NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2023 Tesla Model Y. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
My vehicle beeps liberally when parking in tight spots, anywhere near a line of any sort, etc. A few weeks after getting my vehicle in late November (I don’t remember the exact date), I was driving through construction at night and without warning, the steering “corrected” itself and I hit a cone causing 2 scuffs on my new vehicle. The steering locked, but thankfully I was able to get the vehicle back into the lane. When I called Tesla a few weeks later they asked for a specific date and time which I didn’t have. They said they were unable to help without that. Thankfully there was nothing more serious, but I would like my scuffs and steering fixed.
Since purchasing my 2023 Tesla model Y in May, I have intermittently experienced highway phantom braking when either in self-driving mode or just using the cruise control. I would estimate it happens once a month. Just recently it happened 2 days in a row, at night and during the day. The experience is very scary because when the brakes slam on at 70 mph, I'm afraid I will get rear-ended. I have a dashcam video of one of the occurrences this week, it's an MP4 video file.
The problem here is the cruise control or autopilot. It first appeared when I bought the car. It continues to appear when driving on cruise control or autopilot. The car brakes harsh or suddenly stops. No messages or warning. Sometimes when driving under a ramp or sometimes when nothing is there it stops. I went to the Tesla shop many time and they can’t find any issue. I can’t drive using the auto pilot or cruise control. It’s not safe and my passengers. The other issue is the wipers start working when no rain but when you have auto or autopilot on. Please fix this issue. It has become a problem for me. I have taken it many times to the shop and they can’t find issue. No messages or warning. Another issue occurred two weeks. It’s regarding TPMS. A warning sign appeared on the dash state faulty. I took it to the shop 4x and they’ve tried to fix it but it continues to show up. The tech repaired tpsi, warning goes away but after some driving it comes up as right passenger side issue. I rotated the tires from left to right and vice versa. Same issue on the right side.
I have had multiple phantom breaking on the highway in when use Autopilot in my 2023 Telsa model Y. I scared of using the Autopilot now cause of an accident on the highway.
These are observations over the past couple of months that I have owned the car. They have been consistently observed and have occurred at speed between 35-70 mph. There are four main issues I’m having with my tesla. 1) I cannot use cruise control because it requires automatic windshield wipers. The automatic windshield wipers cannot sense when it’s raining and just turns on randomly when it’s not raining. 2). The car breaks on its own randomly on both the highway and city streets. I have almost been rear ended several times because of this. 3) the car thought another car was coming in my lane on interstate 95 and violently switched lanes without warning causing me to oversteer and almost wreck. I had my family in the car with me and it was terrifying. 4). The two times I used full self driving the car actually accelerated to make it through a yellow light. I know these are all beta features of the car but in my opinion they are all dangerous to use on the roads and should be disabled until they are ready for prime time
False and phantom forward collision warning took place on Nov 25 2023, at 5:42 pm on Alder Woods Dr. The road conditions are clear visibility with no fog, rain, or snow/ice. Legally parked car on the side of the road is mistaken by a moving car in the middle of the road.
I was driving eastbound on interstate 8 with adaptive cruise control engaged and my Tesla suddenly stoppeg in the freeway. No one was behind me but it was frightening. 0930 hours
I was driving north on I-5 in Northern California when the car braked twice for no apparent reason. I was using the traffic aware cruise control. The first time the car was on a slight curve to the left and there was traffic in the right lane. About two hours later I was on a straightaway with no nearby traffic.
Phantom braking occurred while traveling eastbound from Austin to Houston on US 290. Vehicle was traveling 76mph and slowed to quickly to 55 mph for no reason. There was a highway overpass about 75 yards away which may have triggered it, but no vehicles around us. Scared my wife and kids!!!
