Tesla Model X / 2017
2017 Tesla Model X problems
Owners have filed 419 complaints about the 2017 Tesla Model X with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of suspension at 14.1%.
Complaints419
Crashes38
Fires1
Injuries65
Deaths56
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.2% · 72
Suspension 14.1% · 59
Steering 11.9% · 50
Unknown or other 11.9% · 50
Forward collision avoidance 10.3% · 43
Service brakes 4.1% · 17
Vehicle speed control 3.8% · 16
Lane departure 3.6% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 38 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire, 65 report an injury and 56 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Tesla Model X in this data, 2017 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2016 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 89 in the last three years against 216 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 30,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The 17 inch screen keep going off while driving and unable to defrost windshield also hvac doesn't work doing driving when this display 17 inch screen go blank this may be related to previous report on the 8 gb memory on the 17 inch screen displays gone bad my car had only 40,000 mile when this happened it's still under warranty but have asked Tesla to help and they were not helping the car still under warranty Electrical system · reported at 35,000 miles
1. Car taking longer to boot up when placing foot on brake pedal. 2. Large center console screen takes even longer to boot-up. This resulted in a dangerous situation where I was able to drive the car, but could not turn on the defroster. The windshield quickly fogged up and I had nearly zero visibility. Thankfully, I was able to safely pull off the road and wait for the center console to eventually turn on, Electrical system · reported at 36,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary in the garage and attempting to start-up the vehicle, the instrumental panel was inoperable. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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