NHTSA Complaint #11378458 — 2017 TESLA MODEL S

ON 12/03/20 AT AROUND 9:57AM, AFTER I SLOWLY TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING NEAR A WHITE TRUCK AND JUST ABOUT TO BACK UP INTO MY COMPANY'S EV CHARGING PARKING LOT THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED FORWARD CLIMBING OVER THE CURB OF THE MEDIAN SEPARATING THE PARKING AREA AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE SIDE OF ANOTHER COMPANY'S BUILDING THEN RUNNING THRU THE MEDIAN AND HEADING FAST TOWARD THE BUILDING BEFORE I SLAMMED THE BRAKE IN TIME TO STOP THE CAR ~15 FEET AWAY FROM HITTING THE BUILDING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR SCRAPED A TREE ON THE MEDIAN AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BROKE THE TREE SUPPORTING POLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER 2 HOURS LATER, THEY REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT THEY FOUND NO ERROR WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOTALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE CAR THAT ICOULD NOT BRAKE EARLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR ON THE MEDIAN AFTER IT CLIMBED OVER THE CURB. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY, I TURNED LEFT INTO THE PARKING WITH CAUTION AND FOCUS ON SAFETY ESPECIALLY KNOWING THE WHITE TRUCK WAS NEARBY AND THE MEDIAN WITH THE TREE WAS VISIBLE IN FRONT. THIS IS WHERE I PERFORMED BACKING UP MY CAR ALMOST DAILY AT WORK SO I COULD CHARGE MY CAR IN THE COMPANY'S EV CHARGING PARKING LOT FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THIS LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT, MY HEALTH, MIND, EYE SIGHT AND AWARENESS WERE AND ARE VERY GOOD. I DO NOT SMOKE, DRINK OR HAVE ANY MEDICATION THAT CAN AFFECT MY DRIVING CONTROL WITH SAFETY. I REPORTED THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TO MY AUTO INSURER AND ASSESSMENT FOR DAMAGE REPAIRED WITH TESLA AUTO BODY SHOP IS UNDER PROGRESS. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY