2015 model s 85d was reversed onto driveway then placed in park and doors were closed and locked. a few moments later the vehicle started accelerating forward towards the street and crashed into a parked car. front wheels were receiving power while rear wheels where locked and dragging rather than wheels spinning. i reversed vehicle back onto driveway and it happened another 2 times after first incident within a 30 mintue time span.
The trunk sensor malfunctioned resulting in the trunk registering as open but being closed. as there are 3rd row seats in the trunk this makes it passenger space and the emergency trunck open did not work, manual open did not work, key fob open did not work resulting in the trunk passenger compartment being locked shut with the potential for children in it with no way to get them out other than to smash the rear window. this is a significant saftey risk!
While cresting a hill on autopilot, the vehicle abruptly attempted to steer into oncoming traffic. this apparently is not an isolated issue. see this internet thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/autopilot-issues-with-hills-ap1.141429/
* the first input vin is provisional. the car corresponds to tesla model s, but also includes other tesla. hello. i am one of the japanese drivers. i saw the following news yesterday (8/26). --------------------------- suyasuya sleep in the driver's seat, automatic driving over 100 km? 8/24 (sat) 18:21 broadcast tele morning news all nippon newsnetwork (ann) a man who sleeps in a car that runs at a speed of more than 100 km / h. sitting is the driver's seat, not the passenger seat. --------------------------- i saw this news and thought it would be different. in other words, it is not 'not recommended to doze during automatic driving', but 'does not fall asleep during automatic driving'. in addition, the following is written in the news reader comments. -------------------------- ②unknown tesla vehicles don't wear a detector to deliberately fall asleep. there is a reason why you can't do it with a simple device. it is set to the preference of americans, and is used to collect data. if an accident occurs, the next program will be modified and the program will be rewritten on the vehicle to prevent recurrence. and it leads to completion through an experimental stage. even if a victim comes out, it is described in the car's instruction manual not to let go and drive, thus clearing the legal problem. and whenever a problem occurs, tesla says that 'the automatic driving function is a system that supports the driver holding the steering wheel' and does not recommend sleeping during automatic driving. comment. -------------------------- ③wise ***** if that is true, the manufacturer will be testing the consumer's reputation as a human pillar and will be challenged with a major moral violation. --------------------------- please tell us about your thoughts on the above.
In early july 2019 i noticed that my 2015 tesla model s 85d was not charging as it should be. my 85 kilowatt battery was charging at a greatly diminished rate. i tried contacting tesla for service but was unable to get through to them. it took over 3 very frustrating weeks for me to finally get through to schedule a service appointment. my service technician replaced some parts that he believed would remedy the problem however when he took the car to the tesla supercharge station the problem still existed. he reached out to the engineering department at tesla and was informed that my cars charging capacity had been limited and restricted by tesla. i filed a complaint with tesla and requested that my battery be replaced under the factory warranty. it took 3 more weeks for me to get a response from tesla which resulted in a denial of my warranty claim. they told me that there was nothing wrong with my battery that would warrant replacement. i then insisted that if there was nothing wrong with my battery then they should un-restrict my ability to charge and restore me to full capacity. they said that they could not do that and if i did not like that answer then i could sue them. i was absolutely mortified. i have since learned that tesla has discovered that there is a serious problem that exists in the 85 kilowatt batteries as is the one in my vehicle. there have been reports of fires that have erupted on several of these vehicles as a result of issues related to our 85 kilowatt batteries. i believe that tesla is participating in a cover up to avoid dealing with this issue in a responsible way.
On thursday , june 7 around 6:30 pm i met with a bizarre incident on my 2015 tesla model s , 70d. incident took place on rt 83 near oak brook mall near chicago. the car slowly rolled and approached a semi in front in a traffic jam. i heard a beeping sensor as it was about to touch the semi, i immediately pressed the brake but the car started accelerating instead. i thought i must have pressed the gas pedal, so immediately lifted my foot to make sure i was pressing the break pedal. the second time also it started accelerating and kept pushing the semi in front because it was touching it. perplexed i then brought the car to parking mode to make it stop. as the semi started moving again and there was sufficient gap, the car started functioning normally. i got a repair estimate on the following day from a tesla approved garage and they have quoted above $4000 to repair.
