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Tesla Recalls 53,000 Cars Over Brake Issue

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday April 22 2017, @01:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-stop-now dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Tesla has issued a voluntary global recall for some of its Model S and Model X cars to fix a problem with the parking brake. The electric car maker said about 2% of the 53,000 vehicles built from February to October 2016 were affected, but all of those cars are being recalled. The company added it had no reports of accidents or injuries relating to the brake issue.

In a statement the firm said the electric parking brakes installed on Model S and Model X "may contain a small gear that could have been manufactured improperly by our third-party supplier". If the gear were to break, the parking brake would continue to keep the car from moving, but the parking brake would be stuck in place, it added.

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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday April 23 2017, @02:49AM

    by sjames (2882) on Sunday April 23 2017, @02:49AM (#498153) Journal

    The brake is a problem, but the little gear isn't the big problem. Because it's electric, you can't even push the car if the battery runs down. I'm guessing cars that have the joystick style gearshift are in the same boat. Hard to get it out of park if the battery runs down. Hard to roll it back so you can jump start it if you can't get it out of park.

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