2016 TESLA MODEL S Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 - 35 MPH, a loud bang noise was heard, then the front passenger’s side tire kicked back and damaged the wheel. Upon inspection, the contact saw that the front passenger’s side control arm was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I was backing out my car from the garage at home and on the driveway my wife and I heard a weird sound. After checking we found a broken metal part on the driveway and a closer look, taking a picture, I could see that the suspension arm for the front passenger side wheel was broken, very much metal fatigue,

While backing out of a parking stall I felt a large vibration. I could tell something wasn't right. I pulled out of the parking lot and checked my tires and brakes as every time I pressed the brake pedal I felt the vibration. I couldn't tell what was going on, but the car was not driving correctly. I slowly drove to a nearby tire center when they diagnosed it as a broken control arm on the driver's side. No collisions took place before or after, nor was a pot hole or other road hazard hit before.

I have had to bring the car in for vibration in the front drivers wheel/tire over 3 times in less than 5 years. A part of the suspension was replace once or twice and I was told that I needed several tires replace less than 10,000 miles of wear. The problem has returned again with both vibration and noise, yet I can't get an appointment for 3 weeks after I reported the issue. I can't find any of my receipts for these repairs as they don't communicate in a way that is useful to humans and there is little record of it.

Failure of L front fore link resulting in unstable wheel, contact of wheel with wheel well, difficult steering and inability to drive vehicle.

Pulling my car out of my driveway, 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 because the entire front driver side wheel was shifted backward and was resting on the rear of the wheel well liner. I had the vehicle flatbedded to the Tesla service center and they told me one of the fore links had failed. They blamed it on an impact or pothole, neither of which actually happened. After researching online, I've come to find there have been many documented failures of this same part - for no reason at all. Tesla even recognized they had a manufacturing issue and even issued a recall in China. This could have been a very dangerous situation. There was no warning, no cause, and the car has only 50k miles. I asked them to...

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal popping sound coming from the front passenger’s side tire. The contact stated that the failure caused damage to the passenger’s side front fender. The contact took the vehicle to a Tesla service center where the mechanic discovered a defective front fore link. Due to the failure, the driver’s and passenger’s side fore links were replaced at the service center's recommendation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

May 1, 2021 Heard some noise from front of car and then went away. Loud noise coming from the right front side of car when we back up from parking spot. Car literally cannot move an inch but we had to move car out of traffic. No warnings from the car. We saw the right front tire literally touching the back liner. Tesla towed car to Tesla service center which is almost 3 hours away from home. Weekend road trip cut short. Service center was closed. Rental car companies nearby closed. Uber voucher not enough to cover fee. Service found RF fore links broken, and RF fender liner damage and replacement of 2 front tires and alignment. Estimate of $1602.90. Back in 2020 September, I heard soft noise coming from left front. Tesla took care of it under warranty. But we asked if they should inspect and replaced the right...

AS I WAS PULLING OUT MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK AT ABOUT 2 MILES AN HOUR I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS UNDER MY TIRE. AFTER GETTING OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A 2-3" PIECE OF ALUMINUM NEXT TO MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CAR BACK INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND THE LOUD NOISE CONTINUED. I LEFT THE CAR AT WORK OVERNIGHT AND INSPECTED IT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND NOTICED THAT THE SUSPENSION ARM WAS BROKEN. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON A TESLA FORUM, I LEARNED THAT THIS EXACT BREAK OF THE SUSPENSION ARM IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON ON THE S AND X MODELS WITH SOME PRETTY SCARY CONSEQUENCES. TESLA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T THERE WILL...

