2016 TESLA MODEL X Suspension Problems

In March of 2025, my steering of the model X became really stiff. As time went on, the problem became worse and no longer able to turn left or right without major force. I made an appointment with Tesla and took it in for servicing. At this time they changed the steering bolts and steering shaft April 23, 2025. This cost $489.70 (I will attach invoice). As soon as I picked up the vehicle my steering wheel was about 30% stuck to the right. I immediately sent a picture to tesla for them to conduct an alignment and fix the issue. They fixed the issue but around May 15th, I had a nail in my tire so I took my car in to fix it. At that time I find out that the tires on my car were exposed to the wire (I will add the picture of the tires). I replaced these tires on March 1st 2025 which is only 2 1/2 months since I replaced it. It was an indication that something is wrong so I make another appointment with Tesla to check it and get another alignment I dropped off car on June 3rd. Tesla tried to perform another alignment to find that they are not able to because the steering gear assembly needs to be replaced. I asked for clarification because I just fixed the steering components in April and they are now wanting $4900 for the steering gear assembly. As I was researching, I find that my model x was produced on May 2016 and there is a recall for Model x produced before Oct 2016 for the steering bolt and steering components if they are damaged. When I tell tesla that there is a recall they say that my vin is not associated with the recall. I am filing a complaint because my car is with in the period of vehicles produces in the recall. There is a huge safety issue if the steering bolt and steering gear assembly is malfunctioning. There were no warning lamps or messages to indicate this. This has put my family and other vehicles at risk and Tesla is aware of this problem but won't honor the recall or admit that the steering issue are all related.

Sudden and catastrophic shearing of the driver side rear suspension arm (control arm). My understanding is all these cars from Tesla have aluminum suspension arms which causes identical and catastrophic failure of the vehicle during driving due to choice of Aluminum instead of stainless steel(SS). Aluminum has an ultimate tensile strength of only 90 MPa while SS can exceed 500 MPa. Since my car got disabled completely (motor gets disconnected from the wheel) I almost lost my life with vehicles coming at high speed from behind. I saw the same control arm failures with Tesla cars including S and 3 and X (like mine) all over the world. Here is an example of a very similar failure to mine on a model 3 in Norway : [XXX] The failure is so similar that even the wheel tilted inwards to the wheel bay just in my case due to the clean shearing of the aluminum bushing on the control arm. I would like to make sure these failures do not continue with Tesla and people's lives are not at risk and thus this report. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I was parking my car at home when all of a sudden there was a violent/sudden drop in the front of my car. I initially thought I got a flat tire, but when I took a look the entire front suspension was shot and dropped as low as possible. The Model X feels and is very unsafe to drive and has a grainding sound like the car is about to fall a part.

Wheel tilted in when backing out of driveway turning due to control arm failure

Steering Stuck: It happened several times that the steering wheel completely locked up while driving on the road. Today it happened again. It does not move, cannot turn left or right. I was in the middle of the road, the only thing I could do was to back up. I had to stop in the middle of the road and reboot the car. Luckily the cars behind me were able to stop before crashing into me. In May 2024, I addressed the same issues, but it happened again. I think it is their defect which I have serious concerns for my safety. I heard other people also experienced the same as mine. I believe this is the defect which will cause the danger of drivers. Suspension and tires: I went to several tires shops every year and they all told me that my tires have been worn quickly because alignment was not properly installed. I went to Tesla, but they said there were no issues. The fact is that my tires have been worn quickly than normal and we can hear the squeaky noise from the suspensions when turning. My friend has the same issues with his tesla. This is also a defect that Tesla needs to repair it. WiFi: My Tesla cannot connect to WiFi for all of those years for updates. I have asked Tesla to help but they cannot connect to it either. This is a defect that they cannot fix which cause my car not being able to update it automatically.

subframe bolt was broken off without external impact, caused loud noise when driving, and potential safety concern. I suspect the bolt has proper quality control. One year ago, the front suspension(fucas) has to be replaced due to strange noise at low speed.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Rear driver's side control arm failure during slow left-hand turn (~20 mph) from one road to another. A "clunk" noise was heard from underneath the car, like that of a rock striking the vehicle, and then the vehicle reported several errors regarding drive unit failure, brake failure, and stability failure. The vehicle automatically shifted to "P" and would not move. Upon exiting the vehicle, the rear tire was tilted in at a 45 degree angle and the control arm was broken open and a 1.25 inch piece of the control arm was on the road. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The suspension failed at low speed (~20 mph) and in little to no traffic, with no option to move the vehicle to a safer area. Had the failure occurred at any other time (higher speeds, heavier traffic), the danger to life would have been catastrophic. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? The problem is evident in the broken component dangling from the under side of the vehicle. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? The Tesla Service Center - Salem has inspected the issue and stated that they do not have the capability of fixing the issue and that the issue is due to a collision. My Insurance has assessed the issue and determined they will not cover the issue as there was no collision involved in the damage. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? There were no warnings, messages, or other symptoms prior to the suspension failure.

Squeaking noise on the passenger rear side was noticeable when I am hitting the breaks then a thump sound as if I landed on some big pothole occurred. So I drove as slow as I can until we reach home. I inspected the vehicle and to my surprise the control arm had torn and the tires were hanging loose.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal squeaky and clunking sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the Tesla Service Center, where the front driver's side and the passenger's side front upper control arms links and bushings were replaced, and the four-wheel alignment was performed. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was significantly resistant. The vehicle was taken to the Tesla Service Center, where the intermediate lower steering column shaft was replaced. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 20-30 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel became significantly loose, causing the contact to lose steering control. Additionally, the wheels failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that the vehicle was perpendicular to oncoming traffic at the time of the failure. The contact parked the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to the Tesla Service Center, where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

Car tends to brake in autopilot without having any car in front causing jolt feeling and dangerous scenario for vehicles behind. Suspension work like upper control, half shafts, ball joints, toe and struts been replaced 5 times. One time entire wheel came off.

Front suspension creaking and groaning with zero reason. Upperand lower links bad Rear tires blew out because of severe wear on inner edge while the rest of the tire had 80% tread left bad camber caused uneven wear

My Tesla Model X had the "famous" suspension problem that Tesla refused to acknowledge but cost me thousands to repair the defect.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that while driving down the driveway, the front suspension system failed rendering the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the local service center who diagnosed that the front suspension was faulty and needed to be replaced. The suspension system was replaced, and the vehicle was fixed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

Aluminum lower control arms break under normal driving conditions

Left front lower control arm broke when parking.

Hello! The front fore links have failed in my vehicle which are a known issue in Tesla Model X's manufactured in 2016. I want to report this to add to the number of complaints

The suspension (the front half shaft) has repeatedly failed and has been replaced multiple times by Tesla. First it was replaced under warranty and now we are paying for it as it is no longer covered under the warranty. The part failure is a safety concern as it has lead to unstable handling, nearly resulting in a crash several times. The parts have always been discarded by Tesla but a full explanation of the problem is here: https://n2itive.me/ No warning lamps or messages appear as it happens every time you accelerate, and sometimes the vibrations are so severe that it affects the handling of the vehicle severely.

The control arm joints of the Model X started to squeak under warranty. Under warranty, they "Reseal Area Around Both Front Upper Control Arm Ball Joints With Urethane (Model X)" which they knew didn't fix the problem from looking Tesla forum. It just masks the problem for another 1-2 years and when the car is out of warranty, they now offer a fix which is to replace the entire control arm joint which is around $1k per side. There is a known issue with Model X suspension. It looks like other models have had a recall for similar issues.

In Sept of 2022 I took my car to a Tesla Svc Ctr due to the ceiling panel had dislodged. Although there was a recall for this of which I was not notified of but found on my own, I had to argue with the young woman who checked me in. She denied that a recall existed. I had to show her the notice from Teslas own website before she conceded. I later received a note letting me know I needed front tires which wasn’t unexpected but the next day, I received a new invoice with a note stating I also needed fed & aft links adding $1k to the bill. I didn't find a recall but DID find an applicable Service Bulletin but got no response when I asked about it. Flash fwd: 2-3 weeks ago I started got a, “air compression suspension disabled”. I saw no other alerts & checked for service notes of which there were none. The car drove fine, so I thought the note would clear it itself but it didn’t. I found some info on a blog & followed a tip on doing a reset which initially worked, but the alert popped up again. The car started bobbing violently. The car is at the service center now. When I checked in the gentleman helping me reviewed the cars notes & got an odd, concerning look on his face but only said he hoped the car would be done later today. When I got home I did a google search on 2016 Tesla Model X suspension issues, & found articles indicating Tesla had issued a recall in China but refused to do so in the US, & that the NHTSA was investigating the issue at the time the article was written, which has prompted me to file this complaint.

I had a failure of the front right suspension fore link assembly on Feb 22, 2023. This occurred while driving at highway speeds. There was no pothole or traumatic impact to the vehicle that could have caused this failure. This resulted in misalignment of the front passenger tire, as it was off-center and made impact against the wheel arch liner. It was difficult to maintain control of the vehicle, which is a significant safety hazard. I was stranded on the roadside for several hours since the vehicle was not drivable. A tow truck had to bring my vehicle to the nearest Tesla Service Center, which confirmed the failure of the front suspension fore link assembly. This is already a well known problem that NHTSA is aware of, with over 40 complaints of the same issue filed with increasing frequency over the past year. There is an active investigation by NHTSA (opened on Nov 22, 2020) and a Tesla service repair bulletin (Feb 10, 2017) that was issued regarding this problem. Please make this a safety recall as it poses a significant safety hazard that can easily cause car accidents, harming people. Lives are at risk if this problem is allowed to continue without a safety recall.

I am making this complaint in the public interest The car I am complaining about is mangled and burned and the VIN is unavailable so I have used a dummy VIN to file this complaint. This car has just shown up in the wreckers yard. https://www.copart.com/lot/68650122/2016-tesla-model-x-ca-van-nuys It is almost certain that the occupants have been severely injured or killed. 2016 model Teslas are notorious for suspension breakages. The front RH tire has a deep gouge over the entire circumference. This is proof that the suspension failed and gouged the tire BEFORE the crash and therefore actually caused the crash. Image of the gouged tire is attached. You have hundreds of valid complaints filed for these Teslas. How many more have to die before you take action? Please note that details of the crash such as date and number of injuries are not precisely known but it will be easy for you to find out.

While pulling forward to straighten out car into parking/charging spot at less than 1mph at EVGo charger in front of Meijer store the front passenger wheel made loud clunk and would not move. Another motorist charging said he heard it and offered to help. I called Tesla roadside from car’s service screen and waited over half hour before being disconnected. The Tesla App provides NO applicable options for this scenario to report. I then called my extended warranty (X-care) roadside and after almost 4 hours obtained a tow to Tesla Service in Clarkston. Tesla now diagnosed that the FORE LINK ASSY, 1.00 RH(1041575-00-B) WASHER, NORDLOCK, 1.00 15.2X30.7X3.4(1033093- 00-A) NUT HF M14X1.50 [10] 1.00 ZNNI NL INSERT(1004358-00-C) need to be replaced. $400 parts and labor. Invoice attached. This luckily occurred with only me in the car, on 40 degree day and at the charger…I was nearly out of charge. I would have been stranded. And begged a lot of what if’s… The car had just been serviced by Tesla on 11/14/22-11/18/22. Invoice attached. Tesla replaced bolts in steering rack housing when I brought it in for a windshield replacement? Bottom line though this is too critical a failure during such a basic, low speed operation to be safe. I cannot trust that the fore link assembly won’t fail in future in same or different wheel. It felt like the car broke its own leg by merely taking a slow step forward. This should not be permissible. Thank you for your work.

Significant creaking/squeaking of front suspension when driven st lower speeds, turning, and going over speed bumps. There are hundreds of other drivers complaining of the same for 2016-2018 model years on the Tesla forums. I have no idea if my suspension will fail, and am waiting on an appointment with Tesla. My vehicle is available for inspection should you deem it necessary. There were no warning signs at all, it just started happening on December 8, 2022 and has stayed consistent since then.

In a parking lot when going over a speed bump air suspension failed causing the car to become lower in the front and frequently rubbing against uneven ground. In Tesla model S and X vehicles sent to China, there has been a recall of approximately 30,000 vehicle recalls of these models of Tesla vehicles for faulty air suspension.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model-X. The contact stated while reversing, the contact noticed that the front driver’s side of the vehicle inadvertently lowered, and an abnormal sound was heard coming from the vehicle. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the front driver’s side wheel was resting on the inner wheel well liner. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the front driver’s and passenger’s side suspension fore-link needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and authorized the repair of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

Drivers Front fore link cracked. Suspension failure at speed Tesla TSB over this issue that says to replace parts. Tesla TSB SB-17-31-001 Tesla stated this doesn’t apply to my vehicle even though it clearly does.

The passenger front tire suspension makes a cracking sound on low speed. We brought our car to the local service center for repair twice over the past year (spent $5000), and the noise is still there. Tesla had a recall on this issue: https://cdn.motor1.com/pdf-files/sb-21-39-001-replace-front-drive-unit-halfshafts.pdf but they told me that my vehicle was not included, even though my vehicle was made during the time period that should be covered by the recall.

It appears that the front air spring module fails pretty easily and causes increased stopping distance. On my vehicle, this failed at less than 38k miles (left), and at less than 50k miles (right). Both times it required full replacement of the "Air Spring Module". While I expect this to happen eventually, both of them occurred on a fairly low mileage vehicle.

When I went to back out of parking place, I head something rubbing and car shuddered. Discovered when turning right the behavior would manifest. Drove across parking lot to tire shop. Discovered that the control arm fork had broken. Needed to have towed to Tesla service, at my expense as I was "out of the service area." Discovered there is a service bulletin, but no recall on this part? I am forced to cover repair expense, when their bulletin acknowledges the part is not up to "Tesla standards." Service claimed it was a "wear part," which could be true for bushings and connectors, not a physical piece of metal that started to rub the inside of my tire. I am told that they cover this in China, not in the US? Also, they apparently have internal memos on how to deal with customers over the issue. Currently I have been without the vehicle since August 4, 2022 with a targeted release date now August 17. That date is a moving target, as it has changed 2 different times.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal creaking sound coming from the front suspension of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The contact indicated that the sound was caused by insufficient lubrication of the suspension ball joint and socket during manufacturing of the vehicle and the manufacturer was aware of the issue. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

The air suspension system has failed multiple times and Tesla has been unable to correct with a permanent solution. I have read that this is a known issue with this make and model and wanted to report as it could be a large safety concern.

Lower forelink cracked cleanly at the balljoint luckily I was going slow or could have lost control of the car. The break was clean and looks like it was just undersized for the weight. When I had it repaired at Tesla they replaced all 4 lower Fore arms 2 on each side even though nothing was wrong with the passenger front, which leads me to believe they also realize this is a saftey issue due to a substandard part.

Vehicle has a rattling noise in front suspension when on uneven surfaces, causing concern for my and passenger safety.

Reversing my car into a parking spot at low speed, I heard a loud pop noise from front driver side and the steering became hard to turn. Attempting to turn the wheel and backing up so I am not in the way of other cars resulted in a grinding noise and popping noises. Drove the car forward so I am in an empty part of the parking lot. This lead to more loud popping noises and grinding sounds. Once I was in a safe area, noticed that the entire front driver side wheel was shifted backward and was not centered in the wheel well. While parked, I could move the driver side wheel back and forth with my hand without too much pressure. The same was not the case for the passenger side front wheel. Pictures added showing two extreme positions of the wheel in the wheel well.

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model-X. The contact stated while reversing out of the resident garage at approximately 2 MPH, the contact heard the driver's side front tire making a loud rubbing noise as if it had contact with the inside wheel well. The contact stopped the vehicle and examined the front tire and saw that the tire appeared to be off center and was touching the front wheel well. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had called the dealer who arrived and drove the vehicle approximately five feet and diagnosed the failure as a fractured control arm. The vehicle was towed to a dealer however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,800.

Mileage: 11,800

The lower A pillar on the driver side front wheel just shattered. I was driving 1 mph and hit nothing. Had this of happened anywhere else the car would have flipped. Tesla is also “forcing” me to replace the other side since these old parts are dangerous. This was the recall done in China. Part is the Fore Link Assembly

Driving the vehicle in a parking lot and at low speed turning the wheel, heard a loud pop and the front drivers side wheel starting hitting the wheel well. No warning signs or lights came on. After looking under the car a control arm snapped, I am very surprised this could happen at normal use at low speeds. If I was at high speed it could have been extremely dangerous. The car was towed to the Tesla service center on Raleigh, NC where it is currently awaiting repair.

I was experiencing very loud noises from the suspension and/or steering while driving and turning. The tires were also wearing excessive and very unevenly. Within 500 miles, the tires went from 2/32nds to completely bald with no signs of tread at all and very chopped. I took the vehicle to Tesla for inspection. They came back with a repair order for $6,171 for suspension parts such as fore link assy for L and R, front suspension aft link, right rear upper link, air spring module L and R, sway bar link L and R and other misc repairs. I found that there were many complaints online for some of these components. Tesla offered no explanation why a garage kept vehicle with only 54k miles would have so many severe suspension issues and did not offer to cover any of the repairs even though the vehicle is just out of full warranty for time frame.

MCU computer has failed multiple times, including one time, middle of a very hot summer day, turning on high heat and rolling up windows, until computer rebooted (seemed like forever), while on the freeway. Tesla later notified us of a recall of the MCU, but repeatedly denied our claim, even though they admitted the MCU was the culprit, "just 'cause". The steering is greatly affected by front motor and its half-shafts. Had repaired right before warranty expired, but the problem remained. Tesla techs all warned us that it would happen again, which it did shortly after, and Tesla refused to repair it again, except to replace the failed components with identical components, all at our cost (thousands of dollars). Tesla techs said that the problem was a notoriously bad design of the half-shafts. They said it was fixed in newer front drive units, but that our only option was to keep replacing the defectively designed parts. When it has this problem, the car wants to steer left or right, but never straight ahead, and can pull suddenly to one side, making driver appear to be drunk from the sudden left-right-left-right motions. Tesla experts have told us that the only fix is to buy a new Tesla.

Driving in a residential area I was unable to complete a left hand turn (less than 10mph). I bumped the curb and ended up with the right tire knocked off of its suspension. Upon inspection one of the links was broken. The car came to an immediate stop and I could not steer it. In the drive leading up to the turn which I could not complete all left hand turns were difficult. Tesla offered no assistance since it was out of warranty and I was forced to have it towed to the nearest tesla certified body shop. The tires are completely inflated still- so even bumping the curb was not hard enough to damage the tires

My car failed state inspection: "Ball Joint on Right Front Lower Control Arm has excessive play. Part# 1048951-00-B" This is the THIRD such part that need replacement since I have owned the vehicle (four+ years). The replacement solution was a different part, which was not compatible with the second existing Ball Joint (replaced in 2018, approximate) for the passenger side of the vehicle. Therefore, the second ball joint (which was functional) was replaced to facilitate alignment of the wheel. Therefore, I paid DOUBLE the cost to mitigate the issue. While waiting for repair service, at least two or possibly three other Tesla owners appeared for repair of the same type of issue. The concern is that the parts used in assembly were defective.

Front lower fore links. Catastrophic failure while navigating a parking lot. Was told this just happens and that they just break... This vehicle only has 14000 miles. It was not available for inspection, despite receiving recent service. There were no indications of any kind that this kind of failure could occur or might occur. The car would come to an abrupt stop and halt. I have a major concern that it could have caused serious injury at any kind of speed. Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L9kSAakQmkkFVts8TIaKvAedru3I7wgf/view?usp=drivesdk

I was leaving my gym parking lot, backing out of my parking space. I tried to turn my car and I heard a scraping noise, and the car was difficult to turn. I was able to make it the half a block to Tesla. (In the past I had this scraping noise/issue before and the car was serviced in Jan 2019 when a Tech rode with me to hear the scraping noise I was complaining about, and again in March 2021. At that time Tesla stated the issue was tire related and the tires were checked with no issues observed.) On July 30, 2021 my car was entered into service at Tesla Service Center- 6701 Amador Plaza Rd., Dublin, Ca. 94568 at 8:30am. I let Tesla know I was moving out of state August 8th, 2021. From 7/30- 8/16 Tesla would set a pickup date and then call me to push back the date . This happened several times. I had to rent a minivan out-of pocket in order to complete my drive from California to Colorado. Now on 8/18/21 my car is still in California, and I had to pay a shipping service to have my car shipped to me- out of my pocket. The issue with my 2016 Model X was broken left and right forelinks as stated on the service invoice. Tesla has stated that these parts were replaced. In researching this, I found that this was a problem with other vehicles of my particular year/model. There was no warning when this happened. I could easily have been driving with my family on a crowded freeway during our move, but I was thankfully in a parking lot. I have paid the Service invoice $878.10 out of pocket since my car is out of warranty. I feel Tesla knew about this problem. They failed to diagnose/fix this issue the 2 previous times I took it in. My car was under warranty the 1st time. My car is available for inspection to the NHTSA, and I am planning on having it inspected on it's arrival to Colorado next week.

While driving straight at about 30mph on the parkway, the connecting rods for the front left wheel suddenly failed. This caused a dangerous grinding of the front left wheel against the wheel well, damaging the tire and wheel well, while pulling dangerously to the left. The car was not drivable after the failure. The car had about 60,000 miles.

A suspension arm (Tesla called it a 'front left fore link') broke on February 2nd, 2021. I was drive about 5 MPH in a straight line to stop at a lighted intersection. There was not any undue strain. The car had less than 34K miles at the time. Towed the vehicle to Tesla and paid $2269 for the repair plus $100 to tow. Now the car wobbles (some call it 'whompy wheel') at low speeds (under 30 MPH). Have an appointment to diagnose on August 6, 2021. Tesla wants $210 to diagnose.

