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While driving our Tesla Model Y in our neighborhood on a straight road at 20-25mph, a plate attached to our right/passenger side rear wheel broke turning the wheel 45 degrees out. This resulted in our car slamming into the left rear driver’s side of parked car with enough force to knock it up and over a curb due, break that other car's rear axle and bending their frame. While Tesla is denying responsibility, our insurance company of the past 35 years, our mechanic of the past 25 and the tow truck driver at the scene confirmed the cause of the accident as the result of the Tesla part breaking. Tesla has had recalls around the globe and our limited searching has shown stories, videos and photos similar to our experience.

Does anyone in this group have suggestions about how to hold Tesla accountable since they are a big company denying responsibility?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.


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More information is required. Are you the original owner of the Model Y?

Reasons why Tesla might not accept responsibility:

The vehicle could have previously been in an accident with hidden damage that was not repaired.

The vehicle could have been seriously overloaded, at some point, damaging the suspension.

Best bet would be to let your insurance cover the damage to the other vehicle. Tesla should cover the repair of the Model Y under the four year / 50,000 mile warranty unless suspension components are excluded or Tesla claims prior damage existed.
 
I've noticed a lot of bots and questionable posts like this recently. Looks like social media isn't just a battlefield for political disinformation. I wonder what the traditional automakers' budgets are for this type of sh*t.
Something like this is peanuts in relation to their gigantor ad budgets. I'm more versed in IT circles and over there it's common. You'll have guys basically running shill review sites, and then see them get rewarded with a position later like that shill Shrout.


 
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More information is required. Are you the original owner of the Model Y?

Reasons why Tesla might not accept responsibility:

The vehicle could have previously been in an accident with hidden damage that was not repaired.

The vehicle could have been seriously overloaded, at some point, damaging the suspension.

Best bet would be to let your insurance cover the damage to the other vehicle. Tesla should cover the repair of the Model Y under the four year / 50,000 mile warranty unless suspension components are excluded or Tesla claims prior damage existed.

More information is required. Are you the original owner of the Model Y? - Yes

Reasons why Tesla might not accept responsibility:

The vehicle could have previously been in an accident with hidden damage that was not repaired - no, original owner

The vehicle could have been seriously overloaded, at some point, damaging the suspension - only one passenger and no other contents

Best bet would be to let your insurance cover the damage to the other vehicle. Tesla should cover the repair of the Model Y under the four year / 50,000 mile warranty unless suspension components are excluded or Tesla claims prior damage existed - agree they should cover but are not - thanks for your feedback

More information is required. Are you the original owner of the Model Y?

Reasons why Tesla might not accept responsibility:

The vehicle could have previously been in an accident with hidden damage that was not repaired.

The vehicle could have been seriously overloaded, at some point, damaging the suspension.

Best bet would be to let your insurance cover the damage to the other vehicle. Tesla should cover the repair of the Model Y under the four year / 50,000 mile warranty unless suspension components are excluded or Tesla claims prior damage existed.
 
I've noticed a lot of bots and questionable posts like this recently. Looks like social media isn't just a battlefield for political disinformation. I wonder what the traditional automakers' budgets are for this type of sh*t.
I'm not a bot and I'm glad this didn't occur in a school zone or busy pedestrian intersection - we're talking about money, not lives, and a company's reputation
 
BS - the photos are real, the insurance company is going after Tesla ... - not sure how your "BS" response adds to our concern
Didn’t say the photos were not real - just that your story is BS. 20 mph going straight and it just broke.. and the tire did not damage the fender… but yet still had enough velocity to hit another car and lift it up on to the curb. Again BS
 
While driving our Tesla Model Y in our neighborhood on a straight road at 20-25mph, a plate attached to our right/passenger side rear wheel broke turning the wheel 45 degrees out. This resulted in our car slamming into the left rear driver’s side of parked car with enough force to knock it up and over a curb due, break that other car's rear axle and bending their frame. While Tesla is denying responsibility, our insurance company of the past 35 years, our mechanic of the past 25 and the tow truck driver at the scene confirmed the cause of the accident as the result of the Tesla part breaking. Tesla has had recalls around the globe and our limited searching has shown stories, videos and photos similar to our experience.

Does anyone in this group have suggestions about how to hold Tesla accountable since they are a big company denying responsibility?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.


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Let your insurance company handle it.

Alternatively, feel free to contact an attorney.
 
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An insurance agent, a tow truck driver, or an auto mechanic are not qualified to opine on failure analysis. Their opinion is useless and undermines your case if you use them as credible opinions. When a plane crashes, they don't dispatch the repair crew or insurance agent to investigate - they send trained investigators with experience in material science and failure mechanisms. You want to place blame and seek resolution from Tesla? Provide the dash cam of the incident to your insurance company, and ask them to hire a failure analysis engineer to review the fractured parts and generate a report. Otherwise you'll just waste a lot of time. The suspension failures that you mention researching were likely related to S and X vehicles back in 2017 and resulted in a tech/service bulletins to make repairs - nothing has ever surfaced for the 3 and Y that I have ever seen. Glad everyone is safe. Take that to the bank.