Respected Authorities, We bought Tesla Model Y in May of 2023 with our hard earned money, and next day or so we noticed a big paint mark on this brand new car.. Upon following up few times, Tesla agreed to repair this but they damaged further and after repeated visits, they agreed to replace the seat cover.. However, while replacing the cover, they damaged the side door coverings. Again after lot of follow up they agreed to replace that part as well. So, we thought we are happy but later we had to face very scary situations with this faulty car. The steering car completed locked while driving and had to face very dangerous situation. We are fortunate that the traffic was low in the street road, and if it was in highways, then it could have been fatal. Earlier, when we are reversing the vehicle in the garage the vehicle didn't turn well enough and the driver side mirror was hit the garage siding, and earlier to that when we are turning the car to the neighborhood the tire got touched to side walkway and threading was damaged. We strongly believe these could be the result of the steering wheel on and off locking in second which we are not sure at that time. As model y is new to us, we are not sure how that drives but now understand the issues clearly. We humbly reported all the above to Tesla Service, and they wanted to do steering wheel issue only and charge the other two... The important thing here is we were saved earlier due to the steering wheel issue but not sure if I we feel safe driving this car again. Kindly help us get some justice, and it would be appreciated if they take their car back and return our money in full. Thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
During our road trip from northern Virginia to Norman, Oklahoma, between 18-29 November 2023, the issue called "Phantom braking" -- in which the Tesla Model Y suddenly and inexplicably engages the brake during a highway driving -- occurred to us four times.
Steering assist reduced. The steering wheel completely stopped working in the middle of a drive.
Steering system malfunction and failure: I have a brand new Tesla Model Y for less than 3 months. Two months after I have the vehicle, the steering rack had an internal fault. The steering rack was replaced at the Tesla authorized repair shop. Eighteen days after that repair. I was involved in a car accident. The reason was because my car had veered to the right on its own while driving on a city street. I then turned the steering wheel to the left, but the car did not turn to the left. My car then hit another vehicle that was parked on the right side of the street. The front of my vehicle was totally damaged on the right side. The entire left side of the other parked vehicle was also totally damaged. I was NOT on cruise control. I was NOT on self- driving mode.
The incident involves the malfunctioning of the Tesla Vision and Parking Assist systems in my 2023 Tesla Model Y. Over the course of owning the vehicle, I have experienced multiple issues with these systems that led to three parking accidents and safety concerns. On several occasions, the Tesla Vision system displayed a message indicating "Tesla Vision will experience degraded performance." This message appeared consistently, signaling an ongoing issue with the system's capabilities. The degraded performance of Tesla Vision was particularly evident in its inability to accurately gauge distances and detect obstacles during parking maneuvers. The Parking Assist feature, which is crucial for safe and efficient parking, also exhibited significant flaws. The system failed to provide accurate distance measurements and warnings, which are essential for preventing collisions. This was especially problematic in tight parking spaces and while maneuvering near obstacles. Specific incidents of concern include: 1. A parking accident occurred when attempting to park in my garage. The Tesla Vision system failed to accurately detect the garage door, resulting in a collision while exiting the garage and attempting to turn the car. 2. Another incident involved a collision with a white column positioned against a gray wall, which the Tesla Vision system failed to recognize, leading to vehicle damage. These incidents highlight the unreliability of the Tesla Vision and Parking Assist systems in their current state. Prior to owning the Tesla Model Y, I drove a 2019 Acura MDX and had no parking accidents. The technicians at the Tesla dealership do not use the Park Assist because of this I have a video showing assist lines moving from stop to 16" ... while parked. The image showed I had 14" when in fact it was 5"
Since we’ve purchased this vehicle we have had several phantom braking incidents while using cruise control (NOT full self driving). There is NO way to report this to Tesla that we have found. So we have decided to report this directly to the NHTSA. We would be happy to provide additional details.
Following false and phantom forward collision warning took place on Nov 15, 2023 twice on I-66W at Fairfax, VA during the afternoon with clear road conditions without any rain, or snow on slowed down traffic: 1. 2:38 pm on I-66W 2. 2:42 pm on I-66W (same trip as above) I filed bug reports with the car, and rescheduled a service appointment with Tesla's Service Center, with no resolution from the car manufacturer.
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while his grand-son was driving 40 MPH with his friend in the front passenger's seat, he depressed the brake pedal as he was approaching a stopped-occupied vehicle. A light indicating that the brakes were engaged illuminated, but the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the automatic emergency braking system failed to engage, and the vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of him. The air bags deployed. The contact's grandson and his friend were able to exit the vehicle. The vehicle then turned off and locked, which rendered the vehicle unnoticeable by oncoming drivers. Another driver who noticed the incident parked behind the vehicle and activated the hazard lights to prevent other drivers from crashing into the vehicle. The contact's grand-son sustained a burn on the right hand from the driver's side airbag deployment. The friend and the other driver did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The contact's grand-son received first aid assistance from the ambulance. The vehicle was towed to a Tesla collision center, which denied assistance. The vehicle was then towed to a Collision center that was certified to work on Tesla vehicles. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.