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the contact heard a squeaking sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact continued driving to the residence. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the driver’s side upper control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the passenger’s side upper control arm was replaced. The contact stated that a year later the failure recurred on the passenger’s side upper control arm and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the front and rear suspension were leaning to the passenger’s side. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,451.

Mileage: 49,451

While driving slowly, making parking maneuvers, I heard a clunk sound from the right front wheel. Afterwards, sometimes when I turned right, I can hear screeching sounds. After bringing the vehicle to the Dublin, CA Tesla Service Center, the initial inspection revealed a broken control arm. Repairs call for the replacement of both right and left FORE control arms. The repair estimate is attached below.

While backing into driveway at low speed (<5mph), I turned the wheel sharply and heard loud clunk from front end followed by large noise of dragging. Exited car to see that front drivers side suspension was broken and dragging on top of wheel rendering car undrivable. Could have resulted in serious loss of control had it occurred at higher speed. Called Tesla service who dispatched tow truck. Paid $450 to tow to nearest Tesla Service Center where they diagnosed failed lower fore link control arm. Per Tesla service bulletin SB-17-31-001 this is a known defect where the installed part did not meet Tesla specs. Vehicle has under 28K miles, but was charged >$1100 for out of warranty repair. Seems bizarre that they acknowledged a defective part since 2017 but never replaced during any service visits and now will not replace because vehicle is out of warranty. Seems to be a very common issue, so why hasn't there been a recall?

The front left suspension fore link failed, making the car undrivable. We were leaving our driveway at low speed, and the wheel collapsed, dragging against the skirt and creating loud noises and lurching. The steering wheel could not be turned. No collision or other unusual force applied. Car at 36k miles. Tesla repaired, confirmed there was no collision. They said they replaced with an updated part indicating to us the original post is inadequate for safe driving. Since out of warranty we paid the $900+ to replace the inadequate part out of pocket.

CAR LOST CONTROL AT LOW SPEED ON CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT AFTER HEARING CREAKING (UNDER 35MPH) THEREFORE MAKING ME RUN INTO CURB. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO TIRE AS I SAW IT DAMAGED, BUT TESLA SERVICE CENTER SAID THE CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN ALSO LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE CONTROL ARM BROKE LEADING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE PARTS.

Mileage: 45,141

FAULTY FRONT SUSPENSION. FRONT SUSPENSION FORE LINK FAILURE. VEHICLE CREATES FRONT SUSPENSION SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OR SMALL MOVEMENTS IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 56,000

ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM A FOUR WAY STOP, THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHEN BRAKE APPLIED FIRMLY AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHILE TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE MADE A FEW CREAKING SOUNDS WHEN PARKING FOR TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE TOTAL FAILURE. AFTER FAILURE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL MOVED FORWARD AND AFT WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVED AND THE TIRE IMPACTED THE FENDER LINER AND RIPPED THE REAR HALF OUT.

Mileage: 45,000

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF DETACHING THE REAR WHEEL/TIRE, BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND STRUT/AXEL RENDERING THE CAR IMMOBILE. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN 20 MINUTES SOONER AS MY GF AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS - THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING, CATASTROPHIC MULTIYEAR CRASH BEING UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE... WE WERE BACKING OUT >1MPH OF A PARKING SPACE IN A VERY SHALLOW CURVE WHEN IT SNAPPED - WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND I THINK THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING TRIED TO STOP THE WHEEL FROM ROLLING JAMMING IT FURTHER AT ANGLE INTO THE WHEELWELL. THERE WAS NOR HAD THERE BEEN ANY UNUSUAL IMPACTS ON THIS TIRE NOR THE VEHICLE FROM POTHOLES/SUDDEN STOPS OR ANY ACCIDENTS OF ANY KIND.

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WE FELT A CLUNK AND HEARD GRINDING. WE WERE ON A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET. I LET THE CAR CREEP FORWARD AT NO MORE THAN A WALKING PACE AND APPLIED BRAKES. WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING AND GROANING WAS HEARD. I HAD ANOTHER PERSON DRIVE THE CAR WHILE I OBSERVED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND OBSERVED THE ENTIRE WHEEL SHIFT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BEFORE MAKING A TURN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MOVED BACK TO THE FENDER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA (17731 PACIFIC HWY, LYNNWOOD, WA 98037) AND DIAGNOSED THAT TWO STABILIZER LINKS FAILED AND TWO OTHER LINKS WERE FAILING. THE LEFT AND FORE LINKS ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SPECULATE ON THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,125.

Mileage: 23,125

ONE OF THE ARMS CONNECTED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY BROKE OFF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHILE PARALLEL PARKING AT A NORMAL SPEED. THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR WAS THEN RESTING ON THE WHEEL.

Mileage: 45,063

CV JOINTS ARE STARTING TO FAIL AND MAKING LOUD NOISE. KNOWING YOU ARE INVESTIGATING I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK (OR ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS) BEFORE THE X GOES INTO PREEMPTIVE SERVIES NEXT WEEK.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/39245824?TENANT=US&ROWNUMBER=10 THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A COLLISION. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE ALMOST UNDAMAGED SO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A VIOLENT FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE SUSPENSION THROUGH AN IMPACT TO THE WHEEL. THE STEEL STEMS OF BOTH THE STEERING ARM AND LOWER SUSPENSION BALL-JOINTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. THESE BALL-JOINTS ARE ATTACHED TO SOFT ALLOY PARTS OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND IT SHOULD BE THE CASE THAT THE ALLOY WOULD YIELD BEFORE THE STEEL BOLTS DO. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BALL-JOINT STEMS HAVE BRITTLE FRACTURES WITH ZERO KNECKING OF THE BOLT. A NORMAL BOLT WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO CRACK IN SUCH A MANNER. THESE TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES ARE SO COMMONPLACE THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THE MANUFACTURING, QUALITY CONTROL AND TESTING ARE DEFICIENT. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED AND KILLED BY THESE DEFECTS. THANK YOU. CITIZEN KEEF

Mileage: 40,000

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MCU (MAIN SCREEN) IT KEEPS FREEZING UP, IT WON'T RESPOND TO MY TOUCH COMMANDS, I CAN NOT CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SETTINGS, DRIVING SETTINGS, CLIMATE CONTROL, DISABLING PIN AND EVERYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE SCREEN WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. MY TESLA IS UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES 4 OR 5 TIMES, EVERY TIME TESLA SERVICE CENTER TELLS ME THAT THE SCREEN PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A SOFTWARE FIX FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FULLY GET A USE OUT OF ALL FEATURES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TESLA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME A TIMEFRAME ON WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THE UPDATE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SCREEN. MEANWHILE ME AND MY FAMILY ARE AT THE RISK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF SCREEN IS FROZEN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES. BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T SHOW THE PICTURE, SCREEN GETS DISTORTED. I NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WHICH I WAS TOLD BY TESLA THAT IT WAS DUE TO SUSPENSION SETTINGS AND I WAS DRIVING IT IN LOW MODE. I CAN'T CHANGE THE SETTINGS DUE TO SCREEN NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE GIVEN TESLA SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY FAILED. MY LAST SERVICE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $1700 (50% OFF) TO RELAPSE THE SCREEN WHICH SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAPPENS DURING DRIVE OR WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 49,000

FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION FORE LINK, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED

Mileage: 57,000

MY AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE SUSPENSION BROKE. THE CAR IS SO LOW TO THE GROUND NOW I COULD NOT CLEAR A SPEED BUMP WITHOUT GETTING STUCK ON IT. IN ADDITION, THE CAR BOUNCES QUITE DANGEROUSLY ON EVEN THE SMALLEST CHANGES IN ROAD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BY TESLA AS I AM AWAITING PARTS. AT ONE POINT, THE CAR WENT SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. IT'S ALSO VERY DIFFICULT ON YOUR BACK BOUNCING. I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WERE SPEEDING.

Mileage: 50,400

THE CONTROL ARM FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE ALL OF A SUDDEN. THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED THIS. I HEARD A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE WHILE REVERSING THE CAR OUT OF GARAGE, WHILE THE CAR WAS RESISTING TO MOVE BACK. THE WHEEL ALSO STARTED RUBBING AGAINST THE WALLS & DAMAGING IT. CALLED THE TOWING SERVICE & THEY FOUND THE CONTROL ARM BROKEN & GRINDING AGAINST THE WHEEL. THE FRONT SUSPENSION COULD HAVE COLLAPSED IF I HAD DRIVEN EVEN A LITTLE BIT. FINALLY TOWED BACK TO SERVICE CENTER, AWAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM TESLA SERVICE TEAM

Mileage: 25,840

TESLA MODEL X FRONT LEFT FORE LINK FAILED WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HOME. ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED LF WHEEL TO MOVE REARWARD AND CONTACT REAR OF WHEEL WELL. LINER WAS RIPPED OFF, RETRIEVED OFF THE GROUND, AND PLACED IN TRUNK OF CAR. TIRE RUBBED AGAINST WHEEL ARCH LINER (WHEEL LINER) RIPPING IT OFF AND DESTROYING IT. ELECTRICAL LINES BEHIND LINER HAD INSULATION DAMAGED. HYDRAULIC LINES BEHIND LINER WERE LOOSENED. DISC BRAKE DUST SHIELD WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TESLA REPAIR FACILITY. WHILE THERE WERE SCRATCHES ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FORE LINK, INDICATING CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT, DRIVER HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS EVENT AND IF IT OCCURRED, IT HAD TO MONTHS (OR YEARS) BEFORE THE FAILURE AT THE KNUCKLE BALL JOINT RING. PART WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DAMAGED PART WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED FOR INSPECTION. TESLA TOOK PHOTOS OF THE LINK PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT (ATTACHED). THIS ENTRY SHOULD BE FILED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE 20-020.

Mileage: 28,517

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. EQUIPPED WITH TIRE BRAND: BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE TO1027257-00-8, TIRE SIZE: 275/45R/20 CCLXS, DOT # UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING HAD BEEN SHAKING IN THE CONTACT'S HAND WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE FELT A BOOM IN THE VEHICLE. THE TWO TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FLATTENED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TESLA 52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 (301) 738-6523 . THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $8,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *BF*JB

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS GETTING HOME, DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES AN HR. I BRAKED TO PARK THE CAR AND I HEARD A JERK AND THE CAR MADE A BIG NOISE AND THEN HIT THE FRONT OF MY HOME DOOR. I REVERSED AND BRAKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY HEAVY. WE THEN PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY INFORMED US TO GET IT TOWED TO A TESLA DEALERSHIP. TESLA, REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOWING OR THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. WE REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY, WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING THAT TESLA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK, INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING A KNOWN ISSUE.

