2015 Tesla Model S 70D 5 HB AWD

When driving above 45 MPH, there is a shuddering sound that comes from the front left of the car. After taking the car in for service, I was told that "the front AFT and Fore links are bad on the car" and need replacement.

The Navigation system stops and doesn't start. Checking on Google, I see that this has happened to many Tesla Model S owners who have an older model. This is because of a chip store card that fails after 4-6 years. On a long drive, this doesn't take us to the next super charger. This can cause the car to stop suddenly when it runs out of charge, and create risk for drivers and for other vehicles on the road too. The navigation is important on Teslas to know that one can safely complete her journey without running out of charge.

I was driving on a street and needed to stop fast to avoid rear ending a stopped car. The control arm of my car broke. There was no debris on the road and I didn't hit anything. My car was towed to a Tesla Service center and they replaced both control arms (per the service person) and charged me only $200.

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The current mcu is useless. Freezes and restarts. It's really slow to utilize

No early alert before slamming on the brakes, only tapping a rear bumper on a 1999 Toyota Tundra. No damage to the Toyota but to my surprise, the insurance company said the Tesla's totaled. The airbags for the driver were deployed only, with no other passengers in the car. Quite a loud noise. I have an EDR report, not sure how to interpret it. Did not hear any warning lamps. Fortunately, both the other driver and I suffered no injuries. I would like to find out exactly what happened.

Front right suspension lower forelink sheered apart while backing out of a parking space.

The car will issue a BMS_w035 warning which is connected to the battery heater failing/failed. In this case, the car may not restart, per Tesla's on-screen warning. If this occurs while driving, or in stop-and-go traffic, this could lead to a dangerous situation of not being able to remove the car from the road safely without a tow truck. From recent incidents online, this is occurring in many 2014-2016 Model S vehicles with the colder weather change.

Driver seat and passenger seat rocks when accelerating or braking. The seats can become loose in the event of impact from being loose in the housing. The problem has been inspected and acknowledged by Tesla service center and have unsuccessfully tried to repair the vehicle. The issue has not not been fixed after multiple visit to Tesla regarding the same issue.

A recall for my main media control unit was announced in March 2021. I have STILL not received the replacement unit from Tesla. My main screen goes black while driving. I lose ability to control HVAC, navigation, music, suspension, security etc. I also am unable sometimes to drive the vehicle from standing as the car will "reboot" unexpectedly.

While I was backing out from my car garage and turn the steering wheel, I heard a squeaking sound while applying a brake on the passenger front tire area. I stopped the car and went out to check, the front passenger tire pretty much pushed all the way back touching the wheel arch liner (see photo). I called tesla and they sent a tow truck to towed it to their service center near by. I didn't realize how wide spread the issue was until I research the problem online. I filed this complaint to solidify with other people which have the same problem.

Car door would not open or get stuck.

Brake and accelerator pedals are configured such that both are easily pressed together. Other unintended acceleration or loss of brakes complaints here may be the same issue. I was cornering and needed to slow. Pressing the brake pedal did not slow the vehicle. An error that both pedals are pressed was seen in the first occurrence. This time I only heard the chime. I couldn’t look to see the message. No crash, just a scary incident.

I have developed bubbles in my central LED display. The car was being serviced. They were repairing a recalled eMMC chip. When I receive the car back, the central touchscreen had bubbles. They tell me that I need to replace it for a cost of $797. I am told that this is a safety issue oh, a fact that I can readily believe

Trunk states it's open, but it's closed. I can't reset it. When I crawled into the area to use the safety pull cord to open it, nothing happened! Well, the pull cord broke. What if I'd been kidnapped and put in there?? I cannot open the hatch and it looks like an expensive repair from what I've read online. Surely this is a safety issue and should be covered under a recall.

Sometime about a month ago, when driving along the Capitol Expressway going home, the huge Center Console screen suddenly went blank for a few seconds. With the screen off, most vehicle controls as not accessible. Since i was near a Supercharging Station, i parked there and performed reset while proceeding to charge. After a few minutes, screen went back on.

Left front wheel rubs against wheel well when turning and a rubbing sound is heard at speeds around 55 mph. The dealer inspected and said that the suspension had failed and needed replacement.

The Contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting failure. The failure mileage was not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. Parts distribution disconnect.

when backing out of my garage, I heard some loud metal breaking sounds from the front of the car on the passenger side. I drove the car a short distance and heard grinding sounds ... at which point I had the car towed. The part that broke was one of the Fore Link Assembly parts (or else the Front Suspension Aft Link Assembly .... the Tesla service department replaced both) .... these are the components that control the direction of the right front wheel when turning. I will upload a picture of the parts that were replaced ... showing the broken part. To the best of my knowledge, there was no apparent precipitating cause for the failure.

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that the Media Control Unit eMMC screen was blank and inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that a chip replacement was needed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

On September 7, 2021 I was driving in heavy rain conditions. The rain was so heavy I could only drive at speed of 25 mph. My car displayed a message "Car may not restart - service required" I pulled under a canopy of a gas station and put the car in PARK. The car did not restart after that and was towed to Tesla Service Center. The next day I was told that a RAPID MATE vehicle side connector failed due to water ingress and that HV battery needs to be replaced due to same damage. I was presented with a $23622.54 invoice even, though, the battery is covered under existing powertrain warranty. The car was never driven into standing water or a puddle. Water has NOT entered the interior of the car. The battery and other electrical components of the car are poorly insulated / isolated presenting the risk of water damage and or electric shock under ordinary driving conditions.

Suspension keeps making noises such as knocking roughly in both front wheels. Feels week and in high speeds it might get broken causing loss of control. Took it to service they will charge me even with the repair bulletin I found in NHTSA. Correction: Four Wheel Alignment (Air Suspension) (Adjust Camber Caster Toe) Correction: Links - Front Suspension - Lower - Aft - LH/RH (Remove & Replace)

I own a 2015 Model S - 85D / Mileage 42967 purchased September 2015. On July 11, 2021, I visited family in IL and returned to my residence. I was heading to the grocery store and backing the car out of the driveway by the garage door going 5-10 mph. As I turned to the left to back out, I immediately heard a squeaky grinding noise by the front left driver-side of the tire area. I moved forward and backwards to straighten the car and heard the grinding noise again. I also felt the left front driver tire rubbing into the wheel well liner around the tire and a little wobbly. I very felt uncomfortable and decided not to drive the vehicle and parked it in the garage until it was towed. I was without my vehicle and drove an alternate vehicle with gas. I called Tesla on 7/12/21 to inquire and was inform I may need a wheel alignment and scheduled appointment for 8/2/2021. There was the risk and danger of having a severe accident as I did not feel safe hearing the grinding noise. On Sunday, 8/1/2021, as I pulled the Tesla out of the garage to be towed this friend noticed the left tire moving from side to side. I updated my Tesla appointment and informed them of this issue. I received a call on 8/3/2021 from the Tesla Repair technician stating the problem was a broken suspension joint with the Front Driver Front Fore Link. My thought was – “What if this had occurred and broke while on the highway driving 65-70 mph?" I immediately went online to google and found the article that Tesla posted a 2017 service bulletin about the fore link suspension. I informed the Tesla repair center about the article and asked if Tesla would cover the repair expense since my vehicle problem has the exact issued addressed by Elon Musk. I had to pay $978.36 repair bill. There was no inspection except the Tesla repair center. There was no warning indication, alert or message for this critical failed nor correspondence from Tesla regarding the critical suspension problem

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle went into autopilot and crashed into the median divider. No medical attention was received on the scene but the contact later went to the hospital for injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's girlfriend's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and will be towed to a body shop to examine if it is totaled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would contact back after their investigation. The failure mileage was 51,720.

The MCU on my vehicle has failed four separate times while I was driving, causing loss of air conditioning, navigation, rear view mirror and other safety features. It was scary each time it happened and I feared that I would lose control of the vehicle.

Hello, My driver's side door handle broke back in November/December of 2020. As a result, it prevented me from entering the car on the driver's side. I had it repaired in December 2020. Now, my passenger side door handle has broken as well. My concern here is that if there is an accident where the car is on fire, etc., and the passenger(s) inside my car are unconscious, that someone from outside the car would have a difficult time opening the door to pull them out. they wold need to break the glass and pull them out through the window. Although this is an option/workaround, I believe it puts all passengers in the car at risk of sever injury or death if this type of situation is experiences and time of essence it critical. I'm submitting this information b/c I believe that with the multiple door handle failures that this creates a significant risk to the safety of passengers in my Tesla. As a result, I think a more robust longer term solution is needed for the Tesla Model S. Thanks, Trevor

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel stiffened while turning. There was a loud clanking sound while turning the steering wheel. The eMMC center display screen inadvertently turned off while the contact was driving. The eMMC screen was also slow to start up while starting the vehicle. The contact stated that the failures started after receiving the vehicle back from a collision repair shop. The vehicle was involved in a collision where another vehicle had crashed into the driver’s side door. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 115,480.

Was driving on freeway at approx. 55 mph. Had to brake rapidly (but not emergency type braking) for accident ahead. Passenger side front wheel locked up and could only drive vehicle to exit freeway. A piece of metal from the suspension had broken and was caught between wheel and brake. Car was towed to Tesla where they indicated the front lower fore link had failed.

Tesla was to rebate the money for the VCM Daughterboard and did NOT. We have been trying to collect this money for over a year!

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the main center display failed not allowing the contact to use the rearview camera, the turn signals, and all the electrical functions. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the eMMC flash memory device needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that a couple of days later he received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior lighting). The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 49,274.

Today, I encountered what I now know to be a common problem with the U Joint in Steering Rack binding heavily at 45 degree, 90 degree, and 180 degree positions. This resulted in my steering wheel being stuck in position while driving and nearly caused me to crash into another vehicle today as a result. Luckily I was able to unbind the steering but it got really stiff. I drove to a safe area with steering continued to show binding/seizing behavior. I got a profession who inspected the U Joint and found a lot of debris. Teflon lubricant was applied and cleaned to their best ability but the part is really hard to reach and requires removal of the front drive unit for the dual motor cars. The binding is still occurring but not as strongly as before. This is already a flagged item and should be considered a recall. This issue could have killed someone today. The U Joint should have a boot over it and not be exposed to the elements. Posted below is a related bulletin for RWD Model S. I have a dual motor Model S so this issue is not only RWD S. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10177030-9999.pdf The steering U Joint issue is not something to take light hearted. I did not know the steering could potentially bind until it occurred and it was so sudden. With so many occurrences with other owners, there will be an increased chance someone may crash and cause injury to themselves or others. If this happens during a lane change, it can cause the steering to bind and in the wrong situation, a pedestrian can get killed. I beg for the NHTSA to take a deeper look and announce a recall. Please see other owners who have this issue: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/steering-u-joint-lower-shaft-issue-and-my-solution-so-far.212604/ Thank you. Best Regards, James

I received an “important safety recall” letter from Tesla, dated July 14, 2021. This is to replace the embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) in the media control unit. The instructions were to set up an appointment with Tesla to replace the VCM daughter board with on containing an enhanced eMMC. Yesterday, upon receiving the letter, I created an appointment for this Friday per Tesla’s instructions. I received confirmation of the appointment. Today I received a message from Tesla: “For this recall, unless you are currently experiencing issues with this touchscreen that we are able to verify, we will not be replacing it at this time. Please let us know if you have any other concerns, otherwise we will close this work order.” I wrote back asking for them not to cancel my appointment. I have had the main screen “blank out” with no controls. This also turns off my air conditioner, rear camera, and other controls. This screen has gone out three times over the past year. I’m concerned that they are not going to fulfill their obligation for me and others who have these cars and are experiencing the same problem. I have asked Tesla to remedy the situation and have not heard back.

I was driving at 30 mph on an empty, flat, straight road when the front passenger wheel popped and the car started wobbling and became uncontrollable. I pulled over and this wheel was tilted sideways off-axis. The car needed to be towed. I was told by Tesla that the front passenger wheel’s “control arm” broke. This happened without warning and without any impact or accident on the vehicle. Had there been traffic, or had I been driving at high speed, the vehicle would certainly have collided with other vehicles.

While backing out of the driveway I heard a loud crack and grinding noise when turning the wheel to pull out into the street. Upon stopping a checking where the noise was coming I found that the left lower fore link completely sheared/ cracked off and the wheel was up against the back of the wheel well. ***The area where the wheel was backed up against (Completely tore the liner) has the cooling tubing (now leaking) & a high voltage wireline. This could've resulted in serious issues if we were traveling at higher speeds. Tesla has failed to reach out and call back regarding the issue and the vehicle is rendered completely useless/ undrivable. I've owned many vehicles and this is most certainly NOT NORMAL WARE AND TARE! This is a big safety issue and needs to be addressed ASAP. Thank god my family wasn't on the highway or any road above 5MPH when this happened. The damage would've been catastrophic.

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had to experience the failure for the recall repair to be completed. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The part that is currently under recall (eMultiMediaCard) has failed for the fourth time. The first three times it failed, it was repaired under warranty and was repaired in a timely manner. This time, it has failed (only a few days after I got my recall letter) and the car is unsafe for me to drive. The turn signals don't even work. Tesla seems to think that is perfectly fine and seems to believe (as they have told me outright) that there is nothing wrong with the car and it is still drivable. However, it is NOT LEGAL for me to drive without working turn signals. They have refused to make a timely appointment for me to get this repair completed. This the FOURTH time I have had to send my car in for THE SAME PROBLEM! They are not taking this issue seriously enough! It is neither legal nor safe for me to drive without turn signals. This is an unacceptable attitude on their part.

Tesla refuses to provide the recall service despite my vehicle VIN being on the recall list

Battery Range diminished and Battery Charging since Software update decrease speed to very slow.

The information that is being provided should be added to a previous submission that was incomplete. - What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Yes, the vehicle is available for inspection. See attached estimate from TESLA for repairs. At slow speeds, when making a left turn out of the driveway or into a parking space, I noticed something is wobbling in the right front tire suspension. It was not tight. It resembles a loose ball in socket wobble. It was first felt with approximately 98,000 miles on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken in for the last checkup prior to the end of the extended warranty, but the problem was not discovered. I did not understand what was wrong with the vehicle until I took it in to TESLA to have a nail removed from the left rear. There is no excessive wear on my tires. I was informed that the vehicle needs $3660 in repairs to replace the suspension on all four wheels at 106,640 miles. Many of the miles on the vehicle are from interstate driving. The elevated rack inspection also revealed that the rear driver side wheel wobbles back and forth. Now I question the condition of the springs and struts. - Your safety or the safety of others put at risk? A failure in a joint such as a tie rod end or a ball joint, or one of the solid parts, a vehicle with a broken steering linkage part cannot be relied on to turn when you want it to. Experts say, "Suspensions are composed of too many different parts to list, but almost everyone is necessary for safe driving; any broken suspension part will have some negative effect on a car’s handling, steering, or braking, and a car with a broken suspension piece not listed above should not be driven lest you endanger yourself and others. Vehicle does not give any warnings that these parts are failing. I am currently on my 3rd set of tires, Michelin, Goodyear, Michelin all OEM. You would expect all parts designed for a TESLA be of the highest quality.

My vehicle was having issues during 2020 with the eMMC recall. I took the vehicle to the dealership to be repaired and paid for the repair out of pocket. After this repair took place, the NHTSA forced Tesla to do a recall for the part that failed. I subsequently was reached out by Tesla who denied a refund for the repair that I paid out of pocket and did not and has not (3 months of following-up with the company) explained the denial nor offered repayment as directed by the NHTSA. Unfortunately, I am not the only individual who has had this same experience. Many individuals online have ran into the same unfortunate circumstances. See instances linked below. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/emmc-recall-reimbursement.222189/

Tesla Model S door handles are futuristic in design yet they have a major propensity to break on all versions earlier than the v3.0 door handles. My 2015 Tesla Model S have v2.0 and my driver side door handle now fails to extend out to let me into a car. I imagine this is a safety concern if I was in an accident and unconscious and a battery fire were to erupt someone outside my vehicle would have no way to open the door to pull me out. Example from 2019 where a person died from this exact scenario: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/teslas-futuristic-door-handles-blamed-death-fiery-wreck

- The right front drivers side wheel wobbles when making a left turn into a parking space. - The right front drivers side wheel wobbles when making a left turn out of a drive way when turning into the street. - It reminds you of a basketball rolling around the rim before falling through the hoop, and then falling back in-place. -This is not an everyday occurence.

In May 2019 Tesla pushed an OTA update on the car (including mine) with caused the car to reduce charging speed a lot. I normally go at the Green Acres Mall supercharger, in Queens NY near JFK airport and my car used to charge at 74kW (about 40 min of time from 50 miles range to 200 miles range). After the update the time more than doubled (about 1 hour and 30 min of time to add the same miles range). The update was in response to a Model S bursting into flames in Hong Kong, although there have been multiple seemingly spontaneous fires over the past several years. Tesla allegedly knew the cars' batteries were defective and decided that it would rather push an update that reduced range, performance and charging speed than replace batteries under warranty. My problem with this is that I need to know if my car is safe to operate. If there were a battery chemistry which was not safe and Tesla rather than change it decided to reduce the charge rate, is this solution acceptable for NHTSA? Also this solution is impacting significantly my schedule. When I bought the car, I considered using it for certain road trips assuming the downtime was reasonable, but after this update it basically made my car usable only for local trips. If you have to charge the car a couple of times over a 500 miles trip, one thing is to add a couple of 30 mins pit stops which is fine considering that most people need to use the restrooms, get something to eat or drink, but another thing is now having to wait a total of 3 hours.

I brought my vehicle in to get the eMMC fixed per the recall. I had to change my appointment twice because they did not have the parts in stock. When my vehicle began to experience symptoms of this defect, I called Tesla again and made an appointment for today. I brought my car in this morning. I just found out that they did NOT fix the defect and are charging me $105 for the “repair”.

12V battery coolant system failure results in vehicle becoming inoperative. Car must be towed to service center.

CONCERNING NHTSA RECALL 21V-035, FOR TESLA MODEL S EMMC MEMORY. I HAD MY MCU REPLACED IN APRIL, 2020 BY TESLA IN PEABODY, MASSACHUESTTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, TO ADDRESS FAILING EMMC MEMORY AS COVERED BY RECALL 21V-035. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL, TESLA HAS PROMISED TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAD WORK DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND PAID OUT-OF-POCKET. I WAS ONE OF THESE OWNERS. TESLA IS STEADFASTLY REFUSING TO REIMBURSE MY CLAIM, DESPITE BEING THE ONLY OPTION OFFERED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHICH SHOWED SYMPTOMS EXCLUSIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURE OF THE EMMC MEMORY. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA'S HELP WITH GETTING THE REFUND THAT TESLA OWES ME. THE INVOICE FOR THE WORK IS ATTACHED.

TOUCH SCREEN WILL BLANK, SHOW UNUSUAL CHARACTERS, NOT RESPOND, EXHIBIT PIXILLATION, STOP REAR VISION CAMERA FROM DISPLAYING, NOT PLAY RADIO OR MUSIC PROPERLY AND/OR INTERMITTANTLY, AND PRESENT NAVIGATION INFORMATION IMPROPERLY. MEDIA COMPUTER WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR, BUT NEW COMPUTER STILL HAS THOSE SAME AND OTHER PROBLEMS. HAPPENS WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION, CITY AND HIGHWAY, RANDOMLY. EVIDENCE INDICATES THIS MAY BE RELATED TO A MEMORY STORAGE HARDWARE CHIP INSIDE THE MEDIA COMPUTER, BEING OF TOO LITTLE TOTAL CAPACITY. OR RELATED TO INTERNET SIGNAL FROM MANUFACTURE BEING UNRELIABLE, WEEK, INTERMITTENT, OR DEFECTIVE.

2015 TESLA MODEL S. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY COOLANT HEATER REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2021 I NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING UP SLOWLY. NOTE ERROR MESSAGES WERE NOTED ON MY VEHICLE HOWEVER. ON MARCH 10 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT FREEWAY THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY CAR FAILED CAUSING PROPULSION TO GO OFF LINE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO LOCK UP AND BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE SYSTEM REBOOTED. FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 SECONDS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T REQUIRED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW SINCE I HAD MISTAKENLY BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS REDUNDANCY IN THE SYSTEMS THAT WOULD PRESERVE BRAKE FUNCTION IN THE MIDST OF A POWER FAILURE. THERE IS NO MANUAL HAND BRAKE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT A SYSTEM FAILURE LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AS I AM APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, A SCHOOL ZONE OR GOING DOWN A STEEP DECLINE. I HAVE ATTACHED INVOICES FROM THE ORIGINAL SERVICE WITH THE BATTERY COOLANT HEATER THAT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT SERVICE AFTER THE INCIDENT WHERE THE TECHNICIANS IDENTIFIED THAT THE DRIVE UNIT WAS IMPROPERLY CONNECTED

PLEASE NOTE: THE VIN OF THE ACTUAL CAR THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS COMPLAINT IS UNAVAILABLE THEREFORE I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER TESLA OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS SUBMISSION. THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT SUSPENSION FAILURES IN TESLAS. HERE IS A TESLA IN A SALVAGE AUCTION IN ENGLAND. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.CO.UK/LOT/37735131/CLEAN-TITLE-2015-TESL-MODEL-S-P8-WOLVERHAMPTON THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WRENCHED OFF. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE ANYWHERE ON THE BODYWORK. PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED WITH THIS SUBMISSION SHOW THE BROKEN SUSPENSION AND DETACHED WHEEL. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAUSE OF SO MANY TESLAS HAVING WRENCHED OFF WHEELS IS VERY SIMPLE. CIRCUMSTANCES CAN OCCUR IN WHICH FULL BRAKING IS APPLIED TO A WHEEL BUT THE MOTOR IS STILL AT FULL POWER. THE ELECTRONICS ARE NOT INFALLIBLE. GLITCHES CAN OCCUR. EVEN IF POWER TO THE MOTOR IS SHUT DOWN THERE IS STILL MASSIVE STORED ENERGY IN THE ROTOR OF THE HIGH RPM ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH ACTS AS A MASSIVE FLYWHEEL. THE SUSPENSION LINKAGES ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE TORQUE WHICH IS THEN APPLIED. IT IS EVEN WORSE IF THE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL PULSES THE BRAKES BECAUSE THIS THEN GIVES A HAMMER BLOW EFFECT. THIS FAILURE CAN AFFECT EITHER THE FRONT WHEELS OR THE REAR WHEELS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR CASES OF TORN-OFF WHEELS. YOU CAN SEE EXAMPLES HERE HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/ALBUMS/72157719033036968 PLEASE TAKE ACTION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TESLA IS REFUSING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

8:15 AM, 6/19/20, I HEAD A SICKENING THWACK FROM THE STREET FROM ABT 300 YDS AWAY. EERILY, BEC SOMETHING VERY LARGE WAS HIT WITH NO SOUND OF SQUEALING BRAKES OR CRIES, I WENT OUT FRONT TO LOOK LEFT WITHOUT SEEING ANYTHING. THEN I LOOKED RIGHT AND SAW A MAN CROUCHED TO THE GROUND BESIDE A CAR. I IOOKED FURTHER RT & SAW THE BACK OF A MAN THROWN FACE-FIRST INTO MY TREES. I DIDN'T IMME REGISTER WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT UNTIL I RECOGNIZED THE BODY AS MY HUSBAND, SCREAMED, & RAN TO HIM. HE WAS SNORING LOUDLY. I WAS AFRAID TO TOUCH HIM, SO I HOVERED OVER HIM CALLING HIS NAME. HE DID NOT RESPOND. I TURNED TO THE STREET, SCREAMING AT PASSERS-BY TO CALL 911. THE CROUCHING MAN SAID HE HAD, BUT I WAS FEARFUL OF HIM & THOUGHT, "HOW DO I KNOW YOU HAVE? WHY ARE YOU SO FAR AWAY? DIDN'T YOU EVEN COME OVER TO CHECK ON HIM?" I KEPT SCREAMING AS DRIVERS STOPPED THEIR CARS AND PEOPLE GATHERED. OUR 19-YR-OLD DAUGHTER CAME RUNNING OUT OF THE HOUSE, FOLLOWED BY OUR 17 AND 15-YR-OLD SONS. AN AMBULANCE CAME AND TOOK MY HUSBAND, REFUSING ME BECAUSE OF COVID. THEN I SPOKE WITH 1 OF 2 POLICE WHILE THE OTHER SPOKE TO THE DRIVER OF THE TESLA. HE SAID THE DRIVER ADMITTED TO BEING ON HIS PHONE AS THE CAR DROVE ITSELF, NEVER SEEING MY HUSBAND AND DRIVING 45 MPH. WHEN HE SAID I COULD LEAVE, I WENT TO THE ER WHERE I WAS IMME TOLD MY HUSBAND HAD SUSTAINED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF HIS BRAIN AND CATASTROPHIC OTHER INJURIES. A POLICE INVESTIGATOR MET ME AT THE ER. INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE & DOWNLOAD OF THE COMPUTER WERE COMPLETED AT POLICE STATION. I WAS TOLD THE TESLA HAD BEEN IN 1 PRIOR AX, BUT HAD NOT REGISTERED "AN EVENT" ON 6/19. LAWYER PRESENT DID SAY THE CAR WAS IN "AUTOPILOT" & SEV SYSTEMS HAD MALFUNCTIONED: AIRBAG, BRAKING, WARNING SOUND, VEERING AWAY, ETC. I WAS LATER TOLD HE WAS DOA, BUT BROUGHT BACK.10 MOS LATER, HUSBAND IS A NON-COMMUNICATING QUADRIPLEGIC, SEVERE TBI, FEEDING TUBE.

THE CAR THINKS THE TRUNK IS OPEN BUT IT IS NOT. AS A RESULT, THE CAR DOESN'T STOP BEEPING AS A WARNING TO A TRUNK THAT IS FULLY CLOSED. IN ADDITION, I CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR I CAN NO LONGER USE AUTOPILOT AND OTHER SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR. I ALSO CAN'T LOCK THE CARE. ALL AND ALL, THE CAR IN UNUSABLE, BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUNK, THIS IS DEFINITELY A FAULTY DESIGN.

ISSUE 1). EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SEAT FELT COOKED CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN. EVENTUALLY THE SEATS POWER ADJUSTMENT WOULD ONLY RETRACT ONE SIDE SO IT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED EVENLY AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW SEAT REPLACED ISSUE 2). I HAVE THE 85 KW BATTERY AND AFTER AN UPDATE MY BATTERY CAPACITY WAS REDUCED 10%. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO RISK OF OVERHEATING THE BATTERY FIRE RISK TESLA NEVER RESOLVED THE ISSUE AND NEVER REINSTATED THE MISSING 10% CHARGE CAPACITY 3). THE SUSPENSION HAD FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP LESS THAN 10 MPH AND THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SCRAPPED THE PAVEMENT. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION

MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THE TESLA MCU RECALL, IN WHICH THE SUBSTANDARD EMMC WAS KILLED BY EXCESSIVE LOGGING AND RENDERING THE ENTIRE MCU INOPERATIVE. I HAD THE MCU REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, AND FILED THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WHEN IT WENT LIVE. TESLA DENIED MY CLAIM, STATING THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. OTHER TESLA OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR CLAIM DISMISSALS. TESLA MUST BE LEGALLY FORCED TO HONOR THE RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT ORDER.

