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2014 Tesla Model S problems

Owners have filed 546 complaints about the 2014 Tesla Model S with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 24.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of suspension at 16.5%. A further 15.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints546

Crashes76

Fires12

Injuries28

Deaths27

What owners report breaking

Electrical system 24.2% · 132

Suspension 16.5% · 90

Unknown or other 15.0% · 82

Steering 4.9% · 27

Power train 4.9% · 27

Exterior lighting 4.9% · 27

Structure 4.8% · 26

Fuel/propulsion system 4.2% · 23

Severity

Of those complaints, 76 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 28 report an injury and 27 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 10 model years of the Tesla Model S in this data, 2014 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2015 draws the most.

Filings have fallen off, 58 in the last three years against 153 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 57,800 miles.

In owners' own words

The contact owns a 2014 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that at start-up, the display failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to Tesla (5544 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl 33417) to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that as a courtesy, the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not reachable. The failure mileage was approximately 1,300. Electrical system · reported at 1,300 miles

Touch screen interface to many controls does not power up for past 3 months since early june 2020. Turn signal does not operate, air conditioning controls not available, car charge rate is defaulted to 8 amps only - think this prevents road trips as charging would take full day to charge, waiting for repair.From Tesla for 3 months and finally have scheduled repair after multiple attempts to push this. Electrical system · reported at 55,000 miles

The contact owns a 2014 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was delaminating and distorted. The contact was unable to see the messages and sensors. The contact stated that the liquid crystal fluid was leaking. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. Electrical system · reported at 95,000 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Tesla Model S years

2013 677 complaints · 28.8% electrical system 2015 1,057 complaints · 25.3% electrical system 2016 1,027 complaints · 20.4% suspension 2017 673 complaints · 16.9% electrical system 2018 288 complaints · 24.0% forward collision avoidance 2020 123 complaints · 25.2% forward collision avoidance

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