The vehicle looses power on the freeway and will continue to slow down despite repeatedly depressing the accelerator and holding it down. The vehicle has been brought in to Tesla and no fix has been found to this date. No warning lights go on and sounds are heard to alert to any problem. I have video of this.
2018 Tesla Model 3 acceleration complaints
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I needed to back up slightly to make room to get our of a parallel parking position. I pressed the brake and put the car into reverse, pressed the accelerator slightly to back up. I then pressed the brake again and put the car into Drive. I then pressed the accelerator slightly to drive off, but the car suddenly accelerated in an uncontrolled manner. I was able to slam on the brakes to prevent an accident. This is not the first time that this type of unintended acceleration has occurred in this vehicle.
regularly experience phantom breaking and unwarranted early collision warnings
“Phantom emergency braking” problem while autopilot engaged. Will go from 65 to 45 or sometimes lower. Occurrences are unpredictable. There are no apparent causes. If I set driving speed to be 65, I expect it to remain at 65 unless adaptive cruise control reduces the speed for a slower moving car in front of me or if there is a detected potential for a collision. This problem causes driver anxiety. The fear is someone behind who is not paying attention or following too close rear ending the vehicle if it brakes suddenly. Sometimes I wonder if a bug hit a sensor or camera and caused the braking, but it doesn't always happen in the same location. It's jarring. I've tried adjusting other settings like crash avoidance detection, but it hasn't made any difference. This has been happening since taking delivery of the car, but I expected a software fix to be implemented before now.
Car constantly phantom braking seemingly because of oncoming traffic safely in their own lane.
My 2018 Tesla model 3 experiences “PHANTOM BRAKING” specifically and repeatedly traveling eastbound on the Loop 202 approaching 32nd street in Phoenix AZ. I have reported this issue to Tesla with no resolution.
Was on highway using full self-driving feature when my car suddenly braked hard and in other instances I received a forward collision warning to take immediate action. These incidences (1/17/2022 & 2/6/2022) occurred when no cars were in front of me. I do not feel safe using this feature.
When I use auto pilot on freeways, the car will suddenly brake, when there are no vehicles or obstructions in front of me. The sudden reduction in speed is jarring, as I fear getting rear-ended. This "phantom breaking" has happened on numerous occasions, to the point that I do not use auto pilot when I have other passengers in the car.
Car randomly brakes very hard when using driver assistance systems. This has happened on wide open roads on clear days, multiple times.
I have been plagued with Tesla’s phantom braking for *years*. For all that they do, this seems like a problem they are not willing to invest enough resources to combat the problem. Some releases have been better than others but for last batch of releases, it has gotten far worse than ever before. The car is afraid of bridges and slows down unreasonably. The car is afraid of overhead signs (carpool ones especially) The car is afraid of cars riding on or near the lines of an adjacent lane. The car is afraid of oncoming traffic on the left while driving. What is ironic is these events of aggressive braking is all for nothing. 90% of the time,. The car brakes and does drama without actually having enough time or space if what it was afraid of actually happened. The car has a rear facing camera - why can’t it adjust behavior based on tail gating? Would the car rather have a rear end collision or be afraid of a bridge? It is straight dangerous. The fact there aren’t a lot more accidents is auto pilot/fsd drivers be a large majority pay attention. But, I have had close calls and *many* angry drivers around me get frustrated when it happens. It’s been happening for 4 years…. I realize navigating a complex intersection is a tough problem to solve. They have prioritized this over the fundamentals of driving in a sane way on the freeway in a straight line. It’s ridiculous and I for one am very tired of this problem lasting so long. What chides me is that, “car, why are you braking when a car right in front of you magically went through the bridge you are afraid of?” It is basic logic and simple/obvious clues to help avoid this. They choose not to use it. Also - being in technology myself, I have to rake Elon over the coals. No one smart chooses to not use available data. Elon calling ultrasonic data to be ‘noise’ to turn to vision only is a sign of great hubris over being pragmatic. His ego regarding Lidar is a problem.
Several times I am driving on the Highway at 65 mph and the car decelerates rapidly for no reason while I am in the drive assist mode. I have reported this several times to Tesla through the "report bug" feature in the car. It's very scary and dangerous. Additionally the drive assist mode doesn't work well in dense fog or rain and there should be a warning to that effect.
