Suspension Noise Problems of Tesla Model S - part 1

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.

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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...

This is my second Tesla. I've had noises in suspension and have been told it was a control arm and paid for it. Noise immediately returned. Later told its stabilizer. That was on first Tesla. Media control unit constantly failed. Second Tesla - [xxx]- suspension problems. Something feels like it will pop of I turn wheel too far and the brake or something makes a loud noise when disengaging. They say they can't duplicate but it happens every time I brake or release hold. My mcu is failing on this car. They replaced the ram but it still fails. Gps is barely functional and my reverse camera will not appear many times. Sometimes my car won't charge. They ignore and say it's normal. Mcu needs replacement. I spoke to a Tesla employee and I'm sure you know, but he says they only wipe and recycle the ram used on the mcu. That would explain fast failures again. They are trying to stall our warranties out to force purchase of the second mcu that they claim is the best solution. They are not going to stop these behaviors if we aren't protected. I have video I can share. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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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.

I would like to provide information regarding 2 preliminary evaluations in 2020 that NHTSA has opened for a Tesla vehicle. 1. The expanded probe June over touchscreen failures. 2. 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 model x vehicles regarding failure of left or right front suspension fore links. I would like to point out that although NHTSA is used to dealing with "model year" vehicles, it is well known that Tesla does not follow the calendar year models like over manufacturers. They introduce new features, fixes, modifications in real-time. I wanted to let you know this as your evaluations maybe should not be cut to the calendar year and possibly gain information on the time when Tesla implemented a change to the production. I am including two invoices that I have had to pay this year and here are some concerns. 1. April2020 - mcu replacement. My replaced mcu is still exhibiting the same issues where I can have no rear camera, no blinking sound, extreme delays in the touchscreen, random reboots. I am currently providing evidence to Tesla in order for them to fix under warranty. The onis is on me however it seems. Tesla's own recall for this issue has a limit of 8 years or 100,000 miles. This is not covering the fact that it is older vehicles that exhibit this issue. This is a defect which has been proven by independent post-Tesla service personnel which I can provide you direction to review that info. My point here is please do not let them get away with providing a half-solved solution. The mcu in question is using non-commercial grade emm memory. 2. November2020 - failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. After a visit to a local service station, they mentioned there is a problem. Attached is the invoice from Tesla replacing the fore links mentioned here. In summary, my car was made in the u. S. I hope you will hold Tesla accountable.

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When driving at low speed and turning the car over slightly uneven surfaces like a driveway or car parks the front suspension makes a clunking and clicking sound. Vibration and thuds can be felt through the steering wheel and footwells of the car. I brought to Tesla and they said this is wear and tear and charged me $2,700 to fix even though my car is under warranty. Many similar issues have been recorded of other Teslas with worse cases of parts breaking during slow or highway speeds. Tesla service center stated that if I do not want to pay for the repair the car is still safe to drive! even though there are cases of parts breaking while the car is moving. Very negligent of Tesla staff to state this. Car details Model S85 61,000ks (38,000miles) year 2014 see attached image of parts repaired.

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.

Driving on highway on autopilot when another car cut into my lane immediately in front of me. I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting him and heard a horrific noise. After the brakes stopped my car I had difficulty steering & still heard a terrible grinding noise underneath the car, but was able to limp off the highway to a safe place. I discovered that the suspension had broken. After car was taken to nearby Tesla service location I read that there had been issues with the suspension in my model year 2017 and that in china Tesla had agreed to repair this defect, but that in the u. S. So far they had deemed it 'wear and tear'. I understand there are attempts at some legal class action suits going on. They removed and replaced both front lower fore links with updated parts and replaced damaged left front wheel arch liner and said the failure was due to 'metal fatigue, most likely onset by the sudden braking maneuver'. The charge was initially over $1,300, but as soon as I mentioned my knowledge of the aforementioned suspension problems,Tesla immediately said the entire cost would be covered as 'goodwilll service'.

Pulling my car out of my driveway, I attempted to reverse the car into the garage to charge it. After putting the car in reverse I heard a loud pop noise and the steering wheel refused to turn. Attempting to turn the wheel at all resulted in a grinding noise that made the car undriveble. After a tow truck was called, we noticed that the entire front driver side wheel was shifted backward and was resting on the rear of the wheel well liner. The air suspension controls would not allow me to move the height of the vehicle and instead were locked at "very high".

