Tesla Model Y Complaints (2023)

1,136 consumer complaints on file.

#11551759October 25, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while his wife was driving 70 MPH with the Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control engaged, the vehicle experienced phantom braking. The contact stated that there was no vehicle or objects in front of the vehicle at the time of the failure. Additionally, the Self-Driving mode was not engaged during the failure. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551691October 24, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
My husband and I were driving from Cincinnati Ohio to Harrisburg, PA on Monday, Oct 16, 2023 on the highway (turnpike). At least four times the car tried to kill us by starting to slam to a stop ON THE HIGHWAY when using cruise control. Fortunately each time there were no cars immediately behind us or we would have had a major accident. We stopped and called Tesla in Mechanicsburg who consulted with someone on another line. We had both hands on the steering wheel and were doing everything correctly. They concluded that it was either the car sensing we were driving near mountains, or around curves. it happened once with a mild curve but the other times the road was straight. There was a small drizzle of rain (they said it could be rain) or they also said it could be sun. At this point I said "this is ridiculous as how can we drive this car to Florida (in the sun) if this might happen. Their conclusion: Take it off cruise control. We did and continued home but it is ridiculous that we cannot use the cruise control for fear of it happening again! And they said risks include mountains, rain, sun and curves in road. These conditions are the conditions almost everyday for most people in Pennsylvania! If there had been a truck behind us or a car, we would be dead.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551531October 24, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while dropping her son off at work, she placed the vehicle in drive(D) and the “Car Unable to Charge” message was displayed. The contact stated that the driver’s side of the vehicle had no electric power. The contact stated that the passenger’s side of the vehicle still had power. The contact stated that she could not open the driver's side door and used an emergency override switch to exit the vehicle. The contact stated that she was unable to close and secure the door afterwards. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The contact stated that the tow truck driver had to use a bungee cord to keep the driver's side door closed. However, during transporting the vehicle to the dealer, the driver's side window cracked and fell inside the door frame. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver’s side body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,564.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551511October 24, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
On multiple occasions while utilizing the Autopilot system it will suddenly break with no objects in front of the car. On each occasion it was on the highway with no cars in front of the vehicle. The car would suddenly decelerate at full regenerative force with no cause and with many cars behind me, potentially leading to a crash or causing the vehicle to lose control. No messages or alerts appeared on the driver display. No automatic emergency break warning was actuated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551426October 23, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
We enabled Tesla Auto-pilot on the highway. We were driving in the middle lane and there was a truck on the left of us and another vehicle on the right. The truck on the left moved a little towards us but stayed in its lane. The autopilot suddenly turned sharply left. But since there was a car there, it suddenly turned right towards the truck. At this point, I hit the brakes and disabled the auto-pilot. We have not used it since then.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551324October 23, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Phantom braking happening regularly when auto driving cruise enabled on highways w no oncoming traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551248October 22, 2023
STEERING
We were turning onto a crowded street, and halfway through turning the power steering suddenly failed. We couldn't get the steering wheel to move. We were facing perpendicular to the street and several cars were within inches of hitting us. We got out of the car (in the middle of the crowded street) and back in, at which point the steering worked again. We thought this was a one-time issue, but as we got to the parking lot at our apartment complex, we experienced the same power steering failure. We can't drive this car under the assumption that we'll be safe.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550382October 17, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
When on autopilot mode with traffic aware cruise control (TACC), the Tesla model Y car gets unexpected unpredictable random sudden slowing down with braking causing panic, inability to react, unsafe for the following car the rear. Appears to have unexpected unnecessary phantom braking unsafe for driver, passengers and the rear following car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550322October 17, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Car was on TACC. It was early evening so the sun was making a lot of shadows on the road from trees. Car kept repeatedly slamming on the brakes approaching each tree shadow. The road was absolutely clear of any real hazard. Almost caused car behind me to collide into the back of me, and then they passed me while honking and very angry. I can't blame them.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550317October 17, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
During the week of October 09 2023, I started receiving two failure alerts on my 2023 Model Y. The first is that lane keeping assist was unavailable. In spite of this alert, the system continued to function properly. The second warning was a Steering Assist Reduced warning. At first, this also seemed to not corollate to a noticeable issue with the vehicle. On the evening October 15, when leaving a supercharger station, I noticed a momentary stutter in the steering wheel that accompanied the above mentioned alert. No other issue was observed. On the afternoon of October 16, when leaving from work, after putting the vehicle in gear, I had no steering ability at all, it was a similar feeling to the steering wheel lock on older vehicles. The wheel would move approximately 1" in either direction. I immediately shut the vehicle down and performed a reset by holding in both scroll wheels on the steering wheel. This did not clear the code, but did return steering ability. Since I could not predict when the steering might go out again, I contacted Tesla and had the vehicle towed to the nearest service center.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550304October 16, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I had 3 incidences where my Tesla braked hard while using basic cruise control. There was no car in front of me in all cases. One time there was a car to the side of ne. The incidences happened on October 15, 2023 while driving on I-15 and I-70 through Utah. It happened around 1 pm, in sunny weather. The car braked hard for now apparent reason, and this is very dangerous if a car was behind me. The passengers in the car became scared. I looked for settings to disable the automatic braking when using cruise control, but changing the various settings gs did not help. The random braking did not happen if cruise control was off. I had to stop using cruise control for fear of my safety. There should be a way to turn off auto-braking when using cruise control.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550243October 16, 2023
STEERING
Steering wheel locks frequently, especially when driving on busy road. Very dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550065October 15, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Component/System Failure: Brakes spuriously slam on when traveling at freeway speeds. Safety concerns: People behind me possibly slamming into me, in addition, my terrified reactions to an unexpected/unseen concern. Vehicle has not been confirmed by dealer or independent service Vehicle has not been inspected my manufacture, police, or insurance representative there is no warning as to when they may happen. first appeared in March 2023 and has happened about five times throughout the various months since then,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550010October 15, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Phantom breaking while on autopilot. The car slows down abruptly with no vehicles or obstacles ahead. This is a new issue that started after a recent update. Also since latest update Autopilot has became more sensitive(in a good way) to situations that do require speed reductions. But, the phantom breaking is scary and frustrating.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549924October 14, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Two times in one week with two different drivers driving the same vehicle the vehicle experienced sudden unintended acceleration while parking. In the first incident this resulted in damage to the bumper into a wired fence which the vehicle did not alert but rather accelerated instead of applied regenerative breaking. Four days later the same incident happened with sudden unintended acceleration occurring while parking the car. When sending the car to Tesla for service due to the safety concern and damage this resulted in they said this was a user error which can’t be the case as this incident happened with two different drivers driving the same vehicle. When reading about this there have been numerous complaints which have shown that there is an electrical “ They show that the sudden unintended acceleration of Tesla cars may have been caused by negative voltage spikes that are logged as a fully depressed pedal, fooling both Tesla and the NHTSA investigators that there has been no hardware or software defect.”
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549869October 13, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the screen failed to display a rearview image, compromising the back over prevention system. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,500. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549502October 11, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
I received this new car 11 days ago - it has none of its safety assist driving features and Tesla is not responding to my requests for assistance. I can't get a response to my requests for help. The clearly is absent of multiple points of functionality. Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549280October 10, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The horn is not working properly. When pressing the left side horn button the horn does not activate. The right side horn button does work properly.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549203October 10, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield cracked while driving on the highway The vehicle is not available for inspection as we have taken it to Tesla Service center to replace the windshield The cracked appeared in the top center. if it had happened on the driver side it could have resulted in an accident. The manufacturer is denying faulty product. The warning signs were there all along. About a few weeks back we could hear the cracking sound from the windshield. Since we could not pin-point the location we didn't think it was a faulty windshield.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549197October 10, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Driving on Highway 46 in California at a speeds ranging from 65 to 75 mph in both adaptive cruise control and autopilot when the car suddenly braked abruptly for no reason. There wasno traffic or obstruction. This occurred several different times on this highway in both directions and on different days during daylight hours with both light and moderate traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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