2016 Tesla Model S fuel system problems
15 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2016 Tesla Model S, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 4 fires, 6 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
There has been a fatal tesla crash in indiana. Crash site photographs show that the rear wheel has skewed over in the wheel well but there is no damage to the rear of the car which could have cause that to happen. The car was repaired by tesla a few months ago after it suffered undercarriage damage after hitting a pothole there is a clear pattern of weakness in the suspension components. It is highly probable that this crash was caused by a suspension failure.
This is a complaint intended to provide further evidence that teslas are experiencing suspension failures and are catching fire at a much higher rate than most other vehicles. I have attached photographs from the current stock of wrecked teslas at a junkyard in the netherlands so as to further prove the argument that these cars have a major safety problem. Here is a link to the stock of tesla wrecks in just that one junkyard: [link removed] select tesla from the menu.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Tesla Model S
- Suspension 211 complaints
- Electrical system 150 complaints
- Steering 87 complaints
- Cruise control 81 complaints
- Brakes 56 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 50 complaints
- Lighting 49 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 39 complaints