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My suspension is constantly making sounds and after taking to Tesla it was 3rd time it has been determined that the fore link, control arm and bushings have gone out. I repaired it and now seems the problem is back.

Right front upper control arm of suspension found to be faulty, during inspection for rattling noise. Same car recalled in china for this issue.

I was braking from about 35 mph to make a 90 degree right hand turn into driveway. There was a sudden grinding noise and shuddering. I continued to brake and turn until I was safely in the driveway. A quick inspect revealed some damage to the wheel well, but the car seem drive-able, so I very slowly limped into a parking spot. I've read enough posts from other people having this same failure to immediately suspect a suspension failure. When parked it was easy to identify the same failure I've seen all over the internet. Control arm failed, resulting the wheel touching the wheel well as I was braking, burning through to the metal and gouging my wheel.

Left front suspension part broke allowing the tire to jamb into the wheel cowling. It happened on a city street then was unable to move, needed to be towed. I found a small cracked aluminum part under the car. It sounds like the recall that is now being discussed, at first they said it was my fault but they were"talked into" fixing it for free, thought you should know.

While backing out of the garage on a level surface we heard a loud pop. Unsure what the noise was I did a walk around the car but did not see anything unusual. We drove the car to the mountains at speeds up to 55mph. As we started to drive home we heard more sounds like something was loose in the suspension. We called Tesla emergency road service and asked if there was a history with suspension issues. We also asked if it was safe to drive home. The tech said there was no service bulletin on the suspension. He was unsure if it was safe to drive. We did drive the vehicle some distance out of the mountains without incident. We stopped to visit a restaurant and we heard further sounds from the suspension on the driver's side of the vehicle. Inspection showed that the left front drivers wheel had moved back out of center in the wheel well and had rubbed the wheel well liner. From this point the vehicle was towed to the Tesla service center. We later learned from an internet search that even at low speeds without any shock to the suspension, Tesla Model S control arm/fore link assemblies failed in 2015 vehicles. This is a dangerous situation and could be catastrophic if the failure occurred at high speed. We should have been informed that there was a history of failures and it was not safe to drive. We feel that both the front and rear suspension of the 2015 are prone to failure and should be recalled for safety reasons. Although the Tesla is almost 5 years old the vehicle has just 23,170 miles. Suspension failures should not be happening at this point. The Tesla service center did replace both left and right lower fore link assemblies as a good will measure since the car was no longer under warranty. .

Mcu dead at 54,650 miles. Main control screen will not turn on. Has effected the following but not limited to. ' no aeb (advanced emergency braking) ' no controlling suspension height ' no manual control of headlight lights ' no blinker sounds ' turn signals inoperable ' steering mode defaults to some setting (e. G. If I have it set to sport, during reboot of mcu is changes to standard or comfort, not sure but I can feel the steering wheel take less effort to turn than my normal sport mode) ' no hvac (heat, cool, vent) ' no defrosters ' no seat heaters ' no steering wheel heaters ' no radio/streaming ' no app connectivity to control the car ' no ability to see the car charge status from app ' trip a/b ' profiles ' user settings ' homelink ' bluetooth pairings ' no rear view camera ' no parking sensors.

For a few days I noticed a clunking noise emanating from the left front of the car when going over uneven pavement. Then while backing out of a parking space, the tire collided with the wheel liner and the car would not move. The car was towed to the Tesla dealership where it was found that the front driver caster arm was broken. I later read that there had been other reports of 'linkages near the ball joints' of the suspension failing, allowing contact between the tire and the wheel liner. This sounds a lot like what happened to my car so I wanted to share my experience.

Front suspension makes a knocking noise going 30 mph or slower on small bumps in the road, Tesla replaced front struts under warranty in may of 2020, is little better but the knocking is still there.

Each time the vehicle accelerates or slows down/stops, it makes a loud thump noise from the rear of the vehicle, usually audible at back right portion of vehicle. Tesla has diagnosed the issue on this vehicle as a cracked rear subframe. Upon researching the issue online, multiple complaints and even recalls/class action suits have been filed to address this issue. In china, for instance, there are multiple recalls set up to address this known issue. However, there has not been a successful filing in the us as far as I can find. Ultimately Tesla should cover the cost of this repair since its a known issue on this year and model, but they are forcing us to pay ($2917. 50, not covered under warranty). The problem seems to stem from what Tesla calls a hard pothole or suspension event, although there has not been one on the vehicle since we purchased it, pre-owned. Regardless, if the issue is known, which it clearly is, by the manufacturer, they should cover the cost of repair or recall.

