Reviews of Tesla steering rack

On my Model 3, the steering rack rusted and seized.

Recently replaced mine after 5 years. Two weeks later I got all the warnings popping up all at once. Power limited, ABS not available, power steering not available. Even brakes were not available. Can only get around 8kms per charge and it stops on its own.

This just happened to me today. I just bought a new 2023 model Y over the weekend, and this happened within 5 days of the purchase. I am also apprehensive on continuing to drive the vehicle. This happened pulling into a parking garage and made turning crazy difficult. I nearly hit multiple cars trying to drive the thing. Thankfully this happened in a parking garage. Can't imagine what would've happened if I was on the highway. Needless to say, I will be reporting to NHTSA and Tesla.

Within the first 2,000 miles it has had two major issues. The first issue occurred when the front electric steering failed and I couldn’t move the front wheels without extreme effort. I brought it in and the Tesla service center replaced the steering rack. After this repair it felt back to normal until last night when I went to drive my car and the ability to steer is completely gone. I tried to drive it a short distance but when one wheel is faced straight the other is turned out 45 degrees making it basically in-drivable.

I had a mechanical issue with steering wheel. It felt stiff and bumpy/haptic. Turned out to be the steering rack.

I got that message in my Model X when avoiding some debris by ditching over the median, steering didn't get heavy and after shutting down the car and rebooting the MCU it went away, definitely different than this and the investigation

Same issue with steering rack needing replacement and power steering going out WHILE DRIVING.

Tesla was able get me towed directly to a SC. They replaced the steering rack and realigned tires. Haven’t had an issue yet that was about 2 months ago.

I was driving on the street yesterday when suddenly the steering lost control. The screen displayed "steering assist reduced," but the steering became extremely heavy to the point where it couldn't be turned. This was a dangerous situation. My Tesla was towed to a service center where they replaced the steering rack. However, they used the same model of the previously defective steering rack and were uncertain if it was from the same batch. I have lost faith in driving my car and am apprehensive that the same problem might recur.