Since may software updates, i don't know the real reason why tesla limit my car's battery: maybe to shut off a single battery module like the one that caused a car to catch fire in shanghai (same year model as my car)... or decrease the battery voltage to reduce potential fire...but is it right and legal that i paid for a top of the line performance model s p85d and now tesla limited it to only 68-69 kwh? i would not mind if i paid for 70 kwh and be limited by tesla to 68 kwh, but my battery is 85 kwh and limited to only 68kwh! the power also seemed to be reduced and charging is taking much longer. what made me really mad is that tesla went behind my back and cheated like that using ota updates.
On may 20, 2019, this car was issued a forced, ota-update from tesla, versions 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2 as a result of what is believed to be a response to the series of multiple battery fires worldwide involving tesla's electric vehicles. without disclosing what the software updates would do or what negative affects they would have, tesla forced these updates without telling my client and other affected owners that their batteries would be limited and charging speeds would be throttled, effectively and significantly decreasing the range and speed of charging for their cars. tesla advertised my client's specific year, make and model (2015 model s 70d) as having an approximate epa estimated 240 miles of range. this case has been filed as a class action which is already pending in the u.s. district court, northern district of ca, case number 5:19-cv-04596-vkd, by the named class plaintiff and representative david rasmussen. this office represents mr. rasmussen, as well as mr. lin and various additional owners of these affected vehicles, including residents in different states across the county. to date, tesla has proffered the explanation that the updates were done in order to promote the health and battery longevity for the vehicles, however, there is a correlation between the age of these cars, the recent fires, and any corresponding warranties with these cars by which tesla appears to try and avoid. thus, customers are left completely without any remedy to the issues caused by tesla, as ncds arbitrators across the u.s. are unable to come to terms with the fact that tesla has committed these illegal, unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent acts, or are unable to due to the limited scope and requirements by which ncds arbitrators are bound to.
Nhtsa action number: dp19005 - investigation subject : battery management software updates
On may 15th, 2019 with 103,249 miles on my odometer, i upgraded my tesla model s 70d firmware from version 2019.12.11 to 2019.16.1.1. on my next charge to 80%, my mileage capacity was drastically reduced from 199 miles to 167 miles for a loss of over 30+ miles for no known reason. i discussed this with a coworker who has a similar early 2016 model s 70d who experienced the same same loss of range. my research has lead me to understand tesla took action to downgrade horsepower and range along with all other aspects of performance through a total voltage cap after claiming to be releasing a fire-safety update, but officially no safety update was released. this change happened while the car was parked in my garage and stationary.
As i parked my car in my garage on 1/19/2019, i had placed the car in park and was preparing to exit the vehicle when it suddenly accelerated and hit the front of my garage wall. the car was in park and not moving. i had my hand on the door handle to exit. i immediately slammed the breaks but the car seemed to keep going into my wall and then it jolted and stopped. it was like it had a mind of its own. there was no alert or anything. it just suddenly accelerated while in park. as you can imagine this is a very scary occurrence and i am not going to drive this vehicle until it is rendered safe. i'm very concerned with what could happen if this occurred in a parking lot or area with people. i contacted tesla immediately following the incident to file a report and share my concern. they told me they would pull logs and be in touch. i also called my insurance company. the incident happened at 5:50 pm.
A malfunction caused the sudden deployment of the airbags and subsequent unintentional unexpected acceleration causing the vehicle to jump a cement block and violently smash into a pole while i was slowly pulling into a parking stall at a grocery store.
Was using the auto-summon feature to get the car out of the garage and it crashed on the garage walls.
Reportedly a 2015 tesla model s on "autopilot" crashed into a laguna beach police patrol vehicle on tuesday about 11am 5-29-18 @ 20652 laguna canyon road, laguna beach, california. the driver of the tesla was injured. the driver is probably at fault for inattentive driving, however the hype from tesla, elon musk and the cult following have contributed to tesla drivers driving recklessly by overhyping the safety and autonomy of tesla vehicles. it seems the vehicle left the driving lane and entered the parking lane at the side of the road. reportedly elon musk and other management rejected sensors and other technology that could have improved safety and autonomy. reportedly tesla management rejected requests by their own engineers that wanted lidar, eye sensing and other technology that would have improved safety. tesla has a history of censoring safety advocates and trying to censor the media, thus preventing whistleblowers from improving safety through public awareness. tesla also has a history of scapegoating their own customers and other tesla drivers; to draw attention away from the faults of tesla. the "swiss cheese model" indicates that most crashes involve several causal/contributing factors. there also needs to be more emphasis on the psychology of "human factors". tesla hype and tesla censorship of media and safety advocates are some of the human factors that is contributing to tesla drivers driving more recklessly, unsafe and arrogantly.
