NHTSA Complaint #11555275 — 2014 TESLA MODEL S

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11555275
Vehicle	2014 TESLA MODEL S
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 29, 2020
Date Filed	November 15, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

The original motor on Tesla Model S vehicles between 2012-2019 has a reputation of leaking coolant inside the drive train and therefore locking up the motor that stops all operations of the vehicle. This has already happened twice with an average life expectance of 40-60k miles. I was just informed that Tesla has finally created a version of this motor that prevents coolant leaks on the latest revision of their motor (Part# 1002633-00-U) and would like to see a recall with this long needed fix. I currently have a remanufactured motor that will end up locking up eventually and would like to get ahead of this if at all possible.

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