NHTSA Complaint #11415401 — 2020 TESLA MODEL Y

ON THREE OCCASIONS AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR STARTING ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I COULD FEEL THE ACCELERATION AND WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I DID NOT TOUCH THE LEVER TO SET THE SPEED, THE PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK ON THE CARPET AND I DID NOT CONFUSE MY ACCELERATOR FOR THE BRAKE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR IF I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REACT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. INSTEAD IT SPED UP. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DATES AND MILEAGE AT THE TIME ARE NOT EXACTLY AS INDICATED BELOW.