Auto Industry Defects and Recalls Proving to be a Disaster for Tesla Motors
The giant airbag recall by the top auto-makers is a huge financial blow to those companies. The investigation, and discovery, of cover-ups, by these auto companies, has proven to be an ill wind in a bad storm. Take Tesla, for example. Tesla's doors either lock you in the car, or out of the car, on their own. On top of that, hackers, from anywhere in the world can remotely open your Tesla doors while you are driving, or while a criminal accomplish is standing by to rob your Tesla blind. George Clooney famously bemoaned the quality of the Tesla:
While GM, Toyota and the other Big Car companies have the clout to pay for lobbyists and losses, can little Tesla overcome all of these defect reports?:
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Recall summaries for new and used Tesla vehicles. Tesla Model S Tesla has issued a recall action over charging concerns in 29,222 2013 Tesla Model S sedans that could pose a potential fire hazard.
"Quality checks have routinely revealed defects in more than 90 percent of Model S and Model X vehicles inspected after assembly" The source came from fired employees who remain anonymous due to Tesla non-disclosure agreements. If Tesla wants to argue against those fired employees, it should make ...
Software glitches are increasingly bedeviling automakers with Tesla Motors and Jaguar Land Rover leading the pack when it comes to the highest rate of defects, according to a new survey released ...
Tesla denies defect issue
The electric car maker said its Model S and Model X have no safety defects. Fred Katayama reports.
REUTERS 00:59#21 More Defects in my Tesla Model X
I found more defects in my Tesla Model X so I made an appointment with Tesla Service Center in Costa Mesa, California. The service went smoothly and I got a…
YouTube 03:30Tesla denies defect issue
The electric car maker said its Model S and Model X have no safety defects. Fred Katayama reports.
MSN 00:59He showed pictures, and others chimed in to report the same defect. Tesla offered to replace the hood, he said, "But it would be delivered in black primer and sent to a local Tesla-certified body ...
Yesterday afternoon I picked up my Model 3 at the Tesla Service Center in Seattle. It could't have gone smoother! I showed up 30 minutes early at 2:30 and it seemed the person scheduled for 2:30 didn't show, so after a couple of minutes signing paperwork my car magically appears right at the exit door.
Tesla denied such repair lots exist. Defects include doors not closing, loose or missing trim, missing parts and water leaks, employees told Reuters. Alignment remains a major challenge, others said.
Tesla is recalling 53,000 cars to address a manufacturing defect that could prevent the parking brake from moving. The carmaker noted this is a 'voluntary' decision after it had determined that ...