CAR SUSPENSION FELT LOOSE AND WEIRD. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING (CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS), CHANGING LANES OR GOING OVER ROADS WITH SLIGHT CROWN OR RUTS CAUSED THE CAR TO SUDDENLY PULL AND SHIFT ERRATICALLY (ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT EXPERIENCED IN OTHER CARS). IT FELT AS IF THERE'S SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS WHILE USING AUTOPILOT (EXPERIENCED AT LEAST THREE TIMES), THE CAR SWERVED LEFT AND RIGHT ERRATICALLY (AFTER CHANGING LANES) IN AN EFFORT TO RE-CENTER ON THE LANE WITHOUT SUCCESS, AND I HAD TO TAKE OVER MANUALLY IN OVER TO AVOID FROM FLIPPING OVER OR AN ACCIDENT. TESLA SERVICE CENTER INSPECTED THE CAR IN LATE 2019 AND SAID EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. THEY PERFORMED A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT DID NOT IMPROVE THE BEHAVIOR. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR AND IS VERY CONCERNING. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES ON...

I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY, 1-3 MPH, AND THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE GOT BURIED IN THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL. I WAS ONLY TURNING SLIGHTLY, AND THE GROUND WAS RELATIVELY FLAT. THERE WAS NO SOUND OR ANYTHING, THE CAR JUST STOPPED BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS JAMMED IN THE WHEEL WELL. I CAME TO FIND OUT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM/FORELINK HAD FAILED. IT CRACKED AND SEPARATED AT THE STEERING KNUCKLE. TESLA WAS OK ABOUT FIXING IT, THANK GOODNESS THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY OR IT WOULD HAVE COST THOUSANDS TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. I COULDN’T LEAVE THE OTHER SIDE IN PLACE KNOWING THIS IS COMMON DEFECT AND THAT MY FAMILY’S SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY. THANKFULLY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. TESLA BEGRUDGINGLY REPLACED BOTH SIDES UNDER THE WARRANTY. BUT, THEY DIDN’T REPAIR IT CORRECTLY. I’VE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM THE...

VIN: [XXX] WHILE DRIVING AIR SUSPENSION HAS WILDLY ACTIVATED. UNABLE TO MANUALLY TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM HAS, UNCOMMANDEDLY, ACTIVATED ON FULL VOLUME AND UNABLE TO REDUCE/MUTE. BLUETOOTH LINK DISCONNECTED FROM PHONE ELIMINATING HANDSFREE ABILITY MID-CALL. MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT)/MAINSCREEN HAS REBOOTED ON ITS OWN, WITH HIGH OUTSIDE HEAT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA< SHUTTING OFF CABIN COOLING FOR AS LONG AS 5 MINUTES. THESE ARE PRIMARY SAFETY CONCERNS AND MAJOR DISTRACTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS FREQUENT LOSS OF GPS/NAVIGATION POSITION, FALSE AURAL WARNINGS AND SOMETIMES A COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE MCU THAT A RESET SOMETIMES/TEMPORARILY CLEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE SUMMER THROUGH NOW BOTH LOCALLY WITHIN THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA AREA, PARTS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ELEVATIONS, CLIMATES AND TIME OF DAY. I HAVE VIDEO THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IF NEEDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE OF 3-LANE I95 NORTH (~11 MILES NORTH OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA) AROUND 6PM ON 1/15/2021, THE CAR SUDDENLY GAVE A SHAKE AND LOUD NOISE, AND IMMEDIATELY, WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS JERKING VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE BETWEEN LANES. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO MOVE THE UNSTEERABLE CAR ACROSS 3-LANE TRAFFIC AND BROUGHT IT TO STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE MEDIUM. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BEFORE MLK LONG WEEKEND. THANK THE MANY DRIVERS WHO MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING US, MY WIFE AND I MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT BUT LEFT SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED. THE SHAKE AND LOUD NOISE ARE LIKE CAR GOING OVER A POTHOLE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ANY POTHOLE ON THE LEFT LANE AS I DID NOT SEE CARS IN FRONT OF ME MOVING LIKE GOING A POTHOLE. WHEN I WAS WAITING FOR MY TOW TRUCK FOR...

