Keep up with the latest Tesla news by reading our comprehensive breakdown of the company’s recent issues.
It’s no secret that Tesla is the world’s most popular electric vehicle manufacturer. It turns out that starting a vehicle business from zero and making it hugely successful is not as easy as it seems. Tesla has also had a roller-coaster year.
Whether it’s long-standing concerns about quality control, critiques about complete self-driving beta testing, or any other variety of challenges encountered by the corporation, unsettling news has grown routine among its consumers and admirers.
Even while Tesla isn’t a total disaster, it still has a lot of flaws, and keeping track of them all may be a challenge. As a result, here are all the current concerns impacting Tesla and Tesla owners.
The current state of affairs with Tesla
There have been additional phantom brake problems for Tesla in the last few days.
Following the recall of a Full Self Driving software update, Tesla customers are still experiencing “phantom braking” issues… In other words, Tesla owners have been contacting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to complain about their cars slamming on the brakes for no apparent reason.
The NHTSA has received 107 complaints in the last three months, according to the Washington Post. Only 34 complaints were filed in the prior 22 months.
Some Tesla owners have reported that their cars are extremely sensitive to trucks in the other lane, while others have claimed that their Teslas slammed on the brakes even when there were no other vehicles on the road. That clearly presents a severe risk to Tesla drivers as well as other motorists.
According to a spokeswoman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government is “engaged in a discussion” with Tesla about the claims.
Tesla recalls ‘Assertive Mode,’ a function of the FSD, on February 1st. Again
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta has now had to issue a new recall. Two days after it was first introduced in December, the Assertive Mode feature was taken off the market due to reports of sudden stops and left turns at traffic lights.
Last month, Assertive Mode made a triumphant comeback, assuring drivers that their vehicles will “have a smaller follow distance, make more frequent speed lane changes, would not leave passing lanes and may perform rolling stops” in this mode.
Rather of stopping completely, a vehicle who sees a stop sign as a yield sign will slow down and go through the junction. This programme enabled the automobile to go past stop signs at 5.6mph, according to ABC News. Regulators have to get involved since rolling stops are prohibited in several places in the United States.
Tesla representatives met with NHTSA regulators, who consented to the recall, according to reports. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a driver’s inability to stop might increase the danger of a collision.
So an OTA update has been given to the 54,0000 impacted Teslas, recalling the upgrade and ending Assertive Mode for a second time..
Tesla driver faces vehicular manslaughter charges after an Autopilot collision on January 19th.
Can a driver be held liable for the actions of a self-driving car? As shown by the filing of charges against a Tesla driver who was involved in a fatal accident while Autopilot was on, California prosecutors believe that Autopilot is dangerous.
In 2019, a Model S driven by Kevin George Aziz Riad was involved in an accident in Gardena, Los Angeles. When the Model S sped through a red light and struck a Honda Civic, its two occupants were killed and a passenger in the Model S was injured. Autopilot was active at the time.
According to the NHTSA and Elektrek, Autopilot was activated at the time of the incident but did not have a red light function. Drivers are also urged to keep an eye on the road and be ready to take over control at any moment by Tesla.
It seems that this is the first time a motorist has been charged with a crime in the United States for an accident employing a partly automated driving system, according to the Washington Post’s report. Because of this, the outcome of this case and the legal precedents that may be created will be of great importance to us all.
As a result of his plea of not guilty, Riad was released on bond.
A formal inquiry of Full Self-Driving Autopilot beta was launched in California on January 13th.
Tesla has come under fire for allowing the general public to beta test its Full Self-Driving Autopilot software. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has been forced to “revisit” its decision not to regulate the beta after a series of high-profile events utilising the programme.
Previously, the DMV declared that Tesla’s FSD beta did not qualify as an autonomous vehicle since there is still a human driver involved. In spite of the moniker, the FSD system is merely an enhanced version of Tesla’s current Autopilot software.
DMV director Steve Gordon, on the other hand, has informed Tesla that this decision will be reevaluated “to be aware of recent software updates, videos showing unsafe use of that technology, ongoing investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the opinions of other experts in this area.”
According to California’s rules and regulations, the DMV will take measures to ensure that Tesla runs under the necessary autonomous vehicle licences if the feature’s capabilities satisfy those definitions.
On December 30, Tesla issued a recall for most Model 3 and Model S cars.
Tesla has recalled 475,000 Model 3 and Model S vehicles. Model 3 and Model S vehicles manufactured between 2017 and 2020 are affected by this issue.
The problem with the Model 3’s rear-view camera harness is that it may be destroyed when the back trunk is opened and closed. This might leave drivers unable to watch video from their rear-facing cameras.
Front trunk lock failure on Tesla Model S may cause a sudden opening of the “frunk,” which may be particularly hazardous when driving.
Dec. 8: Teslas let users to play video games while driving, a new feature announced today.
Tesla’s infotainment system has the capability to play video games, which isn’t exactly breaking news. But did you know it’s possible to play them while the vehicle is moving? Following an update early this year, the situation remains unchanged.
Solitaire, Sky Force Reloaded, and The Battle of Polytopia: Moonrise seem to be the only games that may be played while driving. For passengers, there are no safeguards in place to prevent the driver from playing a game. Even if it were feasible, it would be a very dumb thing to undertake.
As a starting point, the Tesla’s infotainment system is vital, particularly if you’re driving a lesser model without a display behind the steering wheel. Distracting the driver by having a passenger play music is not a good idea when you consider the dangers of driving.
Tesla should have known better, in my opinion. Individuals can’t be trusted to act rationally all the time, as seen by the many reports of people falling asleep with Autopilot on.
Tesla has been found guilty of restricting charging speeds on Dec. 2. (again)
Following a software update in 2019, Tesla users began seeing major decreases in range of 12 to 30 miles. A “small proportion of owners” will be affected by the update, which was created to “protect the battery and increase battery life,” according to Tesla “, it’s a good idea to.
However, even when a subsequent update undid these modifications, users found that Supercharging was still slower than before. A lot of lawsuits were inevitable as a result of this.
Tesla was sentenced to pay $136,000 kroner (almost $15,000) to each impacted user in a case in Norway. In contrast, Tesla was absent from the trial, subsequently claiming that it had no idea it was being held. Consequently, the corporation has recently finished its retrial.
“Customers were not entitled to any certain charging pattern,” Tesla said in a statement to Dagens Nringsliv, according to the newspaper. Although the court disagreed, Tesla was once again convicted of the same crime.
It has been forced to pay 130,000 kroner, which is around $14,000, this time around. A similar action in the United States resulted in a $625 payout to affected owners. Because the manufacturer intends to file an appeal in district court, this drama is far from over just yet.
There are now USB-C ports and wireless chargers in Tesla vehicles impacted by the automaker’s recent software update.
Tesla seems to have begun fixing the impacted models after they were delivered to consumers without USB ports or functional wireless chargers.
The worldwide chip scarcity and supply chain concerns that have afflicted the electronics and automobile sectors are to blame for this problem. Even while Tesla was not the only carmaker forced to remove high-tech features from its vehicles as a consequence of this, it was criticised for failing to notify consumers in advance.
Cars that were delivered earlier this month, according to reports on Reddit and Twitter, had their missing components fitted. However, it’s not a good image for Tesla that this had to be done in the first place.
At the very least the carmaker has to be more transparent with its consumers, telling them of the problem ahead of time and proposing a schedule for a cure. In other words, don’t forget to put in the USB ports, and don’t say anything until you’re asked.
Nov. 15: Due to a scarcity of Tesla chips, certain vehicles lack USB connections.
Even Tesla is feeling the effects of the worldwide semiconductor shortages, but now the firm is releasing vehicles with no USB ports. When Teslas are delivered, there are no ports where the ports should be. This was discovered by Elektrek.
For a firm like Tesla, which strives to maintain a high-end aesthetic in its products, this is an obvious bad appearance. Customers are also dissatisfied, as seen by the many Reddit posts expressing their displeasure.
Several other consumers have complained that their wireless charging pads have stopped working, while others allege that they were only informed of the missing ports after calling Tesla customer service. Supposedly, Tesla promised one client that the ports will be added at a later time, but did not say when.
On Nov. 2, Tesla issued a recall of 11,704 vehicles due to a software issue connected to the brakes.
Due to a communication failure between two processors, Tesla had to pull back an upgrade to its complete self-driving beta recently. Phantom braking, where Autopilot will abruptly slam on the brakes for no apparent reason, was a result of this issue.
However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) questioned Tesla about why it hadn’t previously issued a recall of over 12,000 vehicles, according to the AP. Autopilot was already under investigation by the NHTSA in August, and Elektrek reports that the number of complaints of phantom brakes has increased significantly in recent weeks.
Over a suspension issue, Tesla has issued a recall of 2,791 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
About 3,000 Teslas have been recalled due to concerns that the front-lateral suspension link fasteners may come loose.. This might have an impact on wheel alignment, increasing the likelihood of a collision.
There is a recall in effect for all 2019-2021 Model 3 automobiles and the 2020 and 2021 Model Y. Owners who are affected are expected to get a letter in the mail by December 24 informing them of the problem and offering a free remedy.