2017 TESLA MODEL S Electrical System Problems

LARGE MIDDLE SCREEN GOES BLACK WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE USES OF THE CAR. THE CAR RUNS, BUT THERE IS NO NAVIGATION, NO RADIO, NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING. IT IS VERY SCARY!!! IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 3/2020-1/2021. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED IN NOVEMBER 2020 AND ASKED TO HAVE THE MCU REPLACED, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WASN'T NECESSARY. ALSO THERE IS A YELLOW EDGE ON THE SCREEN. I DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE A PICTURE, BUT WILL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS.

WITH FULL CHARGE, CAR DRIVES ABOUT 110 MILES. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO ABOUT 230 MILES. TOOK IT TO TESLA DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DECEPTION ON TESLA'S PART. THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE 230 MILES BUT GOES ONLY 110 MILES.

AUTOPILOT HAS FAILED MANY TIMES. CAR ALMOST CRASHED. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING $100,000, THE AUTOPILOT SHOULD WORK AS DESIGNED.

IN 2017 TESLA MODEL S, THE MAIN SCREEN GOES BLANK ONCE A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER 4 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS. THEY REFLASH THE SOFTWARE IN MEDIA CONTROL UNIT BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT MAIN SCREEN. TESLA SERVICE CENTER IS NOT HELPING. MCU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED.

TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLANK AND WOULD NOT START UP. HAS TO DRIVE WITHOUT CLIMATE CONTROL, DEFROSTING AND BACKUP CAMERA FOR 45 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY WOULD SUDDENLY SHUTOFF AND THE SCREEN WOULD TURN BLACK. DURING THE FAILURE, THE TURN SIGNAL, AUDIO, AND THE REVERSE CAMERA WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER MT. KISCO TESLA LOCATED AT 115 KISCO AVE, MT KISCO, NY 10549, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

THE SCREEN BLACK OUT AND WON'T BACK ON, I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT CAR INFO, AND WHEN THE SCREEN IS OFF, THE LEFT/RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR THE "TIDA TIDA" SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. ALSO I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE BACK CAMERA WHEN THE SCREEN WAS OFF. AND CANT OPEN MY FAN/AC, I REPORT THE PROBLEM TO TESLA, THEY SAID THEY NEED THE EXACT DATE AND TIME (DETAILED TO MINUTES) WHEN THE SCREEN WAS OFF TO CHECK UP THE PROBLEM! SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT TIME RECORDED, THEY ASK ME TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPEN NEXT TIME. THAT BLACK SCREEN HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER, I TELL THEM AND SCHEDULED FOR A CHECK UP AND GIVE THEM THE EXACT TIME IT HAPPEN, THEY GOT MY CAR AND CHECK UP SAY THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ISSUE...

MY VEHICLES MAIN SCREEN CONSISTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THE SCREEN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HOSTS MY BACK UP CAMERA, THE PIN CODE NEEDED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE TO PUT IT DRIVE, MY BLUETOOTH SETTINGS, AC FUNCTIONALITY, ETC. THE SCREEN HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FROZE ( WHILE PROVIDING NAVIGATION) SIMPLY NOT TURNED ON AND HAD TO BE RESET USING MANUAL CONTROLS, AND RESTARTED WHILE MID DRIVING AND THEREFORE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONS MID DRIVE. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO TESLA AND THEY SIMPLY DID A FIRMWARE RESET WHICH RESOLVED NO ISSUE. THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, PARKED, ON FREEWAY, CITY DRIVING, ALL SITUATIONS. I JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IN AUGUST AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES OTHER THAN THIS. BUT THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN REOCCURRING THROUGHOUT MY SHORT TIME OWNING THE VEHICLE

THE CENTER SCREEN/CONSOLE CRASHES AND STAYS OFF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING.