I experienced a sudden unintended acceleration while parking the car in my home garage, something I have done thousands of times with no difficulty. I had this brand new car for a 12 days before it smashed through my garage wall. My garage is a fairly tight fit, so as I always do, I partially entered the garage and stopped to make sure that the side mirrors were going to clear the garage entrance. Then, I lifted my foot off the brake in order to start moving forwards again, at which time the car suddenly accelerated like crazy through the remaining 12 ft of space, smashing the cabinetry through the rear wall of the garage. The car, my garage, and laundry room were severely damaged. I complained to Tesla about this vehicle problem, but they just say there are no problems with the car, and it must be the driver’s fault. They are implying that I floored the accelerator, which is nonsense. I have been driving for more than 40 years, and I do not floor the accelerator while parking in my home garage. This type of sudden unintended acceleration is a danger to public safety, and this matter has to be thoroughly investigated, and a solution has to be found to fix the problem.
I bought Tesla and tesla insurance which monitors driving of driver to provide safety score to driver. The safety score enables monthly premiums of tesla insurance. My complaint is related to safety score which provides financial incentives to drivers to not apply break. As part of safety score provided to drivers in tesla app(screen shot attached), one of the factors used is hard breaking to penalize drivers when break is applied, forcing the driver to use regenerative breaking instead of applying break. I have observed, even when I mildly apply break the safety score is impacted. The second factor in safety score that seems unreasonable is driving after 10pm. My daughter worked late shift and would return home after 10pm. Why is this even allowed as most of the emergency workers and many others work late hours. I have also observed safety score change from 99 to 98 when the car is parked overnight, even when I am not driving.
I was driving my car when the touch screen completely locked and would not respond to any touch input. I had the seat heaters on high and was unable to shut them off without rebooting the screen. It seemed safest to pull over to do the rebooting since it takes about a minute for the reboot to complete. I was able to safely pull over, reboot the touchscreen and then shut off the seat heater. Aside from being able to manage essential tasks from the touchscreen, I was thankful that I had physical control (stalks on the side of the steering wheel) that allowed me to park the vehicle without touchscreen control. My biggest concern coming out of this incident is that Tesla is delivering vehicles without the physical controls that may also be susceptible to the touchscreen lockup I experienced.
Tesla Model Y delivered six weeks ago, I engaged the "Auto Pilot" for the first time on my morning commute and it worked well for a few moments. Suddenly and without warning the vehicle applied full braking force from highway speed, so hard that it glazed the rotors. This happened on EB I-10 JWO I-15, an extremely busy interchange. With possibly divine intervention I was able to retake control of the vehicle, shut down the Auto Pilot and I swiftly returned the vehicle to speed, needing only a restroom on an emergency basis. Relevant factors could include low incident angle of the sun at dawn and being in a construction zone with lane markers not thoroughly scrubbed off.
Tesla's false warning incident took place in the following conditions 1. on Nov 9, 2023 7:55 AM ET 2. VA-286N Fairfax County Pkwy 3. very favorable driving conditions, sunny 48F, no ice, snow, or fog 4. at 30mph gave a false forward collision
I was driving my 2023 Tesla Model Y on I-680 South on Nov 8 2023. The car was on adaptive cruise control. I was driving within the speed limit. The truck infront of me abruptly stopped as there was another collision in the lane I was on. I applied brakes but the car did not stop on time, and I rear ended the truck. I have received the vehicle data report from Tesla. Attached the report for you reference. I believe the adaptive cruise control did not slow down as it should have and when I manually applied break, the vehicle did not stop.
