NHTSA Complaint #11451979 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11451979
Vehicle 2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MN

Consumer Description

First, the car was not in auto pilot mode or cruise control. The car was driven into the garage, 22 inches from the landing and put in park. The “P” was lit so it was in park when it suddenly lurched forward and hit the landing and the four way flasher came on. Damage has been repaired but was $2500. Per Tesla, the car was not at fault and the car functioned as intended but it was driver error. With all the safety features that this car has, why did it not sound a warning or apply brakes to prevent this from happening. I have read about hundreds of thousand’s of incidents of sudden unintentional acceleration but yet nothing has been done about it. There is another problem with phantom braking when the car suddenly stops if you use the cruise control. I do not use cruise control because of this problem. Tesla continues to add games and other nonsense but have done nothing to fix these problems. I reported this to the Minnesota Attorney Generals office and they suggested that I contact the nhtsa. Their response from Tesla was also that it was driver error and it was not, the car was in park.

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