Automatic Emergency Braking problems of the 2023 Tesla Model 3 - part 2

On a clear sunny day driving on the freeway at 75mph on a 70mph speed limit, the regular cruise control(not autopilot) was engaged. Experienced 4 separate incidents of strong emergency brakes being activated by the vehicle automatically for 2-3 secs, dropping speed by 10-15mph. As the driver I disengaged the cruise control by strongly accelerating the vehicle. Also multiple incidents of brakes engaging slightly for 1 second , always when driving on a straight freeway, with zero other vehicles present in the front or rear. The road had a slight incline then a slight decline. Just as the vehicle reaches the top of the incline the brakes activated. No warning lamps of sounds, just immediate sharp braking one all incidents. As the driver I felt very unsafe, and glad there were no vehicles close behind, which could have resulted in a rear collision. Vehicle has not been inspected by any party. As a Tesla driver I do not trust the standard cruise control feature any more.

The 2023 Tesla Model 3 performance autopilot cameras "saw" things that are not there while driving during daytime on the highway aka phantom braking. This resulted in quick automatic braking making for a very uneasy drive with fear of being rear-ended when it happens. Yes, my vehicle is available for inspection. Our safety was put at risk due to potential to be rear-ended. Also, this happened on an icy road which has potential to cause sliding. I called the Tesla sales department where I purchased the vehicle. They said there was nothing they could do and that Tesla is working on it. There are many websites discussing the problem. My vehicle has not been inspected by Tesla. They told me there is nothing we can do. I have not contacted my insurance company or police. I'm not aware of any warning signs. You are driving on a highway during the day at 80 mph, the car's cameras "see" something that is not there, and it automatically brakes hard.

Vehicle breaks suddenly for no reason under a variety of circumstances. There is no pattern I could identify. I went on line to see if there is an update. Many others with the same problem. Very dangerous if there is a car behind. Happens every day or so at freeway speed. Tesla needs to fix this!.

Car steering felt stuck and slid off the road which resulted in crashing into a tree. Tesla features did not help stay in the lane or break in an emergency.

Hello, I have experienced 2 times the same issue with this new car model. I was driving on a interstate with 2 lanes, no cars in front of me and fortunately no cars behind, I was in autopilot mode and emergency brake system got engaged for no reasons apparently (phantom braking) and I had to take over immediately. It was scary and I was lucky that no car was behind as it could have created definitely a worse scenario. The first time I was entering a bridge and the color of the asphalt was a bit different from the main road that might have triggered this phantom braking. The second time I entered in a driving area in the shade, here the phantom braking might have been triggered by a sudden change in the sun light. Regards.

The contact rented a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while testing the collision avoidance system the vehicle was moving at 2 mph and the brake pedal was not depressed the collision avoidance system did not activate. The vehicle collided with another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30.

The car phantom brakes 50% of the time when I use enhanced autopilot feature on the highway.

Automatic emergency braking. Phantom braking without any real incident.

I was on interstate i5 on March 16th with car cruising on Tesla auto pilot assist. The road was completely clear with nothing ahead of behind me for atleast half a mile. All of a sudden I experienced sudden breaking (phantom breaking) and broke hard to about 30 mph before resuming. I was fortunate that there was nothing behind me otherwise I would have been rear ended. The only thing I could see was there as a dip in the roadway and some shadows were falling across the highway. Tesla has no radars and I suspect the camera was fooled by the lighting.

We were driving down the road, emergency braking enabled came on and car came to a complete abrupt start 10ft from railroad tracks and would not do anything. Could not reset it. Nothing.

I experienced unnecessary emergency braking while driving from chicago to madison on I-90. I was driving at 75 mph on adaptive cruise control with auto steer on. I suddendly I experience hard braking for no reason. I observed my set speed limit changed to 45 mph. However, I instantaneously took over and pressed accelarator. I experienced the same 2 more times during the same trip. It's created a very dangerous situation.

While exiting a hospital parking deck, after driving for approximately 15 to 20 seconds, the car began to accelerate to an uncontrollable rate of speed on its own. The Tesla crashed into a parked car which was then pushed into two other parked cars. The Tesla and at least the first car hit are totaled. There was no sign of the emergency braking system engaging. Injuries from the airbag deploying were sustained. The driver has a fear to drive again as the car seemed to have a mind of it's own. The Tesla is being held at the insurance company's tow yard. There has been no feedback from the dealer. No inspections have been conducted on the car. There were no indications there was a problem with the vehicle previous to the crash. It is unknown if any warning alert systems activated during the incident.

Back in February my Tesla Model 3 started acting up emergency brake was disabled, automatic vehicle hold was disabled, and traction control was disabled all issues I reported to the company app with photo. This problem stated when a software update happened after the Tesla app requested it.

My Tesla Model 3 was delivered on 14 December 2022. I first drove it on 16 December 2022 and that day I had an accident. I was about to park my car and I was already on the designated parking slot when the car made a sudden un- commanded acceleration. I first hit the handicap sign, but the car did not stop and apparently the collision avoidance safety feature did not work. The continue to accelerate and I hit a restaurant establishment. The police came and I reported the incident to my insurance (geico). The police (mr. Mcclure) gave me the case number 2238293. Geico is taking care of the repair which would cost over $10k and the property damage, which added up to 10k. I went to the Tesla service center in carlsbad and mr. Hyuma said that I can request for the log. I guess it is the edr. They gave me a link to request for the edr but the start date is 23 January 2023 way after the accident date of 16 December 2022. I have not received any log or edr from Tesla to date. I am uploading the pictures of the car before the repair. Please help me find out what exactly happened and why the car suddenly accelerated without pressing the gas pedal. I am a retired us navy (20 years) and I bought a Tesla to save money because I have solar in my house. I have a fixed income and cannot afford to spend money on the edr. I believe that here is a defect on the Tesla Model 3 that I bought and I will appreciate all the help you can provide.

I was pulling into a park spot , coming to a stop and the car within seconds accelerated into a building. There was no warning at all. Also, after the collision a warning popped on the screen saying that the emergency break was disabled. This was the first time seeing this alert, and I did not disable anything. I picked up the car on 11/28.

While traveling on the interstate at 75+ mph, which the cruise control engaged, the vehicle emergency braked 2 times during on one trip. The first felt like a fluke, speed was reduced by 10ish miles per hour. The second time was terrifying. I was traveling approximately 77 mph on the interstate and out of no where my vehicle slowed down significantly. I was too scared of getting hit from behind to look at the speedometer to know how much it actually breaked but it felt like it dropped down to 30 mph out of nowhere. Luckily I was not on a busy stretch of interstate, the car behind me had enough time to slow down and there was no one else around. My husband and I were scared out of our minds, wondering why and how this happened. He immediately google and that is when we learned of 'phantom breaking" I have owned this car for less than a week and now I am scared to use cruise control. I don't even have the self driving or advanced auto pilot. Thank god no one was hurt. This is more than a safety issue, this could be life and death. I read that this particular issue has been reported more often lately. I reported the problem to Tesla but urge you to conduct an investigation that gets this matter resolved, not just for Tesla drivers but for the safety of everyone on the road.

The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while driving at 75 mph using adaptive cruise control mode, the vehicle experienced phantom braking and slowed down significantly and abruptly. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there were no vehicles and objects around the vehicle at the time of the failure. The contact stated that she depressed the accelerator pedal and was able to continue driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the forward collison avoidance camera may need to be recalibrated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 500.