NHTSA Complaint #11450257 — 2018 TESLA MODEL S

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11450257
Vehicle	2018 TESLA MODEL S
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	May 6, 2019
Date Filed	February 3, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Recently saw an article that NHTSA was looking into "Ghost Breaking" with Tesla cars. This is something we have experienced with our Model S on a few occasions in 2018 and 1029. Haven't been driving that car that much now during the pandemic. Problem reported to Tesla: While driving on US 101 in Bay Area (driving from Milpitas to South SanFrancisco), and the car on Adaptive Cruise Control, the car would suddenly break and resume driving again. This not only scares the driver, but could be very problematic in a crowded lane. Telsa has looked into it when we complained and there was not definitive answer or fix. Hope the recent considerations by NHTSA will result in a through root cause and corrective action. Thanks!

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