Front Suspension Control Arm Problems of Tesla Model X

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla model-x. The contact stated while reversing out of the resident garage at approximately 2 mph, the contact heard the driver's side front tire making a loud rubbing noise as if it had contact with the inside wheel well. The contact stopped the vehicle and examined the front tire and saw that the tire appeared to be off center and was touching the front wheel well. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had called the dealer who arrived and drove the vehicle approximately five feet and diagnosed the failure as a fractured control arm. The vehicle was towed to a dealer however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,800.

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Car lost control at low speed on city street going straight after hearing creaking (under 35mph) therefore making me run into curb. Thought it was due to tire as I saw it damaged, but Tesla service center said the control arm is broken also leading me to believe the control arm broke leading me to lose control of the car and causing damage to other vehicle parts.

Entering the intersection from a four way stop, the driver side lower control arm broke when brake applied firmly at about 10 mph while turning left. The vehicle made a few creaking sounds when parking for two days prior to the total failure. After failure driver side front wheel moved forward and aft when vehicle was moved and the tire impacted the fender liner and ripped the rear half out.

The rear driver side lower control arm snapped off detaching the rear wheel/tire, brake assembly and strut/axel rendering the car immobile. Fortunately this did not happen 20 minutes sooner as my gf and I were traveling on the highway at normal highway speeds - this would have caused a life threatening, catastrophic multiyear crash being unable to control the vehicle. . . We were backing out >1mph of a parking space in a very shallow curve when it snapped - we stopped immediately and I think the electronic braking tried to stop the wheel from rolling jamming it further at angle into the wheelwell. There was nor had there been any unusual impacts on this tire nor the vehicle from potholes/sudden stops or any accidents of any kind.

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I'm not from the us, but want to let you know that there are also safety problems with Model X cars in europe. My car, a Tesla x from April 2017 with 93. 682 kilometers driven broke down with a broken suspension part. The wheel was moving for- and backwards compared to the vehicle. Tesla cals the part fore link assy lh (1041570-00-b). When parking the car in reverse, the front a the car came up for 5 centimeters. It happened also driving slowly forward. The big ring on the end of this part (the site that is connected close to the wheel) was completely torn open. Tesla also had to replace the left and right fr susp aft link assy because of "wear and tear". Upper control arm were already replaced in June 2020. Rear motor replaced januari 2018, electronics for opening front doors replaced in March 2020, new power steering April 2020. I like you to invite the also look at suspension safety issues in europe with the Model X and s. These issues have nothing to do with road conditions, we have very nice smooth roads here in the netherlands. I made a video of the movement of the front left wheel.

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Leaving child's soccer game, backing out of parking space lower front control arm on the front driver side occurred. My family lives about 30 mins from this and the vehicle seemed fine driving to our son's game. Thankfully this did not happen on the tollway and highway that is used during this commute. Back in April I had the Tesla serviced to get a 4 wheel alignment. Nothing was done then to inspect vehicle, even when a TSB was put out back in Feb. 2017 for this issue. Again, thankful for no injures, Tesla is now wanting me to pay for the damage and then a new alignment, close to $1200. This when my family could have been fatally injured.

Driver side upper control arm failed causing binding and creaking, further failure would have resulted in it leaving the vehicle un-drivable. I was told further failure while driving could have resulted in accident. Tesla service told me that it's an known issue.

Upper control arm becomes issue prematurely. The issue needs to be looked at. I had to replace both of my upper control arm so far. Talking to mechanic, it was the design and material choice for this part that seems to be an issue. The control arm can break during highway speed pothole.

Was driving at 19 mph in city street and had to make a panic stop due to a car about to cut me off. Heard a loud bang. I got out of the car and the driver side front wheel is displaced. Further investigation I can see the lower driver side control arm had broken . Car was not drivable without a loud crunching sound. I had it towed to the Tesla service center.

5 week old vehicle with 2200 miles had the left rear axle become disconnected spontaneously after accelerating straight ahead from a city street red light without any prior collision or accident. This wheel was tilted 30 degrees into the wheel well rendering the car undrivable. The left rear axle or control arm was visibly hanging freely underneath the car. Tesla service has been unable to diagnose the cause for spontaneous failure and await input from the engineering department. They have suggested that it could be a control arm failure or a broken aluminum car frame.

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There is major rattling that happens in the front suspension and when notified this to Tesla, they mentioned that they do not have a permanent fix for it yet. They have replaced the upper control arm in the past but the problem seems to come back.

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The control arm broke while backing out of parking space. I did not run over anything when it happened. When I pulled back forward the front end lifted up. I hate to think what could have happened at high speed,.

Upper control arms on both driver and passenger side had to be replaced because of loud noises when going over even small bumps and also while attempting to steer car at slow speeds. Each side was replaced in quick succession, about a month or two apart and was outside of the 5 yr/100000 mile warranty and service and part charges incurred. Service date identified below approximate, dont have the actual date handy.

Control arm disconnected while backing out of garage. There appear to be at least 5 other related complaints. If this had happened at high speed, the car would have been totaled.