Vehicle has been in for service on a faulty air suspension 5+ time in a year of ownership. fault continues and the suspension is locked in its lowest setting when fault happens. no rhyme or reason was to when the fault happens, stationary or moving, experienced the fault in all
Tesla model s freshly arrived in the salvage yard. https://www.copart.com/lot/58902739/photos the entire rear suspension has snapped off with all of the links broken. this is not the result of a crash. no airbags have been deployed. the only mark on the bodywork is around the wheel well caused by the wheel whomping around. this is utterly insane. when are you going to recall these deadly cars? keef outraged citizen forced to share the roads with these deadly out of control battering rams.
Here is a model s in the junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/60431229 the driver has escaped death by a few inches when the car ran into a wooden pole which has entered through the windscreen and speared through into the back seat. a sharp eyed investigator will notice that the back rh wheel has lost its tire and has been pushed back into the wheel well. it seems most unlikely that the wheel went whompy as a result of the crash. it has to be considered as a strong possibility that it was the wheel going whompy that caused the car to swerve and narrowly miss impaling the driver. i really feel that it would be worthwhile for you to investigate these failed suspensions which occur almost daily. thank you. keef
Model s in junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/60677309/photos front suspension has broken fore-links (subject of many other reported failures) broken links have scraped through the wheel from the inside slicing it in two. the sliced wheel has been stashed in the back seat of the car - photo attached. even though these fore-links are the subject of a tsb tesla has made no attempt to warn owners or to retrofit the parts before they fail. tesla forum discussions prove this. sample: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/fore-link-suspension-failure-while-driving-on-the-freeway.141701/#post-3367491 ***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? *** it seems that the "new improved" fore link is not much better. thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-front-suspension-control-arm-failure.114967/page-8#post-4081304 how in the world is tesla allowed to get away with this? most owners reports are about cases were this part has failed at low speed. failures at high speed? dead men tell no tales. one day soon the media will have the courage to report on this despite the determined efforts of the tesla propaganda organization. this will not be a good look for nhtsa. regards [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
This is a complaint about the fragile tesla suspensions. please note that i have used a vin from a junkyard tesla to satisfy your website requirements. i do not have the vin of the car that is the subject of this alarming video. link: https://twitter.com/melaynalokosky/status/1190452753627090944?s=21 the tesla suddenly swerves right. it seems unlikely that this is driver error. more likely the tesla has had a mechanical failure or has entered "insane mode" no matter. the back wheel went whompy. the wheel and tire did not get biffed much. why did the entire suspension go whompy. perhaps if they did not make the parts out of extruded monkey metal??? respectfully unhinged citizen etc.etc. *tr
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.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard. https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails?itemid=33887421&rownumber=2&similarvehicleitemid=&isnext=&loadrecent=true biohazard stickers indicate that an occupant has been injured. the front steering knuckle has snapped in half. it is unknown whether the snapped knuckle was the cause or the result of the crash however it is obvious that the casting is of low quality. such a crucial component should not be made of brittle monkey metal. quality control at the supplier and at tesla is deficient. i petition you to launch an investigation into the reason for so many teslas suffering from suspension breakages.
Model s in the junkyard. vendor has been kind enough to provide a close up photograph of the snapped front suspension parts. the suspension arm has broken in half due to the bad quality cast monkey metal that tesla uses. how many more examples of these failures do you need before you demand a recall? thank you for your attention. vexed citizen etc. etc.
Left forelink cracked while turning the wheel in a parking lot
Front right fore link failed disabling steering to wheel. failure occurred while in city driving at medium speed. symptom was loud noise from front right quarter panel area and shuddering. car was towed via flatbed trailer to tesla service facility in riviera beach, fl. service personnel replaced both front fore links along with the right front tire. work was covered by warranty.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. while driving various speeds, a loud humming and knocking noise occurred and the vehicle vibrated. the origin of the noise was unknown and there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to tesla (located at 9428 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117, (410) 415-1411) where it was test driven. the technician heard the noise, but could not determine from where it was coming. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 19,232.
I had just finished washing/drying my 2016 tesla model s (less than 22k miles), and while very slowly backing out of my inclined driveway with the steering wheel turned to the right, i heard an audible crack, followed by the right tire rubbing against the wheel well liner. on the driveway, i found a semi-circular piece of aluminum, which turned out to be a cracked forelink.
Left front suspension was broken. car was laying flat on the floor without any prior incident.
Here is a thread in which a tesla owner credits tesla with saving his life. https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/my-tesla-saved-my-life#comment-1670291 photos reveal that the rear left wheel is missing and the suspension completely torn off. see attached photo. owner subsequently posted a video of the crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8e5_ehkpri&feature=youtu.be playing that video at 0.25 speed or wathching it fram by frame on analyzer: http://anilyzer.com/?page_id=7&type=youtube&vid=h8e5_ehkpri#playbackrate=1&seekto=0 you can see that the tesla tilted to the left and then drifted to the left. the foreground lights and cars go blurry at about 0:12 into the video. the tesla is out of control long before the passing car comes into view. an almost identical event on the pali highway hawaii claimed the life of of a passing driver just a year ago. there are far too many of these cases for it to be just a fluke event. the tesla suspensions are too weak for the weight of these heavy and powerful cars and because they are made from cast or extruded aluminum they will become even weaker with age and fatigue. please launch an urgent investigation into this. thank you. a very concerned citizen. please note that i am not the owner and have used a dummy usa address to conform with your website requirements. i have been advised by a nhtsa investigator that it is permissible for a non-owner and non us resident to file a complaint. my full contact details are included with this submission.
I am requesting that the nhtsa investigate tesla's unexplained swerving on the highway, followed by its failure to respond to the driver's inputs to the steering, resulting in a single car crash. i was driving my tesla model s in the leftmost lane of the northbound florida turnpike around 8 pm. i was following the traffic and i believe my speed was around 70 mph. i was in full control and the vehicle was not in self-driving mode. suddenly, and without warning, the car started swerving. i tried to steer it, but the car failed to respond to my inputs to the steering (the steering was not locked). within seconds, the car crashed into the median, and from that impact, cut across the highway and crashed next into the guard rails at the other side of the highway, and from the impact of that crash, turned around and stopped in the rightmost / center lane. the accident resulted in a total loss of the vehicle. the weather was clear but right around when the accident happened, a light drizzle started. because the accident resulted in damage to the highway guard rails, i received a citation (which i am pleading 'not guilty' to). my husband and i bought this new model s vehicle in march 2016. the current mileage on it was almost 60,000 miles. with regards to the maintenance history of the vehicle, the following may be pertinent information: 1)we received a safety notice from tesla in march 2018 regarding the power steering component (email attached). however, the email did not require any immediate action on our part and simply advised us to wait for availability of parts in our region. we never received another notice. 2)in april 2018, after a heavy rain event, the car would occasionally shut off and not restart. it was serviced by tesla, and found to have no other concerns (invoice attached). tesla was notified 9 days back and we are waiting for an explanation.
This is another complaint about the tesla suspensions. commenting in this forum:https://seekingalpha.com/news/3396557-musk-denies-murdoch-favorite-tesla-chair *** simon mac, contributor comments2440 | + follow @idaho stoic meanwhile tesla have redesigned the suspension control arms for the model s/x with much stronger forged items. my model s had replacement suspension links on multiple occasions, which in fairness to tesla were done under the auspices of a tsb and without me bringing it up as a concern to the service department. i also had a lot of work done on the hv junction box (again not raised by me). this seemed to happen not far after the suc fire in norway a little while back, a lot of other model s owners i know had the same work carried out. the question is are those folks who are skipping the suggested maintenance regime, missing out on a lot of work which is borderline recall, and tesla are doing stuff that can't be ota'd under the cover of servicing.*** please read this report from an owner and demand that tesla recall all affected cars to avoid further crashes and loss of life. i am not a tesla owner. i am a concerned citizen. my full name and contact details are included with this submission.
