2018 Tesla Model S Suspension Problems

Rear suspension on 2020 and older model s and x is not adjustable for alignment. Factory camber comes 2 aggressive which burns only the very inner part of the tire at a rapid pace. Upon checking tread depth with gauge you will not see this wear and tires will appear to be good. Tire wear is not visible unless you crawl under vehicle and inspect visually. Many Many reports of blow out tire due to this issue. Look it up. To top it off the vehicle does not come with a spare.

NHTSA ID

11523654

Incident

May 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10-15 MPH, the rear subframe assembly failed inadvertently. The contact stated that the rear driver’s side wheel appeared to be caved inward. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear subframe and rear wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000. The contact stated that the failure can be explained by poor design. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's own expense, and they are requesting a reimbursement from the manufacturer. The contact has concerns that even after the repair that the vehicle will eventually fail again.

NHTSA ID

11515804

Incident

Mar 28, 2023

Mileage

14,000 mi

There is loud clanking noise from the front of the car. Tesla service center said they must replace front sway bar and links. That was in December 2020. They still do not have those parts. Driving with damaged sway bars requires being super alert when changing lanes or turning. However, one cannot guarantee it 100% of the time. Tesla says that this is a minor noise issue. I would like them to fix the issue soon (not have to wait 6+ months).

NHTSA ID

11423284

Incident

Dec 10, 2020

HERE IS A 2018 TERDSLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/39010278?ROWNUMBER=13 THE FRONT WHEEL HAS NOT JUST GONE WHOMPY IT HAS SNAPPED OFF ENTIRELY. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE. THERE IS HARDLY A MARK ON THE CAR AND NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE STEERING ARM HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS CRACKED IN HALF. THIS IS A CASTING FAILURE. BAD DESIGN BAD MANUFACTURE AND BAD QUALITY CONTROL. WHY NO RECALL FOR THESE DEADLY DEFECTIVE TENT BUILT CLOWN CARS? YOURS IN TOTAL DISGUST. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11395822

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

31,000 mi

HERE'S A 2018 IN THE JUNKYARD : HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/38405473?ROWNUMBER=9 BACK WHEEL HAS GONE ALL WHOMPY. AS USUAL. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. GET THESE LETHAL WEAPONS OFF THE ROADS. THANK YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11383606

Incident

Nov 1, 2020

Mileage

32,000 mi

1. SUSPENSION PROBLEM, ONGOING CONCERN. 2. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OF UNKNOWN CAUSE. 3. DRIVER SCREEN FOR MANAGING VEHICLE CONTROLS IS FAULTY AND HOPEFULLY BEING FIXED VIA A WARRANTY ALERT DATED NOVEMBER 09, 2020. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT TESLA IS NOT FORTHCOMING IN SOLVING THIS SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS INTO MODEL S VEHICLES PRODUCED THROUGH 2018 AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11376712

Incident

Mar 5, 2020

Mileage

9,500 mi

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37354819?ROWNUMBER=22 THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. NO CRASH DAMAGE. JUST THE SUSPENSION PARTS CRACKED AND SNAPPED. DESPITE TESLAS CLAIM THAT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF TESLA MODEL YEAR CARS THAT WERE EXPORTED TO CHINA NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF BAD ROADS AND DRIVERS IN CHINA THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING EVERY TESLA AROUND THE WORLD. TESLA DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY CONTROL IS FAECAL. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHEN WILL YOU STOP COVERING UP FOR ELON MUSK AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE DEADLY CARS? IT IS ABSURD FOR TESLA TO MERELY ISSUE OBSCURE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND TO CLAIM THAT SUSPENSION FAILURES DO NOT POSE A SAFETY RISK. RECALL THESE TIME-BOMBS IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11366202

Incident

Sep 1, 2020

Mileage

30,000 mi

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37354819?ROWNUMBER=42 IT IS NOT BADLY DAMAGED, JUST THAT THE BACK WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF. YOU CAN SEE PERFECTLY CLEARLY IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT THIS IS A SELF-INFLICTED INJURY CAUSED BY SNAPPED SUSPENSION LINKS. USING EXTRUDED ALUMINIUM AND LOW QUALITY CAST PARTS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. TESLA HAS A CULTURE OF COVER-UP. EMPLOYEES ARE INDOCTRINATED TO DEFEND THE MISSION. THEY ARE UNDER ILLEGAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND DO NOT DARE TO BLOW THE WHISTLE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11355634

Incident

Jul 1, 2020

Mileage

15,000 mi

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36845198?ROWNUMBER=5 THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE FRONT LH SIDE. THE STEEL BUMPER ATTACHMENT BAR IS UNDAMAGED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT. REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THE FACT IS THAT ONCE AGAIN THE CAST MONKEY-METAL STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CAR ALSO DOES APPEAR TO BE BOTTOMED OUT ON ITS AIR SUSPENSION. TESLAS DO NOT HAVE ANY LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION. IT IS QUITE PROBABLE THAT THE MCU FAILURES THAT ARE UNDER NHTSA INVESTIGATION ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH ANOTHER OWNER REPORTS A FRACTURED STEERING KNUCKLE BUT THE ABSURDLY LOW SUSPENSION HEIGHT IS BLAMED ON A THIRD PARTY LOWERING KIT. (CAR WAS A RECENTLY PURCHASED CPO FROM TESLA) HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-DRIVERS-STEERING-KNUCKLE-FRACTURED-WHILE-DRIVING-AT-55MPH-VIDEO.199103/ SNIP ** I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM COMMON. I'M ASSUMING A CASTING DEFECT CAUSED A CRACK THAT PROPAGATED INTO A COMPLETE FRACTURE. LUCKILY MY DASHCAM SHOWS THAT THIS WASN'T CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING, AS I'M SURE THAT'S THE LIKELY REASON SC WOULD GIVE FOR A CASTING TO FRACTURE LIKE THAT. 35K MI, 2016 P90D ** TESLA HAS REDESIGNED THIS KNUCKLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE OLDER VERSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. EVEN THE NEW VERSIONS ARE STILL SNAPPING. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO PLEASE DO IT. REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11340125

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE CAR SOFTWARE HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND APPEARS TO BE COMPROMISED. SETTINGS RELATED TO SAFETY AND AUTOPILOT HAVE BEEN UNSTABLE. DRIVER PROFILE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. FACTORY RESET PERFORMED BY TESLA PARAMUS AND BY SWITCHING EMAIL ACCOUNT DOESN'T NOT REMOVE THE MALWARE. PERSONAL DATA AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CAR CONTINUE DESPITE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO TESLA.

NHTSA ID

11322359

Incident

Apr 27, 2020

Mileage

9,385 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON AUTOPILOT, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE FREEWAY CENTER DIVIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLINED TO ACCEPT LIABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,514.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11321940

Incident

Apr 16, 2020

Mileage

19,514 mi

HERE IS ATESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/26038980/PHOTOS\ IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER AND IS BADLY DAMAGED. THE BACK RIGHT HAND WHEEL AND COMPLETE SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF AND THE BODYWORK IN THAT AREA SHOWS DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE WHEEL BEING EJECTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. GIVEN THE HUGE NUMBER OF CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES IT SEEMS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE LOSS OF A WHEEL IS WHAT CAUSED THE ROLLOVER AND IS NOT SIMPLY THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE. FOR MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES GO HERE HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/HASHTAG/WHOMPYWHEELS NOT JUST IN AMERICA. TESLAS ARE GOING WHOMPY ALL OVER THE WORLD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11315499

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

Mileage

20,000 mi

DESIGN FLAW ON THE REAR SUSPENSION SET UP CAUSES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. VERY LIKELY GOES WITHOUT BEING DETECTED EVEN BY THE SERVICE CENTERS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUTS SPECIALLY ON FREEWAY DRIVES.

NHTSA ID

11310421

Incident

Feb 12, 2020

Mileage

34,000 mi

TESLA IN SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34608873&ROWNUMBER=43&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE ALLOY STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF. WHERE DO THEY MAKE THESE PARTS? WILLY WONKA'S CHOCOLATE FACTORY? CAN YOU PLEASE GET THESE CONTRAPTIONS RECALLED. THANK YOU KEEF

NHTSA ID

11290923

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

16,000 mi

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD. THERE IS HARDLY ANY IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK. NO AIR-BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CAST ALLOY STEERING KNUCKLE HAS CRACKED IN HALF. THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IS IF THERE IS A CASTING FLAW DURING MANUFACTURE. THIS IS A HEAVY HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR THAT IS FREQUENTLY DRIVEN HANDS FREE ON SO CALLED AUTOPILOT. HAVING SUCH BADLY MADE WEAK SUSPENSION PARTS ONLY ADDS TO THE DANGER. WILL YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE AND THAT OF SO MANY OTHER TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES. THANK YOU. KEEF

NHTSA ID

11289750

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

16,000 mi

PLEASE NOTE...I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER RANDOM JUNKYARD TESLA SINCE I DO NOT KNOW THE VIN OF THE CAR WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS COMPLAINT. POSTED TODAY ON THE TMC. AN OWNER'S WHEEL HAS GONE WHOMPY AND IS SCRAPING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL ARCH AND MAKING ALARMING NOISES. TESLA SERVICE TELL HIM TO GO FLY A KITE. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/LEFT-FRONT-CHAMBER-LINK.172715/ ZAFRA88, 34 MINUTES AGO LONG STORY SHORT MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE IS RUBBING ON THE INNER FENDER WALL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. BROUGHT TO THE SC AND THEY SAID ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD ALIGNMENT CAN'T BE DONE BECAUSE THE "CHAMBER LINK" WAS DAMAGED TO OUTSIDE IMPACT. FIRST WHAT IS THE CHAMBER LINK, POSSIBLY A TYPO AND MEANT CAMBER LINK? THAT IS NOT A CONTROL ARM IS IT? THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS OUTSIDE IMPACT BUT HOW CAN THEY PROVE THERE WAS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE AND NOT A DEFECTIVE PART? ATTACHED IS THE WRITE UP ..... CONCERN - CLIENT STATES SQUEAKY METAL NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL......... PLEASE INVESTIGATE. ENRAGED CITIZEN ETC.

NHTSA ID

11278591

Incident

Nov 4, 2019

Mileage

10,000 mi

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/53749689 THE FRONT WHEEL AND COMPLETE SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY FALLEN OFF. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF CRASH DAMAGE. IT IS SELF INFLICTED INJURY CAUSED BY THE WHEEL WHOMPING AROUND AFTER THE FRAIL SUSPENSION FELL TO BITS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED BY THESE DEADLY DEFECTIVE JALOPIES. THANK YOU. UNHINGED CITIZEN.

NHTSA ID

11276944

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

12,000 mi

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT TESLA BROKEN SUSPENSIONS. HERE IS THE LATEST EXAMPLE... [XXX] PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD WHICH "QUELLE SURPRISE" ALSO HAS A WHOMPY WHEEL. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT TESLA WOULD PREFER TO DENY THAT THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS RATHER THAN ADMITTING IT AND FIXING THE PROBLEM. TO ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE ANTICS OF ELON MUSK RECENTLY IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THE OWNER WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT SINCE HE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT HE IS DRIVING THE SAFEST CAR IN THE WORLD! THESE TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING OVER AND OVER FOR MANY YEARS. YOUR OWN DATABASE HAS HUNDREDS OF VALID REPORTS CONCERNING THIS. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. ENRAGED CITIZEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

NHTSA ID

11268129

Incident

Oct 12, 2019

Mileage

10,000 mi

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA SUSPENSION FORELINKS WHICH ARE STILL SNAPPING OFF AND CAUSING DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. AT LEAST THREE NEW CASES OF FAILURE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. DESPITE FORUM POSTERS URGING THE OWNERS TO REPORT THEIR FAILURES TO NHTSA THE OWNERS HAVE NOT DONE SO. PRESSURE FROM TESLA SUPPORTERS TO "SUPPORT THE MISSION" AND FINANCIAL SELF-INTEREST MEAN THAT THESE FAILURES ARE BEING UNDER-REPORTED. HERE IS A DISCUSSION FORUM ABOUT THIS :HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/ANOTHER-FRONT-SUSPENSION-CONTROL-ARM-FAILURE.114967/PAGE-7#POST-4035913 **SNIP** I BELIEVE I'VE JOINED THE "CLUB", TOO. 2017 TESLA S 75D WITH <13,500 MILES IS IN THE SHOP NOW AFTER HAVING IT TOWED LAST NIGHT. THE SERVICE REP LET ME KNOW THAT WHILE THEY'RE NOT DONE INSPECTING IT - THEY'VE DETERMINED IT'S "FULLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY". MY STORY IS SIMILAR TO MOST. ON WAY HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, MY CAR STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS, UPHILL AND/OR AROUND THESE "ISLANDS" SEATTLE HAS AT CROSS STREETS IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO SLOW TRAFFIC. I GOT HOME, MADE AN ONLINE SERVICE CENTER APPT FOR NEXT WEEK. WENT OUT AGAIN AND THEN THE "CATASTROPHIC" FAILURE BEGAN. I HAD TO DRIVE A BIT (GUESSING A HALF MILE) BEFORE I COULD FIND A SAFE SPOT AND ONE BIG ENOUGH TO PULL OVER. TIRE IS GOUGED HORRIBLY. METAL SHOWING THROUGH WHEEL WELL, CAR APPEARED TO BE SITTING ON WHEEL, BUT HARD TO SEE CLEARLY. FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THIS IS DUE TO "ROUGH" DRIVING - I POLITELY SUGGEST YOU STFU. I BABY MY CAR. ** PLEASE TAKE ACTION. NOTE: VIN OF RANDOM TESLA IN WRECKING YARD USED IN THIS REPORT

NHTSA ID

11257794

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

5,000 mi

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL S IN THE AUCTION SALE YARD HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/27340709 THE BACK LH SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY IMPACT DAMAGE, IT HAS SIMPLY SNAPPED OFF. CLOSE UP PICTURE SHOWS THAT THE SUSPENSION LINKS AND LOWER ARM HAVE SNAPPED. THIS 2018 CAR IS STILL FITTED WITH THE OLD STYLE FRAGILE LINKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH STRONGER ONES AS NOTIFIED IN TSB : HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2019/MC-10153421-9999.PDF THERE SEEM TO BE MANY CARS ON THE ROAD THAT ARE STILL FITTED WITH THESE WEAK PARTS. ALSO THE CAST ALUMINIUM LOWER SUSPENSION ARM HAS SNAPPED. MANY SIMILAR FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I INTEND TO INFORM THE MEDIA AND MOTORING ORGANISATIONS ABOUT THESE FAILURES AND THAT NHTSA IS FAILING TO TAKE ANY ACTION. I AM NOT AN OWNER. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN. A DUMMY USA ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE DATA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. MY CORRECT NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE FORV A NON-OWNER AND A NON-USA RESIDENT TO FILE COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU KINDLY. DATE OF INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION.

NHTSA ID

11195326

Incident

Jan 1, 2019

Mileage

9,000 mi