Tesla knew some of its parts had high failure rates but reportedly blamed drivers anyway

Reuters published an explosive investigative report Wednesday chronicling Tesla's alleged patterns of deliberate neglect and shifting blame onto customers for parts failures. The damning exposé accounts the Elon Musk-led company's alleged long-running tendency to claim vehicle owners had engaged in "driver abuse," charging them for repairs over failures caused by parts the company discussed internally as being flawed. The issues are often related to suspension and steering. Externally, Tesla's ...