TESLA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HELP US NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS EMMC 8GB RECALL AND PROVIDE US WITH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DENY OUR REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION AND EVEN SHARED UNRELATEDINVOICES AS THE BASES FOR THE DENIAL. OUR MCU WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE EMMC 8GB CARD FAILING LAST YEAR. THE SYMPTOMS AND REPAIRS NOTED ON THE INVOICE ARE IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL INFORMATION. FURTHERMORE, THE TECHS AT THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD US VERY CLEARLY THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE MEMORY ISSUE, BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT I CANNOT CALL ANYONE TO RESOLVE THIS AND AM REACHING OUT FOR HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V035000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO TESLA FOR BATTERY AND MOTOR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT. THEY HAVE NOW STATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE TO 2019.16.1/ 2019.16.2 OR NEWER , THEY HAVE ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS MAY AFFECT THE RANGE AND CHARGE RATE OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THESE SOFTWARE UPDATES RELATE TO A HARDWARE FAULT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS SETTING PRECEDENCE FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS TO POTENTIALLY SEND SOFTWARE UPDATES TO THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT REPORTING THE FAULT, IMAGINE IF A CERTAIN MANUFACTURER HAD THE OPTION OF SENDING AN OTA SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT THE INVESTIGATION INTO AN EMISSIONS SCANDAL.

DOOR HANDLES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES WHEN YOU APPROACH VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY BREAK AND PREVENT THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR COMPLETELY WHEN CHILD LOCK IS IN PLACE. ALTHOUGH BROKEN DOOR HANDLES CAN HAPPEN THESE BREAK EVERY YEAR OR TWO. IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS STRAPPED TO CAR SEATS IN THE EVEN OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE INTERVENE BEFORE THEY MOVE TO TOUCH LESS DOOR HANDLES, FUNCTIONING OUTDOOR AND INDOOR HANDLES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS FIRE AFTER AND ACCIDENT. FIRST TIME HANDLE BROKE WAS AROUND 30K MILES THEN AGAIN ANOTHER AROUND 50K

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DISPLAY SCREEN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V035000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA SERVICE - LATHAM (326 OLD NISKAYUNA RD LATHAM, NY 12110) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EMBEDDED MULTI-MEDIA CARD (EMMC) CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,398.*LN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE REPAIR.

TESLA ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET MANUFACTURER RECALL # SB2121001 (NHTSA RECALL # 21V035). TESLA HAS STATED THAT THE RECALL WILL NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE IS AT 96,164 MILES. TESLA APPARENTLY WANTS TO "OUT-WAIT" ME ON THIS RECALL UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR ME HERE, AND NHTSA NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

EACH TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR SLOWS DOWN/STOPS, IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, USUALLY AUDIBLE AT BACK RIGHT PORTION OF VEHICLE. TESLA HAS DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE AS A CRACKED REAR SUBFRAME. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND EVEN RECALLS/CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IN CHINA, FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS SET UP TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SUCCESSFUL FILING IN THE US AS FAR AS I CAN FIND. ULTIMATELY TESLA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR SINCE ITS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, BUT THEY ARE FORCING US TO PAY ($2917.50, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STEM FROM WHAT TESLA CALLS A HARD POTHOLE OR SUSPENSION EVENT, ALTHOUGH THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, PRE-OWNED. REGARDLESS, IF THE ISSUE IS KNOWN, WHICH IT CLEARLY IS, BY THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIR OR RECALL.

I PARKED MY MODEL S AND WENT TO GRAB SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK, CLOSING MY DRIVER'S DOOR AND LEAVING MY CAR KEY INSIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS THEN LOCKED OUT OF MY VEHICLE, UNABLE TO OPEN THE CAR THROUGH MY PHONE APP OR BY TOUCHING THE HANDLES TO GAIN ENTRY. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, TOO, THOUGH I CALLED TESLA SUPPORT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOTELY UNLOCK MY CAR. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, HOWEVER, I CALLED TESLA SUPPORT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY CAR AND UNLOCK THE DOORS REMOTELY. I EVENTUALLY GAINED ENTRY INTO MY CAR BY HAVING THE DOOR MANUALLY OPENED BY SOMEONE FROM A TOW COMPANY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY TESLA SUPPORT THAT I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WHEN I DID, THE SERVICE TEAM SAID IF I DIDN'T REPLACE MY MCU, THE CAR WOULD EFFECTIVELY BECOME INOPERABLE. PER MY TESLA INVOICE, THE SERVICE TEAM "INSPECTED AND WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH MOTHERSHIP DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF MEDIA CONTROL UNIT. RECOMMEND REPLACING MCU. REPLACED MCU." WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE EMMC RECALL THIS PAST JANUARY, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. TODAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT OPTION FOR THOSE WHO HAD THEIR UNITS REPLACED/REPAIRED; UPON FILLING OUT THE FORM TESLA PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. IT FEELS AS THOUGH TESLA IS MAKING THIS OVERLY COMPLICATED AND FINDING LOOPHOLES. I ALSO REPORTED THAT MY SCREEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY MODEL S ON TWO INSTANCES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, AFTER HAVING THE MCU REPLACED. THE SERVICE TEAM TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO IN MY CAR'S LOG, ADDING THAT I WOULD NEED TO GIVE THEM THE EXACT DATES AND TIMEFRAME OF EACH INSTANCE. IN BOTH CASES I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS SCARED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF; I DIDN'T THINK TO WRITE THE DATE AND TIME DOWN FOR LATER FOLLOW UP.

I INSTALLED THE RECENT SOFTWARE UPDATE THIS MORNING. PART OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS A "DRIVER VISUALIZATION IMPROVEMENT" WHICH CHANGES THE LAYOUT OF INDICATORS IN THE SCREEN OF THE DASHBOARD. WHILE PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED AND THE AUTOSTEERING INDICATORS WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND SET AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD'S "CENTER DISPLAY ZONE", THEY ARE NOW BOTH CLUSTERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN DRIVING, THIS PUTS THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED INDICATOR TOO CLOSE TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND I CANNOT DIFFERENTIATE THEM IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR UPWARDS OF A FULL SECOND TO TO PARSE THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE TWO INDICATORS. THIS, AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE, IS UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED TESLA WITH MY CONCERNS AND AM TOLD THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO REVERT THE UPDATE. PLEASE INQUIRE AS TO WHY SUCH A CHANGE WAS MADE, WHAT HUMAN ENGINEERING FACTORS AND STUDIES LEAD TO THIS ARRANGEMENT, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE UNSAFE CONDITION IT CREATES.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO YOUR INVESTIGATION OF TESLA SUSPENSION DEFECTS. PLEASE NOT THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A RANDOM CAR TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THE CAR AFFECTED IS A 2015 MODEL S BUT THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. HERE IS PAGE 6 OF A LONG THREAD REPORTING SIMILAR FAILURES. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FAILED-REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-SERVICE-BULLETIN-SB-19-31-001.205172/PAGE-6#POST-5339710 SNIP**I HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE HAPPEN TO MY CAR YESTERDAY. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO NO ONE WAS HURT. ITS A 2015 MODEL, BUT MUST HAVE BEEN PRODUCED SOMETIME IN 2014. ABOUT 100K MILES.** PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED. SNIP**WHAT IS OBVIOUS TO ME AS A STRUCTURAL DESIGNER OF SIMILAR FITTINGS, IS THAT THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED FOR ANYTHING BUT SINGLE USE SPACECRAFT. THE RATION OF LUG TO BORE DIAMETER IS LITERALLY "OFF THE CHARTS" AS FAR AS THE DESIGN CHARTS I HAVE USED.... PLUS NO PROTECTION FROM CORROSION OR DISSIMILAR METALS CONTACT. A PERFECT STORM FOR SHORT TRANVERSE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAUSING NET SECTION TENSION FAILURE AT A LOW LEVEL, SAY 5000 PSI.** PLEASE LOOK AT THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ON THE ROADS. THE DANGER IS INCREASING AS THE CARS AGE. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. KEEF

THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL EMIT A LOUD BUZZING NOISE

TESLA HAS REDUCED THE CHARGING CAPACITY AND CHARGE RATE PER: RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES PRIOR TO THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CHARGE RATE WAS DOUBLE THE SHOWN RATE.

MCU GOES BLANK; THIS EFFECTS EXTERIOR LIGHTS; ACCELERATION SETTINGS; STEERING MODES; REGENERATIVE BRAKING; STOPPING MODE; THE ENTIRE SOUND SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE TURN-SIGNAL TONES; DISPLAYING WARNING NOTIFICATIONS; CRITICAL GAUGES; GPS NAVIGATION; SELF-DRIVING MODE; REAR VIEW CAMERA; ABILITY TO CHARGE; SUSPENSION; HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING; AND THE SUNROOF

CENTER DISPLAY WON'T TURN ON AND LOST LEFT ,RIGHT SIGNAL. WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN I WANT TO CHANGE LANE. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IN THAT 19" DISPLAY OPTION LOST CONTROL. SIDE MIRROR FOLD AND WON'T OPEN BACK NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WHEN TO THE MARKET AND CAME OUT THE DISPLAY DARK BLACK.

CAR FREQUENTLY REBOOTS ITSELF, TURNS OFF OR JUST BLANKS THE SCREEN. TOUCHSCREEN DRIVERS MANUAL CANNOT BE ACCESSED OR IF IT DOES, TAKES AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME. THIS CAR EXHIBITS CHARACTERISTICS REFERENCED IN ONLINE POSTS AND FORUMS ABOUT EMMC FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT DISPLAYED MESSAGE THAT THE CENTER DISPLAY STORAGE DEVICE WAS DEGRADED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,200.

WHEN MY MCU FAILS, I RECEIVE A MESSAGE THAT SAYS, "AUTOPILOT SAFETY/CONVENIENCE FEATURES UNAVAILABLE." TESLA'S TEXT MESSAGES TO ME STATE: - "THE ISSUE THAT YOU EXPERIENCED WITH THE CENTER DISPLAY RESETTING .. WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE FIRMWARE ISSUE WE HAD IDENTIFIED..."- "THIS WAS CAUSED BY A KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUE",- "WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUES THAT CAUSING OCCASIONAL RESETS OR SLOW PERFORMANCE",- "SINCE THERE ARE NO REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT THIS TIME .. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE YOUR SERVICE REQUEST" [AND EFFECTIVELY REFUSING TO REPAIR MY CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM] THIS ISSUE IS NOT AN ACADEMIC OR FINANCIAL ONE. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING A NEEDED CHARGING STOP WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE HEAT AND DEFROST SYSTEMS, THE CRUISE CONTROL, ALL NAVIGATION DISPLAYANDCONTROL, AND THE "SAFETY SYSTEMS" WHICH I ASSUME ARE AEB. I HAD TO EITHER RISK PULLING OVER ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS NEVER COMPLETELY SAFE, OR SCRAMBLE WITH THE NAVIGATION ON MY PHONE TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHICH EXIT TO TAKE. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, I HAVE LOST SIMILAR SYSTEMS AND THE BACK UP CAMERA FEED AS I WAS BACKING UP OR NEEDING TO BACK UP. TESLA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM IN WRITTENTEXT MESSAGES, IS CREATING AN ONGOING RISK TO THE PUBLIC, AND SEEMS TO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWN MEMORY ISSUE, A KNOWN BUT UNCORRECTED SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPLICATES SAFETY. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY TESLA'S ACTIONS ASAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING MAIN SCREEN TURNS OFF - REBOOTS ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES OFF- WHILE OFF- TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT AUDIBLE INSIDE CAR ALL OTHER SAFETY PARAMETERS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE: COLLISION AVOIDANCE, BRAKE ASSISTANCE, THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES - I MUST TAKE A PICTURE WHILE OCCURRING WHICH HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. TESLA HAS FULL ACCESS TO LOGS. DIAGNOSTICS BY TESLA REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THAT MY MEMORY CHIP IS WITHIN PARAMETERS AND THUS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH I MUST CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE REBOOTS THAT SHUTDOWN MOST OF ITS FEATURES WHILE IT OCCURS. NOT TO MENTION MY DAILY OCCURRENCES: - CHARGING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT PANEL DOES NOT DRAW ON SCREEN PROPERLY; WHICH CAUSES INCORRECT SELECTION OF AMOUNT OF CHARGE NEEDED. CENTER ARROW WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO SHOW DOESN'T UNTIL AFTER SELECTED.

ON AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 23, 2020, 2015 TESLA MODEL S 85D WAS IN MOTION WITH SINGLE OCCUPANT, TURNING RIGHT TURN INTO RESIDENTIAL AREA OFF CITY STREET. DRIVER HEARD LOUD AND DEEP METALLIC SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY SLOWED. WARNING MESSAGE SIMILAR TO 'UNSAFE TO DRIVE, PULL OVER SAFELY' APPEARED ON DASH. DRIVER STOPPED CAR RIGHT AWAY AND HEARD 3-4 LOUD, IDENTICAL SOUNDS. DRIVER HEARD ANOTHER SOUND FOLLOWED BY LOUD 'POP' AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE. DRIVER MOVED AWAY. THERE WAS ANOTHER LOUD 'POP' SOUND AND FLAMES STARTED VISIBLY SHOOTING OUTWARD AND UPWARD FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA, MID-CABIN AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE WELL, CHARRING THE CURB AND GRASS NEXT TO VEHICLE. FIRE CONTINUED TO BURN THROUGH PASSENGER DOOR, FRONT OF CAR (FRUNK), AND UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. FIRE DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR WAS VISIBLE TO FRONT TIRE WELL AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. ADDITIONAL FIRE DAMAGE NOTED INSIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. CAUSE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.

CAR RANDOMLY FREEZES. MANY NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING. NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. REPLACED MCU PER TESLA'S ADVICE. ISSUES CONTINUE. THE LAST WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM TESLA IS "KNOWN CHARACTERISTIC OF CURRENT FIRMWARE." UNWILLING TO ADDRESS OR FIX ISSUES AT ANY COST.

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR'S EMMC WENT DEAD AND TOOK OVER 10 MINUTES TO REBOOT. ALL SAFETY DRIVING FEATURES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING DURING THIS TIME. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. TESLA SENT AN EMAIL THAT THEY HAD A MEMORY MODULE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S EMMC THAT CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING, SO I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT HAVE BAD MEMORY MODULES. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR THE EMMC TO REBOOT FROM TIME TO TIME, AND AS A CURTSEY THEY WOULD NOT CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR LOOKING AT IT. WE EXCHANGED SEVERAL EMAILS ABOUT HOW THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED "NORMAL" ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, BUT THE OFFERED NO RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THERE REALLY APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE EMMC UNITS AND TESLA DOESN'T KNOW HOW OR DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT. WHEN THE UNIT STOPS WORKING I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

TESLA MODEL S HAS AN AUTO PRESENTING DOOR. EARLY MODEL HAS A FREQUENT FAILURE AND TEALA HAS UPDATED IT WITH 3RD GENERATION. IF IT IS FAIL IT CANNOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE SINCE IT IS STUCK AND IT MIGHT BE CRITICAL IN ACCIDENT

VEHICLE HAS DOCUMENTED MCU/EMMC ISSUES THAT TESLA AVOIDS FIXING. HVAC FROZE/INOPERABLE, CHARGING LEVEL FROZE INOPERABLE TO ADJUST, SUSPENSION SETTINGS INOPERABLE CAUSING SCRAPING, DISABLING OF AUTOPILOT AND OTHER NAVIGATION AND SAFETY FEATURES, OCCURED MID-DRIVE ORIGINALLY, NOW WHEN STATIONARY WHILE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT IS INOPERABLE/FREEZES FOR 7-10 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING ON, OFTEN CANNOT SELECT DRIVE UNLESS IT IS THROUGH THE APP ON PHONE, BACKUP CAMERA FAILS/IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS VERY SLOW TO APPEAR, OFTEN AFTER BACKUP COMPLETED. JULY '20 AT 64K MILES DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED EMMC/MCU ISSUES, PERFORMED SOFT RESET, CLAIMED WORKED M, YET AUG '20 THEY HAD TO DO AGAIN. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DISPLAY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LAGGING/SLOW PROCESSOR, DEALER INDICATES IT IS NOT THE DOCUMENTED ISSUE ABUNDANTLY DESCRIBED AND CONSISTENT WITH ISSUES ON TESLA FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET. FURTHER DETAILED DOCUMENTATION/COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE WITHIN TESLA APP WHEN I SUBMITTED TO TESLA, BUT HERE IS ANCILLARY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED.

I AM THE OWNER OF TESLA MODEL S 2015. I AM EXPERIENCING A PERSISTENT MALFUNCTION OF THE MCUV1 UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS PER NHTSA LETTER TO TESLA ON JANUARY 13TH 2021 AS WELL AS A CONSUMER REPORTS REVIEW (HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-RECALLS-DEFECTS/NHTSA-ASKS-TESLA-TO-RECALL-MODEL-S-MODEL-X-TOUCH-SCREEN-SAFETY-ISSUES/). I HAVE REQUESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE KNOWN MCUV1 DEFECT WITH THE TESLA BROOKLYN SERVICE CENTER (160 VAN BRUNT STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11231). THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AND WILL ONLY WORK ON SMALLER FIXES. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS THE TESLA BROOKLYN SERVICE CENTER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE; WHICH IN TURN CAN POTENTIALLY CREATE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I MAY ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND ENSURE THE MCUV1 IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND KIDS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT, CHRIS NICODEMO

DOOR HANDLES CONSTANTLY BREAK. I AM CHANGING THE 3RD DOOR HANDLE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE BREAK, THE CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND YOU CAN'T ACCESS THE VEHICLE (YOU'D BE FORCED TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE USING ANOTHER DOOR). I THINK IF THEY HAVE SO MANY BREAKING (A LOT OF TESLA CAR FORUMS INDICATE THAT MOST OWNERS REPLACED 2-3 DOOR HANDLES EACH), THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FROM THE FACTORY.

I HAVE THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU 1) AND IT PRETTY ROUTINELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES A LOSS OF MAJOR COMPONENT FUNCTIONALITY. I SAW THAT NHTSA IS ASKING TESLA FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT TESLA DO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE THE SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MCU JUST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THE MCU WILL GO TO A BLACK SCREEN WHILE DRIVING AND IS UNRESPONSIVE. I AM NOT ABLE TO USE THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE UNIT POWERS BACK UP. THIS CAN TAKE SOME TIME AND CONTINUES TO TAKE LONGER EACH TIME THIS OCCURS. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO TESLA AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR IN THE GARAGE THE TOUCH SCREEN WOULDN'T LIGHT UP AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE MAN HAD ME GO THROUGH A SERIES OF RESETS WHICH FINALLY GOT THE CAR GOING ENOUGH SO I COULD DRIVE IT VERY CAREFULLY TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER WHICH IS 15 MILES AWAY. THE CAR COULD BE OPERATED BUT THERE WAS NO SCREEN AND THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WOULDN'T WORK. THEY KEPT THE CAR FIVE DAYS TRYING TO RESTORE THE TOUCHSCREEN AND WERE FINALLY SUCCESSFUL. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT REPLACE PARTS AND THE COST WAS $186.11 THE SCREEN HAS GONE DARK A FEW TIMES SINCE BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK WITH REBOOTING AND WAITING. OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT DON'T MENTION THE FACT THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DON'T WORK SO I FELT I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

MY INFOTAINMENT MCU GOES BLANK OR IS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS WILL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES I GET IN MY CAR AND THE SCREEN REMAINS BLANK FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE, CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO VITAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS DISABLING AIRBAGS. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN THIS TO TESLA UNDER THEIR 'WARRANTY PROGRAM', BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN RESET THE COMPUTER. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE ANYTHING.

THE MAIN SCREEN STAYS BLANK AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALL CONTROLS THAT WERE ON THE MAIN TOUCH SCREEN DO NOT FUNCTION INCLUDE SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BREAKING.

THE SCREEN ROUTINELY FAILS AND GOES BLACK. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE CLIMATE CAN'T BE CHANGED AND THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA.

MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) IS CONSTANTLY CRASHING OR FAILING TO BOOT RESULTING IN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE HVAC, ADJUST ANY OPTIONS INCLUDING TURNING ON/OFF LIGHTS OR SAFETY CONTROLS, AND FAILURE OF THE BACK UP CAMERA. THIS WILL HAPPEN EITHER ON BOOT UP OF THE CAR OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE AT LEAST MARCH 2018 WITH TESLA CONSTANTLY SAYING IT'S A SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE ISSUE AND THAT I NEED TO UPDATE WITH THE UPDATE NEVER SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AS LATE AS FEBRUARY 2020 TESLA DID A TOTAL "FACTORY RESET. WHICH WILL ERASE THE ENTIRE MCU AND ALL IT'S CONTENTS." THIS DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IT DID ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL UPDATES THAT SEVERELY LIMITED MY CHARGING SPEEDS CITING CONCERNS ABOUT THE BATTERY, BUT DID CONTINUED ON TO SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG THEN WHY DID THEY NEED TO LIMIT THE CHARGING SPEEDS 50%? AS FAR AS THE MCU THIS PROBLEMS HAS HAPPENED IN ALL SITUATIONS WHETHER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS, AT A STOP LIGHT OR ANY WHERE. TODAY, 12/30 TESLA TOLD ME THAT MY EMMC HAS FAILED AND THAT IS WHY MY MCU WAS GLITCHING BUT SINCE I'M PAST 100K MILES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THEIR EXTEND WARRANTY EXPLICITLY COVERING THIS FAILURE. THEY ALSO CLAIM THIS GLITCH TODAY AT 114K MILES IS NOT RELATED TO ANY OTHER GLITCHING I'VE MADE CLAIMS ABOUT IN THE PAST BEFORE I HIT 100K MILES SO THEY WON'T COVER UNDER THAT EITHER BUT THEY CITE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY WHEN I ASK FOR THE REPORTS/LOGS OF THESE FAILURES AND THE DIAGNOSTICS. TESLA THEN STATED EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO COVER IT I DON'T HAVE THE MOST UP TODATE FIRMWARE SO I'VE VOIDED MY WARRANTY AND THEY WONT COVER IT. THIS IS AFTER TESLA OFFERED TO BACKDATE MY FIRMWARE TO AN EARLIER VERSION IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MY ISSUES. SO THEY WILL BACKDATE IT BUT THEN THAT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY?

SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING A RECENT BATTERY EXPLOSION IN A SIMILAR CAR 2015 MODEL S 85 D WHILE DRIVING IN TEXAS. POSTING LINKS TO THE NEWS AS IT HAPPENED ON DEC 28TH 2020 .HTTPS://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/TECHNOLOGY/2020/12/28/TESLA-BATTERY-FIRE/ HTTPS://WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK/NEWS/ARTICLE-9093283/TESLA-OWNER-41-SAYS-2015-MODEL-S-SUDDENLY-ERUPTED-LIKE-FLAMETHROWER-TEXAS.HTML

TESLA UPGRADED THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ON MY CAR AND AS A RESULT THE SCREEN'S VIEW OF THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOW EXTREMELY DARK WHEN USED AT NIGHT. MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING A TREE THE FIRST NIGHT. THE UPGRADED SYSTEM'S BACKUP CAMERA IS ALMOST USELESS NOW AND A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS ONE CAN NO-LONGER SEE THE ROAD OR ANY OBSTACLES WHEN REVERSING AT NIGHT. PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS A VERY WELL PERFORMING SYSTEM. TESLA HAS NOT FIRM TIMELINE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE.

MY GUESS IS THE MCU OR THE COMPUTER CHIP OF THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I READ THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON TESLA FOR THIS ISSUE WITH MODEL S. EVERY LAST FEW SOFTWARE UPDATES THE CAR HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I CAN USE MY BLINKERS EVEN! THE CAR DRIVES AND CHARGES, BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT. 40K MILES TOTAL AND BUILD 2015.

2015 MODEL S P85D WITH FAILED MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) SINCE BEGINNING OF JULY. TESLA STILL DOES NOT HAVE A PART TO REPAIR MY CAR. A TEMPORARY FIX IN AUGUST ONLY LASTED AROUND 4 WEEKS AND COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN. WHEN MCU FAILS, ALL SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO BACKUP CAMERA. NO TURN SIGNAL. NO CONTROL ON HEADLIGHT SO IF IT RAINS DURING THE DAY I CAN'T MAUALLY TURN HEADLIGHT ON EITHER. BASICALLY JUST A CAR THAT MOVES AND STOPS WITHOUT ANY OTHER FUNCTION. TESLA IS NOT TAKING THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND WAITING NEARLY 1/2 A YEAR AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. TESLA OBVIOUSLY HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE NEW CARS AND ARE IGNORING CUSTOMER WHO ACTUALLY HELPED A NEW CAR COMPANY TO THRIVE. PLEASE FORCE TESLA TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND

I NOTED A CLUNKING NOISE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING. I ASK FOR HELP FROM SERVICE, BUT EVERYTHING IS AUTOMATED AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MONTH LATER. A FEW WEEKS AFTER REPORTING THE NOISE, I WAS BREAKING WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEEM TO GIVE WAY AND THE CAR STARTED TO SKID. THE AFFECTED WHEELS SEEM TO BE SCRAPING THE WHEEL WELL. NOT MUCH HELP FROM THE SERVICE APP AND SUGGESTED I GET IT TOWED 200 MILES AWAY AT $1100 SO THEY COULD EVALUATE. MY LOCAL TIRE GUY SAW THE BROKEN LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SAID THIS WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND CLASS ACTION SUIT HAD JUST BEEN FILED. TELSA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND INACCESSIBLE DUE TO THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEM. SO FAR BILL TO FIX IS OVER $4,000.

I BELIEVE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE EMBEDDED MULTIMEDIACARD. NO TOUCH SCREEN USE, NO CAMERA, NO AUDIBLE SOUNDS FOR TURN SIGNAL OR WARNINGS, NO CONTROL OVER LIGHTS OR DOOR LOCKS. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I NOTICED NON RESPONSIVE REQUEST TO START UP THE CAR, UNDRIVABLE FOR 45 SECONDS, NOW IT IS UP TO A FEW MINUTES UPON ENTERING THE CAR, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE LCD. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SCREEN ISSUE THAT TESLA IS OFFERING REPAIRS NOW, BUT I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND THE EARLIEST ONE IS TWO WEEKS OUT, WHICH I HAVE MADE.

BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 2 MILE PER HOUR, RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. CAR TRANSPORTED BY FLATBED TO TESLA CLEVELAND. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS INCLUDING TO RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. I NOTE 42 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR TO NHTSA ON TESLA MODEL S 2015-7 YEAR MODELS.

THE MAIN LARGE CONTROL PANEL HAS BECOME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2-3 WEEKS. ALL 4 TIMES THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, 3 TIMES ON A HIGHWAY. THE MAIN SCREEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED 3 TIMES AND 1 TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED BUT IT TOOK A WHILE TO DO THAT. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT OTHER FEATURES WERE STRUCK, LIKE SEAT WARMERS AND AIR CONDITIONING.

MCU 1 FAILING ON CAR. CAR SCREENS TURN OFF RANDOMLY, STARTUP IS PROLONGED, LOSES DRIVER SAFETY FEATURES AND OVERALL SLOW/LAG MAKING IT HARD TO ACCESS MANDATORY US ROAD SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS LIGHTS. TESLA REFUSES TO FIX.

