Tesla MODEL Y steering problems
561 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
4,100 owner complaints analyzed
43 distinct recall campaigns
5,900 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2019 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 359 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
561 of 4,100 complaints match this topic (13.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11366228 · 2020-10-24 (October 24, 2020)
HERE IS A 2020 MODEL Y IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37686849?ROWNUMBER=56 IT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO DETERMINE WHY IT ENDED UP BEING WRITTEN OFF. HOWEVER. THE FRONT MOTOR AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REMOVED AS A COMPLETE ASSEMBLY AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SUSPENSION AND STEERING FAILURE. BLOWN UP PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUBMISSION. THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS SLIPPED OUT OF ITS STUPIDLY DESIGNED SLOT. WORST OF ALL THE STEERING ARM BALL-JOINT HAS POPPED APART. IN A VIRTUA…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11366228 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11376867 · 2020-11-28 (November 28, 2020)
NHTSA IS CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS INTO TESLA SUSPENSION BREAKAGES. HERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE BREAKAGES ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN MODELS AND CERTAIN YEARS BUT ARE GENERIC TO ALL TESLAS AND CAUSED BY LOW QUALITY SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS. HERE IS A MODEL Y IN THE JUNKYARD: 2020 TESLA MODEL Y LONG RANGE HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37686849?ROWNUMBER=3 THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THAT THE BALL JOINT CONNECTING THE STEERING ROD TO THE KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF TESLA BA…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11376867 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11396845 · 2021-02-18 (February 18, 2021)
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE HOLD DISABLED. REGENERATIVE BRAKING DISABLED. TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED. STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED.STEERING ASSIST REDUCED. I WAS TURNED 360 DEGREES WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT. CAR WAS SLIDING DURING DRIVE.
Owner-reported narrative. 4,932 miles reported. Look up ODI 11396845 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11405863 · 2021-03-31 (March 31, 2021)
WHILE TRAVELING ON NORTHBOUND US-101, THE INFOTAINMENT/DASHBOARD SCREEN FROZE. THE CLIMATE CONTROL SUDDENLY WENT FULL BLAST ON THE COLDEST SETTING, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED UPDATING, AND ALL INFOTAINMENT/DASHBOARD CONTROLS WERE UNRESPONSIVE. THE TURN SIGNALS APPEARED TO WORK, BUT STOPPED MAKING ITS CLICKING SOUND. I COULD ONLY TELL IT WORKED BY SEEING THE LIGHT REFLECTION FROM ROAD SIGNS. I WAS RESET THE SYSTEM BY PRESSING BOTH STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS FOR 10 SECONDS OR MORE AND THEN INFOTAINMENT SCREEN TURNED OFF. IT DID NOT RESTART UNTIL A COUPL…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11405863 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11427120 · 2021-07-30 (July 30, 2021)
Backup camera appeared in on screen window as usual when I put the car in reverse to back into my parking spot. The camera looked clear and trajectory lines moved appropriately when I turned the steering wheel. However, main backup view in center of screen did not update as I moved the vehicle backward, it remained on a static, still frame of video. I reversed into a low fence post that I knew was behind me somewhere but could not be seen when looking out the rear window or using any of the mirrors. I usually look to the backup camera to show m…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11427120 at NHTSA ↗