NHTSA Complaint #11480709 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11480709
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 14, 2022
Date Filed	August 23, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

While driving cross country on interstate highways using cruise control my car would try to stop itself. During a 500+ mile day it would do this 10x per day. Most times hard enough to engage seat beats. There has been no inspection. Tesla is denying a problem. The danger is if someone is following too close they could resend me. I was never in traffic when this happens. Never anyone in front of me or next to me when this happens. On line they call the phantom braking. I can’t tell if it’s braking, or the cruise control disengages and the car is suddenly stopping because of one pedal driving mode.

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