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED AT 64,XXX MILES. LOUD RATTLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND OVER ANY BUMPS OR DRIVEWAYS. TESLA SAID IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM BUT AT 64K MILES, SUSPENSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED.

FRONT END HAD PROBLEM, MADE NOISE FOR A WHILE, MADE APPT, THEN BY THE TIME APPT CAME, SOMETHING HAP AND RT FRONT TIRE/WHEEL MOVED BACK INTO WHEEL WELL. (BROKE OFF). HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER WAS PRETTY ADAMANT TO BE SURE I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER SOMETHING, BUT WHEN HE FOUND OUT I DID NOT, THEN THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO COVER IT. THE TOW I HAD TO PAY, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OVER 50K MILES. LATER THEY CHANGED THE SUSPENSION SETUP ON MODELS. I FIGURED IT WAS TO FIX PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER POTHOLE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES SUSTAINED BLOWOUTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT RIM WAS FRACTURED, REAR SUSPENSION WAS FRACTURED, AND THE REAR BALL JOINT WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA (8105 BIG LAKE ROAD, CLARKSTON, MI, 48346, (248) 241-9321) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FORE-LINK ASSEMBLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER REAR SUSPENSION LINK ASSEMBLY, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL LINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

ON SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020, I WAS BACKING UP OUR 2015 TESLA MODEL S IN A PARKING AREA IN ANN ARBOR, MI, AT A VERY LOW SPEED, WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN 'JOLTING' NOISE. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE FURTHER, WHEN TURNING TO PARK ELSEWHERE, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEGAN RUBBING THE REAR SIDE OF ITS CAVITY (THE WHEEL LINER), AND BECAME UNSTABLE. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM THAT LOCATION 48 MILES, TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN CLARKSTON, MI (COVERED LARGELY BY OUR INSURANCE). TESLA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED RIGHT FRONT FORE LINK ON MONDAY, JUNE 1ST, AND FIXED THE VEHICLE ON THE SAME DAY--(REPLACING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FORE LINKS). I WAS CHARGED $323.75 FOR LABOR, BUT DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FORE LINK PARTS (2 X $205 = $410). FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LINER WAS NOT REPLACED AS PART OF THIS REPAIR. I CALLED TESLA CLARKSTON ABOUT THIS WHEN I NOTICED IT AND SCHEDULED A ROAD SERVICE REPAIR FOR JUNE 15TH. I WAS CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $167.00 (PARTS, LABOR, AND $4.50 TAX) FOR THAT SERVICE.

THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT). BACK IN JUNE 2020, MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUE WITH MCU. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE UNIT AND TYSONS CORNER ,VA SERVICE CENTER PERFORMED THE SERVER TO REPLACE IT. ON 11/09/2020 TESLA ISSUED THE WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (HTTPS://WWW.TESLA.COM/SUPPORT/WARRANTY-ADJUSTMENT-PROGRAM) AND IT WAS STATED THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, BUT NOT SECOND (TRANSFERRED) OWNERS - WHICH IS UNFARE. WE BROUGHT IN FEB 2019 AND THE CURRENT MILLAGE IS AROUND 37K. PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUEST AND HELP TO GET THE REFUND FOR THE CHARGES INCURRED FOR REPAIRING THE MCU

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT ON FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 2020, WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. AFTER PARKING, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I LEFT, THE NOISE CONTINUED, AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVEABLE (LESS THAN 25 MPH), THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEELS AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM THE LOCAL TESLA SERVICE CENTER SO I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY THERE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR DID TURN, IT WAS NOT TURNING AS SHARPLY AS IT SHOULD. BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO GET ME THERE AND INTO THE PARKING LOT SAFELY. AT THAT POINT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PUSHED BACK AGAINST THE REAR OF THE TIREWELL. WE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW A DETACHED CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THEY FIXED THE PART AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

AN INCREASE IN MCU ROGUE REBOOTS/CRASHES A SIGNIFICANT SLOWING DOWN OF THE MCU IN OPERATION, E.G. SLOW BOOT TIMES OR SLOW MAP RENDERING GLITCHES AND ISSUES WITH BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY. BLINKER NOT BLINKING.

THE MCU IN THIS CAR WENT BLACK SEVERAL OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL CONTROLS OF LIGHTINGS AND WIPER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS....THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I HAVE TO COAST TO THE AIDE OF THE HIGJWAY

DATE NOTED BELOW WAS THE MOST RECENT OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW AT LEAST 6 TIMES BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2020. WHILE DRIVING, THE 17" DISPLAY IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH SUDDENLY GOES BLANK. AT THIS POINT, ACCESS TO THE BACKUP (REAR-FACING) CAMERA IS UNAVAILABLE.

TESLA MODEL S 2015 90D. I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT COME NOVEMBER 30TH 2020 FOR THIS BUT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE MAIN PANEL AND SIDE PANEL DISPLAY GO COMPLETELY CRASH AND BLACK SCREEN ON ME. DISABLING BOTH THE "AUTOPILOT" V1 FEATURE IN MID USE ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60+ MPH, GPS AND OTHER IMPORTANT ASSISTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS VEHICLE SPEED ETC(BECAUSE SCREENS ARE BLACK). ITS A VERY JARRING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE GOING FAST ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE CAR "CRASH" IN SUCH A WAY THAT JUST GAS AND BREAKING ARE ALL THAT ARE SUDDENLY LEFT WORKING IN AN INSTANCE(ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THAT AUTO PILOT FEATURE ENGAGED ON A TURN). I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NHTSA TO CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION TOWARDS THIS AS THERE ARE LIKELY SERIOUS FLAWS WITH THE EMMC SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE THESE EARLY MODEL S CARS RELEASED WITH. I AM AFRAID TESLA IS GOING TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND NOT HANDLE THE SITUATION APPROPRIATELY, WHICH WOULD GENERALLY BE A CONSUMER RECALL WHEN EVENTS AS DANGEROUS AS THIS OCCUR. I WOULD SAY THESE FULL SYSTEM CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED AT LEAST 5+ TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IN 2015 AND IT SEEMS LIKE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD BE CAUSED BY THIS FAULTY ENGINEERING . TESLA CURRENTLY IS TRYING TO DO AS MUCH DAMAGE CONTROL AROUND IT OFFERING TO LOOK INTO A REPLACEMENT PART BUT NO GUARANTEES ITS COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY. AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER MYSELF IT FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE WHEN HARDWARE STARTS TO GO BAD, LIKE A SYSTEM INTERNALS BEGINNING TO FAIL DUE TO CORRUPT MEMORY AND STORAGE. THESE EARLY TESLA MODEL S'ES ARE A TICKING TIME BOMB TO PUBLIC ROADS(I SAY THIS AS A TESLA FAN, WHEN WORKING THE CARS ARE INCREDIBLE TO DRIVE, WHEN THEY DYSFUNCTION ITS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THESE SOFTWARE DRIVEN VEHICLES THEIR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE HAS TO BE ROCK SOLID).

MCU FAILURE ON A SALVAGE TITLED VEHICLE, TESLA WILL NOT REPLACE THE MCU UNDER WARRANTY OR WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING SALVAGE. A RECALL IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT ALL TESLA OWNERS FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

THE MCU WENT OUT. TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, BACKUP CAMERA, HVAC CONTROLS, ALL WENT WITH IT. CAR WOULD DRIVE, BUT WOULD NOT

CENTER TOUCH SCREEN AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOTH WENT BLANK ON THREE OCCASIONS. CAR WOULD STILL DRIVE BUT ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED FOR VARYING DEGREES OF TIME. MOST RECENTLY IT TOOK OVERNIGHT FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FULLY RETURN. I AM AWARE THAT THIS MODEL HAS THE OLDER CHIP WHICH CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. TESLA NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TODAY 11/17/20. RECEIVED SOME PUSHBACK FROM TESLA BUT IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED BY 11/23.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TESLA SERVICE CENTER (2077 E. UNIVERSITY DR, TEMPE, AZ 85281, (602) 643-0024), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE INTERNAL MEMORY WAS CLEARED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TOUCH SCREEN MEMORY CHIP FAILING. SCREEN HAS GONE BLANK WHILE DRIVING AND NO LONGER WILL PROCESS THINGS THAT PREVIOUSLY WORKED - PERHAPS MEMORY CAPACITY IS IMPAIRED ? REAR VISIBILITY IS MARGINAL WHEN SCREEN CAN NOT DISPLAY REAR CAMERA. SCREEN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

THE MAIN CONTROL UNIT CENTRAL SCREEN FROZE AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO FUNCTION FOR ABOUT 7-8 MINS. DURING THIS TIME, ALL MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF CLIMATE CONTROL, REAR VIEW CAMERA, AND THE CAR ITSELF WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. EVEN WHEN THE CAR FUNCTIONS, THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN THE COMPUTER STARTS TO GO SLOW. SOMETIMES CAUSING THE TOUCH SCREEN TO GET UNRESPONSIVE DURING DRIVING THE CAR. AND A FEW TIMES, THE TOUCH SCREEN HAS EVEN GONE DARK AND NON-FUNCTIONAL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. HISTORY BEFORE THIS LATEST INCIDENT: NOTE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 1.5 YEARS. I TOOK THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO THE TESLA SERVICE SHOP AND THEY USED TO JUST TELL ME TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER AND THEY MANAGED TO RESET THE COMPUTER A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE IN WARRANTY. FINALLY AT ONE POINT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE COMPUTER COMPLETELY DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TESLA SERVICE ADVISED THAT I NEED TO GET THE COMPUTER MCU REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF ABOUT $1200. I DID THAT. NOW AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF THE NEW REPLACED MCU, THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN, JUST LIKE IT HAPPENED ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. COMPUTER SLOWING DOWN AND NOW TWO TIMES, FREEZING UP. I AM FRUSTRATED AT HOW EASILY THIS COMPUTER KEEPS GETTING INTO PROBLEMS AND CAUSES POTENTIALLY SAFETY ISSUES WHEN THE COMPUTER MAY GO DARK WHILE DRIVING OR TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE OR PARKING LOT WITHOUT VISIBILITY FROM THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WHEN IT HAPPENS. AND I'M AFRAID THAT THIS NEW COMPUTER MCU MAY BE ON ITS WAY AGAIN FOR COMPLETELY DYING A SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAR. I AM ATTACHING THE PHOTO OF THE STATE OF THE CAR FROM TODAY'S INCIDENT (1:15PM 11/16/2020 PACIFIC TIME). I HOPE YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS CLOSELY SINCE IN THE PAST TESLA HAS BEEN TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT THIS KIND OF THING IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR A CRITICAL PART OF THE CAR.

THE TOUCHSCREEN WOULD BECOME LESS RESPONSIVE, THE POWER-UP TIME BECOMES LONGER, THE SCREEN WOULD FREEZE AND I WOULD HAVE TO BE REBOOTED TO PUT IN MY PIN TO DRIVE. CAN SEE ONE OF THE FREEZE SCREEN TIMES AT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/Z842RTUFGD8 I HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL (UPLOADED AS JPG) BUT TELSA STILL WONT FIX MY SCREEN PROBLEMS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 8 MONTHS NOW.

BATTERY PACK: THE RATE AT WHICH THE BATTERY PACK CHARGES WAS UNILATERALLY REDUCED BY TESLA AND TESLA REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. TESLA PROVIDED NO NOTICE IN THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S MANUAL (PAGE ATTACHED) NOR EXCLUSION IN THE WARRANTY (ATTACHED) THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL OUTCOME AS THE CAR AGED. THE WARRANTY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ABOUT DEGRADATION: "THE BATTERY, LIKE ALL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WILL EXPERIENCE GRADUAL ENERGY OR POWER LOSS WITH TIME AND USE. LOSS OF BATTERY ENERGY OR POWER OVER TIME OR DUE TO OR RESULTING FROM BATTERY USAGE, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS BATTERY AND DRIVE UNIT LIMITED WARRANTY." THIS STATEMENT MAKES NO REFERENCE TO AN EXCLUSION FOR A REDUCTION IN THE PEAK RATE AT WHICH THE BATTERY CHARGES, WHICH IS THE DEFECT THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED AND TESLA HAS REFUSED TO ADMIT IS A PROBLEM. TESLA'S UNILATERAL DECISION TO REDUCE THE RATES AT WHICH THE BATTERY CHARGES, WITHOUT WARNING, HAS A SUBSTANTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE UTILITY AND USABILITY OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE. THE EXTENDED CHARGING TIMES MAKE LONGER DISTANCE (INTER-CITY) TRAVEL IMPRACTICAL AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE MARKETING OF THE MODEL S. FURTHERMORE, NEWER VERSIONS OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL INCLUDE A CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL REFERENCE TO THE TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED. THIS IS A CLEAR INDICATION THAT TESLA IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM *AFTER* THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CHANGE IN THE "PEAK CHARGING RATE" AT THE TIME OF SALE. GIVEN THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO EXCLUDE A REDUCTION IN THE PEAK CHARGING RATE FROM THE WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE AND THE SUBSTANTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON THE UTILITY OF THE VEHICLE, TESLA SHOULD BE ORDERED TO REPLACE MY CAPPED BATTERY PACK WITH A NEW BATTERY PACK.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND FOUND OTHER OWNERS HAVE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE 1. THE LARGE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND DARK AND IS UNUSABLE AND TAKES A WHILE TO START UP THE OTHER FUNCTIONS CAN'T BE USED 2) THE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED GOING IN AND OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON LINE WITH THE WIRING BEING FRAYED AND BROKEN AND THE COGS ALSO WEAR OUT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON LINE WITH OTHER MODEL S OWNERS THE TECHNICIAN WHO CAME TO REPLACE THE OK'D ONE STATED THAT THIS IS AN UPGRADE AND NOT A REPLACEMENT WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE DONE FOR ALL 4 AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE THE DOORS ARE NOT OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR IN CASE OF AN EMERGANCY.

TWO DAYS PRIOR DOOR HANDLES ON FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ,OPENING AND CLOSING BY ITSELF. NOT EVEN ALLOW ENTRY TO CAR. ON 11/8/2020 WHILE CAR IN DRIVE DOOR COMPLETELY OPENED. NOT HANDLE BUT DOOR COMPLETELY OPENED. I'M AFRAID OF SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. TESLA NOT ADMIT ANT ISSUE LIKE THIS . DOORS WERE RETROFIT FOR A FIX ABOUT A YEAR AGO . NOW THI IS LIFE AND DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY AND LOST OF LIFE . HELP ME , TESLA ONLY WANTS ME TO PAY AGAIN AND COVERUP AGAIN . MUST RECALL BEFORE LOST OF LIFE IS THE COST.VIDEO AVAILABLE

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE CHINA RECALL ON SUSPENSION FOR TESLA, I HAD A QUOTE TO FIX FRONT AFT LINK AND REAR UPPER LINK ON BOTH SIDES. IT:'S A 2000$ JOB IN PART BECAUSE OF EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PARTS FROM TESLA. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS RECALLED IN CHINA. THE GUY ALSO ADMITTED THAT FIRST VERSIONS OF THE LINKS LIKE MINE WERE NOT GOOD AND THAT THE SECOND VERSION WAS WAY MORE RESISTANT. ON MANY CARS, THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS BUT I HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON MY CAR WITH 47K MILES. I THOUGHT THAT IF CHINA FORCES TESLA TO ADMIT THE FAILURE, WE SHOULD HAVE THE EQUIVALENT HERE IN AMERICA.

FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN, PUSHING THE TIRE INTO THE WHEEL WELL. I WAS REVERSING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT THE DRAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SAW A METAL PIECE SNAPPED. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR, AS THE TIRE WAS PUSHED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN FREMONT, CA IN 08/2015, WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES SOLD TO CHINA, WHICH ARE NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON.

THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. I CRAWLED IN THE BACK AND TRIED TO USE THE SAFETY RELEASE. THE HANDLE OF THE SAFETY RELEASE BROKE, BUT THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD SOMEONE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK, THEY WOULD HAVE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESCAPE.

LOCATION: CAR PARKED IN OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. CENTER SCREEN HAD BECOME NOTICEABLE SLOWER OVER A FEW WEEKS AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY SHOWN ON THE SCREEN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I ATTEMPTED TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM BY HOLDING DOWN TWO BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CENTER SCREEN WOULD NOT REBOOT. RATHER, THE CENTER SCREEN WENT AND STAYED TOTALLY BLACK. I CONTACTED TESLA PHONE SERVICE AND TESLA PHONE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT CONTACT THE CAR. CENTER SCREEN REMAINED COMPLETELY BLACK. WHEN TRYING TO START TO DRIVE THE CAR, THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL APPEARED TO BE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BLACK CENTER SCREEN. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF TRYING, THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN. THE CAR WOULD BE DRIVABLE BUT WITHOUT TURN SIGNAL SOUNDS. CLIMATE CONTROL AND ANYTHING ELSE CONTROLLED BY THE CENTER SCREEN NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED OR CHANGED AS CENTER SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY BLACK AND DEAD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE OVERNIGHT FROM TESLA CHARGER INSTALLED IN MY HOUSE. CLIMATE CONTROL WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY OVERNIGHT, DEPLETING 10 MILES OFF THE BATTERY RANGE IN A SINGLE NIGHT (ABOUT 16 HOURS). THE NEXT DAY, AFTER AGAIN WAITING 5 MINUTES BETWEEN STARTING THE CAR AND BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A TESLA SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (CENTER SCREEN) AS NOT RECOVERABLE AND REPLACED IT FOR $2500. WITHOUT THIS REPLACEMENT, THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. ONCE REPAIRED, THE CAR WAS AGAIN DRIVABLE. LUCKILY THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AT HOME AND IN A SAFE SPOT. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA DISPLAY AND TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER TESLA ATLANTA LOCATED AT 3393 PEACHTREE RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 30326 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT (MCU) DISPLAY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS AND BACK-UP CAMERA DISPLAY TO NOT BE OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA WESTMONT LOCATED AT 50 OGDEN AVE, WESTMONT, IL 60559, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE TO CHARGE IT. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REFUSED TO TURN. ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL RESULTED IN A GRINDING NOISE THAT MADE THE CAR UNDRIVEBLE. AFTER A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, WE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS SHIFTED BACKWARD AND WAS RESTING ON THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL LINER. THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROLS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND INSTEAD WERE LOCKED AT "VERY HIGH".

MCU WHICH CONTROLS THE MAJORITY OF THE AUTOMOBILE'S SAFETY AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS FAILED. I DID NOT FEEL THAT THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS FIXED SO IT SAT IN MY GARAGE FOR 6 WEEKS, AFTER WHICH TIME IT WAS REPAIRED.

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 AS I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD NOISE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE DISCONNECTED FROM THE AXLE.

HI, I HAVE SEVERALS ISSUE WITH THE CAR WHICH ARE KNOWN ISSUES FOR THE MANUFACTURER AND FOR WHICH SERVICE CENTER SAYS "YES IT'S AN KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALL THESE 2015 MODEL S CAR" BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER 4 YEARS OLD AND MORE THAN 100 000KM, SO NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THESES ISSUES ARE : * TWO DOORS HANDLES 1042845-00-B (ONE I PAID FOR BEING REPAIRED 60.83) ONE ACTUALLY BROKEN SO RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. NEARLY ALL CUSTOMERS FROM MODEL S FROM 2012 TO 2015 HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR DOORS. IN MY CASE TWO TIMES WERE WHEN CHILDS CLOSED THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE A BIT STRONGER, SO IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME YOU CLOSE A MODEL S DOOR FTOM THIS GENERATION. THE PART 1042845-00-A HAS BEEN VERSIONED 1042845-00-B (THE "A" IS LESS RESISTANT). * TWO WINDOWS CAN'T EASILY BE CLOSES (THE TWO ON RIGHT SIDE) EVEN MORE WHEN TEMPRATURE IS MORE THA 20C, ANTI-PINCH SYSTEM DON'T WORK WELL SO THE WINDOW REOPPEN. SO SOMETIMES YOU LET THE CAR WITH WINDOWS OPENED WITH RAIN RISK IF YOU DON'T CHECK IT. IN THIS SECOND CASE, SERVICE CENTER SAYS THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SAY THEY CAN CHANGE WHOLE PART WITH PAYMENT ! * MORE IMPORTANT IS COMPUTER ISSUE WITH EMMC FAILURE WHERE 8GB NAND MEMORY IS GETTING BY THE TIME WITH READ/WRITE ERROR BECAUSE OF USE CYCLES, MAKING SO MANY ISSUES ON COMPUTER : SCREEN HANGS (NNED REBOOT), AUTOPILOT ISSUE, ENTERTAINEMENT MEDIA LOADING OR USE ISSUE, MAPS FOT GPS SLOW OR LOCKED, LONG TIME BEFORE STARTING CAR (MORE THAN 2 MINUTES SOMETIMES) UNTIL THE TIME MEMORY IS DEFINITLY DEAS SO THE CAR REMAINS UNUSABLE. IN THIS CASE AGAIN, THIS IS AN PROBLEM FROM ORIGIN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE EVEN AFTER THE 4 YEARS WARRANTY BECAUSE PROBLEM COMES WITH TIME. TESLA ASKED 2500 FOR WHOLE REPLACEMENT WITH COMPUTER, SCREENS, 4G CHIP... WHEREAS THEY DON'T BUILT IT CORRECTLY ! * WHEEL BROKEN NO AIRBAG, HORN, COMMANDS...

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING, ALONG WITH IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES LIKE LIGHTING, BLINKERS, CRUISE CONTROL, CLIMATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. AN ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND INDICATED THAT THE CENTER DISPLAY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (1901 DEL MONTE BLVD, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 264-6896) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. NEITHER HIGH NOR LOW BEAMS WOULD ENGAGE! A DRIVER BEHIND ME SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND TURNED ON HIS HIGH BEAMS TO GUIDE ME APPROX 1 MILE TO A SAFE STOPPING PLACE. ONCE STOPPED, I EXPERIMENTED: HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. NO OTHER LIGHTS TURNED ON. I REBOOTED BOTH THE "MCU" (CENTRAL 15" SCREEN) AND "IC" (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) PER EARLIER INSTRUCTIONS FROM TESLA IN CASE OF AUTOMATION FAILURE IN THE CAR. THE MCU TOOK AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME TO RESTART AND DISPLAYED SCREEN CORRUPTION, PROBLEMS WHICH IN THE PAST HAD LED TESLA TO REPLACE THAT COMPONENT OF THIS VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN THE MCU DID START UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED "DRIVER ASSISTANCE FEATURES DISABLED". I ATTEMPTED TO USE TESLA'S VOICE-ACTIVATED "REPORT" FUNCTION TO GET HELP FROM TESLA, BUT THIS RESULTED IN A MESSAGE STATING THAT "THE MICROPHONE IS BEING CALIBRATED". THIS ENTIRE TIME, THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS REMAINED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. FINALLY I USED THE MCU TO ACCESS THE LIGHTING SETTINGS OF THE CAR. I OBSERVED THAT THE "EXTERIOR LIGHTS" SETTING DISPLAYED "AUTO". HOWEVER, IT WAS 6:40PM AND ALMOST COMPLETELY DARK AND THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON PREVIOUS TO SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. ALSO, WITH THE "AUTO" SETTING, THE HIGH BEAMS SHOULD STILL ENGAGE WHEN PULLING THE LEFT STALK - BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. I NEXT USED THIS SAME SCREEN TO TURN ON THE FRONT FOG LIGHTS. THIS WORKED! I THEN TURNED OFF THE FOG LIGHTS, CHANGED THE "EXTERIOR LIGHTS" SETTING TO OFF THEN BACK TO "AUTO" AND ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS (HEAD AND TAIL) FINALLY CAME BACK ON! IT IS MY OPINION, BASED ON OVER 20 YEARS IN EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, THAT THE MCU'S "EXTERIOR LIGHTS" SETTING HAD BECOME CORRUPTED AND FORCED ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS OFF WHILE I DROVE IN DARKNESS AT 45MPH. I COULD HAVE DIED. MAKE TESLA FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!

TOUCHSCREEN FAILED. TESLA HAS ORDERED A REPLACE PART. I AM NOT USING TESLA UNTIL REPAIRED. FROM DOWN DATE TO REPAIR TIME-ABOUT ONE MONTH0

MY CENTER SCREEN THAT CONTROLS THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, ALL VEHICLE SETTINGS, MAP, CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE COLLISION SENSORS, LDER, ETC ARE NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE THE MCU UNIT FAILED. THE EMMC CHIP INSIDE MCU FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNLOADING A UPDATE SENT FROM TESLA OVER THE AIR. THE CAR DOESNT WANT TO TURN ON HALF THE TIME AND VEHICLE DRIVEABILITY AND FUNCTIONS ARE VERY LIMITED. TESLA HASNT RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINTS AND MY ISSUE. THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND DOWNLOADING WHEN THE SCREEN QENT BLACK AND NEVWR TURNED BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO A TESLA 3RD PARTY SHOP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO KEEP CALLING TESLA TO NOTIFY THEM OF FAULTY MCU AND EMMC UNIT. THE DANGER IS THAT THE VEHICLE COLLISION AND SAFETY FEATURES ARE DISABLED AND ITS DNGEROUS DRIVING ON ROADS.

AT 30,500 MILES A SERIES OF FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO SAN DIEGO ON THE FREEWAY. THE CENTER ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF ENTIRELY. I WAS ON AUTOPILOT MODE AT THE TIME AND IT TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND WAS PREPARED TO TAKE OVER DRIVING WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED. AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN THE CENTER DISPLAY TURNED OFF, I LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF ALL CONTROLS OF THE CAR THAT REQUIRED ACCESS TO THIS DISPLAY (VENTILATION, SUSPENSION, SOUND SYSTEM, REAR VIEW CAMERA, SUSPENSION SETTINGS, AUTOPILOT...). AT THE SAME TIME, MULTIPLE FAILURE MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY MAIN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REGARDING INABILITY TO CHARGE, AND SYSTEM FAILURES. THIS WAS ALL PRECEDED BY LONGER AND LONGER TIMES FOR THE CAR TO BOOT UP AND BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AT THE END, THE CAR WOULDN'T BOOT UP AND WAS DISABLED. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MY MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY MCU COMPUTER, WHICH I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

THE COMPUTER (MCU 1 UNIT) FAILED 8 TIMES AND 4 TIMES TAKEN TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER LAKE DESTINY DRIVE IN ORLANDO. TESLA NOT REPAIRED PROBLEM. NO NAVIGATION OR SELF DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL TIMES. (STANDING STILL OR MOVING.)