This is a complaint about tesla suspension failures. here is a recent forum discussion in which several owners post photographs of suspensions that have snapped at low speed and not as a result of collision damage. this is absolute proof of tesla suspensions failing from snapped alloy parts and from snapped (2 piece) steel bolts. despite this evidence neither the owners nor tesla have seen fit to report this to the authorities. please do your job and investigate this problem. these are not isolated events, they are part of an ongoing pattern of failure. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-front-suspension-control-arm-failure.114967/ ** bkelly, sep 22, 2018 wow that is weird. different than mine. if you look at the suspension detail photo there are three circular pieces in a triangle below the rubber cv joint boot. on my car the top one of those three circles, the shiny one, broke. i believe that is what most people have experienced. in your case the lower left circle seems to be broken i.e. the actual hub or wheel carrier. somehow the ball joint came apart perhaps as a result. i cant see if the bolt holding the ball joint in the lower right circle is still in place pointing down to the ground, or if that broke. i have not heard of a wheel carrier breaking since the morris minors in the 60's.** ** ampedrealtor, sep 22, 2018 maybe musk should smoke less pot and focus on putting out quality cars.** **cncrepairman, sep 23, 2018 wow. i cannot believe these suspension concerns have not been recalled.** i am not an owner. i am a concerned citizen. a dummy usa address has been used to satisfy your website requirements. my genuine name and contact details are included with this submission
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. while driving approximately 5 mph, the front driver side wheel seized and the vehicle came to an immediate stop. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was towed to tesla service center (457 pleasant st, watertown, ma) where it was diagnosed that the driver and passenger side link assemblies were defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 42,000. the vin was not provided. **tr updated 10/31/18*jb
Cracked front suspension - lower fore arm - drivers side, cracked at the ball joint interface resulting in the ball joint separating from the control arm. this vehicle has 23,140 miles and has only been driven on paved roads in the midwest us. no off road or rough service. failure happened while backing out of a parking space. within 5 feet a loud snap was heard then rubbing like the tire was hitting the wheel well. stopped the car and found the drivers side lower ball joint separated at the lower fore arm. lower fore arm was cracked. tesla towed the vehicle to service center and replace fore link assy, lh (1041570-00b). original damage to part appeared to be a crack in the part with lower fore arm interface hole to the ball joint still round in shape. picture attached show more damage due to moving the vehicle for towing and repair.
Tesla model s 2016, vehicle is making a grinding noise from the left side and that the wheel appears to be too close to the wheel well. a noise started 2-3 days ago when the we try to turn the steering wheel to take a sharp left or right turn. the front suspension link on the driver side wheel broke while parking the car. got the car towed to tesla service and they fixed it 1 day later. corrections: link - front suspension - lower - fore - lh replaced the left fore link to specification. verified proper operation. parts replaced by tesla - fore link assy, lh (1041570-00-b) 1washer, nordlock, 15.2x30.7x3.4 (1033093-00-a) 1nut hf m14x1.50 [10] znni nl insert (1004358-00-c) 1bolt h cam m14x2.00x114 [10.9]-g720 (2007108) 1washer cam m14x38x6x2.5 [10]-g720 (2007115) 1nut cln hex m14x2.0 [10] znal-w (1006484-00-a)1
Here is yet another tesla just arrived in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/21757678/photos no air-bags have gone off. the front suspension has snapped off. photographs show that the suspension links have snapped. this appears to be yet another case of self inflicted injury. please please please investigate. thank you. perturbed citizen.
Here are two discussion threads in which tesla owners report cracked suspension forelinks that happened on their cars and which were not the result of abuse or wear and tear but just sudden spontaneous fractures of the alloy parts. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/rattle-noise-coming-from-front-air-suspension.108171/page-3#post-2589383 and https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/cracked-forelink.95637/page-2 the latest post includes close up photographs of the broken part and also a photograph of the new replacement that tesla supplied under warranty. the replacement part is an improved and stronger design. why has there not been a recall? most cars are still driving around with the dangerously thin suspension links. snip ** bill d, yesterday at 2:20 pm last edited: yesterday at 2:27 pm aromasca said: ↑ ugh, i had the exact same sound where i thought the wheel is rubbing. do you have an air suspension or 21" wheels? how did you get access to check this part ? do you have to remove the wheel? i have air suspension and 19" wheels. no need to remove the wheel to see it. it is visible if you lay on the ground in front of the car. the part of my right front suspension that broke is called a fore link. the piece that broke off was laying in my driveway. this looks like this failure could have been very dangerous it it happened at a high speed. here's some photos before and after warranty replacement of the fore link.** photos are attached to this complaint. i am not an owner, just a concerned citizen. owners are reluctant to report to authorities. tesla is still making use of non disclosure agreements in return for providing repairs. owners are dependent upon tesla as they are the only place that can supply parts and do repairs. please act before more people are killed. thank you.
