Don't Kill the Messenger.
Date Complaint Filed: 06/17/2016
Date of Incident: 04/04/2016
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , SUSPENSION , WHEELS
NHTSA ID Number: 10874898
Consumer Location: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
All Products Associated with this Complaint
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
- TESLAMODEL S2014
Details
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- Crash:Yes
- Fire:No
- Number of Injuries:1
- Number of Deaths:0
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 5YJSA1S14EF...
SUMMARY:
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL ON A SLIGHT TURN TO TRANSFER FREEWAYS. I SWIPED INTO THE RIGHT FREEWAY WALL AND SPUN OUT DOING A COMPLETE 180 AND ENDED UP ON THE LEFT FREEWAY WALL. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I LOST CONTROL WHEN I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST, AND THE TURN WAS NOT AT ALL ABRUPT NOR SEVERE IN ANGLE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AND WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND AXLE WAS COMPLETELY DISLODGED. I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN.