Tesla has increased the price of its yoke steering wheel to now $1,000, which is a big change from the feature being standard not long ago.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it got two complaints that the steering wheels can come off Tesla's Model Y SUV while it's being driven.

Safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting complaints that the steering wheels can fall off during driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is opening a preliminary investigation into 120,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles after two reports of steering wheels falling off ...

U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven. The National Highway ...

As reported by Ars Technica, the defect is known in the larger Tesla community as the “whompy wheel,” which is caused by fore links failing on either the right or left sides of the front ...

The agency is also investigating complaints that Teslas can brake suddenly for no reason.

Tesla has started giving Model S and Model X buyers the option of having a yoke or traditional round steering wheel after Elon said the latter would never be available.

The agency is also investigating complaints that Teslas can brake suddenly for no reason.