Here is a discussion thread in which an owner complains that his steering has failed completely: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-s-steering-failed.109021/ ****snip*** i was driving home tonight (2016 70d)and it sounded like i had a flat tire. pulled over to check and tires were fine. started driving again and all traction control and stability control errors came up on the screen and said to call a service center. i have to hold the steering to the left to get the car to go straight. when parked the right front side steering makes a grinding sound and when the steering wheel is straight the right wheel is not. obviously there has been a mechanical failure of some kind but i'm not sure what it is. i assume i should have the car towed? anyone have a problem like this before? ***snip*** i had my wife turn the wheel in the garage and it was just grinding from the passenger side. felt more like an issue where the rotor connects to the steering arm. i don't have a handyman bone in my body so i really have no idea *** i am reporting this problem myself even though i am not the owner because tesla owners rarely submit reports themselves. they are discouraged from doing so by a misguided sense of loyalty to the tesla brand and "mission". there have been many credible reports of steering and suspension failures with teslas but very few of theses failures have actually been reported to the authorities. i believe that these failures are being covered up by tesla and that owners are being discouraged from filing complaints. please investigate. concerned citizen.
Tesla in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/25226748/photos no crash, no impact damage, no airbags deployed. just the usual wheel fallen off. please investigate. thank you. persistent citizen
Another tesla in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/24093828 same old thing. suspension collollopsed. front suspension snapped off like a sparrows leg. please investigate. (sigh) peeved citizen. etc. etc.
Here is a tesla that is in a junkyard in uk. https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/23480858 the front rh suspension is smashed into pieces. the damage looks much more consistent with a mechanical failure than with being the result of a collision. the lower suspension ball joint stems have snapped. this failure has been reported on many other teslas. the cast aluminium steering knuckle has fractured which is indicative of a casting flaw. the wheel has been sliced apart almost certainly due to contact with a broken suspension part whilst the car was still driving down the road. these cars are arriving in the wrecking yards in huge numbers considering how relatively few teslas have been sold. it is very strange that so few owners make their own reports to the safety authorities. this is probably because so many owners are also tesla shareholders. please investigate. thank you. genuinely concerned citizen.
And another tesla freshly arrived in the junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/50206827 guess what? the back wheel went whompy. given the relatively small number of teslas sold compared to mainstream manufacturers the number of these cars in the wreckers yard is astonishing. and so many of them have whompy wheels. would you please be so kind as to investigate. thank you. concerned citizen.
Here is yet another tesla in the junkyard with a busted suspension. https://www.copart.com/lot/24242548 the bolts on the suspension arms have snapped. you have several other reports of these bolts snapping without any good reason. example: nhtsa id number: 11074328 snip**the left front fore link ball joint snapped like glass during normal driving. luckily i was going at relatively low speed on a side street. this allowed the suspension to allow the wheel to slam into the firewall and it locked up causing the right side of the vehicle to hit a curb. as an engineer this scares the daylights out of me, as if it would have happened on a high speed highway turn, the results could have been deadly. even without an understanding of advanced metallurgy, it's clear that a hardened steel ball joint should be stronger then the surrounding aluminum alloy parts on either side that it attaches to. it looks like a glass rod hit with a hammer. this same thing happened to another 2014 in our family about a year ago, and i chalked it up to random failure. but now 2 failures? i have the original failed part if needed for analysis. the replacement part i obtained through tesla has been re-engineered, and appears to be from a different supplier. i went ahead and replaced both sides, and i still have the non-failed part on the left side. i attempted to contact tesla about this, and they have not responded to me.** please take immediate action thank you. very concerned citizen.