WHILE PULLING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE DRIVEWAY ON 1/8/2021, HEARD A METAL CRANKING NOISE AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. AFTER INSPECTING THE WHEEL, NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS TOUCHING/STUCK THE WHEEL LINER. SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH TESLA AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER TODAY, THEY IDENTIFIED BOTH FRONT FORELINKS NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHARED THIS ARTICLE HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2020/TESLA-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURES-INVESTIGATED.SHTML WITH THEM BUT THEIR RESPONSE IS ACCORDING TO TESLA SERVICE BULLETIN, THIS ONLY AFFECTS MODEL S AND MODEL X VEHICLES WERE BUILT BETWEEN JANUARY 19, 2016, AND MAY 25, 2016, BUT MINE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 6 BUT I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE REPORTED BY OTHER TESLA OWNER

BACKING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND AFTER THAT THE CAR MAKE LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL HITTING THE FLOOR EVERY TIME THE CAR GOES OVER THE BUMP. BROUGHT THE CAR TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY AND TESLA SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT BOTH THE FRONT FORE LINKS AND SUSPENSIONS WERE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

DRIVER FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCURED WHILE IN REVERSE TO PARK AT TESLA SUPERCHARGER.

PARKED MY CAR IN A REGULAR PARKING SPOT. AFTER 30 MINUTES, I RE-ENTER THE CAR AND WHEN I BACKED OUT, THE CAR HAD APPARENTLY LOWERED ITSELF ON THE CONCRETE PARKING BUMPER AND THE CAR DRAGGED THE CONCRETE BARRIER OUT AS WELL AND HEAVILY DAMAGED MY CAR'S FRONT ($6,600 WORTH OF REPAIRS). IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ESTABLISHED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION OR ANY OTHER PARTS. "WE ADVISE OUR CUSTOMERS NOT TO PARK OVER PARKING BUMPERS" I WAS TOLD BY THE TSC MANAGER. I FILED A COMPLAINT AND CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH TESLA BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. A PARKED CAR SHOULD NOT MOVE. NOT FORWARD, NOT BACKWARD, NOT UP NOT DOWN.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND I HEARD A BANG, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WAS SENT OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I NOTICED THE FORE LINK/FORWARD CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. THE STUD THAT HELD THE BALL JOINT TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAD BEEN SHEERED OFF.

LEAVING A PARKING AREA BY BACKING UP AND THEN TURNING TO THE LEFT TO START TO DRIVE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STARTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, WENT UP AND DOWN, AND STOPPED. I WENT TO TAKE A LOOK AND FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS TOUCHING THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. HAD TO CALL TOWING SERVICE THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY SERVICE CENTER. TESLA SERVICE CONFIRMED THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM/LINK WAS BROKEN. I REPLACED BOTH SIDES JUST TO BE SAFE. WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED PER SERVICE REQUIREMENT. $1003 TOTAL COST, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING SERVICE COST.

THE TESLA MODEL S PURCHASED, HAS BEEN RECEIVED WITH MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS. 1) SUPENSION FORE LINKS & ALT LINKS NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION 2)POWER STEER FAULT - RIGHT TOE LINK HAS EXCESSIVW CORROSION & WEAR REPLACEMENT NEEDED. 3) RIGHT AXCEL BOOT LEAKING, CLEVIS MOUNT, RIGHT & LEFT AXEL REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. TOTAL LABOUR EXCEEDS OVER $9,000. THIS VEHICLE ORIGINATED AND MANUFACTURED IN USA WAS IMPORTED TO CANADA. THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS BEYOND THIS, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND FEATURES MANY CONCERNS. DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS THE SUSPENSION DROPS UNEXPECTEDLY, DURING HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE. PARKING ASSIST & PARKING BREAK INACTIVE. VARIOUS SUSPENSION CONCERNS LEAVE THIS "LUXURY" VEHICLE PARKED IMMOBILIZED.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL LINK BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM AGAINST THE INNER WHEEL WELL LINER. THE CAR HAD TO BE LOADED ON A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TESLA REPAIR SHOP IN SLAT LAKE CITY. TESLA REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL LINKS FOR A COST OF. THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES AND NEVER HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. NORMAL HARD SURFACE ROAD USE. REPAIRED BY TESLA 8/2/2020.

