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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJSA1CN4DF••••••2013 Tesla MODEL S
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2013 Tesla MODEL S build (11 vs 5).
11on this build
421on the model
83builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedElectrical System 4Engine 2Fuel/propulsion System 2Suspension 2
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemcrashNov 2020
I was backing out of my garage and the left rear end of my car hit a car parked behind me. My car immediately sped up in forward direction in an arc causing me to hit just inside garage on the left . I tried to brake and to put it into park and nothing was working. It finally…
Unknown Or OtherfireJun 2014
Before defective nema-1450 could be replaced, I had a melt-down of the device while charging the car. The reason for writing: letter received today (letter dated 6/27/14) from tesla says they had developed a soft-ware update to prevent this (as well as replacing the part). My…
Parking BrakeDec 2022
The contact owns a 2013 Tesla Model S. The contact stated he heard an abnormal noise and the parking brake failed to release. The contact stated that the parking brake fault warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he reset the parking brake system but continued to…
Electrical SystemSep 2021
On September 30th, 2021 I brought my car in to Tesla Carlsbad for an issue with the navigation. The Tesla rep also included the eMMC recall. In doing so my car is not slower to wake up and drive when I get in, the center display works intermittently which is a safety issue that…
EngineSep 2020
The Tesla Large Drive Motor, has a known design flaw that Tesla will not repair… it has a coolant leak the affects and kills the motor… they have down a redesign for the performance motor called a coolant delete but not for the LDU… and they will charge over $6500 to replace the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5YJSA1CN4DFP26972 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.