general problems of the 2017 Tesla Model X - part 2

When the car is parked then put in reverse, the car makes a loud cracking noise. I was told it was brakes that were cleaned up but still make a loud noise.

In June of 2020, the lower u-joint near the steering rack encountered a failed bearing making the car extremely difficult to turn for 90 degrees of steering wheel movement, free for 90 degrees, hard for 90 degrees, and free for 90 degrees. This occured at approximately 68,000 miles and 2. 5 years of ownership. Before this was diagnosed, it made the car dangerous to drive and almost caused an accident when my wife was driving when it first occured.

When driving at 40 miles an hour three times the car will lock up and pull into the right lane. Each time there has not been another vehicle in the right lane next to me but I'm afraid to drive the car for fear that when this happens I will hit the car next to me I have complained to Tesla and they cannot fix the problem. At this time I"m afraid for my life and the life of others. This happens on el camino in san carlos. I cannot take a picture because I'm driving.

I have been advised that it is preferable that owners file their own complaints of defects. Unfortunately the owner of this Tesla has not responded to my request that he does file a complaint. This is probably because he knows that if he does complain his Tesla may be devalued and he risks being blacklisted by the company. The attached photographs show yet another fractured suspension arm. The owner is identifiable from the photographs and it would be very easy for NHTSA to contact him and obtain the broken part for inspection. It would also be very easy to trace the Tesla service center records. Here is the text of the complaint that the owner has posted on twitter. His photographs of the fractured parts are included with this submission. Please investigate this. It is not an isolated incident. It is a design and manufacturing defect. . **@elonmusk @Tesla my Tesla x ((easily)) fell apart. My ((family)) was in the car. Tesla just replaced the part with the same part & never answered important questions I have. Feeling unsafe in your x. The manager did not care. Please have corporate call me to discuss** please note: dummy us address used because your website will not accept an overseas address. My genuine contact details are supplied.

Here is a complaint posted on the Tesla forum about a total loss of power steering: https://forums. Tesla. Com/forum/forums/broken-power-steering snip** my wife called today to tell me her new Tesla x had an error light that said service and power steering assist may be limited. I called my local center to inquire as to what to do next. I asked if the car was driveable, as at that time the steering seemed to be working fine. They said go for it, they'd look at the logs and get back to me. Sure enough on my way home from an errand with my 3 kids in the car, the steering stopped working. Thank god it was me driving, as there would be no way my wife would have been able to turn the wheel at all. I drove home carefully. After some research it seems this is an issue several others have gone through. Many have noted a loose ground or other power connection issue. I find it unbelievable that I could find this out in a few moments on google, but when calling Tesla service, they told me to go ahead and drive the car. When I called them back, and let them know their advice could have killed me or at least gotten me into an accident, I did not get much in the way of a response. ** this same failure is being discussed on many of the Tesla forums. This is unacceptably dangerous. Please take urgent action to protect lives. Thank you. Concerned citizen.

This is a complaint about the Tesla autopilot. Here is a credible and easily verified report by a Tesla owner in uk who has had a near death experience while on autopilot: https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/at-what-point-do-I-say-enough-is-enough. 100508/ ** a few weeks ago, the car whilst in auto pilot suddenly swerved across the motorway into the middle lane. I caught it half way across. The motorway was perfect. (interestingly at a supercharger, I asked the guy next to me if this had ever happened to him, and he said 'funnily enough, it had and just that very day for the first time' (that's not a coincidence surely) this was the final straw so I sent it off. Sat nav, auto pilot, wont lock, returning to car with door open, doesn't present doors some of the time, doors don't close some of the time, screen goes black, etc etc etc. It acts with the consistency of a small child, yet its supposed to be software driven. The autopilot issue is my biggest concern. The guy I spoke to who said his had done the same that day, said his drove towards a lorry. I thought it wasn't supposed to do that as it has sensors? it was very windy that day so I wonder if that was anything to do with it, either way Tesla were so concerned about it, they didn't even bother to take the details of this guy when I raised this issue to them. ** even if the owner has his hands lightly on the wheel the power steering has sufficient power to wrench it out of his hands. This autopilot is half-baked and glitchy and the constant software tweaks are making it even more dangerous. No other car-maker would be allowed to conduct such a reckless experiment. Please take action before more lives are lost. Thank you. Concerned citizen etc.

This is a complaint about the Tesla autopilot. . Read more...

On 4th, June, 2017, I was driving this 2-month-old Tesla Model X. While I was making a turn at one of the downward passage in a carpark, the steering wheel could not move all of a sudden, and a warning popped up saying car need service/steering assist reduced. Then a while later the steering wheel could move again allow me to finish the turn, but then stopped working again leaving me stuck in the car park. Their technician replied that this had happened to a number of Model X cars but only while parked and not during driving. After inspection, the technician replied that the power wire for the assist steering wheel has had bad electrical contact. This was due to a loosen screw which fix the position of that power wire. The cause could be that the screw is not tight before delivery, or due to vibration when driving on the road. Then they told us the screw is now tightened and the car is ready for pickup. I think this is a very serious life-threatening problem. Imagine if you drive on a highway and the wheel suddenly stop when you make a turn! we told them that this car model is unsafe and could cause danger to the general public, what if this problem cause any accident. They only replied the car is under warranty. And they offer no refund, no exchange moreover, given this is a new car, there should be not any wear out problem. However, there was a metal bar under the car seat which was rusted (file in a separate complain). Their technician replied that it is due to the humidity. Could that happen to other metal parts of the car, such as screw? according to other car technicians, other vehicles do not have such weakness (requiring a screw for powering the steering wheel). Could that be a design problem? note: although this car is purchase outside of the America, the same model car in the u. S. May have the same safety problem. I am just notifying.