Mileage: 61,000

IN 2019 AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR FAILED- REQUIRED 3500 DOLLARS TO FIX, WAS TOLD ITS WEAR AND TEAR. AGAIN ON NOV 20TH AIR SUSPENSION FAILED SIGN COMING UP. TIRES VERY CLOSE TO BODY, CAR SITTING LOW ON ROAD.

WHILE MANEUVERING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED IN A FLAT COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME. I WAS MANEUVERING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, AT ONLY ONE OR TWO MILES PER HOUR. I HEAR A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I DETERMINED THAT SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAD HAPPENED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE WHEEL WELL LINER WAS TORN FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSPENSION HAD FAILED (THEY MENTIONED A PART BY NAME, BUT I DON'T RECALL WHAT THEY SAID). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE WATERTOWN, WHERE A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CONFIRMED, IN THEIR WORDS "FOUND RH FRONT FORE LINK, WHEEL ARCH LINER, AND FENDER GARNISH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, AND VEHICLE REQUIRES ALIGNMENT". THEY DENIED THE SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THAT IN THE VIEW OF THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS, I HAD STRUCK SOME SORT OF OBSTACLE CAUSING THE FAILURE. FOR THE RECORD: I DID NOT. THERE WAS NO NOTABLE COLIISION OR ROAD HAZARD STRIKE IN THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO THIS SUSPENSION FAILURE. I PAID $1319 OUT OF POCKET (AND LOST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS WAITING ON PARTS) TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE, AND THERE'S STILL A DEFERRED ITEM FROM THE SERVICE ITEM I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED YET: "FRONT CAMBER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO HARDWARE, AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE. ALSO NOTED VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION UNDER ACCELERATION. RECOMMEND SCHEDULING FOLLOW UP FOR AXLES AND MOTOR MOUNT." WHEN I READ TODAY THAT THE NHTSA WAS INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION INTO SOMETHING SIMILAR, I WANTED TO ADD MY DATA TO THE COMPLAINT. ATTACHED IS THE SERVICE INVOICE FROM TESLA RELATED TO THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 58,487

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X 90D HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE/SUSPENSION AREA. IT ONLY MAKES THAT NOISE AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 30MPH OR LESS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ON OCTOBER 27, 2020, THEY SHARED THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WEREN'T SURE AND THEY RECOMMENDED WE NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILED (I.E. WOULD NO LONGER ADAPT TO GOING UP OR DOWN WHEN WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVE-WAY, ETC...). AFTER READING THE INVESTIGATION THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR TEAM AS IT COULD BE A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE NOISE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLING OR SOMETHING IS LOOSE, BEGAN AROUND MAY OF 2020. IN ADDITION, I HAVE FOUND IT VERY ODD THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING THEM BECAUSE THE INSIDE AREA OF BOTH REAR TIRES HAVE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY TO THE TREAD. DURING MY LAST SERVICE ON OCTOBER 27, 2020, THEY SAID THEY WOULD ADJUST THE REAR SUSPENSION SO THE TIRES WOULD NOT WEAR OUT LIKE THAT AS IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT/CAMBER ISSUE WITH HOW THE SUSPENSION WAS RIDING.

Mileage: 43,000

UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOUD NOISES WHEN GOING OVER EVEN SMALL BUMPS AND ALSO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. EACH SIDE WAS REPLACED IN QUICK SUCCESSION, ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO APART AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YR/100000 MILE WARRANTY AND SERVICE AND PART CHARGES INCURRED. SERVICE DATE IDENTIFIED BELOW APPROXIMATE, DONT HAVE THE ACTUAL DATE HANDY

AIR SUSPENSION CAME DOWN ON MY PASSENGER TIRE AND RIPPED OF THE TREED DESTROYING BUMPER, MIRROR AND BODY MOLDING

Mileage: 59,500

DRIVER SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED CAUSING BINDING AND CREAKING, FURTHER FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE UN-DRIVABLE. I WAS TOLD FURTHER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TESLA SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT'S AN KNOWN ISSUE.

Mileage: 85,000

LEAVING CHILD'S SOCCER GAME, BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OCCURRED. MY FAMILY LIVES ABOUT 30 MINS FROM THIS AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE DRIVING TO OUR SON'S GAME. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE TOLLWAY AND HIGHWAY THAT IS USED DURING THIS COMMUTE. BACK IN APRIL I HAD THE TESLA SERVICED TO GET A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. NOTHING WAS DONE THEN TO INSPECT VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN A TSB WAS PUT OUT BACK IN FEB. 2017 FOR THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, THANKFUL FOR NO INJURES, TESLA IS NOW WANTING ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE AND THEN A NEW ALIGNMENT, CLOSE TO $1200. THIS WHEN MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.

Mileage: 50,689

HERE IS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37193012?ROWNUMBER=146 IT HAS BEEN HAVING A REALLY BAD DAY. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE HIGH POWERED CAR, IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THE OWNER WOULD NOT BE DRIVING AROUND ON BALD TIRES. AND YET, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT HAND WHEEL IS BADLY WORN AWAY AS THOUGH IT HAS PERHAPS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK BECAUSE THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART AND EVERYTHING HAS TURNED TO FECULENCE. I ONCE AGAIN URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE CHINESE SAFETY AUTHORITIES AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE MURDEROUS MISSILES. THANK YOU. KEEF

Mileage: 50,000

HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A TESLA WITH A POPPED BALL-JOINT. HTTPS://POCTRA.COM/2016-TESLA-MODEL-X/ID-AI6J3YJQME16NYXJ/EBENSBURG-PA/PHOTOS THE BALL JOINT ATTACHES TO A FLIMSY PRESSED STEEL UPPER WISHBONE. THAT WISHBONE IS NOT EVEN BENT OUT OF SHAPE SO THEREFORE THE BALL-JOINT CAN NOT HAVE HAD ANY GREAT FORCE PLACED UPON IT. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT IT WAS THIS POPPED BALL JOINT THAT CAUSED THIS MAJOR CRASH. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. BAD BALL JOINTS. BAD BAD ELON PLEASE RECALL THESE DEATHTRAPS. THANK YOU KEEF

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X HAS A SERIOUS SHIMMY IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AS YOU APPROACH 35 MPH. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, AND HAS NO FIX SUGGESTED FOR THE SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH

Mileage: 1,500

HERE IS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36658270?ROWNUMBER=43 IT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS CRASH AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKER. JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED OR INJURED. THE TOP BALL-JOINT HAS POPPED APART. EVEN IN A CRASH IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A BALL-JOINT TO BE POPPED APART LIKE THIS. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE BALL JOINT POPPING CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH THEN RESULTED IN THIS CRASH. THIS CAR HAS DONE 95,000 MILES. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE BALL-JOINT WAS WORN DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE BALL TO POP OUT. MANY OF THESE BALL JOINT SEPARATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND TO THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT ORGANISATION SAMR/DPAC. IT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO DEMAND A TESLA RECALL IN THE SAME WAY THAT CHINA HAS DONE. THANK YOU. YOUR FRIEND KEEF

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR FRONT SUSPENSION RATTLE A LOT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO TESLA'S ATTENTION BUT AT THE TIME, THEY DID NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT. THIS WAS DATED BACK BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST WARRANTY.

Mileage: 48,000

I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. MY CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD CLEARED ALL OF THE MEMORY (NAVIGATION, ADDRESSES, MUSIC STATIONS, ETC.), PRIOR TO LEAVING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE TURNING SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK. THE SAFETY OF THE CAR FELT COMPROMISED SINCE THE TURNING SIGNALS, REAR BACKUP CAMERA, SUSPENSION -BASICALLY MOST OF THE CAR CONTROLS WERE IN-OPERATABLE.

Mileage: 50,151

CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT WHEELS AT LOW SPEEDS. . TESLA. SAYS IT IS THE UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS - ABSURD FOR A CAR WITH 25K ON IT AND NOT OFF-ROAD ALSO TESLA BLAINS THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH NO ESTIMATION OF THE REPAIR TO BE DONE FOR THE OPEN RECALL

Mileage: 25,000

CENTER SCREEN (MCU) DIES/FREEZES UP WHILE DRIVING AND MUST TRY TO RESET ALL THE TIME. TESLA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPOSIBILITY AND REPLACE WITH NEW MCU UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 65,000

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://EREPAIRABLES.COM/SALVAGE-CARS-AUCTION/TESLA/MODEL+X/VID-42586351 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH, NO AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED AND NO SIGN OF IMPACT DAMAGE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLOLLOPSED PUSHING THE WHEEL BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE DRIVER WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT PAYING ATTENTION, PERHAPS HE WAS HAVING A SNOOZE WHILE AUTOSLAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. THE CAR CONTINUED ON ITS MERRY WAY UNTIL THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THEN THE OWNER MUST HAVE WOKEN UP. PERHAPS NHTSA WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WAKE UP AND DEMAND A RECALL ON THESE DEADLY UNGUIDED MISSILES. REGARDS KEEF WIVANEFF THE UNHINGED.

Mileage: 20,000

THERE IS MAJOR RATTLING THAT HAPPENS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND WHEN NOTIFIED THIS TO TESLA, THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT YET. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM IN THE PAST BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK.

Mileage: 49,000

UPPER CONTROL ARM BECOMES ISSUE PREMATURELY. THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF MY UPPER CONTROL ARM SO FAR. TALKING TO MECHANIC, IT WAS THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL CHOICE FOR THIS PART THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. THE CONTROL ARM CAN BREAK DURING HIGHWAY SPEED POTHOLE.

Mileage: 65,000

MY CAR HAD A BOLT BRAKE FROM ITS THREAD. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRITICAL BOLT THAT WAS MARKED WITH PAINT. THIS BOLT IS TO KEEP THE SUBFRAME ATTACHED SECURELY TO THE FRAME.

Mileage: 59,000

CENTER SCREEN IS BLACK. AC IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE REVERSING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND AS IF I RAN OVER SOMETHING, I STOPPED THE CAR TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T RUN OVER ANYTHING, WHICH I DIDN'T. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN REVERSE AND CAN HEAR BIG SCRAPING SOUND, IT WAS THE TIRE HITTING WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THE RIGHT FORE LINK WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE JOINT AND HANGING THERE.

Mileage: 43,000

FRONT RIGHT AIR SUSPENSION FAILED IN 3 1/5 YEARS. I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE AIR PUMP AT SAME TIME. THE REPAIR COST WAS $3395.25.

