2013 TESLA MODEL S Suspension Problems

Driver's side rear control arm failure. The outside knuckle of the control arm cracked and is missing a portion. Tesla agrees this is SB-19-31-001 and will not repair without payment, due to the age of the vehicle. Vehicle has been serviced by Tesla multiple times without comment that this should be replaced.

When driving my vehicle the rear axle snapped causing the vehicle to fishtail. When checked by insurance company for repairs they found the Air suspension and rear axle snapped. It took out the air ride suspension, and bent 2 rims. It caused damage to the front fender as well as both interior wheel wells on the driver's side. Due to the suspension issue it caused a rock to come up and cracked windshield. The issue caused my vehicle to leave the road as I could not control the vehicle.

Driving at normal speeds and conditions my rear drivers control arm snapped off and wheel almost fell off , if driving at higher speed could have been deadly

Lower rear driver side control arm broke. A pop was heard at the stop sign only yards away (40 approximately) from my destination. Vehicle was placed into reverse to back into a driveway. The vehicle got stuck in the middle of the road and required a tow to move it.

I bought a used, but well cared for, gently used and properly maintained, 2013 Model S P85 from an individual in CT on Oct 8, 2022 with 77937 miles on it. I had the car about a month and a half of normal use when it ran well with zero issues, which included driving all the way from NY to VT over Thanksgiving at highway speeds with no issue. When back in my own town and making just a few turns to get to work on local roads on 11/28/22, I found myself losing control of the steering column and going off the road at a very low speed. The only indication that something was wrong was the traction light that came on just before I couldn't steer anymore and luckily found my way off to a soft shoulder. The front right tire was tilted in significantly and the car...

REAR PASSANGER CONTROL ARM CRACKED AND BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND MAKE DRIVING UNSAFE.

Component failed: Rear subframe cracked Safety risk: Car not stable to drive at speed, drive unit can twist or flop/drop Confirmed issue w/ dealer who is also manufacturer. Root cause of failure not established, but no signs of collision. Working hypothesis is metal fatigue or stress as metal part is not built thick enough to withstand force places on it causing shearing. There are no warning lights or lamps, no symptoms prior to failure.

To whom it may concern, Tesla Model S, and potentially other vehicles, have notorious issues with their front suspension fore links perhaps causing unsafe driving conditions. The topic has been brought up on Tesla forums numerous times and countless drivers are experiencing the same issue due to faulty parts provided during the manufacture of Tesla vehicles. The issue causes turning tightness, tire rubbing, and complete car driving capability failure, usually at low speeds. With the frequency of the complaint and the potential danger it could cause should the front suspension fully fail at higher speeds, this serious matter needs to be investigated on an urgent basis. As older Tesla vehicles are now aging the occurrence and increased risk is only rising to everyday, unsuspecting drivers. Just recently, my fore link and front suspension failed only minorly, and without and complete understanding of what the issue was the car was experiencing...

I was approaching a stop sign at 2 mph when I heard a terrible metallic clunking sound from under the front of the car. When I went to make a right turn, I was unable to steer the car. I was able to get it into a parking lot where I saw that the front right wheel was cambered in at about 30 degrees. I took photos of the car and in the wheel well and saw that the wheel was disconnected from an upper control bar. I had it towed to the Tesla Service Center and they confirmed that the Upper suspension link had disconnected from the wheel. There is a ball and socket type of joint that connects the two and the ball had popped out of the socket causing the problem. I had them check the Right front connection and was told that that socket was also...

In June, began hearing noise from the front suspension area while turning at speeds from 0-45 mph. I created a service appointment and I was initially told the front control arms and shock needed to be replaced due to wear and tear and would not be covered under warranty. Was informed the shock was leaking and it was required to be replaced in conjunction with the control arms repair. Was told “I won’t say its safe to drive, because at some point it can fail ”by the service advisor on 7/6/21 on a recorded line (recording available but not able to be uploaded here). To me, this indicates a safety concern; however, I was told it is a wear item that commonly needs to be replaced on older cars due to mileage/age of car and is not checked on the annual service unless there is noise or problem. However, suspension...

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING SOME LOUD CREAKING/SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS AT ANY SPEED OR PARKED. I HAD IT INSPECTED BY A TESLA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THE LEFT CONTROL ARM IS STARTING TO FAIL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FORE LINK ASSEMBLY TO ADDRESS SOME RATTLING NOISE THAT WAS GOING ON ALSO. I RECENTLY READ THAT TESLA HAD ISSUED A RECALL IN CHINA FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE MODEL S AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE IN THE US. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THIS INVESTIGATION AS IT SEEMS THAT I'M BEING AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

CHANGED THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS BEFORE FULL FAILURE OCCURRED. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, TECHNICIANS NOTED THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. UNDER THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN THEY REPLACED THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE AND CHARGED FOR THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW FOR THIS SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FLAW, LEAVING USERS UNAWARE AND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE.

1. DRIVING SCREEN FAILED. 2. DURING WET WEATHER BRAKES WILL NOT SLOW DOWN CAR FOR 3 SECONDS...VERY DISTRUBING 3. 2013 MODEL S WITH UNDER 100K MILES HAD FONT END PARTS FAIL. REQUIRED A $3,000.00 REPAIR. HAVE NEVER HAD AN AMERICAN CAR, EVEN WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE HAVE MULTIPLE FRONT END PARTS FAIL.

BACK AND FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES, TIRE BLOW WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED UNSAFE OPERATION.

HERE IS A TERDSLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/38372462?ROWNUMBER=30 LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO TAKE THESE CONTRAPTIONS OFF THE ROADS THEN I CAN SHUT UP AND LET YOU GET BACK TO SLEEP. THANKS A LOT. KEEF

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://EREPAIRABLES.COM/SALVAGE-CARS-AUCTION/TESLA/MODEL+S/VID-44567577 THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED WHILST THE CAR WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WELLS AND DAMAGE THE LINER AND BODYWORK. FAILURE OF THE AIR SUSPENSION IS A COMMON DEFECT IN TESLAS AND MANY OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE TESLA FORUMS AND HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. ANY NORMAL CAR MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM BY FITTING LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION. BUT THIS COMPANY IS RUN UNDER THE RULE OF LORD ELON MUSK WHO MUST NEVER BE QUESTIONED. THERE IS NO NEED TO PRESS THE INSANE BUTTON. IT COMES AS STANDARD WITH EVERY TESLA. YOURS WHOMPILY. KEEF

WE OWN A 2013 TESLA MODEL S 85, REAR WHEEL DRIVE, NO AUTOPILOT. AS VEHICLE AGED, THE STEERING WAS NOTICEABLY VAGUE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME "DARTY" ON THE HIGHWAY, SEEMINGLY WANTING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE CURRENT LANE ON ITS OWN. THIS DARTINESS BECAME WORSE AND WORSE OVER TIME, AND ALSO WAS WORSE WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. WE FIRST ALERTED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM IN AUG 2019, AND THEY REPLACED FEW COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION (BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND THE RIGHT FORELINK) AND CHARGED US $1571+TAX FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER FOR A WHILE, BUT IN JAN 2020 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN WITH CONCERNS ABOUT VAGUE STEERING AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, WHICH WE PAID FOR. THE ALIGNMENT YIELDED NO IMPROVEMENT AND THE CAR BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP...

BALL JOINT ON FRONT LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED PREMATURELY AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES VEHICLE USAGE; SPECIFICALLY, IT SEPARATED SO AS TO CAUSE THE UCA (UPPER CONTROL ARM) TO DISCONNECT FROM FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE DURING A LOW-SPEED PARKING LOT MANEUVER (THREE POINT 'Y' TURN) AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO TIP IN WORDS AGAINST THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. REPAIRED SUSPENSION BY REPLACING UPPER CONTROL ARM WITH INTEGRAL BALL JOINT. APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES LATER, THE BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM EXHIBITED EXTREME LOOSENESS AND CLUNKING SOUNDS FORCING ME TO REPLACE THE RH UCA / BALL JOINT ON THAT SIDE AS WELL. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MILES VEHICLE USAGE AND THE SUSPENSION IS ONCE AGAIN EXHIBITING ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE (FROM THE LH FRONT CORNER) OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS THAT MAKES ME SUSPICIOUS THAT ADDITIONAL OR SAME BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING...

FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED, DROPPING BODY ONTO TIRE. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. TESLA REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/44596360/PHOTOS/2013-TESLA-MODEL-S-CA-SAN-JOSE IT HAS THE TRADITIONAL WHOMPY WHEEL. SB-19-31-001 JANUARY 3, 2019 TESLA, INC. SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES ON CERTAIN MODEL S VEHICLES, EITHER LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM MIGHT CRACK, CAUSING EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR SUSPENSION." YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN MISTER GARRISON! TESLA IS NOT PROACTIVELY FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. EVERY TESLA IS A TIME BOMB. PLEASE SORT THIS OUT THANK YOU KEEF

VEHICLE MAKES SQUEAK NOISE WHEN DRIVING LOW SPEED AND DRIVE OVER A BUMPER. TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM NEED REPLACEMENT ON OCT 19 2019 AND PAID IT AND REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENED ON LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM ON MAY 08 2020 AND PAID AND REPLACED. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT PLAY IS PRESENT IN BOTH AFT LINKS. I AM WORRIED THAT MY MODEL IS OLD ONE AS 2013 AND IT FAILED A LOT FROM THE SUSPENSION PART. THANKS GOD THIS THING HAPPENED ON HIGH SPEED BUT I AM REALLY WORRIED REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE CAR.

WAS SUPERCHARGING ABOUT 7 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, MY SCREEN TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT REBOOT.. THE DREADED MCU FAILURE EVERY TESLA OWNER FEARS, AND EVERY SERVICE CENTER PRETENDS DOES NOT EXIST. MY CAR WOULD NOT POWER OFF, AS WE WERE AT THE BEACH MY A/C WAS ON FULL BLAST. MY CAR WAS NOW DRIVEABLE WITH NO KEY, AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WHATSOEVER. ANYONE WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY COULD JUST WALK UP TOUCH THE HANDLE AND GET INTO MY CAR. I HAD TO STAY CLOSE TO SUPERCHARGERS AS MY A/C DRAINED THE BATTERY HEAVILY. TESLA ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ME TAKE IT TO A SERVICE CENTER WHICH WERE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS BECAUSE A MOBILE TECH WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT ON SPOT. SO NOW I GET TO DRIVE 7 HOURS HOME IN THE MOST STRESSFUL SITUATION OF MY...

WELL I LOVE MY FIST TESLA BUT AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAD TO GO IN TO THE AUSTIN SERVICE CENTER FOR A PROBLEM WITH A CLICKING /THUMPING NOISE AS WHEN I BACK UP I HEARD & FEEL. SO AFTER HAVING MY CAR A COUPLE DAYS FOUND IT WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE LARGE DRIVE UNIT REPLACE THAT WILL BE STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SAY THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACE & I HAVE TO PAY TO GET REPLACED DUE TO ' WEAR & TEAR ' AS SERVICE CENTER SAY, ON MY SUBFRAME IT'S NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT ETC.THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED THE 100% WARRANTY!!

WHILE SLOWLY BACKING CAR UP IN DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED AND THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WITH THE WHEEL CAMBERED OUTWARD AT 30 DEGREES OR SO. THE WHEEL WAS TRAPPED IN THE WHEEL WELL AND UNABLE TO ROTATE, AND RELATED SUSPENSION PARTS INCLUDING A BRAKE LINE AND THE AIR SPRING MODULE WERE DAMAGED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED THE LOCKED-UP REAR WHEEL WOULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THERE IS AN EXISTING TESLA SERVICE BULLETIN, SB 19-31-001, WHICH STATES: "ON CERTAIN MODEL S VEHICLES, EITHER LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM MIGHT CRACK, CAUSING EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR SUSPENSION." IT STATES THAT THE CORRECTION IS: REPLACE BOTH LH AND RH LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WITH UPDATED PARTS." THIS DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. THE CIRCULAR, CAST ALUMINUM PART OF THE ARM WHICH CONTAINS A LARGE BUSHING AT THE OUTBOARD END...

MY TESLA HAS THE WELL KNOW 'BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH' DUE TO EMMC FAILURE. WITHOUT THIS, MOST FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK. THIS INCLUDES SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS, AC/HEAT, BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, NAVIGATION, ETC. TESLA HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE TO GET A LIVE PERSON ON THE PHONE, UNLESS IT'S FOR NEW CAR SALES. THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR US BUT IT'S 3 WEEKS AWAY AND WE CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG TO HAVE THE CAR MOBILE AGAIN. I WILL LIKELY TAKE THE EMMC OUT MYSELF, MAIL IT TO SOMEONE FOR REPLACEMENT, AND PAY ABOUT 700.00.

MAIN SCREEN MALFUNCTION. TURNED COMPLETELY BLACK. TURN SIGNALS NO LONGER WORK AND CAR WILL NOT CHARGE. BACKUP CAMERA NOT USABLE. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT OVER A MONTH ALREADY.

