general problems of the 2017 Tesla Model S - part 2

Backing up into a parking space I heard a loud pop, soon after driving back home I noticed something felt loose on the lh side , come to find out my left fore link had snapped , my vehicle has low miles not even 25k and it snapped ! what if this would have happens at higher speeds! supper scary! there needs to be a remedy to this!! recall!!.

Front passenger fore link broke while driving. Normal daily driving. Miles 29,426. Tesla is charging me for the repair even though it’s a known defect. Have photos to prove it.

The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S. The contact state that while driving at slow speeds over minor bumps in the road, an abnormal clunking noise would emit from the vehicle. He also stated that as the failure was intermittent and that no warning light would appear on the instrument panel during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to a service center where a service manager requested to ride along with the contact to evaluate the failure. The service manager was able to diagnose the failure and the service center replaced the fore link assembly on the driver’s side as well as other parts on the suspension. The contact questioned why the passenger’s side fore link assembly was not repaired. The contact was informed that the passenger’s side had no visible damage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was 13,224.

Reversing out of my driveway and front driver side suspension control arm broke. Wheel smashed into wheel well crumpling in some sections and damaging other car paneling. Car was unable to drive and partially blocked street until towed. No warning lights or errors were present before or after the incident. Vehicle has not been inspected by anyone yet. Safety was not greatly compromised aside, but had failure had occurred on busier street or higher speeds could have been catastrophic.

Front rh side lower control arm unexpectedly snapped without any outside collision or driving error. Moving at low speed. Avoided catastrophic incident being on a local road and not the highway.

The upper control arm was replaced by Tesla outside of warranty because, as mentioned by technician, "the upper control arm ball joint was rubbing metal on metal and will fail eventually". I initially noticed this when the wheels were squeaking loudly while turning the wheel. According to the technician, this has been a common issue on the car. I realize Tesla did a recall in china but not in us so I'm submitting this info in case the data is helpful for any potential recall in the future. Please contact me for videos.

2017 Model S 75d, suspension defect. Pulling out of my garage, I heard a snap when I turned the steering wheel. I drove about 1 mile and could hear clicking. Did not receive an error message from the car, but I came back home and made an appointment with Tesla repair. I tried to drive it to the appointment, but the entire front end of the car dropped and scraped as I pulled it out of my garage. I called Tesla roadside assistance and had it towed to the Tesla repair shop. I never received any warning or messages from the car system.

My car with nearly 17,621 miles only had a part come off the suspension system off drivers side. Appeared to be an aluminum part that cracked in half while pulling from the garage. This car never was in a wreck. The suspension failed and my tire backed into the plastic casing which eroded the tires causing extensive damage. If this had occurred on the highway, this would have certainly caused a fatality to myself, family and other cars on the road. It appears this has happened to many prior owners of this vehicle, mainly model x and s around this time frame. I do not want to become a statistic before a recall is reached. As a physician, I am very concerned for my family and others that may be driving a dangerous vehicle.

I was driving at low speed when I suddenly felt a very loud pop and snap. I thought I had a flat tire. The car pulled to the left. I had trouble pulling over and thought I was going to hit someone. I was able to come to a stop abruptly. I checked for a flat and had none. I called Tesla after limping the car home because I could not see a flat. The car had a broken control arm and had completely pulled the left wheel against the frame. Almost like I got something really hard but I hadn't. I had just pulled away from a stop sign when the snap took place. I was put at risk as well as my child. I couldn't control my vehicle. There were no warning messages. The vehicle was repaired by Tesla and they didn't even call me to tell me what was wrong with it. I found out it was the control arm from the documents I was given.

Please note that I have used the VIN of another junkyard Tesla since the VIN of the car I am whinging about is unobtainable. Here is the lovely 3 wheeled Tesla. . Read more...

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I was backing out of parking spot when I heard a loud clunking noise from the front passenger wheel well. The tire was unstable and wobbly. I took pictures underneath to be able to see the problem, and noticed a hunk of metal on the ground. See attached pic. Turns out the fore link had snapped near the tire attachment. Seems like this is a known issue and has since been redesigned but not recalled. Why wouldn't this be a recall if its a serious safety issue? I can only imaging what disaster could have happened if I was at highway speeds!!!.

