NHTSA Complaint #11624121 — 2022 TESLA MODEL 3

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11624121
Vehicle 2022 TESLA MODEL 3
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NV

Consumer Description

The following will happen in drive or reverse. Causing the vehicle to enter a free roll condition. If the vehicle detects both pedals are pressed. The vehicle will then disengage the motors and the brakes. And it will free roll. The vehicle does not successfully maintain stop and hold in this case. I was stopped at a red light and on an uphill. When the light turned green, I bumped the brake pedal when I went to accelerate forward in drive. My car rolled backwards downhill as a result. My instinct was to press the accelerator to try and go forward before I thought to hit the brake. My car rolled about 1.5 car lengths backwards. Luckily nobody was behind me. This is a safety issue that has existed for the 3 years that I have owned this car. Not once has this been corrected in a software update. This is a serious safety problem and I’m surprised nobody has free rolled into a pedestrian or vehicle because of it. Or if they have, maybe they don’t know that it was caused due to this vehicle behavior. The software needs fixed to prevent free rolling in drive or reverse. Normal gas cars don’t suddenly fall to neutral and free roll all over the place if you bump both pedals. like wow.

Related Complaints for the 2022 TESLA MODEL 3

Other POWER TRAIN Complaints

#11658650 If you are on a hill and you accidently press both the brake an accelerator, the car will fall to neutral and free ro...
#11593979 Vehicle suddenly and violently lost power to its front drive units while driving steady on neighborhood street at low...
#11585875 The deemed to be totaled/flooded from driving through a rainstorm on 03/09/2024. Luckily the car did not shut off unt...
#11567311 Accelerating with no input braking unsuccessful resulting in running a stop sign across two-way traffic. Vehicle stop...
#11558820 This car has demonstrated repeated incidents of moving/driving backwards when it is set in Drive/Forward via the stee...

Recent Complaints for the 2022 TESLA MODEL 3

#11719385 EXTERIOR LIGHTING I am filing a safety complaint regarding water intrusion into the rear tail lamp assembly of my 3-year-old Tesla Mode...
#11718376 UNKNOWN OR OTHER While I was making a left turn my steering wheel suddenly got stuck. A vehicle almost hit me.
#11717870 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECURRING 12V LOW-VOLTAGE SYSTEM FAILURE AND DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER HEATER GRID VEHICLE: 2022 Tesla Model 3 (VIN: [...
#11716577 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) drove the vehicle onto a curb inadvertently, a few days after a software update. The in...
#11715170 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM When cabin heat is enabled, visible vapor/smoke emits from the front trunk area under the windshield cowl and is pull...
Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report