Backing into a parking spot the driver side front fore link failed while turning the steering wheel. this damaged the wheel, tire and wheel well.
on monday morning(29.01.18) my tesla broke down. the driver's side rear tyre dislodged from the suspension while i was reversing into my bay. the issues began from this point 1 at only 4526 miles and 122 days of age, ending up with 3 wheels is simply unacceptable. 2 then ensued the confusion: i had taken breakdown cover from my insurance company inclusive of courtesy car. this was despite the sales pitch recommending tesla roadside assistance. the moment i called tesla it was a case of fighting with them regarding whose fault it was rather than what happens next. i didn't feel supported at all. tesla service and roadside assistance were confident that this was a case for the insurers 3 so i called my insurance company . they quickly picked up the car and have delivered the same totesla manchester south, where i had purchased it. with a parting shot that if this recurs in the next 28 days they will not help. 4 hence as i am sure you will understand, i have been left by tesla on the wayside, quite literally and figuratively. i am fortuitous to be in one piece, writing this message to you. things could have been a lot worse.... i drive 25 miles daily each way to work and back. and mostly this is on the motorway. 5 now where did we go wrong? thus could potentially be a manufacturing design issue but my confidence in tesla has taken a beating. my main concern at the moment is: am i feeling safe in this vehicle? the answer is no.
The complaint/ report also as https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzcescbmbywp_ctenvb7a51l-xx5tdbjcwzkb_nqvss/edit?usp=sharing 04/26/2017 15:06 i, as a registered structural/ civil engineer/ architect, drove my tesla model s 60d (which upgraded to 75d) stopped at traffic light and left turn casually after green lights, accelerate casually then hit unknown objects/ curb/ island, tyre burst, car stopped, no airbags pop out. the wheel broke no airbag pop out shows the hit is not severe but aluminium alloy wheel broke. a practical and due design would make wheel and tyre absorb the hit in 40~50 km/hr without break and burst makes the user of the auto safe. telsa model s wheel is so fragile (the case is 19 wheel). similar findings are reported by iihs and carthrottle ihs crash test footage of a 2016 tesla model s reveal a very disturbing problem with the car's wheels on impact, where they shatter of greater concern, however, is the behaviour of the cars aluminium alloy wheel. on small frontal impact, the wheel cracks and dramatically shatters, further reducing crash structure integrity and launching projectiles into the surrounding area. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-tesla-model-s-wheels-on-impact/ it just happened on me. the gravity of center is so low for model s and weight is so heavy. the momentum and force induced during impact should be considered with a proper wheel. its very different with other ice or light weight, high center of gravity motor, since the impact vectors are quite different in nature. the wheel of tesla, at least for model s, is defect, and it should be notified and remedy. its a defect and tesla should recall/ notify affected motors. please take a necessary look and consideration into the case for a safe motor as we expected.