There is a known issue where the ball joints in the steering column wear out prematurely (on all Tesla models) and, if not fixed, can damage the steering column. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModel3/comments/vwrct4/does_anyone_know_why_im_getting_a_very_loud/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=4 If you just Google “Tesla steering wheel squeak,” you’ll come up with plenty of articles about it. Tesla has a tendency to hide or misrepresent ongoing problems, and use its customers as test pilots. Enough is enough!
2020 Tesla Model X steering complaints
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Tesla model X is infamous for its acceleration shudder. they have replaced the drive shafts twice already. when you accelerate the wheel vibrates only between 15-35 mph. When you brake hard it does the same thing.
Coolant leak in less then 5 months. Had this same problem in November 2021. Tesla replaced Value no.3. In April 2022 Tesla replaced Value no. 3&4. Very concerned since my warranty is running out soon.
I saw a warning light briefly about the suspension then the car started making very large squeals is sounds like metal on metal in the steering underneath me as the driver and the front end - looked at the suspension pictures and not seeing anything with the ride on the computer screen. I have 62,000 mikes on my car - owned it for a little more than 14 months - drive a lot as a real estate broker
We received the Full Self-Driving Beta software from Tesla this week. How the federal safety agency has permitted Tesla to enable this software for use on public streets is mind-blowing. IT IS THAT DANGEROUS! Do the public a favor and go drive a Tesla with FSD enabled. You can read my full comments on our blog: https://nerdvittles.com/the-10000-hoax-meet-teslas-full-self-driving-vehicle/
I was driving my model x (june 2020) home last evening on a road I normally drive. (6 lane road) I was approach a traffic light that turned yellow and I determined I didn't have enough time to stop - so I hit the accelerator to get through the light before it turned red and then everything on the car stopped working. No alarms, no sounds, no warnings, nothing - music even stopped playing. The only indication something was wrong was the dashboard flashing yellow light indicator that the car thought it was slipping (complete dry @ 5:50pm -- temperature was 45 degrees). The car would no longer accelerate (I hit the acceleration pedal and nothing happened), regenerative braking stopped working and the car was only coasting and quickly slowing down (it is a heavy car). I managed to get it into a nearby parking lot and called tesla roadside. The car would not accelerate after rebooting 2+ times and when it finally managed to begin to move the car behaved like it thought it was "slipping". No alarms showed up until I was instructed to reboot by tesla emergency roadside - at which point they recommended I bring the car to service.
Here is a 2020 tesla model x in the junkyard https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/37336502?rownumber=125 the front wheel has gone all whompy because the top ball-joint has popped apart. This car has only travelled 4000 miles since being pushed out of the tesla tent. It is unlikely that the ball has suffered enough wear and tear to allow it to pop apart. It is more likely that the ball-joint was made by stoned monkeys at the local zoo. Would it be too much of an ask for you to take these wretched junk-heaps off the highways? Have an exciting day. Regards keef
I've created several bug reports for the autopilot system which is, a very real danger. The vehicle accelerates towards parked or stopped cars, slams on the brakes without explanation on the freeway, begins to change lanes on the freeway then violently swerves back into the original lane without explanation. I've taken the vehicle into 3 different service centers. The explanation is "software" and they recommend "updating the software" when new versions come out. The version of software released are not ready to be released to the general public. As a pilot, I understand how autopilot systems should behavior. The tesla autopilot behaves so dangerously it doesn't appear the software engineers even bothered to test it before release.
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