Mileage: 58,000

THERE WAS A RECENT TESLA CRASH IN HUDSONVILLE IN WHICH A TESLA SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. HTTPS://WWW.HOLLANDSENTINEL.COM/SPORTS/20191117/FOUR-INJURED-IN-ONE-VEHICLE-CRASH-IN-HUDSONVILLE **. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROADWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHERE THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT.** THE TESLA HAS NOW SHOWED UP IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/60934829/PHOTOS I DON'T THINK THE CRASH INVESTIGATORS WOULD BE AWARE OF THE TESLA'S TENDENCY TO HAVE WHEELS GO WHOMPY AND SINCE THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE CRASH IT IS LIKELY TO HAVE GONE UNNOTICED. THE BACK RH WHEEL IS DISPLACED OUTWARDS BY SEVERAL INCHES. THE WHEEL IS NOT BROKEN. THE WHEEL WELL LINER HAS BEEN DISPLACED. EVEN IF THE WHEEL HAD BEEN HIT HARD DURING THE ROLLOVER SURELY THE SPOKES OF THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BROKEN BEFORE THE SUSPENSION LINKAGES SNAPPED. THERE ARE MANY IMAGES AVAILABLE OF TESLAS THAT HAVE HAD A BACK WHEEL JUT OUT SIDEWAYS BECAUSE OF BROKEN LINKAGES. YOU CAN SEE ONE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/ AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES ON THAT SITE. I AM NOT TRYING TO DO THE CRASH INVESTIGATORS JOB. I AM SIMPLY ADDING MORE DATA POINTS THAT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED. WHEN A WHEEL CONTACTS THE INSIDE OF THE WELL AND LOCKS UP IT WILL CAUSE THE WHEEL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO INSTANTLY DOUBLE ITS ROTATION SPEED DUE TO THE WAY IN WHICH THE CARS DIFFERENTIAL OPERATES. EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS LIFTED THE KINETIC ENERGY STORED IN THE FAST SPINNING TESLA MOTOR WILL STILL GIVE A SURGE IN POWER TO THE OPPOSITE.WHEEL. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS 100% PROOF OF WHAT HAPPENED BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS A POSSIBILITY. THIS IS A 2016 TESLA AND THE SUBJECT OF A TSB FOR WEAK SUSPENSION LINKS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MODEL X FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34641215&ROWNUMBER=14&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE BACK RH WHEEL GONE WHOMPY. FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. MULTIPLE BALL JOINTS SNAPPED. CAST ALLOY STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED IN HALF. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO JUSTIFY THE SUSPENSION SNAPPING OFF. THERE IS NO CRASH DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO THE BACK OF THE CAR TO JUSTIFY THE WHEEL GOING WHOMPY. PLEASE EXCUSE MY PERSISTENCE IN FILING THESE REPORTS. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE IN TESLA SUSPENSIONS CAUSED BY BAD DESIGN AND POOR MANUFACTURING. IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO LAUNCH A FORMAL INVESTIGATION THEN I WILL NO LONGER NEED TO BOTHER YOU. IT IS LIKELY THAT OWNERS WILL FAIL TO FILE COMPLAINTS DUE TO LOYALTY TO THE TESLA MISSION. AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND ROAD USER I FEEL IT IS MY CIVIC DUTY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. REGARDS AND SEASONS GREETINGS TO YOU ALL. KEEF

Mileage: 35,000

WAS DRIVING AT 19 MPH IN CITY STREET AND HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP DUE TO A CAR ABOUT TO CUT ME OFF. HEARD A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS DISPLACED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION I CAN SEE THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN . CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER.

Mileage: 70,400

HERE IS A VIDEO THAT A TESLA OWNER HAS POSTED ON YOUTUBE SHOWING HOW HIS SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2-Q9MS8QBJO THIS IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER TO TESLAS DUE TO THEM HAVING ABSURDLY FRAGILE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THE OWNER IS ADAMANT THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY KIND OF ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER CAN EASILY BE IDENTIFIED FROM THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ALSO FROM THIS EARLIER CLIP HE POSTED.HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JZKTDA8CEQW THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE. THE OWNER HAS COMMENTED THAT IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT SPEED IT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN FATAL.. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD TESLA HAS BEEN USED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS SUBMISSION. I HAVE DONE THIS BECAUSE IT IS URGENT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. KEEF

Mileage: 30,000

YET ANOTHER TESLA WITH THE BACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/56738699/PHOTOS THIS IS NOT CRASH DAMAGE...IT IS SELF-INFLICTED INJURY TO SUSPENSION. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GET OUT OF THE OFFICE AND GO AND INSPECT SOME OF THESE CARS? TAKE A MECHANIC WITH YOU. HE WILL CONFIRM THAT THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR A BILLY CART LET ALONE A 3 TON CAR WITH INSANE/LUDICROUS POWER AND ACCELERATION. NHTSA AND TESLA HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. KEEF

Mileage: 50,000

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED TESLA TO MAKE THIS SUBMISSION BECAUSE THE SALVAGE AUCTION SITE HAS NOT PROVIDE THE FULL VIN. HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA WITH A BROKEN SUSPENSION. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/56584359 THERE IS HARDLY ANY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE TESLA. NOT SO MUCH AS A BROKEN HEADLIGHT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED - MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS AND THE WHEEL HAS GONE SEVERELY WHOMPY WHICH WOULD CAUSE A VIOLENT SWERVE AND DECELERATION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURES IN TESLA SUSPENSIONS. THE ALLOY WHEELS ARE QUITE FRAGILE AS HAS BEEN SHOWN IN CRASH TESTING. IN CASE AFTER CASE TESLA SUSPENSIONS FALL APART ALL TOO EASILY. THIS IS BOTH INSANE AND LUDICROUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. KEEF ( WHO IS NOT UNHINGED AS ALLEGED BY ELON MUSK)

Mileage: 20,000

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE AUCTION YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34470734&ROWNUMBER=3&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT IS LISTED AS HAVING FRAME AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS DISPLACED IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TIRE IS SHREDDED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. SINCE IT IS THE DRIVERS SIDE IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SCRAPING THE CURB. PLEASE ADD THIS ONE TO THE VAST CATALOGUE OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES. THANK YOU. KEEF.

Mileage: 30,000

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER BROKEN TESLA SO THAT I CAN FILE THIS COMPLAINT IMMEDIATELY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. HERE IS PART OF A LONG DISCUSSION THREAD ON TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. THIS IS PAGE 9. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-9 SNIP *** PARASP90D, OCT 26, 2019 SO THIS JUST HAPPENED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF MY GARAGE. 75K P90D ATTACHED FILES: 3807DDF2-AD8D-4F31-8D38-4960CD5CF5B1.JPEG 3807DDF2-AD8D-4F31-8D38-4960CD5CF5B1.JPEG C63C8F76-3309-4CB2-BB3E-FAAE715D59D8.PNG C63C8F76-3309-4CB2-BB3E-FAAE715D59D8.PNG **** THE PHOTOGRAPHS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE ALLOY SUSPENSION LINK HAS SNAPPED INTO PIECES. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS IMMEDIATELY. FRIGHTENED ROAD USER. THANK YOU

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53118179/PHOTOS IT APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED UP IN THE JUNKYARD PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE BATTERY PACK WAS DAMAGED IN A CRASH AND IT DECIDED TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE SELF COMBUSTING. BOTH BACK WHEELS HAVE SNAPPED OFF DESPITE THERE BEING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THAT PART OF THE CAR. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM FROM ONE OF THE BACK WHEELS HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT ( SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH) AND IS STILL RECOGNIZABLE DESPITE THE FIRE. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES BOTH FROM OWNERS AND FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS. RATHER THAN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES MR. ELON MUSK HAS CALLED THE COMPLAINTS "FRAUDULENT" AND THE COMPLAINANT "UNHINGED" HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/ELONMUSK/STATUS/741411531582115841?LANG=EN "OF GREATER CONCERN: 37 OF 40 SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA WERE FRAUDULENT, I.E. FALSE LOCATION OR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WERE USED. WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE THAT ONE OR MORE PEOPLE SOUGHT TO CREATE THE FALSE IMPRESSION OF A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE NONE EXISTED. Q IS WHY?" IT IS NOW MORE THAN 3 YEARS ON. MORE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST. I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING FRAUDULENT COMPLAINTS. THE SUSPENSIONS ARE STILL FAILING. I AM NOT HAPPY.

Mileage: 10,000

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD... HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53021189/PHOTOS THE BACK WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE WHOMPYNESS WAS CAUSED BY A COLLISION BECAUSE THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED. IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER THE REAR SUSPENSION SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. HOW MANY MORE TESLA CRASHES CAUSED BY THESE FAILURES DO YOU NEED BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION??? GOOD GRIEF! VEXED CITIZEN ETC.

Mileage: 15,000

LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION FORE LINK CRACKED AND FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS ONLY BACKING UP OUT OF GARAGE AND STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT WHEN A LOUD CRACK WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE BACK UP SPEED WAS ONLY 1-2 MPH. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN IF IT BROKEN 5 MINUTES LATER ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE KIDS INSIDE THE CAR.

Mileage: 32,291

THE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED. WHEN I PULLED BACK FORWARD THE FRONT END LIFTED UP. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED,

Mileage: 21,000

CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. THERE APPEAR TO BE AT LEAST 5 OTHER RELATED COMPLAINTS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED, THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED.

Mileage: 78,390

FRONT RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) WHEEL DISLODGED FROM SUSPENSION ARM.IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING.

Mileage: 45,580

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/42227508 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE BACK SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO GO ALL WHOMPY. THE WHEEL ITSELF IS UNDAMAGED BUT THE TIRE HAS BEEN WORN RIGHT DOWN TO THE CANVAS BECAUSE IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FINALLY SNAPPED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BURST OUTWARDS . THESE SUSPENSIONS ARE RIDICULOUSLY WEAK BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE FROM SLICED EXTRUDED ALUMINUM WHICH HAS ABOUT AS MUCH STRENGTH AS CHEESE. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL CRASH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. VEXED CITIZEN. I AM NOT THE OWNER. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Mileage: 20,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25385958 IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. THE FRONT RH STEERING KNUCKLE HAS CRACKED IN HALF. THIS IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CAST ALUMINIUM KNUCKLE HAS A BRITTLE FRACTURE CAUSED BY A CASTING DEFECT. THE DESIGN OF TESLA SUSPENSION PARTS IS EXTREMELY WEAK. THE COMPANY HAS A TRACK RECORD OF COVERING UP DEFECTS AND SLAPPING NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS ON CUSTOMERS. TESLAS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS AND THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT MANY OF THOSE CRASHES WERE CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 20,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27618876&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE BACK LH WHEEL HAS GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. THE TREAD APPEARS TO BE WORN DOWN SUGGESTING THAT THE CAR DROVE FOR SOME DISTANCE WITH A DAMAGED SUSPENSION CAUSING THE TIRE TO RUB AGAINST THE BODYWORK UNTIL THE SUSPENSION FINALLY FELL TO BITS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE JUNKYARDS FOR OTHER BRANDS OF CARS THAT ARE AFFLICTED BY AS MUCH WHOMPINESS AS TESLAS BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY EXAMPLES. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PHENOMENON. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/25589048 THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH AND YET THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL. EVEN THE HEADLIGHT GLASS IS INTACT. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG HAS NOT GONE OFF JUST THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR-BAGS. THE SIDE IMPACT PROBABLY HAPPENED AFTER THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN THE WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.

