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This vehicle does not have a fully functional horn. To activate the horn, you must press a tiny area located in the upper right part of the yoke. The area to activate the horn is less than 1-inch wide. The horn is virtually worthless when you need it such as when someone is running a light or changing into your lane, etc. Because you can't find the horn activation area in an emergency, you are unable to warn others about dangers as you are required to do by texas law. This has been corrected in later made model s and they now have the horn sound by pressing anywhere in the large area in the center of the yoke. I've brought this to tesla's attention but they refuse to repair or replace the yoke. They will do so at a cost of $2,300. Ironically, they will replace the yoke under warranty if the yoke's cover is peeling or cracking - a known defect. Cosmetic - they fix. Safety - they refuse to fix. Please consider issuing a notice to tesla that they fix the horns on their 2022 model s.
Emmc failed prior to recall and was replaced by 3rd party vendor. Recall reimbursement was denied. Emailed tesla multiple times without response
Turn signals fail to activate with short duration press of turn signal stick.
Left and right upper control arms failed, as did both front lower lateral links. Same issues as the vehicles recalled as part of 2 different recalls by tesla: https://www. Teslarati. Com/tesla-model-3-suspension-lateral-link-fastener-recall/ car requires over $2,000 of out of warranty repairs despite this clearly being a manufacturer defect and car should have been included as part of the previous recall(s).
Hello, thank you for taking the time to address this issue. As you may already be aware, the honk button is not centrally located on the steering wheels of model x or s vehicles. This has led to several instances where cars backing up in parking lots have nearly collided with my vehicle because i instinctively honk to alert them. Tesla has recently redesigned the honk button, moving it to the center instead of the touch thumb button on the right side. I strongly urge tesla to consider replacing the steering wheel to place the honk button at the center for improved safety. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Your consideration is greatly appreciated.
This vehicle has a flawed design for the horn. It has been relocated away from the center of the steering wheel to a small section (1") of a plastic panel on the "spoke" of the steering wheel. It is extremely difficult to locate this spot, particularly in an emergency (what horns are for in the first place... ). A vehicle backed into me while i was stopped at a traffic signal and i was unable to alert that vehicle of my presence. They struck my vehicle and caused damage. Thankfully no one was hurt (this time) and the damage was minimal. This design is flawed and is destined to lead to unnecessary traffic accidents and injured or killed occupants. It is unbelievable that such a design has been allowed for a vehicle.
Febuary 2024 my car gives me a pop up warning on screen that “ steering ability may be reduced”. A few minutes later i could barely steer the car as if steering was partially locked up to maybe 90%. Tesla service dept said the car “ reset” and it was ok to drive. Today april 16 2024 the same thing happened while driving. This is very dangerous. This is a software issue tesla needs to resolve.
The contact owns a 2018 tesla model 3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a message displayed reading "left from passenger safety restraint system fault". The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to technical service bulletin: sb-21-17-005. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 105,000.
Tesla model 3 autopilot engaged. The car steered itself off the road and into a tree as it was accelerating on a residential street from 8 mph to approx. 30 mph.