NHTSA Complaint #11471539 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y

On Saturday, 25 June, while driving our 2022 Tesla Model Y north on highway 395 between Lone Pine and Bishop, California, and while cruise control (but not lane assist) was active, I experienced three instances of so-called phantom braking. More precisely, on three occasions within a 10 to 20 minute window, the car automatically braked sharply despite there being no vehicle or other obstacle ahead of me. Each time, the braking was sudden, forceful, and without justification. Had a car been following closely behind me, I could well have been involved in a collision. I stress that my foot was not on the brake pedal when the phantom braking took place. After the 3rd episode, I turned cruise control off and drove another couple of hours (to Mammoth Lakes) without incident. The following day, my wife and I drove the Tesla to our home in the Bay Area. We did not activate cruise control at any point during this approximately 6 hour drive, and experienced no additional incidents. Understandably, we are reluctant to re-attempt the use of cruise control any time soon. I have owned this Tesla Model Y since January of 2022, and these were the first instances of phantom braking.