NHTSA Complaint #11450139 — 2017 TESLA MODEL S

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11450139
Vehicle	2017 TESLA MODEL S
Component	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Date of Incident	January 31, 2022
Date Filed	February 3, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

While driving on the highway at 65mph on autopilot, the car brakes very aggressively without any obstacles obstructing my path. Clear road ahead and I got from 65 to 50 very quickly and for no reason. I won't accelerate back to 65, but again the car was aggressively braking me back down to 50mph. It begins to look like in brake checking the driver behind me and they become upset and drive aggressively around me. This has happened so many times, I've lost count. I'll fill out a single incident report, but this has been happening for the past couple of years. I know you guys are getting a lot of complaints about this issue so I wanted to let you know about another vehicle having the same problem.

Related Complaints for the 2017 TESLA MODEL S

Other FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Complaints

#11710572 — January 13, 2026 — CRITICAL SAFETY FAILURE: Loss of Driver Override and Extreme HMI/Signaling Latency. 1. Loss of Override & Unintended ...

#11689065 — September 23, 2025 — Software version 2025.32.3.1. Using Tesla’s auto-steer / enhanced autopilot (not fsd) causes many “phantom braking” ...

#11658805 — May 4, 2025 — Software 2025.14.1, Full Self Driving 12.6.4 (FSD). Vehicle when using FSD continuously slows to 10 MPH below the sp...

#11655025 — April 16, 2025 — Stoped at intersection. While trying to engage signal lights, hit the stalk below that engages full self driving. Car...

#11647408 — March 10, 2025 — I used Summon on [XXX] to bring my car to me because it was parked way at the end of the parking lot at Discount tire...

Recent Complaints for the 2017 TESLA MODEL S

#11718165 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — February 15, 2026 — I am reporting a serious safety defect regarding the front control arms on my 2017 Tesla Model S (VIN: [XXX] ). The f...

#11714816 — SUSPENSION — February 1, 2026 — I pulled into a parking lot, and noticed that my passenger side rear wheel was leaning into the car. Luckily I was n...

#11710572 — LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING — January 13, 2026 — CRITICAL SAFETY FAILURE: Loss of Driver Override and Extreme HMI/Signaling Latency. 1. Loss of Override & Unintended ...

#11710572 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — January 13, 2026 — CRITICAL SAFETY FAILURE: Loss of Driver Override and Extreme HMI/Signaling Latency. 1. Loss of Override & Unintended ...

#11703016 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — December 4, 2025 — The contact owned a 2017 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, an Autopilot disabled war...