Mileage: 26,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION, AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE BODY PANELS. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS TOTALLY FALLEN APART. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART. THIS BALL JOINT IS MUCH TOO FLIMSY FOR A CAR OF THIS WEIGHT AND PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD SO THE FAILURE CAN NOT BE BLAMED ON POOR MAINTENANCE OR EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON WHY SO MANY LOW MILEAGE NEAR NEW TESLAS ARE HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 2,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26864884&ROWNUMBER=11&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE SUSPENSION ON THE LH SIDE HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK AROUND THE WHEEL ARCHES. THIS SAME FAILURE OF SUSPENSION COLLAPSE IS HAPPENING REPEATEDLY TO TESLA CARS. IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT INSTEAD OF REMEDYING THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRING THESE LIGHTLY DAMAGED VEHICLES THEY ARE INSTEAD BEING AUCTIONED OFF AS SALVAGE VEHICLES. NORMALLY AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE THIS WHICH HAS SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WOULD BE REPAIRED. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT TESLA IS SCARED THAT A REPAIRED VEHICLE WOULD PROBABLY FAIL AGAIN AND THAT THEY WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 7,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26856901&ROWNUMBER=55&LOADRECENT=TRUE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO JAM UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND DAMAGING THE BODYWORK AROUND THE WHEEL WELLS. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE. THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TESLA SUSPENSION COLLAPSE CAUSED BY BAD DESIGN, SHODDY CONSTRUCTION, AND GIMMICKY SOFTWARE CONTROL OF EVERY FUNCTION IN THE CAR RIGHT DOWN TO THE RIDICULOUS DOOR HANDLES. PLEASE TAKE THIS DANGEROUS TOY AWAY FROM ITS OWNERS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26579014&ROWNUMBER=61&LOADRECENT=TRUE&ISNEXT=TRUE NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE. THE BACK LH SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. IF THIS HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A VIOLENT SIDEWAYS COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WITH A CURB THEN THE SIDE CURTRAIN AIR-BAG WOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CASE OF SPONTANEOUS SNAP-OFF SUSPENSION. THE MOTOR OF THIS CAR PRODUCES SO MUCH TORQUE THAT IF A BRAKE CALIPER ON THAT WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED THE TORQUE COULD EASILY RIP OFF THOSE FRAGILE ALLOY COMPONENTS. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF OCCURRENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR CASES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ACTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON DATE OF VEHICLE ARRIVING IN THE JUNKYARD.

Mileage: 15,000

URGENT. HERE IS A TESLA OWNER THAT HAS JUST POSTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SNAPPED BALL-JOINT ON HIS NEAR NEW MODEL X: HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/BALL-JOINT-SEPARATION.101036/ SNIP**TEXLASX, 6 MINUTES AGO NEW MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2016 MODEL X TODAY WHEN SHE HEARD A SNAP. HER STEERING WHEEL PULLED AND SHE STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE CAR AT ABOUT 40MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BUT WAS PRETTY SHOOK UP. SHE CONTACTED TESLA AND THEY TOWED THE CAR TO A SERVICE CENTER. THEY INFORMED HER THAT ONE OF THE LINKS FRACTURED CAUSING THE BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE. WE HAVE THE FRACTURED LINK (POLICE FOUND IT IN THE STREET). THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO SEEMS UNLIKELY TO BE A WEAR-AND-TEAR ISSUE. HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON THEIR CAR?** THE PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED. THESE FAILURES ARE OCCURRING OVER AND OVER. THE ALLOY PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE PURPOSE. CAST ALLOY IS NOT A GOOD MATERIAL TO USE. THE EYE-HOLE WALLS ARE TOO THIN AND THE CAST ALLOY IS TOO BRITTLE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NHTSA HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION OVER THESE LETHAL DEFECTS. PLEASE DO NOT DELAY ANY LONGER. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR INSPECTION AND REMEDY OF THESE DEFECTS. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/38498547 IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS INDICATING THAT OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE FRONT TOP BALL JOINT HAS SEPARATED FROM ITS SOCKET. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINT STEMS HAVE SNAPPED. THESE ARE STEEL COMPONENTS THAT ARE STRONGER THAN THE ALLOY PARTS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG IF THE BALL AND SOCKET CAN POP APART LIKE THIS EVEN IF IT DID HAPPEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED IN HALF AS IF IT WAS MOUNTED ON A LATHE AND A CUTTING TOOL FORCED INTO THE RIM. IT LOOKS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE WHEEL WAS SLICED IN HALF WHILST IT WAS STILL ROTATING AND THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY HAPPENED BEFORE THE CRASH. THERE IS NO OTHER MAKE OF CAR IN WHICH NEAR NEW CARS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS AND SLICED WHEELS AT ANYWHERE NEAR THE FREQUENCY THAT TESLA CARS DO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASONS FOR ALL THESE FAILURES. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FILING THESE REPORTS AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER AND I AM MAKING THESE REPORTS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF REPEATED FAILURES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Mileage: 18,000

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/36354887/PHOTOS THE FRONT WHEEL WHEEL IS HANGING OUT SIDEWAYS. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART. AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE JOB OF NHTSA IS TO DETECT DEFECT TRENDS AND IF THERE APPEARS TO BE A PATTERN OF FAILURE WITH A PARTICULAR CAR THEN IT SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO AVOID ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THAT TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FALLING APART AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/42424867/PHOTOS THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE FRONT WHEEL IS JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY AND IS LEANING OVER AT 45 DEGREES. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THIS SAME FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON TESLAS DOZENS OF TIMES. A PHOTOGRAPH OF A BROKEN CAMBER LINK FROM ANOTHER TESLA IS ALSO SUBMITTED. THIS LINK IS SIMPLY TOO WEAK FOR SUCH A HEAVY AND POWERFUL CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25686887&ROWNUMBER=54&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL HAS SNAPPED OFF. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER, JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY GENUINE CONTACT DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS SUBMISSION. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Mileage: 7,000

HERE IS A 2016 MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=25579890&ROWNUMBER=50&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND ALL THE WHEELS HAVE GONE TOTALLY WHOMPY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. .

Mileage: 9,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/33866817-2016-TESLA-MODEL-X-SAN-DIEGO-CA THE FRONT RH SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODY. NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THIS A CLEAR CASE OF WEAK SUSPENSION PARTS SNAPPING ON THESE TESLAS. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. PLEASE DO NOT GRANT TESLA ANY MORE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 7,000

THERE HAS BEEN A CRASH OF A TESLA MODEL X IN HONG KONG. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GKA0MWYSVHW THE TESLA IS THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED. THE BACK WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF AND THE CAR HAS CRASHED INTO A BUS STAND INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE. THESE CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST.

Mileage: 1,000

A TESLA MODEL X HAS JUST CRASHED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. HTTP://WWW.OCREGISTER.COM/2017/06/25/CAR-SMASHES-INTO-OCFA-GATES-IN-A-RECURRING-PROBLEM/ PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED WHICH SHOWS A FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION LYING ON THE GROUND SOME DISTANCE BEFORE THE CRASH SCENE. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART. EVEN IF THE SUSPENSION WAS HIT IN THE CRASH THE BALL JOINT SHOULD NOT HAVE POPPED. YOU HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON RECORD OF TESLA BALL JOINTS COMING APART. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THE BALL-JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE CRASH. ALSO THE TESLA HAS ONCE AGAIN SELF-IGNITED. CRASH TESTS NEED TO BE DONE WITH A BATTERY THAT IS HOT FROM RECENT CHARGING OR FROM FAST DRIVING TO FIND OUT WHY TESLAS BURST INTO FLAMES SO OFTEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE TREAD IS DAMAGED ON BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE BACK WHEELS HAVE GONE SEVERELY WHOMPY BUT THERE IS NO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THEY HAVE BEEN SKEWED AND DAMAGED. I AM FILING THIS REPORT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN. OWNERS ARE BEING DISCOURAGED FROM FILING COMPLAINTS IN CASE IT INJURES THE TESLA SHARE PRICE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24689306&ROWNUMBER=3&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS DONE ONLY 3000 MILES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART AND THE WHEEL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SLICED IN HALF. AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK THAT WOULD INDICATE THE SLICED WHEEL WAS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. THIS IS A CLEAR CUT CASE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE BY NOW THAT OWNERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM FILING REPORTS DUE TO PEER PRESSURE FROM TESLA AFICIONADOS AND BY TESLAS USE OF NDA. I

Mileage: 3,000

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FACT THAT TESLA OWNERS ARE FAILING TO REPORT SIMILAR SUSPENSION FAILURES THEMSELVES DUE TO BRAND LOYALTY AND INVESTMENT IN TESLA. HERE IS A NEW THREAD ON WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SNAPPED SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/TESLAMOTORS/COMMENTS/63DTWS/TESLA_MODEL_X_SUSPENSION_QUALITY_ISSUE_PASSENGER/ SNIP: I WAS DRIVING MY MODEL X P90D ON A LOCAL STREET 2 DAYS AGO. WHEN I MADE A V-SHAPED RIGHT TURN AT THE SLOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MI/H, I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE AND HEARD A BANG. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION AT ALL, SO I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY. I DROVE ANOTHER 40 MILES OR SO, INCLUDING 20 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 60+ MI/H SPEED. THE ISSUE CAME UP THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS PULLING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HEARD ANOTHER BANG WHEN THE CAR WAS BACKING, AND MY STEERING BECAME STIFF. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. THEN THE "SUSPENSION NEEDS SERVICE" WARNING CAME OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I CAME OUT AND CHECK THE CAR, FOUND OUT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF! THE POTHOLE WASN'T THAT BIG, IT'S ONLY 2 INCHES DEEP, MAX. THERE WAS NO REPEATED HARD IMPACTS. I WOULDN'T EVEN SAY THAT PARTICULAR IMPACT WAS HARD! I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS AND HAD ONLY 1000 MILES ON IT. PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION TO CONTINUE. A RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO SHARES THE ROADS WITH THESE TESLAS.

