Vehicles media control unit (mcu) has a known and well-publicized defect caused by over-logging on the emmc chip. this defect causes the mcu to glitch, reboot and fail eliminating the ability to control both safety and convenience features including climate control, defroster, gps, audible safety warnings and other systems. vehicle can also stop charging. this is a well-documented design flaw that tesla is well aware of (simply google tesla mcu failure) but refuses to cover out of warranty. the most recent "fix" via an over the air update simply delays the issue until vehicle is out of warranty but based on current evidence this defect will effect 100% of cars, both model s and x, made between 2012 and early 2018.
My vehicle hv battery failed twice in 2 months. tesla changed it, lost use of vehicle during 9 weeks. on the 2nd battery swap, i now lost range by 25 to 35 miles.
Sudden loss of range with 2019.16.x software update. my vehicle was one of the many vehicles that was effected by software update by tesla. i have lost about 30 miles in range and the supercharging speed is significantly decreased compare to prior to the software update.
Beginning in june, the subject vehicle suffered from a severe and sudden decrease in the amount of range available as a direct result of software updates issued by tesla without disclosure to owners. prior to the updates, the subject vehicle had approximately 255 rated miles available. following updates 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2, the subject vehicle suffered immediately from a range drop to 225 available miles. the subject vehicle has also been unable to charge fully and now suffers from decreased charging speeds. the owner of the subject vehicle went to ncds arbitration, seeking a manufacturer replacement of the battery under warranty, but the arbitrator decided that there was no proof of defect. tesla claims that this is normal degradation. however, the negative effects were caused solely by tesla's software updates, for which it has yet to disclose whether there are cars affected and potentially at higher risk of catching on fire. tesla has failed to communicate anything with regards to the safety of the affected vehicles and has continued to make adjustments to the software without providing owners with any notice or information that their vehicle may be affected. the owner of this vehicle was denied a warranty replacement after having the claims arbitrated with national center for dispute settlement, where the arbitrator found that there was no manufacturing defect. the subject vehicle continues to suffer from a high rate of battery loss when the car is parked and not in operation. the car has not regained any mileage as a result of tesla's most recent updates that have attempted to remedy the situation. the subject vehicle suffers form reduced charging speeds and is not capable of reaching the same number of miles as it did before.
I have a p85d and since recent software updates my range has dropped significantly.. my supercharger sessions have also become extremely slow resulting in almost an an extra hour to charge the car compared to before updates. these updates seem to be a makeshift cover for defective batteries due to high fire and explosion risk, which have occurred on other tesla cars. so instead of fixing batteries tesla reduced their capabilities across the board.
On may 20th, 2019, the subject vehicle was updated with tesla's software updates and lost over 20 miles overnight. the vehicle has suffered from a throttling of performance, charging speeds, and a lowered maximum battery voltage capacity which has led to a significant decrease in the number of rated miles available. tesla has denied a battery warranty replacement by claiming that there is no defect. tesla claims that the updates were issued to improve battery longevity and health. however, they are doing so to avoid replacing these under warranty and/or compensating owners for the loss in range. this appears to be in response to the growing number of battery fires that have occurred with tesla vehicles that are parked and not in operation. tesla has failed to communicate anything with regards to the safety of the affected vehicles and has continued to make adjustments to the software without providing owners with any notice or information that their vehicle may be affected. the owner of this vehicle was denied a warranty replacement after having the claims arbitrated with national center for dispute settlement, where the arbitrator found that there was no manufacturing defect. the subject vehicle continues to suffer from a high rate of battery loss when the car is parked and not in operation. the car has not regained any mileage as a result of tesla's most recent updates that have attempted to remedy the situation. the subject vehicle suffers form reduced charging speeds and is not capable of reaching the same number of miles as it did before.
Software updates by tesla have limited range usage by lowering the available voltage max capacity for charging. *tt 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb
Shortly after updating the vehicle with tesla's software updates 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2, it was discovered for the first time that the vehicle had suffered from a sudden and immediate loss of approximately 26 miles of range as a result of the pair of software updates. the updates in question also severely decreased the supercharging speeds for the vehicle. in addition, the software updates issued by tesla did not disclose anything with regards to the range loss or decreased charging speeds. tesla has released updates since initial range-reducing and charge-speed limiting updates which were supposed to and purportedly were issued to correct the problems, however, there is no significant change or increase in range or charging for the vehicle to date. note - this complaint has been submitted by legal counsel who currently represents the affected owner for this specific vehicle. legal counsel here also serves as counsel to the putative class members and named class plaintiff in the litigation currently pending in the u.s. district court, northern district of ca, case no. 5:19-cv-01422-vkd.
My li-ion battery has been degraded recently by an over-the-air software update. i believe that this update is related to the recent battery fires (4 in ladt 4 months, including one in san francisco). only a few (100 to a few thousand i believe) of the teslas have been affected as mine has been. i am now concerned about the safety of my vehicle. will my battery catch on fire in my garage? i would like nhtsa to review the changes made by tesla and approve that these changes will be effective for the safety of my battery. or, does this point to a defective battery and should be recalled for safety reasons?