MY MCU HAS CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 8 WEEKS. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE MOBILE SERVICE WAS COMING OUT TO CODE A REPLACEMENT KEY. THE SOFTWARE THEY SENT APPEARED TO CRASH THE MCU THE FIRST TIME. IT WOULD WORK FOR A WEEK AT A TIME, THEN SEVERAL DAYS NOW IT'S PERMANENTLY OFF. NO HVAC CONTROL, TURN SIGNALS, AND CHARGING IS LIMITED TO 8AMPS ON MY 30 AMP LEVEL 2 CHARGER AND SUPERCHARGING IS DISABLED. CAR IS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT NOT FAR DUE TO THE PAINFULLY SLOW CHARGE. APP WILL NOT SYNC WITH CAR AND I CAN'T SEE MY SCHEDULED SERVICE APPT. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED (3RD PARTY) AND WE DID NOT HAVE ISSUES FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS UNTIL WE CODED THE NEW KEY, AND DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE OR TWO. THERE ARE 80 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON TESLA'S OWN FORUM, TIME FOR A SAFETY RECALL AT TESLA'S EXPENSE, $2500 TO REPLACE A KNOWN ISSUE SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO PUT ON A CONSUMER. ELON, TIME TO STEP TO THE PLATE BUD OR THIS IS THE LAST TESLA I WILL EVER OWN.

MCU SHUTS DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU LOSE DEFROST AND OTHER MAJOR FACTORS THAT EFFECT SAFETY. CANNOT NAME A PARTICULAR DAY BUT TESLA HAS THIS INFORMATION. I TEXT THE TECH ON 09/03/2020 HE TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF IT HAPPENS IN WINTER, I WILL WRECK IF I CANNOT SEE.

MCU UNIT WONT TURN ON. THIS UNIT CONTROLS HVAC / SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS CHILD LOCKS / SUNROOF / AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TURN SIGNALS. THE CAR TURNS ON BUT THE SCREEN STAYS OFF. I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH ITS MEMORY, I HAD A SMILIAR ISSUE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHERE AN UPDATE CAUSED THE CAR TO REBOOT REPEATEDLY UNTIL SOMEONE AT TESLA INSTALLED A REMOTE UPDATE AND REBOOTED THE CAR.

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WENT DARK ON 9/4/2020. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND TOOK DELIVERY 12/24/2015. VEHICLE HAS 54473 MILES CURRENTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/AMP/S/WWW.AUTOWEEK.COM/NEWS/TECHNOLOGY/AMP32998329/NHTSA-INVESTIGATING-TESLA-MODEL-S-TOUCHSCREEN-MEDIA-CONTROL-UNIT/

HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CENTRAL TOUCH SCREEN PANEL GOING BLANK. THE EMBEDDED MULTI-MEDIA-CARD MEMORY (EMMC) IN THE MCU INS LIKELY THE ISSUE. THIS IS CAUSING THE CENTRAL TOUCH SCREEN PANEL (THAT CONTROLS AIR BAGS, NAVIGATION, MUSIC, HEATING ETC..). THIS SCREEN HAS BEEN CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR MANY MONTHS. WE GOT A 'TEMPORARY FIX' BY A RESET THAT COST 100S OF DOLLARS - BUT IT WENT BLANK AGAIN. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW WE DRIVE THE CAR - IT HAS GOT FIXED IN THE 2018 AND LATER MODEL S MODELS - BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A SYSTEMATIC ISSUE IN MANY CARS PRIOR TO THAT.

RE INVESTIGATION PE 20-010, MCU HAS FAILED AND LOSS OF REAR VIEW CAMERA DISPLAY IS A RESULT. REACHED OUT TO TESLA APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO AS THE MCU WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. KNEW IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT/PARTS. TESLA REFUSED (VIA EMAIL) TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL MCU WAS IN COMPLETE FAILURE. UNIT COMPLETELY FAILED ON 9/8/2020. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR REPLACEMENT; FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WAS 9/30/2020.

CENTER 11 INCH SCREEN GOING FUZZY, CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO REBOOT COMPUTER TO GET NORMAL SCREEN...OCCURRING 2-3 TIMES A DAY, CAN OCCUR STATIONARY OR IN MOTION

CENTER SCREEN (MCU) WENT OUT , LOSE ALL SAFETY FEATURES BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS ALL BLACK

MEC FAILURE ON CENTRAL PANEL....CONSOLE IS ALL BLACK AND MINIMAL FUNCTION ON DRIVE DISPLAY...NO AC/HEAT.... CAUSE NO HORN NO DISPLAY NO CAMERA NO AUDIO.NO AC NO TURN SIGNALS. WHILE DRIVING NO CONTROLS ACCESS TO THE CAR..NO CENTER DISPLAY NO AIRBAG AND AIRBAG ERROR...NO APP ACCESS EITHER AND CAR COULD NOT REBOOT EITHER...AND STRANGE CHARGING SOUND IN FRONT BATTERY

TOUCH SCREEN FAILS TO OPERATE. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PROBLEM WAS SUSPECTED 2 MONTHS AGO AND PART HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED SINCE THEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TESLA 10250 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 1340, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 (310) 553-5767). THE DEALER AFTER A MONTH TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE FIX ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE MCU UNIT AS THEY ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE HOWEVER RECURRED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS STILL FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM ALSO NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.*DT *JS

TESLA MCU1 EMMC FAILURE. MY MCU WENT OUT IN JULY. THE TESLA BURBANK SERVICE CENTER KNEW THIS, EVEN HAD THE MCU ON ORDER, BUT ONCE I TOOK MY CAR IN, SAID A FACTORY RESET WAS ALL I NEEDED. A MONTH LATER, PROBLEMS HAPPENED AGAIN. BLANK TOUCHSCREEN, BLINKERS DON'T WORK, AND AC GOES OFF AND ON - IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEATWAVE!!! I TRIED CALLED THE BURBANK SERVICE CENTER, LEFT A MESSAGE, OF COURSE NO ONE CALLED BACK. I SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT THE ONLY WAY TESLA ALLOWS, ON THE APP, NO WAY TO TALK TO A HUMAN. THEY SAID A MOBILE TECH WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE IN A BOUT A WEEK. (BASED ON WHAT BURBANK SC TOLD ME, I KNEW A MOBILE TECH COULDN'T FIX THIS; BUT THE APP DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO SPECIFY THIS). THE DAY BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT, THEY FINALLY READ MY NOTES. SHOCKER, IT ISN'T SOMETHING A MOBILE TECH CAN FIX. SO COME TO VAN NUYS SERVICE CENTER, A WEEK AWAY, ON 9/1/20. NOW (08/27/20) I'M BEING TOLD, VIA TEXT THAT NO ONE RESPONDS TO, THAT IT'S BEEN DELAYED TO 9/8/20. MEANWHILE I'M HAVING TO DRIVE A CAR THAT ISN'T SAFE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEATWAVE WITHOUT WORKING/DEPENDABLE AC.

THE CENTER SCREEN OF MY TESLA STOPPED WORKING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY (CAR WAS PARKED), RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE BACKUP CAMERA AND ACCESS TO MANY DRIVER SETTINGS, SUCH AS REGENERATIVE BRAKING, AUTOMATIC LIGHTS, ETC. REBOOTING THE UNIT DID NOT HELP, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ONCE THE ISSUE OCCURRED.

MCU ON TESLA CRASHED AGAIN. LAST YEAR IT WAS REPLACED, AND THIS YEAR CRASHED AGAIN. TESLA KEEPS POSTPONING REPAIR. SAYING THEY ARE TOO BUSY. WITH THE MCU CRASHED, TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AND MAKES CAR NOT DRIVEABLE. I UNDERSTAND YOU ALL ARE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE? THE DATE IDENTIFIED BELOW IS THE SECOND TIME. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND THE SCREEN WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TESLA LOCATED AT 5544 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417, 561-232-8984, WHO SENT A TECHNICIAN TO HIS RESIDENCE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

ON 7/2/20, CENTER CONSOLE STOPPED WORKING WHEN STARTED UP. THIS AFFECTS/CONTROLS CLIMATE CONTROL, BACK UP CAMERA, BLINKERS, AND MAPS. CAR IS ABLE TO DRIVE, BRAKE, AND STEER. INABILITY TO USE BLINKERS IS HAZARDOUS. I BELIEVE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MCU CHIP. MANY TESLAS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHIP 4-5 YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP. SERVICE CENTER STATES THERE IS A LONG BACK ORDER, ESSENTIALLY MAKING IT SO THAT THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO IS I AM WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 8 WEEKS AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

CAR WAS CHARGING AT THE KNOXVILLE SUPERCHARGER. I COULDN'T CONNECT FROM RESTAURANT WITH MY APP TO SEE IF IT WAS COMPLETELY CHARGED. WHEN I GOT TO CAR TOUCHSCREEN WAS BLACK, WOULDN'T COME BACK WITH SOFT OR HARD RESETS, APP WAS LOCKED UP, NO NAVIGATION, NO MUSIC, ALL SCREEN AND APP ABILITIES GONE, TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK, AC WASN'T WORKING. TESLA SERVICE CENTER HAS DIAGNOSED MCU 1 FAILED. THEY WERE ABLE TO REVIVE IT IN THE APPOINTMENT ALTHOUGH SOME APPLICATIONS SLUGGISH. A DAUGHTER BOARD HAS BEEN ORDERED TO FIX IT WHICH I WILL PAY FOR, APPOINTMENT FOR THAT COMING UP AUGUST 28, 2020.

MCU1 WENT OUT WITH 41000 MILES

MCU FAILURE, WHEN BACKING UP THE REAR CAMERA DOES NOT TURN ON, CENTER SCREEN CONSOLE HAS GONE BLACK AND WILL NOT REBOOT DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. SEEMS LIKE A MCU FAILURE. CAR IS ESSENTIALLY VERY HARD TO DRIVE - HARD TO BACK UP - REAR CAMERA IS NOT FUNCTIONING, HAS BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT OVER LAST FEW WEEKS, NOW PERMANENT.

THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MCU VERSION 1 IN MODELS BEFORE 2018 THAT CAN CAUSE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, MY CAR LOST ITS ABILITY TO USE TURN SIGNAL AND CONTROL OF ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND TESLA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN CAUSE BOTH UNJUST EXPENSE FOR OWNERS NOT TO MENTION HAVE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS.

MONITOR FAILURE. WITH LOST OF NAVIGATION, AIR CONDITIONING ETC.WHILE STATIONARY. HAPPENED 2018. REPLACED MONITOR AND I WAS CHARGED 2000 DOLLARS.

THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY PANEL WHICH DISPLAY THE SPEED AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE IS BUBBLING AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE CURRENT SPEED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS FORUM. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM, TELSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT ON THE CAR FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO ALL CONTROLS OPERATED BY THE TOUCH SCREEN, INCLUDING THE BACK-UP CAMERA, THE CAR'S BLINKERS DO NOT WORK.

ISSUE WITH THE MCU1 OR INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILING. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE USING AUTO PILOT THE SYSTEM FROZE AND SHUT DOWN DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE AI CAMERAS, RADARS, TRIP ROUTING ARE ALL CONTROLLED BY THIS INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OF THEM SHUT DOWN AT ONCE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS FEATURES LIKE ASSISTED LANE CHANGE, COLLISION ASSISTANCE, SUMMON, AUTO CAR DISTANCE, AUTO PILOT 1.0, STOP SIGN AND STOP LIGHT SENSING ALL RELY ON THIS COMPUTER WHICH IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, ALL VIDEO PROVIDED FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA NOW NO LONGER WORKS OR COLLISION DETECTION FROM THE RADARS WHILE BACK UP COMPLETELY STOPPED WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN PULLING OUT. WHEN ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO UP SELL ME INTO THE NEXT MCU FOR 2500 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS 'KNOWN' SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ALLEGEDLY HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE CROWD ERROR LOGGING THAT TESLA USES IN ITS FLASH MEMORY (WHICH CAN ONLY BE OVER WRITTEN SO MANY TIMES) TO BETTER ITS PRODUCTS BUT THE USER IS UNABLE TO SHUT THE LOGGING OFF. THIS FORCES AN EVENTUAL INDEFINITE FAILURE. THE INDIVIDUAL USER HAD AND STILL DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHUT THIS OFF. TESLA IS FORCING ITS USERS TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE AFTER THE MEMORY BURNS OUT BECAUSE OF A DATA COLLECTION EFFORT THAT IS COMPANY IMPOSES AND BY CONSEQUENCE ROBBING ITS USERS OF IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES IN THE MEAN TIME. WHEN THIS IS COMBINED WITH REAL AI THAT THE USER NEEDS TO DRIVE IT CAN EVEN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN REAL TIME.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ON A LEVEL SURFACE WE HEARD A LOUD POP. UNSURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS I DID A WALK AROUND THE CAR BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. WE DROVE THE CAR TO THE MOUNTAINS AT SPEEDS UP TO 55MPH. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE HOME WE HEARD MORE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE SUSPENSION. WE CALLED TESLA EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A HISTORY WITH SUSPENSION ISSUES. WE ALSO ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME. THE TECH SAID THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUSPENSION. HE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE DID DRIVE THE VEHICLE SOME DISTANCE OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE STOPPED TO VISIT A RESTAURANT AND WE HEARD FURTHER SOUNDS FROM THE SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL HAD MOVED BACK OUT OF CENTER IN THE WHEEL WELL AND HAD RUBBED THE WHEEL WELL LINER. FROM THIS POINT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER. WE LATER LEARNED FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH THAT EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY SHOCK TO THE SUSPENSION, TESLA MODEL S CONTROL ARM/FORE LINK ASSEMBLIES FAILED IN 2015 VEHICLES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY OF FAILURES AND IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE FEEL THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION OF THE 2015 ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. ALTHOUGH THE TESLA IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD THE VEHICLE HAS JUST 23,170 MILES. SUSPENSION FAILURES SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER DID REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER FORE LINK ASSEMBLIES AS A GOOD WILL MEASURE SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. .

WHILE STATIONARY, MIDDLE TOUCH PANEL (MCU) ON MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S 85 (~60,000 MILES) STARTED FREEZING UP BETWEEN VEHICLE CONTROLS (LOWER LEFT 'CAR' ICON) AND GARBLING SCREEN WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH BETWEEN THEM, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I NOTICED FIRST SYMPTOMS ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN PERCENT CHARGED ON THE MIDDLE TOUCH PANEL DIDN'T UPDATE TOGETHER WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE SUPERCHARGING. NOW I HAVE TO SCROLL-WHEEL-RESET MY CAR TWICE A DAY: BEFORE DRIVING TO WORK (IT'S FROZEN IN THE MORNING) AND AGAIN BEFORE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (FROZEN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON). AN ADDITIONAL SYMPTOM MANIFESTED ITSELF TODAY: MY REARVIEW CAMERA STARTED GETTING A NASTY 'GRAY VEIL' OVER IT SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING; IT SEEMS TO KEEP APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING.

RANDOM FAILURE INCLUDING LOSS OF CONTROLS USING MCU1. FREQUENT RE-SETTING / RE-BOOTING REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE USING MCU 1 CONTROLS.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF MCU WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER ONLY 31K MILES, CAUSING BLACKOUT OF AL SCREENS, DRIVER INFORMATION, CONTROLS, ETC. TESLA HAD ME DRIVE IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN THAT CONDITION AND CHARGED $1,462 TO REPLACE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM. (NOTE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE.)

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) TOUCHSCREEN FAILED (COMPLETELY DARK/NON-OPERABLE) AND GREATLY REDUCED MY REAR VISIBILITY WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE GIVEN THE LOSS OF THE REAR CAMERA DISPLAY. THIS OCCURRED UPON LEAVING WORK AND GETTING INTO MY PARKED CAR.

THE MAIN CENTER SCREEN COMPUTER BEGAN DEGRADING IN PERFORMANCE OVER TIME (CAUSING MORE DRIVER ATTENTION TO BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM DRIVING TO DEAL WITH FUNCTIONS IT CONTROLS, AS IT WAS LAGGY AND NOT VERY RESPONSIVE). THEN, ONE DAY, I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE AND WASN'T ABLE TO BOOT THE MAIN COMPUTER/SCREEN AT ALL. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING IT CONTROLS NO LONGER BEING ACCESSIBLE OR WORKING (E.G. CLIMATE CONTROL, MANUAL HEADLIGHTS, DOME LIGHTS, ANTI-THEFT ALARM, POWER STEERING STRENGTH, SUSPENSION HEIGHT, ETC.), I ALSO FOUND THAT I NO LONGER HAD WORKING TURN SIGNALS AND HAD TO USE OUT-THE-WINDOW HAND SIGNALS WHEN I DROVE TO THE SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR.

MCU FAILURE INCLUDING BLACK SCREEN. NO TOUCH SCREEN, CLIMATE CONTROLS DOES NOT WORK, TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING. CAN NOT CONTROL HEAD LIGHTS. CHARGING NOT RESPONDING. NAVIGATION NOT WORKING. BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING.

THE TESLA'S LARGE SCREEN QUIT WORKING. THESE ARE CONTROLS THAT POWER OFF THE VEHICLE, TURN THE DEFROSTERS OFF AND ON ALONG WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL. CONTROL STEERING MODES. CONTROL BACK UP CAMERA, CONTROL LIGHTS. FROM THE READING I HAVE DONE IT IS CALLED THE MCU. IT PARTIALLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT CAME BACK ON AND THEN IT DIED WHILE I WAS WORKING AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AFTER WORK.

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT TESLA'S FIRST GENERATION MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU). THE MCU IS THE BRAINS OF THE CAR AND CONTROL THE BIG CENTER SCREEN THAT THE TESLA MODEL S IS KNOWN FOR. WHEN IT FAILED NOT ONLY DID I LOSE THE ABILITY TO USE THIS BIG SCREEN BUT I ALSO LOST KEY SAFETY ITEMS SIGNALS, BACKUP CAMERA, CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC BREAKING, AND AUTO PILOT. ALL THE SOUND FEATURES ARE ALSO DISENGAGED AS WELL AND THIS WAS EVIDENT IN THE LACK OF SOUND FOR THE TURN SIGNAL AS WELL AS THE LACK OF SOUND FOR THE ALERT IF YOUR SEATBELT IS UNDONE. SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO THE TURN SIGNAL FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU PUT THE TURN SIGNAL DOWN TO AS IF YOU ARE TURNING LEFT THE NOB WILL LOCK INTO THE DOWN POSITION LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOUR TURN SIGNAL IS WORKING BUT UNLESS YOU ARE OUTSIDE THE CAR YOU HAVE NO AWARENESS TO THE FACT THAT THE SIGNALS ARE NOT BLINKING. IN ADDITION TO THIS MY CAR LOST ITS CONTROL OF THE AIR CONDITION AND ANY MILLAGE TRACKING FEATURES WERE LOST. THE MCU COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT CAME BACK AFTER A FEW HOURS AND THE THIRD TIME IT NEVER CAME BACK (WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AFTER 3 DAYS AND IT STILL HADN'T COME BACK). THE FAILED MCU ALLOWS YOU TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND YOU HAVE NO AWARENESS TO THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE DISENGAGED. ALSO, ALL THE SENSORS ARE DISENGAGED TO ME THE USER WHICH STOPS THE CAR FROM ALERTING ME TO OBJECTS AHEAD, BEHIND AND TO EITHER SIDE OF ME. THERE ARE ENDLESS ARTICLES ABOUT THE FIRST GENERATION MCU FAILURES. THE CHIPS INSIDE THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL AFTER A CERTAIN NUMBERS OF CYCLES AND TESLA HAS YET TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUES LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND HOLD TESLA ACCOUNTABLE.

MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) BLANK. WONT REBOOT. INDICATORS DONT WORK ANYMORE.

TESLA MODEL S HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 2 YEARS, SUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION I HAD. AT NEAR THE END OF 2 YEARS I WALKED DOWN TO EXAMINE THE CAR, NOTICED THE CAR HAD SETTLED DOWN ONTO THE TIRES. I HAD IT CHARGING CONTINUOUSLY, BUT APPARENTLY THE CHARGING OPERATION HAD FAULTED, AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. I CHARGED THE 12V COMPUTER BATTERY, THEN CHARGED THE 400 VOLT TRACTION BATTERY. I TURNED IT ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE FAR BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TIRES AND INSIDE THE FENDERS, WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP. I WAITED FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION TO BE PUMPED UP, AND DROVE THE CAR TO HEAD FOR A TESLA SUPERCHARGER STATION. THE TRIP THERE FELT SQUIRRELY AND ASSUMED IT WAS MY STUDDED SNOW TIRES. AT THE SUPERCHARGER THE STEERING GOT VERY DIFFICULT, AND WHEN I LEFT I HAQD TO DRIVE CAREFULLY TO FEEL COMFORTABLE TO MY HOME. I RESEARCHED ONLINE, FOUND THE ELECTRIFIED GARAGE IN SEABROOK, NH AND SET UP A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THEY DISCOVERED I NEEDED REPLACEMENT REAR AIR SHOCKS AND A NEW STEERING BOX. THEY EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE THE SHOCKS WERE NOT MOVING FOR 2 YEARS, THEY DEVELOPED A CORROSION BETWEEN DISSIMILAR METALS (STEEL AND ALUMINUM) ON THE SHOCKS. THAT RESULTED IN CORROSION ON THE STEEL, AND CORROSION ON THE ALUMINUM, ALLOWING LARGE O-RINGS TO EXPAND AND LEAK AIR. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY ONLY SEE THAT WITH TESLAS THAT SIT UNUSED FOR A TIME. I EMAILED TESLA NOTIFYING THEM, BUT THEY NEVER RESPONDED, PERHAPS BECAUSE BY THEN I WAS 14 MONTHS BEYOND MY WARRANTY. I WILL PUT IN A DIFFERENT COMPLAINT FOR THE FAILED STEERING BOX. MILEAGE AT INCIDENT WAS 7,690. THE CORROSION AND RUST COULD HAVE BEEN DEFEATED WITH APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING, SUCH AS A PLASTIC SHIELD BETWEEN STEEL AND ALUMINUM.

STEERING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WAS SOMEWHAT UNFAMILIAR TO ME, IT STAYED IN ONE LANE BUT WOULD WANDER MORE THAN I RECALLED. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE STUDDED SNOWTIRES (HAKKEPELLITA) AND PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURES. I CAREFULLY DROVE ON TO THE SUPERCHARGER, NOTICED AS I BACAKED INTO THE SUPERCHARGER POSITION THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT, AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPROMISED. DROVE HOME CAREFULLY, FOUND THE ELECTRIFIED GARAGE WHICH SPECIALIZED IN TESLA REPAIRS, IN SEABROOK, NH. THE TESLA WAS FLAT-BED TRANSPORTED TO THEM. THEY REPORTED THAT DURING THE MANY WEEKS THEY HAD IT, THAT THE STEERING BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED TESLA CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, I CANCELLED A NEW 2020 MODEL S DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020, AND BOUGHT A NEW LEXUS INSTEAD. I WAS TOO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE TESLA, AND THAT THE STEERING BOX SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 7,690 MILES SINCE NEW. I FOUND A SERVICE MESSAGE THAT DISCUSSED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE 5 POWER STEERING MOUNTING BOLTS. THEY CAME TO MY HOME TO REPLACE THEM. I LOOKED UP THE 38 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN AND FOUND SEVERAL WARNINGS IN IT ABOUT NOT TAKING MORE THAN ONE BOLT OUT AT A TIME. SINCE THEY HAD COME TO MY HOME TO REPLACE THE BOLTS, I THEORIZED PERHAPS THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT FOLLOW THE BULLETIN CONTENT EXACTLY. BULLETIN WARNED THAT IF YOU REMOVE MORE THAN 1 BOLT AT A TIME YOU MUST REPLACE THE STEERING BOX. SEE BULLETIN SB-18-32-002 R1 (AND REVISION 2 AND REV. 3) . MINE IS SUBMODEL P85D (AWD) AND PLEASE NOTE FIRST VERSION OF THE BULLETIN AND REVISION 2, AND 3RD REVISION ARE DIFFERENT. THEY REFERENCE SERVICE MANUAL PROCEDURE 32010102 TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX ON PAGE 4 OF SB 18-32-(001) SEE ALSO: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/POWER-STEERING-FALLING-APART.100951/ WHERE THE STEERING BOX/PS FAILURES ARE DISCUSSED BY TESLA OWNERS.

EARLIER TODAY I SENT IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT STEERING RACK/POWER STEERING QASSEMBLY FAILURE. I MADE AN ERROR ON THE TESLA SERVICE BULLETIN #. IT SHOULD HAVE READ CORRECTLY:SB-18-32-002 R3 JANUARY 11, 2019 (NOT SB-18-21-003) MY ERROR WAS IN SUGGESTING THE TSB LAST 3 DIGITS CHANGED FROM 001, 002, AND 003. THEY ARE ACTUALLY ALL SB-18-32-002 R1 (AND R2, AND R3) SB-18-32-002 R3 JANUARY 11, 2019 THE FINAL TSB HAS VERTICAL LINES ON THE LEFT MARGIN TO IDENTIFY THE REVISED NOTE SENTENCE. ADDITIONALLY, I ERRED IN THE BULLETIN CHANGING FROM 18 PAGES TO 38 PAGES. ALL WERE IN FACT 18 PAGES. REVISIONS ON SB-18-32-002 R3 WERE NOTATED WITH A VERTICAL LINE IN THE LEFT MARGIN. PLEASE ADD THIS INFORMATION TO MY COMPLAINT. ALSO, I CAN FORWARD A COPY OF THE EMAIL SENT TO TESLA ON THIS ISSUE, THAT WAS NOT ANSWERED BY TESLA.

MCU FAILURE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY GOES DARK, APP NO LONGER COMMUNICATES, CONTROLS GLITCHY

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. ALL THE CONTROLS WERE STUCK...FAN/AC...BACK UP CAMERA DID NOT WORK. MY TURNING SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. TESLA SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED SO ALL THE AC DID NOT TURN OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY ALL THE WAY TO 0 RANGE. TOOK A LOT OF TROUBLE TO GET TO THE SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY. THEY CONCLUDED THE MCU WAS DEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED CLAIMING THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE MCU CRASHED AND COMPRISED SAFETY OF THE CAR WITH THE TURNING SIGNALS, SUSPENSION AND REAR BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING AMONGST OTHERS SINCE THE MCU CONTROLS EVERYTHING. WE BELIEVED TESLA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON OWNERS TO REPLACE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IF OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND WHEN THE WARRANTY ENDS. WE HAVE 2 TESLAS AND BOTH THE MCUS DIED A LITTLE OVER 50K. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL AND THE MCUS REPLACED AT NO COST. TERRIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICE AND SERVICE FOR SUCH EXPENSIVE CARS. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TESLA.

