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
New version of Autopilot software install is very unsafe. It aborts multiple times. It also accelerates when it should be stopping or slowing to make a turn.
The Two bolts that hold the right side lower control arm connection to the frame one was completely out, and the other was loose.
Vehicle displayed error that service was required for front passenger safety restraint system fault in late September 2024, which persisted for several days. Customer immediately booked first available appointment booked with Tesla service center (3 weeks wait to mid October 2024). At dealership appointment, Tesla service advised it was unable to diagnose any problem because the error code had since cleared from the vehicle computer. Technician refused request for a manual inspection of the vehicle safety system. Technician refused to give paperwork or any form of documentation of the visit, insisting that the problem would be notated in Tesla's "internal service records" should Tesla need to review it at a later date. Subsequently customer received a "Service Appointment Cancelled" email notice from Tesla.
Rear passenger side seatbelt stopped working. It clicks when it is inserted and immediately becomes loose. It does not hold up and creates a serious safety issue. I have seen many people reported this issue online in Model Y Teslas. Nearest appointment Tesla provides is 2 weeks away and the seat cannot be used due to non working seat belt. I have never seen a seal belt malfunctioning in my entire life. It has happened many Tesla owners and these seat belts are not safe.
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL (TESLA CALLS IT AUTOPILOT) EMERGENCY BRAKING IS APPLIED FOR NO KNOWN REASON. AT ONE LOCATION ON MY MORNING COMMUTE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT OCCURS EVERY DAY AT THE SAME LOCATION, AT OTHER TIMES IT IS RANDOM. THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION WITH A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO TESLA. A FRIEND REPORTS THAT HIS 2023 MODEL Y ALSO BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY AT THAT SAME LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURS FOR ME. IF DRIVING WITHOUT CRUISE ENGAGED THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR.
We have had numerous incidents of sudden and unexpected braking. Earlier this month while rounding a curve with adaptive cruise control enabled, the car aggressively braked when it saw an oncoming semi safely in the other lane. It was good there were no cars behind us or no doubt they would’ve rear-ended us. Last night - like so many other times the past year or so - I was pulling into a parking spot with a bush in front and, only a few feet in, the car slammed the brakes on even engaging ABS. Usually the warning system just makes a sound or gently applies this brakes but this was jarring. Everyone in the car lurched forward. The date below is from the incident related to the semi. That could have been very bad. My Subaru Outback uses sonar and I’ve never had these sorts of problems.
The back seat latches will not buckle. This just started and had not been an issue until now. The middle and back passenger seat belts do not latch.
Emergency braking and alerting engaged. There were no vehicles or objects in front of my vehicle at the time. The braking was hard enough to engage the ABS and bring the car from 40mph to 5-10 mph, risking a rear end collision if someone was behind me. I have owned the car just over 1 year, this is the first time this has happened. No warnings or other errors appeared before the incident and no errors are present after the incident. Neither the dealer or anyone else has inspected the vehicle. Conditions: Dry, Night (9:50pm) no cruise control or lane keeping functions enabled, no cars or objects were seen in front of the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal scraping sound from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that a bolt was hanging off the front passenger’s side of the suspension. Upon further inspection, the contact discovered that two additional bolts on the bracket were also loosened. The contact was able to tighten the bolt to secure the suspension. The contact called a Tesla Service Center but received no assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V051000 (Electrical System) and 24V554000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages, Electrical System); however, the contact was not able to perform the over the air software updates. The contact called and informed the manufacturer that the current operating system software was out of date. The contact stated that the operating system software version was 2023.44.30.8 and the newest version was 2024.20.3. The manufacturer informed the contact that the operating system was adequate. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
While in an automatic car wash with the vehicle in "car wash mode" the vehicle suddenly stopped free rolling and the vehicle behind the Tesla Model Y crashed into the Tesla. The Brown Bear car wash reported that these types of incidents are common at Brown Bear car washes and that they ocurr when the drivers of Tesla cars remove their seat belts while the car is in the car wash.
