I mean, the Trail Rated badge doesn’t say how much Jeep you’ll have left at the other end of the trail. xD

Justin I believe there has been a misunderstanding here. Trail Rated on modern Jeeps simply mean it will safely navigate shopping center parking lots and the occasional drive over a curb or parking block. 

One thing I’ve noticed about Teslas I’ve seen. is that they seem under-built compared to a conventional car. I mean the model X weight 5000 lbs. As much as a truck, yet the suspension arms look like something for a 3200 lb Subaru.  Honestly my Civic has stronger looking lower control arms. 

but every manufacturer has defects

Yeah, that’s what this sure looks like to me. Bad casting. Sure bad castings happen, but how often do you hear about them happening on safety-critical automotive components these days? Never, right? Normal companies take care to make sure that they get their castings right every time. Tesla is the kind of company that…

With their new government, people in Bolivia who complain will simply cease to exist. Your CIA tax dollars at work!!

Or maybe the Tesla is assuming the Lotus position.

Your dream of people not being jerks on Twitter died around 580 years ago. As soon as Gutenberg invented the printing press where it was cheap to say whatever was on your mind, people started documenting their assholery.

Yeah, it should have a warranty.....which Tesla is not honoring on the repair.

Also, the issues are so widespread in Teslas, this is a thing at this point. Not an isolated incident.

People in Bolivia may disagree with this “saving the world” thing 

I thought Tesla had the ability to pull diagnostics from the car. Maybe that’s the information they’re working from.

Saw thread, came for this, was not disappointed.

If a little “curb contact” busts a ball joint or breaks a control arm, your car is a piece of shit. Go walk down your street and you’ll probably find curb rash on 9 out of 10 sets of wheels. Then note how many of them also have busted ball joints.

“Elon is literally saving the world”

need more pics, need to see the face of the wheel, kinda looks like wheel has scrub from a curb - curb contact can definitely pop a ball joint.

Are you sure it just doesn’t need a software update?

Evergreen image.

Elon always sucks.

Somehow his flock still manages to be worse.

That’s the thing. Something bad enough to break a control arm, should have blown the tire and potentially cracked the rim too. I mean, I guess he could’ve driven over a rock just the right size to smack it but not damage anything else, but yeah.

Holy sweet cannoli, some of these people defending Musk.

I’ve hit some crazy things with much cheaper cars and never had the wheel come off.  Tesla needs to stand by their product instead of coming up with bullshit excuses why they shouldn’t.  Tesla isn’t quite mainstream enough to pull this shit.