2016 TESLA MODEL S SUSPENSION BROKE OFF WHILE BACKING UP SLOWLY (5MPH) ON MY GARAGE. THE WHEEL END UP SCRAPING THE WHEEL WALL AND BECAME NOT DRIVABLE. TOOK THE CAR TO TESLA AND THEY MADE ME PAY $3150 FOR REPAIR. IT'S USUAL A SUSPENSION WOULD BREAK OFF AT SUPER SLOW SPEED ON REVERSE.

WE ORDERED AND BOUGHT OUR 2016 TESLA MODEL S BRAND NEW. WE KEEP OUR CARS AND TAKE CARE OF THEM - OUR 1996 FORD EXPLORER AND 2000 FORD F-250 STILL IN THE GARAGE RUNNING AS IF THEY WERE NEW. WE TAKE CARE OF OUT VEHICLES AND DRIVE THEM SO THEY LAST. OUR TESLA ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ALWAYS STORED IN OUR ENCLOSED GARAGE. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN FOR THREE MONTHS AS WE GO BACK TO OUR COTTAGE IN THE MIDWEST FOR THE SUMMER. THIS YEAR (2020), BECAUSE OF COVID WE LEFT IN APRIL IN WHICH THE CAR SAT IN OUR GARAGE FOR FIVE MONTHS, NOT DRIVEN. AT OUR YEARLY CHECK UP, WE JUST DISCOVERED OUR REAR SHOCKS NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $1,100.00 A SHOCK, 2,200 FOR THE PAIR. A CAR WITH 34,000 MILES, DRIVEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH MANY OF THE MILES ON...

LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION FORE LINK BROKEN /DEFECTIVE. IT WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT

SLOWLY REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE DRIVE WAY AND ALL SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD CRANK NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. TRY TO DRIVE UP THE DRIVE WAY INTO THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A CRANKY LOUD NOISE. FOUND A PIECE OF METAL BROKEN AND FALL OFF ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER AND ADVISOR TOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM/FORE LINK ASSY WAS BROKEN BECAUSE SOMETHING HIT OR IMPACTED THE SIDE WHEELS/VEHICLE THAT MADE THE THE CONTROL ARM/FORE LINK ASSY BROKE. THEY QUOTED AS CUSTOMER'S FAULT AND ADVISED TO REPLACE AND CHARGED FOR BOTH SIDE OF THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS/FORE LINK ASSY WHILE ONLY 1 BROKEN.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, I HEAD A SNAP SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE CARE WAS NOT STABLE. I WAS GOING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25-28 MILES PER HOUR IN A SLIGHTLY HILLY AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE BURST AND PARKED ON THE SIDE. NOTICED THE READ PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAS TILTED. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO TESLA FACTORY AND GOT IT REPAIRED. COSTED ME $2513. TESLA WAS NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN FOR CERTAIN WHAT HAPPENED. I HEARD THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AT A RAIL-ROAD CROSSING INTERSECTION AND MY PASSENGER FRONT FORE-LINK PART OF SUSPENSION BROKE. VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN PLANO, TX AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORE-LINK PART OF SUSPENSION IS BROKEN. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED NOW.

LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM FAILED. FULLY CRACKED AND PIECE BROKEN OFF. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY GOT TWO WEEKS AND HAD ZERO SUSPENSION ISSUES UNTIL BEING MOVED OUT OF PARKING SPACE. UPON MOVEMENT 1-2MPH WHEEL STARTED TO RUB WHEEL LINER UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND BROKE CONTROL ARM

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY IN-LAWS PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED AND AS I WENT OVER A SMALL DIP I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE SOMEWHERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END. I DROVE IT HOME AND WHEN I WOULD GO OVER SOME BUMPS I COULD A KNOCKING / CLUNKING SOUND, LIKE SOMETHING WAS HITTING TOGETHER BUT ONLY ON THE BUMPS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER. I DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON THING. I COMMUTE 100 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO WORK SO I HAVE 115, 000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. TESLA SENT ME AS ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK AND IT WAS $2150.67. WHEN LOOKING AT IT I NOTICED THAT THEY WERE REPLACING BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FORE LINK ASSEMBLY. I ASKED THEM WHY IF IT WAS ONLY...

MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36841588?ROWNUMBER=96 BACK WHEEL GONE WHOMPY. TIRE WORN AWAY WHERE IT HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK. PHOTO ATTACHED. PLEASE GET THESE LETHAL JALOPIES OFF THE ROADS. THANK YOU KEEF

TESLA IN JUNKYARD. WHEEL GONE WHOMPY. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37456285?ROWNUMBER=70 HAVE A LUDICROUS DAY. REGARDS KEEF

HERE IS A 2016 MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37074046?ROWNUMBER=18 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH, THERE IS NO SIGN OF IMPACT DAMAGE AND NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE BACK WHEEL HAS BEEN WRENCHED OFF BY THE TORQUE OF THE MOTOR. ALL OF THE SUSPENSION LINKS AND ALSO THE CAST LOWER ARM HAVE SNAPPED. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY SIMILAR FAILURES IN TESLAS THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB. THIS IS GETTING SILLY. WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO SPARE WOULD YOU PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL. THANK YOU KEEF

WOULD YOU GUYS PLEASE DO ME A FAVOUR AND JUST LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SHOMPY WHEELED TESLA. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37025307?ROWNUMBER=5 THIS IS INSANE. HOW MANY MORE EXAMPLES DO YOU NEED? HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE? I PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECALL THESE DEADLY CARS. THANK YOU. KEEF

I DROVE TO A STORE WITH NO ISSUES. UPON BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I HEARD A 'BREAK' AND THEN FELT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR. I NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS POSITIONED FURTHER BACK THAN USUAL AND DETERMINED SOMETHING BROKE UNDER THE CAR. TOWED THE CAR HOME, AND USED A CAMERA TO CAPTURE A BREAK IN THE FRONT FORE LINK. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES, I WASN'T INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT, NOR DID I HIT A POT HOLE OF ANY SORT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TESLA WHERE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY). I DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODEL S AND X'S. I SUBMIT THIS TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE...

THIS ISSUE HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE, NO COLLISION, NO POTHOLES, AND NO EXTERIOR FORCE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED A CLANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HOUSING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS (5 TO 15 MPH). THIS NOISE IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR UP/DOWN DRIVEWAYS. FEW DAYS AGO I NEAR A VERY VERY LOUD BANG NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I BACK UP THE CAR THE WHEEL WAS SCRAPPING AGAINST THE INNER LINNING AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY. THEN I PARKED AND NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER (SEE PICTURE). I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND ATTACHED BELOW IS THE ESTIMATE. ONLY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD THE ISSUE, BUT THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES A REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS FOR BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. REASON...

BALL JOINTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.

HERE IS A TESLA 3 WHEELER FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36462892?ROWNUMBER=17 THE TREAD ON THE BACK WHEEL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY STRIPPED AWAY AFTER THE WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. FINALLY, WHEN THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS COULD TAKE NO MORE THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION FLEW OFF. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE STRETCHED AND BROKEN GIBLETS.... IT'S NOT PRETTY. THIS OWNER WAS LUCKY TO SURVIVE. MANY MORE OWNERS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THESE LETHAL FAILURES. DOES ELON MUSK HAVE A LICENSE TO KILL OR WHAT? PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THESE THINGS ARE KILLERS ON THE ROADS. SEE PHOTOS ATTACHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OUT THE DRIVEWAY THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND, AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT STATED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,497.

MY FRONT SUSPENSION IS CLUNKING AND CHATTERING AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE AT LOW SPEEDS. TESLA HAS DENIED IT TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35797112/6 FRONT WHEEL WHOMPY, BACK WHEEL VERY WHOMPY. THIS WOULD BE AMUSING IF IT WERE NOT SO SERIOUS. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND HAVE THESE DEATH TRAPS RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE GONE WHOMPY AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN IN A CRASH. SEE FOR YOURSELVES JUST LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. BETTER YET...VISIT THE JUNKYARD AND INSPECT IT. TALK TO THE OWNER. THIS IS INSANE. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL. I CAN ONLY REPORT THE OBVIOUS CASES WHERE THE WRECK IS NOT TOO BADLY MANGLED. I AM CERTAIN THAT THESE WEAK SUSPENSION PARTS HAVE CLAIMED MANY LIVES BUT DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES . HAVE A NICE DAY, TRY AND STAY AWAKE AND PLEASE DEMAND A TESLA RECALL. THANKS. KEEF

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT REPEATED SYSTEMIC FAILURES OF TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A RANDOM WRECKED TESLA IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ONLINE COMPLAINT. HERE IS PAGE 13 OF A LONG THREAD OF COMPLAINTS ON THE TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-13#POST-4477250 MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. SINCE I SOMETIMES PASS TESLAS TRAVELLING TOWARDS ME ON THE HIGHWAY I FEEL I HAVE A PERFECT RIGHT TO COMPLAIN. HERE ARE EXAMPLES FROM THAT THREAD. SNIP**KASPER1G SAID: &#8593; MINE SNAPPED 7 DAYS AGO AND TODAY TESLA SAID THAT THE CONTROL ARM CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND IT WOULD COST ME 12.000 TO FIX IT. SINCE THE CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NOW 176K KM IT HAS NO MORE WARRANTY... I'M PREEEEETTTY MUCH F**KED ISN'T THE PART THAT FAILED PART OF THE US RECALL? IF SO, HOW IS THE UK PART DIFFERENT? I'D...

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON A FAULTY AIR SUSPENSION 5+ TIME IN A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. FAULT CONTINUES AND THE SUSPENSION IS LOCKED IN ITS LOWEST SETTING WHEN FAULT HAPPENS. NO RHYME OR REASON WAS TO WHEN THE FAULT HAPPENS, STATIONARY OR MOVING, EXPERIENCED THE FAULT IN ALL

PLEASE NOTE, VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA USED TO FILE COMPLAINT, THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2016 MODEL S OF UNKNOWN VIN. DISCUSSION THREAD OF BROKEN SUSPENSION FORE-LINK HERE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SUSPENSION-FAILURE.181184/PAGE-2 OWNER HAS NOW POSTED IMAGES OF THE BROKEN PARTS WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION. DRIVER IS ADAMANT THAT HE HAS NOT ABUSED THE CAR. SNIP ** PL VIEW PICS. IM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER, HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING PERHAPS GONE INTO A FEW COUNTRY ROAD POT HOLES BUT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL. I DON'T AGREE WITH MELOCCOM ABOUT SUSPENSION. THESE ITEMS SHOULD LAST CARS LIFE NOT BE A FRAGILE ITEM SUBJECT TO YEARLY SCRUTINY. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO MUCH NOISE IN AUS ABOUT FAILED SUSPENSION. PERHAPS TESLA HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE PARTS WHEN THEY SEE THE CARS. IT APPEARS TO AFFECT CARS WITH AWD MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD. IT WILL MOST LIKELY PRESENT AS A CRACK AT THE...