AFTER THE 12V BATTERY ON OUR CAR DIED, IT WAS REPLACED BY TESLA SERVICE. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE CENTER SCREEN (MCU) WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS SCREEN CONTROLS ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE CAR, INCLUDING BACKUP CAMERA, PARK DISTANCE CONTROLS, AUTO-PILOT, DOOR LOCKS, SUSPENSION, ADJUSTING BRAKING AND COLLISION WARNINGS, OPENING AND CLOSING SUNROOF, CHARGING (IT'S AN ELECTRIC CAR - NONFUNCTIONAL IF WE CAN'T ADJUST CHARGING), CLIMATE CONTROL, REMOTE COMMUNICATION, SOFTWARE UPDATES, ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, ETC. WE CONTACTED TESLA, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THESE SCREENS REGULARLY FAIL AT AROUND 4 YEARS (OUR VEHICLE IS 4-1/2 YEARS OLD). IN ADDITION, FAILURE IS APPARENTLY ACCELERATED BY THE FAILURE OF THE 12V BATTERY. AFTER WAITING MANY WEEKS FOR A "REPLACEMENT PART," WE WERE CONTACTED AND TOLD THEY HAD ACCIDENTALLY ORDERED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD COST $2,700 (WE HAD BEEN QUOTED $1,300). THE CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVEABLE FOR MONTHS. IN ADDITION, IF THIS IS A PART THAT REGULARLY FAILS, IT SEEMS LIKE TESLA SHOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY $2,700 TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO PREDICTABLY FAIL. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE MCU (VERSION 1) OF MY CAR STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE PARKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE (EMMC FAILURE). THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES RESULTED FROM THE MCU MALFUNCTION: - TURN SIGNALS AND AUDIBLE CHIME BOTH BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - REVERSE CAMERA BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - LANE DEPARTURE WARNING MAY HAE BECOME NONOPERATIONAL - CLIMATE CONTROL STUCK AT ONE LEVEL - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING SETTING BECAME UNABLE TO BE CHANGED ADDITIONAL ISSUES RESULTING FROM THE MCU1 FAILURE: - ALL SYSTEMS AND SETTINGS ACCESSED THROUGH THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN BEAME UNACCESSIBLE - NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - AUDIO CONTROLS BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - AUTO-PILOT (LANE ASSIST) BEAME NONOPERATIONAL - ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) CHARGING SPEED REDUCED TO 2KW - REMOTE ACCESS VIA SMARTPHONE BEAME NONOPERATIONAL *BF

TURN SIGNALS ALL FAILED, REAR CAMERA FAILED, TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE FAILED

THE MCU THAT OPERATES THE CAR FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED UP AND CHARGING. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE CHARGER IN FEAR THAT THE BATTERY OR THE ENGINE MAY EXPLODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BE FULLY CHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,874.

THE EMMC CHIP IN THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILED RESULTING IN THE LARGE TOUCH SCREEN NO LONGER WORKING. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TURN SIGNALS, CLIMATE CONTROL, REAR VIEW CAMERA, CHARGING, NAVIGATION, AND AUDIO. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN YOUR PE 20-010 INVESTIGATION DOCUMENT.

THE MAIN COMPUTER SCREEN (MCU), ON MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S WENT COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY. I AM NOT ABLE TO READ OR CHANGE ANY CONTROLS ON THE CAR OR COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAM.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE CENTER SCREEN (MCU) WAS NOT TURNING ON. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL SYSTEM RESETS, I GAVE UP AND USED OUR OTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TRIP. AFTER SCHEDULING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS CONTACTED BY A TESLA SUPPORT TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT. THE MEMORY CHIP (EMMC) IN MY VEHICLE'S MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) HAS FAILED, WHICH PREVENTS THE MCU FROM FUNCTIONING. THE MCU CONTROLS MANY ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING LIGHTING, SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT, CLIMATE CONTROL, NAVIGATION, ACCESSORIES, ENTERTAINMENT, VEHICLE STATUS, ETC. WITHOUT THE MCU, THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IN A SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED STATE. THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE CLIMATE SYSTEM IS OFF AND CAN NOT BE TURNED ON. VARIOUS AUDIBLE WARNINGS CAN OCCUR SPURIOUSLY, LIKE THE CHIME FOR AN OPEN DOOR OR HATCH, AND OBSTACLE PROXIMITY. TESLA IS AWARE OF THE EMMC FAILURE IN THEIR EARLIER VEHICLES (THOSE EQUIPPED WITH MCU VERSION 1, LIKE MINE), AND OFFERS A TO REPACE THE MCU WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT FOR $1100, OR AN UPGRADE TO MCU2 (WHICH INCLUDES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPUTER/SCREEN AS WELL) FOR $2500. THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFICIENCY OF THE VERSION 1 MCU. TESLA SHOULD ORDER A RECALL OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND DO THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.

WHEN TURNING ON MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED BUBBLES HAD FORMED AT THE TOP RIGHT EDGE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SCREEN. AFTER A BIT OF ONLINE RESEARCH, IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS IN TESLA MODEL S'S AND X'S. IF I HAD LET THE PROBLEM PROGRESS, THE LIQUID IN THE SCREEN WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY FLOWED OVER OTHER COMPONENTS BEHIND THE DASH AND STARTED DRIPPING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH ONTO THE DRIVER'S LEGS OR CARPET. TESLA CHARGES ABOUT $1400 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SCREEN WITH AN IDENTICAL UNIT THAT MAY DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS SERVICE. I OPTED TO REPLACE THE SCREEN MYSELF FOR ABOUT $300 FOR A NEW OEM SCREEN SOLD BY AN ONLINE ENTREPRENEUR, AND A FEW OF HOURS OF WORK TO DISASSEMBLE THE DASH, REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPUTER, REPLACE THE SCREEN, AND REASSEMBLE THE DASH. TESLA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. TESLA SPEC'ED A SCREEN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HOLD UP TO THE CLIMATE RIGORS OF A CAR INTERIOR. THIS MAY NOT WARRANT A FULL RECALL, BUT TESLA SHOULD OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT, AND PERFORM THE REPAIR AT NO COST THE THE OWNER

THE CENTER SCREEN/MCU SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING (WENT BLACK). TRYING REBOOT/STANDARD TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS HAS NOT YIELD ANY SUCCESS. AFTER A FEW DAYS, MANY OTHER FEATURES, INCLUDING BLINKERS (EXCLUDING EMERGENCY/FLASHERS LIGHTS, WHICH ACTIVATE BUT LACKING SOUND) STOPPED WORKING. MADE AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH TESLA APP, WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE, ON 6/24 FOR 6/30 (EARLIEST AVAILABLE DATE); ON 6/26, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT THE APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN MOVED TO A SERVICE CENTER FOR 7/7. ON THE SAME DAY (6/26/2020) AND ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER INITIAL RMAIL, I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL THAT MY APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN CANCELED "PER YOUR REQUEST", BUT I HAD NOT REQUESTED A CANCELLATION. I VISITED TESLA'S SERVICE CENTER IN SAN DIEGO - MIRAMAR BETWEEN 7/7-7/10 TO INQUIRE ABOUT SERVICE CANCELLATION AND REQUEST A SERVICE FOR MY CAR, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD CANCELLED MY APPOINTMENT DUE TO PARTS UNAVAILABILITY AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED LATER ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE CENTER REFUSED TO LOOK AT/EVALUATE MY CAR WHATSOEVER "DUE TO COVID" AND TOLD ME THAT BASED ON OTHER SITUATIONS, THEY'RE VERY SURE THE MCU NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED (~$1500 OUT OF POCKET COST) BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT YET; I EXPLAINED MY BLINKERS AND MANY OTHER SAFETY FEATURES (REARVIEW CAMERA, CLIMATE CONTROL, "AUTO-PILOT", ETC.) ALSO NOT WORKING AND THEY MENTIONED THOSE SHOULD TYPICALLY CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER A MCU MALFUNCTION BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL THEY RECEIVE REPLACEMENT MCU. IT'S NOW PAST 8/3 AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM TESLA ON PATH TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE/NEW SERVICE APPOINTMENT. IT'S ALSO WORTH MENTIONING I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING CAR'S CURRENT MILEAGE (LAST UPDATE ON APP FROM 6/23 READS 103,683 MI) OR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL.

TOUCH SCREEN BLANK, MCU FAILED. NO REAR BACKUP CAMERA, TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONING. SLOW TO START, CREEP MODE FAILED AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS.

THE TOUCHSCREEN FOR MY 2016 TESLA MODEL S HAS BECOME DEAD AND IS COMPLETELY BLANK. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT'S A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 'OLDER' TESLA MODEL S AND IT COSTS UPWARDS OF $2000 TO REPLACE THE MCU. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT NHTSA HAS APPARENTLY STARTED AN INVESTIGATION ALREADY. PLEASE COUNT ME IN FOR ANY SUPPORT DOCUMENTS ETC NEEDED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH A EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR AN ELECTRONIC PART SUDDENLY DYING ON ME IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE MCU SCREEN MALFUNCTIONED AND WENT INTO A DEFAULT MODE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE MULTIPLE SAFETY AND ELECTRICAL FEATURES USED TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILED IN THE VEHICLE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE AS THE TURN SIGNALS, DEFROST, HEADLIGHT CONTROLS, AMONG MANY OTHER FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE OR FUNCTIONING.

THE MCU FAILED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING, WHICH BASICALLY LOCKED THE CLIMATE CONTROL, ACCESS TO SUSPENSION, SPEED CONTROL, AUTOPILOT, NAVIGATION, RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, AND BACK UP CAMERA.

MCU FAILED ON MY CAR. BLINKER SOUND WOULDN'T WORK AND THUS DIDN'T KNOW IF SIGNALS WERE WORKING OR NOT. AC/DEFROST WASN'T WORKING EITHER. DURING THE WINTER THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FOGGING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I PULLED OVER AND A RESTART OF THE MCU BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOCUMENTED WEAR-OUT OF THE EMMC NAND FLASH IS CAUSING MY MCU TO FAIL PREMATURELY.

MCU MEMORY ISSUE.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TOUCHSCREEN/MEDIA CONTROL UNIT BECOME BLACK AND MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S LOST REAR VIEW CAMERA FUNCTIONTIONALITY ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS.*DT TESLA SUGGESTED ME TO DO SOFT/HARD REBOOT THE SYSTEM BUT IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN, I WAS SUGGESTED BY TESLA TO VISIT THE SERVICE CENTER AND REPLACE THE MCU OR UPGRADE TO MCU2 AT MY OWN COST. LOSING REAR VIEW CAMERA FUNCTIONALITY IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/INV/2020/INOA-PE20010-4553.PDF) AND IT LOOKS LIKE EMMC MEMORY WEAR-OUT IS SUSPECTED AS A CAUSE.

AFTER WE RETURNED FROM OUR SUMMER HOME, I TRIED TO DRIVE THE TESLA. THE MAIN SCREEN DID NOT LIGHT UP BUT I FIGURED THAT A NORMAL RESET WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AS I DROVE, I ATTEMPTED A RESET BUT THE SCREEN REMAINED BLACK. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK INCLUDING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WINDSHEILD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS. WORRIED ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS, I RETURNED HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. OVER THE SUMMER THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL UPDATES TO THE CARS FIRMWARE AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE IMPROVEMENTS. PRIOR TO THAT. WE WERE DRIVING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY, ALL WITH THE TESLA APP ON THEIR PHONES. THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE ON I-95 AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT HEATERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND THE ENTIRE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I ASKED EVERYONE TO TURN OFF THEIR PHONES AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. TESLA SERVICE SAID THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

THE SCREEN DOES NOT TURN ON. MCU HAS FAILED. WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE REAR VIEW CAMERA, DEFROST FUNCTION(ESP WHEN RAINING, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WITH NOT HAVING VISIBILITY), CAN NOT TURN OFF AC(RUNS WHILE CAR IS OFF), REAR BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. CAN NOT USE THE TESLA PHONE APP TO USE THE FUNCTIONS, CAN NOT SET CHARGING. RANGE. THE NHTSA HAS OPENED A INVESTIGATION IN JUNE 2020 AND IS ON GOING.

COMPUTER WILL HAVE DELAYED STARTING OR TURN OFF ON ITS OWN.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35042733?ROWNUMBER=1 IT IS TOTALLY BURNED OUT. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FIRE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE JUNKYARD.SINCE THERE IS BURNED AND MELTED DEBRIS SURROUNDING THE CAR. ITHE FRONT LH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY IS NO LONGER IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE. INSTEAD OF BEING BOLTED TO THE CAR THE BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE IS STASHED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS IS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER PICKED IT UP OFF THE GROUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH AND THREW IT INSIDE THE CAR. I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH LONGER YOU WILL ALLOW THESE DEADLY DEFECTIVE CARS TO ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. NHTSA DATABASE HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MANY OWNERS ARE NOW COMING FORWARD AND LODGING COMPLAINTS BUT THERE WOULD BE MANY MORE OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN PERSUADED NOT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: HTTPS://JALOPNIK.COM/ONE-WEEK-OLD-TESLA-MODEL-X-HAS-CATASTROPHIC-SUSPENSION-1844564706 SNIP** ONE WEEK-OLD TESLA MODEL X HAS CATASTROPHIC SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THE RESULTING TWITTER FEED IS AS BAD AS YOU'D THINK** TESLA ZEALOTS PILE IN TO ABUSE THE OWNER AND DISCOURAGE HIM FROM REPORTING. IT APPEARS THAT HE HAS FOLLOWED THAT ADVICE. DO PLEASE TAKE ACTION OTHERWISE I WILL GET VERY CROSS. THANK YOU. KEEF [XXX] THE UNHINGED. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

MAIN COMPUTER IN DASHBOARD IS FAILING. WHEN IT IS NON-OPERATIVE THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK (HAZARDS DO FUNCTION), CLIMATE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED, HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED ON, REAR-VIEW CAMERA IS NOT VISIBLE. NO SPECIFIC FAILURE TIME WAS RECORDED AS THIS IS A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY FUNCTION AS DESIRED AND OTHER TIMES REMAIN OFF WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE.

MCU FAILURE LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER PRE 2018 TESLA'S. ABLE TO OPEN DOORS, BUT MAIN SCREEN DOES NOT COME IN EVEN AFTER RESET. NO VEHICLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. FORTUNATELY, VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE WHEN FOUND TO BE NON OPERABLE. SET UP APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE TESLA APP AND TESLA ORDERED A NEW MCU IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH ME.

SCREEN WENT BLACK. NO NAVIGATION. NO RADIO. NO BLUETOOTH. MCU1 IS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TOUCHSCREEN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER (1580 CHURCH ST, DECATUR, GA 30033) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,270.

TOUCHSCREEN COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE WHICH IMPACT ABILITY TO CONTROL TURN SIGNALS AND AIR CONDITIONING.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MY HOME GARAGE, THE MEDIA CENTER UNIT(MCU) SCREEN FLICKERED AND WENT BLACK. THE SCREEN HAS NOT TURNED BACK ON, WHICH IS PREVENTING FROM USING MY BACK UP CAMERA.

ON JULY 23, 2020, AT AROUND 1:00 PM, I WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON EAST BOUND I-70 NEAR BLUE SPRINGS, MO. WHEN MY TOUCHSCREEN FAILED AND WENT BLANK. I LOST ACCESS TO ALL MY TOUCH SCREEN FEATURES AND IT RENDERED MY TESLA APP ON MY MOBILE PHONE IN OPERABLE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER IN KANSAS CITY, MO. ON SAME DAY. ON JULY 23, 2020, AROUND 2;05 PM, I WAS ADVISED BY TESLA THAT MY TOUCHSCREEN FAILED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY TESLA WAS NOT DRIVABLE AS IT COULD NOT BE CHARGED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. I LEFT MY CAR WITH THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER MENTIONED ABOVE AND I AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE TESLA TOUCH SCREEN. I WAS INFORMED BY TESLA THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST OF THE TOUCH SCREEN REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS ABOUT 25,000 MILES. TESLA PRESENTLY HAS MY CAR IN THEIR SERVICE SHOP AS IT IS NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE. THE REPLACEMENT SCREEN HAS BEEN ORDERED AND SHOULD BE INSTALLED AND MY TESLA READY FOR PICK-UP ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 4, 2020.

WENT TO THE CAR ONE MORNING, WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS BUT FOUND THE PRIMARY SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY BLANK AND NON FUNCTIONAL. UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE AND NOT MOVING. SCHEDULED A REPAIR VISIT WITH TESLA WHO IMMEDIATELY ORDERED A MCU WHICH IS NOW KNOWN TO FAIL AFTER TIME IN ALL TESLA MODEL S'S AND X'S MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO A CERTAIN DATE. I NOW NEED TO ARRANGE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO TESLA FOR THEM TO REPAIR A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM.

THE MAIN CONTROL SCREEN ON THE CAR HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT REBOOT. I BELIEVE IT IS AN MCU FAILURE. THE CAR IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT

APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO THE COMPUTER WOULDN'T RESPOND AND WOULDN'T REBOOT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I CAN'T CONTROL THINGS CONTROLLED BY THE SCREEN (BACK UP CAMERA,ETC). I'VE HAD TWO REPAIR APPOINTMENTS BUT NO PART AVAILABLE SO NO REPAIR. I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 6 WEEKS NOW. THEY KEEP REPORTING "PART PENDING".

2015 MODEL S WITH 48,000 MILES - TOUCHSCREEN STOPPED WORKED, NO ABILITY TO CONTROL CAR OR HAVE ACCESS TO REAR CAMERA. SCREEN IS TOTALLY BLACK, WITH NO OPTION TO RESET. I WANTED TO DOCUMENT AS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING.

THE MCU HAS A BLACK SCREEN A MONTH AGO. WHICH CAUSE ALMOST ALL CAR FUNCTIONS USELESS. SOME SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TURN SIGNALS, AND BACKUP-CAMERA ARE NOT WORKING. CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT IT IS NOT SAFE WITHOUT STATED FUNCTIONS. CHARGING TAKES A VERY LONG TIME.

TESLA TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT POSSIBILITY TO CONTROL MOST OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR SUCH AS LIGHTS, REAR VIEW CAMERA, ETC. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE TESLA MCU FAILURE. TESLA DOES NOT WANT TO OWN THIS ISSUE AND IS ASKING CUSTOMERS TO PAY 1,500$ TO REPLACE WITH A REFURBISHED MCU WHICH WILL PRESENT THE SAME ISSUE 2-3 YEARS FROM INSTALLATION.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR'S (2015 TESLA MODEL S) EMMC (MULTIMEDIACENTER) FAILED. THE CHIP DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE TOUCHSCREEN INCLUDING THE CLIMATE CONTROL. THE CAR STILL WORKED BUT I COULD NOT DEFROST MY WINDOW AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE OUTSIDE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. IF THIS FAILED ON A COLDER DAY, THE DEFROST FEATURE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. TESLA NOW WANTS ~$1500 TO REPLACE THE ISSUE WHICH USA SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MOBILE REPAIR UNIT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE20010 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,582.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MCU (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED OR DISPLAY AN IMAGE ONSCREEN. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE BACK-UP CAMERA, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT VIEWABLE AND OTHER FEATURES WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA OF HIGHLAND PARK LOCATED AT 1200 OLD SKOKIE VALLEY RD, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035, WHO INDICATED THAT THE MCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDNETLY. THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA LOCATED AT 8500 TYCO RD, VIENNA, VA 2218, (703) 761-4679, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MCU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE MCU REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,132.

SCREEN THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE CAR (LARGE SCREEN) STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FROM NEW & THE CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF: ALWAYS GARAGED. THIS HAPPENED 07.13.2020 WHEN I WAS GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET. I HAVE NO. TURN SIGNALS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, ANY MILES ON ODOMETER READING, SAFETY FEATURES OR AUTOPILOT, BRIGHT LIGHTS, OR ANY HEAT OR A/C. THIS ISSUE (WHAT TESLA CALLS MCU GOING OUT IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE MCU IS OVER WORKING & TESLA NOW INSTALLS A NEW TYPE OF MCU DUE TO THE FLAW.

MAIN TOUCH SCREEN WONT TURN ON... MCU, OR NOW BOTH SCREENS ARE TURNING OFF AND ON AND OFF AND ON, BLINKERS WONT WORK , SPEEDO WONT WORK, RADIO, VENTILATION, BASICALLY EVERYTHING WONT WORK WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, ( BUT YOU CAN STILL DRIVE. I HAVE A VIDEO BUT NOT THE CORRECT FILE TYPE

MCU CENTRAL COMPUTER FAILED, SO TURN SIGNALS AND BACKUP CAMERA ARE UNAVAILABLE, AS WELL AS CLIMATE CONTROL, AUDIO, NAVIGATION, VEHICLE STATUS

MIDDLE SCREEN WENT OUT PUTTING THE CAR IN 'LIMP MODE' HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WE DIDN'T HAVE HEADLIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS! HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS FROM HOME WHEN WE TRIED PUTTING A ROUTE IN THE TOUCH SCREEN AFTER SETTING THE AUTOMATIC UPDATE FOR 2 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE CAR HAS 101K MILES THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100K MILES. WE NOTIFIED TESLA OF THE PROBLEMS WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH OUR SCREEN FREEZING AND REAR VIEW CAMERA RANDOMLY NOT WORKING WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE TECHS SAID 'EVERYTHING IS FINE AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUKE' NOW THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE NOW SUDDENLY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION! THIS DEFECT IS SCARY AND LEFT US STRANDED AND UNABLE TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE AREA OFF THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS!!! WHY WOULD THEY JEOPARDIZE SAFETY OVER MONEY!

MCU SCREEN ON CAR FAILED.

TESLA MODEL S MAIN SCREEN DIED. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE ON EARLY MODEL S WITH MCDU VERSION 1. A CHIP ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAN ONLY HANDLE XXX AMOUNTS OF WRITES, OR WRITE OVERS, THEN GIVES UP. SCREEN GOES BLANK. MOST MODEL S CAR FUNCTIONS ARE CONTROLLED ON THE MAIN SCREEN. MY SCREEN FAILED WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO SET OR CONTROL CHARGING. UNABLE TO TURN OFF A/C. UNABLE TO HEAR TURN SIGNALS. UNABLE TO TURN ON OR CONTROL HEADLIGHTS. UNABLE TO CLOSE SUNROOF. UNABLE TO CHANGE SUSPENSION SETTINGS. UNABLE TO CHANGE STEERING SETTINGS. UNABLE TO CHANGE LIGHTING ON THE DASH. MOST FEATURES IN THE MODEL S ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

MULTIMEDIA CENTER UNIT (MCU) FROZE AND UP ON REBOOT, DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

CAR WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR A FEW DAYS AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE MCU IS TOTALLY BLACK AND KNOWN TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE EMMC CHIP USED REPORTED BY MANY OTHER MODEL S OWNERS. AS THIS CONTROLS MAJORITY OF THE FUNCTIONS, I CAN NOT CONTROL ANY OF THE CAR'S INSTRUMENTS EXCEPT FOR DRIVING. BLINKERS DO NOT WORK, NO AC, REAR VIEW CAMERA DOESN'T WORK, BATTERY RANGE NO LONGER VISIBLE SO ITS QUITE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE MCU1 OME, CAUSING INTERMITTENT MAIN SCREEN BLACKOUT, TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION, A/C DISABLING. REBOOTING REQUIRED MCU TO BE UPGRADED/REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY

MCU1 FAILED IN VEHICLE WITH ~47,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE IMPACTS USE OF ALL FEATURES ON THE TOUCHSCREEN, INCLUDING BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, A/C, MAPS, ETC. CAR IS STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT TURNS ON SLOWLY.

LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS, REVIEW CAMERA, AND OTHER DRIVER ASSIST AIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CENTER SCREEN \ COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THESE FUNCTIONS WILL NOT POWER UP.

A WEEK AGO THE TOUCHSCREEN FAILED TO COME ON UPON ENTERING THE CAR WHICH CAUSED A LACK OF MANY NAVIGATION AND COMFORT FEATURES. UPON CALLING FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY APPEARED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. MY CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT LACKING CERTAIN SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS TURN SIGNALS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF PENDING FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM. I HAVE TALKED WITH FELLOW TESLA OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AT THE SAME TIME MINE OCCURRED. FEEL THIS IS A TESLA PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T BE INFLICTED ON MANY OWNERS WITH NO EXPLANATION OFFERED. THE PRICE TO REPLACE WITH "NEW AND IMPROVED" COMPUTER IS $2,500 OR I CAN REPLACE WITH THE SAME MODEL CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE FOR A MERE $995. THEY WON'T TELL ME WHY, OR IF, I "NEED" THE NEWER MODEL AND THERE'S NO INDICATION HOW LONG THEY WILL HONOR THE REPLACED $995 MODEL.

MCU DEAD AT 54,650 MILES. MAIN CONTROL SCREEN WILL NOT TURN ON. HAS EFFECTED THE FOLLOWING BUT NOT LIMITED TO. ' NO AEB (ADVANCED EMERGENCY BRAKING) ' NO CONTROLLING SUSPENSION HEIGHT ' NO MANUAL CONTROL OF HEADLIGHT LIGHTS ' NO BLINKER SOUNDS ' TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE ' STEERING MODE DEFAULTS TO SOME SETTING (E.G. IF I HAVE IT SET TO SPORT, DURING REBOOT OF MCU IS CHANGES TO STANDARD OR COMFORT, NOT SURE BUT I CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL TAKE LESS EFFORT TO TURN THAN MY NORMAL SPORT MODE) ' NO HVAC (HEAT, COOL, VENT) ' NO DEFROSTERS ' NO SEAT HEATERS ' NO STEERING WHEEL HEATERS ' NO RADIO/STREAMING ' NO APP CONNECTIVITY TO CONTROL THE CAR ' NO ABILITY TO SEE THE CAR CHARGE STATUS FROM APP ' TRIP A/B ' PROFILES ' USER SETTINGS ' HOMELINK ' BLUETOOTH PAIRINGS ' NO REAR VIEW CAMERA ' NO PARKING SENSORS

CENTER TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLACK. ALL CONTROLS WEREN'T USABLE OR FUNCTIONING LIKE AC, HEATING, RADIO, GUIDANCE MAPS AND NAVIGATION, CHARGING DOOR PORT WOUND OPEN, CHARGING SLOWS TO TAKE DAYS AND DAYS TO CHARGE THE CAR; LITERALLY MOST FEATURES ON THE CAR. REPAIR COST $2,326.44 ON 4/28/2020 CAR WAS IN OUR GARAGE. STUCK BETWEEN COMPUTER UPDATING. THIS IS A KNOWN TESLA ISSUE THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. MEMORY CHIP MCU GETS FILLED WITH INFO AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER STOPS WORKING. ALL EARLY MODEL S AND X 2012 TO 2017 ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND HADN'T BEEN STARTED IN A FEW DAYS. IT WAS IN MY GARAGE. THIS MEANT THE CAR WOULD DRIVE BUT THE REAR CAMERA WOULD NOT FUNCTION, THE INFOTAINMENT WOULDN'T FUNCTION, BLUETOOTH, AIR CONDITIONING, ETC. IN SHORT, NO USER CONTROLS.

MCU FAILURE. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS ARE SEVERAL WEEKS OUT. RECEIVED UPDATE ON 7/20 THAT MCU FAILED AND TESLA WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS.

CENTER CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE.

THE MCU1 (INFOTAINMENT) CENTER FAILED COMPLETELY, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE!

