2013 Tesla Model S: engine overheating

Filed Jun 30, 2025 · Engine · TX

Complete engine failure. Car became disabled and unable to move. Upon investigation, this was drive unit failure due to coolant leaking past the seal. A common issue of Tesla Model S and X with the large drive unit. I believe that this is a design flaw and should be a class action type situation. Can you help?

Filed Apr 16, 2024 · Engine · CO

The Tesla Large Drive Motor, has a known design flaw that Tesla will not repair… it has a coolant leak the affects and kills the motor… they have down a redesign for the performance motor called a coolant delete but not for the LDU… and they will charge over $6500 to replace the motor. I’m on my 6th LDU (motor) and now out warranty. There are thousands of cases of this failure .. it should be absorbed recall and free replacement … they know it’s a problem, please force a design change oand recall

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Fuel system, Suspension · 20,000 miles · CA

Here is a tesla in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=25626248&rownumber=65&loadrecent=true&isnext=true it has been completely burned out. The airbags have not been deployed. The front lh wheel is pushed back in the wheel well and that could have caused the fire by making the coolant leak out. If the battery pack is hot from recent charging or from hard driving it is highly likely to catch fire if coolant is lost. Teslas seem to catch fire more often than any other electric vehicle. Please investigate.

Filed Sep 8, 2014 · Electrical · 12,000 miles · CA · fire

Tesla owners are still reporting that tesla's universal mobile chargers are still a fire hazard. Tesla owners are still reporting that new replacement grey faced adapters under the recall are still overheating, melting, failing and burning. Tesla owners are still reporting that some of them have not received the new grey faced adapter under the recall. Some tesla owners are still reporting overheating, melting, burning and failures with new & old adapters. Some customers report they are still using the old adapters that have been recalled because they haven't received the updated new grey faced adapter. The grey faced adapter has not addressed all of the fire hazards with the tesla's umcs. Tesla's umcs still are a fire hazard.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Electrical · CA · fire

The umc software "fix" did not fix the problems. Charge connectors have continued to overheat, melt and burn. Allegedly some of the umc connector to wire welds are insufficient, and a fire hazard, indicating poor manufacturing and poor quality control. Some customers claim to have had a dozen or more umcs fail. Tesla (elon musk) claimed that new and revised adapters would be mailed out within two weeks, it was about two months before the revised adapters under the recall started to be shipped out. The recall has been slow. Customers are alleging that tesla does not keep ownership addresses up to date, so many customers are not getting recall notices or the revised adapters under the recall. Tesla (elon musk) claimed that the adapters would contain a thermal fuse to reduce the fire hazard, yet allegedly the revised adapters that have been sent out under the recall don't have thermal fuses. The connectors between the adapter and the module/brick seem to be insufficient and a fire hazard. Some customers are reporting that new revised gray adapters issued by the recall are also overheating and melting; even with the software updates that tesla (elon musk) claimed would fix the problems. Allegedly the revised gray adapters have higher temperature plastics and improved welds; yet some umcs are continuing to overheat and melt. Some of the underlying problems still have not been resolved, that's why the umcs are still a fire hazard.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Electrical · CA

Allegedly the tesla model s. "universal mobile charger" (umc) has an interrupt relay that is only rated 30 amps, on a circuit that carries 40 amps. Allegedly some of the umc modules (aka controllers, bricks) have shown signs of overheating. There are concerns this could be a fire hazard.

Filed Feb 12, 2014 · Electrical · CA · fire

Despite the 14v006000 recall being issued about a month ago, customers are complaining that they have not received a recall notification, so they have been unaware of the fire hazards and only found out about it online after their charge connectors failed after the recall. Allegedly on january 9, 2014 tesla ceo elon musk claimed that related recalled tesla model s. Adapters would be mailed out within two weeks. Yet a month later customers and allegedly even tesla service centers have not received the replacement adapters. The proposed recall as it stands seems to be insufficient because the only hardware that is replaced is the adapter. The connections between the adapter and the umc module are well documented to be the source of many overheating, melting and burning events. These connections should probably be replaced with connectors that are better capable of carrying the high current for long durations. Despite tesla trying to portray a software update as a "fix", tesla charge connectors continue to overheat, melt and burn. Despite tesla trying to scapegoat house wiring and wall outlets as the problem. There has been and continues to be occurrences of tesla charge connections overheating, melting and burning that house wiring and wall outlets are not the source. There is no doubt that house wiring and wall outlets have been and will be a cause and or factor in some cases, however that should not divert attention away from the faulty tesla charge connections that are a fire hazard.

Filed Dec 23, 2013 · Electrical · PA · fire

Allegedly a tesla owner had a charge plug and adapter overheat and melt, that could have caused a full blown fire. I find this concerning, especially in light of a recent tesla garage fire, that the fire department ruled the tesla charging circuit as a possible source. Melted charging adapter/cord last evening my wife and I noticed what smelled like melting plastic. After a thorough investigation we determined that the odor was coming from the charging plug and cordset. After burning my hands and arm removing the plug I pulled the adapter off the cordset and sure enough the innerds had melted down.' http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/25444-melted-charging-adapter-cord california fire department says tesla model s charging system may have started garage fire http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-garage-fire-2013-12.