NHTSA Complaint #11499481 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11499481 |
| Vehicle | 2022 TESLA MODEL Y |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
When I am driving and go into Cruse Control my wipers continue to come on when it is not raining or there is no moisture. Sometimes they are going at full speed as if it is pouring rain. When this happens, I am forced to hit my brakes to disengage Cruse Control, then take my eyes off the road and find the wiper icon and turn them to the off position. This happens often and has almost caused me to drive off the road a few times. I took the car back to Tesla and was told when I engage Cruse Control the wipers are by default set to "Auto". Also they had seen this before and there was nothing they could do to fix the issue. They also said Tesla was working on the software to improve the wipers. Why am I forced to have my wipers set to "Auto" when I use Cruse? I should be able to set them to "Off" and they only come on when I activate them. If this continues on my car and others there will be accidents because of the distraction trying to turn the wipers off.
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