Suspension Problem on Model S

[thegruf]

nooo - dont start quoting facts or you will ruin all the lunatic speculation

next somebody will say random split of suspension joint boot lets grease out and joint inevitably corrodes. Driver doesnt notice until he unwisely drives his luxury sedan on uneven terrain contrary to guidance in Tesla documentation and the joint somewhat unsurprisingly separates. Driver then kicks up a stink as the vehicle is out of warranty and Tesla kindly offer part payment as goodwill (just as other manufacturers do) whilst requesting he doesn't blab about it as then everyone will expect goodwill gestures for every failure for ever which of course is unaffordable for any manufacturer. Driver for some bizarre reason then choses to make a big deal out of the issue with the NHTSA, and posts on the TMC forum without considering that a number of contributors have an IQ in triple digits and who are seriously versed in vehicles and Tesla in particular thus making a bit of a tit of himself. Driver of course realises all along that the Tesla he currently owns will likely be the last vehilce that Tesla will sell to him so best enjoy it really.

 

[Max*]

Go check out the X Forums about the driver door latch.
People drive their X while holding their door closed. LOL.

There are zealots in all facets of life, but that doesn't mean that every Tesla owner is a zealot.

 

[Max*]

a number of contributors have an IQ in triple digits

I would hope it's more than a few, as a triple digit IQ is average (well, 100 is)

 

[wycolo]

I thought so too but it was pointed out to me numerous times earlier in this thread that is not true.

What exactly "is not true"?
And, yes, I have read or at least 'gone over' this entire thread.
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[Drivin]

Sigh, except you missed the huge logical fallacy here: If Tesla created a car with a catastrophic defect, and you were in an accident, and Tesla came to you and said "shhh, sign this NDA, and we'll give you another death trap for free!" no sane person would sign the NDA, and instead just have their insurance pay them out and buy a safer car.

Duh.
That isn't what they would say.
How about: "Yeah, what happened here is a 1 in a million occurrence and we already made changes to make sure it is a 1 in a trillion issue! We had our best people working on it. Our. Best. People. But thanks for finding it!!! Sorry for the inconvenience, but to make sure that some evil shorts don't use this against us, which would result in setting back the EV market - and eventually killing polar bears, causing the destruction of the world, and making it hard for Tesla execs to cash in their stock options, would you please sign this "standard" little form? You can even keep the Tesla-logo'd pen!! "

 

[Drivin]

Have you ever been in an accident? I've never been in an accident where I haven't pretty much immediately known the cause.

Tell that to the person I replied to who claimed you just needed to ask the owners since they would know.

 

[Max*]

Duh.
That isn't what they would say.
How about: "Yeah, what happened here is a 1 in a million occurrence and we already made changes to make sure it is a 1 in a trillion issue! We had our best people working on it. Our. Best. People. But thanks for finding it!!! Sorry for the inconvenience, but to make sure that some evil shorts don't use this against us, which would result in setting back the EV market - and eventually killing polar bears, causing the destruction of the world, and making it hard for Tesla execs to cash in their stock options, would you please sign this "standard" little form? You can even keep the Tesla-logo'd pen!! "

And I would expect that most owners have the brain capacity to think for themselves.

 

[WilliamZ]

Ghosting (the last link in the top post) is a problem with any high contrast image coming through an angled piece of glass. What a ridiculous claim. It's caused by some small amount of light reflecting internally in the glass.

So, it is not an safety issue?

 

[Yggdrasill]

Tell that to the person I replied to who claimed you just needed to ask the owners since they would know.

That was me. If I start talking to myself people might look funny at me.

 

[Max*]

That was me. If I start talking to myself people might look funny at me.

Nah, sometimes you need to have an intelligent conversation with someone.

 

[WilliamZ]

Unneseccarily inflamitory, don't you think.

In the first link, NHTSA warned Tesla over reports of alleged reports that Tesla was using NDAs that required the owner to not contact NHTSA.
As Tesla has done no such thing, the warning is basically meaningless.
It would be like me warning you not to set off nuclear bombs.

Before you tell someone to "grow up", check your facts please.

The fact is NHTSA warned Tesla.

 

[Tam]

...Let the NTSHA finish their investigation...

According to Tesla's blog, the results are in and "...This can be confirmed with NHTSA...":


"Second, NHTSA has not opened any investigation nor has it even started a “preliminary evaluation,” which is the lowest form of formal investigatory work that it does. On April 20th, as part of what it has told us it considers “routine screening,” NHTSA informally asked us to provide information about our suspensions. On April 30th, we provided all relevant information to NHTSA. NHTSA has since told us that we have cooperated fully and that no further information is needed. Neither before nor after this information was provided has NHTSA identified any safety issue with Tesla’s suspensions..."

 

[Drivin]

And I would expect that most owners have the brain capacity to think for themselves.

Funny!!

Did the Roadster buys have the brain capacity to think for themselves or did they actually believe what the company told them?

“This car, even though it met all regulatory requirements, it was completely unsafe, broke down all the time and really didn’t work,” Mr. Musk said.

Remember, this is coming from the company who claimed that "the word recall should be recalled" LOL.

 

[Yggdrasill]

Nah, sometimes you need to have an intelligent conversation with someone.

Usually I can come to TMC for that. Usually.

 

[gpcordaro]

Doesn't look like a dirt road to me:

Google Maps

You would think Tesla would of googled my address before making such an outragiuos statement! They lost all credability. Deflection?

 

[efusco]

Breitbart. Great.

That's the "I'll eat my hat" guy that blocks everyone who asks when he's going to do so, another notorious Tesla hater that makes a living on posting controversial crap about Tesla, former Big 3 Shill, etc... there's a trusted source for you.

 

[gpcordaro]

Wonder if warranty would cover this!

I never drove on any road nearly that rough.

 

[Drivin]

According to Tesla's blog, the results are in and "...This can be confirmed with NHTSA...":."

Considering the other errors in that blog, I would take it with a grain of salt.

Second, you are wrong. This does not say their investigation is complete, only that that since April 30th when the information was requested they have not yet identified an issue. I don't know how long government investigations take, but I wouldn't be surprised that it takes more than 6 weeks.

 

[lklundin]

You would think Tesla would of googled my address before making such an outragiuos statement! They lost all credability. Deflection?

On the topic of credibility, did you want to share the result of your most recent Tesla inspection?

 

[Yggdrasill]

I never drove on any road nearly that rough.

That you call that a road says something about your viewpoint...