NHTSA Complaint #11440598 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11440598
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Date of Incident	June 4, 2021
Date Filed	November 16, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

Very often when "autopilot" or "traffic aware cruise control" are activated on two lane roads (county or state highways) and there is oncoming traffic the system will alarm and brake hard as though the car is about to have a head on collision. This is a safety hazard because if anyone is following me when this happens it would be very easy to get rear-ended. This problem has been happening since I purchased the car and has been reported to Tesla 4 times along with videos of the incidents and they refuse to fix it.

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