Summary: vehicle tpms has been disabled due to a software revision. tesla released v10 software for model s vehicles. 2012-2014 cars have a legacy tpms system which the previous software allowed the user to reset the tpms, if an error occurred or a different wheel/tire combination was swapped for the season. once the reset button was pressed the system would learn the new sensors and the error would reset. the functionality of the reset button has been removed to accomodate newer cars with a newer, smarter tpms system from continental. this new system simply requires you to start driving, and it auto learns the new sensors. version 10 fails to address the needs of the older cars with the older tpms system. as it stands now, there is no way for the user to reset the tpms, thus owners are driving around with a disabled, federally mandated safety system. tesla has encouraged owners to upgrade older cars to the newer system at significant expense, when all we need is the original functionality of the reset button that was part of the vehicles original configuration.
during all electrical fault failures the vehicle was stationary. i've had 6 service visits related to electrical faults causing mechanical failures. the steering rack failure was the most recent problem. tesla replaced the entire steering rack. the tesla owner's forum and teslamotorsclub.com owners say they've replaced only the steering motor and that 1 part fixes the power steering fault. the electrical charging port failed because of electrical faults. the 12-volt battery has failed twice during the last year. 5 door regulators have been replaced in the front 2 seats due to electrical faults. 3 window regulators have been replaced due to electrical faults. the power steering failed due to an electrical fault. i've paid $6,500 for electrical faults during the last year. the tires i buy are rated to 55,000 miles, but they keep wearing out unevenly, and often blowing out, at less than 30,000 miles. the service center cannot tell me why the tires are continually blowing out and wearing out unevenly after minimal use. i went to a tesla service center for help resetting my touchscreen and installing a firmware update when i was thousands of miles from home. the service center forced me to get nearly $2,000 of new regulators. parts were incorrectly replaced that were not malfunctioning. parts that malfunctioned once or twice were replaced. parts that were replaced the previous month, and were covered under the tesla parts warranty, were replaced again. the battery pack that powers the vehicle instantly lost 50-miles of range, 16% of total available range after visiting a service center. during 5.6-years of ownership, i lost less than 7% of total available range. i paid a $10,000 upgrade for range. i'm concerned it's a fault or that my vehicle was damaged or the battery was replaced with a defective battery without my knowledge.
My car went over a pothole on 101 s just short of woodside rd. exit. i heard a loud thud and my car went out of control and veered into the lanes next to me as i tried to control it. after several attempts to stop it, it finally came to a stop. the rear, right tire burst and the wheel impacted badly. rear suspension broken and the 'quarter and rocker panel' broken.
I have had a 3 month old model s. there are hundreds of owners who have significant and excessive tire wear in their cars. i have 4,000 miles in my 4 door sedan, and was told by tesla service department to plan on replacing the tires in the next 1k miles, during a recent service appt to fix my moonroof leak. the car has never been raced or driven hard to cause early tire wear. when i asked them to see if their was something wrong with the car, they said to expect this and that it was normal for these cars. if you look at the edmunds long term evaluation of the model s, it also had the same issue at 10k miles, and tesla replaced the tires for free. i have attached their post about their car. http://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-s/2013/long-term-road-test/2013-tesla-model-s-tire-wear-post-mortem.html the michelin tires are warranted to 20k miles(on my car) on the pilot ps2 tires. the continental tires in the edmunds car is warranted even longer. if you look at other forums/reviews, there are many people with the same issue. excessive early tire wear can be a hazard to people unsuspecting this. i never would have thought of even checking to see if i needed new tires at 4k miles. if i never checked, my tires will soon be on driving on the bare metal treads with a possible tire blowout. this can pose a serious danger to any unsuspecting driver. maybe with some prodding, tesla needs to look into why a four door passenger car, has such excessive and early tire wear, and fix this problem before people get into serious accidents. *tr