2014 Tesla Model S: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 19, 2023 · Airbags, Body · FL · fire

Three separate reports from car to Tesla: Traction Control Disabled Stability Control Disabled Automatic Emergency Braking Disabled Two hours later my car caught on fire while parked at my home. It was declared a total loss.

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Engine · 17,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 tesla model s. While the vehicle was parked in the garage charging, it caught fire and burned at the contact's residence. The fire department extinguished the fire and police and fire reports were filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a research center, but was not diagnosed because it was destroyed. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 17,000.

Filed Aug 23, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 42,000 miles · CA

Beginning in june, the subject vehicle suffered from a severe and sudden decrease in the amount of range available as a direct result of software updates issued by tesla without disclosure to owners. Prior to the updates, the subject vehicle had approximately 255 rated miles available. Following updates 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2, the subject vehicle suffered immediately from a range drop to 225 available miles. The subject vehicle has also been unable to charge fully and now suffers from decreased charging speeds. The owner of the subject vehicle went to ncds arbitration, seeking a manufacturer replacement of the battery under warranty, but the arbitrator decided that there was no proof of defect. Tesla claims that this is normal degradation. However, the negative effects were caused solely by tesla's software updates, for which it has yet to disclose whether there are cars affected and potentially at higher risk of catching on fire. Tesla has failed to communicate anything with regards to the safety of the affected vehicles and has continued to make adjustments to the software without providing owners with any notice or information that their vehicle may be affected. The owner of this vehicle was denied a warranty replacement after having the claims arbitrated with national center for dispute settlement, where the arbitrator found that there was no manufacturing defect. The subject vehicle continues to suffer from a high rate of battery loss when the car is parked and not in operation. The car has not regained any mileage as a result of tesla's most recent updates that have attempted to remedy the situation. The subject vehicle suffers form reduced charging speeds and is not capable of reaching the same number of miles as it did before.

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 133,000 miles · CA

My li-ion battery has been degraded recently by an over-the-air software update. I believe that this update is related to the recent battery fires (4 in ladt 4 months, including one in san francisco). Only a few (100 to a few thousand I believe) of the teslas have been affected as mine has been. I am now concerned about the safety of my vehicle. Will my battery catch on fire in my garage? I would like the federal safety agency to review the changes made by tesla and approve that these changes will be effective for the safety of my battery. Or, does this point to a defective battery and should be recalled for safety reasons?

Filed May 10, 2018 · Fuel system, Suspension · 10,000 miles · CA

This a complaint about the fatal tesla crash in fort lauderdale. Even though the ntsb is investigating this crash the inquiry is likely to take more than a year. I am certain that this crash was caused by yet another suspension failure. Http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/05/10/ntsb-to-investigate-fiery-crash-of-tesla-in-ft-lauderdale/ crash scene photographs show that the rh back wheel and suspension have fallen off the car. The road is relatively straight at the crash site. There is just a single skid mark where the car suddenly went sideways. There is no indication of the car spinning out of control due to taking a curve too fast. The skid mark shows a very sudden swerve to the wrong side of the road and into the wall. The video shows what appears to be a detached wheel and tire lying in the roadway. It is also very concerning that teslas burst into flames so easily and that the electric door handles become inoperative preventing occupants or rescuers from opening them. Once again the early stage of these fires seems to be fuelled by the 7 gallons of ethylene glycol. The stored energy in the batteries can easily boil off the water content of the coolant causing it to become highly flammable. The fire does not yet appear to have ignited the actual batteries since these burn with a white heat and the individual cells explode like firecrackers. This situation is extremely dangerous. Please act immediately before more lives are lost.

Filed May 9, 2018 · Electrical · FL · crash · fire · 1 injury

Reportedly: on 5-8-18 about 7 pm in fort lauderdale florida along the 1300 block of seabreeze boulevard; two teenagers were trapped and burned to death after crashing a tesla model s. A third teenager was ejected and seriously injured. It was a single car accident. Excessive speed is thought to be a factor. Friends of the victims were following the tesla in another vehicle, and said the vehicle was engulfed in flames preventing would be rescuers from pulling the trapped teenagers from the vehicle. Onlookers watched their victims struggle as they burned to death. There is video of the trapped victims burning to death. Did all the airbags deploy? Why did the battery catch fire and possibly explode? Was crash avoidance active, if so did it fail? Were all the victims wearing seatbelts? Did the car have safety features to detect people not wearing seatbelts and warning system?