2019 Tesla Model 3 Fuel system Problems

My vehicle has developed a rapidly worsening battery performance issue. It loses range far faster than expected, shows inconsistent energy usage, and experiences sudden drops in projected mileage even during normal driving. Charging behavior is irregular, and the vehicle’s energy regeneration is inconsistent. There was no crash, fire, or damage. Based on the symptoms, this appears to be a potential battery or propulsion system defect. The issue continues to worsen and affects the safe and reliable operation of the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11702593

Incident

Dec 31, 1969

When Driving an Alert activates DIR_a126 Power Reduced. Exiting and re-entering vehicle may restore operation. My vehicle speed limit goes to 50 mph and keeps lowering after driving for a few miles to a creep. This alert pop up constantly.

NHTSA ID

11554456

Incident

Nov 1, 2023

IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO DOWNGRADE MY TESLA MODEL 3 CONFIGURATION FROM STANDARD PLUS (240 MAX CHARGE LIMIT) TO STANDARD CONFIGURATION (220 MAX CHARGE LIMIT), I COULD CHARGE TO 239 CHARGE LIMIT. AT THE DOWNGRADE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE, AFTER THE SYNCHRONIZATION/CALIBRATION PERIOD TOOK PLACE, MY NEW CONFIGURATION OF STANDARD HAD A CHARGE LIMIT OF ONLY 207/208 AT 100% CHARGE, WHICH IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CHARGING LIMIT OF 31+. THIS IS A 50% GREATER DROP IN CHARGE LIMIT THAN WAS AGREED. THE CHARGE LIMITATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY A 20 MILES DROP, BUT IT ENDED UP BEING 31+ DROP IN CHARGING LIMIT. MY BATTERY IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN GOOD HEALTH. THE METHOD OF REDUCTION IN CHARGE LIMITATION WAS ORIGINALLY COMMUNICATED TO BE A SIMPLE SOFTWARE LIMIT. HOWEVER, I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE LIMIT IN CHARGE LEVEL WAS ACHIEVED BY ACTUALLY TURNING OFF CELLS WITHIN THE BATTERY BLOCK. IF TURNING OFF CELLS IS IN FACT THE METHOD USED TO LIMIT THE CHARGING CAPACITY OF THE BATTERY, THEN IT IS VERY CONCERNING SINCE NOT ONLY IS IT A FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OF CAPACITY - BUT A MUCH GREATER DROP IN CHARGING CAPACITY THAN THE CHARGE CAPACITY I PURCHASED - BUT IT ALSO LEAVES ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I CAN ONLY CHARGE TO 166 MILES TO MAINTAINING MY BATTERY'S HEALTH CONDITION AT THE RECOMMENDED MAX 80% CHARGE LEVEL. AT AN 80% CHARGE LEVEL OF THE NOW 207/208 100% MAXIMUM CHARGE LIMIT I WILL ONLY GET 166 CHARGE. AT 80% OF MY STANDARD CONFIGURATION I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CHARGE TO 176. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS ARTIFICIAL AND FRAUDULENT REDUCTION IN CHARGE LIMIT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSED I WOULD HAVE NOT DOWNGRADED TO STANDARD. THE CHARGE LIMIT ON THE NON-DOWNGRADED STANDARD PLUS CONFIGURATION HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 250 FROM 240. SO, TODAY WITHOUT THE DOWNGRADE MY 80% CHARGE LIMIT WOULD BE 200 INSTEAD OF 166 - A 34 CHARGE INCREASE - OR - A 43 INCREASE AT 100% CHARGE LIMIT!!

NHTSA ID

11319735

Incident

Sep 12, 2019

Mileage

4,000 mi

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A TESLA MODEL 3 IN THE INTEREST OF HUMAN SAFETY. THIS IS CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF BATTERY FIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS SO FAR GONE UNREPORTED. HERE IS A MODEL 3 IN THE SALVAGE AUCTION YARD THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34394730&ROWNUMBER=2&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE CAR IS SO BADLY BURNED THAT THE VIN IS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED BUT THE AUCTION SITE WOULD HAVE THAT RECORD. I HAVE SUBSTITUTED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED MODEL 3 IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS REPORT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT POST ON TESLA MOTORS CLUB FORUM WHICH PROVIDES PHOTOS OF THE FIRE SCENE ON THE HIGHWAY AT VACAVILLE AND THE IMAGES MATCH THE JUNKYARD CAR. IT SEEMS THAT TESLA IS USING THE "RAN OVER A TRAILER HITCH ON THE ROADWAY" AKA "CAT ATE MY HOMEWORK" EXCUSE AGAIN BUT LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS IT SEEMS THAT A WHOMPY WHEEL IS THE MORE LIKELY CAUSE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-TESLA-FIRE.175198/ **** DDAWSON, TODAY AT 9:51 AM VACAVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAR FIRE. I WAS TOLD THE OWNER RAN OVER A TRAILER HITCH THAT FELL OFF A TRUCK. I BELIEVE ITS A 3. NO ONE HURT AT LEAST.. **** AND *** THIS STORY ACTUALLY DID RUN ON THE 11:00 NEWS, SUNDAY NOV. 24TH, ON KPIX (OUR LOCAL CBS AFFILIATE). IT WAS REPORTED BY BRIAN HACKNEY. THE STORY WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE TOOK PLACE, OTHER THAN IN VACAVILLE WHERE THERE DOES HAPPEN TO BE A SUPERCHARGER. THEY SHOWED THE SAME DRAMATIC IMAGE OF THE BURNED-OUT CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED HERE. THE WEIRD PART IS THAT THE KPIX WEBSITE NEVER SHOWED THE STORY. I SEARCHED AFTERWARD, AND THE OTHER STORIES REPORTED THAT NIGHT (INCLUDING THE ONE ABOUT PRIUS CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS) WERE ALL UP, EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE** PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11282556

Incident

Nov 24, 2019

Mileage

5,000 mi

THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY THE NEW CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH HAD DAMAGE TO THE 4 JACK POINTS THAT REQUIRED THE BATTERY PACK TO BE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WOULD CHARGE TO THE FULL RANGE PURCHASED, HOWEVER, THE NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED WILL NOT CHARGE TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF RANGE PURCHASED. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO SERVICE BEFORE I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM SERVICE. THEY TRIED TO GET IT TO FULLY CHARGE MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT. I ASKED TO SEE THE BATTERY HEALTH REPORT AND THEY DECLINED. IF YOU PURCHASE A NEW CAR WITH X AMOUNT OF RANGE, WHEN THE BATTERY IS CHARGED TO 100%, IT SHOULD DISPLAY THE RANGE YOU PAID FOR. THEY TOLD ME IF I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE RANGE, I WAS FREE TO FILE AN ARBITRATION CLAIM. ON THE WAY HOME I ALMOST RAN OUT OF BATTERY AND COULD HAVE REALLY USED THE EXTRA CAPACITY THAT I PURCHASED.

NHTSA ID

11278441

Incident

Sep 23, 2019

Mileage

1,211 mi

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT, MY TESLA SUDDENLY STOPPED AND DISPLAYED A FAULT CODE AND REQUESTING IMMEDIATE RETURN OF THE CAR TO A TESLA SERVICE CENTER. MY CAR WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS WHEN I TRIED TO EXIT, EITHER VIA THE TOUCH SCREEN UNLOCK ICON, ELECTRIC DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON, OR USING MY PHONE APP. I ENDED UP USING THE EMERGENCY DOOR OPEN LATCH TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. I CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND ME BUT WAS UNABLE TO REENTER THE CAR. TRIED MY KEY CARD AND MY PHONE APP TO UNLOCK IT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOW AWAY.

NHTSA ID

11258253

Incident

Sep 25, 2019

Mileage

50 mi

I WAS MOVING FORWARD AT ~15 MPH OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS ON A CITY STREET WHEN BOTH ELECTRIC MOTORS STOPPED WORKING BRINGING US TO A HALT ON THE TRACKS. THE CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL TO ALLOW IT TO BE PUSHED OFF OF THE TRACKS NOR WOULD IT RELEASE THE BRAKES UNTIL PUT INTO TOW MODE WHICH REQUIRED 4-5 PEOPLE TO PUSH AT THAT POINT. THERE WERE NO STEPS DISPLAYED TO GET THE CAR INTO A MODE THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO MOVE.

NHTSA ID

11246677

Incident

Aug 26, 2019

Mileage

6,028 mi

I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THERE HAS BEEN A TESLA MODEL 3 CRASH IN RUSSIA. HTTPS://WWW.THESUN.CO.UK/NEWS/9700731/TESLA-CAR-EXPLODES-AUTOPILOT-FAILURE-DRIVER-TRUCK-RUSSIA/ IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER AUTOPILOT OR DRIVER DISTRACTION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH THE BATTERIES LITERALLY EXPLODED. THIS IS AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE WORSE THAN THE MODEL S AND X FIRES. ** I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER MODEL 3 WHICH IS IN A WRECKING YARD** THIS IS NOT DONE IN ANY FRAUDULENT WAY. IT IS DONE IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE DESIGN. IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE RUSSIAN OWNER TO NEGOTIATE YOUR SITE AND FILE A COMPLAINT SO I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF FILING ON HIS BEHALF.

NHTSA ID

11243132

Incident

Aug 3, 2019

Mileage

1,000 mi