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEADLY WEAKNESS OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED A SUBSTITUTE VIN SINCE THE VIN OF THE AFFECTED CAR IS UNAVAILABLE. THIS SHOULD NOT MATTER AS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE AFFECTING EVERY TESLA ON THE ROADS. HERE IS A THREAD ON THE OFFICIAL TESLA MOTORS FORUM WHICH ONLY ALLOWS POSTS BY VERIFIED OWNERS. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-FAILED THE LATEST IN A LONG STRING OF FAILURES IS REPORTED HERE : NATECVAL | JULY 14, 2020 I HAD AN NEARLY IDENTICAL ISSUE! REAR PASSENGER SUSPENSION FAILURE. AFTER NORMAL DRIVE HOME FROM WORK WITH NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAPPENING. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO BACK UP TOWARDS MY DRIVEWAY AND THE WHEEL TIRE NEARLY FELL OFF. VERY UNNERVING SINCE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY OVER THE WEEKEND TRAVELING 85 MPH, THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP...

MCU (CENTER SCREEN) FAILED IN MY 2013 MODEL S. I RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER IT WAS PARKED ALL DAY IN AN OUTDOOR PARKING LOT AT WORK AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. REBOOTING, OTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DID NOT REMEDY. AS A RESULT OF MCU FAILURE, TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK (EXTERIOR TURN SIGNALS AND AUDIBLE INDICATION OF TURN SIGNALS), AIR SUSPENSION COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, CLIMATE CONTROL COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY CONTROLLED, STEERING SETTINGS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, CHARGE LEVEL COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT COULD NOT BE USED, BACKUP CAMERA COULD NOT BE VIEWED IN ADDITION TO OTHER FUNCTIONALITY FOR THE CAR. LEADING UP TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE UNIT, THE MCU WOULD OCCASIONALLY REBOOT ITSELF DURING DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS AND CHANGE IN STEERING DYNAMICS.

TESLA IN JUNKYARD. BACK WHEEL FELL OFF. SUSPENSION GIBLETS ALL HANGING OUT. VERY NASTY. GIVE MY REGARDS TO [XXX] YOURS WHOMPILY [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE OVER A MONTH AGO. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER TO NOTIFY THEY HAVE A REPLACEMENT FOR ME. TILL THEN, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE VEHICLE IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. FAILURE OF THE MCU MEANS I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL MOST OF THE VEHICLES FUNCTIONS. MOST NOTABLY, I CANNOT RAISE THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION, TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, OR VIEW THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. OTHERS THINGS AFFECTED ARE OPENING THE SUNROOF, LISTENING THE THE RADIO OR MUSIC AT ALL, USE GPS, CONNECT MY PHONE TO THE VEHICLES BLUETOOTH, CONNECT TO MY PHONE VIA TESLA APP, THE ODOMETER READING ISN'T VISIBLE ANYMORE, THE WALK-AWAY LOCK FEATURE IS INOPERATIVE SO IF I FORGET TO MANUALLY LOCK THE VEHICLE IT WILL STAY UNLOCKED, AND THERE MAY BE MORE FEATURES INOPERATIVE THAT I AM UNAWARE OF. THE FAILURE OF THE MCU...

THE TOUCH SCREEN FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (TESLA) WENT BLACK RENDERING THE VEHICLE TO UNABLE TO BE CHARGED AND ANY ENTERTAINMENT, CLIMATE AND OTHER BASIC FUNCTIONS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE USED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE SCREEN GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR OTHER OWNERS.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A BURNED OUT MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS ROASTED SO I HAVE SUBSTITUTED THE VIN OF A DIFFERENT WRECK IN ORDER TO PROMPTLY FILE THIS URGENT COMPLAINT. HERE IS THE CAR I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36655532?ROWNUMBER=4 I HAVE ATTACHED A CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WRECK WHICH SHOWS THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON THESE EARLY TESLAS IS MADE FROM HOLLOW DIE CAST MONKEY METAL AND IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE TO SNAP IN HALF. TESLA CAME OUT WITH A SLIGHTLY IMPROVED KNUCKLE IN ABOUT 2014 BUT THOSE ONES ALSO SNAPPED EASILY. THE CURRENT VERSION IS MUCH STRONGER. OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN WARNED ABOUT THESE WEAK PARTS. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE IF YOU DO NOT TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE...

