NHTSA Complaint #11300604 — 2018 TESLA MODEL X
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11300604 |
| Vehicle | 2018 TESLA MODEL X |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 14,100 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
NOTE: I AM NOT A TESLA SHORT SELLER, I AM REAL OWNER, DRIVER OF TESLA FOR THE LAST 19 + MONTHS. 1.SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED MANY TIMES DURING AUTOPILOT, VEHICLE DOESN'T DECELERATE EVEN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS IN FRONT, I HAD TO TAKE CONTROL FROM AUTROPILOT WITH THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND I APPLY BRAKE. THIS HAS BEEN MANY MANY TIMES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS (FREEWAYS ~65MPH, EXPRESSWAYS ~45/50MPH SPEEDS). I DID NOT APPLY ANY GAS PEDAL/OTHER TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE THE SPEED, BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION SPEEDS UP, I WAS TERRIFIED WITH THIS AND TOOK CONTROL FROM AUTOPILOT. CONTACTED TESLA EARLIER REGARDING THIS, BUT THEIR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, SERVICE CENTER DID NOT HELP MUCH. 2.AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING...WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO STOP IF ANY OBJECTS INFRONT, DOES NOT STOP. ITS JUST THE VISIBLE CLEAR OBJECTS, VEHCILE DOES NOT STOP EVEN AT LOWER, HIGHER SPEEDS. I REQUEST NHTSA TO KINDLY TAKE NOTE OF THESE ISSUES WITH TESLAS AND APPRECIATE YOUR ACTION IN THIS REGARD.
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