Complaint volume
587 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Tesla Model 3 Complaints
587 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, grouped by component category.
587 Total complaints
58 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
19 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are forward collision avoidance, suspension, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 58 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 19 injury reports, and 3 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 134 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 21,753 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to forward collision avoidance, suspension, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Tesla Model 3?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Tesla Model 3
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How severe are the 2019 Tesla Model 3 complaints?
58 Crash
5 Fire
19 Injury
3 Fatality
47 Towed
15 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Tesla Model 3 complaint categories?
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 63
SUSPENSION 53
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 35
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 26
LANE DEPARTURE 26
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24
AIR BAGS 20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 18
STEERING 17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 17
587 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | DO TO A LARGE BACK WINDSHIELD (ENTIRE VEHICLE ROOF IS MADE OUT OF CLASS) I BELIEVE THAT THE HEAT MAKES THE WINDSHIELD CRACK. I POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE EXPLAINING HOW MY VEHICLE WINDSHIELD BROKE DOWN BY THE INTENSE HEAT, A PERSON REPLIED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,428 |
| Mar 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 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!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,000 |
| Mar 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS WAS NOT AN EVENT, BUT A FEATURE THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT HAVE MECHANICAL RELEASE LEVERS SHOULD THE CAR LOOSE POWER. THAT MEANS I COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR IF I AM IN THE BACK SEAT. I AM 65, AND CLIMBING OVER THE SEAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ME. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS I CAN CRAWL THROUGH THE TRUNK WHICH HAS A MANUAL RELEASE, BUT THAT IS EVEN HARDER. I PRACTICED IT WITH THE TRUNK EMPTY, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. WITH LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK IT COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. WE OFTEN CARRY PEOPLE IN THEIR 80'S IN THE BACK SEATS AS WELL, AND EXPLAINING THESE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IS QUITE ANXIETY-PROVOKING. I MYSELF HAVE CLAUSTROPHOBIA. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH A TESLA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO IS GOING TO PUT IT THROUGH AS A SUGGESTION. I ASKED TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLES REPLACED WITH DOOR HANDLES EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY RELEASE LEVERS, BUT I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPTION AT THIS TIME. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,502 |
| Mar 2020 | STRUCTURE | WHEN GET WET, UNDERCARRIAGE COMPOSITE TRY GETS HEAVY WHEN WATER IS ABSORBED AND FALL/ TEAR AND GET DRAGGED ON THE STREET, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN FRICTION SPARKS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE VEHICLE DEVELOPS MOLDY SMELL AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT IS A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO BACTERIA GROWTH. THE SMELL IS DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE EVAPORATOR AND IS A MECHANICAL DESIGN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS MOST TESLA 3 CARS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Feb 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE AND A SIGN POLE IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE THEN COMING TO A STOP ON TOP OF A BOULDER. THE PRIVATE SECURITY PATROL AT THE SCHOOL FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH ALL DETAILS. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 5,743 |
| Feb 2020 | SUSPENSION | HERE IS A TESLA MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/35467844/15 THE TOP SUSPENSION BALL JOINT HAS SIMPLY POPPED APART. THIS BALL JOINT IS ONLY CONNECTED TO A STEERING KNUCKLE MADE FROM MONKEY METAL AND TO A SUSPENSION ARM MADE FROM PLASTIC. HOW IN THE NAME OF BEELZEBUB DOES A SUSPENSION BALL JOINT SIMPLY POP APART LIKE THIS ? (AND THERE ARE PLENTY MORE TESLA EXAMPLES TO BE FOUND ) NNTSB HAS OPINED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LETTING TESLA GET AWAY WITH MURDER (AUTOPILOT) JUST WAIT TILL THEY START INVESTIGATING THE WHOMPY WHEELS. TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL GIVE THEM A HEADS UP MYSELF. HAVE A GREAT DAY. KEEF | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Feb 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN BRAKING WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPPED AROUND 65 TO 70 MPH IN THE FREEWAY UNDERNEATH OVERPASS DURING SUNNY DAY USING AUTOPILOT. TESLA AUTOPILOT CONSIDER SHADOW UNDERNEATH THE OVERPASS AS STAND STILL VEHICLE AND APPLY SUDDEN BRAKES. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM 2 TIMES ALREADY TO TESLA SUPPORT, BUT, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,720 |
| Feb 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY TESLA MODEL 3 KEEPS UNINTENTIONALLY AND ERRATICALLY BRAKING WHILE IN MOTION USING THE AUTOPILOT OR CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE MULTIPLE DATES AND TIMES OF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING. THIS IS KNOWN AS "PHANTOM BRAKING" A FALSE POSITIVE THAT THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM ENGAGES IN.THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM AREAS AND TIME (DAY OR EVENING) ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED TESLA SERVICE AND THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE COLD SHOULDER AND STATED THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Feb 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SPOUSE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE, KNOCKED IT DOWN, AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S WALL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THERE WAS NO INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED A TESLA ROAD SIDE SERVICE WHOM ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DAN'S PAINT & BODY (3810 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85713) A TESLA APPROVED BODY SHOP, WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY APPROVED THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,677. *BF*JB | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 2,677 |
| Feb 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A CONCERN WITH THIS CAR THAT OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2019. TESLA IN MILFORD, CT HAD THE CAR IN SERVICE FOR 23+ DAYS BECAUSE OF ERRORS WITH THE CAR: ALERT MESSAGES INCLUDED (BUT WEREN'T LIMITED TO) POWER REDUCED, FRONT MOTOR DISABLED, ETC. THE CAR KEPT POWERING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. TESLA ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A "SHORTED PENTHOUSE HARNESS." TWO WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK, THE ERROR MESSAGES REAPPEARED. THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO TESLA IN MILFORD, CT. WHILE TESLA INDICATED THAT THE PRIOR ISSUES WERE RESOLVED, THEY OBVIOUSLY WEREN'T. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALSO IN THE CITY. THE BRAKES AND STEERING DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. I RECEIVED ERROR MESSAGES INDICATING POWER REDUCED, BRAKES DISABLED, POWER STEERING DISABLED, FRONT MOTOR DISABLED, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING DISABLED, CAR MAY BE FREE ROLLING--JUST TO NAME A FEW. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. AS OF TODAY, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 28+ BUSINESS DAYS; HOWEVER, TESLA TOLD ME THEY WORKED ON THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE OVER 30 DAYS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,500 |
| Feb 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING AT ~70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE WEB BROWSER APP. THE ENTIRE UI FROZE, DURING THIS TIME I COULD NOT EXIT AUTOPILOT BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WOULD DECELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE, HOWEVER AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED BACK TO THE SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. AFTER AROUND 30 TOTAL SECONDS (AROUND 10 SECONDS AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EXIT AUTOPILOT) THE UI UNFROZE AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AUTOPILOT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,000 |
| Feb 2020 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A POLICE REPORT BEING FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT AND THEN TO A COLLSION CENTER. THE CONTACT CONTACTED TESLA (811 S SAN FERNANDO BLVD, BURBANK, CA 91502) WHERE THEY WAS INFORMED OF THE CRASH AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 10,000 |
| Feb 2020 | SUSPENSION | PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FULL VIN OF THE CAR I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT IS UNKNOWN AND THEREFORE I HAVE USED THE VIN OF ANOTHER WRECKED 2019 MODEL 3 TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT. HERE IS A DAMAGED TESLA IN A SALVAGE AUCTION IN GERMANY. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.DE/LOT/50047705/PHOTOS NO AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDAMAGED EXCEPT THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE BALL JOINT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS SNAPPED. ALSO THE BALL JOINT THAT ATTACHES THE STEERING ARM HAS SNAPPED OFF WHICH IS EXTREMELY ALARMING. PART OF THE CAST ALUMINIUM LOWER ARM HAS SNAPPED OFF. THE MANUFACTURING STANDARDS AND QUALITY CONTROL OF TESLA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS IS APPALLING. RATHER THAN REPORTING THESE DEFECTS BACK TO THE FACTORY AND TO THE NHTSA THESE FAILURES ARE BEING SYSTEMATICALLY COVERED UP. QUITE OBVIOUSLY THE GERMAN OWNER OF THIS CAR WILL NOT BE REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA SO I AM DOING MY BEST AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. THE TESLA FAN CLUB IS NOT VERY PLEASED THAT I AM DOING THIS. SUCH IS LIFE. REGARDS KEEF | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 30,000 |
