2015 TESLA MODEL S Suspension Problems

PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE TO CHARGE IT. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REFUSED TO TURN. ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL RESULTED IN A GRINDING NOISE THAT MADE THE CAR UNDRIVEBLE. AFTER A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, WE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS SHIFTED BACKWARD AND WAS RESTING ON THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL LINER. THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROLS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND INSTEAD WERE LOCKED AT "VERY HIGH".

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 AS I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD NOISE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE DISCONNECTED FROM THE AXLE.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ON A LEVEL SURFACE WE HEARD A LOUD POP. UNSURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS I DID A WALK AROUND THE CAR BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. WE DROVE THE CAR TO THE MOUNTAINS AT SPEEDS UP TO 55MPH. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME WE HEARD MORE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE SUSPENSION. WE CALLED TESLA EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A HISTORY WITH SUSPENSION ISSUES. WE ALSO ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME. THE TECH SAID THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUSPENSION. HE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE DID DRIVE THE VEHICLE SOME DISTANCE OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE STOPPED TO VISIT A RESTAURANT AND WE HEARD FURTHER SOUNDS FROM THE SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL...

TESLA MODEL S HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 2 YEARS, SUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION I HAD. AT NEAR THE END OF 2 YEARS I WALKED DOWN TO EXAMINE THE CAR, NOTICED THE CAR HAD SETTLED DOWN ONTO THE TIRES. I HAD IT CHARGING CONTINUOUSLY, BUT APPARENTLY THE CHARGING OPERATION HAD FAULTED, AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. I CHARGED THE 12V COMPUTER BATTERY, THEN CHARGED THE 400 VOLT TRACTION BATTERY. I TURNED IT ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE FAR BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TIRES AND INSIDE THE FENDERS, WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP. I WAITED FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION TO BE PUMPED UP, AND DROVE THE CAR TO HEAD FOR A TESLA SUPERCHARGER STATION. THE TRIP THERE FELT SQUIRRELY AND ASSUMED IT WAS MY STUDDED SNOW TIRES. AT THE SUPERCHARGER THE STEERING GOT VERY DIFFICULT, AND WHEN I LEFT I HAQD TO DRIVE CAREFULLY TO...

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. ALL THE CONTROLS WERE STUCK...FAN/AC...BACK UP CAMERA DID NOT WORK. MY TURNING SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. TESLA SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED SO ALL THE AC DID NOT TURN OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY ALL THE WAY TO 0 RANGE. TOOK A LOT OF TROUBLE TO GET TO THE SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY. THEY CONCLUDED THE MCU WAS DEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED CLAIMING THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE MCU CRASHED AND COMPRISED SAFETY OF THE CAR WITH THE TURNING SIGNALS, SUSPENSION AND REAR BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING AMONGST OTHERS SINCE THE MCU CONTROLS EVERYTHING. WE BELIEVED TESLA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON OWNERS TO REPLACE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IF OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND WHEN THE WARRANTY ENDS. WE HAVE 2 TESLAS...

AFTER THE 12V BATTERY ON OUR CAR DIED, IT WAS REPLACED BY TESLA SERVICE. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE CENTER SCREEN (MCU) WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS SCREEN CONTROLS ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE CAR, INCLUDING BACKUP CAMERA, PARK DISTANCE CONTROLS, AUTO-PILOT, DOOR LOCKS, SUSPENSION, ADJUSTING BRAKING AND COLLISION WARNINGS, OPENING AND CLOSING SUNROOF, CHARGING (IT'S AN ELECTRIC CAR - NONFUNCTIONAL IF WE CAN'T ADJUST CHARGING), CLIMATE CONTROL, REMOTE COMMUNICATION, SOFTWARE UPDATES, ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, ETC. WE CONTACTED TESLA, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THESE SCREENS REGULARLY FAIL AT AROUND 4 YEARS (OUR VEHICLE IS 4-1/2 YEARS OLD). IN ADDITION, FAILURE IS APPARENTLY ACCELERATED BY THE FAILURE OF THE 12V BATTERY. AFTER WAITING MANY WEEKS FOR A "REPLACEMENT PART," WE WERE CONTACTED AND TOLD THEY HAD ACCIDENTALLY ORDERED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD COST $2,700 (WE HAD BEEN QUOTED $1,300). THE CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVEABLE FOR MONTHS. IN ADDITION, IF...

