NHTSA Complaint #11155420 — 2018 TESLA MODEL 3

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11155420
Vehicle	2018 TESLA MODEL 3
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 1, 2018
Date Filed	December 2, 2018
Mileage	330 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN ENHANCED AUTO-PILOT AND ENGAGED AUTO LANE CHANGE, THE CAR STARTED CHANGING LANES, THEN ABRUPTLY SWERVED BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, IT IS POSSIBLE I DID NOT PUSH THE LANE CHANGE INDICATOR DOWN FAR ENOUGH. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE INDICATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY, I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND COAST WAS CLEAR. IT'S NOT AT ALL APPARENT WHY THE CAR ABORTED THE LANE CHANGE. IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, 55 MPH ON A 4-5 LANE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IN A MIDDLE LANE, CHANGING TINTO ANOTHER MIDDLE LANE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON THE SAME HIGHWAY, NO RAIN.

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