Suspension Noise problems of the 2016 Tesla Model S

As I was pulling out my parking space at work at about 2 miles an hour I heard a loud thump and I thought something was under my tire. After getting out to inspect the vehicle, I noticed a 2-3" piece of aluminum next to my front left tire. I attempted to pull the car back into my parking spot and the loud noise continued. I left the car at work overnight and inspected it the following morning and noticed that the suspension arm was broken. Luckily this did not happened while I was driving as this could have killed me. After doing some research on a Tesla forum, I learned that this exact break of the suspension arm is becoming more and more common on the s and x models with some pretty scary consequences. Tesla needs to do a recall on this because if they don't there will be lives lost.

While I was driving at highway speed in the left lane of 3-lane i95 north (~11 miles north of florence, south carolina) around 6pm on 1/15/2021, the car suddenly gave a shake and loud noise, and immediately, was out of control and was jerking violently side to side between lanes. I was somehow able to move the unsteerable car across 3-lane traffic and brought it to stop on the right side medium. This happened on a busy highway before mlk long weekend. Thank the many drivers who managed to avoid hitting us, my wife and I miraculously survived this incident but left severely traumatized. The shake and loud noise are like car going over a pothole. However, there was not any pothole on the left lane as I did not see cars in front of me moving like going a pothole. When I was waiting for my tow truck for the next 2 hours, I watched cars passing by and did not see any car moving unusually. Thus, I am certain that there is no pothole on the left lane. I inspected the car on site, I noticed that the driver rear wheel tilted inward. I had the car towed to Tesla service center and they confirmed the $3,000+ suspension damage and damages to brake line as a consequence. My Tesla ms is exact 4-years old (made in 01/2017) and 60,224 miles driven. To have this early suspension failure during normal driving on highway without any warning is simply unimageable and unacceptable. Though we are very luck to survive this, this suspension failure can easily cause major accidents and have many people killed. After researching online following the incident, I found that this is not a singular incident. There is a recall on Tesla s/x suspension in china, too. It is absolutely not acceptable for Tesla to issue a recall in china (a country with weak consumer protection laws) but not in USA. I sincerely that NHTSA treats this matter seriously to avoid further loss of lives.

While pulling my car out of the garage driveway on 1/8/2021, heard a metal cranking noise and I wasn't able to turn the steering wheel to the left. After inspecting the wheel, noticed the front wheel on the driver side was touching/stuck the wheel liner. Scheduled a service appointment with Tesla and took the car to the Tesla service center today, they identified both front forelinks need to be replaced. . Read more...

Backing my car out of my driveway, I heard a loud pop noise under the driver seat and after that the car make loud noise like metal hitting the floor every time the car goes over the bump. Brought the car to Tesla service center the next day and Tesla service technician told me that both the front fore links and suspensions were broken and need to be replaced and it was unsafe to drive.

Slowly reverse, backing out of the garage drive way and all sudden heard a loud crank noise underneath the vehicle on the driver side. Try to drive up the drive way into the garage and the vehicle made a cranky loud noise. Found a piece of metal broken and fall off on the ground under the vehicle. Towed the vehicle to service center and advisor told the front suspension control arm/fore link assy was broken because something hit or impacted the side wheels/vehicle that made the the control arm/fore link assy broke. They quoted as customer's fault and advised to replace and charged for both side of the suspension control arms/fore link assy while only 1 broken.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving out the driveway the contact heard an abnormal sound, and became aware that the ball joint separated from lower control arm on the driver's side front suspension. The contact stated an unknown dealer was contacted however, no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,497.

This is a complaint about repeated systemic failures of Tesla suspension components. I have used the VIN of a random wrecked Tesla in order to complete this online complaint. Here is page 13 of a long thread of complaints on the Tesla motors club forum. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/another-front-suspension-control-arm-failure. 114967/page-13#post-4477250 most of these complaints have not been reported to NHTSA. Since I sometimes pass Teslas travelling towards me on the highway I feel I have a perfect right to complain. Here are examples from that thread. Snip**kasper1g said: ↑ mine snapped 7 days ago and today Tesla said that the control arm caused more damage and it would cost me 12. 000 to fix it. Since the car is 3. 5 years old and has now 176k km it has no more warranty. . . I'm preeeeettty much f* isn't the part that failed part of the us recall? if so, how is the uk part different? I'd posit that the entire repair should be a warranty/safety defect replacement and repair, no? this isn't right; please escalate with your Tesla leadership team, and suggest a follow up complaint to the uk version of the us NHTSA--along with a copy of the recall. ** snip** location:hong kong had this happen 6 days ago. Tesla replaced my mx90d's front left forelink. . . My car only has 13k km on it and it is 3 years old. It just snapped backing out of a spot,when I took my car back out, there were scratching sounds when going down hill. Almost could not get out of the car park as the scratching got worst on the downslope. It was hard for the tow truck to get the car since it was in an indoor car park. Now I am afraid this will happen again when the car is no longer in warranty. Tesla said normally this would cost $400usd per leg to repair. There should be a recall! why is there no recall? please wake up! thank you. Keef.

Please note, VIN of a junkyard Tesla used to file complaint, this complaint is about a 2016 Model S of unknown VIN. Discussion thread of broken suspension fore-link here. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/suspension-failure. 181184/page-2 owner has now posted images of the broken parts which are attached to this submission. Driver is adamant that he has not abused the car. Snip ** pl view pics. Im not an aggressive driver, have not hit anything perhaps gone into a few country road pot holes but that is not unusual. I don't agree with meloccom about suspension. These items should last cars life not be a fragile item subject to yearly scrutiny. There doesn't appear to much noise in aus about failed suspension. Perhaps Tesla have been replacing the parts when they see the cars. It appears to affect cars with awd more than 3 years old. It will most likely present as a crack at the small end of the forearm you will need to remove it to check. If it fails there will be a loud shudder which might shake the bonnet. This is generally observed at low speeds whilst parking and the wheel may hit the wheel arch when you drive off. ** the images show that this failure is caused by bad design and manufacture. The same failure has happened on many other Teslas and is probably the cause of some fatal crashes. This situation must not be allowed to continue. More people will be killed unnecessaril. Thank you keef wivaneff.

2016 Tesla, 3 yrs old with 61,170 miles. While backing out of a driveway, at slow speed, with steering wheel turned, both forelinks (suspension arms) broke. The car appeared drive-able and the only issue I noticed was a loud metal grinding sound when braking at slow speeds. Tesla service center inspected and confirmed both forelinks were broken but I'm still waiting to hear back on any additional damage (I. E. Steering knuckle) resulting from this issue.

3 year old Tesla Model S 71k miles. Catastrophic front suspension control arm failure. Wheels disconnected from frame and rubbing against wheel well after low speed drive (<10 mph) inside parking lot. No collision. No prior damage to suspension. Large grinding noise and unable to steer. Had to call tow truck to send to Tesla service.

Suspension: the vehicle started making crunching/grinding sounds when turning or going over any slight bumps at high and low speeds. When turning the steering wheel, the entire vehicle would tilt up and down. Also in drive and reverse, the front passenger tire would hit the wheel well. When the brakes were applied, the vehicle would make sounds as well. We took the vehicle in and they found that the upper control arm had snapped and the lower control arm had been damaged as well. They said it was a result of the vehicle going over a severe bump or normal wear and tear. The vehicle only has 38,000 miles on it and has never been driven over extreme conditions. When looking at the part, it looks more like a result of a manufacturing defect (stress fracture) rather than normal wear and tear. Fortunately we did. M not experience complete failure while driving, as it potentially could have been catastrophic.

Sudden squeak and front of the car felt more bouncy when going over bumps or any elevation. Also when lowering or raising air suspension will make rubbing sound. Car has never been into accident or any damage.

Tesla Model S 2016, vehicle is making a grinding noise from the left side and that the wheel appears to be too close to the wheel well. A noise started 2-3 days ago when the we try to turn the steering wheel to take a sharp left or right turn. The front suspension link on the driver side wheel broke while parking the car. Got the car towed to Tesla service and they fixed it 1 day later. Corrections: link - front suspension - lower - fore - lh replaced the left fore link to specification. Verified proper operation. Parts replaced by Tesla - fore link assy, lh (1041570-00-b) 1washer, nordlock, 15. 2x30. 7x3. 4 (1033093-00-a) 1nut hf m14x1. 50 [10] znni nl insert (1004358-00-c) 1bolt h cam m14x2. 00x114 [10. 9]-g720 (2007108) 1washer cam m14x38x6x2. 5 [10]-g720 (2007115) 1nut cln hex m14x2. 0 [10] znal-w (1006484-00-a)1.

Here are two discussion threads in which Tesla owners report cracked suspension forelinks that happened on their cars and which were not the result of abuse or wear and tear but just sudden spontaneous fractures of the alloy parts. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/rattle-noise-coming-from-front-air-suspension. 108171/page-3#post-2589383 and https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/cracked-forelink. 95637/page-2 the latest post includes close up photographs of the broken part and also a photograph of the new replacement that Tesla supplied under warranty. The replacement part is an improved and stronger design. Why has there not been a recall? most cars are still driving around with the dangerously thin suspension links. Snip ** bill d, yesterday at 2:20 pm last edited: yesterday at 2:27 pm aromasca said: &#8593; ugh, I had the exact same sound where I thought the wheel is rubbing. Do you have an air suspension or 21" wheels? how did you get access to check this part ? do you have to remove the wheel? I have air suspension and 19" wheels. No need to remove the wheel to see it. It is visible if you lay on the ground in front of the car. The part of my right front suspension that broke is called a fore link. The piece that broke off was laying in my driveway. This looks like this failure could have been very dangerous it it happened at a high speed. Here's some photos before and after warranty replacement of the fore link. ** photos are attached to this complaint. I am not an owner, just a concerned citizen. Owners are reluctant to report to authorities. Tesla is still making use of non disclosure agreements in return for providing repairs. Owners are dependent upon Tesla as they are the only place that can supply parts and do repairs. Please act before more people are killed. Thank you.

Here is yet another instance of a Tesla suspension failure. Please investigate this major defect. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/serious-problem-with-my-2016-model-s. 95065/ I have owned my 2016 Model S for just over one year (25k miles) and have been a huge fan of Tesla. I like reading the forums and have been a very happy owner. However, I was driving home with my wife from church this morning and the car had a potentially life threatening failure. I began noticing a "thud" type sound on normal road bumps on my drive home, and when I slowed turning into my development and pressed on the brakes to slow down the car, it began making a shrill sound and the car began jumping up and down. I pulled over and noticed that it looks like something completely fell off the front driver's side axel or turning apparatus (I'm not very knowledgeable about car parts!) has anyone else experienced this? I am hoping this is an anomaly as I really love my Tesla, but if this would have happened on the highway or on autopilot I can't imagine things ending well for me and my family. I am very happy to be safe at home. I will reach out to service Monday am to get this fixed. I am attaching a picture of what I saw in the front passenger side wheel where something seems to have completely come off the cars suspension.