MY SCREEN TURNED BLANK AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SEE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, THE TURNING SIGNAL, TO SET THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT OF A MEMORY CHIP. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH HISTORY OF MULTIPLE BLACK OUTS, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT ALTHOUGH TESLA WEBSITE SAID THAT THEY WOULD

THIS IS MY SECOND TESLA. I'VE HAD NOISES IN SUSPENSION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A CONTROL ARM AND PAID FOR IT. NOISE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. LATER TOLD ITS STABILIZER. THAT WAS ON FIRST TESLA. MEDIA CONTROL UNIT CONSTANTLY FAILED. SECOND TESLA - [XXX]- SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. SOMETHING FEELS LIKE IT WILL POP OF I TURN WHEEL TOO FAR AND THE BRAKE OR SOMETHING MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DISENGAGING. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I BRAKE OR RELEASE HOLD. MY MCU IS FAILING ON THIS CAR. THEY REPLACED THE RAM BUT IT STILL FAILS. GPS IS BARELY FUNCTIONAL AND MY REVERSE CAMERA WILL NOT APPEAR MANY TIMES. SOMETIMES MY CAR WON'T CHARGE. THEY IGNORE AND SAY IT'S NORMAL. MCU NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I SPOKE TO A TESLA EMPLOYEE AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, BUT HE SAYS THEY ONLY WIPE AND RECYCLE THE RAM USED ON THE...

BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE MACADAM SERVICE CENTER IN PORTLAND, OREGON ON OCTOBER 29TH DUE TO MCU ISSUES; THIS WAS BEFORE ANY NOTICE HAD GONE OUT! I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. IT WAS REBOOTING, VERY SLUGGISH, GETS 'LOST' IE KEEPS OUTDATED INFORMATION ETC. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE 8GB MEMORY DEVICE ISSUE. AFTER A 40 YEAR CAREER AS AN ENGINEER AND VENTURE CAPITALIST IN THE IT INDUSTRY I KNOW WHAT MEMORY FAILURE LOOKS LIKE! I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE TO SF THE NEXT WEEK. I HAD MAJOR ISSUES ON THE TRIP. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED A NUMBER OF TIMES, WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND HAD DATA UPDATE ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY: -DEPART LAKE OSWEGO AT 5:30AM ON 11/23. SOON THEREAFTER THE LEFT FRONT FENDER CAMERA INFORMS ME IT IS NOT WORKING. IT DOES SO REPEATEDLY...

TESLA MCU FAILS INTERMITTENTLY- RENDERING AUTOPILOT AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES ASSOCIATED USELESS. ALSO CAUSES EXTREME SCARE TO DRIVER WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, AS THEY BELIEVE CAR IS OFF/NOT WORKING. OCCURS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BOTH ON STARTUP AND WHILE DRIVING.

EXPERIENCING REGULAR BLACKOUTS OF MAIN SCREEN FORCING ME TO STOP DRIVING AND WAIT FOR REBOOT (UNLESS TRIGGERED MANUALLY AS PER TESLA SC ADVICE). COMPLETE BLACKOUTS HAVE HAPPENED REGULARLY ABOUT 5-7 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, LATEST BEING NOV 17 AT 6:30PM. TESLA SERVICE CENTER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON LATEST OCCURRENCE AND CLAIM FIRMWARE ISSUE AS OPPOSED TO EMMC FAULT AS PER EXTENDED WARRANTY COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM TESLA ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ACCORDING TO SC DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED 'MCU USING A HIGH AMOUNT OF RESOURCES' AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND REFERRING TO FIRMWARE ISSUE. NO UPDATED FIRMWARE ETA GIVEN. ASKED ABOUT CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH MCU FAILURE FROM FIRMWARE ISSUE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM SC. SEEMS LIKE TESLA IS AVOIDING AN UNDERLYING MCU FAULT BY CLAIMING FIRMWARE. I AM FINE WITH A NEW FIRMWARE TO FIX THE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH JUSTIFYING FAULT WITH FIRMWARE ISSUE BUT NO...

MY MCU IS CONTINUING TO POWER OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE SMALL SCREEN TAKES LONGER TO BOOT UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SURFING STILL BEFORE I START OUT OF MY GARAGE.

