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2021 TESLA MODEL Y — STEERING

crash · 1937128 · 2023-10-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STEERING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

While driving, steering wheel locked! Prior to locking there were no warnings. While wheel locked, warning popped up-“ steering assist reduced.” I was going up a curved parking garage ramp when wheel locked, I was unable to turn my vehicle causing my car hit curb, scraping my rims. Cars were honking behind me, there was no where to move. I was scared, causing me to have a panic attack. I had to turn off/on car twice for steering to go back to normal. I took vehicle to Tesla and had to pay $387 for diagnosis. I was 4,000 miles over warranty. Tesla is saying it could be a possible steering rack replacement and cost $2,500. Tesla will not pay for rim damage or pay for fixing the steering issue, which is a major safety problem. Tesla needs to do better!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11550996
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown