This is regarding the 2022 Tesla Model X steering wheel/yoke The button for the left and right turning signal occasionally does not work. When I tried pressing down the bottom, it is stuck and does not produce the haptic vibration It at least malfunctions once every 2-3 days. This is especially dangerous when I am merging onto the freeway, when it suddenly stops working. Tesla first address the issue by replacing the yoke/steering wheel when I brought the car into service on 9/12/2022. However, shortly after leaving the service center, the issue shows up again. I then had to submit a new service request, which was supposed to get fix/replace on 10/14/2022. However, the service center said the part is not available yet, so pushed back the appointment date to 11/07/2022 But they cannot guarantee that the part will be available on that date as well. At this point, I am driving a car that post safety risk and put others at risk, as I am not able to use the turning signal 100%. There was a few times I almost got into accidents. I mention this to Tesla service support, but they brush it off and simply said part is not available There is no urgency to fix it. I have at least 3 videos of showing the turning signal not working while I am driving. During those times, luckily I had a passenger with me that can help record. Can provide those videos if requested. Thank You
2022 Tesla Model X steering complaints
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In all late 2021 and 2022 Model S and X cars from Tesla, the manufacturer removed the left and right stalks for a) directional signals b) wiper controls c) forward/reverse/park controls and also made it nearly impossible to use the horn, with only a tiny button to sound the horn. The driver is forced to remove their eyes from the road to a) turn on left or right directional signals b) choose forward or reverse c) turn on window washers d) turn on wipers when they fail to turn on automatically and e) press the horn. AT NO TIME SHOULD A DRIVER HAVE TO REMOVE THEIR EYES FROM THE ROAD TO DO THESE FUNCTIONS. Traditionally, any driver could use a left or right hand without removing eyes from the road and use any such control. This is not possible.
The 2021-2022 model X “yoke” steering wheel is poorly conceived and a safety hazard. 1) horn location is tiny, and moves as wheel turns, impossible to quickly activate horn in emergency situations 2) high Beam lights are on a tiny button which also moves and cannot be activated when wheel turns or in an emergency situation, or even when choosing to cross an intersection during a yellow light because a car behind you is tailgating. 3) wheel shape: when used at lower speeds in autopilot Beta mode, the electronics literally rip the wheel out of your hands when turning right on residential streets. It is impossible to maintain hands on the wheel without risk of personal injury during some autopilot beta turns. Safety of the vehicle would be returned if the prior 2017-2020 round wheel with turn signal, wiper control, and gear selector stalks returned. The inability for the driver to control following distance in the ADAS (cruise control) systems without dropping 3 levels down into on screen menus is also unsafe.
1) low-speed turning is very difficult. makes hitting pedestrians/curbs/edifices much more likely, as well as just holding up traffic and frustrating other drivers. 2) turn signals require looking down at the steering yoke unless you're a real ninja. even if you get the hang of them without looking down, it's too easy to make a mistake. also i've noticed that when i'm trying to use the left signal, the terrible haptic faceplate will sometimes activate the right turn signal. when this happens in traffic at speed on the highway it can cause accidents. 3) horn is a haptic region that you have to look for to activate. i think this is being addressed but it's not sufficient to recall just to replace the current version with one with a normal horn in the middle. the entire thing needs to be replaced with a wheel and turn signal stalk. Elon Musk might be a genius but he has no business running an ongoing car company.
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