Please excuse me if i am boring you but here is yet another tesla in the junkyard and of course the suspension has fallen to bits. https://www.copart.com/lot/48769717/photos obviously a single failure of a tesla suspension component could be the result of crash damage or simply a random failure but if you would take the time to look back at all of the complaints that have been filed against tesla it is clear that there is a disturbing trend of failure in these fragile alloy giblets. please be so kind as to investigate so as to avoid further loss of life. thank you. concerned (and very persistent) citizen. date of crash is an approximation.
Below is a copy of an email i sent to tesla on april 30,2018. i have yet to receive a response. please contact me if you need more information. on january 23, 2018 i had an incident with my tesla where i hit a small pothole (11' wide by 18' long and 2' deep) at a moderate speed of about 40mph. (i have pictures of the road the pothole in question.) i lost some control of my car swerving into the oncoming lane from the impact, but managed to pull over about a couple of hundred yards after that with no further incident. i thought i had blown a tire since i have low profile tires on the larger rims only to find the tire was still inflated. however the wheel was off camber and i noticed that it had damaged some of the wheel well on further inspection.i eventually got everything fixed (about four weeks later) and the bill was $4200.00 which i paid. however, after much thought and consideration, i believe the control arm is of a faulty design and this should have been covered by tesla. in fact, i have a picture of the control arm while it was on the car and i am in possession of it and all the damaged parts. i do not believe that my tesla should have suffered so much damage for a relatively small pothole and believe the heavy lithium battery coupled with the improperly engineered control arm caused the problem. i also note mine is not the only complaint of this nature as i have seen other complaints in online blogs and feel that this may be a systemic problem with tesla's control arms. it is also important to note that i purchased the tesla for many reasons, but one of the main reasons was its safety record and ratings by the nhtsa who i have copied on this email. after losing momentary control from hitting such a small pothole which put me into the oncoming lane, (i was lucky there was not oncoming traffic) i do not have the confidence in the car that i once did.
Here is a tesla model s in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/22733158/photos the suspension has collapsed and wheels are jammed up in the wheel wells. the back rh wheel has gone whompy. the front rh wheel and suspension have fallen off completely. the ball joints on the lower suspension arms have snapped. the top ball joint connecting the steering knuckle to the wishbone has popped apart. no air-bags have deployed. there is no crash damage that would have caused the suspension damage. these cars should be taken off the road until the suspension components have been tested for manufacturing defects. please take action. thank you. concerned citizen. date of incident is an approximation.
Here is a model s in the junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/48532957 it has been in a major crash and it is almost certain that occupants would have been killed or injured. the tread on both front tires is badly worn down across the entire width of the tread. it is highly unlikely that this wear was caused from normal driving as the car is not very old. it is also unlikely that the wear was caused during the motion of the car during the rollover event. the tires would have had to rotate hundreds of times to wear away the tread. it is most likely that the suspension collapsed whilst driving causing the tires to rub against the wheel wells. (this failure is very common on air suspension teslas) due to the high power of the tesla the driver was probably unaware of a problem until the suspension failed catastrophically resulting in a rollover crash. please investigate this and other crashes. thank you. concerned citizen.
Here is a tesla in a uk junkyard: http://www.hbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/zyview/d=vehicles/v=popwin/r=6955348/make_model=tesla%20model%20s%2075/zv_and_or=and/make_model_zv_enabled=no http://www.hbc.co.uk/auction-models/tesla/model/car%3a%3alight%20commercial.html front suspension has completely fallen to bits. this one is an absolute shocker. these cars are falling to bits all over the world. please take immediate action. thank you. concerned citizen etc. date of crash is an approximation.
Here is another tesla in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/51160897/photos the spindle of the lower ball-joint on the rh side has snapped causing the suspension to be splayed out at an angle and with that wheel pointing in the opposite direction to the other front wheel. the wheel and tire are undamaged. it is impossible for the wheel to have been struck a hard enough blow to break the steel stem of the ball joint without the wheel being damaged. here is a video showing the exact same failure without there being a crash that would account for the damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m64ksywtfu this is a design/manufacturing defect. please investigate this problem. thank you. concerned citizen.
