NHTSA Complaint #11516569 — 2020 TESLA MODEL 3

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11516569
Vehicle 2020 TESLA MODEL 3
Component FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MN

Consumer Description

April 10 & 11. Drive from Minneapolis to Washington D.C. Several phantom braking incidents—two severe. If someone would have been behind me on the Ohio Turnpike, there would have been a major crash. This issue first cropped up on my vehicle in late fall of 2020. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FORCE TESLA (really MUSK) to install radar sensors or LiDAR? Is there a class action lawsuit that has been started? I have a car I cannot trust to use cruise control. I do not use, or ever want, lane assist or FSD. I just want a reliable and SAFE cruise control system. I get nowhere with Tesla on this. At this point, Tesla should buy back my car—and likely thousands of others or retrofit. I know that others have been injured and no doubt someone is going to get killed…something must be done…this is major SAFETY issue. Thanks.

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