TESLA ONBOARD COMPUTER CRASHED, NO BACK UP CAMERA WHEN REVERSING, INDICATOR LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK, NO NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, UNABLE TO CONTROL AIR CONDITIONER. TSLA UPGRADED "DAUGHTER BOARD" A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TAKING IT TO SERVICE IN DEC. HOPE THEY UPGRADE THE CHIP INSTEAD OF INSTALLING THE SAME OLD EMMC THAT HAS BEEN CREATING THE PROBLEM.

TESLA MODEL S 2017 MCU 1 FAILURE. REPEATED BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING AND DELAYED START OF VEHICLE AND 2 MIN 30 SECOND DELAY IN AC/HEAT START UP FROM OVERNIGHT PARKING. MCU NVIDIA TEGRA 8G WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH NVIDIA TEGRA 64G MCU. THE SAME ISSUE IS OF RECURRING; BLACK OUT OF MCU DURING DRIVING LASTING 20-30 SECONDS THAT RENDERS TURN SIGNAL AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION MUTE AND BACK UP CAMERA INOPERABLE; DELAYED START UP OF VEHICLE IS BETTER NOW BUT NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. REQUEST FOR MCU 2 INTEL UPGRADE DENIED AS IS A PURCHASABLE UPGRADE.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE LARGE SCREEN GOES BLACK AND ALL AUDIO IS LOST, EVEN THE SOUND THE BLINKER MAKES. I CAN NOT RESTART IT, IT JUST TAKES TIME AND USUALLY RESTARTS ITSELF. BUT WHENEVER IT RESTARTS ITSELF, AUDIO STILL DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT NEVER COMES BACK ON DURING THE DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE MCU AND EMMCU CHIP. APPARENTLY TESLA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND HAVE ASKED THAT THE CHIP BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE SO FAR REFUSED AND KEEP DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. THEY WANT ME TO UPGRADE TO AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, WHICH THEY SAY WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THATS $2500.

TOUCH SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK. USUALLY AT BEGINNING OF TRIPS, BUT OCCASIONALLY SUDDENLY OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRIPS. BLACK OUT CAN LAST UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES (PER SMARTPHONE STOP WATCH). TOUCHSCREEN BLACKOUT LIMITS ACCESS TO FOG LIGHT CONTROLS, BACK UP CAMERA, GARAGE CONTROLS, PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR, AND ALL AUDIBLE WARNINGS INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKE ALERT AND TURN SIGNAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER TESLA'S NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY. I REQUESTED SERVICE ON 10/17. WAS SCHEDULED TO BRING CAR IN ON 11/12 (NEXT AVAILABLE). THEY SAID IT WAS DONE ON 11/13 AFTER ONLY COMPLETING A DIAGNOSTIC AND A FIRMWARE FLASH. NO HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED. SAME SYMPTOMS REOCCURRED ON 11/23. I CONTACTED THEM THAT SAME DAY AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT OF 12/18. TODAY (11/24) THEY CONTACTED ME TO RECOMMEND I CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT AS THE ISSUE IS (THEY SAY) SOFTWARE BASED AND THEY "FOUND...

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TESLA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY MCU, MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ALWAYS TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME EXCUSE NOT TO REPLACE IT WITH THE MCU2. ONE SERVICE TECH ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED IF I PURCHASED THE 'INFOTAINMENT UPGRADE' THAT GIVES ME THE NEW MCU. ANOTHER TECH TOLD ME THAT THE MCU ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL. I REFUSE TO PAY $2500 FOR AN 'UPGRADE' TO FIX MY PROBLEMS, WHEN THIS SHOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CAMERA FAILURES RESULTING IN DRIVER AID FUNCTIONALITY BEING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS BY RECALIBRATING THE CAMERAS. I HAVE HAD DOOR HANDLES STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, THAT END UP REQUIRING A FULL RESET OF THE CAR TO REPAIR. MY CENTRAL SCREEN CRASHES/REBOOTS AT RANDOM, WHETHER OR NOT THE...

FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS FAILURES OF THE TOUCHSCREEN, LOSING ALL CLIMATE CONTROLS AND AUDIBLE SIGNAL ALERTS WHILE DRIVING WHILE THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. THE SCREEN EVENTUALLY GOES BLACK BEFORE THE SYSTEM REBOOTS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED AND FAILED TO GET TESLA TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT WILL BE FIXED BY THE NEXT SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THAT NEVER FIXES IT. ALSO, THE VOICE RECOGNITION AND NAV SYSTEMS DON'T WORK 5 OUT OF SIX TRIES, WHICH IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. TESLA ALSO CLAIMS THAT WILL BE FIXED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE UPDATES NEVER ADDRESS IT. I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE MEMORY WHEN TESLA SAID IT WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON IT. I ASKED TO HAVE THE MEMORY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT TESLA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT IS THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THE SOFTWARE FIX IS COMING BY THE END...

AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, I PARK BY MY FRONT DOOR TO UNLOAD MY CAR. AFTER UNLOADING, I GET BACK IN TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE ONLY TO FIND MY CENTER SCREEN IS BLANK. I'M UNABLE TO USE THE FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY IT (REAR VIEW CAMERA, GARAGE DOOR OPENER, ETC.) UNTIL THE REBOOT PROCESS COMPLETES. TESLA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERYTIME I FOLLOW THIS PROCESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A COMPLETE AND PERMANENT SYSTEM FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CONTACTED TESLA (1901 DEL MONTE BLVD, SEASIDE, CA 93955; (831) 264-6896) AND WAS INFORMED THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A HARD FAIL, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A VOLUNTARY REPAIR HOWEVER, THE HARD FAILURE AS INDICATED BY THE DEALER, WAS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE MCU SCREEN GOES BLANK REPEATEDLY. IT REQUIRES A REBOOT. WHEN THIS OCCURS LOSS OF NUMEROUS VEHICLE FUNCTIONS OCCURS WHICH CREATES SAFETY ISSUES. CONTROL OF DEFOGGING, REAR BACK UP CAMERA ETC ARE SOME OF THE LAST SAFETY FEATURES. CURRENTLY HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN STATIONARY VEHICLE

MCU STILL FAILING AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED.

THE MCU TOUCHSCREEN IS REQUIRING REBOOTING ON AN INCREASING BASIS, 4 OR 5 TIMES A WEEK. THE REBOOTING CAN TAKE AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NON-OPERATIONAL DURING THIS TIME.

2017 TESLA MODEL S. CENTER SCREEN FREEZES UP AND DASH LIGHTS GO BRIGHT TO DARK. ISSUE; WHEN CENTER SCREEN LOCKS UP YOU CAN'T USE THE FOLLOWING- DEFROSTERS, AIR CONDITIONING, HEATER, GARAGE DOOR REMOTE, NAVIGATION, BACK UP CAMERA, AUTO POILET WARNING GOES ON AND OFF WITH OUT ME TOUCHING IT.. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY . I HAD IT IN TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SIMPLE SOFT WEAR UPDATE. FINALLY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT BUT IT TOOK OVER TWO WEEKS. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IF THERE WAS AN UPGRADE I NEED TOO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE COMPANIES FAULTY ISSUES. SERIOUSLY! THIS HAPPENS MOVING AND STATIONARY. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WEEKLY

THE MCU TOUCHSCREEN FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSING NO ACCESS TO REAR VIEW CAMERA, AC CONTROLS, NAVIGATION, AND LOSS OF PRESET SETTINGS FOR MIRRORS AND DRIVE SEAT POSITION. REBOOT TAKES OVER 5 MINS WHILE CAR IS IN OPERATION TO NO AC WORKING. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER 10 TIMES DUE TO BURNED OUT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. I HAVE PAID FOR THE LAST REPLACEMENT ONLY FOR IT TO FAIL AGAIN.

