NHTSA Complaint #11471828 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11471828 |
| Vehicle | 2022 TESLA MODEL Y |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IN |
Consumer Description
I was traveling on the highway in Indiana between Bloomington and Indianapolis. I started to experience the car braking for no apparent reason. As I continued on my trip and reached a top speed of 75 mph, the car suddenly and without warning slammed on the brakes! It took me a minute to react and regain control of the car. I absolutely would have been rear-ended if anyone had been nearby or possibly caused a chain reaction accident. I am extremely lucky and now very remiss about purchasing this car. I luckily had a passenger who looked up what was happening. We turned off the emergency braking for the remainder of the trip but it is not something you can turn off permanently. You have to turn it off every single time you start a new trip. I wanted this incident reported so Tesla is forced to deal with this issue immediately.
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