NHTSA Complaint #11529230 — 2020 TESLA MODEL 3

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11529230
Vehicle 2020 TESLA MODEL 3
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash Yes
Fire Yes
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

on July 19,2022, when I was driving on driveway, at less than 5 miles, I tried to stop to drop my wife and applied brake. Instead of brake, due to computer mal function, it accelerated & hit the garage door, broke the garage door, door fell on the car parked in the garage, damaged that car,and tesla automatically reversed. while reversing brake wasn't working too so I tried to put in drive & brake still was not working so to stop the car for safety, I hit the curb in my front yard All airbags were deloyed, inuring both of us. All doors were locked & we couldn't open any of them. We could open windshield. We shouted HELP and my neighbor came & open the door from outside so we could get out otherwise we both could be dead inside the car

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