2018 Tesla Model S suspension problems
20 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2018 Tesla Model S, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 16,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 18 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 16,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Tesla Model S
- Forward collision avoidance 70 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints