BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 14: The exterior of a Tesla store photographed on June 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)
<p>Imagine buying a car and being hit with a $14,000 repair fee just 24 hours after the purchase. That&#8217;s exactly what happened to former Tesla owner<strong> Shreyansh Jain</strong>, who crashed the Model Y vehicle while taking his family for a ride.</p>
<p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, the British engineer recounted his experience. He had only driven 115 miles when he suddenly lost control of the steering wheel. Jain&#8217;s &#8220;petrified&#8221; wife and three-year-old daughter were in the car when the accident occurred as he was turning into a neighborhood.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tesla Is In Trouble Again</h3>
<p>The damage to the Tesla was noticeable. The accident left the vehicle with a damaged front suspension, and parts scraped the road as the car stopped.</p>
<p>Jain claimed that when he contacted Tesla about it, they initially told him they would repair the vehicle at no additional charge, per <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owner-repair-bill-day-after-buying-suspension-issue-report-2023-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Business Insider</a>. The company told him there had been &#8220;no evidence of an external damage,&#8221; meaning the car maker would foot the costs.</p>
<p>However, a $14,000 bill from Tesla shortly after their response left Jain stunned. The firm concluded that some sort of &#8220;prior&#8221; damage to the car, which they believed caused Jain to lose control of the wheel, implied that Jain was at fault for the crash.</p>
<p>To make matters worse, repairs left Jain without a car for three months. He made the decision to sell the fixed Tesla, even though it caused him another loss of $10,000. To add, Jain isn&#8217;t the only Tesla owner who has recently experienced issues with their vehicle.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tesla Has Had To Recall Hundreds Of Thousands Of Cars</h3>
<p>Reports claim that the National Transportation Safety Board is <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/tesla-recalls-over-2m-vehicles-on-u-s-roads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigating</a> numerous cases of Teslas crashing through no fault of the driver but of the car&#8217;s software malfunctions.</p>
<p>Their high-tech systems and reliance on software mean that even minor issues can result in substantial bills if things go wrong. In December alone, the <strong>Elon Musk</strong>-founded company recalled a whopping 120,000 vehicles over its malfunctioning doors on the Model S and Y line, per <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2023/12/22/tesla-recalls-120000-cars-after-probe-finds-doors-can-unlock-during-crashes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a>.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCAK-23V862-5126.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, Tesla took full accountability, stating that the affected cars could cause doors to unlock during a collision. The driver &#8212; and any of their passengers &#8212; could be at a greater risk of injury if the door was to latch open.</p>
<p>Tesla has been proactive in addressing these issues. However, we should note that the company recalled <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157521492/tesla-full-self-driving-recall-fsd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">over 350,000 vehicles</a> in February due to problems with its &#8220;full self-driving&#8221; software.</p>
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