Mileage: 1,000

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/38642046-2016-TESLA-MODEL-X-VAN-NUYS-CA THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS CAUSING THEM TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE BACK RIGHT HAND WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY. SEE THE LISTING AND THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA MODEL X WITH A COLLAPSED SUSPENSION AND A FRONT WHEEL FALLEN OFF. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24689306&ROWNUMBER=2&LOADRECENT=TRUE NOT ONLY IS THE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF BUT IT HAS BEEN SLICED IN HALF BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION FAILED WHILST THE CAR WAS STILL TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD. THE RATE OF FAILURE ON THESE TESLAS IS VERY MUCH HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER BRAND OF CAR. IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS DRIVING MY MODEL X P90D ON A LOCAL STREET 2 DAYS AGO. WHEN I MADE A V-SHAPED RIGHT TURN AT THE SLOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MI/H, I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE AND HEARD A BANG. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION AT ALL, SO I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY. I DROVE ANOTHER 40 MILES OR SO, INCLUDING 20 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 60+ MI/H SPEED. THE ISSUE CAME UP THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS PULLING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HEARD ANOTHER BANG WHEN THE CAR WAS BACKING, AND MY STEERING BECAME STIFF. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. THEN THE "SUSPENSION NEEDS SERVICE" WARNING CAME OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I CAME OUT AND CHECK THE CAR, FOUND OUT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF! I'M GLAD THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME AT MY GARAGE BUT NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 6,500

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.SALVAGERESELLER.COM/CARS-FOR-SALE/38642046-2016-TESLA-MODEL-X-VAN-NUYS-CA ONCE AGAIN THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS CAUSING THEM TO JAM UP IN THE WELLS AND THE BACK WHEEL TO BE SKEWED AT A WHOMPY ANGLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC,

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD, THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL THE WHEELS TO GO WHOMPY AND THE FRONT WHEEL TO BE WRENCHED COMPLETELY OFF. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED SO IT SEEMS THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING SLOWLY. THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF IT WAS TRAVELLING AT SPEED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY THE SUSPENSIONS ON THESE CARS ARE FALLING APART LIKE THIS. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

Mileage: 1,000

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA MODEL X SUSPENSION WHICH APPEARS TO BE FAILING REPEATEDLY. I BELIEVE THAT THESE FAILURES ARE BEING UNDER-REPORTED. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH OWNERS REPORT SNAPPED BOLTS AND SUSPENSION LINKS LEADING TO COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION. POSTERS ARE BEING ABUSED FOR DARING TO MENTION THE PROBLEM. ONE OWNER EVEN SAYS THAT HE WILL NOT BE REPORTING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HE HAS FAITH IN TESLA (AND BECAUSE HE HAS ADMITTED TO BEING A SHAREHOLDER) SNIP: PXCHANEL | MARCH 22, 2017 I HAVE AN UPDATE: IT IS A BROKEN CONTROL ARM FOR SUSPENSION OF FRONT RIGHT TIRE. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER SAME DAY FOR REPAIRS. HARRY | MARCH 22, 2017 ARE YOU GOING TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA? SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER TESLAS AS WELL AS YOURS. HARRY | MARCH 22, 2017 LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE INDEED FILED COMPLAINTS. DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE A RECALL? HTTP://TESLABEARS.CLUB/T/SUSPENSION-COMPLAINTS-FILED-BY-ACTUAL-OWNERS PXCHANEL | MARCH 22, 2017 NO, I WAS NOT PLANNING ON REPORTING IT. I AM SATISFIED WITH TESLA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THE WARRANTY WILL COVER REPAIRS. I FEEL TESLA VALUES SAFETY HIGHLY. TESLA KEEPS TRACK OF THESE ISSUES, AND IF IT WERE A REPETITIVE PROBLEM, I AM CONFIDENT THEY WOULD RECALL VEHICLES. HARRY | MARCH 22, 2017 THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A VERY PUBLIC SPIRITED ATTITUDE. ARE YOU SURE TESLA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING? PXCHANEL | MARCH 22, 2017 YES HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/MODEL-X-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURE?PAGE=1#NEW THERE IS MOUNTING EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THERE ARE WEAKNESSES IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION. SNIP: ALEX.SAMMY | MARCH 23, 2017 AUSTIN SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME LAST WEEK: "THE GROWL/RUMBLE/RATTLE ON HARD ACCELERATION WITH MODEL X IS A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM FOR WHICH A FIX IS NOT YET DESIGNED."

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24527147/PHOTOS IT HAS ONLY DONE 4500 MILES. IT HAS A CA SALVAGE CERTIFICATE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK TO SUGGEST THAT IT HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION BUT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT RH WHEEL HAS JAMMED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL ARCH. THE AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED WHICH SHOWS THAT CAR STOPPED VERY RAPIDLY DUE TO THE WHEELS LOCKING UP. THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS BEING SOLD AS A SALVAGE WRECK SUGGESTS THAT IT CANNOT BE RESTORED TO A SAFE CONDITION AT A REASONABLE COST. THERE ARE ENOUGH SIMILAR CASES TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS WEAKNESS IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION. IT IS ONLY THROUGH GOOD FORTUNE THAT ANOTHER CAR HAS NOT RAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND SLAUGHTERED A CHILD IN THE REARWARD FACING TRUNK SEATS. IN PROPORTION TO THE SMALL NUMBER OF THESE TESLA CARS ON THE ROADS THE NUMBER OF WRITTEN OFF CARS IN THE JUNKYARDS IS ASTRONOMICAL. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE ALLEGED GREEN CREDENTIALS OF THESE CARS TO OVERRIDE THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE PLACING LIVES AT RISK. NOT AN OWNER. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

Mileage: 4,500

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/24690287/PHOTOS THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL. THESE CARS ARE DESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES WHICH IMPLIES THAT THEY CAN BE DRIVEN OVER BUMPS WITHOUT THE WHEELS FALLING OFF. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED CASES OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WHEN EXITING THE GARAGE. THIS WOULD BE AMUSING IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE FACT THAT LIVES ARE BEING PLACED AT RISK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS (PROPERLY). THANK YOU - CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24537585&ROWNUMBER=55&LOADRECENT=TRUE FRONT LH WHEEL AND BACK RH WHEEL HAVE FALLEN OFF. FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS SHATTERED AND SUSPENSION LINKS ARE TORN. THE BACK WHEEL APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN OFF FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. TESLA OWNERS ON THE FORUMS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEELS ARE DESIGNED TO SNAP OFF AS A SAFETY FEATURE. SINCE I AM FORCED TO SHARE THE HIGHWAYS WITH THESE TESLAS I AM LESS THAN IMPRESSED BY THE IDEA OF HAVING A LOOSE WHEEL FLYING THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 9,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/32375026/PHOTOS IT HAS ONLY DONE 1500 MILES BUT IS NOW WRITTEN OFF (FL CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION) IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH, NO AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE ONLY DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION. THE FRONT SUSPENSION ARM HAS SNAPPED THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED COMPLETELY IN HALF. THESE SAME FAILURES ARE HAPPENING REPEATEDLY ON TESLAS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE ALLOY COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THIS HEAVY HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS. THE STEM OF THE BALL JOINT IS MADE FROM TWO PARTS WELDED TOGETHER AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS THAT PROVE THE WELD FAILS CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE STEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHILST PARKING THE CAR. THE CONSEQUENCE OF SUCH A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IS LIKELY TO BE FATAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

Mileage: 1,500

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24413831&ROWNUMBER=58&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE AND THE AIR-BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED JAMMING THE WHEELS UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TESLA SUSPENSION IS TOO WEAK FOR THE JOB AND FORUM POSTERS REPORT THAT TESLA IS MAKING IT PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR CARS THAT HAVE EVEN SLIGHT SUSPENSION DAMAGE. TESLA IS ALSO CAUSING LONG DELAYS IN MAKING PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE INTENDED TO PREVENT CARS WITH SUSPENSION FAILURES BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE VERY HIGH POWER AND TORQUE OF THESE CARS IMPOSES A HUGE STRESS ON SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THE TRACTION CONTROL WORKS BY APPLYING THE BRAKES ON THE WHEEL WHICH IS SPINNING. THIS IMPOSES THE FULL TORQUE OF THE MOTOR ON THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ACCOMPANIED BY RAPID PULSATING OF THE BRAKES. OWNERS ARE REPORTING ALARMING NOISES FROM THE DRIVE SHAFTS AND ARE BEING ASKED TO ALTER THE HEIGHT SETTINGS AND DRIVE GENTLY UNTIL COMPONENTS ARE REPLACED. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/MODEL-X-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURE PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED UP AGAINST THE REAR OF THE WELL AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE RIM OF THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SLICED APART WHILST IT WAS STILL ROTATING. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SUCH A FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN ON A NEAR NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON WHY TESLAS ARE HAVING SUSPENSION FAILURES AT SUCH A HIGH RATE. NOTE: I AM NOT THE OWNER, ALL THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE SALVAGE AUCTION SITE. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Mileage: 1,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24242595&ROWNUMBER=57&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRASH BUT IT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT THAT THE BACK WHEELS ARE BOTH JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THAT THE BACK RH WHEEL APPEARS TO BE SKEWED SIDEWAYS. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE WHEELS BEING OFFSET IN THIS WAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CRASH TO SEE WHETHER SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER AND MY ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS INCIDENT COMES FROM EXAMINATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS POSTED ON THIS SALVAGE AUCTION SITE.

Mileage: 10,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD.THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS GOUGED ALMOST IN HALF FROM THE INSIDE. THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL IS ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION ARM IN THE SAME WAY THAT MANY OTHER TESLA SUSPENSIONS HAVE FAILED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS INCIDENT TO FIND OUT IF MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE.

Mileage: 1,000

HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH THE OWNER OF A BRAND NEW MODEL X HAS SUSPENSION DAMAGED AND A WHEEL GONE WHOMPY AFTER A TRIVIAL BRUSH WITH A METAL POLE INSIDE HIS GARAGE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-X-SUSPENSION-ARM-BROKE-WITH-A-5-MILE-IMPACT-IS-THAT-NORMAL.85242/ THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED AND THERE IS SCARCELY A MARK ON THE CAR. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED SHOW THAT THE ALLOY ARM HAS STRETCHED AND SNAPPED. IF THIS CAN HAPPEN IN SUCH A MINOR MISHAP INSIDE THE GARAGE THEN IMAGINE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTE THAT THE OWNER HAS NOT REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA AND THAT THE FORUM MEMBERS ARE ACCUSING THE OWNER OF MALICIOUS INTENT TO HARM THE REPUTATION OF TESLA.

Mileage: 200

HERE IS A NEAR NEW MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/43745346/PHOTOS THE ENTIRE BACK SUSPENSION HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF AND THIS IS THE RESULT OF BAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND NOT AN ACCIDENT. I AM ASTOUNDED THAT THE OWNER DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT. YOU HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE THAT TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE DANGEROUS. THE TRACTION CONTROL ON TESLAS WORKS BY APPLYING THE BRAKES ON THE WHEEL THAT IS LOSING GRIP ON THE ROAD SURFACE. UNDER HARD ACCELERATION ENORMOUS TORQUE CAN BE APPLIED TO THE SUSPENSION. IT IS CLEARLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE JOB. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. (DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION)

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,118.

