There are 2 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2024 Tesla Model Yin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
While the car was in operation a message popped up with flashing red light and said drive unit issue car powering down. It went into neutral. Turns out the inverter and rear drive unit had to be replaced
Unintented Accelaration May 15th, 2025 - at about 2 pm the car was being parked in a small local shopping area parking lot by my wife. as she was pulling into the lot, the car suddenly accelarated and surged forward and she had to slam on the brakes to avoid any collision and getting out of control. after about 30 minutes, as she was pulling out of the parking in reverse, a similar experience, the car accelerated/surged backwards and she again had to slam the brakes to avoid any collision with other cars. this time, she also felt a loud thud under the rear portion of the car, no damage noticed. have sent a note to tesla service for it to be evaluated
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026