NHTSA Complaint #11388216 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF BEFORE BECOMING INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TESLA (811 S SAN FERNANDO BLVD, BURBANK, CA 91502) WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.*DT THE FAILURE OF THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT MADE THIS REPORT. THE ABOVE REPRESENTS THE LATEST OCCASION OF INCIDENT. SOME OF THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO TESLA, THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT WANTED ESTIMATED $1,400.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO HIGH COST. THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN EARLY JANUARY 2021, AFTER THIS REPORT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED.*DT*JB