Yet another tesla in the junkyard with collapsed suspension: https://www.copart.com/lot/40321857/photos no air-bags deployed. no collision damage. just minor bodywork damage caused by the wheels jamming up in the wheel wells. it is beyond ridiculous that teslas do not have bump stops to limit suspension travel when a failure occurs. this defect has been reported over 2 years ago but no action has been taken. thread: https://forums.tesla.com/en_au/forum/forums/air-suspension-failure-very-unpleasant-results snip**why doesn't tesla air-suspension design incorporate some sort of a stopper to stop the car from going lower than the lowest functional air-suspension setting? the service center tech had the same idea!!!! at least it would be drivable when the system failed. i am very concerned how the car would handle if this air suspension failure occurred while driving 70 mph.** please take action. concerned citizen etc.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/41584927/photos the front rh suspension has collapsed and the tire has the tread badly worn away which means the wheel kept rotating for some time between the suspension failure and the subsequent collision. the back lh wheel has gone completely whompy even though there is no sign of an impact at that part of the car. teslas are having suspension failures at an alarming rate. the air suspension is prone to collapse and does not even have bump stops to limit suspension travel when problems occur. the use of cast aluminium suspension components increases the danger. cast aluminium is not a strong material and is prone to defects caused by impurities and temperature variations during the casting process. please investigate. concerned citizen etc.
Here is a model x in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/48947227/photos the front rh suspension has fallen apart. the car has not been in a collision. no airbags have deployed. there is no damage to the bodywork. this is yet another case of the tesla suspensions simply falling apart. if this had happened at high speed it would have resulted in a serious crash. why is it that other car-makers have had recalls for faulty suspensions after just a few incidents but tesla is getting away with hundreds of failures? please do something. thank you. perplexed citizen.
Here is another tesla in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26673611&rownumber=33&loadrecent=true the suspension has collapsed causing the wheels to jam up in the wheel wells. there is no sign of damage caused by a collision. it is almost certain that the minor damage to the bodywork is just the result of the suspension collapse. many owners have made forum posts stating that their suspensions have collapsed in a similar manner. please investigate the reasons for these repeated failures. thank you. concerned citizen.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26369055&rownumber=39&loadrecent=true it has not been in a collision. no air-bags have deployed and there is no impact damage to the bodywork. the suspension has collapsed causing all wheels to jam up into the wheel wells and resulting in minor damage to the bodywork. the teslas do not have limit stops on the suspension which means that an air leak or a software glitch can cause the suspension to collapse with dangerous consequences. this same type of failure is occurring over and over with these teslas. please investigate. concerned citizen etc.
Here is a report of a tesla crash in austria: http://www.tt.com/panorama/unfall/13565308-91/tesla-brannte-bei-unfall-in-pians-komplett-aus-lenkerin-verletzt.csp?tab=article **the 19-year-old driver from innsbruck was traveling towards bludenz towards 1 pm. because of a construction site in the local area, the two-lane expressway from landeck west to the shortly before the pianner / quatratscher tunnel is led in the fast lane and then diverted to the normal track before the tunnel. the 19-year-old changed from a previously unknown cause not as pre-determined the lane, but drove frontally against the oblique running concrete walls. the electric car immediately began to burn. the woman, who was still able to get herself safe, suffered injuries of undefined grade and was sent to zams hospital.***** attached photograph shows the wheel and suspension parts lying on the ground. it is highly likely that a suspension failure was the cause of the crash. once again the car has burst into flames and the photographs show that it is the glycol coolant burning rather than the actual lithium batteries. the flammable coolant is easily spilled in a front end collision and there are many sources of potential ignition in this electric car. having gallons of flammable liquid piped through fragile radiators at the front of the car is a very dangerous idea. please take action. concerned citizen etc. etc. *tr
Here is a model s in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26536335&rownumber=1&loadrecent=true it has been in a major crash, it has bio-hazard stickers and judging by the damage it is almost certain that someone has been killed in the crash. a blown up photograph is attached of the tire stowed in the rear of the car attached to the broken suspension parts. the tread on this tire is completely worn away. this car is less than a year old so that can not possibly be normal wear on the tire. teslas are very prone to collapse of the suspension systems. if the car is on cruise control or autopilot then even if the tire is rubbing hard against the wheel well due to a problem with the suspension the car will apply more power to compensate and the driver may be unaware that there is a problem until there is a catastrophic failure. to make this absolutely clear - i believe that the suspension system in the teslas is defective and that the company is covering up these defects. please launch a full investigation into this matter. thank you. concerned citizen. date of crash is an approximation. number of fatalities is a guess based on the damage to the car.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26343606&rownumber=34&loadrecent=true&isnext=true the front rh wheel and suspension has completely snapped off. the suspension arm ball-joint and steering rod have been snapped. even if (as been claimed by some tesla enthusiasts) the suspension is intended to snap off to protect the occupants in the event of an accident - there is no certainty that the components did not snap off and cause the accident. all the damage on that car looks as though it might be self-inflicted injury caused by snapped suspension. there is no other car on the roads which suffers from suspension failures at such a high proportion in relation to the number of cars produced. these are all late model and low mileage vehicles so the failures can not be blamed on poor maintenance.. please investigate the reason for all these failures. thank you. concerned citizen.