I was driving in my Tesla Model Y to my sister's house. I went to park, stopping with the car facing the garage. Then, it suddenly accelerated and sped through the closed garage door. It slammed through the door, hit the walls, damaged the house and staircase and then finally stopped. It was so fast that I felt like it happened in a fraction of a second. like sitting in race car or ride I reported the incident to tesla on November 8th, the day this happened, and was asked to send pictures. I was told someone would contact me within a week, but I still haven't heard back from anyone. Currently, the vehicle is at a Tesla authorized collision center, and no one has looked at the reported issue. Collision center sent estimates for the repair
THE PEDESTRIAN WARNING SYSTEM ACCORDING TO TESLA IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE A UNIQUE SOUND BELOW 19 MPH THAT ALERTS PEDESTRIANS TO THE APPROACH OF AN EV. THE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR ONLY WORKS IN REVERSE. PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE DOES NOT CREATE ANY DISCERNIBLE SOUND THAT COULD BE IDENTIFIED BY A PEDESTRIAN AS AN EV APPROACHING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. ACCORDING TO WHAT REGULATIONS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW, THE WARNING SYSTEM MUST BE ABLE TO ALERT THE PEDESTRIAN OF THE APPROACH OF AN EV. AS IT CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS, THE PWS ONLY ALERTS THE PEDESTRIAN WHEN THE CAR IS BACKING UP
Tesla's forward collision warning issued a false warning, bright daylight afternoon conditions at a no traffic road, no cars parked on the side of the road, very slow traffic (10mph), no car within 100ft, the incident took place: 1. 4:09 PM ET clear conditions, no rain, snow etc 2. Franklin Farm Road in Fairfax, VA 3. Very slow traffic 10mph 4. No cars in front for 100ft
This has only happened in our 2023 model Y. We also own a 2016 & 2017 Model X and we never had the car applied the brakes while in auto pilot and nothing is in front of the car for at least a mile. We are worry about being rear ended because of the sudden braking to a almost stop. We have reported to tesla numerous times and nothing has corrected it so we try to not use that feature when we see cars coming up behind us. We only us it on road trips in open spaces with little traffic. I believe the reason for this problem is the removal 9f the sensors fe9m the front bumper. As I have stated we never had this problem with our other two cars and they have sensors. This Model Y only relies on the camera which might see glare as some in front of it since it can't see. Tesla knows this is a problem, so they are looking at installing a radar system in the bumper but aren't looking at retro fitting the Models they decided to not install sensors in the bumper. All the other early Models with sensors don't have this problem to my knowledge. This a safety issue that needs to be corrected before people start dying from rear end collision that could have been prevented.
I was driving November 6, 2023 at about 10:30 in the morning at approximately 25 to 30 mph on a neighborhood road when my car accelerated on me without me applying extra pressure. I was caught off guard and thought it must’ve been an anomaly. We have owned the car since August. But then on my way home, about 1 o’clock, I was again on the neighborhood street doing 25 to 30 mph and the car obviously accelerated on me so that I applied the brakes. My husband was in the car with me and really noticed it surging the second time. At the time, it concerned me so I looked on the Internet and saw that other people have been complaining of a similar issue. I want this on record because I know I did not apply pressure to that pedal. We have scheduled a service with Tesla Friday.
I was driving on the freeway at approximately 67 MPH using the advanced cruise control. There was no car immediately in front of me or directly beside me. All of a sudden, the car decelerated quickly, as if it slammed on the brakes. I was able to react quickly and override the deceleration, but had there been a car directly behind me, I very likely would have been rear-ended. It all happened so fast that I didn't stop to get all of the detail, but I'm guessing I dropped down to about 50 mph before being able to respond and override the breaking. It was terrifying, as I didn't know if I could override it at first. I later read other complaints about "phantom breaking" and realized there is a pervasive problem with the Tesla.
1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? My 2023 Tesla Model Y's steering wheel was totally locked up. I was not able to control the vehicle at all. 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? It happened when I parked, but I believe this could happen anytime, anywhere while I am driving. That could happen on the freeway which I do not even want to imagine. I am now scared of driving it. 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? I have a service appointment tomorrow, so I am not sure this could be addressed by the service center, but I can easily find articles talking about the same issue. 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not yet. 5.Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No waring or alert popped up. I have a videoclip that I took when the incident took place, but I cannot upload it here because of its size.
The car lost steering while driving. The wheel was super difficult to turn. The problem was confirmed by Tesla Service via phone call, the Tesla Service Center in Rochester and alerts on the screen. The car was towed to the service center.
I purchased a Model Y Performance on October 31, 2023. I was driving the vehicle on 11/1 and I received an error that my rear motor was disabled and my top speed was reduced to 68 mph. This occurred on a high traffic highway. Took the car to the dealership and they replaced the rear motor inverter. Vehicle only had 130 miles on it. This should not occur in a brand new vehicle. I felt unsafe while driving it in this condition.
My Tesla Model Y has been braking while on autopilot out of nowhere and very, very hard. I have noticed this has been happening more when I am next to a semi truck or other large vehicle where the tesla will for whatever reason slam on the brakes even though there is no vehicle or objects in front of me and there is not a vehicle merging. This is a major safety issue and can lead to a loss of property and worst of all, life. Please do a recall on these vehicles and make Tesla fix these issues before it leads to further accidents and injuries/deaths. Thank you.