On [XXX] , south of Austin, north of [XXX] , on both directions, there are many turn lanes on either side. These turn lanes fork from either of the two highway lanes and do not have clear lane markings (by design, not due to fading) until the lane width is full. Tesla Autopilot with lane assist will, at multiple times along this route, center the car between the current lane and the emerging turn. Once the lane markings begin , the car will violently jerk back into a lane. Avoidance of these situations requires a takeover. Along this route, this is particularly dangerous on banks, hills, and in traffic (even with max following distance configured) due to reduced visibility of the start of the lane markings. One example of this is at [XXX] , although there are many others along this route in both directions. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I noticed that the car window glass broke without any external impact, and there are no signs of external damage. I suspect this may have been caused by stress fractures due to improper assembly. From what I understand, stress fractures often occur at the edges without any signs of external impact, which matches this situation. But Tesla service refused to admit this is a flaw of installation and refuse to replace it under the warranty coverage. After exploration, I found there are plenty of similar cases happened on the internet. And some of them were treated as flaw, some not. How Tesla identify this kind of case as flaw or not? They didn't even check my out in person. I cannot accept that!
Front left suspension came apart without any collision. Over the course of a couple days, noticed a sound in the suspension when turning the steering wheel to make a 90 degree turn or more. Pulling out of a driveway and hear loud sound and then steering wheel would not move the front left tire. After getting out to inspect what happened, noticed there were two large bolts on the ground and a large piece of the suspension was hanging down under the car and sitting on the ground. There were no warnings prior to this occurring to signal that something was loose or malfunctioning. Luckily I was on a quiet residential road when it happened and was able to get out safely but it would have been extremely dangerous if this happened in a different location.
This has happened several times and I am unsure what to do to prevent it. I have small children who have various things in the back seats. Sometimes during sudden braking a water bottle or a toy will roll under the drivers seat and under the pedals which makes for a very scary situation. I’ve read online that this has happened to other Tesla owners as well. I hope that there can be a fix for this as currently there is no barrier between the drivers seat and the back seats.
I found that two bolts that connect the front right suspension assembly to the body of the car were loose (actually one had completely come off). On 9/12 I heard a rather loud clanging sound when I accelerated. When I arrived home I looked under the car, saw those loose bolts, and took the two pictures that I attached, which were taken from in front of the behind the front right wheel. We bought this car new from Tesla, and received it in late August 2023. We would expect that those bolts were not properly tightened when the car was assembled at the factory, since servicing done afterwards should not have affected them. This is the list of servicing that was done after we received the car, and before 9/12: - Tesla service fixed some rattling sounds that we heard inside the car by adjusting the interior trim, and by fixing something in the brake pedal that was making some rattling sound sometime (replaced the brake pin, insulate the braked pedal and lubricated the brake pin) - A body shop replaced the side mirror on the left side (i.e. opposite side of the bolts that had come off), which had been hit by another car - A tire shop fixed a hole in a tire and rotated the tires
Date of incident 9/9/24 11:15 AM 2023 Tesla Model Y traveling north bound I-15 using Tesla Autopilot intending soon to exit Pioneer Crossing / American Fork UT in the far right lane — vehicle made sudden move to right glancing off wall causing scraping damage to right front quarter panel, and hub cap. Although I stepped on the brake in attempt to take control of the vehicle I immediately experienced uncontrolled acceleration and difficulting in steering. I chose not to exit and fought to keep the vehicle in varying freeway lanes attempting to brake to which the vehicle continued to attempt to accelerate against the braking, I also simultaneously and frantically continued to push the right stalk upwards in attempt to disengage Autopilot assuming that was causing the unintended acceleration. I was fighting to keep the car in a lane with faulty steering at time awakwardly steering to avoid slower moving vehicles. I eventually ended up coming to a complete stop in the middle lane of I-15 north bound 9/10ths (nine tenths) of mile north of my intended exit (mile post #278 Pioneer Crossing). Because of faulty controls I was afraid to try to move the vehicle to the side — I immediately put on emergency flashing lights and called 911 on my cell phone. While nervously waiting for emergency services approaching vehicles slowed and made their way around me — per instruction I stayed in my vehicle with seatbelt on. One large pickup truck struck my vehicle driverside rear as he passed by and failed to stop. Utah Highway Patrol and Fire Department Ambulance arrived within approximatley ten minutes. Two highway patrol officers stopped traffic and assisted in me slowing driving my vehicle to the center emergency lane. One office stayed with me until tow. He commented the right rear wheel appeared not aligned correctly suggested the rear axle was possibly broken. I was not injured beyond being extremely frightened. No passengers.
Incident Report: Spontaneous Shattering of Driver-Side Glass Window Incident Summary: The driver-side window of my vehicle spontaneously shattered twice while parked, producing a loud burst sound on both occasions. The first incident occurred in May 2024, and the second took place on September 5, 2024. Details of Incidents: - First Incident: May 2024 - The window shattered spontaneously with no prior warning or messages. - Tesla replaced the window after the first incident. - Second Incident: September 5, 2024 - The window shattered again with similar characteristics. - This poses a significant safety risk as shattered glass can potentially cause injury, such as entering the eye. Current Status: - The problem has not been independently confirmed by third-party experts or the dealership. - The vehicle has not been inspected by insurance, police, or the manufacturer following the second incident. - Tesla addressed the issue after the first occurrence without knowledge of it reoccurring. Concerns: - There is a persistent safety risk due to the potential for injury from shattered glass. - Lack of investigation or confirmation from independent sources or the manufacturer about the underlying cause. I am asking Tesla for a thorough inspection and Iinstallation.
2023 Tesla Model Y has frequent phantom braking issues when using cruise control. Let me clarify I am not using any sort of auto-pilot or self driving options. I am simply using cruise control. The incidents that cause many braking issues are unjustified to the point I have no idea what the Tesla may have recognized to make it slam on brakes. Very dangerous
The control arm of my 2023 Model Y front wheel just came completely off without any incident. On August 31st at 9 pm, I was driving home from a park when I just pulled the car into my driveway, I heard a strange squeaky noise from the front wheel area, followed by a huge "BAM ''. I started to turn my steering wheel, and by then, the vehicle felt "stuck'' as if something was preventing the car from moving. I came out of the vehicle and noticed the control arm had just fallen off and was dragging on the ground, I also saw two bolts on the ground so I scheduled a Tesla roadside assistance. The Tesla service told me to call a lift-wheel tow truck to tow my vehicle to a collision for repairs. The control arm defect is a known issue for Tesla.
The front suspension lateral link fasteners fall off.
I am submitting this complaint to escalate a safety-related concern involving premature and abnormal tire wear on my Tesla Model Y, which has not been adequately addressed by Tesla. I purchased my Tesla Model Y in [Dec, 2023]. Within less than one year of normal driving, all four tires wore out significantly and required full replacement on 08/30/2024. The vehicle has been operated under normal city and highway conditions, and Tesla-recommended tire pressure was maintained consistently. This level of tire wear is well below reasonable tire life expectations and raises safety concerns, including reduced traction, increased stopping distance, and the risk of tire failure. After replacing the prematurely worn tires at my own expense, I reported the issue to Tesla Service and requested that the vehicle be inspected to determine whether alignment, camber, or suspension issues contributed to the abnormal wear. Tesla indicated that an evaluation would only be performed if I agreed to pay for diagnostic services, rather than proactively inspecting the vehicle for a potential underlying defect. As a result, no documented root-cause analysis or corrective action was provided at that time. During a later Tesla service visit for a separate suspension noise concern, Tesla replaced multiple front suspension components (including control arms and lateral/compliance links) and performed a four-wheel alignment under warranty. These repairs occurred after the tires had already been replaced, which created doubt as to whether the suspension condition at the time may have contributed to the earlier premature tire wear. Because the suspension was not evaluated when the abnormal wear occurred, the underlying cause remains unresolved. Replacing tires alone without timely evaluation of possible contributing suspension or alignment issues does not adequately address the associated safety risk.