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35042733?ROWNUMBER=1 IT IS TOTALLY BURNED OUT. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FIRE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE JUNKYARD.SINCE THERE IS BURNED AND MELTED DEBRIS SURROUNDING THE CAR. ITHE FRONT LH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY IS NO LONGER IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE. INSTEAD OF BEING BOLTED TO THE CAR THE BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE IS STASHED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS IS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER PICKED IT UP OFF THE GROUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH AND THREW IT INSIDE THE CAR. I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH LONGER YOU WILL ALLOW THESE DEADLY DEFECTIVE CARS TO ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. NHTSA DATABASE HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MANY OWNERS ARE NOW COMING FORWARD AND LODGING COMPLAINTS BUT THERE WOULD BE MANY MORE OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN PERSUADED NOT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: HTTPS://JALOPNIK.COM/ONE-WEEK-OLD-TESLA-MODEL-X-HAS-CATASTROPHIC-SUSPENSION-1844564706...

MCU DEAD AT 54,650 MILES. MAIN CONTROL SCREEN WILL NOT TURN ON. HAS EFFECTED THE FOLLOWING BUT NOT LIMITED TO. ' NO AEB (ADVANCED EMERGENCY BRAKING) ' NO CONTROLLING SUSPENSION HEIGHT ' NO MANUAL CONTROL OF HEADLIGHT LIGHTS ' NO BLINKER SOUNDS ' TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE ' STEERING MODE DEFAULTS TO SOME SETTING (E.G. IF I HAVE IT SET TO SPORT, DURING REBOOT OF MCU IS CHANGES TO STANDARD OR COMFORT, NOT SURE BUT I CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL TAKE LESS EFFORT TO TURN THAN MY NORMAL SPORT MODE) ' NO HVAC (HEAT, COOL, VENT) ' NO DEFROSTERS ' NO SEAT HEATERS ' NO STEERING WHEEL HEATERS ' NO RADIO/STREAMING ' NO APP CONNECTIVITY TO CONTROL THE CAR ' NO ABILITY TO SEE THE CAR CHARGE STATUS FROM APP ' TRIP A/B ' PROFILES ' USER SETTINGS ' HOMELINK ' BLUETOOTH PAIRINGS ' NO REAR VIEW CAMERA ' NO...

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE THE VIN OF THE AFFECTED CAR IS UNAVAILABLE. HERE IS A FORUM POST IN WHICH AN OWNER PROVIDES 100% PROOF OF HIS STEERING KNUCKLE SNAPPING IN HALF AND NEARLY KILLING HIM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-DRIVERS-STEERING-KNUCKLE-FRACTURED-WHILE-DRIVING-AT-55MPH-VIDEO.199103/ SNIP** DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND A HUGE BANG VIOLENTLY SHOOK THE CAR, AS IF I RAN OVER A HUGE POTHOLE, KNOCKING MY DASHCAM OFF ITS SUCTION MOUNT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED IT TO THE SHOULDER. I GET OUT AND SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR IS SLAMMED TO THE GROUND, AND THE FENDER IS RIDING ON THE TIRE. I LIMP IT TO A SAFER SPOT IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND TAKE A LOOK. THE STEERING KNUCKLE CASTING IS FRACTURED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR SPRING! TESLA ROADSIDE SAYS THEY SEE...