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.

Please excuse me for being so persistent in my reporting of Tesla defects. I am a man on a mission. The affected car is a 2017 Tesla Model S, I do not have the VIN so I have used one from a wrecked vehicle instead. Here is a thread discussing Tesla suspension breakages. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/lower-control-arm-failure. 172590/#post-4173704 *** coloradogirl22, Nov 5, 2019 I have a 2017 Model S. Yesterday, when I was backing up slowly in a parking lot, I heard a loud crunching, scraping sound, and then my front right wheel "fell off. " taking a closer look, it appears that the lower control arm sheered off from the wheel assembly (see pics). I didn't hit anything and have no idea what could have caused it. "***** see attached photographs. This time, rather than a cracked alloy casting it is the shaft of the lower ball joint that has snapped. This same failure has been reported many times. This ball joint stem looks to be of very poor quality and is undersized for the weight of the car. This is bad design. Bad manufacture. Bad inspection. Bad maintenance. On the Tesla forums owners who are considering reporting this failure are strongly discouraged by the Tesla congregation. Although many of these suspension breakages are reported to have happened at low speed, it is likely that some have happened at high speed and the owners did not live to tell the tale. Please investigate. Thank you keef.

Vehicle makes squeak noise when driving low speed and drive over a bumper. Took the car to service center and they said right upper control arm need replacement on oct 19 2019 and paid it and replaced. Same thing happened on left upper control arm on may 08 2020 and paid and replaced. And they told me that play is present in both aft links. I am worried that my model is old one as 2013 and it failed a lot from the suspension part. Thanks god this thing happened on high speed but I am really worried regarding the safety of the car.

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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.

This a complaint about the Tesla suspension forelinks which are still snapping off and causing danger to the public. At least three new cases of failure have been reported within the last few weeks. Despite forum posters urging the owners to report their failures to NHTSA the owners have not done so. Pressure from Tesla supporters to "support the mission" and financial self-interest mean that these failures are being under-reported. Here is a discussion forum about this :https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/another-front-suspension-control-arm-failure. 114967/page-7#post-4035913 **snip** I believe I've joined the "club", too. 2017 Tesla s 75d with <13,500 miles is in the shop now after having it towed last night. The service rep let me know that while they're not done inspecting it - they've determined it's "fully covered under warranty". My story is similar to most. On way home from work yesterday, my car started making strange noises at low speeds, uphill and/or around these "islands" seattle has at cross streets in neighborhoods to slow traffic. I got home, made an online service center appt for next week. Went out again and then the "catastrophic" failure began. I had to drive a bit (guessing a half mile) before I could find a safe spot and one big enough to pull over. Tire is gouged horribly. Metal showing through wheel well, car appeared to be sitting on wheel, but hard to see clearly. For anyone who thinks this is due to "rough" driving - I politely suggest you stfu. I baby my car. ** please take action. Note: VIN of random Tesla in wrecking yard used in this report.

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At low speeds (10-30 mph) there is a rattle that sounds like it is coming from under the front left side of the car. It is triggered by even the slightest of bumps in the road. In 2018, Tesla admitted to the problem and was replacing struts (or even buying back cars), but ever since 2019, they say it's a "normal" noise. I'm sorry, but any noise that makes me wonder if my wheels or suspension are going to fall off should not be considered a normal noise. Tesla even released a service bulletin on 10/9/18 that said one way to possibly get rid of the rattle is to remove the bolts that hold the strut braces to the car body and put a folded up "shop towel" between the braces and the body! the odd thing is that the towel solution actually takes away 75% of the rattle. Yet, Tesla still refuse to dig deeper to actually solve the issue. If a company can send a rocket into outer space (and land it back on earth on an exact target at 5 mph) I would think they could do whatever is needed to make their $100g cars not rattle. In any case, I will attach the service bulletin from 10/8/2018. The instruction about using "shop towels" is step 3e. I realize the service bulletin was released for the 2018 cars, but the struts and strut braces are the same for the 2018 and 2019 models. P. S. - the noise started when the car had around 100 miles on it, and it has only worsened since then. The car now has 9200 miles on it. P. P. S. - I've driven several Tesla Model S loaner cars and they all have the same rattle.

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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.

