2017 TESLA MODEL S Suspension Problems
107 NHTSA complaints on file
All Suspension Complaints — Page 3
HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27093880&ROWNUMBER=48&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE A BIT WHOMPY. THE RH BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. I DOES NOT LOOK AS THOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY FALLEN APART IN THE USUAL TESLA FASHION. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME YOU INVESTIGATED THE REASON BEHIND THESE CONTINUING INCIDENTS OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES.. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.
HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26400583&ROWNUMBER=38&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THIS IS A VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW CAR HAVING ONLY DRIVEN 3000 MILES. THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SHAFT HAS SNAPPED OFF. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO BE TORN OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR FAILURES. IT IS PERFECTLY OBVIOUS THAT THE TESLA SUSPENSION PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB AND DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT MARGIN OF SAFETY. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.
HERE IS A BRAND NEW MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26401554&ROWNUMBER=39&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL WHEELS. OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION SINCE THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE AND POSTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT ON THE FORUMS. THEY CLAIM THAT TESLA HAS JUST ADVISED THEM TO REBOOT THE CAR AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. IT LOOKS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS CAR'S SUSPENSION COLLAPSED CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND GET RAMMED UP THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.
HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26530615&ROWNUMBER=47&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THE ONLY PART OF THE CAR THAT IS DAMAGED IS THE RH WHEEL AREA. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT VERY CLEAR BUT IT DOES LOOK AS THOUGH THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED APART. THERE IS ALMOST NO DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE FRONT WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. THE DIGITAL DISPLAY HAS AN ALERT THAT SAYS "SUSPENSION NEEDS SERVICE" YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN MISTER GARRISON! PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER UNNECESSARY DEATHS AND INJURIES. CONCERNED CITIZEN.
HERE IS A NEW VIDEO THAT HAS JUST BEEN UPLOADED: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2M64KSYWTFU IT SHOWS A TESLA MODEL S WITH A COMPLETELY BROKEN SUSPENSION. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE SNAPPED. WHEEL HAS GONE AMAZINGLY WHOMPY. THE LOCATION IS A CITY STREET. THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A CRASH OR ANY FORM OF ABUSE. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. HOW MUCH MORE EVIDENCE DO YOU NEED TO SHOW THAT THESE CARS ARE "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED"? PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN.
HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26437884&ROWNUMBER=57&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND IS SEVERELY DAMAGED. IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS WHICH MEANS THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE CAR IS BADLY DAMAGED AND I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRASH. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE MANY OTHER CASES OF SUSPENSION FAILURES IN THE TESLAS IT IS A LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE DID CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK LH WHEEL IS SLANTED OVER AT AN ANGLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK ON THAT PART OF THE CAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO IN WHICH THAT WHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN FORCED OUTWARDS AT THE BOTTOM IN A ROLLOVER PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT CLAIMING THERE IS ABSOLUTE PROOF THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THIS CRASH, ONLY THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF IT. VEHICLE...
HERE IS A 2017 MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25563471&ROWNUMBER=49&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE THERE IS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE BACK WHEEL WHICH HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON THAT THE TESLA WHEELS GO WHOMPY SO OFTEN.
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Lane Departure Lane Keep Automatic Steering
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