I backed my tesla out of my driveway on 12/17. I could see as I backed into the street another car at the stop sign waiting to turn left. I was blocking part of the road so as the car was in reverse moving back, I put my tesla in "D". I clearly saw the D. I stepped on accelerator seeing they were patiently waiting and I wanted to get out of their way. As I touched gas I was in shock-I kept going in reverse! The car dash said "D" and in my shock i pressed down on the gas more. I ended up accelerating more in reverse and smashed right into a parked car on the street! I knew I was swerving back and steered into the middle of the street I thought. I never heard the warning sign on my car because it was in D. I didnt see the car in my rearview mirror and in the shock of the speed and my correct into the middle of the road, I dented my neighbors front left bumper only. Thankfully I didn't damage their lights. It only did a small scrape in the front right rear side of my model S. I did replicate the problem one more time on camera about 15 minutes later. But I was in such shock the camera drops below the road so it has my voice on it and I didn't want to hit someone else again. This is very dangerous to accelerate backwards when the dash says "D". I've taken the tesla in many times for the screens freezing. They say its memory issues and want me to pay 2500 to upgrade the internal parts. This puts my kids and anyone at risk if they're behind me when Im shifting to drive and drive off. There again were no warnings before the crash because the car was in D.
2016 Tesla Model S transmission complaints
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Sudden unintended acceleration: When pressing the brake on uneven paved roads the vehicle will suddenly accelerate while my foot is on the brakes. This has been an ongoing issue since I received the car and I was told this has to do with regenerative braking but it is definitely a safety issue. There are two commonly visited places on the freeway where this happens to me so I can definitely demonstrate the problem if needed.
The tesla model s purchased, has been received with multiple safety concerns. 1) supension fore links & alt links need replacement due to corrosion 2)power steer fault - right toe link has excessivw corrosion & wear replacement needed. 3) right axcel boot leaking, clevis mount, right & left axel replacement required. Total labour exceeds over $9,000. This vehicle originated and manufactured in USA was imported to canada. There are safety concerns beyond this, the vehicle is unsafe and features many concerns. Driving on residential roads the suspension drops unexpectedly, during high speeds the vehicle pulls to the side. Parking assist & parking break inactive. Various suspension concerns leave this "luxury" vehicle parked immobilized.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. The contact stated that a year ago, while trying to exit the parking lot, the gear was put in drive, however, the vehicle accelerated backwards and crashed into the vehicle behind. There was no injury. There was not police report. The vehicle was damaged but was not towed. The failure the air bag did not deploy. The recurred recently as the contact attempted to park between two vehicles the vehicle went in reverse and crashed into the vehicle on the left. The contact was not sure of any warning. The dealer was not called in either cases. The manufacturer was not made aware of any of failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.
Main control unit failed making the entire car unable to drive. This is a known issue by tesla. Every car with an mcu1 will eventually and prematurely fail.
There are two things. First the battery pack does not have the original performance as tesla slowed down supercharging and not getting the miles the battery is supposed to get with a safety update. Second the touch screen glitches and has to be reset many times and it has a common issue of the memory going bad and I am now seeing symptoms of it going bad.
There are many teslas in the wrecking yards with broken front suspensions. Owners are complaining on the forums of vibration problems that are causing damage to the drive shafts. Tesla seems unable to fix this problem and it may be creating a risk of sudden failure. Https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/front-vibration-when-accelerating-accelerometer-graphs.72268/page-2 sample: @mmccord unfortunately replacing the half-shafts did solve the problem but only for one month. The vibration came back. After four attempts by the sc to fix it the car still has the vibration. Now that you mentioned high setting now I can replicate the problem every time. It also explains why only in some circumstances I got the vibration. My driveway is a bit higher than the main road so I have the suspension set to high when I arrive home. When I usually leave before hitting a higher speed road the suspension will stay to high. The moment I pull into a high speed road ( > 35 MPH, which is the threshold for standard setting), even a mild acceleration will cause the shudder. I had the following work done: front right halfshaft - dual motor (1030616-00-a) front left halfshaft - dual motor (1030615-00-a) front jackshaft assembly - dual motor (1030632-00-a) sdu re alignment front drive unit mounting bushes adjusting none of that solved the problem or solved it for a couple of weeks. My conclusion is that the car doesn't bode to well when transitioning from high to standard setting while you accelerate mildly or stronger. I use it daily at least two locations and now it explains why I am getting the shudder after leaving in exactly same spot. And yes it will wear the half shafts prematurely. Anyone had this problem fixed for good? My sc seems clueless and the whole situation is embarrassing for them really.
The ?stalling? Problem happened to my model s since I started to drive the new car in 03/16. I got kicked from ?d?/?r? To ?p? At beginning stage when I start to press the accelerator, around 50% of the time when I started or changed my sitting position. The problem would stop after I adjust my sitting position/posture several times. I reported to tesla roadside service several times in 04/16. There was no solution on-line, I have never got any follow up from tesla as promised. I took my car to sales agent [xxx] in bethesda, md. He could not solve my problem, suggested to go to service shop in rockville, md. The stalling problem becomes a hazardous issue when it happened on the road, especially in slopped busy intersections. On 05/13/16, I took my car to service shop in rockville md. The engineers check out system & records. They verified stalling happened in that morning, & claim there was nothing wrong with car/system. The problem was ?nobody was sitting on the driving seat? When stalling happened. They want me to keep records. It was stupid ignorance & irresponsibility. On 06/11/16, I sent complaint to servicehelpna [email protected] I got response the next day, kick me back to where I came from: [xxx], ?. I am sorry you have had this experience with your vehicle. The best person to address this, get it resolved, and escalate the issue if necessary, would be the local service manager. I have reached out to them and asked them to look into this issue on your behalf and have their team follow up with you. ? Ivanחנ bergman | technical support specialist it is 06/17/16. I have received nothing from tesla. The stalling problem persists. Instead of keeping being kicked around by tesla, I bring my complaint to the federal safety agency [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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