NHTSA Complaint #11453108 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11453108
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	February 17, 2022
Date Filed	February 20, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

While using the adaptive cruise control on the highway, the car abruptly slowed down from approximately 70 mph to less than 55 within a few seconds before I was able to push the gas petal and reaccelerate. This has happened 3 other times in the last several weeks and I am now afraid to use the cruise control. Whereas no accident occurred, if it happened when another car was following me closely, it could have easily resulted in a crash. Each time this has happened, there were no other cars nearby so I don’t know what the car ‘saw’ and was reacting to. The date entered below for the incident is the most recent occurrence.

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