Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2026 Tesla Model 3

Table 1 shows two common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2026 Tesla Model 3. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (three problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Tesla Model 3


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2026 Tesla Model 3

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

My Tesla was operating under fsd at 9pm on a dark country road. I was traveling at 45mph and vehicle randomly applied hard emergency braking and I had to take over. It appeared that the vehicle may have been responding to a dark oil stain or possibly a mailbox.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Driving on a 2 lane road going 65 with traffic-aware cruise control enabled at 65 mph with a car behind and no car in front of us. The car phantom braked for no reason going from 65 to 40 mph in a matter of seconds. Luckily we were able to accelerate to avoid being rear ended   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Tesla Model 3 model year vehicles:



Model 3 Service Bulletins
Model 3 Defect Investigations