Auto-wiper settings does not work. They are required to be turned on, while on Autopilot/cruise control, but they actively wipe the windshield, even when no rain (clear blue skies). When there is rain - they do not turn on frequently enough. It's a danger in the first scenario, because it's a huge distraction to the driver (wipers intermittently turning on when not raining). In the second scenario, it's very unsafe to not turn on when it's raining. Fussing with them in both scenarios is a huge distraction and very frustrating.
I was driving my 2023 Tesla Model Y northbound on Interstate 69 in Indiana near the 219 mile marker. The time was around 9:30 P.M. My speed was approximately 70 MPH. I was using what Tesla calls "Traffic-Aware Cruise Control". All of a sudden and with warning, my vehicle braked extremely hard, slowing me down very fast. Luckily no one was behind me. I had no idea what was happening and looked all around for danger. After a few seconds, I accelerated and continued on. This phantom braking is very concerning to me. Had someone been behind me a horrible crash would have occurred.
We have owned this car for a week and we have experienced unwarranted automatic breaking and rapid deceleration 1or 2 times on 5 out of the 7 days of driving. We are now considering returning the car due to overall safety concerns.
I took my wife to a doctors appointment and upon going back into the car to drive off the steering wheel became VERY stiff. I had to use a considerable amount of force to move the wheel. My wife couldn't move the steering wheel at all. Some errors appeared on the screen 'Power steering reduced', and UI_a020 Steering assist is disabled. Ultimately had to call Tesla and they had to tow it away to a Service center.
While traveling on an open highway with no obstructions, the vehicle applied the brakes very hard causing all passengers to slide forward in their seats activating the seat belt locks. All cargo became airborne and flew forward. Had a car been following, it is highly likely that we would have been rear ended.
The NHTSA mandate to force Teslas full self driving software to perform full stops is dangerous. You guys made the software less safe with your authoritative mandates. The full stops cause road rage in surrounding drivers and cause them to nearly rear end my car. I hold NHTSA responsible for this degradation in features of my vehicle. You are failing in every aspect of your mission to keep the roads safe. Why are US agencies so left wing biased with hatred for Tesla and Elon Musk? You corrupt people also need to stop issuing fake safety recalls every time Tesla has a software update. You people are truly useless.
Power steering was not able to control. Can't control the handle. It was locked. My car got towed to service center on same day. I received a call and they said rat or squirrel bite electric line. And charged me over $800 for it. I just figured out there is lot of cases like me.
Tesla forward collision system activated inaccurately twice consecutively at very low speed: on October 28, 2023 at 1:09PM ET on US-50 E. 1. Traveling on the left lane US-50 E at 1:09pm, for a slowed done traffic, around 10mph Tesla issued a false forward collision for the car traveling ahead of me with plenty of space between cars. 2. Right after this incident, Tesla falsely had another false forward collision warning issued on US-50 E at 1:09 pm for the same conditions that I described above (very slow traffic 10mph, left lane, for the same car, plenty of space between cars) In both of these incidents due to Tesla's false forward collision warning a great deal of confusion, and distraction is created by the very same system which is supposed to protect drivers and its passengers.
Unintended Acceleration in a Tesla
When wipers are in auto mode they do not start until well after visibility is at a dangerous level.
I purchased my Tesla Model Y in January of this year. Tesla removed all ultrasonic sensors from the car, and is instead relying only on "Tesla Vision". However, 9 months later and I still don't have several safety features Tesla promises. Rear Cross Traffic Warning and Blind Spot warning don't work at all. The Lane Departure warning only works over the solid outside line, and doesn't warn at all when crossing between lanes (ie a dotted line). In addition, the Adaptive cruise control randomly brakes dramatically for no apparent reason. This is extremely dangerous, as drivers behind don't expect you to quickly decelerate in the middle of the highway for no reason.