Mileage: 1,118

WHILE DRIVING ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A PARKING GARAGE AT THE LOCAL MALL WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE MODEL X (2 ADULTS & 3 KIDS) TO SEE A FAMILY MOVIE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL "FELL-OFF" (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO'S). IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE CONTROL ARM DISENGAGED FROM THE CHASSIS OF THE CAR VIS-A-VIS A MISSING BOLT OR PIN. THE VEHICLE IS BRAND-NEW (I.E., LESS THAN 1,000 MI), PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM TESLA, IS DRIVEN BY A MOTHER OF THREE, AND IS ACCIDENT FREE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY EXTREME WEAR AND TEAR OR OFF-ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. TESLA SERVICE MANAGER IS FAMILIAR WITH VEHICLE AS IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED FOR DOOR/WINDOW ISSUES - NO FRAME OR WHEEL ISSUES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, HOWEVER AS MENTIONED, WE WERE DRIVING IN A CROWDED PARKING GARAGE DURING HOLIDAY SEASON. TESLA ROAD-SIDE SERVICE WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER - THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT DRIVABLE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD MENTIONED HE HAD NEVER WITNESSED ANYTHING LIKE WHAT HE HAD SEEN WITH OUR VEHICLE. MOREOVER, HE DID EXPRESS TO US THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE WHEEL HADN'T DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED (E.G., ON THE HIGHWAY). THE MODEL X HAS BEEN AT THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER FOR CLOSE TO 3 WEEKS AND DESPITE OUR INQUIRIES, WE HAVE NOT BEEN EXPRESSLY TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT OR WHETHER OR NOT THE ISSUE IS A MORE SERIOUS/SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE OR TESLA QUALITY CONTROL. CONSEQUENTLY, MY WIFE IS CONCERNED FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE OTHER MOTHERS/FAMILIES SHE ROUTINELY SEE'S DRIVING THE MODEL X IN AND AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SHOULD A WHEEL DISENGAGE FROM THE CAR AT A HIGH SPEED, THE OUTCOME IS LIKELY TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT AND MUCH LESS FAVORABLE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

HERE IS A MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23232693&ROWID=41&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS IT HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE SUSPENSION APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL THE TREAD ON THE TIRE OF THE LH FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN WORN AWAY WHICH IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE ANY CRASH. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER CASES OF COLLAPSED SUSPENSIONS IN TESLAS. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE CARS LACK ANY FORM OF LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION SO THAT A SIMPLE AIR LEAK IN THE SYSTEM CAN HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 2,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=23554172&ROWID=47&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL 4 WHEELS CAUSING THEM TO JAM UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE TESLAS DO NOT HAVE ANY BUMP STOPS AND SUCH FAILURES ALWAYS CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER OTHER ROAD USERS. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU IGNORE THESES FAILURES AND CONTINUE TO GIVE TESLA THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT? I WILL ENSURE THAT DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT ARE MADE PUBLIC. PLEASE TAKE THIS DEADLY CAR OF THE ROAD. IT IS SIMPLY "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED" THANK YOU.

Mileage: 2,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/35873206/PHOTOS?RESULTINDEX=2&TOTALRECORDS=14&BACKTO=%2FLOTSEARCHRESULTS%2F%3FFREE%3DTRUE&QUERY=TESLA&QUERY=TESLA&DISPLAYSTR=SEARCH%20RESULTS&VIEWEDLOT=35873206 IT HAS ONLY DONE 3000 MILES. THE BACK WHEEL HAS SKEWED 90 DEGREES SIDEWAYS AND ALL THE SUSPENSION ARMS HAVE SNAPPED OFF. NONE OF THE AIR-BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE IS SOME SCRAPING DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SNAPPED OFF SUSPENSION. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SCRAPES ON THE SIDE WERE CAUSED AFTER THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHEN THE WHEEL WENT WHOMPY. IT IS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS THAT THE ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE HIGH POWER AND WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL MORE LIVES ARE LOST BEFORE TAKING ACTION.

Mileage: 3,000

REFILING THIS COMPLAINT AS IT DID NOT SEEM TO GO THROUGH PROPERLY 5 MINUTES AGO. HERE IS A REPORT OF ANOTHER BROKEN SUSPENSION WITH PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW AN IDENTICAL FAILURE TO THE LAST MODEL X COMPLAINT FILED. DETAILED PHOTOS SHOW STRETCHED AND FRACTURED PARTS. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-X-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURE.77534/PAGE-4 REELER, YESTERDAY AT 7:07 PM NEW SREDDY642 SAID: &#8593; I POSTED THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY AND UPLOADED THESE PICTURES OF MY CAR WHEN IT FAILED IN OUR PARKING LOT WHERE MY CAR IS THE ONLY TESLA. I DO HAVE THE TESLA INVOICE WITH $0.0 CHARGED THAT CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES THIS FAILURE AND SHOWS WHICH PARTS WERE REPLACED. I THINK THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO OUR EARLY PRODUCTION MODEL X. THIS ARM WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR. TESLA FIXED IT FOR FREE TOO.

Mileage: 1,000

ANOTHER CASE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE IDENTICAL TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS LODGED. TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MODEL-X-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURE.77534/PAGE-4 SREDDY642 SAID: &#8593; I POSTED THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY AND UPLOADED THESE PICTURES OF MY CAR WHEN IT FAILED IN OUR PARKING LOT WHERE MY CAR IS THE ONLY TESLA. I DO HAVE THE TESLA INVOICE WITH $0.0 CHARGED THAT CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES THIS FAILURE AND SHOWS WHICH PARTS WERE REPLACED. I THINK THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO OUR EARLY PRODUCTION MODEL X. THIS ARM WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR. TESLA FIXED IT FOR FREE TOO. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. ALSO NOTE HOW THE ORIGINAL POSTER ON THIS THREAD HAS BEEN CALLED A LIAR AND WORSE. MANY OWNERS WOULD BE AFRAID TO REPORT THESE FAILURES DUE TO PEER PRESSURE AND FEAR THAT TESLA MIGHT WITHDRAW THEIR SUPPORT.

Mileage: 1,000

HERE IS FURTHER PROOF THAT THERE IS A DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS PROBLEM WITH TESLA'S SUSPENSIONS. THIS WAS POSTED TODAY ON THE OFFICIAL TESLA MOTORS FORUM. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/MODEL-X-FRONT-SUSPENSION-FAILURE CONDENSED VERSION OF POST: YESTERDAY, I WAS PARKING MY MODEL X90D IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, I WAS MAKING A SHARP TURN AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT (IN MANUAL MODE, NOT AUTOPARK), WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND MY STEERING BECAME STIFF. WHEN I TRIED MOVING THE CAR, IT FELT LIKE IT WOULDN'T WANT TO MOVE. WHEN I MOVED FORWARD, THE CAR FRONT PART FELT LIKE IT WAS LIFTED UP AN INCH OR SO. I STOPPED, GOT OUT, GOT ONTO MY KNEES AND CRAWLED UNDER THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE WAS A FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE WHEEL APPEARED TO CONTACT THE WHEEL WELL. I REFRAINED FROM MAKING ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT AS THE WHEEL WELL WAS ACTING AS A GIANT BRAKE ON THE TIRE. THIS MORNING, GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE CENTER, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD CRACKED AND WAS BROKEN. . AS A PRECAUTION THEY ARE REPLACING THE CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOO.. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE CONTROL ARM CRACKED AS THE FATIGUE CYCLES ON THE PART WOULD HAVE BEEN LOW. I THINK WHEN ONE IS MAKING AN EXTREME TURN, THE CONTROL ARM WILL BE MOST STRESSED AND IT APPEARS THE STRESS ANALYSIS DONE MAY NOT HAVE FULLY CAPTURED THE LOADS DURING THE EXTREME TURN. I WAS DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHILE REVERSE PARKING WHEN IT FAILED. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT SPEED, TAKING A TURN/ON A CURVED EXIT RAMP, POSSIBLY MADE WORSE IF I WAS ON AUTOPILOT. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE TESLA ANY MORE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BUT INSTEAD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE.

Mileage: 5,000

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. IT HAS BEEN IN A MAJOR CRASH THE FRONT LH SUSPENSION TOP LINK IS TORN AWAY WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE CRASH. HOWEVER, THE TIRE HAS HAD THE TREAD SEVERELY WORN AWAY OVER THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE IMPACT UNLESS FULL POWER WAS STILL APPLIED TO THE MOTOR POST IMPACT. IT IS FAR MORE PROBABLE THAT THE TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED PRIOR TO THE CRASH BY A MECHANICAL FAULT IN THE SUSPENSION. SEVERAL OTHER MODEL X CARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE OF CRASH, DETAILS OF INJURY ARE ONLY ESTIMATES.

Mileage: 2,000

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/27679726?SEARCHID=1165323215 THE SUSPENSION SEEMS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE FRONT RH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL AND THE TREAD IS WORN WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TIRE BEING DAMAGED BY BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING FORWARD. HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN A DIFFERENT JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22497170&ROWID=31&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS SAME THING. SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, WHEEL JAMMED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL, TIRE GOUGED WHILE STILL IN MOTION. I BELIEVE THAT THE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR SUCH A HEAVY HIGH POWERED VEHICLE AND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR FAILURES IT CAN NOT BE JUST THAT THE DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE COLLISION.

Mileage: 1,000

I AM NOT OWNER BUT AM FILING ON BEHALF OF CHINESE OWNER WHO HAD ACCIDENT IN MONTANA AT 2AM 7/09/2016. DRIVER NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED CAR TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD BUT FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS OFF. SPEED WAS 56 TO 60 MPH MONTANA STATE POLICE RESPONDED. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/MY-FRIEND-MODEL-X-CRASH-BAD-ON-AP-YESTERDAY.73308/ I'M SHARING THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE THE RESPONSE FROM FELLOW TESLA OWNERS CAN BE BORDERLINE HOSTILE WHEN UNEXPLAINED INCIDENTS OCCUR AND MAY SUPPRESS REPORTING AS YOU CAN SEE BY VIEWING THE ABOVE THREAD.

Mileage: 1

HERE ARE TWO MODEL X CARS AT A REPAIR SHOP. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH. THEY BOTH HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THE BLACK CAR IN THE FOREGROUND HAS THE FRONT WHEEL SLICED IN HALF. THIS CAN ONLY BE THE RESULT OF A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT. ELON MUSK HAS TWEETED THAT THE NHTSA HAS CLEARED TESLA OF ANY PROBLEMS HE HAS ALSO BRANDED MY COMPLAINTS AS FRAUDULENT. THIS IS ABOUT AS SERIOUS AS IT CAN GET. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS.

Mileage: 500

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE SALVAGE YARD. IT IS ALMOST BRAND NEW BUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN APART. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22034238&ROWID=36&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPH REVEALS A LOWER SUSPENSION BALL JOINT THAT HAS FALLEN APART. THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY. YOU HAVE OVER 20 REPORTS FILED FOR MODEL S SUSPENSION FAILURES AND NOW WITH A MERE HANDFUL OF THE MODEL X ON THE ROAD THE SAME FAILURE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

Mileage: 500