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2017 Tesla Model X steering problems

50 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2017 Tesla Model X, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
50 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
32,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2017 Tesla Model X Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 32,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 32,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 80% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

This is a complaint about the tesla autopilot. Here is a freshly uploaded video: [link removed] the owner drives hands free on an undivided road whilst using both hands to eat a burger. This is not merely a case of stupidity it is a direct consequence of the marketing of autopilot by tesla. The very name autopilot is dangerously misleading, other makers call their systems "driver assist" or "lane-keeping assist" the widely publicised claim that tesla autopilot is 40% safer than a human driver is further…

August 2017 CrashDeath

Here is a complaint posted on the tesla forum about a total loss of power steering: [link removed] snip** my wife called today to tell me her new tesla x had an error light that said service and power steering assist may be limited. I called my local center to inquire as to what to do next. I asked if the car was driveable, as at that time the steering seemed to be working fine. They said go for it, they'd look at the logs and get back to me.

Reported at 500 miles, October 2017

Other problems reported for the 2017 Tesla Model X

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Tesla models