1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auElizabeth Blackstockhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/elizabethblackstock-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PSMRYuzHhe"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/12/tesla-has-reportedly-been-blaming-drivers-for-faults-with-defective-parts/">Tesla Has Reportedly Been Blaming Drivers for Faults With Defective Parts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/12/tesla-has-reportedly-been-blaming-drivers-for-faults-with-defective-parts/embed/#?secret=PSMRYuzHhe" width="600" height="338" title="“Tesla Has Reportedly Been Blaming Drivers for Faults With Defective Parts” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="PSMRYuzHhe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1ae6fd0bcd572c267ea2367e92c38853.jpg?quality=75&w=600600338Tesla cars have been prone to certain parts failures time and again, but the electric vehicle company has attempted to pin the blame for those failures on its drivers, citing vehicle “abuse.” Now, a new Reuters investigation shows that Tesla has been aware of these systemic issues in its vehicles but instead attempted to divert […]