Tesla Model X owners have reported 22 other fuel system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common other fuel system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's other fuel system (22 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Other Fuel System problems |
After charging, the car threw over 16 error codes and would not drive. Tesla advised the car experienced a high voltage battery failure. Some the error codes experienced were: gtw_w370 battery charge level too low charge now - vehicle may not wake from sleep bms_w017 service is required pull over safely di_u014 unable to drive voltage supply too low morganville gtw_w157 power reduced vehicle systems shutting down bms_f017 service is required pull over safely tas_a218 air suspension adjustment unavailable functionality may be restored on next drive bms_u018 maximum battery charge level reduced ok to drive - schedule service bms_u008 acceleration and top speed reduced performance may be restored on next drive bms_w107 vehicle may not restart service is required bms_f107.
Car lost power on the highway suddenly while driving at highway speeds and would not start after we pulled over off the highway. Took a picture of all the alerts. This is the second catastrophic event with this vehicle due to the hv battery. Event: 11:32am November 27,2025. Was needed to be towed to service center. Bms u008 error displayed on screen among others. No alerts until the immediate loss of power. After the Tesla service center ran diagnostics they discovered that the hv battery failed and needed to be replaced. This put my entire family (wife and two children) at risk to a major accident again due to the sudden deceleration of the vehicle and being rear ended by another vehicle on the highway (I was traveling at highway speeds when the failure occurred) or being unable to stop suddenly as the braking system was not effective / difficult to press the brake pedal. I used my meta ray ban Smart glasses to take a photo hands free using a voice command to capture my speed and the error that displayed when I lost power on the highway and the amount of traffic around me.
Reproducible and sudden loss of indicated driving range at low state of charge (soc) for 6 months. First documented occurrence on 9 September 2025 during my final service visit while the vehicle was still covered under Tesla’s 8-year unlimited-mile high-voltage battery warranty, at which time no corrective action was taken. After repeated documented low-soc range collapses, back to service on 13 November 2025. Tesla acknowledged the fault, verified the condition with diagnostics and customer provided screenshots, and stated that can log data indicated the battery management system (bms) was not calculating soc correctly. Tesla replaced the bms assembly under warranty as a continuation of the original issue and advised that the vehicle would need to be driven and charged for recalibration. Following this repair, I completed multiple full charge cycles to 100% and allowed time for recalibration. Despite this, the issue persisted with 100% reproducibility, with rapid loss of available range after driving and then parking when the vehicle indicated approximately 14–17 miles remaining. This condition resulted in a near-stranding event involving my family, including three young children, due to the unexpected loss of usable range without warning. I returned the vehicle again on 10 December 2025 to the Tesla service center in el paso for the same unresolved issue. Tesla declined to perform low-soc diagnostic or drive-down testing, instead stating the behavior was normal and required further recalibration despite prior calibration attempts and a failed warranty repair. Tesla has since stated that the vehicle is now out of warranty and has attempted to reclassify this unresolved condition as goodwill rather than treating it as a continuation of the original in-warranty defect. This condition presents a safety risk due to sudden and unexpected loss of usable driving range at low soc, creating a risk of vehicle stranding.
The vehicle experienced serious drive control failures on three separate dates: September 21, 2024; October 2, 2024; and July 26, 2025. On each occasion, acceleration was either severely delayed or completely unresponsive, and the vehicle rolled backward when attempting to move forward on an incline. The following warnings appeared on the dashboard: “stability control disabled,” esc (electronic stability control) warning light, and air suspension system warning. These symptoms occurred both while stationary and while driving. The vehicle was brought to Tesla service centers twice—on October 10, 2024, and September 2, 2025. On both occasions, Tesla stated that the issue could not be reproduced and returned the vehicle without performing any repairs. During the second visit, Tesla performed a $275 wheel alignment adjustment. The service report noted that the warning lights “may be restored on next drive. ” I was verbally told that adjusting the alignment might help identify the root cause, but Tesla never explained how this adjustment was related to the actual symptoms. After performing the alignment, I was simply notified that the vehicle was ready for pickup. This kind of propulsion failure and rollback on inclines presents a serious safety risk to the driver, passengers, and other vehicles on the road. The issue remains unresolved and could occur again at any time without warning.
Jumped in neutral while at at a stop light. Would not go back in gear.
