Tesla Faces Strong Criticism For Faults In Production

The American EV maker has found out that its Model X has been adversely affected by mechanical problems

Anne Carter had her Tesla Model X SUV for a few days before the electric automobile worth $138,000 was adversely affected by a mechanical malfunction. In the morning, the falcon-wing doors of the vehicle would not open, as she got ready to drive her children to school.

During a very essential time for the company, its well-to-do consumers are not only confronting difficulties with the rear doors of Model X but also other matters, including a seat latch the organization has recalled. Whether the company can resolve these affordable version’s glitches and avoid them in the upcoming times will be significant to prove that it can sell automobiles in huge quantities without facing a hiccup.

The company states it is rapidly solving its production problems and enhancing its capability to bring high-quality automobiles to market is a priority for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Senior officials are weekly meeting with personals from manufacturing and engineering to ensure a smooth launch in 2016 of its first inexpensive vehicle, Model 3.

Previously in April, Tesla recalled 2700 Model X vehicles to repair a third-row seat lock that could undo the seat and allow it to fold forward during accidents. The automaker has advised owners to keep riders away from that row unless fixes are done and is offering loaner automobiles to some.

The image of the vehicle maker suffered. Online platforms, auto reviewers, rivals and Facebook groups point out to the problems of Model X as a reason to doubt regarding the plan of the automaker to boost its output.

Tesla intends to manufacture 500,000 automobiles on a yearly basis by 2020; majority of those vehicles will be Tesla Model 3, a vehicle aimed to battle with affordable brands such as Chevrolet. The EV maker’s vehicle sales volume – an indicator watched closely by analysts and investors – cut down short of its first 6 months objective by 1200 units, or approximately one tenth.

Shortages of parts were partly to blame, but so were purchasing changes that came late in manufacturing planning. The company took the rare measure bringing the production of middle seats in-house for not a long period before the launch of the vehicle.

The president of sales and service of Tesla, John McNeil, said the company is quickly reacting to matters, most of those have been resolved  by an application fix provided to users through over-the-air updates.

Some Tesla car owners are yet waiting for fixes. Morgan Hill’s financial adviser, Brad Ledwith received his Model X on March 31, 2016 and loved it, immediately driving it on the highway and testing out its new features.

After few days, when the car’s falcon wing doors gave out, he initially thought that his children were to blame. After learning that the difficulty was concerned with production glitches, Mr. Brad called his local showroom, but the service outlet of the automaker was laden with too many repair orders. Two weeks would be taken to fix the vehicle, he was informed.