US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures • Hacker News Board

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by cheaprentalyeti » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 10:53 PM UTC

londons_explore wrote: post #5

No pictures of the failed joint or even an expert saying "they used the wrong type of metal"? To me this seems like an article missing the relevant details...

I don't have a reference handy, but... I have read in the past that this particular issue with Teslas was reportedly caused by badly cast parts with too many inclusions. Since I've been burned by that particular issue myself, it stuck in my head.

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by zcw100 » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 12:11 AM UTC

Sounds like what some people are referring to as “wompy wheel”

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by GhostVII » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 12:22 AM UTC

Not in the article for some reason, but Tesla already did a recall in China for this issue. They claim that the road conditions in China are different, so this isn't an issue in other countries, but the suspension in the US is the same as the one recalled in China.

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by na85 » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 4:00 AM UTC

Animats wrote: post #10

mdorazio wrote: post #4

This shouldn't be all that newsworthy, except that it's Tesla this time. NHTSA investigations happen fairly frequently for all kinds of issues - you can see them at [1]. [1] https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#investigation

Overdid the weight reduction, perhaps? That's very aerospace. But when something bumps an aircraft, it gets maintenance and even slightly damaged parts get replaced.

>even slightly damaged parts get replaced.

Usually but not always. It's true that aircraft demand much more diligent maintenance than terrestrial vehicles though.

There are provisions in most maintenance programs for deferring repairs on minor damage and/or what's called a minimum equipment list that outlines what can be broken and still let you fly legally.

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Post by muzika » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 4:03 AM UTC

Expect more negative news about Tesla next 3 weeks, due need to push down price of TSLA. Indices must purchase lots of their stock by the December 21 deadline.

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by ghego1 » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 6:50 AM UTC

mdorazio wrote: post #4

This shouldn't be all that newsworthy, except that it's Tesla this time. NHTSA investigations happen fairly frequently for all kinds of issues - you can see them at [1]. [1] https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#investigation

To be fair, Tesla is always on the news. I guess that's one of their biggest strength point, being able to always stay in the spotlight. This means however that also negative things get reported. But I guess that is also beneficial to the brand, as "it's not important what people are saying, what matters is that people are talking about it" (loose reference to a quote I don't remember the author of)

Re: US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures

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Post by totalZero » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 2:34 PM UTC

mdorazio wrote: post #4

This shouldn't be all that newsworthy, except that it's Tesla this time. NHTSA investigations happen fairly frequently for all kinds of issues - you can see them at [1]. [1] https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#investigation

I disagree. It's newsworthy because it affects a relatively enormous proportion of Teslas on the road.