Vehicle has been in for service on a faulty air suspension 5+ time in a year of ownership. fault continues and the suspension is locked in its lowest setting when fault happens. no rhyme or reason was to when the fault happens, stationary or moving, experienced the fault in all
Tesla model s freshly arrived in the salvage yard. https://www.copart.com/lot/58902739/photos the entire rear suspension has snapped off with all of the links broken. this is not the result of a crash. no airbags have been deployed. the only mark on the bodywork is around the wheel well caused by the wheel whomping around. this is utterly insane. when are you going to recall these deadly cars? keef outraged citizen forced to share the roads with these deadly out of control battering rams.
Here is a model s in the junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/60431229 the driver has escaped death by a few inches when the car ran into a wooden pole which has entered through the windscreen and speared through into the back seat. a sharp eyed investigator will notice that the back rh wheel has lost its tire and has been pushed back into the wheel well. it seems most unlikely that the wheel went whompy as a result of the crash. it has to be considered as a strong possibility that it was the wheel going whompy that caused the car to swerve and narrowly miss impaling the driver. i really feel that it would be worthwhile for you to investigate these failed suspensions which occur almost daily. thank you. keef
Model s in junkyard. https://www.copart.com/lot/60677309/photos front suspension has broken fore-links (subject of many other reported failures) broken links have scraped through the wheel from the inside slicing it in two. the sliced wheel has been stashed in the back seat of the car - photo attached. even though these fore-links are the subject of a tsb tesla has made no attempt to warn owners or to retrofit the parts before they fail. tesla forum discussions prove this. sample: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/fore-link-suspension-failure-while-driving-on-the-freeway.141701/#post-3367491 ***the service guy did not seem surprised and diagnosed the problem right away on seeing the car. the left front fore link in the suspension broke. if this was a known issue, i'm wondering why there hasn't been a recall. what if i was driving with my 2 kids? *** it seems that the "new improved" fore link is not much better. thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-front-suspension-control-arm-failure.114967/page-8#post-4081304 how in the world is tesla allowed to get away with this? most owners reports are about cases were this part has failed at low speed. failures at high speed? dead men tell no tales. one day soon the media will have the ...
This is a complaint about the fragile tesla suspensions. please note that i have used a vin from a junkyard tesla to satisfy your website requirements. i do not have the vin of the car that is the subject of this alarming video. link: https://twitter.com/melaynalokosky/status/1190452753627090944?s=21 the tesla suddenly swerves right. it seems unlikely that this is driver error. more likely the tesla has had a mechanical failure or has entered "insane mode" no matter. the back wheel went whompy. the wheel and tire did not get biffed much. why did the entire suspension go whompy. perhaps if they did not make the parts out of extruded monkey metal??? respectfully unhinged citizen etc.etc. *tr
2016 tesla, 3 yrs old with 61,170 miles. while backing out of a driveway, at slow speed, with steering wheel turned, both forelinks (suspension arms) broke. the car appeared drive-able and the only issue i noticed was a loud metal grinding sound when braking at slow speeds. tesla service center inspected and confirmed both forelinks were broken but i'm still waiting to hear back on any additional damage (i.e. steering knuckle) resulting from this issue.
Here is a tesla in the junkyard. https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails?itemid=33887421&rownumber=2&similarvehicleitemid=&isnext=&loadrecent=true biohazard stickers indicate that an occupant has been injured. the front steering knuckle has snapped in half. it is unknown whether the snapped knuckle was the cause or the result of the crash however it is obvious that the casting is of low quality. such a crucial component should not be made of brittle monkey metal. quality control at the supplier and at tesla is deficient. i petition you to launch an investigation into the reason for so many teslas suffering from suspension breakages.
Model s in the junkyard. vendor has been kind enough to provide a close up photograph of the snapped front suspension parts. the suspension arm has broken in half due to the bad quality cast monkey metal that tesla uses. how many more examples of these failures do you need before you demand a recall? thank you for your attention. vexed citizen etc. etc.
Left forelink cracked while turning the wheel in a parking lot
Front right fore link failed disabling steering to wheel. failure occurred while in city driving at medium speed. symptom was loud noise from front right quarter panel area and shuddering. car was towed via flatbed trailer to tesla service facility in riviera beach, fl. service personnel replaced both front fore links along with the right front tire. work was covered by warranty.
Suspension: the vehicle started making crunching/grinding sounds when turning or going over any slight bumps at high and low speeds. when turning the steering wheel, the entire vehicle would tilt up and down. also in drive and reverse, the front passenger tire would hit the wheel well. when the brakes were applied, the vehicle would make sounds as well. we took the vehicle in and they found that the upper control arm had snapped and the lower control arm had been damaged as well. they said it was a result of the vehicle going over a severe bump or normal wear and tear. the vehicle only has 38,000 miles on it and has never been driven over extreme conditions. when looking at the part, it looks more like a result of a manufacturing defect (stress fracture) rather than normal wear and tear. fortunately we did.m not experience complete failure while driving, as it potentially could have been catastrophic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. while driving various speeds, a loud humming and knocking noise occurred and the vehicle vibrated. the origin of the noise was unknown and there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to tesla (located at 9428 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117, (410) 415-1411) where it was test driven. the technician heard the noise, but could not determine from where it was coming. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 19,232.
I had just finished washing/drying my 2016 tesla model s (less than 22k miles), and while very slowly backing out of my inclined driveway with the steering wheel turned to the right, i heard an audible crack, followed by the right tire rubbing against the wheel well liner. on the driveway, i found a semi-circular piece of aluminum, which turned out to be a cracked forelink.
Left front suspension was broken. car was laying flat on the floor without any prior incident.
Here is a thread in which a tesla owner credits tesla with saving his life. https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/my-tesla-saved-my-life#comment-1670291 photos reveal that the rear left wheel is missing and the suspension completely torn off. see attached photo. owner subsequently posted a video of the crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8e5_ehkpri&feature=youtu.be playing that video at 0.25 speed or wathching it fram by frame on analyzer: http://anilyzer.com/?page_id=7&type=youtube&vid=h8e5_ehkpri#playbackrate=1&seekto=0 you can see that the tesla tilted to the left and then drifted to the left. the foreground lights and cars go blurry at about 0:12 into the video. the tesla is out of control long before the passing car comes into view. an almost identical event on the pali highway hawaii claimed the life of of a passing driver just a year ago. there are far too many of these cases for it to be just a fluke event. the tesla suspensions are too weak for the weight of these heavy and powerful cars and because they are made from cast or extruded aluminum they will become even weaker with age and fatigue. please launch an urgent investigation into this. ...