2016 Tesla Model X Speed Control & Cruise Problems

While parking, the accelerator pedal increased in speed without being pressed and the car had a sudden unexpected acceleration and crashed into a column in a parking lot.

I was turning left to northbound from westbound and as I was trying to accelerate to turn, my Tesla wouldn’t go past 11 mph. I stepped on the accelerator with all my might, but it wouldn’t go past 11 mph. On my dash, the alert said: “obstruction detected- speed will be reduced.” This is very concerning because the car was slowing down and obstructing the southbound lanes. This is very dangerous and could’ve caused a car crash. I could’ve easily gotten T-boned. After I made my slow turn, the car got back to normal and accelerated normally.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND DROVE FORWARD CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE THROUGH A BUSH AND DRIVE OFF A RETAINING WALL AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A CAR. DURING THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE LOCAL TESLA SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,628. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCAL DEALER ESCALATED THE COMPLAINT TO TESLA HQ AND TESLA COULDN'T DOWNLOAD THE DATA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MY TESLA MODEL X 90D THAT WAS DUE TO THE FAULT OF THE CAR. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3+ YEARS. WHAT OCCURRED TODAY IN THE CAR IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE CAR WAS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY FINE DURING MY WHOLE 20 MINUTE COMMUTE. AS I PULLED INTO MY OFFICE'S PARKING LOT, THE CAR SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, AS I WAS FINISHING PARKING THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED ACCELERATING AT A FRIGHTENING SPEED. MORE CLEARLY PUT I WAS ALMOST DONE PARKING AND MY FOOT WAS PARTIALLY ON AND OFF THE BRAKE. WHILE MY FOOT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED SO FAST THAT IT RAN OVER A CURB AND CLIMBED A GRASS SLOPE AND RAN OVER AND TORE DOWN A SMALL TREE. THE CAR ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY THAT IT RAN OVER THE TREE BEFORE I COULD EVEN REACT. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I NO LONGER FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE A TESLA. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY PEOPLE OR CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL IN TESLAS. THERE HAS BEEN A DIS-PROPORTIONALLY HIGH NUMBER OF CASES OF UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE FAULT HAS ALWAYS BEEN BLAMED UPON DRIVER ERROR. HERE IS A REPORT THAT PROVES THE PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRONIC DESIGN FLAW AND THAT TESLA IS DELIBERATELY COVERING UP THE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2015/03/TESLAS-SUDDEN-ACCELERATION-LOG-DATA-WHAT-IT-SHOWS.PDF SNIP ** - TESLA'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION LOG DATA ' WHAT IT SHOWS BY RONALD A. BELT PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 1 MAY 2018 ABSTRACT: ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR DATA FROM THE LOG FILE OF A TESLA S SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT IS PROVIDED, AND A TESLA CIRCUIT DIAGRAM IS USED TO EXPLAIN HOW THE DATA IS OBTAINED FROM THE TWO ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSORS. EXAMINATION OF THE DATA SHOWS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT INCREASED TO CAUSE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BUT THE INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DRIVER. INSTEAD, THE INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULT IN THE MOTOR SPEED SENSOR, WITH WHICH IT SHARES A COMMON+ 5V POWER AND GROUND. THIS INCREASE IN PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT OCCURS WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ** I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER BUT I AM FORCED TO SHARE THE ROAD WITH THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY. I AM NOT A US RESIDENT, A DUMMY ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS. MY TRUE NAME AND ADDRESS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMISSION. DATE OF INCIDENT AND NUMBER OF CASUALTIES ARE GUESTIMATES.

WHILE VISITING A FUNERAL HOME IN MELROSE, MA., I NEEDED TO BACK INTO A SPOT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. I PULLED OUT OF THE SPOT I WAS IN AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK INTO THE SAME PARKING SPOT. AT THE SAME MOMENT THAT I STARTED TO BACK IN THE CAR SURGED AND MADE AN ARC IN THE PARKING LOT ONLY STOPPING AFTER I HIT A PARKED CAR WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED TWO MORE CARS TO BE HIT BY THE IMPACT. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR BY STEPPING ON THE BREAK WHICH HAD NO EFFECT AND EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T HURT, MY ARMS ACHED FOR DAYS BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THE WHEEL TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD AND WAS IN REVERSE AT THE TIME WHICH MEANT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO BACK IN SLOWLY. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT TESLA CHECK THE THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF I AM OF FAULT OR NOT AND THEY HAVE REFUSED. MY TESLA IS BEING REPAIRED AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR . I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM THAT COULD BE A FAULT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER USED IT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF HOW THIS HAPPENED.

THE ENHANCED AUTOPILOT SOFTWARE DRIVES THE CAR OVER LANE LINES AND INCONSISTENTLY MAINTAINS SPEED AND BRAKING. IT IS UNSAFE.

HERE IS A NEW COMPLAINT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH SOUNDS HIGHLY CREDIBLE. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/NEAR-ACCIDENT-WHILE-PARKING-JUST-NOW NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE PARKING JUST NOW!! SUBMITTED BY HAMI05 ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 WOW GUYS I'VE SEEN THOSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THREADS BEFORE AND THOUGHT THAT THE PERSON MUST'VE ALWAYS DEFINITELY BEEN PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR, BUT I'M NOT SO SURE AFTER WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME. PLEASE HEAR ME OUT, BECAUSE MY SON AND I ARE FRANKLY QUITE SCARED RIGHT NOW. I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT AND I JUST LIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AS I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY X WENT FROM 10 TO OVER 40 MPH IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE THING COULD ACCELERATE THAT FAST! CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK MIGHT'VE HAPPENED? THANKFULLY I WAS ABOUT 100 FT AWAY FROM ANY OTHER CARS BEFORE IT TOOK OFF, SO I HAD TIME TO SLAM THE BRAKES WITHOUT PANICKING, OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED... I'M CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL/AP, SO THERE'S NO WAY THAT COULD'VE CAUSED IT. MY THEORY IS THAT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES MAY HAVE GIVEN ME A SUDDEN KICK OF ACCELERATION? I'M KIND OF WORRIED NOW, BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, EXCEPT THE FIRST TIME WASN'T NEARLY AS BAD, SO I DIDN'T ASK YOU GUYS ABOUT IT. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM? DO YOU GUYS THINK I NEED TO ASK MY TESLA TEAM ABOUT THIS? THIS HASN'T ONLY HAPPENED TO ME WHILE GETTING READY TO PARK, THE FIRST TIME I WAS JUST ACCELERATING UP TO 25 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT SUDDENLY WENT TO 35 IN A SECOND BUT I WASN'T TOO BOTHERED ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A 10MPH BURST, BUT THIS ONE THAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY WAS THE CAR JUMPING 30 MPH... I'VE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR 2000 MILES NOW AND IT'S THE ONLY CAR I'VE BEEN DRIVING REALLY OVER THE PAST MONTH.

I WAS GOING UP BY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR MY GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT HITTING THE BREAKS WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN. THE CAR TOOK OFF THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND HIT MY HUSBANDS CAR SITTING IN THE GARAGE.

THIS IS THE WORST CASE IMAGINABLE OF IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/STORY.PHP?STORY_FBID=863138560487599&ID=336451809822946 THE MAN IS DRIVING THROUGH A DENSELY BUILT UP AREA WITH MANY PEDESTRIANS ABOUT. HE HAS 6 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR HE PASSES THROUGH SEVERAL RED LIGHTS. ALL NO HANDS NO FEET. AND HE TREATS IT ALL AS A HUGE JOKE. HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/STORY.PHP?STORY_FBID=863138560487599&ID=336451809822946 NO NEED FOR ME TO SAY MORE.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT HERE IS A VIDEO THAT WAS UPLOADED ON SEPT 04 2016: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VRZAZ3BUW7Y HERE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TESLA EMPLOYEE DEMONSTRATING AUTOPILOT TO A POTENTIAL CUSTOMER AND ENCOURAGING HIM TO DRIVE HANDS FREE. THE AUTOPILOT IS STILL PERMITTING HANDS FREE DRIVING WITHOUT SOUNDING ANY ALARMS. THE PASSENGER/DEMONSTRATOR ASSURES HIM THAT TESLA MONITORS THE ROAD AND CONSTANTLY IMPROVES BY SELF LEARNING. I UNDERSTAND THAT AN INQUIRY INTO THE TESLA AUTOPILOT IS UNDERWAY. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE HOW OWNERS ARE STILL BEING GIVEN FALSE CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA MODEL X AND MODEL S UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS. IT APPEARS THAT TESLA IS STILL USING AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT HAS ONLY A SINGLE SENSOR. THIS PEDAL IS SUPPLIED BY FORD WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF UA INCIDENTS INVOLVING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. SOME MANUFACTURERES HAVE NOW SWAPPED TO A DUAL SENSOR 6 WIRE SYSTEM. IN THE EVENT OF A BAD INPUT FROM ONE SENSOR THIS TRIGGERS A FAULT CODE AND DISABLES THE ACCELERATOR. TESLA HAS REPEATEDLY CLAIMED THAT IN ALL THESE INCIDENTS THE LOGS SHOW 100% THROTTLE. THIS CAN EASILY HAPPEN DUE TO DIRT OR WHISKERS ON THE SENSOR. THE LOG WOULD BE UNABLE TO SHOW WHETHER IT WAS A GENUINE CASE OF PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR OR AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. I SHOULD NOT NEED TO REMIND YOU OF THE HISTORY OF TOYATA AND FORD UA CASES AND THE NHTSA. TESLA ND ITS SUPPORTERS CONSTANTLY REPEAT THE OLD CLAIM THAT ALL CASES OF UA ARE CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THAT WAS TRUE FOR MECHANICAL THROTTLES BUT IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROLS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EMI OR SPURIOUSLY INDUCED GLITCHES. WITH THE TESLA'S INSANE AND LUDICROUS ACCELERATION THE RESULTS ARE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN FOR A LESS POWERFULL VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS TO WHETHER TESLA IS STILL USING A THROTTLE SENSOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE DUAL CIRCUIT SAFETY PROTECTION

UPDATE TO THE AUTOPILOT SITUATION. FORUM POSTS TODAY SHOW THAT THE SITUATION IS GETTING EVEN WORSE. HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/DANGEROUS-AUTOPILOT-NAGGING-EVERY-15-SECONDS-WHY SAMPLE: AESCULUS | AUGUST 25, 2016 MINE WORKS BY HOLDING WITH A FEW FINGERS AT THE BOTTOM. I THINK IT JUST WANTS TO MEASURE SOME AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WHEN IT MOVES THE WHEEL. ROSSRALLEN | 25. AUGUST 2016 I AGREE WITH @AESCULUS - LIGHT FINGER PRESSURE BIASING THE WHEEL TO ONE SIDE IS ENOUGH, BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO BE READY TO ASSUME CONTROL. SO, A HAND RESTING AT 5, 6, OR 7 O'CLOCK SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE PRESSURE TO BE SENSED BY THE AP. BTW - USE CAUTION WITH AP ON TWO-LANE ROADS: AP STAYS TOO CLOSE TO THE CENTERLINE FOR MY COMFORT, AND MANY APPROACHING DRIVERS DRIVE TOO CLOSE TO THE CENTERLINE. ALSO FROM ANOTHER FORUM HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/DANGEROUS-AUTOPILOT-IS-NAGGING-EVERY-15-SECONDS-WHY.76141/ AESCULUS | 25. AUGUST 2016 MINE WORKS BY HOLDING WITH A FEW FINGERS AT THE BOTTOM. I THINK IT JUST WANTS TO MEASURE SOME AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WHEN IT MOVES THE WHEEL. CGIGUY, TODAY AT 8:20 AM BRANDON332 SAID: ↑ IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE TO LOOK DOWN AT THE SCREEN RATHER THAN ON THE ROAD, I ALMOST CRASHED ONCE! WOW. I'M SOMEHOW NOT SURPRISED BY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CRASHING THEIR CARS ON AP WITH STATEMENTS LIKE THIS. AT LEAST YOU WEREN'T PETTING YOUR DOG AND CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AROUND A CURVE WHILE ON AP. THESE COMMENTS ARE FROM ENTHUSIASTS WHO SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO KNOW BETTER. THE BEHAVIOR OF THE TYPICAL TESLA OWNER IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD IS LIKELY TO BE EVEN WORSE. TESLA OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE BLIND FAITH IN THE TESLA AND IN THE CREATOR ELON MUSK (BLESSED BE HIS NAME)

WHILE TURNING LEFT TO ENTER A VERY NARROW GARAGE ENTRANCE I NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I HAD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BEFORE PULLING IN OR IF MY LEFT TURN WAS TIGHT ENOUGH TO PULL IN WITHOUT REVERSING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. I SAW THAT I WAS IN THE POSITION THAT I COULD CONTINUE INTO THE GARAGE AND LIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO FINISH MY TURN INTO THE GARAGE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH EXTREME FORCE AND WITHIN A SECOND SLAMMED INTO A LARGE CONCRETE POLE THAT WAS JUST INSIDE THE GARAGE TO THE LEFT. I NEVER FELT THE CAR SLOW IN THAT MOMENT, ONLY SPEED UP AND I BELIEVE THE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE POLE WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IF NOT FOR THE LARGE POLE. I DID NOT HAVE EITHER FOOT DEPRESSED ON EITHER PEDAL AT THE MOMENT OF COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THERE WAS VERY SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THAT WILL BE AT LEAST $25K. I WAS NOT ON THE PHONE OR DISTRACTED IN ANY WAY. I WAS DRIVING CAREFULLY AND PAYING FULL ATTENTION. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF MISTAKEN PEDAL BECAUSE I WAS INTENDING TO ACCELERATE. AT FIRST TESLA TOLD US OVER THE PHONE THAT THEIR LOGS SHOW THAT THE DRIVER PRESSED THE PEDAL 100% AND THEN TAPPED THE BRAKE BEFORE IMPACT. THIS EXPLANATION SOUNDED PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE DISTANCE COVERED WAS LESS THAN 3 CAR LENGTHS. A MONTH LATER TESLA SENT A LETTER STATING THE DRIVER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR 100% UNTIL THE VEHICLE SENSED A CRASH. TESLA DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR QUERY ABOUT WHY THEIR LOG STORY HAD CHANGED. TESLA ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE DATA ABOUT ACCELERATOR/BRAKE PERCENTAGE AND CAR SPEED FOR THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY. IF A DRIVER IS PRESSING THE PEDAL 100% IT IS A VERY DELIBERATE ACTION. THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED FULL FORCE INTO A LARGE CONCRETE POLE.