MODEL S IN JUNKYARD AND GUESS WHAT! THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/34900296/2 NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED, NO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION LINKS ARE STRETCHED UNTIL THEY HAVE SNAPPED AND THEN THE WHOLE SHEMOZZLE HAS EXITED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL ( LEAVING STRETCH MARKS). OTHER ROAD USERS ARE LIKELY TO BE UNIMPRESSED BY THESE SNAP-OFF WHEELS WHEN ONE OF THEM SMASHES THEIR FACE IN. THIS SITUATION IS INSANE AND LUDICROUS. IWOULD YOU PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO IMMEDIATELY GROUND THESE CONTRAPTIONS. THANK YOU. KEEF WIVANEFF

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60431229 THE DRIVER HAS ESCAPED DEATH BY A FEW INCHES WHEN THE CAR RAN INTO A WOODEN POLE WHICH HAS ENTERED THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN AND SPEARED THROUGH INTO THE BACK SEAT. A SHARP EYED INVESTIGATOR WILL NOTICE THAT THE BACK RH WHEEL HAS LOST ITS TIRE AND HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. IT SEEMS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE WHEEL WENT WHOMPY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. IT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED AS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT IT WAS THE WHEEL GOING WHOMPY THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE AND NARROWLY MISS IMPALING THE DRIVER. I REALLY FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE THESE FAILED SUSPENSIONS WHICH OCCUR ALMOST DAILY. THANK YOU. KEEF

MODEL S IN JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60677309/PHOTOS FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BROKEN FORE-LINKS (SUBJECT OF MANY OTHER REPORTED FAILURES) BROKEN LINKS HAVE SCRAPED THROUGH THE WHEEL FROM THE INSIDE SLICING IT IN TWO. THE SLICED WHEEL HAS BEEN STASHED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR - PHOTO ATTACHED. EVEN THOUGH THESE FORE-LINKS ARE THE SUBJECT OF A TSB TESLA HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO WARN OWNERS OR TO RETROFIT THE PARTS BEFORE THEY FAIL. TESLA FORUM DISCUSSIONS PROVE THIS. SAMPLE: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FORE-LINK-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-WHILE-DRIVING-ON-THE-FREEWAY.141701/#POST-3367491 ***THE SERVICE GUY DID NOT SEEM SURPRISED AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY ON SEEING THE CAR. THE LEFT FRONT FORE LINK IN THE SUSPENSION BROKE. IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS? *** IT SEEMS THAT THE "NEW IMPROVED" FORE LINK IS NOT MUCH BETTER. THREAD: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-8#POST-4081304 HOW IN THE WORLD IS TESLA ALLOWED...

TESLA MODEL S FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/58902739/PHOTOS THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF WITH ALL OF THE LINKS BROKEN. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF A CRASH. NO AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE ONLY MARK ON THE BODYWORK IS AROUND THE WHEEL WELL CAUSED BY THE WHEEL WHOMPING AROUND. THIS IS UTTERLY INSANE. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RECALL THESE DEADLY CARS? KEEF OUTRAGED CITIZEN FORCED TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH THESE DEADLY OUT OF CONTROL BATTERING RAMS.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FRAGILE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED A VIN FROM A JUNKYARD TESLA TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN OF THE CAR THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS ALARMING VIDEO. LINK: HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/MELAYNALOKOSKY/STATUS/1190452753627090944?S=21 THE TESLA SUDDENLY SWERVES RIGHT. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THIS IS DRIVER ERROR. MORE LIKELY THE TESLA HAS HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR HAS ENTERED "INSANE MODE" NO MATTER. THE BACK WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. THE WHEEL AND TIRE DID NOT GET BIFFED MUCH. WHY DID THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION GO WHOMPY. PERHAPS IF THEY DID NOT MAKE THE PARTS OUT OF EXTRUDED MONKEY METAL??? RESPECTFULLY UNHINGED CITIZEN ETC.ETC. *TR

2016 TESLA, 3 YRS OLD WITH 61,170 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, AT SLOW SPEED, WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED, BOTH FORELINKS (SUSPENSION ARMS) BROKE. THE CAR APPEARED DRIVE-ABLE AND THE ONLY ISSUE I NOTICED WAS A LOUD METAL GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. TESLA SERVICE CENTER INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED BOTH FORELINKS WERE BROKEN BUT I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE (I.E. STEERING KNUCKLE) RESULTING FROM THIS ISSUE.