The Tesla quality issues in the manufacture of their cars is a reality recognized even by Elon Musk himself. We have seen some Tesla Model S and Model X have suspension problems, get frightened by a problem in their flash memory, or even a Tesla Model Y lose the roof. A cluster of imperfections that has now cost the Californian manufacturer a slap on the wrist by China, the largest market for electric cars.
The State Administration for market regulation has announced in its official account of the social network WeChat that five agencies dependent on the Asian Government have met with senior executives of Tesla to ask them to “strictly comply with Chinese laws and regulations, strengthen the internal management and implement corporate quality and safety regulations“.
The reason for this is that the different areas of the Chinese Government have received complaints from consumers denouncing “unusual accelerations“, plus problems related to battery fires and upgrade failures software over the air (OTA).
Tesla, for its part, acknowledged its “shortcomings in the business process” and agreed to improve the quality and safety of its vehicles, the regulator said in the publication.
Tesla keeps putting out fires
This ‘touch’ of China adds to the accumulation of complaints about other defects related to the finishes, such as misaligned body panels or imperfections in the paint, or even their sistema Smart Summon, criticized by Consumer Reports and investigated by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Finishing defects, Musk recently explained, are due to the rapid growth of production For which the brand has opted and which has sometimes resulted, for example, in having less time than necessary to let the paint on the cars dry, resulting in visible imperfections in the bodywork.
As for battery fire problems, it is a fairly widespread defect in electric car manufacturers. Without going any further, recently the Hyundai Kona had been recalled in Spain, and Europe warned of a similar risk in the Ford Kuga, to name a few examples.
The bug that is giving Tesla the most headaches recently is touch screens of the Tesla Model S and XAs a result, the manufacturer was forced to recall 135,000 units in the US last week.
Tesla, however, claimed a month ago that your screens shouldn’t last more than five or six years. A really short period of time, considering that we are facing its two most expensive models, whose prices are above 80,000 euros.
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