NHTSA Complaint #11429586 — 2016 TESLA MODEL X

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11429586
Vehicle 2016 TESLA MODEL X
Component SUSPENSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CO

Consumer Description

I was leaving my gym parking lot, backing out of my parking space. I tried to turn my car and I heard a scraping noise, and the car was difficult to turn. I was able to make it the half a block to Tesla. (In the past I had this scraping noise/issue before and the car was serviced in Jan 2019 when a Tech rode with me to hear the scraping noise I was complaining about, and again in March 2021. At that time Tesla stated the issue was tire related and the tires were checked with no issues observed.) On July 30, 2021 my car was entered into service at Tesla Service Center- 6701 Amador Plaza Rd., Dublin, Ca. 94568 at 8:30am. I let Tesla know I was moving out of state August 8th, 2021. From 7/30- 8/16 Tesla would set a pickup date and then call me to push back the date . This happened several times. I had to rent a minivan out-of pocket in order to complete my drive from California to Colorado. Now on 8/18/21 my car is still in California, and I had to pay a shipping service to have my car shipped to me- out of my pocket. The issue with my 2016 Model X was broken left and right forelinks as stated on the service invoice. Tesla has stated that these parts were replaced. In researching this, I found that this was a problem with other vehicles of my particular year/model. There was no warning when this happened. I could easily have been driving with my family on a crowded freeway during our move, but I was thankfully in a parking lot. I have paid the Service invoice $878.10 out of pocket since my car is out of warranty. I feel Tesla knew about this problem. They failed to diagnose/fix this issue the 2 previous times I took it in. My car was under warranty the 1st time. My car is available for inspection to the NHTSA, and I am planning on having it inspected on it's arrival to Colorado next week.

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