THE MAIN TOUCHSCREEN ON MY 2012 TESLA S HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY- TOTALLY BLANK, RESULTING IN NO REARWARD FACING CAMERA, LOWER CHARGING RATES, NO CONTROL OVER SUSPENSION HEIGHT OR STEERING STIFFNESS; NO A/C, NO HEAT, NO SUNROOF CONTROLS, NO WIFI, NO BLUETOOTH AND NO CELLULAR; NO MAP, NO GPS. NO RADIO. *TR

FRONT RIGHT, UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED ON RIGHT TURN ON A FLAT ROAD. TRAVELING IN NEIGHBOR STREETS AT <30 MPH. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

THREE DAYS AGO I PARKED MY VEHICLE TO P/U A DOG FROM THE VET THUS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE TIRES CLOSE TO THE CEMENT STOP. NO ISSUE. CAME OUTSIDE WITH THE PET AND LOADED HER INTO THE REAR SEAT. STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT UNIT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED PERHAPS 3" WHEN UNIT STOPPED MOVING. PULLED FORWARD A FEW INCHES AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME. PULLED UP VEHICLE INFO ON THE IT SCREEN TO HEIGHT OF VEHICLE WHICH HAS AIR SUSPENSION. HEIGHT SHOWED NORMAL. HIT BUTTON FOR MAX HEIGHT, SAME ISSUE. WENT BACK INTO SCREEN AND WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROTOCOL. THIS TIME I COULD SEE THE UNITS FRONT END ROSE A FEW INCHES. PUT UNIT INTO REVERSE AND UNIT BACKED WITHOUT PROBLEM. I KEPT THE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AT THAT LEVEL. YESTERDAY, 2/20/19. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND DROVE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM....

I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE SCRAPING SOUND. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS UP I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION HAD COLLAPSED. THE CAR WAS MOVING STRAIGHT BACK AT VERY LOW SPEED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK TECHNICIAN THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=28123114&ROWNUMBER=85&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE LATEST FATAL TESLA CRASH THE BACK WHEEL HAS ALSO FALLEN OFF. HTTPS://WWW.JOURNAL-NEWS.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/SHERIFF-OFFICE-OUTCOME-WOULD-HAVE-BEEN-DIFFERENT-PROM-NIGHT-CRASH-WITH-SEAT-BELT-USE/V2TPIMAKDKCIFF5F4SBWVN/ WILL YOU PLEASE WAKE UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. MIGHTILY PEEVED CITIZEN. WHICH IS PROBABLY THE REASON THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/29160998/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE EXTREMELY WHOMPY . THE SUSPENSION IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY BROKEN TO CAUSE THE WHEEL TO BE SKEWED OVER AT SUCH AN ANGLE. IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT THE TESLA WHEELS ARE QUITE FRAGILE. IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE OFFICIAL CRASH TEST VIDEOS THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS BREAK APART WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BREAK APART RATHER THAN BREACHING THE PASSENGER SAFETY CELL. SINCE THESE WHEELS ARE FRAGILE IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BROKE BECAUSE OF A HARD IMPACT TO THE WHEEL IN THE CRASH EVENT. IT IS FAR MORE LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BREAKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT RATHER THAN JUST THE RESULT OF THE CRASH IMPACT. I BELIEVE THAT...

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/28761918/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL IS WHOMPY. HOW MANY MORE EXAMPLES DO YOU NEED BEFORE YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT THESE CARS ARE TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THE ROADS? PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. ENDANGERED CITIZEN.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/48517337 THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON. TESLA USES CAST ALUMINUM FOR THE SUSPENSION PARTS. THESE PARTS HAVE VERY LITTLE MARGIN OF SAFETY EVEN WHEN BRAND NEW. AFTER A FEW YEARS AND WITH THE EFFECTS OF FATIGUE AND CORROSION THESE PARTS BECOME EVEN MORE FRAGILE. OWNERS ARE UNDER THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT THESE CARS ARE VERY SAFE AND REQUIRE VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE. AS THE FLEET OF TESLAS AGES THE RISK OF FAILURE BECOMES EVEN GREATER THAN IT IS ALREADY. MANY COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE TESLA IS SOLD DO NOT REQUIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS. SOME COUNTRIES REQUIRE NO ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT ALL. THIS IS A TICKING TIME BOMB. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

