NHTSA Complaint #11482106 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11482106
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Date of Incident	August 29, 2022
Date Filed	August 30, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

Frequent, random, phantom braking using cruise control. Informed Tesla with times +/- one minute. Sometimes the braking was very hard and could cause a rear-end collision (at highway speeds). Always occurred with no warning and highly variable conditions (light, or hills, or overpasses, and then apparently nothing). I called Tesla and technician said overpasses were a problem. Vehicle and components have not been checked.

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