While reversing my vehicle out of my driveway with the steering wheel turned all the way to the left, a loud snapping sound was heard from the front driver's side tire. Upon inspection, the cause of the sound was not visible. I continued driving a few miles while listening for any changes to the vehicle. A few miles down the road, I prepared to enter the freeway. As I depressed the brake pedal, there was a loud grinding noise emitting from the front of the vehicle. I pulled the vehicle off to the side of the road and called Tesla roadside assistance. I advised them of my observations and was issued a preliminary diagnosis of debris in the brake caliper. I proceeded to drive my car to a high-pressure washing station to remove the debris. While parking at my destination, I noticed my steering wheel required a bit more force to durn the wheel; as I was encountering more resistance than usual while steering the vehicle. I got out and looked at the front driver's side wheel while the steering wheel was turned all the way to the left. I noticed a hole approximately 2' tall and 1' wide had been worn through the wheel well liner behind the rear of the tire. Through the hole, I saw some wire coverings and a piece of the vehicle's aluminum frame. I also observed the wheel would rub up against the exposed metal frame when the steering wheel was turned. I called Tesla roadside again and updated them of my findings. The car was towed to the service center and subsequently diagnosed with a broken fore-link on the front driver's side suspension. The fore-links on both sides of the vehicle were replaced, as well as the wheel well liner.

Three days ago I parked my vehicle to p/u a dog from the vet thus pulled into a parking space with the tires close to the cement stop. No issue. Came outside with the pet and loaded her into the rear seat. Started the vehicle, put unit into reverse and backed perhaps 3" when unit stopped moving. Pulled forward a few inches and tried again. Same. Pulled up vehicle info on the it screen to height of vehicle which has air suspension. Height showed normal. Hit button for max height, same issue. Went back into screen and went through the same protocol. This time I could see the units front end rose a few inches. Put unit into reverse and unit backed without problem. I kept the height adjustment at that level. Yesterday, 2/20/19. I pulled into a parking space and drove vehicle into a parking space without any problem. Picked up two order of chinese food weighing about 1 pound. Put unit into reverse after seat belts secured. Backed out very slowly when all of a sudden there was a loud noise. Dismounted from vehicle to find the entire front portion of the unit was lying on the ground. A passerby saw what happened and said "you must have air suspension like I have in my Tesla. The same thing happened to me"!! three of us worked 20 minutes or so to reattach the entire front end. Had a pedestrian been walking to the vehicles parked next to me they would have been hurt. What is to prevent this from happening when driving? I had an aeronautical engineer with me when this event happened. They were shocked. Tesla would not admit there is a safety problem and stated owners should not drive forward to the tire stop. So, we are to let the rear end of the unit hang out 2 to 3 feet in the drive area. There is damage to the fender, hood and front end. This should stop it is a software issue, not operator fault.

Front end had problem, made noise for a while, made appt, then by the time appt came, something hap and rt front tire/wheel moved back into wheel well. (broke off). Had to be towed. Dealer was pretty adamant to be sure I did not hit or run over something, but when he found out I did not, then they were nice enough to cover it. The tow I had to pay, because it was out of warranty. Over 50k miles. Later they changed the suspension setup on models. I figured it was to fix problem.

Yet another case of broken suspension on a Tesla. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/fore-link-suspension-failure-while-driving-on-the-freeway. 141701/ Model S 75 2017 with only 9500 miles. I got it in Mar of 2017 so it hasn't even been 2 years. I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane and about to get into the carpool lane when traffic suddenly came to a halt. I slammed on my brakes and then started to drive again but realized I couldn't. The car shook and there was a loud screeching/grinding sound. Luckily a motorcycle cop happened to come by and called highway patrol and the freeway tow truck so help get me out of the fast lane and across 3 lanes to the right shoulder. Then, I called Tesla roadside to get towed into the dealership. The service guy did not seem surprised and diagnosed the problem right away on seeing the car. The left front fore link in the suspension broke. If this was a known issue, I'm wondering why there hasn't been a recall. What if I was driving with my 2 kids? the car is still in the shop now being repaired. Even after the repair, is it safe to be driving a Tesla? would you guys chance it with your kids in the car and risk that happening on the freeway? please respond with your opinion. Debating whether to sell my car right now. I don't know if this was a faulty part or faulty design and I see there have been other postings on this catastrophic mechanical failure. Follow up posts on that thread seek to deny and cover up the problem. This is a lethal defect. Please investigate. Not an owner. . . Concerned citizen etc. Etc.

I was backing the car out of my garage when I heard a strange scraping sound. When I looked to see what was up I found that the right rear suspension had collapsed. The car was moving straight back at very low speed in my driveway. I was told by the tow truck technician that the lower control arm had failed.