A shocked driver said he will never buy another Tesla car after his brand new vehicle burst into flames two times in a day.
While driving on the highway, the northern Californian motorist car's got a flat tire and was towed to the nearby Los Gatos Tire and Auto Repair.
As he was filing paperwork, the Tesla Model S owner heard a 'funny hissing sound' and thought it was coming from the shop next door, but turned around to see his vehicle on fire.
The three-month old Tesla car caught fire three times in a day - as firefighters used 2000 gallons of water the douse the flames
Pictured: The car in flames as the northern Californian driver said the car was the last Tesla his family would buy, while Elon Musk's company has said it will investigate what happened
Firefighters were called to the scene and doused the car with 2000 gallons of water.
Santa Clara County Fire Captain Bill Murphy told ABC news his crew extinguished the initial fire 'very quickly' but shortly afterwards saw gas and steam coming off the car, which they thought to be the batteries burning.
Murphy's crew then contacted Elon Musk's company Tesla, who recommended propping up the car to access the underbody to locate the battery.
The car was later moved to a nearby tow yard, where it again burst into flames.
Fire crews then spent another ten hours at the scene to keep the car under control.
Santa Clara County firefighters worked on the cars and extinguished the initial fire 'very quickly'
The owner indicated the car could have caused an inferno: 'If this car had been in the house, and we had been on vacation, when this thing caught fire, the whole house could go under'
Murphy added that firefighters are adjusting the way respond to calls due to the rise of electric vehicles.
'The presence of large lithium ion batteries in vehicles is something we are encountering more often. It's still categorised as vehicle fire. We just have a different fuel now. There is some additional complexity to the fuel that's burning.'
The driver had only owned the Tesla for three months, and had driven it around 1,200 miles.
The vehicle was written off and looked as if it could have been in a crash after the flames engulfed it
Firefighters contacted Elon Musk's company Tesla, who recommended propping up the car to access the underbody to locate the battery - which they believed was causing the inferno
He told KGO-TV it it would be the last Tesla his family owned.
'If this car had been in the house, and we had been on vacation, when this thing caught fire, the whole house could go under,' he said.
In a statement Tesla said 'We currently investigating the matter and are in touch with local first responders. We are glad to hear that everyone is safe.
Doused: Crews used 2000 gallons of water to battle the blaze
Tesla cars have caught on fire numerous times in the last five years, causing it to be mocked after calling itself 'the world's safest car'.
In 2013, a driver of a $70,000 Tesla Model S in Washington State hit a piece of debris, causing the engine to catch fire and the California-based company's stock to drop six per cent overnight.
Thirty-five firefighters tackled a blaze in the same model on a motorway near Landeck, Austria after a 19-year-old driver crashed into a concrete barrier at the side of the road.
More recently, a Model X's high-voltage lithium-ion battery was removed from the smouldering in Mountain View, California, on March 23.
The driver Walter Huang, 38, died after the car plowed into a concrete barrier on Highway 101.
In a statement Tesla said 'We currently investigating the matter and are in touch with local first responders. We are glad to hear that everyone is safe.
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Main photo article A shocked driver said he will never buy another Tesla car after his brand new vehicle burst into flames two times in a day.
While driving on the highway, the northern Californian motorist car’s got a flat tire and was towed to the nearby Los Gatos Tire and Auto Repair.
As he was filing ...
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