Major Problems with 2016 Tesla Model S Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Tesla Model S

2016 Tesla Model S SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 5

2016 Tesla Model S VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3

2016 Tesla Model S VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 2000 miles

Browse 2016 Tesla Model S complaints by category

Problems with SUSPENSION, STEERING and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Tesla Model S owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SUSPENSION this is a report made in the public interest to address the continuing problem of snapping tesla model s suspension...	109 ~ 11973 miles
STEERING while test driving a model s at a tesla store sales rep told me to remove my hands from the...	60 ~ 8855 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL unintended acceleration occurred on 2 separate occasions with 2 different drivers within 2 weeks. model s 70d incident 1: my...	46 ~ 8330 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this is a complaint about the tesla autopilot made in the interest of public safety. the vin is not the...	42 ~ 9224 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while test driving a model s at a tesla store sales rep told me to remove my hands from the...	30 ~ 9720 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla model s. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the...	15 ~ 3047 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE door handles are made of metal chrome and gets excessively hot in the sun. you are unable to hold the...	9 ~ 18295 miles
AIR BAGS my tesla p90d 2016 was hit by a sprinkler truck on driver side luckily i was fine and i am...	7 ~ 14600 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM there has been a fatal tesla crash in indiana. crash site photographs show that the rear wheel has skewed over...	7 ~ 14906 miles
WHEELS on wednesday july 13 2016 my minor son was driving my tesla (vin [xxx]) northbound on round hill road in...	7 ~ 8243 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i received the car about a month ago and the front dashboard console that is a screen in front of...	4 ~ 11625 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING intermittent windshield wipers may fail. has happened twice video captured for second event. headlights have turned off on three separate...	3 ~ 95167 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2016 tesla s60. while the contact was attempting to exit the parked vehicle it independently...	2 ~ 15961 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE i purchased the tesla model s on 10/17 with 'autopilot' hardware and features i've consistently used autopilot on the highway...	2 ~ 8500 miles
ENGINE while driving at 60 mph on a highway front motor shorted loosing power and car slowed to a halt at	2 ~ 3000 miles
POWER TRAIN the ?stalling? problem happened to my model s since i started to drive the new car in 03/16. i got...	2 ~ 2700 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER intermittent windshield wipers may fail. has happened twice video captured for second event. headlights have turned off on three separate...	1 ~ 7500 miles
STRUCTURE here is another tesla in the salvage yard. https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=24284013&rownumber=9&loadrecent=true it is listed as having undercarriage damage. the photographs show the...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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