I was driving on interstate, using adaptive speed control but not autopilot. Middle lane. Car suddenly applied brakes. A car was ahead of me but not very close, there was no reason to apply brakes. Slowed down from 65 to 45 very fast, (seatbelt tightened) before I resumed acceleration myself. Lucky I wasn’t rear ended because traffic is usually heavy in that area. I had one passenger who was as surprised as I was. Yes, the car can be inspected. Not reported to Tesla. No warning messages, including didn’t make the loud sound Tesla makes with normal city driving if a car ahead is turning right and I start to accelerate before it has completely left the lane I am in. Tesla cameras are also not seeing cars traveling in my driver side blind spot. They used to show up on the screen but haven’t for months. Tesla cameras also do not see low flat bed trailers (such as empty car carriers) pulled by pickup trucks, common in Ohio. Screen shows the truck but does not show the trailer. I don’t use autopilot because of the blind spot issue, now I’m afraid to use cruise control too.
Multiple "phantom braking" events while using Tesla's Auto Pilot system. Vehicle, while in Auto Pilot mode, will suddenly aggressively brake for no reason (no road hazards or other imminent dangers). Occurs about once every 50 miles driven with Auto Pilot on. The last incident occurred on 11/14/21
VIN: [XXX] I had an accident driving my Tesla model 3 on July 16th. Here is what happened: Driving autopilot at highway speed at ~65 mph Stray wheel/tire came and hit the front center hood/bumper of the car headon The hood flipped open tearing the hinges/struts on both sides of hood; hood lay flat on the front windshield With hood laying flat covering the whole windshield, front visibility became ZERO, also covering front windshield cameras Airbags popped on driver side (steering and below steering), and DEFLATED right away Autopilot did NOT disengage even after airbags deflated; car continued to drive ~65 mph on autopilot Not been able to see anything in the front, with both airbags deflated, and car still on autopilot at ~65mph, I found myself in a very life-threatening situation Eventually pulled the car to the shoulder on the left after changing one lane (still not been able to see anything through the windshield at ~65mph). Requesting: 1. Review and identify what Tesla auto-pilot could have done different and make improvements (since car had data on both sides of the car and front and back, as a computer, it should have at the very least slowed down or braked; or better yet avoid the on-coming wheel all together in that split second) 2. Why didn't the autopilot dis-engage and continued driving? 3. Front hood needs to have two front latches as in other cars - i.e., one main, one backup for situations like these (e.g., like Mercedes); single latch is not enough; both hinges holding the hood are very weak and broke within a second with just the wind. Hinges/struts need to be stronger. Just a wheel and here we are with a totally broken hood? 4. Autopilot is wrongly advertised as auto-pilot INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Car was totaled after uncontrollable acceleration. Air bags were deployed
Within the first day, my 2018 Tesla Model 3 lost all instruments, safety indicators, and touchscreen controls while driving on the freeway. The car did this *multiple* times, without warning. Each incident lasted several minutes. It was alarming, and there was no way to tell what systems in the car were working (such as automatic emergency braking or cruise control), and no way to change settings, or even know if the turn signals were working as I tried to exit the highway. The Model 3 has only one screen where everything (including basic instruments) is displayed and most controls are accessed. When the screen freezes, we lose access to basics like speedometer, collision safety or system failure warnings or even speedometer readings, as well as control of headlights, wipers, climate control, lock / unlock, navigation, and many other essential functions. During these failures, we do not know what if any safety systems are still operating. Typically when this problem occurs, the screen "freezes" while driving, without warning or any indication of trouble. The screen remains unresponsive for a lengthy period (typically minutes) until the screen goes completely black for a time, and then eventually a Tesla logo appears, followed by instruments and controls gradually being restored. The car was delivered from the factory to my home in this state, with other obvious defects—Tesla did not permit us to test-drive it. The next night a Tesla technician saw the failure happening in real time, through Tesla's remote diagnostics. He said the car was probably not safe to drive. I asked to return the car under Tesla's satisfaction policy, and he agreed to start the refund process. Tesla refused to take the car back, and the car has continued to exhibit these failures. This has been happening since the car was delivered in October of 2018.
When driving on 1-5, which is The major Expressway connecting San Diego all the way to The Canadian border near Bellingham on a number of occasions when I have had the driving assistance system on, the car has suddenly and rapidly slowed down when there is a gentle incline. This is not a a gradual slowdown but one that is rapid, and one that requires me to push the accelerator so that I am not endangering the occupant of the car behind me,( the car has never come to a complete standstill) this in spite of there being no cars in front. Further this occurs at multiple speeds. This has occurred on a National expressway and as you can imagine there are no steep inclines on 1-5. I read yesterday that there is an investigation on Tesla’s autopilot system and as much as I am appreciative of technology, glitches such as this can be life threatening and my hope is you investigate this feature of Tesla’s autopilot system as well. Please note that the date I wrote below is a random date as this has occurred multiple times. And further, the car did not give me any warning of a malfunctioning component.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 tesla model 3. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH with the cruise control activated, the braking system erroneously activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop in the middle of the road. The contact indicated that during the failure there were no objects or vehicles nearby to cause the braking system to suddenly activate. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 5,000.
We recently got into an sua with our current tesla 3. I was turning into my drive way and I came to a complete stop. While I was waiting for the gate to open and when I braked, the car suddenly sped up very fast and I stepped on the brake again but the car did not stop. The car was also in hold mode when I later checked I never stepped down on the accelerator hard enough to reach the speed of running through 2 cemented metal gates. The airbags didn't pop out and tesla's sensor break system also did not activate. I also believe that there was an issue with the computer system of my car a short while after I purchased my car (april 18, 2018). I was driving back home when the display screen was stuck on the park mode for the whole entire drive back. I couldn't turn on my signals, or see my MPH. Even after I got home, it wouldn't turn off even after trying for 2 hours so I had to call roadside assistance and she told me a way to reset the car. ( I have videos to prove this.) there have also been incidents when I am braked and waiting at a red light. I obviously pressed accel when the light turned green, but the car went into park mode and I would get startled and quickly manually turn it into drive mode. This has happened approximately 4-5 times in the past year and even recently in 2021.
While driving on a highway tesla suddenly hard braked out of nowhere. My speed dropped from 70 to 30 in a couple of seconds. There was an 18 wheeler behind me and it could have been a deadly collision if I hadn't intervened. This is a known tesla but that someday would kill someone.
While I was parking, the car it unexpectedly accelerated and jump over the side walk and crash itself into the building and destroyed the face of the building and the car. The air bags deployed from the impact of the car.
Twice in the past two weeks, while on autopilot, the car has decelerated spontaneously and dangerously at the same spot on the freeway. The first time almost caused an accident when the car in back of me had to brake suddenly and swerve. I thought it was a fluke when it happened the first time, but it happened again today. Luckily, no other vehicles were in the immediate vicinity. My car had just passed under a large overpass and was near passing under power lines. I reported this to tesla via the voice activated 'bug report' feature within seconds of the occurrence.
The rear trunk lid popped open by itself while driving. I was the only person in the vehicle, and I did not pop the trunk lid. It should be noted that the trunk lid can not be opened by the occupants while the vehicle is in motion. The selection on the screen is not available, the trunk 'button' is not accessible on the screen while in motion. There is no mechanical release. When the trunk opened, it caused the cruise control to become unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 tesla model 3. The contact stated that while using the automatic parking feature, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a vehicle. There was no injury sustained. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to tesla (5544 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl 33417, (561) 841-9281) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that dealers findings were that both hands were off the steering wheel and the brake and accelerator pedal were being depressed while attempting to parallel park. On another occasion after the vehicle was parked, the contact entered the vehicle and was locked in with the electrical function inoperable. The contact remained locked in for 45 minutes until security was able to remove her from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to the same dealer where the 12 volt battery was replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer. The contact was concerned for her safety and declined to retrieve the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 11,776. *bf consumer stated car had issue the moment consumer purchased it.
