Front Half shafts keep failing due to extreme angles of operation where bearing races are spalled as a result and could result in a high speed failure. Have had 3 replacements in 25K miles and will need a 4th replacement. Lowering car to bring halfshafts more geometrically in line improves halfshaft life, but in turn cause significant rear tire wear resulting in potential high speed blow outs. Adjustable suspension Front and rear links would significantly improve both issues and should be, in my opinion, offered by Tesla as a warranty service bulletin as soon as possible.
2019 Tesla Model X suspension complaints
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Constant shudder when driving because of design flaw in Camber & control arms. We tried reaching out to Tesla multiple times but they don't want to cover it under warranty Multiple owners are having same issue
My 2019 Model X, which hadnt travelled even 2-3 miles in the last 3 weeks, suddenly had misaligned front wheels. When I contacted Tesla, they sent a tow truck to tow the vehicle. The tow truck driver upon seeing my vehicle mentioned that the suspension is broken and he has been towing many Tesla Model X's because of this reason. The Tesla service center said that the suspension is damaged because of driver abuse most likely due to driving at high-speed over potholes. Upon asking them how did they find out about the damage they mentioned that their service technician went underneath my car while it was on the tow truck and using a flashlight saw that the suspension was bent and determined that was due to driver abuse. Tesla didnt have any records to prove that the car was actually inspected at their shop and they sent my car to their authorized body shop to be fixed at my expense. I believe that Tesla is lying, they know that the front suspension is weak and tends to get damaged over few years of abuse. Instead of recalling the vehicle they are blaming the drivers such that the Driver's insurance bears the cost instead of Tesla.
Here is a mangled and partially burned model x in the junkyard. Https://erepairables.com/salvage-cars-auction/tesla/model+x/vid-46135539 the back wheel has fallen off and is stashed in the frunk. All the suspension links on the back are stretched and snapped, but the wheel is almost undamaged. It is impossible for those stretched links to have been caused by the crash. The rear of the car is almost undamaged. It is idiotic to use extruded aluminum for critical suspension links, they are simply not strong enough for the weight and power of the car. The danger only increases as the cars gets older not just because of wear and tear but also because cheaper secondhand teslas are affordable for young inexperienced and often reckless younger owners. Please take action before more people get killed. Than you. Keef
The car experiences a strung judder under acceleration. Tesla replaced the front half shafts at about 10,000 miles and solved it temporarily but it has returned. They now say it is a design issue and they will replace them when a new version is produced.
Here is a 2019 tesla model x in the junkyard. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/38420467?rownumber=26 the lh back wheel and suspension has fallen off. The rh back wheel has gone as whompy as an elon. This one takes the proverbial biscuit. Did the tent monkeys run out of gaffa tape? Un freaking believable. To see this clunker in all its glory be sure to click the 360 degree box. I say again, un freaking believable. Please get these things off the roads before even more people get killed. Thank you. Keef
You have opened an investigation into front suspension failures of certain model years and models of teslas. It is obvious that suspension weaknesses and failures are affecting all years and models of these cars due to bad design, bad manufacturing and bad quality assurance. This 2019 model x is a perfect example:https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/38309891?rownumber=17 the back wheel has gone whompy. Both front wheels have fallen off. The ball-joints and other giblets have popped apart. Good heavens to betsy what more do you need before you demand a recall? Are you waiting for a bus full of children to get obliterated by one of these unguided missiles? Does musk really have a licence to kill? Words fail me. (and that doesn't happen often) yours angrily keef
I bought this car new in 2019 and after a few months of driving the car developed this horrible shudder as you accelerate between 30-40mph. I brought the car in for repair and was told there was no fix for it. After I contacted an attorney tesla replaced the axles on the car. Tesla told me that if I accelerated hard on this car I would void the warranty. Problem I use this for work as a doctor in the hospital and I do not hard accelerate this car. Now imagine if I had to hard accelerate to get on a highway or pass someone. Look at the number of complaints. This car now sits in my driveway and now have another car while I pursue the lemon law
This is the 2nd time that the left front suspension vibrates and rattles on acceleration. When I went to tesla to see if repair was still under warranty, I was told no. I explained that this "repair " was done some time ago after I purchased the vehicle, and was look for a good faith repair. I was told I'd have to pay for repair this time around. I am a limo driver and use my vehicle to transport passengers.... This is a major issue to my business.