ON 7/16 AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO TESLA SUPPORT DUE TO MY SCREEN IN MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S LOADING VERY SLOW AND THE BLINKERS NOT SOUNDING (THEY HAD ME REBOOT MULTIPLE TIMES) I WENT TO CAR AND SCREEN (MCU) WAS COMPLETELY BLACK/DEAD. MY A/C WAS ON ALL THE TIME AND I COULD NOT OPEN CHARGE PORT TO CHARGE. I WAS SCARED I WOULD NOT GET IT INTO SERVICE SO I DROVE IT IN THERE ON 7/18 AND EXPLAINED ALL TO THE SALES REP. HE TOOK CAR AND I GOT A RIDE HOME. TODAY, 7/20 SERVICE CALLED ME AND SAID MCU1 WAS DEAD AND I COULD EITHER PAY 1275 TO REPLACE OR UPGRADE TO MCU2 FOR $2500. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AS SIGNALS WERE NOT EVEN WORKING AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEY SAID NO AND I TOLD THEM JUST TO DO THE MCU1 REPLACEMENT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT AND THEY SAID IT WILL BE OVER A WEEK TO GET IT IN. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE WHOLE COMPUTER COULD FAIL THIS QUICKLY AND I AM DEBATING GETTING NEW MCU2 THOUGH THAT IS TOO MUCH MONEY TO PAY. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE DANGER AND THE FACT THAT VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. TESLA SHOULD DEFINITELY COVER THIS AS THE CAR IS A BRICK WITHOUT IT (NO CLIMATE, MUSIC, SETTINGS, SUSPENSION CONTROL, OR SOUNDS COMING FROM CAR TO NAME A FEW). I COULD ALSO NOT EVEN SCHEDULE THE SERVICE AS IT HAS TO BE DONE THROUGH THE APP AND THAT WOULD NOT CONNECT TO THE CAR!!

FAILURE OF TOUCH SCREEN, INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. UNABLE TO CONTROL CHARGE RATE OF CAR. UNABLE TO USE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. OCCASIONALLY THE MAPS ON THE SCREEN APPEAR TO HAVE A SEIZURE/ SKITTING AND FLICKERING WHICH IS HIGHLY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO MAPS POPPING IN AND AND OUT (GOING FROM THE MAP TEXTURE TO A WHITE SCREEN AND BACK RAPIDLY). UNABLE TO ACCESS OR USE ANY BUILT IN SYSTEMS. UNABLE TO TURN ON OR OFF SAFETY FEATURES/ AIRBAGS. UNABLE TO MANUALLY CONTROL SUSPENSION HEIGHT TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF CAR ON ROADS WITH POT HOLES. UNABLE TO ACTIVATE SECURITY FEATURES LIKE PIN NUMBER TO DRIVE. UNABLE TO SYNC OR UNSYNC CLIMATE ZONES IN THE CAR. ESSENTIALLY ANY FUNCTION NORMALLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE TOUCH SCREEN IS UNUSABLE. THE PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED OVER TIME WITH INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH TOUCH SCREEN THAT WOULD BEGIN TO WORK AFTER A SHORT WHILE TURNING INTO A POINT NOW WHERE THE SCREEN NEVER WORKS.

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2015 TESLA, WHICH HAS LED TO THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE RECHARGED (REFUELED), THE AC BEING UNSUSABLE, AND CAR UNABLE TO BE LOCKED AMONG OTHER ISSUES. WITH TESLAS, THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE VEHICLE, CONTAINING ALL OF THE SAFETY, A/C, AND DRIVING CONTROLS. WITH THIS BEING OUT OF COMMISION, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT FEATURES ARE USABLE OR NOT. THIS LEADS ME TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY, WHETHER THE CAR WILL STOP RANDOMLY ON THE FREEWAY, OR THE CAR NOT BEING REFUELED. IN FACT, SINCE THIS MCU HAS GONE OUT, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REFUELLED DUE TO THE MCU NOT ALLOWING CHAGE TO REENTER THE CAR. THIS HAS LEAD THE CAR TO BE UNUSABLE AND UNRESPONSIVE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED FOR ME WHILE DIVING ON A CITY STREET, WITH NOTHING UNUSUAL BEING NOTED AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS RESPONSIVE, DRIVING NORMALLY, AND COMPLETELY USABLE AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE VEHICLES MCU WENT BLACK AND THE DRIVING FEATURES WERE HANDICAPED. THE CAR WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE, HOWEVER, A/C COMPONENTS AND UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL FEATURES (SUCH AS AIRBAGS, SEAT BELTS, ABS) MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED.

MCU COMPUTER FAILED, BLACK CENTER TOUCH SCREEN, NO ACCESS TO ANY VEHICLE CONTROLS, FROM AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, SUN ROOF, BACK UP CAMERA, SUSPENSION, NAVIGATION, ETC, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR TESLA MCU VERSION 1 THAT TESLA HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT, FROM READING OTHER BLOGS, THIS IS SOMETHING TESLA KNOWS WILL AFFECT VIRTUALLY ALL VEHICLES WITH MCU VERSION 1 AT SOME POINT, THEY HAVE CHANGED TO MCU VERSION 2 IN 2018, BUT ALLL OF US WITH OLDER MODELS ARE LEFT WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS WITH NO RECOURSE AGAINST TESLA FOR THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT

THE INFORMATION SCREEN FAILED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THERE IS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR'S SYSTEMS LIKE CHARGING BACK-UP CAMERA, HEAT, AC, SUSPENSION,LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MCU HAD REACHED IT'S "END OF LIFE" AND THE COMPUTER CAN ONLY BE OVER WRITTEN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES. ONLY TESLA OVER WRITES THE COMPUTER. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY TESLA.

MEDIA CONTROL CENTER TURNS BLACK AND WONT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE THE CAR PROPERLY. VERICHLE HAS DONE THIS ON START UP AND WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS/WHILE DRIVING.

STARTING ABOUT 0700 MST ON 13 JULY 2020, MY 2015 MODEL S 85'S MCU BEGAN REBOOTING. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON AN ARTERIAL ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WITH NAVIGATION ACTIVE. WHEN THE REBOOT STARTED, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER THE FIRST REBOOT, THE MCU APPEARED STABLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN REBOOTED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS STABLE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN REBOOTING CONTINUALLY IN A CYCLE OF ABOUT 1 MINUTE 45 SECONDS. VEHICLE CONTROL AND ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS (BACKUP CAMERA, AIR CONDITIONING, NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, LIGHTS, DOORS, ETC) ARE NO LONGER USABLE.

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) FAILED ON MODEL S 85D WITH < 50K MILES. ONCE THIS HAPPENS YOU CANNOT SIGNAL PROPERLY TO CHANGE LANES (TURN SIGNALING WON'T TURN ON). IN ADDITION, THE AC UNIT WILL NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AND IN THIS CASE WAS CONSTANTLY ON AT THE LOWEST SETTING ALSO DRAINING THE BATTERY PERPETUALLY. THIS WAS EVIDENT IN THE MORNING AFTER CHARGING THE CAR AT REST AND WILL REQUIRE AN IN HOUSE SERVICE VISIT. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS ESTIMATE FOR OWNERS >2-3K. 2018 MODELS HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED SUPPOSEDLY, BUT MODELS <2018 DO NOT. TESLA SHOULD IDEALLY UPGRADE ALL MODELS IF THERE IS A SOLUTION.

CARS MAIN SCREEN WENT OUT, WHILE DRIVING ON AUTOPILOT AS THE SCREEN WENT BLACK ALL OF THE SENSORS DIDN'T WORK AND CAR WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER VEHICLES. TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK AND AC WENT OUT. NOW TESLA EXPECTS ME TO PAY 2500 FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING FLAW. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THEIR DESIGN FLAWS AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERY MODEL S EITHER HAD MCU ISSUES .

TESLA MEDIA CONTROL UNIT ("MCU") IS NO LONGER OPERABLE (SCREEN TURNS BLACK AND LOSES ALL FUNCTIONS). THE TESLA MCU IS BASICALLY THE CAR'S CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS, THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTANCE, THE VEHICLE CHARGING CONTROLS, THE VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS... ETC. THE SCREEN TURNED BLACK, MY TURN LIGHTS ARE DISABLED (AS SHOWN IN IMAGE, LIGHTS WILL NO LONGER BLINK), MY HEADLIGHTS ARE DISABLED, MY AIRBAG FUNCTIONS CAN NO LONGER BE SWITCHED TO OFF WHEN NEEDED, THE MOON ROOF CANNOT BE OPENED, THE AC SYSTEM ALONG WITH DEFROST/COOLING FUNCTIONS ARE ALL DISABLED AND INACCESSIBLE. THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS "PLEASE WAIT WHILE VEHICLE SYSTEM POWERS UP" FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 MINUTES TO 4.5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERABLE DURING THE SYSTEM POWER UP WHEN I ENTER THE CAR. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE MCU FAILURE AND HAVE PERSISTED AND WORSENED IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE ON 7/16. I WOULD HAVE TO SIT IN VEHICLE FOR 1-4 MINUTES, UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS LOADING UP. THIS SHOWS THAT THE MCU IS EXTREMELY ESSENTIAL TO THE VEHICLE, AND NOT MERELY A MEDIA UNIT AS THEY HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE WITH THE NAME. IT APPEARS THAT THE MCU FAILS AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS/USAGE DUE TO THE OLD CHIP THAT REWRITES OVER REPEATEDLY. THE MCU IS PRE-INSTALLED TO FAIL IN ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO 2018 IN THE MODEL X AND S. BASICALLY THIS SYSTEM WILL FAIL IN EVERY CAR AT USES THE OLD MCU1, AND DOESN'T APPLY TO VEHICLES AFTER 2018 SINCE THE SWITCH TO MCU2. I REACHED OUT TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER BY PHONE (UNABLE TO ACCESS THE TESLA APP DUE TO THE INABILITY FOR APP AND VEHICLE TO COMMUNICATE), AND THEY QUOTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME MCU (BUT WITH AN UPGRADED CHIP) AT THE PRICE OF $1201, WITH A 3 WEEK WAITING PERIOD. THE CAR IS NOT INOPERABLE FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS DUE TO THE LOST OF ESSENTIAL AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS.

THE SCREENS ON THE CAR REGULARLY REACT SLUGGISHLY AND SOMETIMES LOCK UP REQUIRING A REBOOT. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT IN THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A LOGGING CHIP THAT WILL CAUSE THE UNIT TO FAIL AFTER A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF REWRITES. THIS IS TYPICAL FOR CARS AT OR NEAR 50,000 MILES. EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED THE UNIT IS NOT WITHOUT FLAWS. THE SAME ISSUE IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AFTERWARDS. WITH THE MCU NOT OPERATIONAL THE CAR TAKES AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. ADDITIONALLY YOU LOSE ACCESS TO CLIMATE CONTROL, MUSIC OR MEDIA OF ANY KIND, NO ACCESS TO NAVIGATION, AND MANY OTHER SAFETY AND DRIVING OPTIONS THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH. THE UNIT IS ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT. MANY OF THESE UNITS HAVE BUBBLES ON THE SCREEN DUE TO USING SUBPAR GLUE THAT ADHERES THE LCD SCREEN TO ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS. WHEN THE GLUE FAILS THE LIQUID INSIDE DRAINS OUT AND INTO THE INTERNAL AREA OF THE MCU. THE SAME IS TO BE SAID FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SCREEN. BOTH SCREENS UTILIZE THE SAME POOR PERFORMING ADHESIVE. THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THESE UNITS AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE HARDWARE TO REPLACE THEM. I'M NOT SURE IF THE LIQUID IN THE SCREENS IS TOXIC OR NOT, BUT ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE SERVICE CENTER THEY TRIED TO CONVINCE ME TO CHANGE THE SCREEN OUT BECAUSE "YOU DON'T WANT TO BE BREATHING ANY OF THOSE FUMES". THIS RAISED AWARENESS THAT I COULD POTENTIALLY BE BREATHING IN TOXIC CHEMICALS WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING MY CAR.

THE MCU1 FAILED (AS PER TESLA DIAGNOSIS) AND THE CAR IS DISABLED AND MUST BE TOWED. CAR CANNOT BE PLACED IN TOW MODE, SYSTEMS WILL NOT REBOOT, CAR DOES NOT POWER UP. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE FROM NIGHT BEFORE WHEN CAR WORKED FINE. NEXT AM CAR WAS DISABLED.

I HAVE TESLA MODEL S 2015. MCU OR DISPLAY FAILED AS DESCRIBED DUE TO FLASH MEMORY NO TURN SIGNAL. NO REAR CAMERA. KNOWN PROBLEM ELON MUSK KNEW ABOUT AND DID NOTHING TO FIX SHOULD BE RECALLED

WHEN WE WENT OUT TO OUR GARAGE TO DRIVE OUR 2015 TESLA MODEL S 85D ON JULY 9TH, WE FOUND THAT THE MAIN SCREEN HAD FAILED. THE SMALL SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL WORKING, BUT THE 17" SCREEN WAS BLACK. I TRIED THREE TIMES TO REBOOT THAT SCREEN, BUT NO SUCCESS. I CALLED THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAD ME HOLD THE RESET ROLLERS DOWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR AT LEAST TWO MINUTES. I DID SO, BUT NO HELP. THEY WILL BE SENDING A RANGER OUT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE ON 7-22-2020. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE TESLA MCU FAILING, WHICH WILL BE PRICEY TO REPAIR. LUCKILY IT WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WHEN IT FAILED RATHER THAN OUT ON THE ROAD.

THE MCU (MAIN CONSOLE UNIT) IS BLACK AND WONT TURN ON. TESLA IS STATING THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS IT ISN'T PART OF THE DRIVETRAIN. I CANNOT CONTROL CERTAIN THINGS LIKE CHARGING AND DRIVING SAFETY FEATURES WITHOUT IT.

MCU FAILURE MODEL S 2015 82,000 LARGE SCREEN FAILED. DISABLING LOTS OF FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING AC WITH OVER 100 OUTSIDE AIR TEMP. CHILD IN CAR. NO TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS, NAVIGATION OR ABILITY TO CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PARKED AT HOME. NO VISIBLE WARNING OF FAILURE BEFORE HAND.

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT SCREEN WENT BLANK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. VEHICLE STILL DRIVES, BUT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO USE NAVIGATION OR MEDIA FUNCTIONS. NO TURN SIGNAL FEEDBACK. NO BACKUP CAMERA. WORSE, UNABLE TO CONTROL AC THAT WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. AIR CONDITIONING STILL RUNS AFTER VEHICLE SUPPOSED TO BE STOPPED, DRAINING BATTERY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PARKED FOR 48HRS + WITH AC RUNNING CONSTANTLY UNTIL BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE WANTS $1700 FOR A REPLACEMENT, OR $2250 FOR AN "UPGRADE".

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILED ON MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAPPENS ON ALL TESLA'S DUE TO A MEMORY FAILURE ON THE MCU1 UNIT. THIS CAUSES THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TO NOT WORK IMPACTING SAFTY VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING THE CAR. THE CAR BEING ELECTRIC IS QUIET AND WITHOUT A PROPER REAR VIEW CAMERA IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY TESLA

MY MCU STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE A LOT OF THE CARS FUNCTIONS. WHEN MY SCREEN WENT DARK I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY DISPLAY OF THE REVERSE CAMERA AND WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST SUSPENSION SETTINGS. THIS HAPPENED AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WALKING AROUND THE AREA. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TESLA REPAIR FACILITY AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE ABLE TO GET MY MCU WORKING BUT THE PROBLEM WILL LIKELY RETURN.

THE MAIN COMPUTER UNIT IS KNOW TO FAIL AND THE REAR CAMERA WILL NO LONGER WORK AND RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD.

SCREEN FAILURE

FAILURE OF THE MCU AND EMMC. LOSS OF FOLLOWING * TURN SIGNALS * BACKUP CAMERA * DEFROST DEFOG BOTH FRONT AND REAR * ODOMETER. DOESN'T CHANGE * RECENT RANGE/POWER CONSUMPTION INFO * PROXIMITY WARNINGS - NO DETECTION OF OTHER VEHICLES OR OBSTACLES * ABILITY TO LOCK/UNLOCK VEHICLE FROM INSIDE * CHARGE ABOVE 80% * RATE OF CHARGE ABOVE 8MPH * CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE * HUGE DAILY RANGE DRAIN 6KWH/DAY OR 18MI/DAY CAUSED BY PUMPS AND/OR BLOWERS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY * CAR WON'T START FOR 60SEC AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKE TO ACTIVATE * GARAGE DOOR OPENER 'TESLA SELECTED A FLASH CHIP THAT IS UNABLE TO HANDLE THE CONSTANT READ/WRITE FUNCTIONS. THESE CHIPS HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED WITH A MORE ROBUST VERSION.' TESLA MODEL S MFD 02/2015

THE VEHICLE HAD COMPUTER ISSUES DURING OCT10-FEB1. LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY, REBOOTS OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. NO SPEEDOMETER. NO TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, NO PARKING BRAKE ABILITY, I PARKED VEHICLE FEB1 FOR SAFETY REASONS. ATTEMPTED TO GET SERVICE. VEHICLE BY APRIL[15] HAD GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO PERMANENT. NO VISIBILITY OF COMPUTER SCREEN.NO FUNCTIONS. NO HIGH HEADLIGHTS, JUST LOW HEADLIGHTS, NO CRASH IMMINENT BUZZER, NO AUTOBRAKING. DRIVE&REVERSE ONLY, STEERING DIFFERENT, SLIGHTLY STIFFER, NO HANDS FREE PHONE & NO GPS ABILITY. EASY TO GET LOST OR CONFUSED AS TO WHERE TO TURN OR WHETHER TO TURN OR GO FORWARD. ARM OUT WINDOWS FOR TURNING, REDUCED SPEED CONTROLS. NO LANE DEPARTURE BUZZER. CHANGING LANE REFUSAL W ADJACENT CAR PRESENT IN LANE INOPERATIVE. COMP. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE REPAIR WAS DECLINED, STATING 'IT MUST BE COMPLETELY DEAD BEFORE IT CAN BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY' BY APR15 COMP. WAS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT I HAD DECLARED WARRANTY INADEQUATE UPON FIRST REFUSAL TO COVER IT, JULY, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, SO MANY WEEKS OF WAITING. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND AN UPGRADE PART TO SELL TO ME. WAITING FOR A $2500 INSTALL OF A NEW PART THAT I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR BUT CANNOT PROCURE QUICKLY ENUF, NO MATTER WHAT. DRIVING WITHOUT CONTROL OF HEADLIGHTS OR WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS HAS BEEN CURTAILED BUT FOR EMERGENCY FOOD PROCUREMENT. DOCTOR VISITS, MASK&GLOVE REPLACEMENTS FOR THE COVID SITUATION REQUIRES THOSE. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY I GUESS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED PERMANENTLY AT HOME & ONLY A FEW SUDDEN TIMES TEMPORARILY ON THE ROAD. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT, DENIED REPLACEMENT REQUESTS & FINALLY FAILRD ENTIRELY, NOW ALL MUST WAIT WHILE UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MUCH OF ANYWHERE. CAR NOT SALE-ABLE, NOR DOES IT CEASE DROPPING IN PRICE EVERY MONTH WHILE I AWAIT A FIX. RENTAL IS EXPENSIVE. INSURANCE GAVE ME FIRST 30 DAYS, THOSE OVER NOW. SUSP. INSUR. THANK YOU.

MCU1 SCREEN GOES BLACK, DISABLING CLIMATE CONTROL, HEADLIGHTS, BLINKERS, LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS & TRUNKS, AUTO PILOT, TOW MODE, WIPER SERVICE AND OTHER FEATURES THAT CONTROL THE CAR. MY CAR IS DUE FOR NY SAFETY INSPECTION THAT IT WILL CURRENTLY FAIL. MY CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SCREEN FROZE. THAT WAS FEBRUARY 2020, THIS HAPPENED WHERE BLUETOOTH AND MUSIC STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS AT COSTCO AND AFTER I LOADED THE TRUNK UP, GOT IN THE CAR THE SCREEN WAS BLACK AND NO BACKUP CAMERAS OR BLINKERS, THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED BUT I HAD TO GET IT HOME USING HAND SIGNALS TO GET HOME. I HAD TO DRIVE IT LIKE. I HAD UPLOADED A PICTURE OF IT IN THE TESLA APP AND I CAN'T RETRIEVE IT.

THE SCREEN IS DEAD NO POWER ON IT AND MOST FUNCTION OF CAR IS RELATED TO THAT . EVEN YOU CAN NOT PLACE CAR IN JACK MODE FOR TIRE REPAIR . THIS DEFECT IS BECAUSE OF MCU (MAIN CONTROL UNIT) FAILURE AND IS HAPPENING IN MOST OF THE TESLA THAT WAS MADE BEFORE 2018 . MINE START WHILE I WAS DRIVING I TRIED TO CHANGE THE LANE AND I NOTICED MY SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING AND AFTER MY DRIVE MY SCREEN WENT BLACK COMPLETELY

THE CENTER SCREEN OF OUR CAR SUDDENLY WENT BLANK. I USED THE APP FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE TO TURN ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL. WE WENT TO THE GARAGE AND UNPLUGGED THE CAR FROM THE CHARGER. I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON MY PHONE THAT THE CAR WAS UNPLUGGED. UPON ENTERING THE CAR WE FOUND THE CENTER SCREEN TO BE BLANK AND UNRESPONSIVE. WE ATTEMPTED TO REBOOT THE SCREEN BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CLIMATE CONTROL WAS STUCK CONTINUING TO COOL THE CAR. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER CHARGE PROPERLY. THE APP WILL NO LONGER CONNECT TO THE CAR. WE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE TOUCHSCREEN TO GET THE CLIMATE CONTROL TO TURN OFF. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. PUBLIC INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE ISSUES IS A FAILED EMMCDUE TO EXCESSIVE WRITING TO THE CHIP DUE TO TESLA'S DESIGN.

MCU FAILURE. DUE TO FAILED MCU THERE'S NO BACKUP CAMERA OR ANY OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. EVERY TESLA MODEL S/X BUILT BETWEEN 2012-2018 GOES THROUGH THIS ISSUE.

TESLA MODEL 2015 MODEL S MCU KEEPS FAILING. THE MCU FAILED TWICE IN 1 YEAR. TESLA SERVICE CENTER SCHEDULES AN APPOINTMENT, SIMPLY RESETS THE SYSTEM AND SENDS YOU BACK HOME. BEFORE FAILING , THE SYSTEM SHOWS SIGNS OF SLOWNESS LIKE DELAYED START ( NOTE* CAR CAN STILL DRIVE WITHOUT STARTING AN MCU BUT MULTIPLE THINGS SUCH AS HVAC / BACKUP CAMERA WONT WORK )

THE TOUCHSCREEN IN MY 2015 MODEL S HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I'VE ATTEMPTED ALL OF THE RESETS THAT TESLA RECOMMENDS TO RESTART THE SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR IS NEARLY USELESS, NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE WORK, INCLUDING HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, CHARGING FEATURES, AUDIO OR TURN SIGNALS. THE CAR WORKED FINE YESTERDAY, TODAY THE SCREEN WAS JUST GONE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE THE VIN OF THE AFFECTED CAR IS UNAVAILABLE. HERE IS A FORUM POST IN WHICH AN OWNER PROVIDES 100% PROOF OF HIS STEERING KNUCKLE SNAPPING IN HALF AND NEARLY KILLING HIM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-DRIVERS-STEERING-KNUCKLE-FRACTURED-WHILE-DRIVING-AT-55MPH-VIDEO.199103/ SNIP** DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND A HUGE BANG VIOLENTLY SHOOK THE CAR, AS IF I RAN OVER A HUGE POTHOLE, KNOCKING MY DASHCAM OFF ITS SUCTION MOUNT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED IT TO THE SHOULDER. I GET OUT AND SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR IS SLAMMED TO THE GROUND, AND THE FENDER IS RIDING ON THE TIRE. I LIMP IT TO A SAFER SPOT IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND TAKE A LOOK. THE STEERING KNUCKLE CASTING IS FRACTURED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR SPRING! TESLA ROADSIDE SAYS THEY SEE NOTHING REMOTELY WRONG WITH MY CAR, SO I'LL NEED TO PAY FOR THE TOW MYSELF. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM COMMON. I'M ASSUMING A CASTING DEFECT CAUSED A CRACK THAT PROPAGATED INTO A COMPLETE FRACTURE. LUCKILY MY DASHCAM SHOWS THAT THIS WASN'T CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING, AS I'M SURE THAT'S THE LIKELY REASON SC WOULD GIVE FOR A CASTING TO FRACTURE LIKE THAT.** THESE STEERING KNUCKLES ARE MADE FROM POOR QUALITY CAST ALLOY AND THIS SAME FAILYRE HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CARS. PLEASE RECALL THESE DEADLY CONTRAPTIONS IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

LOSS OF REAR VIEW CAMERA

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) FAILURE

CENTER SCREEN WENT OUT, NO PHONE APP CONNECTIVITY, UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE ON, UNABLE TO CHARGE VEHICLE. COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE.IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THANKFULLY, NEEDED TO BE TOWED OUT AND FLAT-TRAILER-ED TO SERVICE CENTER

THE MAIN VEHICLE SCREEN STOPPED WORKING. COMPLETE LOSS OF REAR CAMERA IMAGE DISPLAY WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED, RESULTING IN REDUCED REAR VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING. NO CONTROL OVER BATTERY CHARGING COMMANDS. MANY TIMES WHEN I PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CAMERA WOULD NOT DISPLAY A REAR IMAGE. NOW MY SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND NONREPONSIVE

THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT IN MY 2015 MODEL S TESLA STOPPED WORKING AND WENT BLANK. I FIRST HAD NO MUSIC CONNECTIVITY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS AND GARAGE DOOR OPENER WOULD NOT WORK. SINCE THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT CONTROLS EVERYTHING, I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR.

LOSS OF TURN SIGNAL NOISE, HEADLIGHT CONTROL, REARVIEW CAMERA, CLIMATE CONTROL, SEAT MEMORY, GARAGE DOOR OPENING CAPABILITY, NAVIGATION, EMERGENCY BRAKING, AND DIFFICULTY CHARGING THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED GRADUALLY OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS AND HAS LEFT THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE WITHOUT HEADLIGHT CONTROL, AUDITORY WARNINGS, AND REARVIEW CAMERA. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILED EMMC CHIP ON THE MCU IN THE CAR. IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOT COVERED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, DESPITE IT BEING GUARANTEED TO FAIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 4 YEARS AND 5 YEARS OF AGE. (WARRANTY UP AFTER 4)

THE 12V BATTERY ON OUR 2015 TESLA MODEL S STARTED FAILING LAST NOVEMBER. WE WERE ASSURED THAT TESLA THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY COULD REPLACE THE BATTERY (WHICH TOOK ABOUT 2 MONTHS). WE'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS FAR FROM ACCURATE. AFTER THAT, OUR MCU (THE MAIN COMPUTER IN THE CAR) FAILED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT TESLA REFUSES TO FIX. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE MCU WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING ISSUES: 1. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS DID NOT WORK. 2. THE COMPUTER LOGS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO TESLA TO DIAGNOSE ISSUES OR RECOVER OUR CAR IF IT WAS STOLLEN. 3. THE FOG LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING 4. GLOVE BOX WOULD NOT OPEN 5. SCREEN NOW HAS NOTICEABLE FLICKER 6. CAR NOW HAS CHARGING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUES WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, FOG LIGHTS, AND GLOVE BOX WERE ABLE TO FIXED BY A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER THE SAME DAY (ALTHOUGH I HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 30 MILES TO GET TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER). THE LOGGING ISSUE TOOK ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO TO FIX. THE SCREEN FLICKER AND CHARGING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR RANDOMLY SWITCHES TO A DIFFERENT CHARGING LEVEL WHILE DRIVING OR CHARGING WITHOUT ANY ERROR MESSAGES, IS ON-GOING. I'VE BEEN BACK TO TESLA OVER A DOZEN TIMES, AND THEY IKE TO CHARGE $100 EVERY VISIT "UNDER WARRANTY."

