We had our 5 year old son buckled in his forward facing car seat in the back passenger seat. When i started to drive my car, the front passenger seat started to move back, reclined on its own and fully crushed my sons legs in the back seat (fully reclined back). My son started to scream in pain. After securing the seat forward, we noticed our umbrella fell from the front seat and landed where you control the seat alignment in front. We were shocked to see that a 1 lbs umbrella can be heavy enough to control the seat alignment. If i hadn't quickly reacted to the seat moving back, it would have caused a serious fatal injury to my son. I strongly urge the manufacturer to consider fail proof ways to prevent this from happening.
My tesla is supposed to have "automatic" wipers that go on by themselves to keep the windshield clear so one can drive in rain. Manual wiper speed control is difficult because the driver has to look at center screen and use menus to select a speed. There is no intermittent wipers control; the lowest speed setting is too fast for light range. Only one pass operation is possible without using the center console while driving which is dangerous. The automatic wipers are very erratic, sometimes running faster than needed or coming on when it's not raining to other times hardly coming on at all making it very difficult to see and making driving very accident prone. The poor operation can, of course, adversely affect the proper operation of the automatic driving capability too since that depends on vision by cameras through windshield. Other owners i know voice the same concerns. This issue is a big problem anytime it rains and even worse back last winter when it snowed. I've only had my car 3 months. I have talked to a few other owners who indicate this problem didn't exist as much 6 months or a year ago indicating it could be a problem caused by a recent car software update or a change in the equipment used for wiper control in my tesla y. I'm not sure if the problem applies to other models (ie s, x, 3).
I am writing to express my concern regarding the recurring issue with the control arms and sway bar in the 2020 tesla model 3. It has come to my attention that tesla acknowledges this issue, which manifests as creaking sounds during various driving conditions such as climbing into the car, traveling at low speeds, and navigating over speed bumps or uneven terrain. What's particularly troubling is that when i brought my car into them tesla acknowledged that they are aware of the prevalence of this issue across many of their vehicles, yet they continue to charge consumers for repairs, even if their vehicle is not included in the recalled vins. This policy unfairly burdens consumers who experience the same issue but are denied coverage under the recall. I urge the nhtsa to investigate this matter thoroughly to ensure consumer protection and fairness in addressing safety concerns in tesla vehicles. It's essential that manufacturers uphold their responsibility to rectify known issues without imposing undue financial burdens on consumers.
I was driving our tesla model y and, when attempting to use the windshield wiper, full self driving was enabled. The feature was never enabled my by husband or i through the touch screen on the car. We purposefully did not want to be helping to test this feature as we have a 2 year old and 2 month old that are often in the car with us (both of whom were in the car when this happened). This happened twice on my drive on the afternoon of 2/20. I did not have a destination plugged into the map on the tesla and was navigating via google maps on my phone (which does seem to be required for this feature to be enabled according to tesla's help video on youtube: https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=tjc-zto5b_e). Both times, a pop up appeared on the tesla screen asking me to give feedback on the auto driving feature while i was driving. Both times, i was able to disable the feature after about 5 seconds by pressing the brake pedal. Upon returning home, my husband was able to go into the car's settings and return the car to "traffic-aware cruise control. " he was able to confirm that "full self driving (supervised)" had been selected despite neither of us enabling it.
The horn button is a hazard to use when in an emergency and wheel is turned. Such as a u-turn and someone makes an illegal right and i have no time to find the horn button when wheel is upside down on a u-turn. This is unsafe and should be replaced with a horn that is in the center of the steering wheel like most cars.
1. ) passenger side door is a potential hazard. Door latch and door mechanism does not open from the outside. 2. ) lane keep assist on autopilot veers off to the right when it is first engaged and does not want to stay centered until it's been on for awhile.
Right turn signal gets stuck and doesn't allow me to press it. It is very dangerous when it happens out on the road. First attempt to fix it was april 5th 2024. According to tesla service invoice the steering wheel was replaced and software was updated. As of april 19 2024 the problem has returned. As i attempted to make a right turn and couldn't signal. I also have videos showing the issue i am having. After reviewing online forums it seems this is a common problem for 2024 tesla model 3 which is extremely dangerous.
Design defect that caused the cooling system to fail and potentially not cooling the battery system. Per tesla service center, leaves and debris which are common in everyday use got on top of the radiator, the fan on the back of the radiator sucked the debris and caused the damage to the radiator to leak. The radiator’s design may be inadequate, leading to the issue and caused potential damage to the battery pack or computer as a result of overheating which might leads to fatal accidents.
Front passenger seat restraint safety system fault. My car only has 40,000 miles is out of warranty. $2200+ estimate from tesla. This safety issue happens often according to tesla owner sites.
There is a police report but i'm not in possession of it. Therefore i selected no below to get it passed this page. I recently sold my 2016 tesla model s and purchased a 2023 model s. Tesla has moved the horn on the model s from the center where it can quickly be used in an emergency to a small icon to the right hand side of the steering wheel. This horn is impossible to use in an emergency. It is a gray icon with no physical or other attributes. The driver must take their eyes off the emergency, locate the small icon among 4 other icons on the black surface, then get your finger perfectly on it to press, otherwise you activate your wipers worsening a bad situation. I have been in several near accidents because of this. It includes an elderly couple who were t-boned directly in front of me. I was unable to use the horn which would prevented the accident. The elderly couple were injured with blood strewn in the car where her arm was gashed open. Even simple situations such as a car backing out of the space in a parking lot can't be quickly prevented. Tesla how has a steering "wheel" with the horn back in the middle where it can be safely used, but they refuse to refit the cars with the unsafe horn. I have pushed this issue with tesla and they agree many people have complained about the the unsafe horn. Tesla states they will charge $2800 to fix the problem. This must be recalled to prevent many more accidents. It should have never been implemented.