| Jan 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AUTO-PILOT AND/OR LANE-ASSIST FEATURES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OUT OF ITS LANE AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON OSCEOLA POLK LINE ROAD EAST OF SULLIVAN ROAD IN FLORIDA. THE TESLA THEN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, KILLING THE DRIVER OF THE TESLA. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL AND OSCEOLA COUNTY FIRERESCUE INVESTIGATED. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Fatalities: 1 Towed | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | STRUCTURE,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED. THE TESLA VEHICLE SENSORS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE 2 PARKED VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING, AND COLLIDED WITH THEM. ANTI-COLLISION MECHANISM AND AUTO-BRAKING FAILED TO APPLY, RESULTING IN COLLISION. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 3,370 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE IN REVERSE PARALLEL PARKING ON A CITY STREET, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ONCE PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE PETAL WAS REMOVED AND DID NOT STOP ACCELERATION UNTIL BRAKE WAS APPLIED. VEHICLE IMPACTED CURB, BUT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES TO THE WHEELS. VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER BEING PUT INTO PARK, REMOVING THE BREAK, REAPPLY THE BREAK, PLACING IN DRIVE, AND SLOWLY RELEASING THE BREAK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN I STOPPED ON PARKING LOT CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB INTO BUILDING. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 2,173 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE IN TESLA MODE 3 IN OUR PARKING LOT. I WAS PARKING BETWEEN 2 CARS ON MY RIGHT. SO, WAS REALLY SLOW. WHILE TURNING THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS AT A HIGH SPEED. SINCE, I WAS TURNING, THE CAR ROTATED AT THE HIGH SPEED AND IN THE PROCESS MY CAR HIT CAR ON MY LEFT, 3 CARS ON MY FRONT. THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND A FLAT TIRE. FORTUNATELY, NO PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, ALL SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 4,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | THE CAUSE OF THE "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" IN TESLA VEHICLES IS A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND NOT OFFSET AS IN OTHER VEHICLES. WHILE TESLA ALLEGES IT IS USER ERROR, THIS ERROR IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. 1. AS YOU BEGIN TO STOP OR PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT (VEHICLE IN MOTION TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT), IT IS QUITE EASY TO PUSH THE WRONG PEDAL, OR PUSH BOTH PEDALS, CAUSING ACCELERATION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR DRIVERS WITH LARGE FEET. 2. OCCURANCE IS RELATIVELY RARE, AND CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES. 3. USER REMEDIES INCLUDE NOT WEARING SHOES WHILE DRIVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN PARKING THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE DRIVER DEPRESSING THE PEDAL CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN INTO A BUILDING AND CAUSE DAMAGE. DESPITE THE SPEED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 1,350 |
| Jan 2020 | SUSPENSION | HERE IS A MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/61748319/PHOTOS THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN TO BITS. THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAS POPPED OUT OF ITS SOCKET. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAS SNAPPED ITS STEM. THERE IS VERY LITTLE IMPACT DAMAGE TO THAT AREA OF THE CAR, NOTHING THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SUSPENSION FALLING TO BITS LIKE THAT. THESE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE BADLY DESIGNED AND BADLY MANUFACTURED. IT IS ENTIRELY PROBABLE THAT THE RECENT CRASH OF A MODEL 3 IN LONG BEACH WHICH SEVERELY INJURED A PEDESTRIAN WAS CAUSED BY A SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE WHEEL ON THAT LONG BEACH CRASH CAR LOOKS BADLY WHOMPY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 985 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR TURNING AND PULL UP TO THE GARAGE DRIVE WAY, IT SUDDENLY UNINTENDED ACCELERATE AND CRASH INTO THE GARAGE GATE. (VIDEOS AVAILABLE) | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 5,008 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN DRIVEWAY WAS I WAS PULLING INTO CARPORT. SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO PREVENT IMPACT INTO CARPORT WALL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,100 |
| Jan 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN CITY TRAFFIC AND THE CAR ALL THE SUDDEN ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I WAS NOT IN AUTOPILOT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |