NHTSA Complaint #11423160 — 2019 TESLA MODEL 3

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11423160
Vehicle	2019 TESLA MODEL 3
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 1, 2021
Date Filed	July 1, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Around 12:30 PM PST on 7/1/2021, I got back into my car which was parked at a local shopping center to return home. I quickly noticed when I shifted my car into reverse, it instead drove forward. I performed a hard reset of the vehicle, which did not fix the issue. I also tried putting the car into drive, then back into reverse and it still proceeded to drive forward. What eventually fixed the issue was putting the car into drive, then tapping the accelerator, then putting it back in reverse.

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