The defective mcu went down and what is not being properly reported, especially in this pandemic world we now live in, is that besides the entertainment, the air conditioning (and viral hepa filter), the suspension height, the steering and acceleration properties, nearly everything is no longer accessible when the mcu fails because to the driver, these things can only be accessed and manipulated through the center console, which is in permanent shut down mode. Look, I perform fmea analysis for a living. This is a single point failure being caused by the poor decision to select an mcu chip that has a limited number of data writes to the memory, and that cannot be cleared out by any system designed into the car. Mine just failed last week and my car only has 30,000 miles on it. Tesla claims that they only warranty the entertainment system for 25,000 miles. The problem is that they've integrated the mcu and emmu as the single source of operations for all other vital systems in the vehicle. This is completely insane and is without a doubt a safety issue, as it was 90 degrees the day my mcu failed and dangerously hot inside my car, even with all windows down, which only got worse because there is so much thermal loads created by the battery, normally protected by the overheat sensors & fans, that are now not operating properly thanks to the mcu failure. It also important that you understand the most of the need to write to the finite mcu & emmu memory is caused by Tesla during their frequent software updates. Mine is a p100d ludicrous + and cost well over $100,000 when new. Tell me what other manufacture would be allowed to get away with designing a single point of failure that effects nearly every system including safety features, and then say its only covered for less then the time they know the first failure will occur. Criminals and make them accountable now please.

I just bought the 2017 90d a month and half ago at 59k miles now at 65k miles and heard a pop as I was pulling away from the curb at 3-5 mph. Thought it sounded weird but may have just been a water bottle or something. Unfortunately I was on a road trip back home from the bay area with my daughter. I stopped on the freeway for a bathroom break and heard my front wheel drivers side grinding against the wheel well. After speculation it looked as though while facing the wheel it offset to the right. I asked for a call from the SC via text after making an appointment and he said to bring my car in ASAP as it could be a safety issue. An hour longer into driving I braked lightly because a car came into my lane on I-5 and then there was a louder pop, grinding noise followed by a loud screech, and steam coming from the wheel well. I immediately pulled over and had the car towed to costa mesa service center with me, my 5 year old, and girlfriend in a tow truck. Sc said that there's signs of impact and that it cannot be covered under warranty. Though their 'signs of impact' are clearly wear and tear and curb rash from parking margins( which I'm positive were there when the car was sold to me) I didn't hit anything and if I did the 4 cars in front of me would've too. And even more unfortunately Tesla started the repairs before insurance got out there and now they're talking about not covering it. So I may be out 5k that I was quoted because Tesla decided it'd be great to replace the front bumper and get it painted.

My car's mcu (media control unit touchscreen) is near death and 900 miles from being out of warranty. The screen went black on me for an entire day before coming back and constantly freezes and needs reboots. During this time, I lost ability to turn on and off the headlights, must rely on auto. Lost ability to control the hvac and defrost. Lost ability to adjust air suspension. Lost ability to use backup camera.

The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the suspension disabled message was displayed and the vehicle was lowered causing difficulty to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to Tesla of mathews located at 9140 e. Independence blvd, matthews, nc 28105, where the front suspension was replaced. Approximately one month later, the rear suspension experienced the same failure and the vehicle was repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

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Pulling away from a stop in a parking lot, there was a new rattle at the left front of the car, but the car drove normally. Made a right turn onto a street and slowly approached an intersection. Stopping at the intersection, there was a loud thunk. Got out and saw the front left tire was off-center in the wheel well and touching the rear wheel well wall. Drove the car 100 feet back into the parking lot. Car was towed to Tesla service center. Tesla replaced both fore link assemblies. There is a notation on the repair invoice that "found both fore links revision a's. Replaced both fore links with revision b's. " I strongly feel that this should have been a recall, as I find many blog entries where the same part has failed over the past few years and Tesla replaced the one that had not failed with the new revision.

The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model S. While the contact was exiting the driveway, the suspension arm fractured on the driver's side of the vehicle. The defect led to scratches on the inside of the front driver's side wheel. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and was informed that something may have struck the vehicle and caused the suspension failure. The contact disputed this claim. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and they refused to service the vehicle until the contact could provide a collision report. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,300.