Here is a tesla model s in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=25533994&rownumber=11&loadrecent=true the drivers air-bag has deployed. there is no sign of any collision damage. the suspension appears to have collapsed. all 4 wheels are jammed up in the wheel wells. there is some slight damage to the area around each wheel that has been chalk-marked by the auction house. this problem is happening over and over with the teslas. the air suspension does not have limit stops to prevent the suspension falling too low. collapses have been reported as being caused by air leaks or even by a new and glitchy software update. this is ridiculously dangerous. please take action. thank you. concerned citizen. date of incident is an approximation.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/40106857/photos the back wheel and suspension has snapped off. the brake hose has been torn off. there is no impact damage to the bodywork and no air-bags have been deployed. the close up photograph (attached to this submission) shows multiple torn off suspension components. teslas are showing up in the junkyards at alarming rates. many of then have the same pattern of failure. please take action immediately. thank you. concerned citizen. full name and contact details supplied. date of incident is an approximation.
Model s freshly arrived in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26126022&rownumber=91&loadrecent=true suspension collapsed. all wheels whompy. please investigate. very concerned citizen etc.
Here is another tesla model s with a back wheel fallen off. http://www.pictame.com/place/autorecycling-kempers/1034833730 i have no information about the cause of this accident but the car appears to be in near perfect condition apart from the snapped off wheel and suspension. there is a clear pattern of failure in these tesla suspensions. it seems very strange that such an expensive car can not simply have the broken suspension parts replaced rather than scrapping the car for parts. tesla is very uncooperative in supplying parts and carrying out repairs. perhaps they are afraid the car will fail again in the same fashion and that people might get killed. please investigate. concerned citizen etc.
Here is a tesla being wrecked for parts in a uk junkyard. https://www.car-transplants.co.uk/breaking-vehicles/details/tesla-models-electric-automatic/46510 the car has only done 1000 miles and is in near perfect condition apart from the front wheels and suspension having fallen off. a close up photograph is attached which shows that the cast aluminium steering knuckle has fractured. the damage to the car is not that severe and is unlikely to have caused that part to break. a sharp fracture like that is almost certainly caused by a defect in the casting. the relatively small upper ball-joint is still intact. even if the tesla suspension is deliberately designed to snap off in a crash as some tesla enthusiasts are claiming, it is still essential that the part should not snap during normal driving. the use of cast aluminium rather than having forged aluminium parts or parts machined from billet aluminium is a poor choice of materials. cast aluminium is known to be prone to defects and has much lower tensile strength. please investigate. concerned citizen etc.
Here is another tesla in the junkyard:https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=26302290&rownumber=54&loadrecent=true the front rh suspension has snapped, the wheels are skewed outwards. the tread on the tire is completely worn away which indicates that the car continued to be driven for some time after the suspension started to fail. in the recent freedom of information case regarding tesla autopilot 40% safer claim tesla pleaded for special treatment due to being a disruptive start-up american company. i do not think this special treatment should include a licence to kill. please investigate the tesla suspension problems. thank you. concerned citizen.
A tesla has just crashed into a garage and then caught fire: http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/25/tesla-slams-into-lake-forest-garage-severely-damaging-it-and-sparking-a-fire/ pictures (attached) show that a complete wheel and suspension snapped off the car before it charged into the garage. please investigate.