While driving normally at around 30mph and without warning, the vehicle displayed multiple warning messages related to the hv battery and lost all motive power in the middle of the road with insufficient time to pull over, creating a safety hazard. Upon inspection by a mechanic independent of Tesla, the hv battery was found to have multiple voltage sense leads disconnected from the flexible pcb pads that lead to the bmb for each module. One of the 96 bricks had all four sense leads disconnected, resulting in the loss of motive power due to the inability for the bms to accurately measure the voltage of that brick. In fact, the vehicle displayed module over voltage and under voltage alerts due to this open/high resistance sense harness connection. Out of all 96 bricks, 13 bricks had at least one loose sense lead, and one brick (besides the affected brick) had 3 out of 4 sense leads loose/disconnected from the pcb pad. Any loose leads were only at the pcb pad end, not at the current collector end. These sense leads are ultrasonically welded through the same attachment process as the cells, but the connections to the flex pcb pad are clearly not as robust as the other connections or are exposed to higher vibration over time due to relative motion of the flex. The flex pcb design was introduced in 2015, just before the gen 2 hv battery, and in production until the 2021 refresh. The hv battery did not ever have any visible liquid ingress or physical damage. It is my understanding through various forums such as Tesla motors club that this is an increasingly common issue, and that Tesla is experiencing a high rate of this open voltage sense harness issue at their service centers for vehicles that have not been in any prior accidents or incidents (forums generally only have salvage vehicles that are out of warranty). Errors typically are: bms_f107_sw_cell_voltage_sensor bms_f177_openvshdetected bms_w129_sw_bmb_vsh_connector or their variants (a129, w177, etc. ).
Car lost power on the highway suddenly and would not start after and we pulled over on the side of the highway. Took a picture of all the alerts. Heard a loud thunk noise when the car lost power, did not hit anything in the road. Event: 2:21pm March 31,2024. Was needed to be towed to service center. Bms u008 error displayed on screen among others. No alerts until the immediate loss of power. _ _ limpmode acceleration and top speed reduced performance may be restored on next drive after the Tesla service center ran diagnostics they discovered that the hv battery failed and needed to be replaced. This put my entire family (wife and two children) at risk to a major accident either due to the sudden deceleration of the vehicle and being rear ended by another vehicle on the highway (I was traveling at highway speeds when the failure occured).
Bran new Tesla Model X 2022 model went up in flames in my garage on it is own, burning my garage, and destroying my other Tesla. The car melted completely and Tesla warranty is no where to be found, they are not even talking to me after 8 weeks of the incident and as of this date filing this complaint. The car was purchased directly from Tesla, brand new, owned it less than 14 months and had less than 30,000 miles on it.
Manufacturer designed a pyro fuse (a/k/a battery fuse), the purpose of which is to open the main battery's circuit in the event of a detected crash via a squib charge, in order to prevent further property damage or risk to life. The obsolete design contained in this model depends on a small lithium ion battery with a 7-10 year lifespan. In this car's case, a timer notification kicked in at about 6. 5 years of life. The risk to not recalling this part with the new part design (self-charging from the current) and all affected models in the fleet is that now all these vehicles risk higher odds of a catastrophic battery fires during collisions and other failures the fuse was designed to prevent.
On Jan 1st, approx 6 pm (completely dark), I was driving my 2019 mx (41k miles) traveling at 60-65mph on i5. All of a sudden, I noticed a series of dashboard warnings popped up with warning sounds -> "acceleration/top speed reduced", "performance reduced", "service require", and "vehicle system shutting down". I had to pull over to the left shoulder due to limited control of my mx and I was only able to coast without any control of my power padel. . It was a scary moment hearing the beeping warning sound and the cars flying by in the express lane. Feeling the mx shaken every time when car passes by. I tried to call Tesla roadside assistance and waited for >40 min without anyone picking up the call. Decided to call the highway patrol and we were extremely lucky when the patrol car pulled up to protect us with its flashing warning lights. Because within five minutes of highway patrol arrival, all power shut down!! my warning light blinker and headlights were out completely!!! we could have been in a detrimental situation if the patrol car did not show up and ended up with cars/semi running into our parked mx. After the tow truck (summoned by the officer) towed our mx to the nearest SC (4. 5 miles away), we paid the outrageous $930 fee. After the Tesla rep informed me the hv battery and the 12v needs to be replaced.
Warning alerts that car "unable to charge", "acceleration and top speed reduced", "vehicle may not restart", "regenerative braking features temporarily reduced" appeared on less than 2 week old car with less than 700 miles. Car has been in service center for 3 weeks now. Tesla claims they need to change the high voltage battery pack but have not yet been able to locate a replacement. Service advisor at local Tesla svc center told me there are several other Tesla cars on the service lot with similar issues with high voltage battery packs and are all awaiting replacement packs.
While driving the electronic systems that monitor the brakes as well as traction control malfunction. It happened multiple times. At one point, the steering wheel was not operable. The brakes became inoperable. I had it towed to the Tesla service center where they said they corrected it. However, upon getting the car back it happened again. Car is very unsafe to drive when all systems shut down.
