NHTSA Complaint #11397299 — 2012 TESLA MODEL S
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11397299 |
| Vehicle | 2012 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 85,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
ON NOVEMBER 23RD 2020 I TOOK MY MODEL S ([XXX]) TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER LANCASTER, PA FOR THE TESLA WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 9TH AND RELATED TO MALFUNCTIONING TOUCHSCREEN DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING EMMC. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE SERVICE VISIT; 1) TESLA LANCASTER, PA SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE WARRANTY PARAMETERS (THE TESLA WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM STATED 8YEARS/100K MILES. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND INITIAL DELIVERY WAS NOVEMBER 24TH 2012 - SO TESLA LANCASTER, PA WAS WRONG ABOUT THIS AS SERVICE DATE WAS NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020) 2) TESLA LANCASTER, PA SERVICE CENTER STATED "THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE EMMC" (A 2012 MODEL S HAS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF MEMORY DEVICE IN IT - I WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE AN EMMC OF SOME SORT. THE NOVEMBER "WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM" STATED NO-COST REPAIRS FOR MALFUNCTIONING EMMC BUT LANCASTER, PA SERVICE CENTER DID NOT REPAIR MY CAR.) SO IN SHORT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NOVEMBER WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM RELATED TO SCREEN GOING BLANK INTERMITTENTLY TESLA WOULD NOT FIX IT. MY SCREEN IS STILL BLANK INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE TESLA WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AND NOW WITH THE FEBRUARY 2021 NHTSA RECALL 21V035 RELEASED I WOULD LIKE THIS SCREEN ISSUE FIXED PROPERLY AND PERMANENTLY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT EMMC OR MEMORY DEVICE IS IN THE CAR THE NHTSA SAFETY CONCERNS STILL APPLY (UNAVAILABILITY OF THE REARVIEW CAMERA DISPLAY, DEFROST/DEFOG CONTROL SETTINGS FOR PURPOSES OF ENSURING VISIBILITY, AND EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH). I AM REQUESTING THE MCU BE REPLACED WITH MCU V2 FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE TESLA STATED MY 2012 MODEL S DOES NOT HAVE THE 8GB EMMC AND BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MCU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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