NHTSA Complaint #11302147 — 2018 TESLA MODEL X

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11302147
Vehicle	2018 TESLA MODEL X
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	November 14, 2019
Date Filed	January 27, 2020
Mileage	12,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

EDIT/ADDITIONAL NOTE TO MY EARLIER COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11300604, THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH TESLA HAPPEN WHEN USING WITH/WITHOUT AUTO PILOT, I OBSERVED MANY TIMES DURING (A).THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPEN EVEN WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY WITHOUT AUTO PILOT, THOUGH I AM NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL, ESPECIALLY OBSERVED IN THE CITY ROAD SPEEDS AROUND 30-45 MPH, WHN USING AUTO PILOT ON FREEWAYS, THIS HAPPENED AROUNBD 55-70MPH SPEEDS TOO. (B). ALSO THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPEN WHEN BATTERY IS AT 20-40% OF RANGE. (C). ALSO HAPPEN WHENVER THERE IS A NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE, THIS UNITENDED ACCELERATION POPPED UP MANY OCCASIONS(DON'T REMEMBER EXACT TIMES) AS IF SOME SOFTWARE BUG RESURFACED AND I USED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHCILE HAVING BEEN ALERT ALL THE TIME. REPORTED THIS OVER EMAIL, TALKED TO SERVICE CENTER, BUT NO CONCRETE ACTION FROM TESLA END.

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