Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 tesla model s. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 18v204000 (steering) and 19v002000 (air bags). the contact reached out to tesla (100 south lake destiny rd, edenville, fl), but the parts were not available. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.
It's about 8:18 on saturday, march 2nd, drizzle. i was driving from freeway 56 west to south highway 5. after merge to 5 freeway, i felt the tires slip, then the car suddenly unintended accelerated and steering wheel failed, car whirled at high speed bump into the left side of freeway guard wall, continued to be accelerated spin crossed four lanes hit on to the right guard wall, spin another half circle then stop on emergency lane. luckily, no other car was involved, i was not hurt at all, except that the car could not drive. by that time the car show 'stability control disabled' see picture. sitting in my car and calling tesla report about the accident. they told me the reason was the weather. about ten minutes later, the police came and looked at the scene of the accident. as no other car was involved, no one was injured, no public equipment was damaged, the police did not issue tickets and reports.
I had some steering issues, sometimes the steering gets very very hard to steer, i can see manufacturer recall numbersb1832002 nhtsa recall number18v-204, and i have wrote to tesla about issues, but no answers.
I bouht the car in may, 2018. and now i have some problems with steering. i feel that steering not working like it should. it getting hard to steer time to time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 tesla model s. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v204000 (steering). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. edon prairie tesla (6801 washington ave s, #110, minneapolis, mn 55439, (952) 944-1373) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard: https://www.copart.com/lot/23955718/photos it has been in a major crash, has bio-hazard stickers and it is near certain that occupants have been killed or injured. obviously the car is badly damaged and has been in a rollover. both lh wheels and suspensions have snapped off completely. rh wheels are both whompy. it seems highly probable that detached or whompy wheels were the cause of the crash. please investigate. than you. concerned citizen. (date of crash and deaths/injuries are approximations based on the photographs of the wreck.)
Power steering electrical drive motor separated from steering rack. luckily this happened while in drive way.
Here is a tesla discussion thread in which a tesla owner reports that his power steering has fallen apart: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/power-steering-falling-apart.100951/ **snip - yesterday, all of a sudden, my steering started making some bad noises - clunks and screeches. today i removed the tub and found 2 of the 3 bolts that mount the electric steering assist to the rack had sheared off. another 2 bolts, along with those 3, hold two parts of the rack together. one of those is also broken. it can't escape because it's too long to come out all the way where it's situated. oddly enough, there are 3 more threaded holes (exactly adjacent to the 3 used in assembly) in the electric assist; so i didn't have to drill the broken ones out. i filed them down to flush and put 3 new bolts in. (the last one was bent.) i'm pretty sure the originals are aluminum, but being sunday i just went to the local hardware store and bought what they had. btw they are 8mm x 1.25, 65mm long.** i am certain that bosch the maker of the steering rack would have had those bolts securely locked to prevent them from falling out. tesla motors have an unusual habit of using felt tip "witness marks" to monitor movement of many bolts on the cars. green marks on some bolts can be seen on the photograph of the steering box. this suggests that they are not confident the bolts are securely fastened. other car manufacturers ensure that all of their technicians are properly trained in the importance of securing fasteners correctly so that they will not loosen under vibration. this loose steering assembly could easily have caused a fatal crash. it is even more dangerous in the case of cars fitted with so called autopilot. please investigate. concerned citizen.
Here is another tesla just arrived in the junkyard: https://www.salvagereseller.com/cars-for-sale/23213537-2014-tesla-model-s-west-palm-beach-fl the front rh wheel has snapped off. the steering knuckle is jammed into the tire. the front rh headlight is not even broken it is near impossible that the damage was the result of a collision. looks like another case of suspension failure. please investigate.
Here is another tesla in the junkyard. https://m.iaai.com/vehicledetenc.aspx?auctionid=0&itemid=24154272&rowid=37&pagesource=vehicleresults the suspension has collapsed on all four wheels. the front rh tire is gouged and completely peeled off the rim. it is near impossiblr for this to have occurred post collision. there have been so many similar incidents that it points to a design/construction weakness. please start an urgent investigation. these cars are large heavy and high powered and present a danger to all road users. please note that i am not the owner, the date of incident and other details are based on my analysis of the photographs. you have the opportunity to inspect the car and investigate the circumstances of the crash.
Tesla's recent over the air software updates has changed the steering performance at highway speeds. now the steering is less responsive. it is harder to steer to compensate for wind and road conditions. it's harder to control and stay in a lane in less-than-perfect conditions. *tr