NHTSA Complaint #11456499 — 2020 TESLA MODEL Y

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11456499
Vehicle	2020 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 11, 2022
Date Filed	March 13, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

Operating the vehicle at highway speed of 70 miles per hour on interstate 80 in Illinois. No visible traffic going in either direction for approximately 1/2 mile in all directions when the automatic braking happened for no apparent reason. Scared my wife and myself (both 74 years old) to death. Threw us both forward. My wife now refuses to drive in this Tesla and wants me to sell it. "Phantom Braking" is not an acceptable phenomenon. If there was a tailgating semi behind us we would both be dead today before people die. This must be fixed!!!

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