Complaint Number: 10954963
Vehicle Identification Number: 5YJSA1E25FF106184
Your Vehicle's Make Model and Model Year: TESLA MODEL S 2015
Note: Your VIN, make, model, and year are all protected under the Privacy Act.
What part of your car was affected? Suspension, Unknown or Other
What happened?
Here is a Tesla in the salvage yard.
https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=23943967&RowNumber=20&loadRecent=True3 The attached photograph shows that the top ball joint on the front RH wheel has separated causing gouging of the tire tread. The wheel is displaced towards the rear of the wheel well which is most likely the cause of the fire. The fire has been hot enough to melt metal so it is almost certain that the Lithium batteries were the source of the fire. Please investigate the problems with Tesla suspensions and also the issue of battery fires. Lithium battery fires burn burn extremely hot, emit toxic fumes, and are difficult to extinguish. I request that you investigate the circumstances of this incident. I am not the owner, just a very concerned citizen. Date of incident is an approximation.
Files you uploaded.
2015tesla-fire1.jpg
2015tesla-fire2.jpg
When did this happen? 01/01/2017
Was there a Crash? No
Was there a Fire? Yes
Was there an injury or fatality? No
How fast were you going? (in mph) 30
About how many miles were on your vehicle at the time of the incident? 5000
Complaint Number: 10980335
Vehicle Identification Number: 5YJSA1CG6DFP07843
Your Vehicle's Make Model and Model Year: TESLA MODEL S 2013
Note: Your VIN, make, model, and year are all protected under the Privacy Act.
What part of your car was affected? Suspension
What happened?
Here is another burned out Tesla in the junkyard.
https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=24762753&RowNumber=10&loadRecent=True The suspension has collapsed on the LH side and the front wheel is jammed into the battery. The airbags have not deployed. The car does not appear to have been in a collision. The wheel jamming into the battery is the most likely cause of the fire. If the battery is hot from hard driving or from recent charging then any loss of coolant is likely to cause a fire. Please conduct a test to see whether such a simple loss of coolant can cause a fire in those circumstances. The rate of fires in Teslas is alarming and it is extremely hard to suppress a Lithium battery fire. Thank you. Concerned citizen etc.
Files you uploaded.
toast2013.jpg
toast2013airbag.jpg
When did this happen? 01/31/2017
Was there a Crash? No
Was there a Fire? Yes
Was there an injury or fatality? No
How fast were you going? (in mph) 40
About how many miles were on your vehicle at the time of the incident? 10000
First Name: Keef
Last Name: Wivaneff
Complaint Number: 10980333
Vehicle Identification Number: 5YJSA1H27FFP77934
Your Vehicle's Make Model and Model Year: TESLA MODEL S 2015
Note: Your VIN, make, model, and year are all protected under the Privacy Act.
What part of your car was affected? Suspension
What happened?
Here is a burned out Tesla in the junkyard
https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=24822571&RowNumber=3&loadRecent=True The front LH wheel is jammed back into the battery. The tread on the tire is worn away which indicates that the wheel was jammed back against the battery while the car was still rolling forward. It is highly probable that suspension failure was the cause of the fire. Despite assurances to the contrary fires are still happening all too frequently in the Tesla. A recent crash in China resulted in the Tesla exploding in flames and the back seat passengers only narrowly escaped incineration.:
https://electrek.co/2017/04/23/tesla-model-x-fire-crash-falcon-wing-doors-stuck/ I am filing these reports in the public interest. Owners believe the Tesla is the safest car in the world. Judging by the hundreds of Teslas that have been involved in serious accidents this appears to be a myth. Please investigate.
Files you uploaded.
toasted2015suspension.jpg
When did this happen? 02/01/2017
Was there a Crash? No
Was there a Fire? Yes
Was there an injury or fatality? No
How fast were you going? (in mph) 40
About how many miles were on your vehicle at the time of the incident? 5000