MAIN COMPUTER SCREEN FAILURE. IT'S BEEN DOWN FOR OVER 2 MONTHS WAITING ON PARTS. NO ETA

WITH THE RECENT NEWS ON NHTSA INVESTIGATING TESLA MODEL S TOUCHSCREEN UNIT PROBLEMS, I LIKE TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE FOR THE RECORD: ON 01/31/20, MY COMPUTER SCREEN DIED WHICH LIMITED THE CAR'S FUNCTIONALITY (E.G. NO HVAC, RADIO, BLUETOOTH, ETC). ON 02/06/20, TESLA CAME OUT TO INSPECT MY CAR, AND VERIFIED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED HOW BAD THE PROBLEM WAS FOR PRODUCTIONS WITH MCU V1 COMPUTERS. BUT BEFORE THE TECHNICIAN LEFT, HE PERFORMED A BATTERY DISCONNECT WHICH MADE IT WORSE. NOW THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO CHARGE WHICH FORCED ME TO TAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO TESLA TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. ON 02/19/20, THE REPLACEMENT COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED AT THE COST OF $2,122.50. TO ADD, TESLA WOULD NOT LET ME KEEP THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL CORE CHARGE OF $500. 12 DAYS LATER ON 03/02/20, TESLA ANNOUNCED AN INFOTAINMENT UPGRADE ON THE BACKS OF THESE ONGOING ISSUES: HTTPS://ELECTREK.CO/2020/03/02/TESLA-MCU-INFOTAINMENT-UPGRADE/ HTTPS://WWW.TESLA.COM/SUPPORT/INFOTAINMENT

MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN) STOPPED WORKING. SCREEN WENT BLACK AND NOTHING OUTSIDE OF THROTTLE/BRAKE/TURN SIGNALS WORKED. ALL FUNCTIONALITY CONTROLLED BY THE MCU STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR STARTED TAKING ABOUT 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER TO BOOT UP AND AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE SCREEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. AFTER DROPPING OFF AT THE TESLA SERVICE STATION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THERE WERE MCU ISSUES WITH THE MODEL S FROM 2016 AND EARLIER DUE TO THE MEMORY CAPACITY OF THE CHIP USED.

THE TESLA MEDIA CONTROL UNIT COMPLETELY FAILED ON 7/5/20 AFTER BEING UNABLE TO TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT, THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITIONING, BACKUP CAMERA, CONTROLS, ETC WERE UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED WHICH POSED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD.

THE MCU IN MY CAR WENT OUT. I WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I PAID $1795.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WHEN MY MCU WENT OUT THIS DISABLED MY BLINKERS. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED THAT THE NHSTA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING.

I WENT TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER ON 6/26/2020, NOTIFY THEM THE PROBLEM FOR SLOW RESPONSE ON THE TOUCHSCREEN AND ALSO RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, TESLA STATED THE STEERING BUTTONS NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE TOUCHSCREEN IS DUE TO THE OLDER CHIP ON THE MODEL, SO IT'S NORMAL. I PICKED UP THE CAR TWO DAYS AFTER AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, ON 7/4/2020 WHILE I M CHARGING AT THE TESLA SUPER CHARGE STATION THE CAR SCREEN IS COMPLETE DEAD, I CAN'T PLAY RADIO, NO NAVIGATION, SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND BACK UP CAMERAS FAILED ETC. I WENT ON RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN NOW WITH NHTSA AND IS INVESTIGATING. TODAY TESLA SAID MY MCU NEEDS TO BE REPLACE.

THE CENTER SCREEN (MCU) HAS GLUE RUNNING INSIDE THE SCREEN OF THE ENTIRE UNIT AND THEN LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM. THE SCREEN NOW ALSO TURN OFF (REBOOTS) AT DIFFERENT TIME WHILE DRIVING THUS INCAPACITATING THE REVIEW CAMERA, AIR CONDITIONING AND OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR UP TO 5-8 MINUTES WHILE SYSTEM REBOOTS. THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION..

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LOCKED. WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR AND OPENED THE DOOR, THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN ON THE TESLA WILL NOT BOOT UP. AS A RESULT, THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS WILL NOT UNFOLD AND THE REAR VIEW CAMERA CANNOT BE VIEWED. IN ADDITION, THE CLIMATE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. I ATTEMPTED TO REBOOT THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES AND LOCKED & UNLOCKED THE CAR, BUT THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN DID NOT TURN ON AND THE SIDE MIRRORS WILL NOT UNFOLD.

MY MCU HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME RENDERING THE CAR W/O TURN INDICATORS AND OTHER FEATURES.

THE MAIN SCREEN, MCU, ON MY TESLA MODEL S, 2015 70D BEGAN REBOOTING DURING DRIVING. ON SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2020, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. TESLA CUSTOMER SERVICE COACHED ME ON GETTING THE CAR TO WORK WITHOUT THE MAIN SCREEN, HOWEVER IT IS NOT SAFE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, REAR CAMERA DO NOT WORK, VERIFIED BY MY SPOUSE. FURTHER, MOST OF THE OTHER CONTROLS, E.G. DE-FOG, AIR CONDITIONING, ROOF, ETC, DO NOT WORK. THE RE-BOOTING OF THE SCREEN, WHERE IT WOULD BLANK OUT WITHOUT WARNING, AND EVENTUALLY COME BACK LATER, OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION -- VERY DISTRACTING. AT THIS POINT, THE MAIN DISPLAY, OR MCU, IS "BRICKED" -- IT WON'T DISPLAY ANYTHING AT ALL, SO THAT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.

MCU DEGRADATION. OBTAINED THE CAR IN 2019 AND BY 2020 THE UNIT HAS DEGRADED TO DANGEROUS STATES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAMERA SPLIT INTO TWO IMAGES INVERTED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE BACKING UP. ALSO THE SYSTEM NAVIGATION FAILED DURING ONE OF MY TRIPS CAUSING ME TO SOFT RESET IT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS IN A DARK AREA WITH NO STREET LAMPS, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER USING THE HAZARDS TO PARK. THE SYSTEM NEVER SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS OR PREVENTING DRIVABILITY WHEN RESETTING IN THE PAST. MENU FUNCTIONS HAVE STARTED TO SHOW UP CRYPTIC AND UNUSEABLE FORCING MORE COMMON RESTARTS WHILE DRIVING. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO TESLA SERVICE CENTERS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE STAFF IGNORE IT AND SAY ITS NORMAL. THEY KEEP SAYING THE CACHE IS FULL AND ONLY THEY CAN FULLY CLEAR THE CACHE. IN ALL CASES THE VECHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND EACH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY TESLA MCU1 SCREEN/MEMORY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. $1600. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, TURN SIGNALS, CLIMATE CONTROL, AND WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

MY CURRENT MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) STOP WORKING. I NOT LONGER HAVE NAVIGATION, AC AND I CANNOT CONTROL UNLOCKING OF MY DOORS ETC.

MAIN CONTROL SCREEN (MCU1) WENT BLACK, DISABLING ACCESS TO MOST CONTROLS INCLUDING DEFROSTER. HAD REPAIR DONE (OUT OF WARRANTY) AT A COST OF $1800. PROBLEM IS POORLY DESIGNED ELECTRONICS CAUSING FAILURE OF MEMORY CHIP IN UNIT BECAUSE OF TOO MANY READ/WRITE CYCLES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOUSANDS OF 2014-2016 CARS HAVE SUFFERED THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST YEAR.

NOTICED THAT THE DISPLAY ON MY TESLA MODEL S NOT WORKING AS I PULLED MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. TRIED REBOOTING BUT SCREEN DID NOT COME UP. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER THOUGH IT FELT A LITTLE UNSAFE AS MANY OF THE CONTROLS ARE ON THE DISPLAY. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, TESLA SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE MCU FOR MY MODEL S HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I PAID ~$2000 FOR A NEW MCU. AFTER READING RECENT ARTICLE ON SIMILAR FAILURES REPORTED BY OTHER TESLA MODEL S OWNERS, DECIDED TO REPORT THIS AS FAILURE OF THE DISPLAY UNIT WHILE DRIVING CAN BE A SAFETY RISK. *TR

ON APRIL 16, 2019, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND PULL OUT IN REVERSE FROM MY GARAGE, HOWEVER, THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY UNIT (MCU) WOULD NOT TURN ON RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO VIEW THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. IT IS VERY RISKY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE MCU. IT IS ALSO WHAT DISPLAYS IF THERE ARE FAILURES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. TESLA SERVICE TOWED IT TO THEIR FACILITY AND THEY ULTIMATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE UNIT WOULD STILL POWER ON BUT IT ULTIMATELY WAS STUCK IN A BOOT LOOP. EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILEAGE OVERAGE, RATHER THAN TIME. TESLA REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND FORCED ME TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER $2500. THIS FAILURE IS WIDELY KNOWN IN THE TESLA COMMUNITY AND BY TESLA ITSELF AS SERVICE EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT. IT IS A RESULT OF THE EMMC NAND FLASH MEMORY FAILURE THAT DEGRADED QUICKER THAN TESLA PLANNED AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF AUTO-PILOT. WHEN I PURCHASED AND TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT HAVE AUTOPILOT. THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT FIX THIS PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. *TR

IN 2018 TESLA NOTIFIED ME OF NEEDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE 5 BOLTS SECURING MY STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING UNITS. THEY DID THAT AND LEFT. I HAD SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES, SO MY TESLA MODEL S HAD ONLY 7,590 MILES. IN 2020 WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES BUT NEARLY 2 YEARS FROM THAT 5-BOLT REPLACEMENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I89 TOWARDS A TESLA SUPERCHARGER, I FELT THE CAR WAS WANDERING EVER SO SLIGHTLY WITHIN MY LANE, SO I WAS UNEASY, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO MY 4 STUDDED SWEDISH SNOW TIRES. ARRIVING AT THE SUPERCHARGER, NOTICED MUCH STEERING EFFORT TO BACK INTO CHARGING POSITION. WHEN LEAVING, IT HAD MORE EFFORT TO STEER, AND IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME MUCH ONCE I WAS ROLLING ALONG. SAME WANDERING PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE 38 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM TESLA. #SB-18-32-002 R1 SEVERAL TIMES IN IT TESLA WARNED THAT IF AT ANY POINT MORE THAN 1 BOLT IS REMOVED AT A TIME, THE STEERING BOX MUST BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT ELABORATE AS TO WHY. IT SEEMS NOW WE KNOW. ANOTHER ISSUE I MENTIONED TO ELECTRIFIED GARAGE IN SEABROOK, NH IS THE REAR OF THE CAR SETTLES DOWN TO NEARLY TOUCHING THE REAR WHEELS OVERNIGHT. I SUSPECTED AN AIR LEAK AND THEY REPORTED THAT I NEEDED TWO REAR AIR SHOCK ASSEMBLIES AND A NEW STEERING BOX. THEY SAID TESLA OFFERED NO REAR SHOCK REBUILD KIT CONTAINING NEW IMPROVED SEALS. I AM IN SHOCK OVER BOTH THESE PROBLEMS AT 7,600 MILES AND SENT 2 EMAIL LETTERS OFF TO TESLA, AND NO REPLY FROM EITHER LETTER. PERHAPS THE NHTSA SEES THIS AS A REPEATING ISSUE ON LOW MILEAGE 2015 TESLA MODEL S P85D ELECTRIC CARS? MY 2015 TESLA IS STILL SITTING AT THE ELECTRIFIED GARAGE 10 DOWS LANE - SEABROOK, NH 03847 AFTER ALMOST 7 WEEKS. I LOVE THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE MODEL S, BUT AFTER STRUGGLING OVER THE PAIN OF POOR ENGINEERING & SUPPLIER PROBLEMS, I AM LOOKING ELSEWHERE UNTIL THEY WORK OUT THE BUGS. SB-18-32-002 R1 ATTACHED.

IN 2018 TESLA NOTIFIED ME OF NEEDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE 5 BOLTS SECURING MY STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING UNITS. THEY DID THAT AND LEFT. I HAD SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES, SO MY TESLA MODEL S HAD ONLY 7,590 MILES. IN 2020 WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES BUT NEARLY 2 YEARS FROM THAT 5-BOLT REPLACEMENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I89 TOWARDS A TESLA SUPERCHARGER, I FELT THE CAR WAS WANDERING EVER SO SLIGHTLY WITHIN MY LANE, SO I WAS UNEASY, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO MY 4 STUDDED SWEDISH SNOW TIRES. ARRIVING AT THE SUPERCHARGER, NOTICED MUCH STEERING EFFORT TO BACK INTO CHARGING POSITION. WHEN LEAVING, IT HAD MORE EFFORT TO STEER, AND IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME MUCH ONCE I WAS ROLLING ALONG. SAME WANDERING PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE 38 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM TESLA. #SB-18-32-002 R1 SEVERAL TIMES IN IT TESLA WARNED THAT IF AT ANY POINT MORE THAN 1 BOLT IS REMOVED AT A TIME, THE STEERING BOX MUST BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT ELABORATE AS TO WHY. IT SEEMS NOW WE KNOW. ANOTHER ISSUE I MENTIONED TO ELECTRIFIED GARAGE IN SEABROOK, NH IS THE REAR OF THE CAR SETTLES DOWN TO NEARLY TOUCHING THE REAR WHEELS OVERNIGHT. I SUSPECTED AN AIR LEAK AND THEY REPORTED THAT I NEEDED TWO REAR AIR SHOCK ASSEMBLIES AND A NEW STEERING BOX. THEY SAID TESLA OFFERED NO REAR SHOCK REBUILD KIT CONTAINING NEW IMPROVED SEALS. I AM IN SHOCK OVER BOTH THESE PROBLEMS AT 7,600 MILES AND SENT 2 EMAIL LETTERS OFF TO TESLA, AND NO REPLY FROM EITHER LETTER. PERHAPS THE NHTSA SEES THIS AS A REPEATING ISSUE ON LOW MILEAGE 2015 TESLA MODEL S P85D ELECTRIC CARS? MY 2015 TESLA IS STILL SITTING AT THE ELECTRIFIED GARAGE 10 DOWS LANE - SEABROOK, NH 03847 AFTER ALMOST 7 WEEKS. I LOVE THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE MODEL S, BUT AFTER STRUGGLING OVER THE PAIN OF POOR ENGINEERING & SUPPLIER PROBLEMS, I AM LOOKING ELSEWHERE UNTIL THEY WORK OUT THE BUGS. SB-18-32-002 R1 ATTACHED.

EMMC FAILURE. MAIN SCREEN FAILS TO DISPLAY MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.

THE TOUCHSCREEN ON MY CAR HAS PERMANENTLY TURNED BLACK THEREFORE I HAVE LOST THE REAR CAMERA IMAGE DISPLAY WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. AS A RESULT, I ALMOST RAN INTO A SHOPPING CART WHILE I WAS BACKING UP YESTERDAY. WHAT IS FRIGHTENING IS THAT NEXT TIME, IT COULD BE A SMALL CHILD THAT I DON'T SEE AND RUN OVER. THE FAILED TOUCHSCREEN ALSO MEANS I NO LONGER HAVE FAN OR AIR CONDITIONING WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN, EVEN WHEN ON A HIGHWAY. IN THIS TIME OF COVID, I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN A HOMELESS MAN PUT HIS HEAD THROUGH MY WINDOW TO ASK FOR MONEY WHILE POSSIBLY CONTAMINATING ME WITH A VIRUS YESTERDAY. IT JUST IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS. ALSO THERE ARE DAYS IN THE BAY AREA WHEN THERE IS A HIGH POLLUTION INDEX, I DO NOT WISH TO BREATHE UNFILTERED AIR BECAUSE I HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE FAN CANNOT BE TURNED ON. ACCORDING TO THE TESLA REPAIR SHOP, THE FAILED TOUCHSCREEN IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE OLDER MODEL S THAT REQUIRES OWNERS TO SHELL OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE AN MCU THAT HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MCU REPLACEMENT AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PRODUCT RECALL.

MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S WITH 33,270 MILES HAS A NON WORKING TOUCH SCREEN OR MCU1 THAT CONTROLS THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS A BIT ONLINE IT SEEMS ITS A MUCH TOO COMMON PROBLEM AND MORE OF A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE CAR. IT IS VERY HARD FOR THE OPERATOR TO US E THE CAR WITHOUT IT SINCE IT CONTROLS MOST OF THE CAR. REPAIR TIMES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF CAUSING QUITE A BIT FRUSTRATION FOR THE CAR OWNER. THE UNIT FAILED WHILE DRIVING NORMAL ON A BACK ROAD AT A NORMAL SPEED. *TR

MCU MANUFACTURE DEFECT MCU RUNS LAGGY AND ALTERS ABILITY TO USE MCU IN VEHICLE.

THE INFOTAINMENT COMPUTER MCU1 IS KNOWN TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO SOFTWARE ISSUES CAUSED AND NOT FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER BY TESLA. BASICALLY THE LIMITED WRITE CYCLES OF FLASH MEMORY ARE EXHAUSTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE LOGGING UP TO A CERTAIN SOFTWARE VERSION. MY CAR SHOWS THE EARLY WARNING SIGNS INCLUDING BLACK SCREENS ON ENTERING (CAR IS NOT MOVABLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES) AND REBOOTS DURING DRIVING. FULL MCU FAILURE IS KNOWN TO CAUSE INDICATOR LIGHTS TO FAIL, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING TO NOT ENGAGE, DISABLED FAST CHARGING AND NO ACCURATE CHARGE INDICATOR (SO RISK OF GETTING STRANDED), HEATING/VENTILATION STUCK TO MOST RECENT SETTING (NO DEFROST), AUDIO FRAGMENTS BEING STUCK ON ARBITRARY VOLUME, AIR SUSPENSION IS STUCK TO POSSIBLY UNSUITABLE SETTINGS AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS REVERTING TO MPH INSTEAD OF KM/H WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. IF PIN TO DRIVE IS USED, THE CAR CAN NO LONGER BE UNLOCKED AND MOVED. TESLA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND CHARGES FOR FULL REPAIR COST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY / DRAGS CASES OF IMPENDING MCU FAILURE UNTIL THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MCU1 CAN BE REPLACED WITH MCU2 ACCORDING TO A TESLA INFOTAINMENT WEBSITE; HOWEVER ONLY MCU1 REPLACEMENTS FOR THE OLDEST CARS (AP1 SENSOR LEVEL) ARE AVAILABLE TO DATE DESPITE ANNOUNCEMENT THESE WOULD BE READY IN APRIL 2020. NEWER CARS WITH LONGER REMAINING LIFE CAN BE UPGRADED UPON INVITATION BY TESLA.

CENTER CONSUL SCREEN TURN OFF AND WON'T COME BACK ON CAN'T USE NAVIGATION BACKUP CAMERA NO TURN SIGNAL SOUND OR RADIO SOUND OR ANY SOUND INVOLVE THE CENTER COUNSEL

MAIN DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING TODAY (JUNE 30TH 2020). NOW HVAC, RADIO, SUNROOF, REAR CAMERA, INDICATOR LIGHT NOISE, AND A FEW OTHER FUNCTIONS DON'T WORK. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE EMMC MEMORY WRITE FAILURE ISSUE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUES, SINCE I JUST GOT INTO THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED MAIN DISPLAY WAS DEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT TOUCH SCREEN WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY, THE SYSTEM FLICKERED AND FAILED TO CHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,586.

THE MCU (MAIN SCREEN/COMPUTER) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE MCU FUNCTIONS DID NOT WORK DURING THE FAILURE. SEE PHOTOS OF THE BLANK SCREEN AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH TESLA SERVICE.

THE MCU V1 IS KNOWN TO FAIL. IT'S BECOME SLUGGISH AND BLACK SCREENS. NOT ACTING AS IT SHOULD.

MCU1 MEMORY CHIP PROBLEM STARTING TO SHOW SYMPTOMS OF SLOWNESS, REBOOTING, NON RESPONSIVENESS AND NEEDS REBOOTING WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO WORK. WHEN IT CRASHES WILL BREAK BACKUP CAMERA, TURN SIGNALS, AND ABILITY TO CONTROL DEFOGGERS WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WELL DOCMENTED FAILURE OF A MEMORY CHIP THAT HAS BEEN DOCUTETED TO FAIL AFTER A CERTIN AMOUNT OF READ/WRITE CYCLES, TESLA HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF THIS FAULT FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES LEAVING OWNERS SOMETIME STRANDED OR REDUCLED VEHILCE FUNCTIONALTY. TESLAS RESPNOSE HAS BEEN TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SYSTEM WITH A REFURBISH UNIT THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IN THE FUTIURE AND CHARGING THE CUSTOMER BETWEEN 1500-2000 TO REPLACE.

COMPUTER OCCASIONALLY CRASHES AND COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. ALSO DOOR HANDLES, ALL 4 HAVE BROKEN COMPROMISING SAFETY, BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

MY MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (IPAD SCREEN-LIKE) CRASHES, IS INCREDIBLY SLOW AND DOESN'T LOAD INTERNET FEATURE THAT WAS PROMISED. TOOK TO TESLA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL AND THEIR FUTURE UPDATES WILL ADDRESS THIS. THIS WAS SAID LAST YEAR, AND MY INTERNET STILL DOESN'T WORK (EVEN UNDER STRONG WIFI). CRASHES PERIODICALLY AND VERY SLOW. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S PRIMARY SCREEN FOR CONTROLLING MOST FUNCTIONS, KNOWN AS THE MCU VERSION 1, CONSTANTLY CRASHES, WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. WHEN IT IS OFF, I CANNOT USE MY REVERSE CAMERA, CONTROL HEAT/AC, NOT CAN I CHECK VARIOUS CAR STATUSES. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH TESLA. I AM BEING TOLD IT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER AND THERE WILL BE A $2500 COST TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME MCU WITH THE KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

THE MCU ON MY 2015 TESLA IS STARTING TO SHOW EARLY SIGNS OF FAILURE. IT SOMETIMES REBOOTS AND TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO COME BACK, THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION TO MY PHONE FAILS OFTEN, AND THE SCREEN IS STARTING TO FLICKER. THIS MCU FAILURE IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR CAUSING MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS. AS THIS PROBLEM GETS WORSE IT WILL RENDER THE CAR INOPERABLE AS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL FAIL.

TOUCH SCREEN FAILURE. SCREEN WENT BLANK JAN 3RD 2019 STILL UNDER WARRANTY.WAS ABLE TO RESET AFTER MANY TRIES. PARKED CAR WENT TO WINTER HOME. RETURNED APRIL 16TH SAME PROBLEM. WORKING WITH TESLA THROUGH OUT PROBLEM. FINALLY TESLA SAID BRING THE CAR IN. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY SO HAD TO REPLACE MCU $2250.00

MY TOUCHSCREEN HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND I AM UNABLE TO USE MY BLINKERS OR CONTROL MY LIGHTS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND TESLA HAS STATED THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO FAIL.

THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY OF MY TESLA MODEL S HAS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I CAN NO LONGER ACCESS THE MAJORITY OF THE FEATURES OF MY VEHICLE, SUCH AS TURNING ON A/C, ACCESSING GPS, CONTROLLING THE SUNROOF, ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS, ADJUSTING MY SIDE MIRRORS, DEFOGGING THE WINDSHIELD, ACCESSING THE REARVIEW CAMERA, AND ANY OTHER SETTING THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE CENTER DISPLAY. THIS HAS MADE DRIVING THE CAR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY OF THE REARVIEW WINDOW, I HEAVILY RELY UPON THE REARVIEW CAMERA. SINCE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY WAS OFF AND HENCE NO REARVIEW CAMERA, I ENDED UP DAMAGING MY BUMPER INTO A LOW-PROFILE OBJECT THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE HAD THE CAMERA BEEN ENABLED. I ONLY DROVE MY VEHICLE ONCE AND DAMAGED IT ON THE FIRST DRIVE WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE OFF. I CONTACTED TESLA TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, BUT WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $1,500.00 TO REPLACE THE MCU WITH THE EXACT SAME VERSION. FURTHER, THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD LIKELY TAKE A MONTH TO BE FIXED, RENDERING MY VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY USELESS.

THE TOUCHSCREEN IS FINALLY DEAD, WOULDN'T TURN ON. ALL SETTINGS RELATED TO THE TOUCHSCREEN IS ALL GONE, THUS ALL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY THE TOUCHSCREEN IS OFF, INCLUDING BACKING UP CAMERA. I FELT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO TURN ON. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, IT ROLLED BACKWARD SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE CREEP MODE WAS DISABLED WITH THE DEAD TOUCHSCREEN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE CAR ROLLING AND STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING SOME OTHER CAR.

MCU FAILED. WHEN IT FAILED CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. BEFORE FAILURE MCU WAS CONSTANTLY REBOOTING WHILE DRIVING. DURING REBOOT WOULD LOSE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AND AIR CONDITIONING. COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE STATIONARY. REBOOTING OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY AND COMPUTER FAILED AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA PE20010, WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2018. REPLACEMENT UNIT IS NOW SHOWING INITIAL SIGNS OF SAME FAILURE (EXTREMELY SLOW START-UP NOW INCLUDING BLANK INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHEN ENTERING/STARTING CAR; CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY AND NAVIGATION FAILURES; UNUSUAL SOUNDS OR LACK OF AUDITORY FEEDBACK FOR VEHICLE CONTROLS, BLANK BLACK SCREEN FOR BACKUP CAMERA, ETC.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CENTRAL COMPUTER FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM, AUTO-PILOT, REAR BACK-UP CAMERA, AND SEVERAL OTHER UNDISCLOSED ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (140 UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER DR #138, SARASOTA, FL 34243, (941) 866-6597) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,400. *LN*JB*DT*JB

REGARDING TESLA MODEL S VEHICLES (MODEL YEARS 2012-2018) THAT HAVE AN MCU FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MEMORY CHIP DESIGN, IN ADDITION TO LOSING THE BACKUP CAMERA WHEN THIS FAILS, THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE INVESTIGATING TESLA MODEL S COMPUTER FAILURE. I WOULD LIKE TO LIST THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD SINCE I BROUGHT MY MODEL S IN MARCH 2015: -APRIL 2015 ? FRONT TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. -JUNE 2016 ? DRIVER DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY -AUGUST 2019 ? MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILURE (TOUCHSCREEN). HAPPENED ON A FRIDAY AND I COULD NOT SEE IN REVERSE, COULD NOT USE HANDSFREE PHONE ? IMPORTANT FOR ME AS A CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN ANSWERING CALLS FROM THE ICUS. COULD NOT CLOSER SUNROOF. CAR COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN. THE AIR CONDITIONER STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS UNTIL I CAN GET THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER. CAR HAD TO REMAIN PLUGGED INTO CHARGER TO SUPPORT THE AIR CONDITIONER ETC SO I HAD ENOUGH BATTERY RESERVE TO GET TO THE SERVICE CENTER. MY COST $2134 -AUGUST 2019 ? A/C FAILED AFTER HAVING RUN NONSTOP FOR 3 DAYS B/C OF MCU FAILURE. MY COST $869. -AUGUST 2019 ? IN EFFORT TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR, PER TESLA PHONE INSTRUCTIONS, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND CHARGED IT. AS A RESULT THE BATTERY SHAPED BALLOONED OUT AND I HAD IT REPLACED SINCE EVERYTHING WAS OPEN. MY COST $216. *TR

FIRST IT STARTED WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA NOT DISPLAYING WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, SO I HAD TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. FEW DAYS PASSED THEN IT DID IT AGAIN SO I REBOOT ED THE SYSTEM AGAIN BUT THIS TIME MY ENTIRE SCREEN WENT BLACK AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AFTER DAYS OF REBOOTING THE SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO TESLA TO CHECK AND THEY SAID MY MCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MCU GOING OUT IS THAT IT CONTROLS EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE BACK UP CAMERA AND IT ALSO CONTROLS THE A/C AND WHEN THE MCU WENT BAD IT LEFT MY A/C 24/7. IT TOOK A WEEK FOR MY TO GET MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE SO MY CAR HAS THE A/C RUNNING 274/7 FOR A WEEK. IT TOOK ANOTHER 2 WEEKS FOR THE SERVICE CENTER TO GET THE MCU IN STOCK TO REPAIR MY CAR. I AM CURIOUS WHY THE MCU WENT OUT ONLY AFTER A MY WARRANTY ENDS. *TR

THE MAIN CONTROL UNIT FOR THE CENTER DISPLAY SCREEN HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT DISPLAY THE VEHICLE CONTROLS INCLUDING CRITICAL SAFETY INFORMATION AND REAR CAMERA. *TR

TESLA SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND WILL NOT COME ON. NO BACK UP CAMERA, NO TURN SIGNAL, NO RADIO, NO A/C. THIS HAPPENED ONE MORNING WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON. HAVE TRIED RESET. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TESLA TO REPAIR BUT IN THE PROCESS OF RESEARCHING PROBLEM, HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN FAILURE OF MANY TESLA'S BETWEEN 2014-2017. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND TESLA SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE MY CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR THAT IS 15 MILES FROM MY HOME. *TR

WITH 44K ON ODOMETER THE MCU WENT OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH NO WAY TO ADJUST CHARGING LEVEL, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO BACK UP CAMERA, NO CLIMATE CONTROL. WITHOUT THE MCU THE CENTER MONITOR WENT OUT. TESLA WANTED ABOUT $2000 TO FIX IT BY REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BOARD. MY CAR WAS BEYOND WARRANTY BY JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEY KNEW IN ADVANCE THIS MCU WAS GOING OUT BASED ON HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO RESTART THE SYSTEM WHEN IT CRASHED. *TR

THE MCU AND THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY TESLA ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE THE CAR MANUFACTURER MADE A DESIGN ERROR WITH THE CHIP CARD AND ALSO ON THE WAY OF THE CAR CONTROLS THE HEAT COMING IN TO THE CABIN AND IT LITERALLY MELTS DOWN THE SCREEN AND THE SPEEDOMETER. GLUE COMES OUT EVERY MINUTE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT GETS STICKY ON YOUR HANDS AND WHILE YOU TRY TO REMOVE IT THE SCREEN GOES BLACK OR FREEZES. THE MOST COMMON ONE IS THAT THE SCREEN OR MCU FREEZES UP CONSTANTLY AND THEN THE CAR CAN'T BE RUN. HARD RESET WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES WON'T . I CONTACT THEM AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $2600 FOR SOMETHING IT IS THEIR DESIGN FLAW . THIS IS A DANGER FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BY TESLA REPLACING THE MCU AT NOT COST SINCE IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM . THOSE ISSUES HAPPENS ON BOTH, WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING , SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE SCREEN WON'T WORK AT ALL, YOU TOUCH IT AND NOTHING WORKS . AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURES BELOW , THE GLUE WILL COME DOWN FORM THE THE SCREENS AND START GOING ALL OVER THE CAR , THAT CREATES A HAZARD FOR DRIVING AND ALSO POSSIBLY FOR A FIRE SINCE THE SCREEN IT IS MELTING.

THIS IS RELATED TO CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF EMMC FAILURE. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY 75K MILES. CENTER SCREEN WENT DARK AND BACKUP CAMERA, ENVIRONMENT AND ACCELERATION/FEATURE CONTROLS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IT COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE MCU WITH A REMANUFACTURED MCU. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW THAT THIS MEMORY CHIP FAILS SO RELIABLY DUE TO EXCEEDING WRITE CYCLE DUTY IN 4-5 YEARS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE STATIONARY AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE MAIN SCREEN ON THE CAR (MCU) HAS HAD ISSUES FOR OVER A YEAR. IT WOULD SOMETIMES JUST GO BLANK WHILE DRIVING, OR NOT TURN ON WHEN GETTING IN CAR OR THE RESPONSE TIME SO SLOW (WHICH WOULD BE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND CAUSED ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES) THE REAR CAMERA WOULD STOP WORKING. I JUST PAID $1639.00 TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS PAST IT'S USEFUL LIFE AND WOULD FAIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE FAILURES BEGAN HAPPENING IN APRIL OF 2019 FROM PARKED TO 75 MPH. *TR

TESLA MODEL S 2015, THE MAIN SCREEN (MCU) GOES BLACK ON/OFF. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED DOING A REBOOT, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. NOW MCU IS PERMANENTLY BLACK (NON-FUNCTIONAL) AND THE CAR HAS LOST MANY FUNCTIONALITIES, INCLUDING TWO THAT ARE SAFETY RISKS, THERE IS NO REARVIEW CAMERA AND TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK. *TR

I SUBMIT THIS AS ADDITIONAL DATA FOR NHTSA INQUIRY PE-20-010, TESLA MOTORS. THE CENTRAL SCREEN AND PROCESSOR THAT RUN MOST OF THE NON-DRIVING ELECTRICS IN THE CAR DIED. THE REAR CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS STUCK ON THE SAME SETTING AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAR PLUGGED IN FOR 7 DAYS UNTIL IT WAS FIXED SINCE THE CLIMATE CONTROL WOULD DRAINING THE BATTERY. SOUNDS ASSOCIATED BLINKERS DIDN'T WORK. ODDLY, THE ODOMETER ALSO STOPPED LOGGING MILES. SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY $1886 TO HAVE IT REPLACED DURING COVID. TESLA SERVICE CENTER WAS VERY HELPFUL, BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, TESLA SHOULD BE FIXING THIS FREE OF CHARGE. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AT A BASIC LEVEL BUT IT WAS NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR STARTED ONE MORNING, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I HAVE ATTACHED REPAIR INVOICE. *TR

CAR WAS STATIONARY. STARTED TESLA AND MAIN NAVIGATION AND CAMERA SCREEN. MCU FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF AUDIBLE AND VISUAL FEATURES PROVIDED BY THE TOUCHSCREEN, SUCH AS INFOTAINMENT, NAVIGATION, AND WEB BROWSING. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF REAR CAMERA IMAGE DISPLAY WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED, RESULTING IN REDUCED REAR VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2015 MODEL S DIRECTLY FROM TESLA. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE MUSIC PLAYER REPEATS SONGS EVEN THOUGH IT IS SET TO PLAY A PLAYLIST, THE LTE CONNECTION IS VERY WEAK REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, I COULD NOT USE THE TESLA APP TO REMOTELY CONTROL THE CAR, AND VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THE USER INTERFACE REQUIRING A FULL REBOOT OF THE MAIN CLUSTER THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING WHILE OTHER TIMES STATIONARY. TESLA HAS ALREADY TROUBLESHOOTED THE ISSUES AND EVEN SENT A SOFTWARE UPDATE YET THE ISSUES REMAIN. *TR

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE TOUCHSCREEN SINCE PURCHASE WHICH REQUIRED RESTART OF THE TOUCHSCREEN. ISSUES HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AS WELL AS WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. TOUCHSCREEN FINALLY DIED EARLY 2020 AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TOUCHSCREEN AND CHARGED FOR NEW SCREEN AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

TESLA MODEL S CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN GOES BLACK AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WITH IT BEING THE BRAINS OF THE CAR, ITS USELESS. APPARENTLY TESLA KNOWS ABOUT IT, BUT NO RECALL IS BEING ISSUED. THE REPAIR IS AROUND 2,000. THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TOUCHSCREEN FAILURE- THE MAIN SCREEN FAILED COMPLETELY AFTER 5 YEARS. THIS THEN CAUSES NO A/C OR HEAT, NO REAR BACK UP CAMERA, ETC. *TR

TOUCHSCREEN FAILURE. *TR

2015 TESLA MODEL S WITH 39,000 MILES HAD CENTRE SCREEN FAIL. CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. NO CONTROLS ARE ACTIVE. KNOWN ISSUE WITH EMMC CHIP. CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME, WILL NOT RESET. *TR

MEDIA CONTROL UNIT WENT COMPLETELY OUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF TROUBLE. CAR TOOK LONGER TO START UP AND CONTROLS OF SAFETY FEATURES WERE NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE STARTING CAR AND ALSO WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

PRIMARY TOUCHSCREEN FAILURE (MCU). THE CAR WAS STATIONARY PARKED IN GARAGE. THE PRIMARY TOUCHSCREEN FAILED AND WOULD NOT START. AIR CONDITIONING, TURN SIGNALS, AND BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER SETTINGS BECAUSE NON-FUNCTIONAL. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND 45,000 MILES. THE MCU TOUCHSCREEN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT SERVICE WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (840 PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY, DEDHAM, MA 02026; (781) 471-3001) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,339.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT (MCU) FAILED TO ILLUMINATE OR OPERATE AS DESIGNED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE BACK-UP CAMERA, THE TURN SIGNALS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA OF VAN NUYS LOCATED AT 6919 HAYVENHURST AVE, VAN NUYS, CA 91406, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY MCU OR MAIN TOUCH SCREEN HAS FAILED. I NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OF NAVIGATION, MUSIC, HVAC CONTROLS, BACK UP CAMERA, TURN SIGNALS, AUTOPILOT, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, HEADLIGHT CONTROLS, SUNROOF CONTROLS, OR ANY FUNCTION BESIDES DRIVING, STEERING, AND BRAKING, THE CAR WAS AT MY HOME WHEN IT WAS RECEIVING AN OVER THE AIR UPDATE. THE CAR THEN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE DOWNLOAD HAD FAILED. I WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO FIND THE SCREEN COMPLETELY BLACK. TRYING TO RESET THE SCREEN DID NOT WORK AND TESLA DIAGNOSIS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE MCU NO LONGER WORKS. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I HAD MY EMMC CHIP LOOKED AT AND FOUND THE FILES WERE CORRUPT AND THE CHIP WAS 90% FULL. TESLA WILL NOT REPLACE JUST THIS CHIP AND ONLY THE MCU IN FULL. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE THIS ISSUE. *LN*JB *TR

THE TOUCHSCREEN MEDIA CONTROL UNIT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. TESLA SAID IT WAS THE MCU AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE SARASOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS WHICH IS 2 HOURS DRIVE FROM MY HOME. THE BACK UP CAMERA, TURNING SIGNALS AND THE DASH BOARD WEREN'T WORKING DURING THE DRIVE. *TR

FAILURE OF MCU CONSOLE LEADING TO LOSS OF BACK UP CAMERA, CLIMATE, RADIO AND ALL CONTROLS RELATED TO CAR SETTINGS INCLUDING SAFETY SETTINGS. TESLA UNABLE TO REPAIR FOR WEEKS WITH NO LOANER LEADING ME TO DRIVE IN THIS QUESTIONABLY SAFE SITUATION. MCU REPLACED WITH MCU THAT HAS THE SAME MEMORY CHIP ISSUES AND WILL LIKELY FAIL SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION SINCE REPLACEMENT CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RESETTING. THIS HAS THANKFULLY NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MCU1 TOUCHSCREEN HAS AN EXPECTED SHORT LIFE SPAN DUE TO TESLA'S LOGGING PRACTICES. THIS PRACTICE SHORTENS THE LIFESPAN OF MCU1 (MAIN CONTROL UNIT) DEVICES SIGNIFICANTLY AND HINDERS TOUCHSCREEN CAPACITY, REMOVES AUTO PILOT CAPABILITIES, AND PREVENTS AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL OR MEDIA CONTROL. *TR

THE MCU/SCREEN STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS ABLE TONDRIVE, BUT NOT USE ANY SAFETY FEATURES, INCLUDING BLINKERS, BACK-UP CAMERA, OR NAVIGATION. IT TOOK OVER A WEEK TO GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO I HAD TO PAY OVER $1600 OUT OF POCKET. THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND I WAS ABLE TONDRIVE, THOUGH NOT AS SAFELY AS EXPECTED. *TR

MCU FAILURE (MARCH 2020) FROM EMMC MEMORY WEAR-OUT RESULTED IN NON-FUNCTIONING CAR. CAR WOULD NOT "TURN OFF," THEREBY ENTIRELY DRAINING BATTERIES. SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON DURING MCU FAILURE, IT WOULD REMAIN ON, NO MATTER WHAT I DID, THEREBY (A) RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY, AND (B) POTENTIALLY CREATING A MAINTENANCE OR FIRE HAZARD (AC RUNNING FOR 12 HOURS). ALSO NON-FUNCTIONAL WAS CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO, REAR CAMERA, AUDIBLE WARNINGS (LIKE TURN-SIGNAL CLICKS), INABILITY TO CONTROL BATTERY CHARGING, LOSS OF NAVIGATION, PARKING WARNING CHIMES, ENERGY USAGE GRAPH, CELL FEATURES, ETC. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE "CREEP" FEATURE, WHICH MOVES THE CAR FORWARD WHEN PEDAL IS LIFTED, ALSO DID NOT WORK -- CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO RELEARN CERTAIN DRIVE FEATURES, AND AT ONE POINT ALLOWING THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARD WHEN IT USUALLY WOULD HAVE CREEPED FORWARD. IT'S UNKNOWN IF CERTAIN EMERGENCY BRAKING FEATURES WOULD HAVE WORKED. MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED (STEERING & BRAKES), BUT NOTHING ELSE DID, AND DRIVING WAS VERY CONCERNING. COST TO REPAIR WAS $1575. HOWEVER, THE SAME TYPE OF COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED, WHICH LEADS TO CONCERNS THAT THE SAME PROBLEM MAY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. SEE ALSO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE20010. *TR

MCU FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 3,400 MILES ON CAR. TESLA CLAIMED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR CAN NOT CHARGE OR DO ANYTHING WITHOUT MCU. NO WINDOWS, NO CLIMATE, NO CHARGING, ETC. A SOLID STATE DEVICE LIKE THE MEMORY SHOULD NOT FAIL. IT IS BEING OVERWRITTEN TWO OFTEN AND TESLA SHOULD HAVE SPEC OUT BETTER MEMORY. FURTHER THE UNIT FAILED WITH VERY LOW MILES AND USAGE. I TRIED TO FIND THE INVOICE BUT IT SEEMS TESLA KEEPS THE INVOICE ON THEIR SERVER. A FAILURE OF MCU BECAUSE OF UNDER SPEC MEMORY SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMER ISSUE. TESLA SHOULD REPLACE THE MCU OR MEMORY FOR FREE. I AM VERY UPSET THE WAY THIS WAS HANDLED. FURTHERMORE I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE GETTING A NEW MCU WITH UPGRADED MEMORY BUT NOW I HAVE DOUBTS AFTER READING TESLAMOTORFORUM.COM THAT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE MCU CONTROLS MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT BUT MANY CAR FUNCTIONS NECESSARY TO DRIVE. *TR

MY MCU FAILED IN JANUARY 2020 AND I WAS CHARGED $1,429.73 FOR REPLACEMENT. I FOUND A NEWS ARTICLE TODAY THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, I WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT PRECEDING THE FAILURE, IT JUST WENT DARK ONE DAY. AS A RESULT HEATING/COOLING, NAVIGATION, AUDIO, ETC. WERE UNAVAILABLE WHILE I WAITED A MONTH FOR THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING MY TESLA MODEL S, THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (DOING A REBOOT DUE TO SOME SYSTEM FAILURES). MUCH OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROL, NAVIGATION, MUSIC AND MORE. A WEEK LATER TESLA'S MOBILE TECHNICIAN DID A HARD REBOOT, WHICH THEN ELIMINATED THE ABILITY OF THE CAR TO CHARGE (MAKING IT EFFECTIVELY INOPERABLE). WHEN I FINALLY GOT AN IN-SHOP APPOINTMENT, A WEEK LATER, I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE MCU, AS MY WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER. EVEN NOW, THERE ARE CONTINUING ISSUES WITH THE VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

MCU FAILED - BLACK SCREEN THAT MADE MANY VEHICLE CONTROLS (BACK UP CAMERA, ODOMETER) NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

THE SCREEN ON THE CAR WENT BLANK AS THE MCU FAILED. WHILE THE CAR WORKED THE AUDIO, AUTOPILOT, RADIO, GPS, NAVIGATION, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAD ~46,700 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SCREEN FAILED. CLEARLY A DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY TESLA 2 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN DEC 2019. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR

ON JUNE 9 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30PM, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF, AS SUCH, SO WAS THE DRIVER ASSIST MODE. IN ADDITION, WITHOUT PROMPTING, THE SUNROOF OPENED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER. THE FACT THAT TESLA DENIES THIS IS A PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS. THERE IS CLEARLY A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY INTRODUCED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ONGOING PROBLEM OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN OF THE CAR SO I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA SO AS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS COMPLAINT FORM. HERE IS A DISCUSSION FORUM THREAD COMPLETE WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REAR WHEEL CANTED OVER AT 30 DEGREES AKA "GONE WHOMPY" HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/REAR-LOWER-CONTROL-ARM-FAILED.195049/#POST-4731008 SNIP *** I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER MY 85D SUSPENSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS DRIVING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD THUD, SIMILAR TO HITTING A POTHOLE, YET THERE WAS NO POTHOLE. MY FIRST SUSPICION WAS THAT I EITHER HAD A FLAT OR A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR SUSPENSION. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND RAISED MY SUSPENSION TO HIGH AND SLOWLY CONTINUED ON. IT WAS POURING RAIN AT THE TIME SO I REMAINED IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAD A STRANGE WOBBLE TO IT SO I SLOWLY PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO EXAMINE THE SITUATION. I WAS FREAKED OUT WHEN I SAW MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WITH IT'S HUGE NEGATIVE CAMBER. CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE AND SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T TOW ME SINCE THEY COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR! ON MY INVOICE, I SEE THEY MISTAKENLY GAVE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS THE PART NUMBER 1027459-99-A, WHICH FROM WHAT I SEE IS A 2014 PART. THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE LISTED AS "2ND GENERATION" AND SHOW PART NUMBERS 1043965-00-B AND 1043966-00-B FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARMS RESPECTIVELY. HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE? WOULD ANYONE KNOW IF MY REAR CONTROL ARMS ARE IMPROVED FROM MY ORIGINAL ONES? I'M VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *** TESLA IS COVERING UP THIS PROBLEM ANDPUTTING LIVES AT RISK. I PETITION YOU TO INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. [XXX] THESE BREAKAGES INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

A SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM THE MANUFACTURER HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF RANGE AND APPARENT RATE REDUCTION WHILE USING HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING (I.E., "SUPERCHARGING"). THIS HAS RESULTED IN LONGER CHARGE TIMES AND RANGE LOSS. THE CHANGE OCCURRED WITHOUT NOTICE OR EXPLANATION OF NEED, AND HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF USE OF AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. *TR

OWN A 2015 TESLA MODEL S 70D. LAST SUMMER, JULY OR AUGUST, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE RATE OF CHARGING AT SUPERCHARGERS. PREVIOUSLY, I RECEIVED 100KW OR MORE AND NOW AT THE SAME BATTERY PERCENTAGE, IT IS CHARGING MUCH SLOWER. I CHECKED THE TESLA FORUM AND OTHERS NOTICED THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THIS IS LINKED TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE. IT SEEMS TO ONLY AFFECT BATTERIES OF THE SAME ERA AS MINE. WE OWN OTHER TESLAS, AND THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS BATTERY AND THAT TESLA MODIFIED THE RATE OF CHARGE TO MASK THE PROBLEM. I AM ENCLOSING PICTURES SHOWING THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF BATTERY AT 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. TWO ARE BEFORE THE SOFTWARE CHANGE AND TWO ARE AFTER. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAD ALMOST COMPLETED A U TURN (BUT NOT COMPLETELY) TO SLOWLY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALK WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUNGED FORWARD (SEE SKID MARKS). IT ONLY SLOWED AFTER HITTING AND DAMAGING THE BRICK WALL.I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE SCREEN FLASHED SOMETHING LIKE: YOUR AUTO PARK IS NOW DISABLED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY EASE INTO MY INTENDED PARKING SPOT AND COME OUT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGES. IT ALL HAPPENED OVER A SPLIT SECOND. THE COLLISION DEFINITELY FELT LIKE THERE'S A MAJOR FAULT WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM - INSTRUCTING IT TO LURCH FORWARD AT RAPID SPEED AND NOT ABLE TO AUTOSTOP WITH AN OBJECT (BRICK WALL) IN FRONT OF IT. I WAS AT A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN A GATED COMMUNITY. WHEN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CAME, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FILE A REPORT WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. *TR

IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING 5MPH RAN OVER AN ELEVATED SPEED BUMP ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WHEN HEARD A SNAP IN DRIVER REAR WHEEL AREA. PULLED OVER INTO PARKING SPOT AND TIRE WAS CANTERED. CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED. HAD 65K MILES AND TESLA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY YET THE NEW CONTROL ARM LOOKS MUCH STURDIER AND DIFFERENT THEN THE OLD ONE. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH BUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR THESE 2015 AND BEFORE MODELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

AIR SUSPENSION LOSES AIR OVERNIGHT. I BOUGHT MY 2015 MODEL S WITH AIR SUSPENSION ($2400. OPTION) IN FEB.-MARCH 2015 VIN [XXX] THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,592 MILES. THE NY TIMES COMMENTED ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THIS INTERNET ADDRESS LINK:HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2016/06/10/BUSINESS/TESLA-MODEL-S-NHTSA-SUSPENSION-FAILURE.HTMLTHERE ARE 34 POSTS ON AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH THE TESLA ON THIS INTERNET LINK:HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/AIR-SUSPENSION-FAILURE-VERY-UNPLEASANT-RESULTS THERE ARE MANY OTHER AIR SUSPENSION TESLAA LINKS ON AN INTERNET SEARCH. HAVE MORE THAN 1900 CHARACTERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL OF EARLIER INCIDENT OF AIR LOSS. CAN EMAIL TO YOU ON REQUEST, AS I SAVED IT. [XXX] TEL [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES STARTING WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN MAY 2019, TESLA CAPPED THE MAX VOLTAGE THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY WOULD CHARGE TO. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THIS "OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION" AFTER SEVERAL NON-CRASH FIRES HAPPENED TO THESE MODELS. 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. *TR

THE MAIN COMPUTER DISPLAY AND MEMORY CARD FAILS - FREEZING ALL SAFETY MONITORING OF THE CAR, LOSE CONTROL OF CHARGING (I.E. REFUELING) . SUSPENSION CONTROL LOST, BASICALLY EVERYTHING FROZEN WITHOUT THIS - IT IS KNOWN COMMON FAILURE EMMC CHIP

MCU FAILURE DUE TO MMC DRIVE FAILING. KNOWN ISSUE FOR MONTHS. NO PARTS. CANNOT CHARGE AND THEREFORE CANNOT DRIVE. BEEN A WEEK WITH NO COMMUNICATION. NO PLAN.

MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY TESLA'S SUNNYVALE SERVICE CENTER AND WHEN RETURNED, THEY OBVIOUSLY NEVER DID A SAFETY TEST. AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I FOUND THEY DIDN'T RECONNECT SEVERAL CABLES, INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THEY ALSO DISABLED SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES (LANE DEPARTURE WARNINGS, SPEED WARNINGS, DOOR LOCKS, CHILD LOCKS) WITHOUT TELLING ME ANY OF THIS!

I WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU BANKING, SITTING STATIONARY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, OUT OF MY CONTROL, I COULD NOT BRAKE. FINALLY, THE CAR STOPPED WITH A RED ERROR MESSAGE "LOW TIRE PRESSURE"

NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, THE 17' TOUCHSCREEN GOES BLACK ON OUR MODEL S. I TRY THE REBOOT, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT'S EARLY FEBRUARY, SO HERE IN ALABAMA, IT'S COLD. WE KEEP THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. NO CLIMATE CONTROL IS WORKING. WE PULL OUT, HEAD TO MY WIFE'S FAMILIES HOUSE 7-8 MILES AWAY, AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS A COUPLE OF INCH STRIP AT THE BOTTOM THAT VISIBLE. SO DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, WE MAKE IT TO THEIR HOUSE. I FINALLY GET AHOLD OF TESLA A LITTLE WHILE LATER. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM, THEY SAID THEY SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LADY STATED THAT THE TESLA ENGINEERS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR ON FEBRUARY, 17TH. THEY CONTACTED ME TWO OR THREE DAYS BEFORE THEN AND SAID THEY WERE ANTICIPATING THE PART TO ARRIVE ON FEBRUARY 27TH, SO THEY PROACTIVELY RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT FOR FEBRUARY 28TH. AFTER CALLING, EMAILING AND THEN FINALLY CHATTING TESLA ON FEBRUARY 27TH, THEY SAID THE PART STILL HADN'T ARRIVED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO ESCALATE MY CASE AND THEY ALSO RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 13TH WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PART WOULD BE IN BY THEN. A LOANER VEHICLE WASN'T OFFERED AFTER ASKING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE REASON WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A THIRD PARTY, NOT TESLA. WE HAD THE VEHICLE ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WE ARE ON RURAL TO COUNTRY (NOT DIRT) ROADS. THE HVAC DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, NOR DOES THE PARKING SENSORS. NAVIGATION IS OUT, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE EXTRA FEATURES (MOSTLY) YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT USING.

LOSS OF BATTERY RANGE OF 40 MILES AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATE.

MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES OF BATTERY RANGE OVERNIGHT AFTER AN OVER THE AIR UPDATE BY TESLA. THE CAR ALSO BEGAN CHARGING SLOWER AFTER THE UPDATE. I BELIEVE THE UPDATE HAS DECREASED THE BATTERY LIFE OF MY CAR AND CAPPED IT TO PREVENT THE CHANCE OF THE CAR CATCHING ON FIRE SINCE THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SEVERAL TESLA MODEL S VEHICLES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A FAULTY BATTERY IS STILL IN THE CARS

IN MID MAY, 2019, TESLA SENT ME A MANDATORY SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S P85D LUDICROUS WITH THE 85 KILOWATT-HOUR BATTERY. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE MY TESLA EXPERIENCED A 30% DROP IN SUPERCHARGING RATES AT ALL STATES OF BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL AND BATTERY INITIAL TEMPERATURE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A 25 MILE DROP IN MAXIMUM RANGE WHEN BATTERY IS AT 100% CAPACITY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY TO TESLA SERVICE CENTERS IN DUBLIN, CA AND BERKELEY, CA. THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO BRING CHARGING RATES AND BATTERY RANGE CAPACITY TO ORIGINAL LEVELS BEFORE THE MAY, 2019 SOFTWARE UPDATE, OR TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE REMOVED CAR PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH I PAID A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH NO COMPENSATION OR ANY KIND OF EXPLANATION.