2017 Tesla Model S electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 115 complaints for the 2017 Tesla Model S, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 72 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I have reached out to tesla 3 times to fix a sudden unintended acceleration issue. 11 days after I reported the issue and they told me my car was ok to drive I got into a accident. It took tesla 5 months to give back the reports of the crash in which they said it was my fault. I have lost trust in the company and have seen that 127 other people have been affected by the same issue according to cnn please take care of this issue. Any tesla owner is a pioneer of a future creation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 tesla model s. The contact stated that the media control unit was inoperable. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that after extensive research, he was concerned about a complete and permanent system failure. The failure recurred three times. The contact stated that the failure was related to a voluntary repair however, the hard failure as indicated by the dealer, was necessary for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Tesla Model S
- Suspension 107 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 89 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Cruise control 35 complaints
- Lane departure 28 complaints
- Lighting 28 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 25 complaints