2021 TESLA MODEL Y Electrical System Problems

105 NHTSA complaints on file

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#11402907 |
MY BRAND NEW 2021 TESLA MODEL Y HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TOUCHSCREEN (THE MAIN CONTROL CENTER OF THE CAR) SINCE DAY 1. IT FLICKERS OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING (DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ROADS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH TIME) AND ONCE (AFTER BEING PARKED) WOULDN'T TURN ON AT ALL UNTIL I PUT IT IN REVERSE AS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I TRIED. THEN A GLITCHY SCREEN FULL OF STATIC APPEARED AND EVENTUALLY THE SCREEN CAME BACK ON. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTS ABOUT HOW TO FIX THIS BUT NONE HAVE WORKED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T SEE WARNINGS OR EVEN THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING! I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK, THEN DRIVE ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET TO THE REPAIR LOCATION. THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. SEEMS YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO ALL TESLA TOUCHSCREENS, NOT JUST THE...
#11396220 |
SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED A FEW DAYS AFTER DELIVERY AND TESLA REPAIRED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF REPORIITHE ISSUE.*DT CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CHANGED.*JB
#11396163 |
WE PICKED UP OUT NEW MODEL Y ON 2/13/2021 FROM MINNEAPOLIS, DUE TO LIVING IN IOWA AND THAT BEING THE CLOSEST STORE. AFTER LEAVING MINNEAPOLIS, THE INTERIOR HEAT QUIT WORKING. WE MESSED WITH THE CONTROLS ALL WE COULD AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS. AT ONE POINT ON THE 2 HOUR 45 MINUTE DRIVE HOME THE INTERIOR CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE SINGLE DIDGETS. IT CONTINUES TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY FROM THE INTERIOR CONTROLS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ANYONE AT TESLA TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION OTHER THAN JUST GETTING HOME. ONLINE RESEARCH SAYS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME ACROSS THAT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF. THE WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE WERE BEGINNING TO FROST OVER DURING OUR DRIVE HOME. WE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CAR...
#11394776 |
HEAT DOESN'T WORK ON NEW MODEL YS. FOR COLD CLIMATES THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE ISSUE. CANNOT DEFROST WINDOWS. CAN'T GET THE CABIN HEAT ON COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF TIRE GOES FLAT. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE, APPARENTLY FAULTY SENSORS, AND THEY'RE STILL PRODUCING WITH KNOWN PROBLEM.
#11387972 |
I AM REACHING OUT TO SAY THAT I SAW THE MODEL S AND X RECALL FOR TOUCHSCREEN GLITCHES. I HAVE A MODEL Y 2021 AND I'M EXPERIENCING MANY OF THE SAME CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH LOSS OF SAFETY FEATURES LIKE BACK UP CAMERA, PROXIMITY CENSORS, LAND CHANGE, AND MORE. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN I ENTER THE CAR AND START MOVING. IT WON'T RESOLVE ITSELF TILL I LEAVE THE CAR, WALK AWAY, AND REENTER THE CAR.

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