2017 Tesla Model S: recalls and problems

Steering,Lane Departure2025-06-10

While merging onto the highway an error message showed up on the dash stating "steering assist may be reduced" upon immediately after the steering froze and could only be moved slightly using significant force. approx. 75lbs. i am athletic and work out and had trouble moving the car to the side. if my wife or daughter had driven the car they would not have been able to steer and this could have caused a significant a

Steering2025-06-06

The intermediate steering shaft is binding, causing difficulty turning the wheel and inconsistent steering wheel feel. it often will cause the full self driving to disengage during turns tesla has revised the part that now includes a protective rubber bootyet has not issued a recall as the part accumulates debris and rust out and binding the universal joint

Steering2025-05-08

As i was driving down my driveway to the street the power steering failed. it was extremely difficult to then steer. my wife would have been unable to. i was able to re-enter the driveway, with great difficulty from which the car was towed on a flatbed to the local tesla service center. had i been on busy city streets of highway i fear what would have happened. the service center cited the failure of a fuse ( fu

Steering,Lane Departure2025-05-04

Using software version 2025.14.1 with fsd (full self driving) version 12.6.4. about 50% of the time the vehicle attempts and fails to change lanes when using fsd. it will: 1. turn on signal and not change lanes, confusing cars around me. or more often 2. swerve between lanes indefinitely. see example at [xxx] it drives like a drunk driver. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5