The vehicle and steering wheel vibrates while accelerating
Here is a tesla just arrived in the junkyard. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/36891270?rownumber=8 it has been in a major collision and it is a near certainty that occupants have been killed or seriously injured. The part of the car that has suffered the least damage is the back rh side and it can be seen that the complete wheel and suspension has been torn off. The wheel assembly has been placed in the frunk of the car. The torque link on the suspension is snapped along with all the other giblets. Since there have been so many other cases of tesla wheels randomly snapping off for no good reason it is highly probable that the back wheel falling off was the cause of the crash rather than the result of it. You can prevent further loss of life by doing your job and launching an investigation into the dangerously fragile tesla suspensions. Thank you keef please note that date of crash etc. Are only estimates
Here is a 2019 tesla model x in the junkyard https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/36463077?rownumber=19 yet again...the suspension has snapped off. No airbags have been deployed, the car has not been in a front end or even a sideways collision. This is self inflicted injury. The suspension giblets have snapped like a pretzel. How many more examples of these deadly defective tesla suspensions do you need before you recall the nasty things??? Yours whompily [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Here is a 2019 model x in the junkyard. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/35430523/33 it has done just 2000 miles and the front suspension has simply fallen to bits causing a sudden failure to proceed and air-bag deployment. It has not hit anything. It only has self inflicted injuries due to defective suspension giblets. Jan 20, 2014 - tesla chief elon musk disputes the use of the term "recall" in ... In a tweet earlier this week, musk said, "the word 'recall' needs to be recalled," I guess you guys are in agreement right? ( rolls eyes, breaks wind loudly) have a great day. Your friend keef
Here is a model x in the junkyard. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/35430962/32 it has self-inflicted injuries due to the usual broken fore-link which has been the subject of innumerable complaints already. If you guys can spare a few moments away from your worship at the temple of musk.... Would you mind issuing a compulsory recall for tesla's lethal weak suspension giblets. Thanks. Your friend keef
I have been filing reports of teslas having snapped suspensions for more than 3 years but no action has been taken. The photographs of this broken tesla provide categorical proof that that the suspensions are unsafe. Please note that this car is only a few weeks old and has only done 1500 miles. Https://www.copart.com/lot/57807379/photos there is absolutely no damage to this car apart from the snapped off suspension. The links have been stretched until they snapped and then the entire assembly has been wrenched off. Quite obviously the extruded aluminum links are too weak to withstand the massive torque especially if the brake is applied on one wheel by the traction control. All it takes to snap off the suspension is for one wheel to slip on the road surface and that wheel will be locked up by the traction control. The result can be disastrous. Even if the power to the electric motor is immediately cut the flywheel effect will still power the opposite wheel at double RPM via the differential. This can cause a sudden surge in speed and a swerve. ***a flywheel is a mechanical device specifically designed to efficiently store rotational energy (kinetic energy). Flywheels resist changes in rotational speed by their moment of inertia. The amount of energy stored in a flywheel is proportional to the square of its rotational speed and its mass. Flywheel - wikipedia*** it is astounding that in 2019 these cars are still using such unsafe suspension systems. Please investigate this problem.
5 week old vehicle with 2200 miles had the left rear axle become disconnected spontaneously after accelerating straight ahead from a city street red light without any prior collision or accident. This wheel was tilted 30 degrees into the wheel well rendering the car undrivable. The left rear axle or control arm was visibly hanging freely underneath the car. Tesla service has been unable to diagnose the cause for spontaneous failure and await input from the engineering department. They have suggested that it could be a control arm failure or a broken aluminum car frame.
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