While pulling into a perpendicular parking spot in a parking garage, at ~4-5 feet from a wall, the car experienced sudden acceleration, slamming into the wall, resulting in moderate body damage to the front of the car and deploying the driver-side airbags. there were no other passengers in the car, and there was no significant injury or damage to the garage or other cars. though i recognize that the vast majority of accidents of this type are due to driver error, there are several factors that leave me with concern for a possible electronic systems malfunction. specifically, ~3 days prior to the accident, the car began displaying a constant error message: 'driver assistance features unavailable". i notified tesla service by phone and email, and on their instructions, rebooted the computer system, and fully powered down and restarted the system. however, the error message persisted. the accident occurred before i was able to schedule a service call. i have requested details from the data logs for the accident from tesla, but they have provided only very limited information, stating that legal action on my part would be required to obtain more detail. they have told me that the car speed was 3.6 mph at which time the data indicates that the accelerator was pressed to as far as 100%, resulting in acceleration of the car to 7 mph at the time of impact, with this acceleration occurring over a 2 second time period. this information seems incompatible with the otherwise rapid acceleration typically exhibited by this car with a fully depressed accelerator, and the short distance traveled (only several feet).
Door handle became inoperative while car was stationary, making it impossible to enter car via driver's side door. handle is normally flush with body. when car detects fob presence, or fob button is pressed, door handle is supposed to extend to permit opening of door. contacted service and was repaired under warranty. broken part identified as paddle (pivot) gear, pn 1042845-00-a. this malfunction is very common in the model s. the handle mechanism should be redesigned and replaced via recall.
Driving west on hampden ave towards intersection at tamarac st. going the speed limit, & released the accelerator so that "engine braking" would slow the car. but i was slowing down faster than necessary with ~100 yards remaining to reach the intersection. i lightly pressed the accelerator to stop engine braking briefly, then released the accelerator to reinstate "engine braking". instead of slowing, my car began to wildly accelerate. alarmed at the increasing speed of the car, as i was rapidly approaching the intersection where the signal was red, (another car was already stopped at the signal). quickly applied the brakes, but car was traveling too fast to avoid impact with the other car. other car was significantly damaged, though it seemed unlikely (based on comments from the paramedics & police) that the other driver & passenger were injured, but were transported to an er to be checked. i was so stunned at what had happened that i initially thought i may have pressed on the accelerator rather than the brake ( i've never done that in my 55 years of driving). but 2 days later, after my mind had cleared, i could recall the details of the situation, and i'm convinced that the actual events occurred in the order described above. another piece of information: 2 times within the prior week, when getting into my car (away from my home), the car indicated "preparing to drive" or something to that effect (not a message i normally see), the message persisted, so both times i had to reboot the computer system, to make the car drive-able. could this be at all related to the accident on june 9th? [the car ,currently in a body shop, logs the driving history, and may be able to support, or not support, my memory of what happened. it may help to differentiate whether this was a computer hardware/softwareor mechanical glitch, vs operator error.]
This is a complaint about the tesla aeb. here is a crash report https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/major-auto-pilot-safety-issue#comment-1183233 major auto pilot safety issue submitted by meliscu on june 29, 2017 i have (had) a 2015 p90 d. it is now totalled and i wanted to share my experience with auto-pilot. many of you are aware of the death that occurred last year when a tesla drove underneath a semi. it was explained as having to do with the angle of the car on a hill, the location of the sun . . . the car seeing under the truck . . . well, i have recently had two experiences, both called into tesla, where the sensors did not detect enormous trucks that were stationary, perpendicular to the lane of travel, and entirely blocking the road. in the first instance autopilot would have driven me directly into a garbage truck. a garbage truck! autopilot simply did not realize it should react to a garbage truck blocking the road. in the second instance a box truck misjudged its turning radius and stopped perpendicular to my lane. again, autopilot did not recognize that it should react to this enormous obstacle, and drove straight into the cab of the truck (almost, i reacted at the last moment and managed to avoid the cab, driving into the cargo area instead). yes, as the driver of the vehicle we maintain responsibility for what our vehicles are doing. that said, we place some degree of confidence that the software that powers our vehicles is generally in good order and able to perform in a basic sense . . . which is to say recognize major obstacles and slow to a stop. if you have or use autopilot, please be aware that it appears to have a major flaw. it does not see perpendicular trucks blocking the lane of travel. be careful. do not put any reliance on the vehicle to be aware of these types of risks. my vehicle is totalled. please investgate.
