2021 TESLA MODEL S Exterior Lighting Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Exterior Lighting Issues in the 2021 TESLA MODEL S
4 exterior lighting complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2021 TESLA MODEL S. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
0
Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Exterior Lighting Complaints
The reverse lights are incredibly insufficient and pose a safety risk when backing up. The lights are so dim, they are virtually ineffective to the point that they illuminate nothing that may be behind the car. This is not a bulb issue as they came from the factory, new, in this condition and the service center said there is nothing they can do. Other owners I have spoken with report the same issue.
Passenger side headlight, daytime running light portion, is flickering, approximately 1-2 times a minute. I only noticed this as I parked in a dark garage with my lights on, seeing the light flickering against the wall. There is no warning from my car telling me this is happening. This is a safety issue because headlights are a safety feature. If my headlight is going on and off, it will affect my visibility, as well as the visibility of my car to other drivers/pedestrians on the road. I notified Tesla, they had mobile technician come to my house, he visually confirmed this issue, and he subsequently replaced the entire headlight. After the replacement, I noticed that this did not resolve the issue. I notified Tesla and they had me bring in my car to service center for inspection. Per tesla tech service summary: "identified customer concern as a known characteristic with...
While driving with a fully charged battery, the car dash warned “pull over to safe location. Battery cannot support all functions”. We were unable to fully pull over in the time before the car experienced a critical loss of functionality, as the car shut off in less than 1 minute from flashing the warning. The car lost all functionality, including loss of its flashers, putting us at significant risk since we were unable to alert other motorists to our presence on the side of the road as it was getting dark. The car is currently with the dealer and thus far they have been unable to identify the root cause of the issue but have acknowledged the existence of the problem. They’ve claimed the 12v battery died and the car does not have any safety redundancy built in to be able to access power from the main driving battery to...
My car has a « yoke » steering wheel that feels unsafe and should be illegal along with the touch turn signals and horn. I almost crashed today when I had to swerve to avoid a mother crossing the road with her child. I tapped on the honk, but unfortunately, it’s not in the middle of the steering wheel as one one would expect, but it’s a small touch button right next to the cruise control touch button. each time i need to engage it, I have to take my arms off the road and find this button. It’s very distracting, especially in emergency situations. The turn signals are also « touch » only and there’s no way to really know if you have them or not. When turning in a roundabout, the yoke steering wheel is almost upside down and trying to signal is nearly impossible. I think the yoke steering wheel and...
Other 2021 TESLA MODEL S Problem Areas
Unknown Or Other
41 complaints
Steering
29 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
26 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
24 complaints
Electrical System
21 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints
Service Brakes
14 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
13 complaints
Structurebody
9 complaints
Wheels
9 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings
8 complaints
Tires
8 complaints
Lane Departure Assist
6 complaints
Seat Belts
6 complaints
Air Bags
5 complaints
Lane Departure Warning
5 complaints
Back Over Prevention Warnings
2 complaints
Electrical Systemadasautonomousself Driving
2 complaints
Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection
2 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
2 complaints
Power Train
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Visibility
2 complaints
Electrical Systemadasvideo Monitorscreen
1 complaint
Engine
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signal
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signalswitch
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidancesoftwarepedestriancyclistobjectobstacle Recognition
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemheater Core
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint