NHTSA Complaint #11000599 — 2014 TESLA MODEL S

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11000599
Vehicle	2014 TESLA MODEL S
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	June 21, 2017
Date Filed	June 22, 2017
Mileage	51,775 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

STOPPED THE CAR ON A VERY QUIET BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC TO PERFORM SOME LAUNCHES. FIRST I PERFORMED A "LAUNCH MODE" LAUNCH WHERE MAX BATTERY WAS ON AND THEN INITIATED THE SEQUENCE WITH HOLD BRAKE, HOLD ACCELERATOR, RELEASE BRAKE. THIS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE CAR. THEN PERFORMED A REGULAR LAUNCH (WITHOUT "LAUNCH MODE") IN WHICH I STOMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIKE I'VE DONE NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE. ON THIS OCCASION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF AND THE CAR CAME TO A QUICK STOP VIA REGENERATIVE BRAKING AS I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD; IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A BUSY ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AS I HAD NO REAL WAY TO ACCELERATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OR AVOID TRAFFIC.

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