NHTSA Complaint #11459354 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y

When Tesla infotainment system needs a restart due to malfunction (which is easy to accomplish by holding the 2 steering wheel buttons for 10 seconds), the car doesn't allow the turning signals to function. All other essential motor functions work normally, it's just the turning signals don't. As a result, there were a couple of times when I needed to restart the screen due to bugs and turn on my signals without success - since I had to turn in a high traffic street. It's great that the car allows the infotainment to be restarted, but I don't believe a safety function such as turning signals should be impacted - there should be a temporary way to keep them working to avoid this safety hazard. I love my car and love what the company is doing, but this one I had to report since I'm concerned this might impact a lot of other drivers and potentially cause injury.