IN 2018 TESLA NOTIFIED ME OF NEEDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE 5 BOLTS SECURING MY STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING UNITS. THEY DID THAT AND LEFT. I HAD SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES, SO MY TESLA MODEL S HAD ONLY 7,590 MILES. IN 2020 WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES BUT NEARLY 2 YEARS FROM THAT 5-BOLT REPLACEMENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I89 TOWARDS A TESLA SUPERCHARGER, I FELT THE CAR WAS WANDERING EVER SO SLIGHTLY WITHIN MY LANE, SO I WAS UNEASY, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO MY 4 STUDDED SWEDISH SNOW TIRES. ARRIVING AT THE SUPERCHARGER, NOTICED MUCH STEERING EFFORT TO BACK INTO CHARGING POSITION. WHEN LEAVING, IT HAD MORE EFFORT TO STEER, AND IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME MUCH ONCE I WAS ROLLING ALONG. SAME WANDERING PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE 38 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM TESLA. #SB-18-32-002 R1 SEVERAL TIMES IN IT TESLA WARNED THAT...

IN 2018 TESLA NOTIFIED ME OF NEEDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE 5 BOLTS SECURING MY STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING UNITS. THEY DID THAT AND LEFT. I HAD SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES, SO MY TESLA MODEL S HAD ONLY 7,590 MILES. IN 2020 WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES BUT NEARLY 2 YEARS FROM THAT 5-BOLT REPLACEMENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I89 TOWARDS A TESLA SUPERCHARGER, I FELT THE CAR WAS WANDERING EVER SO SLIGHTLY WITHIN MY LANE, SO I WAS UNEASY, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO MY 4 STUDDED SWEDISH SNOW TIRES. ARRIVING AT THE SUPERCHARGER, NOTICED MUCH STEERING EFFORT TO BACK INTO CHARGING POSITION. WHEN LEAVING, IT HAD MORE EFFORT TO STEER, AND IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME MUCH ONCE I WAS ROLLING ALONG. SAME WANDERING PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE 38 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM TESLA. #SB-18-32-002 R1 SEVERAL TIMES IN IT TESLA WARNED THAT...

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ONGOING PROBLEM OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN OF THE CAR SO I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA SO AS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS COMPLAINT FORM. HERE IS A DISCUSSION FORUM THREAD COMPLETE WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REAR WHEEL CANTED OVER AT 30 DEGREES AKA "GONE WHOMPY" HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-FAILED.195049/#POST-4731008 SNIP *** I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER MY 85D SUSPENSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS DRIVING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD THUD, SIMILAR TO HITTING A POTHOLE, YET THERE WAS NO POTHOLE. MY FIRST SUSPICION WAS THAT I EITHER HAD A FLAT OR A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR SUSPENSION. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND RAISED MY SUSPENSION TO HIGH AND SLOWLY CONTINUED ON. IT WAS POURING RAIN AT THE TIME SO...

IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING 5MPH RAN OVER AN ELEVATED SPEED BUMP ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WHEN HEARD A SNAP IN DRIVER REAR WHEEL AREA. PULLED OVER INTO PARKING SPOT AND TIRE WAS CANTERED. CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED. HAD 65K MILES AND TESLA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY YET THE NEW CONTROL ARM LOOKS MUCH STURDIER AND DIFFERENT THEN THE OLD ONE. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH BUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR THESE 2015 AND BEFORE MODELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

AIR SUSPENSION LOSES AIR OVERNIGHT. I BOUGHT MY 2015 MODEL S WITH AIR SUSPENSION ($2400. OPTION) IN FEB.-MARCH 2015 VIN [XXX] THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,592 MILES. THE NY TIMES COMMENTED ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THIS INTERNET ADDRESS LINK:HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2016/06/10/BUSINESS/TESLA-MODEL-S-NHTSA-SUSPENSION-FAILURE.HTMLTHERE ARE 34 POSTS ON AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH THE TESLA ON THIS INTERNET LINK:HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS THERE ARE MANY OTHER AIR SUSPENSION TESLAA LINKS ON AN INTERNET SEARCH. HAVE MORE THAN 1900 CHARACTERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL OF EARLIER INCIDENT OF AIR LOSS. CAN EMAIL TO YOU ON REQUEST, AS I SAVED IT. [XXX] TEL [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

I WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU BANKING, SITTING STATIONARY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, OUT OF MY CONTROL, I COULD NOT BRAKE. FINALLY, THE CAR STOPPED WITH A RED ERROR MESSAGE "LOW TIRE PRESSURE"

SLOW DRIVING IN THE VILLAGE. AT A SHARP TURN TO RIGHT (AFTER THE STOP SIGN) I HEARD SCRATCHING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ON THE CHASSIS. IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT FIND SOMETHING STRANGE SO I DROVE SLOWLY TO MY HOUSE, WHERE I HAD A CLOSER LOOK: ONE PHOTO IS THE GOOD SUSPENSION ON THE LEFT AND THE OTHER IS THE BROKEN ON THE RIGHT.