In may 2019 our tesla model s p85d battery charging capacity reduced from about a maximum charge of 248 miles to about 218 miles. tesla did not notify us that this would happen and after several phone calls and letters there has not explanation or information as to why it occurred.
Tl* the contact was loaned a 2014 tesla model s. while attempting to park the vehicle in the driveway, it spontaneously accelerated and crashed into another vehicle parked in the driveway. the air bags deployed. there were no injuries. after approximately one hour, the vehicle doors automatically locked and could not be unlocked with the key fob. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage and vin were unknown. *dt
Reportedly: on 5-8-18 about 7 pm in fort lauderdale florida along the 1300 block of seabreeze boulevard; two teenagers were trapped and burned to death after crashing a tesla model s. a third teenager was ejected and seriously injured. it was a single car accident. excessive speed is thought to be a factor. friends of the victims were following the tesla in another vehicle, and said the vehicle was engulfed in flames preventing would be rescuers from pulling the trapped teenagers from the vehicle. onlookers watched their victims struggle as they burned to death. there is video of the trapped victims burning to death. did all the airbags deploy? why did the battery catch fire and possibly explode? was crash avoidance active, if so did it fail? were all the victims wearing seatbelts? did the car have safety features to detect people not wearing seatbelts and warning system?
Door handle extension. the car has experienced multiple door handle defects, wherein the handle will not extend to open the door. without extension the door cannot be opened. this issue happened when the car was new and all four handles were replaced, and again at 62,000 miles, when the driver's door malfunctioned. this is a significant safety issue, as it is impossible to open the door to render assistance if the driver were trapped or incapacitated. also, it makes it impossible to enter the car without crawling across the interior and opening from the inside.
I left my girlfriend in the car while i went into a courthouse for about an hour. i took the key (proximity sensor) with me, because she said she didn't need the air conditioner or radio. while i was gone, she discovered she was locked in. she couldn't open the door or windows. this situation is a death trap. fortunately, i think this can be fixed by a software update, which tesla does remotely and routinely. when i called the company, i spoke to a salesman, who referred me to tech support, who dropped my call after about 10 minutes on hold. this would have killed her if i had been detained longer. jdl
Some universal mobile chargers are still overheating. infrared analysis yet again indicates that the universal mobile charger is the source of the overheating. orange county fire investigators determined that a tesla universal mobile charger was a possible source a garage fire in irving california on 11-15-2013. instead of taking safety seriously, tesla has dragged its feet and played blame games. when tesla finally did issue a recall, the recall was a fiasco and insufficient. there seems to be less problems now, but tesla's universal mobile chargers are still the source of overheating and potential fire risks. *tr
p85d lost power on road, "pull over safely". with tesla's latest firmware updat e0.167 pushed otu untested to all p85d cars, the car loses all power suddenly when driving. it leaves the drivers stranded in the middle of roads dangerously. tesla is not issuing a recall, and is trying to suppress this and many many other quality and safety issues by limiting the information to its forums only, and sometimes removing those information to support its high quality image, and sustain its bubble stock valuation. more details here in this thread. hope they don't remove the entire thread. http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/43075-p85d-lost-power-on-road-pull-over-safely -- was heading down a 45 mph road at about 57. had the cruise set. no cars in front. was taking a very slight curve in the road and the cruise disengaged by itself. no errors or anything, just as if i had tapped the brake or something. hmm... so i resumed it and it went back to work. less than half a mile later i disengaged cruise to regen to a stop to make a left at a light. a couple of seconds into that and i got this dreaded message: "car needs service; pull over safely". *js
my 2 day old p85d suddenly died in the middle of an intersection: tesla built these p85d cars with faulty electrical contactors that it was secretly recalling through its forums. the faulty contactors caused some newly released p85d cars to lose all power within first 100 miles. tesla should issue a public recall to replace the faulty contactors. tesla shipped the p85d cars with old seats , even when it charged customers for next generation seats. tesla needs to improve its processes and make sure it releases cars only when safe for public roads. i shouldn't be paying over $100k to go through these pains and dangers. more here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/40527-my-2-day-old-p85d-suddenly-died-in-the-middle-of-an-intersection my 2 day old p85d suddenly died in the middle of an intersection:- well ... my short range brand new p85d with 191km (120mi) died suddenly in the middle of an intersection (completely stopped moving) on -12c weather. even the heater stopped working. my 10 year old son and i had to get out and push it to the side. called my ds who called roadside assistance who put him on hold for 30 minutes and then told me that it will be an hour before a tow truck arrives. my son and i were freezing with no heater so i made my 80 year old dad come and pick us up. needless to say ... i am not impressed. i knew i was buy bleeding edge but a complete breakdown 2 days and 140km after leaving the showroom? really?