Driving using adaptive cruise control on [XXX] in Nebraska. Sunny, dry day, no cars or trucks around us. Speed approx 80. Vehicle unexpectedly brakes very hard. Was able to recover by accelerating but very dangerous if there had been a vehicle following behind us. Car has done this many times since purchased. Will avoid using cruise control. It is not safe! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
My vehicle is less than a year old and still under warranty. The dashboard display is showing the following error message: “front passenger safety restraint system fault”. Tesla informed me that the occupant classification safety system filter module has failed and must be replaced. Tesla has agreed to fix the component under warranty, but they informed me they could not schedule a repair until October 31. It is my understanding that damage to this component could prevent the airbags from functioning properly during an accident, so I am concerned that the car is not safe to operate with passengers. I have asked Tesla repeatedly if the vehicle is safe to operate and they refuse to answer the question.
We went to Apple pick farm, Homestead Farm, Maryland on August 25th. While we are returning back around 6pm (Fully sunny, no rain and vision clear). After 1 mile from Hoestead Farm, Tesla autopilot hit the side road block and it dragged with scratch and dent on right side of the back door. (That driver can not even control.) Short curve make it scratch. I tried to reach tesla customer care but its did not work. No one pick to answer.
I was driving highway speed several miles from home on the highway. Suddenly and spontaneously the hood came up on the car and smashed through the windshield. There were no other cars in that lane, which allowed me to pull over on the right shoulder. However, if there was any other cars and I hadn’t been in the right lane, it would’ve caused a major accident as there was no way for the driver to see and the car is not aerodynamic enough to move at high speeds at that point. After the car was pulled over, and I was able to get out without glass getting everywhere. It was no noticed that the car still thought the front hood was engaged and was allowing me to hit the open button as it was closed. The car also never recorded the event, even though the windshield was smashed with the dash cam that is built into the car that is meant to auto detect incidents. The car never even gave a warning that the hood had any issues. I checked out the front hood and noticed the latch that is supposed to be attached to the hood was still attached to the lock, but not attached to the hood. There was no thread in the holes on the hood meaning that the bolts must’ve had to unscrew as opposed to snap. I only saw one bolt left in the car and even that bolt came out later. Once the car was towed to the Tesla dealership, the Tesla dealership would not help us and did not say that they could fix it. We took a video of hitting the unlock button for the hood, and which the lock can be seen being given up by the locking mechanism and thrown onto the floor. Only at this point did the car even have any safety warning that the hood might be open. The car forces you to acknowledge that the hood is even open at all in order to drive. I tried it on another Tesla and only latched it down partially and even then it still says it’s open. I do believe that my car had a faulty part and a faulty system for safety as no notification was ever offered to me.
Several times in the last few months I have had extremely hard braking on the highway when using adaptive cruise control (called Autopilot by Tesla). It has happened on a few different highways ([XXX] in Arizona, [XXX] in New Mexico, [XXX] in Colorado) all when going between 65-75 miles per hour. Thankfully, in most cases, there was no one directly behind me or there almost certainly would have been an accident. In one case a colleague of mine was following me and had to slam on the brakes, too, but she avoided an accident by reacting quickly. In all cases the road in front of me was empty of traffic and there was no warning that the brakes were about to be strongly applied. In some cases the car seemed to react to a turn in the highway, or maybe an uphill or downhill section, but it is unclear to me. In all cases the brakes were applied with a lot of force, and in all cases it was pretty scary. This seems like a huge safety issue with the adaptive cruise control of my Tesla Model Y. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I have reported this same issue twice before. When on cruise control, the car brakes unexpectedly. My 2nd and most recent report was on [XXX]: "... I had already disabled "Apply Brakes when Regenerative Braking is Limited" under Dynamics on the screen. (see photo) He showed on the screen, under Autopilot, that I could disable Automatic Emergency Braking, which I did. I was concerned that this warning pops up: "The vehicle will not automatically apply the brakes even when a collision is detected" (see photo) but he suggested I try it to see if it would solve the cruise-control braking. I was hopeful, and disabled it, knowing that it might take a while to know if that solved the problem. I drove the 30 miles home on the frontage road instead of the interstate, and when there were no other cars around, I set cruise control at 50 mph, the speed limit. I came to a series of small hills in the road, and was reminded of the first time the automatic braking happened, on a 60 mph road with longer amplitude hills of greater height. Amazingly, it happened again! Pretty significant braking and slowed me to 25. This time I waited it out to see if it would resume the cruise control at 50. It did not. I have since restored the Automatic Emergency Braking as that seems important for a crash situation. I have restored the "Apply Brakes When Regenerative Braking is Limited" since that obviously was not the problem either." I did not use cruise control again until [XXX], when I happened to be returning home from Silver City to Las Cruces and was on the same highway, [XXX], where the problem first occurred. It is a 2-lane road and often there is no traffic, so I felt safe trying cruise control again. I set it at 55, the speed limit, and after only a few miles the car braked again. I do not use cruise control anymore, and was dismayed to find that Tesla is again offering a free trial of autodrive! This is a huge safety issue! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
On [XXX] at [XXX] on [XXX] I experienced a sudden malfunction of steering control of my Tesla Model Y, followed by a rightward movement initiated by vehicle automation and potentially amplified due to the steering malfunction. The vehicle then collided with an 18-wheeler truck on the right lane and came to a stop on the middle lane. I was driving past Tracy CA on [XXX] towards Modesto on a personal trip to Merced with my daughter, [XXX] , in the front passenger seat to drop her off. Fortunately, there was no casualty or injury from this incident. We are fortunate enough to have survived physically unscathed. A difference of few seconds could have led to significant injuries or impairment. Pictures attached show the steering wheel position turned to the left at about 160 degrees, while the front wheels turned to the right at about 20-30 degrees. For a right turn it’s about a 220-degree position, which is not possible by a single swipe of the steering wheel. Please note, the front wheel position in below picture cannot be justified either way. The steering wheel and front wheel remained frozen in this position when high voltage battery supply got disconnected at crash. This proves the turn of the wheel, thereby the movement of my vehicle to the right was not caused by my steering wheel control. Vehicle Automation Engaged related to this safety incident- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems such as Autopilot, Lane Assist, Collision Avoidance Assist and other safety features were active during this incident. There were no audio or visual warnings related to lane departure, forward collision or blind spot on the vehicle dashboard. The vehicle was declared a total loss by the insurance carrier, Tesla Insurance and currently in possession of their salvage vendor Copart, Title Express. Tesla Service refused to do any inspection of the components involved in this failure while the vehicle was at the body shop, Carstar Chilton Autobody, San Carlos, CA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
The car suddenly slam on the breaks for no reason especially during night time. Happens every day on certain roads
I was driving out to Pittsburgh to drop my daughters off at school, and my rear driver-side tire rapidly went from 40 PSI to 20. I almost lost control of the vehicle at one point. It turns out my 9 month old Tesla Model Y performance had a cracked rim. I have had cars for almost 40 years and never had a cracked rim until now. Something is seriously wrong with the 21 inch rims Tesla is making for their model Y performance models. I was in the Tesla Dealer today and 2 other people had the exact same problem, and their is a ton of info online about Tesla cracked rims. I had to pay $1,018 for a new rim that was 9 months old. (So did the 2 other people today) Something seriously is wrong with Tesla Model Y Performance rims. Their manufacturing process clearly is flawed for this to be such a persistent problem.
Got a new battery for the car due to an accident I had back in Feb 2024. The battery lasted me up to August 2024 before I received an error saying that my car won’t charge any more and it’s at maximum charge. I took my car in and the Tesla service center explained there is no physical damage, and that it’s a mechanical issue
Front right side wheel disengaged from the steering wheel. It was very scary situation to deal with and luckily it happened while I was on alley. I was not sure what was going as suddenly car was not under my control and acting weirdly. I hit a parked car and came out of the car safely. When parked the car then realized right wheel was disengaged. Called the Tesla insurance and they are not responding for over a month now since the incident happened. Tesla is saying I need to facilitate all this with the tesla authorized facility. Bottom-line, car is with tesla insurance and nothing is happened for over a month.
First time when it happened, i was able to control and It went to back to normal. I did not pay attention after. Second time I took right turn and the car drove in left lane but this time I felt steering was rigid and was unable to control the Steering and hit a tree. Driver seat air bag was deployed and all doors were locked. Gel from air bag burned my right hand wrist.
the rattling sound is getting louder after 13000 miles on my model Tesla Y and Tesla denied the warranty. It happens to my model 3 as well with VIN# [XXX] and that time they fixed it under warranty. I was told by the Tesla employee who inspect my model 3 and she confirmed it's a very common problem happen in Tesla. I owned cars in my life and first time I experience the rattling sound like that. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
i was dropping my daughter to school making a right turn on a light i heard a pop made an appointment with tesla for them to check what was it.. was still able to drive the car for 2 hours for some errands then around 10:30 i heard a thud looked at my rearview mirror saw bolts falling off my car was able to pull over in safe place then check my car saw the right wheel was off then check under saw the control arm or stabilizer im not sure fell off i wasnt driving fast it just failed…
Driving north on [XXX] just north of Red ond Oregon on a 2 lane section at sunrise with traffic aware cruise control set the Tesla braked aggressively when a semi approached in the oncoming lane. Neither vehicle crossed the center line but the crash alarm blared and the car braked almost causing a rear ending accident. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
At approximately, 14,300 miles and while still under full manufacturer's warranty coverage, the front end of my vehicle started vibrating excessively at speeds of over 65 MPH while driving on smooth road surface (highway driving). I took the car to the local TESLA dealership to have the problem diagnosed. They determined that the "foam lining" on the inside of the tire separated and caused the wheel to become unbalanced. Their fix was to remove the foam lining and reinstall the tire on the wheel without the foam lining. I now have 1 tire out of 4 that does not meet the original OEM spec and condition. Below are the notes from the invoice for $256.10 that I had to pay to correct the problem. Repair Notes: Verified customer concern. Found RH front tire to have foam separation. Removed foam rebelanced tires. Test drove vehicle to verify vibration no longer present. Verified repairs.Correction: Tire - Front - RH (Remove & Install) - Remove and Install This seems to be a common problem with these foam lined tires manufactured by GOODYEAR according to TESLA owner blogs. It seems that either TESLA and or GOODYEAR are not claiming responsibility for a potential design and or manufacturing problem which is why I am filing a formal complaint. I will also be filing a complaint specific to the GOODYEAR tire.
Full self driving version 12.5.1.3 has run through red lights on two occasions in past three weeks. This is completely unacceptable and software must be recalled. Suggest that Tesla should be reimbursing customers subscription fees paid.
Adaptive cruise control frequently rapidly decelerates (phantom braking). This can occur on empty roads in excellent weather conditions, but happens every time I have used the cruise control. The rapidity of the deceleration creates a significant risk of being rear ended. I have stopped using cruise control as it is too dangerous. This has been a noted problem on multiple Tesla models for multiple years. So far Tesla or NHTSA has not addressed the problem.
A suspension bolt fell off while making a U-turn. It was linked to the lower arm. Hear a loud pop while backing out and made a left input on the steering wheel to complete the turn but the steering wheel will not turn. Check the right front wheel and it was toed inward. Called AAA and they where able to re-install the bolt. AAA also has also mention that another bolt was loose and about to fall off. He did not specific which bolt was also loose. Car was driving to a Tesla service center and they inspected the front and rear suspension. When asked why this had happen, the service advicer wasn't clear but stated bolt was loose from factory or at another service center. The car did not have previous work don't on suspension. FYI, we where traveling on freeway speed for about 2 hrs before the bolt fell off.
I was fully stopped at red light of intersection of [XXX] . Suddenly my vehicle accelerate it self and start auto drive at high speed and malfunction, hitting multiple parked vehicles. My vehicle was on auto holding brake feature. I was not able to control my vehicle, even when I tried pressing the brake. No warnings or alarms from my vehicle when crashes into multiple parked cars. On [XXX] incident happened. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I was driving home and turned the wheel to the left to back up into my driveway when I heard a loud grinding noise. The car came to a complete stop and wouldn’t move forward or reverse. I got out of the car walked around and saw two large bolts laying on the floor. Bent down to look under the car and saw the lower control arm on the right front laying on the ground. Apparently, the two bolts had come loose somehow and the control arm dropped. Thankfully, it occurred in front of my house and not on the highway, which I happened to be on five minutes prior.
While driving straight on a 2 lane divided highway, the Traffic Assisted Cruise Control decided it needed to slow itself down significantly to 15 MPH under the speed limit (posted speed limit was 65 MPH). There were no vehicles in front, behind, or beside my vehicle. The breaking occurred when it came across a line break where cars from the opposite side of track could turn left onto a service highway but no one was in that divide nor in the turn lane. There was no warning or any obvious indication that the vehicle should harshly slow down for any safety reason, where in fact is there was a vehicle behind me, it could cause a crash. I made a request for Tesla to repair the vehicle, but in my attached photos, you can see that they admit to the issue being software related and insisting that it is an unrepairable problem until a software update can be issued.
We were on the freeway with cruise control on and the car slammed on the brakes. It automatically slowed 15mph while in front of another vehicle. The cause was that it hallucinated a person in the lane of the road, I could see the "person" on the screen of my car. However there was no person or hazard in the way.
Since the recall earlier this year on for the Autopilot, I now have a car that is actually more dangerous as it emits a very jarring audible warning when I engage the Autosteer option. This has actually caused me to jump in my seat and cause me to turn the wheel creating a dangerous situation. Not only is this a potential accident waiting to happen, it is also superfluous as the driver is the one who pulls in the turn signal stall to engage the Autopilot and the Autosteer functionality. I do not need a very loud and startling tone to sound advising me that the Autosteer function is engaged. Please remove this as it is creating a dangerous driving environment. I have friends who also have Teslas and they confirm this hazardous condition exists in their cars as well. Thanks.
My Tesla car (Y model) had a glitch (malfunction) that caused it to suddenly brake twice when there was no objects in the road. I had my accident on [XXX] on [XXX] when the car enabled emergency brake for no reason when I was driving in my lane with no objects in its way. I was able to gain control of the tesla back and thankfully nobody hit me as a result. The second glitch happened couple minutes later when the phantom braking spinning my car around causing it to hit the concrete barrier and causing a damage to the car. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2 of the 3 rear seat belts no longer latch.
I was driving down I90 with no one in front of me and a clear road. Unexpectedly, the right side passenger airbags exploded and struck me in the face and shoulder. The car immediately braked and I saw a semi truck pass me on the right with pieces of what appeared to be tire debris flying in the air. I pulled over and my car become inoperable. I inspected the outside of the vehicle and there was no damage or collision at all yet the passenger side airbags went off.
Airbags (any) failed to deploy in a hard impact t-bone collision with another vehicle, endangering occupants. Vehicle is being inspected by insurer.