Suspension fire link made of aluminum broke.

Backing into a parking spot the driver side front fore link failed while turning the steering wheel. This damaged the wheel, tire and wheel well.

When backing out of a parking space yesterday, there was a loud grinding sound and the car would not move. After moving it back a few feet, the car would go so I drove it a mile home very slowly and called for a tow. They took the car away yesteray. When moving the car to the tow truck, a three-inch aluminum piece torn on both ends and badly mangled fell out.

I was driving through an exit ramp and I felt something break on the vehicle and then when I tried to turn the vehicle, it continued to push straight. After further review, the rear toe arm of the drivers side rear suspension broke. This failure caused the rear wheel to be able to turn left and right.

This complaint is made on behalf of a Tesla owner in norway. Norway is a big market for Teslas. The NHTSA website is near impossible for owners outside of USA to use because it needs a USA to be supplied even though it is valid for overseas owners to complain. The attached photographs show a Tesla with a wheel that went whompy whilst being reversed. The text that describes the incident is also included. Here is the tweet from owner https://twitter. Com/ignorancebliss_/status/1041647129318576128 owners in norway have been reporting similar cases of broken axles and whompy wheels for several years. Https://elbilforum. No/forum/index. Php?topic=31341. 0 please look at the bigger picture. These are not isolated freakish events. There have been literally hundreds of cases like this. All caused by undersized fragile suspension components. Please demand an urgent recall. Thank you.

Here is another complaint about the Tesla suspensions falling apart. The owner of this car is a Tesla enthusiast who owns three Teslas. I am doubtful that he will make a complaint to NHTSA himself so I am passing on this information in the public interest. Here is a link to the video he has just uploaded. Https://twitter. Com/twitter/statuses/995816775106244609 "we have been bringing our Tesla into service several times regarding steering problems and they kept telling us they can't find anything and assured us it's safe to put our kids in it. My wife refused. Then this happened. @elonmusk @Tesla @teslamotorsclub can someone explain?" the front wheel is moving backwards and forwards in the well and eventuallu smashes into the back of the well and rips off part of the underbody. You can see that the tread of the tire is badly worn indicating that there has been a problem with the suspension for some time. The incompetence of the Tesla service centre is beyond belief. Please do something about this. Concerned citizen.

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This is a complaint about fragile alloy steering and suspension components used on all models of Tesla cars including the s, x, and model 3. Here is a thread in which several owners report the same snapped steering arm. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/cracked-forelink. 95637/page-2 photographs are attached which show that the eyelet of the steering arm has snapped. This is a classic "brittle fracture" *brittle fracture is the sudden, very rapid cracking of equipment under stress where the material exhibited little or no evidence of ductility or plastic degradation before the fracture occurs. * some of the posters on that thread have recommended that this failure should be reported to NHTSA. Others have suggested just leaving it to Tesla. Since it seems that the original poster has not so far filed a complaint I am filing this report in the interest of public safety. This is not a one off failure. It is the result of poor design and manufacture. Lives are at risk. Please investigate this matter immediately.

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On Monday morning(29. 01. 18) my Tesla broke down. The driver's side rear tyre dislodged from the suspension while I was reversing into my bay. The issues began from this point 1 at only 4526 miles and 122 days of age, ending up with 3 wheels is simply unacceptable. 2 then ensued the confusion: I had taken breakdown cover from my insurance company inclusive of courtesy car. This was despite the sales pitch recommending Tesla roadside assistance. The moment I called Tesla it was a case of fighting with them regarding whose fault it was rather than what happens next. I didn't feel supported at all. Tesla service and roadside assistance were confident that this was a case for the insurers 3 so I called my insurance company . They quickly picked up the car and have delivered the same totesla manchester south, where I had purchased it. With a parting shot that if this recurs in the next 28 days they will not help. 4 hence as I am sure you will understand, I have been left by Tesla on the wayside, quite literally and figuratively. I am fortuitous to be in one piece, writing this message to you. Things could have been a lot worse. . . . I drive 25 miles daily each way to work and back. And mostly this is on the motorway. 5 now where did we go wrong? thus could potentially be a manufacturing design issue but my confidence in Tesla has taken a beating. My main concern at the moment am I feeling safe in this vehicle? the answer is no.

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