Well, it finally happened to me.
After an evening with the family, I unbuckled the seatbelt to get the mail, hopped back in drove to the garage door (300 ft from mailbox) let my family out and drove into the garage. It so happens that my daughter forgot to close her falcon door and the right side and it hit the garage wall. I heard a loud crashing sound and stopped immediately. The falcon wing door suffered some damage but I could still manually put it back in place. The top glass did crack and the alignment needs to be addressed.
Complaint: The warning of the falcon wing door while driving is simply not enough and it is the same as the seat belt warning which may be confusing to drivers as it can be confused with the warning was for the seat belt.
A case could be made that Tesla is deliberately failing to implement safety measures to ensure no driving is allowed when falcon doors open so they can collect on insurance claims (several so far). This theory is strengthned as the car cannot be driven when charging due to severe damage to charging station should that occur. Why has this not been implemented on the falcon doors?
Driving with the falcon doors open must become an optional feature if at all. Further, as someone suggested, an approval could be required for driving with the falcon doors open.
I think Model X owners should demand that Tesla offer more control or we should seriously consider a class action which would retroactively cover all cases of falcon door damage due to Tesla’s deficient system.
Thoughts? Any attorney here that could offer input? (I’m already suing Tesla for using recycled parts on my brand new X).
After an evening with the family, I unbuckled the seatbelt to get the mail, hopped back in drove to the garage door (300 ft from mailbox) let my family out and drove into the garage. It so happens that my daughter forgot to close her falcon door and the right side and it hit the garage wall. I heard a loud crashing sound and stopped immediately. The falcon wing door suffered some damage but I could still manually put it back in place. The top glass did crack and the alignment needs to be addressed.
Complaint: The warning of the falcon wing door while driving is simply not enough and it is the same as the seat belt warning which may be confusing to drivers as it can be confused with the warning was for the seat belt.
A case could be made that Tesla is deliberately failing to implement safety measures to ensure no driving is allowed when falcon doors open so they can collect on insurance claims (several so far). This theory is strengthned as the car cannot be driven when charging due to severe damage to charging station should that occur. Why has this not been implemented on the falcon doors?
Driving with the falcon doors open must become an optional feature if at all. Further, as someone suggested, an approval could be required for driving with the falcon doors open.
I think Model X owners should demand that Tesla offer more control or we should seriously consider a class action which would retroactively cover all cases of falcon door damage due to Tesla’s deficient system.
Thoughts? Any attorney here that could offer input? (I’m already suing Tesla for using recycled parts on my brand new X).