CENTRAL SCREEN (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT - MCU) CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN AND RESTART WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF AIR BAG, CLIMATE (INCLUDING DE-FOGGING), REAR CAMERA AS WELL AS MEDIA CONTROLS/GPS. TESLA REPAIR INDICATES THAT IT IS A DEFECT THAT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY UPGRADING TO THEIR NEW MCU2 AT A LARGE COST. REPLACING WITH SAME SYSTEM WILL NOT FIX ISSUE. THIS RESTARTING/REBOOTING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN IDLE WITH NO WARNING. TESLA CLAIMS IT DOES NOT AFFECT DRIVING BUT IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ABILITY TO CHARGE, USE CLIMATE CONTROL(INCLUDING WINDOW CLEARING) AND SAFETY CONTROLS LIKE AIRBAGS. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 1X DAILY WHEN DRIVING CAR STARTING AFTER TESLA INSTALLED SOMETHING RELATED TO FULL SELF DRIVING OPTION.

APPARENTLY A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE 'DAUGHTER BOARD'. IN THIS INSTANCE THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. GOT INTO CAR AND AT FIRST WOULDN'T POWER UP AS NORMAL. TOUCHSCREEN, INCLUDING ALL CONTROLS FOR VEHICLE, WOULD NOT START UP. CLIMATE STARTED UP BUT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. CAR WOULD START BUT BLINKERS DIDN'T NOT WORK. SOMETHING SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED ON PERHAPS 10 OR MORE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, THOUGH USUALLY COULD BE FIXED WITH A HARD RESET. IN AT LEAST 2 INSTANCES THE AC HAS STOPPED WORKING MIDWAY THROUGH A DRIVE (THROUGH OVER 100 DEGREE WEATHER WITH ELDERLY PERSONS IN A VERY LONG DRIVE- VERY UNSAFE)

COMMON COMPLAINTS REGARDING MAIN COMPUTER. TAKES LONGER EVERY DAY TO START, MANY DELAYS WITH EVERYDAY FUNCTIONS, BLACKOUT/RESTART DURING OPERATION, ETC...

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT(MCU) FAILS. CAR HAS NO AUDIO(RADIO OR NAVIGATION), AND CAMERAS MALFUNCTION. SCREEN REFRESH EXTREMELY SLOW. ALL CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES AND DISTRACTIONS TO THE DRIVER. A RESET TEMPORARILY FIXES, BUT RESETTING EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR IS IMPRACTICAL. TESLA SERVICE REQUESTED I REMAIN PATIENT UNTIL A FIRMWARE MODIFICATION IS PREPARED. THEY DID NOT OFFER A TIMELINE. I UNDERSTAND THE MCU FAILURE IS COMMON AND CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA

MY 2017 MODEL S HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE MCU WHEREBY THE CENTER SCREEN WOULD RESTART WHILE DRIVING. MANY OCCASIONS I WOULD BE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND CENTER SCREEN WOULD RESTART OR GO BLACK FOR EXTENDED TIME RESULTING IN NO BACK UP CAMERA OR TURN SIGNAL ACCESS. EARLIER THIS YEAR BEFORE COVID, I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE TO GO DROP OF MY KIDS AT SCHOOL. AND, THE CENTER SCREEN WAS BLACK FOR THE WHOLE TRIP - NO ACCESS TO BACK UP CAMERA, TURN SIGNALS, OR DEFROST CONTROLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARDWARE COMPUTER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TESLA SERVICE CENTER - LATHAM (326 OLD NISKAYUNA RD, LATHAM, NY 12110) HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHOUT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATIONAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH THE MCU1 AND ITS INTEGRATION WITH FSD HARDWARE #3. THIS MANIFESTS AS FREEZES ON THE CENTRAL AND DRIVERS DISPLAYS UNTIL THE CARS MCU DOES A FULL RESTART(SPEEDOMETER IS NOT AFFECTED). THIS RESTART CAN TAKE AS LITTLE AS 5MIN OR CAN STAY OFF FOR THE DRIVE UNTIL MANUALLY FORCE REBOOT INITIATED. DURING THE FREEZE I EXPERIENCE LOSS OF PASSENGER AIRBAG(WARNING COMES ON, I CANT TELL IF OTHER AIRBAGS ARE AFFECTED). THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM TURNS OFF NO A/C OR HEAT IS AVAILABLE. SOMETIMES AUTO PILOT IS AFFECTED, SO I WOULD ASSUME EMERGENCY BRAKING IS AFFECTED BECAUSE ITS THE SAME SYSTEM AS AUTO PILOT. THE ODOMETER IS DOES NOT RECORD MILES IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. NO BACK UP CAMERA IS AVAILABLE. THESE ISSUES HAVE INCREASED SINCE I HAD THE HW3 UPGRADE HERE IS A WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HTTPS://TESLA-INFO.COM/BLOG/TESLA-MCU1-EMMC-FAILURE.PHP HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/JOE-ROGAN-VS-MCU1-HW3.203776/

THE DEFECTIVE MCU WENT DOWN AND WHAT IS NOT BEING PROPERLY REPORTED, ESPECIALLY IN THIS PANDEMIC WORLD WE NOW LIVE IN, IS THAT BESIDES THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE AIR CONDITIONING (AND VIRAL HEPA FILTER), THE SUSPENSION HEIGHT, THE STEERING AND ACCELERATION PROPERTIES, NEARLY EVERYTHING IS NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE WHEN THE MCU FAILS BECAUSE TO THE DRIVER, THESE THINGS CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED AND MANIPULATED THROUGH THE CENTER CONSOLE, WHICH IS IN PERMANENT SHUT DOWN MODE. LOOK, I PERFORM FMEA ANALYSIS FOR A LIVING. THIS IS A SINGLE POINT FAILURE BEING CAUSED BY THE POOR DECISION TO SELECT AN MCU CHIP THAT HAS A LIMITED NUMBER OF DATA WRITES TO THE MEMORY, AND THAT CANNOT BE CLEARED OUT BY ANY SYSTEM DESIGNED INTO THE CAR. MINE JUST FAILED LAST WEEK AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THEY ONLY WARRANTY THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR 25,000 MILES. THE...

MAIN COMPUTER EXPERIENCED THE EMMC FAILURE WHICH IS WIDESPREAD FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR, AMONGST OTHERS. I COULD TELL IT WAS IMMINENT FOR FAILURE, HOWEVER WE DID NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE NEEDS THIS COMPUTER FOR TURN SIGNAL CONTROL. THUS, MY WIFE DROVE HOME FROM WORK WITH A DEAD COMPUTER AND THOUGHT SHE HAS TURN SIGNALS WHEN SHE DID NOT. FORTUNATELY SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE WE REALIZED THIS SAFETY CONCERN. FUFTHERMORE, THE BACKUP CAMERA ALSO IS UNUSABLE IN THIS STATE. I WENT AHEAD AND SCHEDULED FOR THE NEWER COMPUTER (WITHOUT THIS KNOWN ISSUE) TO BE INSTALLED AS SOON AS I SAW THE SYMPTOMS OF IMMINENT FAILURE, BUT IT DIED A COUPLE DAYS LATER, AND IS CURRENTLY NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE WHILE AWAITING THE PART.

MCU IS FAILING PREVENTING SAFETY FEATURES AND NORMAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TURN SIGNALS, AC, RADIO, NAV, ETC. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING.

COMPLETELY BLACK MCU SCREEN THAT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER A REBOOT. NO AC, NO WARNING SOUNDS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NOT BEING ABLE TO USE TURN SIGNALS WHEN THE CAR IS BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING.

THE MAIN DISPLAY SCREEN FREEZES AND LOCKS UP WHICH REQUIRES ME TO PERFORM A RESET ON THE MAIN COMPUTER IN MY TESLA MODEL S.

VEHICLE COMPUTER FAILS REPEATEDLY OVER AND OVER, HUNDREDS OF TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR AND TESLA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PRIMARY DISPLAY THAT INDICATES MY SPEED, INDICATORS ETC DOES NOT WORK AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, I AT OTHER TIMES CAN NOT CONTROL OR FUNCTION LIGHTS, TURN INDICATORS, OR BASIC FUNCTIONS OTHER THAN ACCELERATION AND BRAKING / TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN TO SERVICE MANY TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. OFTEN TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK, AND SINCE THE DISPLAY WON'T FUNCTION OR FREEZES COMPLETELY ' I CANNOT USE RADIO, NAVIGATION, ETC. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT EVEN TURN ON, OR WILL TAKE 20 MINUTES TO 'BOOT' UP. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MAJOR ISSUES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STATES A RANGE OF 299 MILES PER CHARGE, AND AFTER...

MY CAR'S MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT TOUCHSCREEN) IS NEAR DEATH AND 900 MILES FROM BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SCREEN WENT BLACK ON ME FOR AN ENTIRE DAY BEFORE COMING BACK AND CONSTANTLY FREEZES AND NEEDS REBOOTS. DURING THIS TIME, I LOST ABILITY TO TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, MUST RELY ON AUTO. LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL THE HVAC AND DEFROST. LOST ABILITY TO ADJUST AIR SUSPENSION. LOST ABILITY TO USE BACKUP CAMERA.

MCU DOES NOT FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD ALL THE TIME. DASHBOARD GAUGES HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DISRUPTING NORMAL AND INTENDED OPERATION.

THE MOBILE CONTROL UNIT (MCU) SCREEN WILL RANDOMLY REBOOT, SHUT DOWN, OR FREEZE. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME, REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THIS IMPAIRS CRITICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DEFOGGER, BACKUP CAMERA, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL CONTROLS (EX. HVAC).

COMPUTER SCREEN HAS YELLOW BORDER. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE BACK UP CAMERA DOESN'T WORK, ESPECIALLY IF I BACK UP, STOP AND SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK UP AGAIN. I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO D OR R TWO TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT ENGAGES COMING FROM NEUTRAL. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I CROSS AN EXPANSION STRIP IN THE ROAD, OR A MINOR BUMP AT OVER 25-30 MPH. TESLA CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY BE IN THE SUSPENSION. *TR

MAIN CENTER SCREEN (REFERRED TO AS MCU1) QUIT WORKING AFTER I DROVE HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE AND CHARGE-ABLE, BUT AUDIO/SAFETY CHIMES NO LONGER WORKED BECAUSE THOSE ARE POWERED BY THE MCU1 WHICH DIED. THE CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.75 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 89,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE MCU IN MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. I COULD DRIVE IT BUT HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, NO SIGNALS, NOTHING THAT IS CRITICAL TO DRIVING SAFELY. IT WOULD NOT START CONSISTENTLY AND I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME. THE MCU IS THE CENTRAL COMPUTER IN THE CAR THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING. *TR

MY MAIN SCREEN WOULD COMPLETELY GO BLACK RANDOMLY AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN FRONT OF ME WOULD ALSO GO BLACK AND AS A RESULT I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR MY BLIND SPOTS OR ANYTHING REALLY. IT'S THE MCU THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND TESLA WON'T REPLACE IT. *TR

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TESLA 3 TIMES TO FIX A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE. 11 DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OK TO DRIVE I GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. IT TOOK TESLA 5 MONTHS TO GIVE BACK THE REPORTS OF THE CRASH IN WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT. I HAVE LOST TRUST IN THE COMPANY AND HAVE SEEN THAT 127 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME ISSUE ACCORDING TO CNN PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. ANY TESLA OWNER IS A PIONEER OF A FUTURE CREATION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THEY TOLD ME AUTOPILOT IS ON BETA MODE ITS NOT PERFECT YET. THEY SHOULD NOT ALLOW PUBLIC TO USE A HAZARDOUS SOFTWARE. ALSO TESLA EMPLOYEES WERE VERY NEGLIGENT. I ALMOST DIED IN THIS ACCIDENT WITH MY FATHER AND THE MANAGER HAD NO IDEA OF MY CASE EVEN AFTER MY...

MODEL S HAS LOST RANGE COMPARED TO WHAT WAS ADVERTISED. ALSO MANY PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN CAUSE DIFFICULT STEERING