This is a complaint about tesla autopilot that applies to all models of tesla. i have used the vin of a junkyard tesla in order to complete this form. here is a discussion thread in which an owner complains that following a recent over the air update the car tries to swerve into oncoming cars or off the road even when autopilot is not engaged. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/warning-for-tesla-drivers-on-steep-mountain-roads.180781/ snip**in our case this results in the car swerving towards the side of the road or into the oncoming lane and only very quick reactions and overpowering the wheel (and so far, luck) keeps the car on the road.** please read that thread. to compound the danger many tesla owners drive the car with one hand or finger on the wheel or hold the wheel in a manner that makes it difficult to grab the wheel firmly in an emergency. defensive driving schools teach that both hands should be holding the wheel whenever possible. in the event of a sudden glitch of the power steering it needs considerable force to prevent a disaster. here is an example of someone holding the ...
Autopilot feature is either not detecting road construction cones or detects but the software ignores them and follow the white lines. the dashcam video is available at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tt
Stiff steering wheel. sporadically the steering wheel gets extremely stiff and making turns especially minor course adjustment very difficult on both directions. it maybe related to high speed but does happen when i drive about 30 - 40 miles an hour or even slower. it feels very dangerous because i just cannot make a smooth turn.
The vehicle was in service for warranty issue. tesla burbank service center denied to done the recall. regarding to them, the recall is unnecessary and did not need to be done until raining. however, this recall is in needed for the power steering gear assist motor may move, causing the transmission belt to slip, and result in reduced or lost power steering assist.
I am requesting that the nhtsa investigate tesla's unexplained swerving on the highway, followed by its failure to respond to the driver's inputs to the steering, resulting in a single car crash. i was driving my tesla model s in the leftmost lane of the northbound florida turnpike around 8 pm. i was following the traffic and i believe my speed was around 70 mph. i was in full control and the vehicle was not in self-driving mode. suddenly, and without warning, the car started swerving. i tried to steer it, but the car failed to respond to my inputs to the steering (the steering was not locked). within seconds, the car crashed into the median, and from that impact, cut across the highway and crashed next into the guard rails at the other side of the highway, and from the impact of that crash, turned around and stopped in the rightmost / center lane. the accident resulted in a total loss of the vehicle. the weather was clear but right around when the accident happened, a light drizzle started. because the accident resulted in damage to the highway guard rails, i received a citation (which ...
This sunday may 20 i was driving my tesla model s southbound on route 1 in rehoboth to work in autopilot mode. i had this feature of my vehicle set to 50 mph. if you aren't familiar with autopilot in tesla's, let me explain how it works. once the vehicle indicates the feature can be activated, you press a button as you would any other vehicle with basic cruise control, and the car will literally accelerate, decelerate, and steer itself without further input from the driver. while using this feature of my vehicle, i had a significant accident on route 1. as i said, my vehicle was traveling at a rate of 50 mph. i was driving in the left lane southbound with autopilot activated. in turnabout in the median, a white pickup was perpendicular to my car with sticking out about 1 ft into my lane. the left side of my car skimmed the back of his car without slowing down. autopilot failed to recognize the car was there. i am lucky i wasn't killed, and i am lucky no one else was hurt. this accident has shaken me up quite a ...
Here is a discussion thread in which an owner complains that his steering has failed completely: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-s-steering-failed.109021/ ****snip*** i was driving home tonight (2016 70d)and it sounded like i had a flat tire. pulled over to check and tires were fine. started driving again and all traction control and stability control errors came up on the screen and said to call a service center. i have to hold the steering to the left to get the car to go straight. when parked the right front side steering makes a grinding sound and when the steering wheel is straight the right wheel is not. obviously there has been a mechanical failure of some kind but i'm not sure what it is. i assume i should have the car towed? anyone have a problem like this before? ***snip*** i had my wife turn the wheel in the garage and it was just grinding from the passenger side. felt more like an issue where the rotor connects to the steering arm. i don't have a handyman bone in my body so i ...
At approximately 9am on the morning of 1/4/18, i was driving in autopilot on the 405 heading north to my office in santa monica in my tesla model s and the car simply ran into the barrier wall on the left side of the car pool lane at 75mph. it was absolutely crazy! i have contacted tesla about the accident several times, but they are simply not interested. i just read about an accident that the u.s. national transportation safety board is investigating where the same thing happened and the driver died. i believe my accident could have ended the same way and i think it needs to be taken very seriously.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. the contact stated that while driving at 75 mph, the auto pilot engaged on its own and the contact was unable to turn it off. as a result, the contact crashed into a barrier wall as he was able to place the vehicle back into manuel mode. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact did not sustained any injuries. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not towed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 15,000.
Here is a thread on the tesla motors club forum in which several posters provide detailed photographic evidence that the electric steering motor is falling apart due to corrosion. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/power-steering-falling-apart.100951/ the thread starts in october 2017 and is active right up until the present time with owners describing diy repairs that will probably make the situation even more dangerous. this corroded bolts problem is identical to the problem found on ford and other makes of cars that resulted in a massive recall. https://ford.oemdtc.com/1684/15s14-steering-gear-motor-bolt-corrosion-2013-2015-ford-fusion-lincoln-mkz-2015-ford-edge-2 why in the world has there not been a recall of these teslas? if nhtsa is not going to act then perhaps the canadian authorities will. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/power-steering-falling-apart.100951/page-6 snip** today at 5:36 pm i just got a call from transport canada today. they would like to hear of all canadian vehicle steering rack failures for their investigation. please call darryl malone of transport canada at 1-800-333-0510 they are especially interested in examining a failed part even if it is just a sheared bolt. unfortunately i did not ask for the failed rack when i got mine ...
Here is a report of a tesla crash in austria: http://www.tt.com/panorama/unfall/13565308-91/tesla-brannte-bei-unfall-in-pians-komplett-aus-lenkerin-verletzt.csp?tab=article **the 19-year-old driver from innsbruck was traveling towards bludenz towards 1 pm. because of a construction site in the local area, the two-lane expressway from landeck west to the shortly before the pianner / quatratscher tunnel is led in the fast lane and then diverted to the normal track before the tunnel. the 19-year-old changed from a previously unknown cause not as pre-determined the lane, but drove frontally against the oblique running concrete walls. the electric car immediately began to burn. the woman, who was still able to get herself safe, suffered injuries of undefined grade and was sent to zams hospital.***** attached photograph shows the wheel and suspension parts lying on the ground. it is highly likely that a suspension failure was the cause of the crash. once again the car has burst into flames and the photographs show that it is the glycol coolant burning rather than the actual lithium batteries. the flammable coolant is easily spilled in a front end collision and there are many sources of potential ignition in this electric car. having ...
A tesla has just crashed into a garage and then caught fire: http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/25/tesla-slams-into-lake-forest-garage-severely-damaging-it-and-sparking-a-fire/ pictures (attached) show that a complete wheel and suspension snapped off the car before it charged into the garage. please investigate.
Autopilot suddenly swerved vehicle out of the lane to the left toward a bridge abutment. i had to yank control away from autopilot to recenter vehicle in the lane. i provided a detailed written description of the incident along with the time of the recorded "bug report" to tesla's service center. tesla wrote the problem in the repair order as "customer concern - auto pilot is inconsistent" rather than the more accurate and more serious description i provided in writing to them. tesla's final paperwork said system is "operating as designed." a lane keeping system should be designed to keep a vehicle within a lane, a lane keeping system shouldn't suddenly steer the vehicle out of the lane. the way autopilot suddenly swerves out of the lane should not be considered normal. this problem has occured multiple times.
This is a complaint about the tesla autopilot. this video has just been uploaded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvokisddxyw in this video a tesla employee is demonstrating the autopilot to the passengers. she drives on undivided roads just inches from oncoming traffic with her hands completely off the wheel. she encourages the passengers to believe that this is safe and that it is only necessary to squeeze the wheel occasionally to keep the autopilot happy. lives are being placed at at risk by the irresponsible marketing of this glitchy and unsafe contraption. thank you. concerned citizen.
Here is a report of a tesla crash in germany: http://www.nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/tesla-krachte-in-linzer-fruehverkehr-gegen-strassenlaterne;art4,2601196 and a youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0e5ob5x9ak the driver reports that the steering suddenly locked up. the video shows that the lh front wheel is pushed up and back in the wheel well and that the suspension has collapsed. this side of the car did not hit the pole and is undamaged apart from the collapsed suspension. there have been dozens of similar incidents in which the tesla suspension has collapsed. there are no bump stops on the tesla suspension and a simple air leak can cause a disaster. this incident could easily have caused a fatality. please investigate this incident. thank you. i am not a tesla owner just a concerned citizen.