Tesla Model X Doors Almost Didn't Work, New Lawsuit Shows DO NOT PUBLISH YET

A new

that was filed in the Northern District of California on Wednesday by Tesla Motors Inc

indicated that its Model X SUV doors almost didn't work. The Model X SUV which featured the "falcon wing" doors was launched last September by Tesla. According to the lawsuit, the doors failed to open with the "speed or symmetry" that TESLA required. The doors also didn't work when a prototype vehicle had been parked at incline, as well as when extreme temperatures were exposed to the system. In the lawsuit, the electric vehicle manufacturer indicated that Alabama-based Hoerbiger Automotive Comfort Systems LLC HOERBIGER'S doors "sagged" beyond TESLA'S required levels of tolerance. The company also accused HOERBIGER' S product deficiencies as being an "unworkable engineering solution" for the Falcon Wing doors of the Model X. Tesla is seeking to prevent HOERBIGER from demanding further payment for the services rendered to Tesla. The lawsuit by the company also claims that HOERBIGER'S delivered defects, false assurances, and "fruitless" development work. Tesla accused HOERBIGER of having incurred "significant costs" as a result of the failed promises. The company has made the decision to use an alternative supplier and engineering design for Model X Falcon Wing doors actuation system. Tesla's Q4 deliveries amounted to 17,192 Model S vehicles and 208 Model X vehicles as of January 3, 2016. There were 507 Model X vehicles produced during Q4 with the remainder set to be delivered in early Q1. So far, Tesla's Model X deliveries are in line with the company's Model X production ramp. Tesla's daily production rate in the last week of 2016 accounted for 238 Model X vehicles per week.