PLEASE NOTE, VIN OF A RANDOM TESLA USED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BROKEN FORE-LINKS WHICH AFFECTS ALL TESLA CARS. THE TESLA FORUMS HAVE DOZENS OF REPORTS OF FORELINKS BREAKING. GO TO HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/FIND-NEW/10309935/POSTS AND ENTER "BROKEN FORELINK" "SUSPENSION FAILURE" OR SIMILAR. AN EXPERT HAS NOW GIVEN HIS OPINION. SNIP **ELECTRICDAVE, YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE PROOF OF THE PRIMARY FAILURE MODE THESE ARE EXPERIENCING! THEIR CASTING IS PROBABLY COOLING TOO QUICKLY AT THAT END AS THE BREAK APPEARS AT THE END WHERE THE LIQUID METAL IS POURED IN. YOU SEE HOW JAGGED THAT BREAK IS? THAT IS THE BOUNDARY WHERE THE TWO SIDES OF THE MOLD TRIED TO JOIN, AND DIDN'T QUITE FULLY JOIN BEFORE STARTING TO COOL AND CRYSTALLIZE. I AM NOT A CASTING EXPERT, BUT MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE WOULD SUGGEST THEY NEED NEED TO INCREASE THE POOL OF METAL ABOVE THE PART SO THIS...

NOTE, VIN OF JUNKYARD TESLA USED TO BE ABLE TO FILE THIS URGENT REPORT. THREAD POSTED TODAY ON TESLAMOTORSCLUB FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SUSPENSION-FAILURE.181184/ **MY LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. I HAVE LESS THAN A MONTH WARRANTY. THE CAMBER ARM OR FORE ARM BROKE AT THE INSIDE END. THERE ARE ARE PLENTY OF REFERENCES ON THE US PART OF THE FORUM. MINE IS A 2015 85D. IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE & HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY ON A FLATBED. I HAVE NOW LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN TESLAS & REGRET MY PURCHASE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUSPENSION FAULT IN ANY VEHICLE IVE OWNED BEFORE & THIS INCLUDES A 911 PORSCHE. IVE BEEN TO COOKETOWN & BACK TO MELBOURNE. WHAT IF THIS FAULT HAD OCCURRED BACK OF TOWNSVILLE? FIX WITH FENCING WIRE? TESLA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL & ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.** I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN ORDER TO TRY AND PREVENT MORE PEOPLE BEING...

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE SALVAGE YARD. THE BACK WHEEL HAS WHOMPED ABOUT AND KNACKERED THE WHEEL WELL AND THE DOOR. THIS IS CLEARLY A SELF INFLICTED INJURY. THE EXTRUDED ALUMINUM TORQUE LINK HAS STRETCHED UNTIL IT SNAPPED ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO WHOMP ABOUT AND SMASH THE BEGEEZUS OUT OF THE DOOR. THIS IS DOUBLEPLUS UNGOOD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. KEEF

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2015 TESLA 85D THE FULL VIN OF THE AFFECTED CAR IS UNAVAILABLE SO I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A SIMILAR CAR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT. REASON BEING THAT THIS MATTER IS URGENT. HERE IS A LONG THREAD OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN TESLA SUSPENSIONS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-10#POST-4272985 A UK OWNER HAS POSTED THIS: ** DRIVING DOWN THE MOTORWAY IN THE UK, A NEW SMOOTH FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR CUTTING IN, HEARD A SUDDEN POP AND THEN A CRUNCH AND GRINDING AS I HEADED TOWARDS THE CRASH BARRIER AT 70MPH! I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LETTING GO THE THE BRAKES! I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE CAR IN FRONT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHOICE BETWEEN THE CRASH BARRIER & THE CAR IN FRONT TO HIT! FORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE EVENING BUT STILL...

ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/56210209/PHOTOS NO CRASH.... JUST THE USUAL WHOMPY WHEEL. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THESE THINGS OFF THE PUBLIC ROADS. THEY ARE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. THANK YOU. KEEF

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34369828&ROWNUMBER=4&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS. OCCUPANTS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN INJURED. THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE CAR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED BUT THE LEFT HAND REAR SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. THAT WHEEL IS LYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE WRECK. IT DOES NOT HAVE SO MUCH AS A BROKEN SPOKE OR DAMAGED TIRE. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ROLLOVER WAS THE LEFT HAND SUSPENSION FAILURE. IN ANY OTHER MAKE OF CAR EVEN IF A WHEEL RECEIVED A HARD IMPACT IT WOULD BE THE WHEEL ITSELF THAT WOULD BREAK AND NOT THE SUSPENSION ITSELF. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF FREAK ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES OF SUSPENSION BREAKAGE ON TESLAS. IF TESLA NEEDS TO USE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE LUDICROUS ACCELERATION...

THAT'S THE WHOMPIEST TESLA I EVER DID SEE. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/55588059/PHOTOS PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PERPLEXED CITIZEN.

EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON STEERING U-JOINT CAUSING LOCKUP AND EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN WHEEL, REQUIRING REPAIR. EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON CONTROL SUSPENSION ARMS, REQUIRING REPAIR.

LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY. WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO INSIDE WHEEL WELL AND WORE THROUGH CAUSING BATTERY TO LOSE ALL COOLANT. CAR IS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 113,000 MILES.

I JUST JOINED THE BROKEN FORELINK CLUB. MY 2015 S P90D DEVELOPED AN ERRATIC LOW "THUMP" SOUND FROM THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING HOME - FORTUNATELY ON LOW SPEED STREETS. NEXT DAY I PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE STREET, IT MADE AN OMINOUS CRUNCHING SOUND AND SHUT OFF. FINALLY, THE CAR REBOOTED AND I SLOWLY MOVED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I COULD SEE THE TIRE HITTING THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL - THE CAR AGAIN SHUT ITSELF OFF. I CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE SERVICE, A FLATBED CAME, THE CAR REBOOTED LONG ENOUGH TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS AND GET THE CAR ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND THAT WHOLE WHEEL WELLS HAD...

I BELIEVE THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE FAILURE CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO CRASH INTO THE ROAD CAUSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF SUSPENSION DAMAGE.

I WAS DRIVING MY TESLA MODEL S SLOWLY ON A BUSY DOWNTOWN STREET LINED WITH PARKING SPACES. SPEED WAS LESS THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR. I BRAKED TO ALLOW A CAR TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED SO I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPOT THAT HAD BEEN VACATED BY THE OTHER DRIVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WAS WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELL AND A VISIBLY BROKEN CONTROL ARM AT THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. I THINK THAT IS WHAT THE PART IS CALLED BUT I AM NOT CERTAIN. THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE BROKEN PART ATTACHED. THE WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED AND THE TRIM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS LOOSE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE AS THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD,...

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/26110488 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH BUT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE GONE ALL CROSS-EYED AND WHOMPY. THIS WOULD TEND TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE RIDICULOUSLY UNSAFE ELECTRIC JALOPIES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/28880838/PHOTOS THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AND IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION BUT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED JAMMING ALL THE WHEELS UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP SO RAPIDLY THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. IT IS ONLY BY GOOD FORTUNE THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION ON TESLAS DOES NOT HAVE LIMIT STOPS AND IS PRONE TO THIS KIND OF FAILURE. THE AUCTION LISTING FOR THIS CAR NOTES THAT IT HAS SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO ROAD USERS. IT IS BADLY DESIGNED, SHODDILY CONSTRUCTED, AND THE CULTURE AT TESLA DISCOURAGES PROBLEMS LIKE THIS FROM BEING REPORTED SO THAT THE ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED AT THE SOURCE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD:HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27797817&ROWNUMBER=76&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH EXCEPT THAT ANOTHER CAR SEEMS TO HAVE GIVEN IT A VERY SLIGHT BUMP UP THE CLACKER. WHAT IS VERY INTERESTING IS THAT THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS POINTING STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT THE LH WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. THIS PROBABLY CAUSED THE TESLA TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND TO BOINK IT UP THE REAR QUITE VIGOROUSLY. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE THIS. THANK YOU

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/26275078/PHOTOS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE ABSURDLY FRAGILE SUSPENSION LINK HAS SNAPPED APART. IT IS A NEAR CERTAINTY THAT THIS BREAKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND NOT MERELY THE RESULT OF IT. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT A BLOW TO THE WHEEL WOULD BREAK THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT THE WHEEL BEING DAMAGED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. PERPLEXED CITIZEN.

BROKEN FRONT SUSPENSION FORE LINK I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND AT SLOW SPEED WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, SO I STAYED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME ON LOCAL ROADS. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I BACKED UP WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS THE BACK OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JAMMED SOLID AGAINST THE INSIDE WHEEL WELL LINING. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS AN INCH OR TWO BACK FROM WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I LOOKED UNDER FROM THE FRONT BUMPER AND SAW THAT I HAD A CRACKED FORE LINK AND A PIECE OF THE FORE LINK WAS LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STILL HAVE THAT BROKEN PIECE. TESLA SENT A FLAT BED TRUCK TO GET THE CAR AND REPLACED THE FORE LINK. THIS FAILURE SURE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THIS DIDN'T BREAK AT HIGH SPEED...

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27048301&ROWNUMBER=13&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE RH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. THE TREAD ON THAT TIRE IS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN TO THE CANVAS. THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES WITH THE TREAD RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE SUSPENSION BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES. A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPH OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN CHINA IS ALSO ATTACHED FOR PURPOSE OF COMPARISON. THE SAME RESULT, DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WHEEL FINALLY SNAPS OFF. THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/46307367/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT LH SIDE HAS BROKEN. THE WHEEL IS JAMMED UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAS BEEN BADLY WORN AWAY WHICH MEANS THAT THE WHEEL HAS ROTATED MANY TIMES WHILST THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK. THIS CAN ONLY HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SUSPENSION BROKE BEFORE ANY COLLISION OCCURRED. THE HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE IS NOT EVEN BROKEN. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH ALL THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS SELF-INFLICTED DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REAR WHEEL DRIVE ONLY MODEL SO THAT IT WAS NOT THE POWER OF THE DRIVE MOTOR THAT WORE THE TREAD AWAY. THE CAR MUST HAVE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES WITH THE TIRE RUBBING BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAILURE IN THESE TESLAS IS OVERWHELMING. IF...

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/44784947/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR COLLISION AND JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN KILLED. GIVEN THE MANY REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE PLAYED A PART IN THIS CRASH. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO SHOW THE TREAD WORN AWAY OVER MOST OF THE WIDTH OF THE TIRE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A SUSPENSION COMPONENT FAILURE CAUSING THE TIRE TO RUB UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL WHILST THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR SUCH TREAD WEAR TO OCCUR POST COLLISION AS THE WHEEL WOULD NEED TO HAVE ROTATED HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO CAUSE THE TREAD TO BE WORN SMOOTH. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT MORE DEATHS AND INJURIES BEING CAUSED BY THESE TESLAS. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CRASHES...

