NHTSA Complaint #11569577 — 2022 TESLA MODEL Y

Driving in traffic this afternoon, I was turning right at a controlled intersection. I stopped my car during the turn before entering the stream of right-bound traffic. Abruptly my steering wheel was frozen: I was unable to turn the steering wheel and the car would not drive forward. There had been a dash warning light on with the message: 'Steering Assist Reduced!'. This message had been coming on intermittently during the past several weeks while driving, but without any noticeable change in the steering/handling of the car. I was blocking the traffic behind me. I called 911 and requested assistance. I got out of my car to open the "frunk" lid to alert drivers that my vehicle was disabled. I got back into the car. At some point during the 5-10 minutes that I was stopped, I re-entered my code and put the car back in drive mode and suddenly the steering wheel worked and I was able to drive home (about 2 miles). I contacted Tesla service and they suggested that I have it towed to the nearest service center, which I did.