Car was on driveway going5mph. Applied brake brake pedal was locked in position car continued going 5mph.went through garage door. Continued at 5mph hit wall. Put hole in wall car stopped. We weren't injured. Car never slowed or speeded up. Reported to tesla the next day. They said the car has a data recorder. I asked for the data. After numerous requests 7 weeks later they have failed to contact us
As I returned home from work and entered my driveway at very low speed to park, the tesla just took off at what felt like full power acceleration. It could not be stopped and hit my two car garage. Both garage doors and the central column were unhinged and damaged. The contents stored in the garage were damaged and an internal wall was also knocked off. The car was declared a total loss and property damage was extensive. It should be noted that such sudden unintended acceleration had happened with this car a few months earlier also and was reported to tesla with a request that a safety analysis be performed. They stated that there was nothing wrong with the car which I do not agree with in view of this second incident. I was lucky first time since there was no car parked on the other side of the driveway and I was able to turn right, drive on to the grassed area, and then on to the road. Tesla has a serious safety problem of sudden unintended acceleration without input from the driver. It must be investigated and fixed.
Several ongoing issues with touch screen failure (black outs) malfunction, has been repaired more than 3 times continues to be issue * ongoing accelerometer malfunction * all of sudden receive error message stability control disabled * --regenerative braking disabled * --automatic emergency braking is disable * ongoing phone key and connection issues, antenna issues, unable to connect to bluetooth. Repeated issues have not been resolved by tesla service dept * touch screen failure (black outs)and consistent issues with connectivity wifi. * mass malfunction of internal hardware * voice control barely works * seatbelt sensor malfunction * issue with breaking noise, screeching * uncontrollable acceleration while ongoing chronic unintended acceleration problems, such a accelerate out of control, jerking, braking all of sudden while driving. Suddenly acceleration * these are ongoing issues with our tesla model 3. Several of these malfunctions have been addressed with tesla service department more than 3 to 4 in the last six months. Filed complaint on 8/30/2019 the federal safety agency id# 11301634.
While reversing into my 2 car garage into the center of the garage space, I came to a stop (auto hold after braking to a stop but with the rear camera view on display) when I reached far inside (to be able to close the garage door). Using the homelink, I closed the garage door (waited till it fully closed 2 ft from the front nose of the car). While I had both feet flat on the driver floor mat, I tapped the right side gear stalk down to switch from reverse to drive, the car jerked forward and the display screen closed the rear view camera. I normally drive forward slowly to put the nose of the car about 1 ft from the garage door (this allows me walking space at the rear of the car while parked). In the past I have noticed less severe 'jerking/lurching' forward when going from reverse to drive while leaving my garage when I would maneuver in the garage space with two cars parked, I thought it was my imagination. In retrospect this car has done it several times over the span of a year. *ln consumer states that vehicle seems to be activating the cruise control feature when the car is at a complete stop.
On november 14, 2019 my car was involved in an accident that I strongly believe there was a malfunction with the accelerator sensors or the accelerator itself. The vehicle suddenly accelerated aggressively as my sister was parking the car. She was going slow as she parked the vehicle and as she drove into the stall, the vehicle sped up aggressively and she could not stop it. We have videos (couldn't upload) that also show the wheels keep going even though it had already made contact with the pillar and nobody is pressing the pedal. Another concern we have is why none of the crash avoidance mechanism took over, the vehicle's safety settings didn't stop the vehicle from continuing to accelerate and drive right into the pillar. We are concerned about the safety of this vehicle. We are available to talk with you about the details of the accident. We filed a complaint with tesla and they claim it is user error, but my sister is 100% sure she didn't press the pedal. We need your help with this investigation. We understand there are others that have filed similar complaints. We want to know what type of investigation tesla did to conclude it was user error. We believe the sensors are not working properly and this is the cause of the accident, but we don't have any way of knowing what kind of scrutiny tesla did in their part to look into what actually happened, also just because their records indicate that the pedal was pressed, we have no way of knowing if this is truly the case instead of the sensors actually inaccurately sensing that a foot was nearby. -- [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When I turned into park space and stopped, my car suddenly accelerated, hit two poles a few feet in front of my car, and damage the car bumper. This is a familiar park space which I parked many time previously. The might accelerate itself. I asked tesla for my driving data log but I have not received it yet. I don't remember exactly if I press accelerator or not when the car accelerated. If I did press the accelerator, the new stopping mode and possibly my turned steering wheel might force me to exert un-proportional pressure on the accelerator pedal. I expect that tesla correct this defect if it is root cause of this acceleration.
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