NHTSA Complaint #11455714 — 2021 TESLA MODEL S

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11455714
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL S
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 2, 2022
Date Filed	March 8, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

experiencing phantom braking. On a recent trip I had several episodes of phantom braking where the vehicle slammed on the brakes without any obstacles in front of the car. Just an open road. While this has happened on two lane roads with oncoming traffic on this recent trip it happened on a freeway with nothing in front of it. There were a lot of bugs in the air and I'm wondering if a bug hitting a camera was the cause. Also, the car at a stop light gave me a heads up that the light had changed. Without looking at the lights I started to accelerate only to find out that it picked up the left and turn light not the light controlling my lane. Almost crashed into oncoming traffic.

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