NHTSA Complaint #11530285 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11530285
Vehicle 2013 TESLA MODEL S
Component UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

In November 2020, I had my Tesla MCU replaced under the NHTSA recall (Exhibit1). Attached is the invoice of the repair (Exhibit 2). On July 3, 2023, my MCU malfunctioned again. The dashboard is frozen showing the car is at 72 MPH in drive in a parking lot (exhibit 3). This is a safety issue since I cannot tell how fast I am driving when I am going with the flow of traffic. I nearly hit a person since I could not tell what gear I was in and ended up going in reverse rather than drive. I contacted Tesla requesting repair under the recall. Their response was that my car is old and they would not cover it even though it drives fine. I drove home in the slow lane since I could not tell my speed. They sent me an estimate of $1914.13 to replace the Nvidia Tegra MCU with an Intel Tegra MCU (exhibit 4). Since the car drives fine and the battery is good, I want to continue using my car but this is a safety issue. It seems that when Tesla pushes out updates on older cars, this crashes the MCU. It seems that they are trying to force owners of older cars to buy new ones. What are my options of solving this safety issue?

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