general problems of the 2015 Tesla Model S

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while he, his wife, and his son were in the vehicle he had begun veering right pulling into the driveway, at approximately 5 mph, he had begun slightly releasing the brakes when the vehicle suddenly accelerated at accelerated high speeds. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal however the vehicle speed continued to accelerate. As a response, the contact attempted to maneuver the vehicle to avoid crashing into the garage. The contact crashed into a nearby tree, jumped the curb, and became airborne crashing into the side of the home. The driver's side of the vehicle crashed into the side of the home where the laundry room was located ricocheting hitting the kitchen and bedroom windows and eventually coming to a stop. Due to the home being on a slope, the vehicle ended up falling into a nearby embankment after coming to a stop. All air bags deployed. The vehicle was towed. The contact was informed by insurance the vehicle would more than likely be totaled however this had not been confirmed. A police report was filed. The contact received emotional distress, cuts, and bruising to their hands. Arms and forehead. The contact also suffered from back pain. The contact's wife sat in the rear on the driver's side and received emotional distress, trouble breathing, bruising on their face, and bleeding in the mouth. Their wife also received neck, back, and head pain. The contact stated that their wife ended up falling to the floor of the vehicle as a result of the crash. The contact's son sat in the rear on the passenger's side and received emotional distress, and back and neck pain. All persons received medical attention on-site, such as cleaning the wounds and icing any bruising. They were advised to seek additional care, however, have not been able to do so as of yet. The crash caused damage to the wall and flooring structures, electricity, and water systems in the home. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The cause of the failure had n.

The Model S, which was bought in 2015, had a sudden acceleration while I was trying to park near the entrance gate of the parking lot. The accident happened on may 25, 2023. Fortunately, nobody got hurt and the car was totaled. I feel strongly that this should be investigated, as this can be a very serious public safety issue. It was inspected by the insurance company. There were no warning messages prior to the failure.

My instrument cluster is delaminating in my Tesla Model S. When I took it to the service center for the recall service the service center stated that the main screen was also delaminating. Service tech told me that the instrument cluster (and main screen) would eventually fail because of the delamination. I have had the car for less than 8 years. Both the instrument cluster and the center screen have a lot to do with safe operation of the vehicle so I believe they should be replaced for free under recall or at least have a much cheaper upgrade option. It is extremely rare for any car to have a common problem of the intstument cluster delaminating and this should be a recall since it is an ongoing, common issue. This is a problem telsa knows about and hasn't done anything to remedy for a reasonable price. They want $1,750 for the upgrade of the instrument cluster and the main center screen. I bought the car when they were talking about self driving features that are not even possible for this car so I was mislead on that too. Here is other documentation of this issue. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle inadvertently swerved in and out of the lane and accelerated unintendedly for approximately 8 to 10 seconds and then performed as designed. No warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that no failure was detected and informed that a report would be filed. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

When driving with autopilot engaged, the vehicle sometimes gives alerts even when there is no vehicle or obstacle in its path. Immediately once the driver takes control, the autopilot does not disengage but continue as usual. The autopilot suddenly brakes or slows down even when there is no obstacle on a freeway.

Instrument cluster not powering on or crashes/glitches while operating the vehicle. This makes the vehicle unsafe to drive while auto pilot is engaged because the auto pilot system stops operating which could lead to a serious accident. The vehicle speedometer and all other instrument cluster warning systems are unavailable because the screen is off/not working. Tesla has performed a remote diagnostic and claims no issues are identified. They then proceed to upsell me the new infotainment system that will rectify this problem for $3,000 dollars.

On two or three occasions now my Model S will slow down for no apparent reason while autopilot is engaged. It's happened at speeds between 35 - 45 mph and highway speeds. Problem seems to have started after ota updates. Car never had this problem before prior to the most recent ota updates.

When using auto pilot on the freeway my vehicle sometimes comes to a halting stop for no reason putting myself and passengers in great danger.

My vehicle was having issues during 2020 with the emmc recall. I took the vehicle to the dealership to be repaired and paid for the repair out of pocket. After this repair took place, the NHTSA forced Tesla to do a recall for the part that failed. I subsequently was reached out by Tesla who denied a refund for the repair that I paid out of pocket and did not and has not (3 months of following-up with the company) explained the denial nor offered repayment as directed by the NHTSA. Unfortunately, I am not the only individual who has had this same experience. Many individuals online have ran into the same unfortunate circumstances. See instances linked below. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/emmc-recall-reimbursement. 222189/.

Mcu failure with less than 3,400 miles on car. Tesla claimed it was out of warranty. The car can not charge or do anything without mcu. No windows, no climate, no charging, etc. A solid state device like the memory should not fail. It is being overwritten two often and Tesla should have spec out better memory. Further the unit failed with very low miles and usage. I tried to find the invoice but it seems Tesla keeps the invoice on their server. A failure of mcu because of under spec memory should not be the consumer issue. Tesla should replace the mcu or memory for free. I am very upset the way this was handled. Furthermore I was told I would be getting a new mcu with upgraded memory but now I have doubts after reading Teslamotorforum. Com that I will have another failure in the same time period. This is a safety issue as the mcu controls more than entertainment but many car functions necessary to drive.

After the 12v battery on our car died, it was replaced by Tesla service. After the battery was replaced, the center screen (mcu) would not come on. This screen controls almost everything in the car, including backup camera, park distance controls, auto-pilot, door locks, suspension, adjusting braking and collision warnings, opening and closing sunroof, charging (it's an electric car - nonfunctional if we can't adjust charging), climate control, remote communication, software updates, entertainment system, etc. We contacted Tesla, and the service manager told us these screens regularly fail at around 4 years (our vehicle is 4-1/2 years old). In addition, failure is apparently accelerated by the failure of the 12v battery. After waiting many weeks for a "replacement part," we were contacted and told they had accidentally ordered a complete replacement, which would cost $2,700 (we had been quoted $1,300). The car has been undriveable for months. In addition, if this is a part that regularly fails, it seems like Tesla should cover the replacement. We have no choice but to pay $2,700 to replace a part that is apparently known to predictably fail. Please let us know if you need any further information.

The mcu/screen stopped working and I was able tondrive, but not use any safety features, including blinkers, back-up camera, or navigation. It took over a week to get a service appointment and the item was not covered under warranty, so I had to pay over $1600 out of pocket. The car was not in motion when the failure occurred, and I was able tondrive, though not as safely as expected.

The vehicle was stationary at a stop light. As the light changed, I believe that I took my foot off of the brake and the car started accelerating. I tried to put the foot back on the brake but I hit the car in front of me before the car stopped. I cannot be 100% certain that there was not human error involved, but all I remember is feeling the acceleration and trying to brake and being unable to stop.

2015 Model S 85d was reversed onto driveway then placed in park and doors were closed and locked. A few moments later the vehicle started accelerating forward towards the street and crashed into a parked car. Front wheels were receiving power while rear wheels where locked and dragging rather than wheels spinning. I reversed vehicle back onto driveway and it happened another 2 times after first incident within a 30 mintue time span.

Model s floor mats are secured via 4 velcro pads, screwed into the floor on one side, "glued" onto the mats on the other. After 3. 5 years of normal use, driver's side floor mat came loose while driving. Pulled into a parking lot and removed mat until I got home. Found two pads completely unstuck from mat, two others rolled into themselves and partially sticking to the mat. Cause appears to be the adhesive gluing the velcro pads to the mat breaking down/degrading, rendering the adhesive ineffective. Suspect this is a design flaw that may affect other Teslas of similar age/design over time.

There is a flaw in the Tesla emmc which will inevitably cause a critical portion of the chip to fail prematurely, due to constant excessive logging within the touchscreen system. Ultimately the memory chip fails and the touchscreen goes black, placing the car in limp home mode, the parking sensors and rear view camera no longer work, it will not charge and effectively becomes un-drivable when the battery runs out. The emmc is a linchpin component for the functionality of the car. The emmc, though it does not control the car's propulsion, braking or steering, is the heart of the touchscreen which is used to turn on headlights, adjust hvac and all car settings run through the touchscreen. The hvac unit now has a "dog mode" which keeps the cabin cool for dogs or occupants waiting in car. The failure of the touchscreen unit while in dog mode could result in heat-related fatality, should an owner. For more information here are some references: - video showing an engineer who's helped several hundred customers disable logging between minutes 8 through https://youtu. . Read more...

A malfunction caused the sudden deployment of the airbags and subsequent unintentional unexpected acceleration causing the vehicle to jump a cement block and violently smash into a pole while I was slowly pulling into a parking stall at a grocery store.