NHTSA Complaint #11473268 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11473268 |
| 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 | AZ |
Consumer Description
When I was on a road trip I had my 2022 Tesla Model Y in autopilot and with out warning it gave myself and my passengers whip lash because it brakes for no reason. On the course of my road-trip it happened more times than we could count. One horrific time was when a white Cadillac Escalade was tailgating me the Tesla threw on the brakes heavily and almost caused the car behind me to hit me. This is very dangerous and the other driver started threatening me and my family harm. I need Tesla to fix this issue with a great sense of urgency. This is extremely dangerous and in my case we were lucky to not sustain any physical harm or death but the chance was and is still great if they do not fix this issue with autopilot braking randomly not for just myself and my family but countless of other Tesla owners that are affected by this scary unsafe issue. Random braking occurred again on 07/05/22 while on a highway with no traffic. This time consumer's model y was on cruise control. Consumer stated he hardly uses autopilot feature because of his past experience. But continues to do this just on a basic cruise control.
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