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26516457&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE WHEEL FALLEN OFF AGAIN. PHOTO ATTACHED. THIS IS BECOMING RATHER BORING FOR ME AND FOR YOU. THE SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THESE DANGEROUS CARS RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO SO. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26419239&ROWNUMBER=95&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR BUT THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW A SKEWED REAR WHEEL AND BROKEN SUSPENSION LINKAGE WHICH IS VERY LIKELY THE REASON THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED/SWERVED CAUSING IT TO BE HIT FROM THE REAR. THE ALLOY LOWER SUSPENSION ARM HAS SNAPPED. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE THAT COLLISION DAMAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM SINCE THE TIRE WOULD HAVE ABSORBED MOST OF THE IMPACT. FROM THE CRASH TESTING VIDEOS IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE TESLA WHEELS ARE VERY FRAGILE AND OUGHT TO HAVE BROKEN BEFORE THE SUSPENSION DID. THIS LOOKS ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE FAULT OF POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF THE CAST ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS IN THE TESLA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26267542&ROWNUMBER=88&LOADRECENT=TRUE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF THE SUSPENSION HAVE SNAPPED. THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT TESLA IS QUIETLY FIXING SOME CUSTOMERS CARS WITHOUT EVEN INFORMING OTHER OWNERS OF THE DANGER. EXAMPLE - HTTP://BIT.LY/2Y5UQCC AND ALSO HTTPS://SEEKINGALPHA.COM/NEWS/3299876-TRUTH-CATCHING-TESLA-WSJ?V=1507546600 ***MINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SUSPENSION REPLACEMENTS DONE DURING SERVICING (NOT REQUESTED BY ME, BUT PRINTED ON THE JOB SHEETS). I ALSO KNOW SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SIMILAR VINTAGE CARS (PRE-2015) THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROACTIVE WORK DONE. SO IT MAY NOT BE WHOLESALE THROUGHOUT THE FLEET, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THEY HAVE BEEN DOING "RECALL-LITE" ON SOMETHING SUSPENSION RELATED ON AT LEAST PART OF THE FLEET.**** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD : HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26176475&ROWNUMBER=47&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK, NOT EVEN A BROKEN HEADLIGHT. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TESLA SPONTANEOUS SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. THE ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE PURPOSE. THEY HAVE INSUFFICIENT MARGIN OF SAFETY. THE CAST ALLOY PARTS ARE PRONE TO CASTING DEFECTS MAKING THEM DANGEROUSLY WEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER WHO HAS INDICATED THAT SHE HAS NOT YET FILED A COMPLAINT AND MAY NOT DO SO IF SHE IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM TESLA. HERE IS THE DISCUSSION THREAD: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/CRACKED-FORELINK.95637/ SNIP : JENNIFERQ, SATURDAY AT 7:15 PM WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY IN AP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND THE CAR STOPS SUDDENLY AND SUCCESSFULLY, BUT THEN A TERRIBLE SOUND EMANATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. KIDS CRYING SO I PULL OFF THE FREEWAY THINKING SOMETHING IS CAUGHT ON THE WHEEL/TIRE TO FIND THE BACK OF THE LF WHEEL WELL COVER LIFTED UP AND PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE. ONCE ROADSIDE GETS THERE, THE TECH SHOWS ME HOW THE "A ARM" HAS SPLIT AND COME OFF OF THE BALL JOINT AND DROPPED DOWN AND IS INTERFERING WITH THE WHEEL. WOW! SERVICE WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I...

FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING IT TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE BALL JOINT AND CAUSING THE WHEEL TO PUSH BACK INTO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO LIFT UP AND COME TO A DEAD STOP. THIS WAS AT ~5MPH AFTER AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL PAVED STREET AND STARTING TO DRIVE FORWARD. THERE WERE NO NOISES OR WARNINGS UNTIL THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARE OCCURRED. THE PHOTO OF THE WHEEL SHOWS IT PUSHED BACK ALL THE WAY TO MAKE FRAME CONTACT. THE OTHER PHOTOS SHOW THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL LINER AND LIP OF THE FENDER THANKS TO THE SLOW SPEED THAT IT OCCURRED. THE CAR HAD TO BE DRIVEN BACKWARDS ONTO A FLATBED TRAILER AND THEN DOLLY'S PUT UNDER THE FRONT...

WHILE STOPPING QUICKLY ON THE FREEWAY, A TERRIBLE SOUND EMANATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY THINKING SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT ON THE WHEEL/TIRE TO FIND THE BACK OF THE LF WHEEL WELL COVER LIFTED UP AND PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE. ONCE ROADSIDE GOT THERE, THE TECH SHOWED ME HOW THE "A ARM" HAD SPLIT AND COME OFF OF THE BALL JOINT AND DROPPED DOWN AND WAS INTERFERING WITH THE WHEEL. SERVICE SAYS "MORE THAN LIKELY THE FORELINKS WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY TORQUED, SO WHILE DRIVE (SIC) THEY BECAME LOOSE AND CRACKED" THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE A ARM HAD COME LOOSE AT SPEED. WHAT CAUSED THIS?

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24196330&ROWNUMBER=59&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE RH FRONT WHEEL IS SLICED IN HALF. THE TIRE ON THE RH FRONT WHEEL HAS THE TREAD BADLY WORN AWAY. THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE NORMAL WEAR PATTERN ON SUCH A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. IT LOOKS FAR MORE LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSE FORCING THE WHEEL UP AGAINST THE BODYWORK. THERE IS A RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF TESLAS SHOWING UP AS SALVAGE WRECKS. THE INSURERS WOULD PROBABLY PLACE THE BLAME ON TESLA HAVING A MECHANICAL DEFECT. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT TESLA IS MAKING DEALS WITH THE INSURERS AND OWNERS TO COVER UP THESE PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WITH A SNAPPED OFF BACK WHEEL. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25122928&ROWNUMBER=51&LOADRECENT=TRUE PICTURES SHOW THAT NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED, CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF AS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE ON TESLA CARS. THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS ARE FAR TOO WEAK FOR A CAR OF THIS POWER AND PERFORMANCE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA INVOLVED IN A CRASH. HTTP://BGR.COM/2017/05/23/TESLA-CRASH-PHOTOS-WALK-AWAY/ I AM FILING THIS REPORT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN BECAUSE I THINK THE OWNER WILL NOT MAKE A COMPLAINT HIMSELF SINCE TESLA OWNERS ARE OFTEN TSLA SHAREHOLDERS AND ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY CRITICISM. TWO THINGS TO NOTE: THE BACK WHEEL FLEW OFF AND NEARLY KILLED A BYSTANDER. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILES FROM A FACEBOOK PAGE IN WHICH THE OWNER DESCRIBES THE CRASH.

HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24822571&ROWNUMBER=40&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH. THE FRONT LH TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN GOUGED WHILE IT WAS STILL ROTATING. THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARM IS LYING ON THE GROUND. A WHEEL LINER IS LYING INSIDE THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT FIRE DAMAGED. THIS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT IT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ROADWAY AND IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JAM UP INTO THE WELL AND WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING FAR TO OFTEN AND THE FIRE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY THE FLIMSY TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24470024&ROWNUMBER=21&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WRENCHED OFF. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY ANOTHER CASE OF THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILING AND (DUE TO THE BADLY DESIGNED SUSPENSION NOT BEING FITTED WITH BUMP STOPS) ALL THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS SELF-INFLICTED. THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THESE CARS WHICH IS PLACING LIVES AT RISK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. (NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN)

HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24822571&ROWNUMBER=3&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK INTO THE BATTERY. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS WORN AWAY WHICH INDICATES THAT THE WHEEL WAS JAMMED BACK AGAINST THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING FORWARD. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. DESPITE ASSURANCES TO THE CONTRARY FIRES ARE STILL HAPPENING ALL TOO FREQUENTLY IN THE TESLA. A RECENT CRASH IN CHINA RESULTED IN THE TESLA EXPLODING IN FLAMES AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS ONLY NARROWLY ESCAPED INCINERATION.: HTTPS://ELECTREK.CO/2017/04/23/TESLA-MODEL-X-FIRE-CRASH-FALCON-WING-DOORS-STUCK/ I AM FILING THESE REPORTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. OWNERS BELIEVE THE TESLA IS THE SAFEST CAR IN THE WORLD. JUDGING BY THE HUNDREDS OF TESLAS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MYTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/24795207-2015-TESLA-MODEL-S-85-SUN-VALLEY-CA ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. THIS IS NOT JUST A JOKE. LIVES ARE AT RISK. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.