Here is a tesla in the salvage yard. https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=23943967&rownumber=20&loadrecent=true the attached photograph shows that the top ball joint on the front rh wheel has separated causing gouging of the tire tread. the wheel is displaced towards the rear of the wheel well which is most likely the cause of the fire. the fire has been hot enough to melt metal so it is almost certain that the lithium batteries were the source of the fire. please investigate the problems with tesla suspensions and also the issue of battery fires. lithium battery fires burn burn extremely hot, emit toxic fumes, and are difficult to extinguish. i request that you investigate the circumstances of this incident. i am not the owner, just a very concerned citizen. date of incident is an approximation.
Cpsc: how much responsibility does tesla have in the [xxx]/[xxx] tragedy? in november of last year [xxx] and [xxx] died in a horrific car crash. the accident occurred in mr. [xxx]'s 2015 model s tesla. ms. [xxx], who was driving the car, as reports state had a very high blood alcohol level, appeared to be speeding, swerved to miss a car going the wrong direction, crashed and died in a fire so dangerous firefighters were concerned for their and others well-being as well as their inability to reach the fire as they would have liked. *dt 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). *js
Another youtube video just uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpqihwshos&list=plghiwfeznj69difsuaginjcl2ggyrrxbc this owner has astonishing overconfidence in the autopilot and is using it on undivided roads with parked cars and many other hazards hands free except for a light touch on the wheel to defeat the nag. the way that autopilot has been advertised has lead to a deadly faith in the system. please stop this crazy experiment immediately
The car was being slowly pulled into a parking space at a bank when it expectantly accelerated. it jumped a curb, passed though shrubs, clipped a tree, and was able to be steered away from a light pole. it came to rest half into the road. there were skid marks from the attempted braking that were photographed. none the safety features including proximity warning, and collision avoidance or air bags activated.
I wanted to express my concerns relating to tesla's treatment of owners who have a salvaged car. tesla actively blacklist cars with salvaged titles and makes it next to impossible to purchase replacement parts. leaving owners with no option but to buy parts second hand or otherwise pay tesla a fee to have the car re-certified after the repairs have been completed. with tesla's direct control of their service centers, lack of dealers or independent shops. this means that the only way to get parts or service is through tesla themselves. yet in the past they have refused to work on salvaged cars until they have been recertifed by tesla. this could potentially lead to hundreds of thousands of car on the road that need access to parts, service and repairs. that due to tesla's policies could potentially become a liability on the road. the second area of concern is that tesla also can send updates that actively deactivate features of the car. such as autopilot and access to the supercharging network. even if said features where purchased and are thus linked to the car for it's foreseeable lifetime. this is a testament to the technology and capabilities of over the air updates. however, by disabling software updates. it could lead to salvaged cars having grossly outdated software. potentially leading to hundreds of thousands of individuals operating cars with potentially buggy outdated software, that would have otherwise been patched and lead to a accident due to a shutdown event, ect. not to mention the act of disabling autopilot disables safety features such as automatic breaking, that could prevent a accident in the first place. it is thus, my hope that nhtsa could look into these concerns and hopefully make all tesla cars safer in the road. tesla is the only automaker that currently has this policy and indeed the only automaker that has this capability
While driving the car and accelerating to highway speed, with autopilot/tacc enabled it will brake hard from highway speeds to and incorrect "known" 45 mph (+5 mph auto pilot threshold). i use "known" as it appears to be gps data that presents the mph. the actual speed limit is 65 mph. drivers will notice the cars dash board will display the incorrect mph as well. result is that when getting on to highway, it slows you back down to 45-50 mph. if accelerating on an on ramp, with cruise control active it will slow the vehicle. merging into traffic already at highway speeds and having the model s cruise control/ autopilot slowing down will cause rear end accidents into the model s. this specific scenario was on a has happened multiple times and i have made tesla aware of the defect/bug. this also happens when passing under overpasses with a mph that is less than the highway speed limit. it has been 3 months and it has not been corrected. this incident happened in a cloverleaf interchange. i have uncovered other defects of this nature and will report them in separate incidents. all incidents have been submitted to tesla motors and to my knowledge they are planning to correct the situation. i have more data on this such as gps location data, logs, ect if needed.
The online owner's manual states there should be 144mm or 5.65" of ground clearance on my 90d. i have less than 5". i have brought this to tesla's attention and they state that there is a range that they can have. i have below the manual clearance. this lower clearance has made me bottom out and to take speed bump/ditches slower making cars almost hit me from behind. i'm not sure this is a safety issue but it doesn't meet their own specifications. it is very unnerving to worry about impeding traffic or damaging my vehicle.