In June of 2020, the entire power/electronic system in my 2016 Model X failed (at 73k miles), leaving the car undrivable (and even unable to be put into neutral for towing). I had it dragged onto a truck and taken to a Tesla service center, where they diagnosed a failed mcu. The failure, I was told, in rare cases caused a failure across the entire system. They replaced the mcu and charged me $1400. Tesla has supposedly offered a refund on the repair to customers who had the part fail (while refusing to acknowledge the safety issues associated with failure), but has not included my VIN in their database of impacted vehicles. The company is not acknowledging my car was one of the vehicles in the recall, but the failure clearly happened. How can I hold them accountable for that? is there any way the NHTSA can help?.
The mcu is dead. Car cannot be operated safely. No side blinkers, no horn, no ac. At this point my car cannot even turn on and cannot be driven. Contacted Tesla, but it is not a safety issue and they sent me home as parts were out of stock. It is not safe to drive as blinkers don't work.
Vehicle not able to supercharge due to salvage title, vehicle was able to supercharge for a year and turned off with out notice or warning. Vehicle has not sustained damage to high voltage components and passed Tesla high voltage system inspection. Notified supercharging is permanently disabled for both Tesla and third party DC fast charging making it impossible to rode trip on the vehicle. I attached invoices for payed charging vehicle now not supercharging disabled.
The 17-inch touchscreen periodically goes blank or does not come on when car is started. This occurs randomly while car is stationary or in motion.
This is a complaint about the Tesla batteries which are the subject of an NHTSA investigation. I do not have information on the actual VIN of the car in question so I have had to substitute the VIN from one of the many Teslas in a junkyard. Here is a report from a Tesla owner in australia who is getting even worse service than is normal for Tesla. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/warranty-does-anyone-have-their-warranty-terms-from-2017. 172151/ *** snip*** warranty - does anyone have their warranty terms from 2017 discussion in 'australia' started by csl2c3000, today at 6:36 pm. Location: melbourne, australia csl2c3000, today at 6:36 pm hi, I have had an issue which relates to low voltage and so I've spoken to Tesla who've said that the car needs a new battery pack and it is not covered by warranty. They looked at remote logs and concluded this without an inspection. The cost of the replacement is $50k inc and there appears to be no potential for a single battery bank to be at fault (based upon what they've said). They've quoted the current version of the warranty to me but my legal guys say that the terms that apply are those that applied when the car was sold, not the current terms. They've asked me to try to track down the original warranty. The car is a cp 04/17, built 07/17, Tesla, Model X, 75d. I was wondering if anyone has a warranty from 2017? specifically the clause related to battery pack warranty. Thanking you ****** I believe that your investigation should be extended to cover Teslas that have been sold outside of USA. These battery failures and potential fire risks apply to all Teslas sold across the world. Thank you for looking into this matter. Concerned citizen etc.
Battery range has significantly and suddenly dropped. While Tesla has stated this is 'normal battery degradation,' it appears through research this may be software limited, due to recent battery fires which are life threatening. Instead of admitting the safety issue, recalling the battery, and ensuring a safer battery is installed, Tesla is updating software opaquely. This is for a Model X 75d with a 75 kwh battery, and seems to have begun with firmware 2019. 32 onward.
Here is a report and video of an out of control Model X. . Read more...
Tesla Model X p100d the accelerator pedal snapped in half. Was at a dead stop and did a full acceleration run. Car was going about 30 mph and just stopped accelerating. I pulled over to shoulder and stopped. Wasn't quite sure what had happened at first then saw the pedal laying on the floor. Highway exit ramp.
Most Tesla Model X owners are complaining of an acceleration shudder that happens due to a halfshaft alignment design flaw widely acknowledged by all Tesla service centers. When it gets worse due to inaction / lack of recall by Tesla, serious catastrophic failure can occur while car is in motion. Wide spread problem. My issue was first noticed with less than 1,500 miles. Service centers seem to have stopped replacing front end half shafts until redesign is done. But no one knows if or when that might happen. Tesla needs oversight in this area. Google "Tesla acceleration shudder Model X" and you can read about it from hundreds of owners.
I was driving home in my Model X on lawrence expressway (8-lane expressway) in santa clara, CA and stopped at the red light. When the light turned green, I pushed on the gas and noticed that the car did not move and put itself into park. I could not put the car into gear. The main screen flashed several warnings that included: park assist unavailable automatic emergency braking disabled. Car needs service traction control disabled. Stability control disabled. I put on the blinkers, called Tesla roadside and they asked that I restart the vehicle by holding the 2 control buttons on the steering wheel, however by doing so, would stop the blinkers from blinking. I felt that would've been unsafe because I was in lane 2 heading southbound on an 8-lane expressway, and cars were coming from behind me pretty fast. Roadside asked that I call 911, which I did, and they then sent a tow truck to get me out of my situation. Video of what happened located here https://youtu. Be/9i9sghtmd7c.