The left rear passenger window glass shattered spontaneously putting the passenger in the rear seat at risk of injury. This has been happening in teslas as reported in these forums https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/rear-door-glass-spontaneously-shattering.209972/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-y-rear-passenger-window-spontaneously-shattered.252987/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/spontaneous-window-shatter.271266/
2018 Tesla Model X body complaints
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While the vehicle was parked in my garage, after I removed a car seat from the rear driver side passenger seat, the door would not lock and stay closed. Because of this the vehicle would stay on and continue to give me a drivers side rear passenger door open alert. When I attempted to drive the vehicle, it would constantly give me a warning that the door was open and a distractive noise alert would activate that hindered or disturbed my ability to concentrate on the road. I went to the tesla Pomona service center and they insisted that it was safe to drive and road worthy. While on the freeway I could hear air come into the vehicle and I could also smell diesel exhaust. Whenever I parked the vehicle, the vehicle would remain on and unlocked, which would drain the battery.
Dealing with 2 major safety issues and innumerable minor issues with our Model X. The first major safety issue involves our right falcon wing door. It will not properly open because it is sensing an obstruction that’s not there. The mobile tech told us that something inside the door has become disconnected causing the issue - clearly something that is occurring frequently. I’m struggling to get the vehicle repaired with Tesla and very worried that my kids will become trapped in an emergency. The second major issue is the front axles grinding down over time. My car is only 3.5 years old. My front axles have already been replaced once. They are beginning to make the “clunking” sound loudly enough that it is clear they need to be replaced again. Again, Tesla will make it incredibly difficult to get in and get the needed repairs on my vehicle.
The fender garnish on both the driver and passenger side of the car is falling apart. The adhesive on the fender garnish fell apart and was hanging off the side near the wheels. It was replaced by Tesla on 8/2/21(driver side) and 9/11/21(passenger side), and now on 10/4/21 both fender garnishes are falling apart yet again! On 10/5/21, The Tesla technician looked at the replaced fender garnishes and is ordering another set. This continues to be a safety risk because the fender garnishes are detaching near the wheels and can cause an accident. No messages or warning lamps were given to the driver prior to the fender garnishes detaching, other than the driver and nearby passengers noticing the detached fender garnishes.
My tesla model x falcon wings do not open at times. They sense an obstruction when there is none. My kids have been stuck in the car because the doors do not open. I had to crawl through the trunk to get my kids out of their car seats. This occurs when the car is park/not in motion.
Central console screen stopped working for a few minutes. During this time frame, there is no way to open the rear doors of the vehicle. The only recommended option from the manufacturer is to remove the speakers on the rear door panel and then pull on emergency release. There is no way a passenger can remove the speakers without tools. This can lead to a safety issue, were the rear passengers have no mechanical way to open the door to escape the vehicle. Similarly when the screen is not responsive, there is no way to activate the rear defogger or defog the front windscreen. This situation drastically reduces visibility and can lead to an unsafe condition on the road. When the front display is blank; the driver gets no positive feedback whether a turn signal has been engaged - no visual indication or audible clicking noise. When this happens the driver is unable to change lanes safely; not knowing whether blinkers are on or off. When these conditions happen vehicle was in motion in both freeway driving conditions.
Sudden acceleration pulling into a parking space head first with foot on the break. Next thing my wife knew was that she had jumped the curb and hit 2 other cars. Her foot was still on the brake. Tesla downloaded the black box. Tesla told us that the car was traveling at 3 MPH and that the accelerator had bee depressed. Tesla refused to share the black box print out due to "proprietary information". 3 MPH in a parking lot, dry pavement, clear sky, 10:00 am. Repair estimate was low by $10,000.
It happened at 7/21/2019, 1pm. The place is a parking lot in front of a store. I was driving my tesla x. Before I reached there, I was already in that parking lots for several minutes; the speed was very low, about 3 miles/hour. When I found the store, I wanted to turn left and park next to a car in front of the store. At that time, I loosed the accelerator panel. Since my tesla has the default regenerative brake setting, the car speed is almost zero. As usual, I touched a little bit of the accelerator panel to park into the parking space. However, the tesla had a big acceleration during the turn. I realized something was wrong, then elevated my feet and touched nothing at that time. My tesla still forwarded and jumped the curb and hit the concrete garbage bin in front of the store. After tesla crashed the concrete garbage bin, it still has acceleration and moved forward. It scratched a car, which was parking in the next parking space, then moved forward until it hit the wall of store. I'm 100% sure my feet touched nothing before my tesla jumped the curb.
Using the self-park system, from a stationary position and pressing the touch screen prompts to use the self-park, and having hands and feet away from the gas, brake and steering wheel, and parking between two cars, the car accelerated backward on its own and I had to slam my foot on the brake to stop it but it still hit a pole going in reverse and damaged the body of the car. Had I not hit the brake my son and I would have been injured. Tesla has denied responsibility.
Trunk flew open while driving after screws attaching latch to hood stripped or loosened to point of detaching.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 tesla model x. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to drift from side to side. Later, a scraping noise was present coming from the vehicle. While attempting to drive, the vehicle suddenly would not move. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the front passenger wheel had separated from the vehicle and made contact with the wheel well. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and repaired. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 7,800. The VIN was unknown.
When slowly pulling into a parking spot, the car accelerated on it's own jumping the curb and slammed into a chain link fence. I pressed the brake pedal but it didn't respond. My ten year old child was in the back seat and thankfully we are both unharmed. This is the second incident of the car accelerating on it's own. The first time this occurred was during my first week with the car and when I was slowly driving around a traffic circle in a residential area and the car took off on it's own. No damage other than misalignment that time but I was very scared and called tesla service. It took several weeks for them to respond with the data report from the car and said that the vehicle increased speed due to the driver pressing the accelerator. I accepted their explanation and assumed that I was indeed at fault even though I was positive that I didn't press the accelerator. I'm incredibly saddened by this situation as I truly loved this car but I'm too frightened to drive it again. It's currently at a body shop.
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