2015 Tesla Model S: windshield wiper failure

Filed Nov 26, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · TX

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

Filed Aug 2, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 48,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Jul 13, 2020 · Electrical · 91,037 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jul 4, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 67,500 miles · MA

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.

Filed Jun 11, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 73,150 miles · CA

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.

Filed Nov 16, 2018 · Steering, Suspension · 55,000 miles · CA

I was driving my tesla model s slowly on a busy downtown street lined with parking spaces. Speed was less than 25 miles per hour. I braked to allow a car to pull out of a parking spot and my car made a loud noise. I tried to continue driving but the noise continued so I pulled into the parking spot that had been vacated by the other driver to see what happened. There was windshield wiper fluid leaking from the front wheel well and a visibly broken control arm at the front left wheel. I think that is what the part is called but I am not certain. There is a picture of the broken part attached. The wheel well was damaged and the trim at the bottom of the door was loose. There appears to be no cause for this failure as there was nothing in the road, no pot holes, no objects, no bumps. The car was driving fine before this occurred. The failure occurred about 3 minutes after I started the trip. Speed was low the entire trip as I was leaving a restaurant in a downtown area full of pedestrians, stop signs and parking spaces. The car was not drive-able following this failure since the front wheel was no longer supported. Tesla sent a tow truck to take the car to their nearest service center.