to [XXX] , bcc: [XXX] Sun, Nov 26, 6:33 PM [XXX] , I'm writing to you since I can't find any other Tesla email address that might help me. Please forward this email to the appropriate person if you can't help me, but copy me on any email forwarding. Recently, I just completed a long, 4 week driving trip to California and back to Durango, CO in my new Tesla Model Y during which I used FSD, which I purchased in September 2023. During this trip, about 5-6 times my 15" screen showed a pair of RED HANDS and warned me to keep my hand on the steering wheel, EVEN THOUGH MY HANDS WERE ON THE WHEEL. On one occasion in UTAH, while on a 2 lane, newly paved section of road without striping, the RED HANDS warning displayed and FSD dropped out, but this time, it displayed that since I didn't have my hand on the wheel (BUT MY HANDS WERE ON THE WHEEL) that it reduced my limit of 5 warning by 1 to only 4 remaining warnings, before FSD would never again work on my model Y. Since my FSD is beta software, I consider these inappropriate RED HANDS to be a serious bug that needs to be fixed. I also want my Tesla model Y to have the full 5 appropriate warning limit restored to 5. I want someone from Tesla to look into this safety issue and contact me how Tesla is going to correct it and restore my warning limit to 5. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
One month latest Tesla Model-Y owner. Tried all means in last 3 days to submit several concerns, but tesla had made it impossible to file written complains. 1. Automatic Emergency braking was applied with kids in back eat to school on an internal 35mph road in broad day light with a solid cement divider in left and no vehicle around anywhere. Everyone was hurt someway or other due to this phantom braking and would have been much worse on highway as there are many trucks on this side. Seems accelerator was also not working for few seconds. A software fliker is seen, seconds before this, in video. Not sure a hack, bug or intentional. Major safety issue, have video from dashcam. 2. The FSD is not ready, whatever Tesla says, it doesn’t care about road condition, speed or other surroundings. Drives like aggressive kid who just learned driving & doesn’t care about anyone or anything. Thats the reason have stopped using it. 3.The automatic lane departure assistance is very dangerous at the as it takes control of vehicle and tries to move away from lane as soon as you are around the border, without considering speed, other vehicles in side lanes, road condition or road hazards and due to this, several time it happened like tug of war, where other vehicles were too close like a truck in there lane left & right, hence was trying to be on edge of lane and this system was yanking to go away from line, causing shaking & was about to hit other vehicles. This may have caused accidents, had to turn this off as well. 4. The estimated range is so wrong and off my 70-100 miles and this could cause safety issues for family in night or cold getting stuck or anxiety that can cause emotional trauma and safety issues. 5. Other small stuff- Wiper turn on without rain or water, sentry mode don't work if charge is below 65 miles, which could be a security risk, fandom door open notification, bluetooth issue, car don't unlock, costly super charger etc. Sorry but had no other way.
On October 25, 2023, between 10:40 pm and 10:50 pm, while driving the car on the 105 (Century Freeway), the computer system suddenly went completely black. The car did continue to travel and never did stop. I did not make any lane changes. I am unable to say if the the head lights continued to function. The computer did reboot after about a minute or so. The car is brand new. I've only had it since September 16, 2023. I am reporting it here in case it is a concern. I've read that the computer could only have been rebooting from an update that I had installed earlier. Don't know for sure, but it was quite a hair raising one and a half minute. Additionally, there are times when the car's adaptive cruise control does not recognize red light intersections. It would accelerate instead of slowing down to stop. During those times, I would need to slam on the brake to make it stop. I have not relayed any of this information to Tesla but I intend to very shortly.
Driving at highway speed, the screen went black on my Tesla Model Y. The car did not completely shut down and eventually rebooted itself. After numerous calls with customer service I was told that this is not common, but not unheard of. The car has no physical owners manual; it relies on its screen. I now know how to reboot if screen goes black again, but there would have been no way for me to diagnose the problem or solution while screen is black. Initially I was told that the car is not drivable without a service call. Then I was told that it should be ok and just go ahead and use it when they realized that they can not provide mobile service to my location.
On October 24, between 8:45 and 9:05 am, I was traveling on the highway with cruise control on and the car suddenly braked going from 75 to 30 rapidly. It was only me pressing the accelerator that kept it from coming to a complete stop. Fortunately, there was no one close behind. There wasn’t any traffic around me. I was passing an exit. I reported this to Tesla and they remotely investigated but said that the related cruise software and hardware was operating normally. This is extremely dangerous! I’ve checked Tesla forums and this is a known problem that they don’t seem willing to address.
The process of the car losing control around 10:50am to 11:55am: We were driving on Woodgate Road and were making a U-turn. The car lost control just after the U-turn. The steering wheel spun and failed. The car sped up and the brakes did not work. The car hit the curb and the left tire burst. It went straight over. It was about 3 meters from the sidewalk to the hillside covered with weeds, and it was impossible to stop because the hillside was too steep.