NHTSA Complaint #11715871 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11715871 |
| Vehicle | 2016 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
I was parking the car and gently tapped on the accelerator to inch forward. The car accelerated suddenly, crashed into a concrete sign holder, and knocked down a sign, until I was able to stop it using the breaks. The accident caused $5000 worth of damage that I paid out of pocket to fix, since I assumed I must have made a mistake. However when I got the car back a month later, unintended acceleration happened AGAIN - under the same circumstances. I was parking and inching forward. I tapped the accelerator and the car accelerated suddenly. This time I was able to stop it before causing any damage. At this point, I KNEW that the first accident was not my error, since it had now happened again, and I was 100% sure that I did nothing wrong. I looked up "unintended acceleration - Tesla" and found examples of the exact same thing happening while parking. I looked for a fix, and it suggested changing the mode of the car to "creep." This so far has worked well.
Related Complaints for the 2016 TESLA MODEL S
Other VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Complaints
#11630835
My car slams on the brakes consistently at green lights when FSD is activated. This is version 12.5.4.2 of FSD. Tesla...
#11627727
The accelerating pedal is the one that was affect it is available upon request for inspection. It put me in danger be...
#11622945
The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while turning into a parking spot, there was an uninte...
#11620457
On September 7th, 2024 around 7:35 PM, my tesla model S 2016 Suddenly accelerated, smashed in the siding of my house ...
#11587408
Incident Tesla Model S was up to date on recalls as far as we can tell, including the recent autopilot update via Tes...
Recent Complaints for the 2016 TESLA MODEL S
#11717158
POWER TRAIN
I am reporting a safety-related defect involving sudden loss of motive power on my 2016 Tesla Model S. During the dr...
#11711765
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
My 2016 Tesla Model S (45,500 miles) is experiencing a complete failure of the Media Control Unit (MCU1), resulting i...
#11711765
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My 2016 Tesla Model S (45,500 miles) is experiencing a complete failure of the Media Control Unit (MCU1), resulting i...
#11711765
VISIBILITY/WIPER
My 2016 Tesla Model S (45,500 miles) is experiencing a complete failure of the Media Control Unit (MCU1), resulting i...
#11709701
AIR BAGS
-Airbag warning light on -Horn not working -Steering wheel scroll buttons not working -Clicking noise when turning wh...