TESLA.... JUNKYARD... HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/27986168 THE USUAL - SUSPENSION FELL TO BITS, WHEEL FELL OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF YOU CAN SPARE THE TIME. THANK YOU. ANNOYING CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26868872&ROWNUMBER=18&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS ON THE LH SIDE HAVE SIMPLY FALLEN OFF AND THE SUSPENSION PARTS HAVE SNAPPED. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL SIDES OF THE CAR PROBABLY DUE TO AN AIR LEAK IN THE SUSPENSION LINES OR A GLITCH IN THE SOFTWARE. THE RATE AT WHICH WHEELS ARE FALLING OF TESLAS IS SIMPLY RIDICULOUS. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/31421117/PHOTOS ONCE AGAIN THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED. NO SIGN OF COLLISION DAMAGE. SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON. THERE IS A CLEAR TREND OF DEFECT IN THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. IF THIS CAR WAS BEING PRODUCED IN THE SAME VOLUMES AS MAINSTREAM CAR-MAKERS THEN YOU WOULD BE SEEING THOUSANDS OF CARS WITH WHEELS FALLEN OFF. IT IS SCANDALOUS THAT THIS DANGER IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. PLEASE ACT NOW TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26175292&ROWNUMBER=59&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS TOTALLY COLLAPSED AND THE WHEELS ARE JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL ARCHES. THE WHEELS ARE NOT POINTING STRAIGHT BUT ARE SKEWED IN TOWARDS EACH OTHER. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COLLAPSING SUSPENSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/42232387/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND BOTH BACK WHEELS HAVE GONE WHOMPY. THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT THE WHOMPY WHEELS CAUSED THE CRASH RATHER THAN BEING MERELY THE RESULT OF IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON THAT TESLA SUSPENSIONS COLLAPSE SO OFTEN. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

I MADE A LEFT TURN ON KELLOGG DRIVE.I RAN OVER SOME SAFETY DOTS ON THE FLOOR. THE SAFETY DOTS WAS ABNORMAL LARGE IN SIZE. BOTH MY FRONT AND REAR WHEEL RAN OVER MANY LARGE SAFETY DOTS. THE COMPLETE TESLA BRAKE FUNCTION FAILED AND I HAVE NO BRAKE. BY THE TIME MY CAR STOPS I WAS LITERALLY SITTING ON TOP OF SAFETY DOTS. ONCE I COME OUT OF THE CAR I SAW THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE AND RIMS LOOK LIKE IS FALLING OUT OF PLACE. THE POLICE CAMPUS CAME AND SAID IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR AXEL WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTER APPEARANCE OF MY TESLA ONLY A UPPER SUSPENSION WHICH WAS DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE PARTS WAS AN INTEGRITY ISSUE AND TESLA DENIES IT.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/35967857/PHOTOS THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED APART FROM THE LH REAR WHEEL WHICH IS SKEWED OVER AT A CRAZY ANGLE. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE TIRE AND WHEEL ARE UNDAMAGED. THIS CAN NOT BE THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. IT IS SIMPLY A CASE OF WHOMPY WHEELS DUE TO WEAK AND UNSAFE SUSPENSION. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS A FRESH REPORT OF A TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/TESLA-UPPER-CONTROL-ARM-CRACKED.96329/#POST-2257474 SNIP:IT ALL TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY WHEN MY WIFE WERE DRIVING TO VISIT ONE OF HER COLLEAGUE. WHILE TURNING INTO A LEFT TURN AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. SHE DID NOT THINK OF MUCH BUT IMMEDIATELY SHE NOTICE THAT HER BRAKE WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE DASH HAD MALFUNCTION WARNING ALL OVER THE PLACE. SHE HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL THE CAR TO SAFETY BUT WAS HITTING MANY OF THE SAFETY BUMP ON THE GROUND. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAMPUS POLICE PULL UP AND ASK HER WHAT HAPPEN. SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR NOTICE THE OUR 2013 MODEL S P85 WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND WITH ONE OF THE WHEEL COMPLETELY BEND. IT LOOKS LIKE AS IF THE AXLE HAD GAVE AWAY. *** TO ME IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS NOT AN WEAR AND...

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25626248&ROWNUMBER=65&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS PUSHED BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE BY MAKING THE COOLANT LEAK OUT. IF THE BATTERY PACK IS HOT FROM RECENT CHARGING OR FROM HARD DRIVING IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO CATCH FIRE IF COOLANT IS LOST. TESLAS SEEM TO CATCH FIRE MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER ELECTRIC VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/30827127-2013-TESLA-MODEL-S-JACKSONVILLE-FL IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THIS SAME FAILURE IS OCCURRING REPEATEDLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE DESIGN IS LACKING A BUMP STOP AND THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK IN THE SUSPENSION CAN RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.