLA TOLD ME THAT MY EMMC HAS FAILED AND THAT IS WHY MY MCU WAS GLITCHING BUT SINCE I'M PAST 100K MILES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THEIR EXTEND WARRANTY EXPLICITLY COVERING THIS FAILURE. THEY ALSO CLAIM THIS GLITCH TODAY AT 114K MILES IS NOT RELATED TO ANY OTHER GLITCHING I'VE MADE CLAIMS ABOUT IN THE PAST BEFORE I HIT 100K MILES SO THEY WON'T COVER UNDER THAT EITHER BUT THEY CITE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY WHEN I ASK FOR THE REPORTS/LOGS OF THESE FAILURES AND THE DIAGNOSTICS. TESLA THEN STATED EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO COVER IT I DON'T HAVE THE MOST UP TODATE FIRMWARE SO I'VE VOIDED MY WARRANTY AND THEY WONT COVER IT. THIS IS AFTER TESLA OFFERED TO BACKDATE MY FIRMWARE TO AN EARLIER VERSION IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MY ISSUES. SO THEY WILL BACKDATE IT BUT THEN THAT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY?
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