Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Tesla Model 3

I was parking at a trader joe's when the car suddenly accelerated by itself without giving me any chance to break to avoid colliding with the curb. My car got scratched underneath.

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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.

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I made a right hand turn from a full stop out of the parking lot into the farthest left lane intending to turn left. There were a line of cars ahead of me. As I was turning into the lane and let my foot of the accelerator pedal the car accelerated rapidly into the back of the vehicle ahead of me. It happened very quickly. It felt as though the vehicle took over on it's own. The car hit the vehicle once and then continued moving and it the vehicle again - so twice in all.

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 NHTSA id# 11301634.

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.

First of all, I was pulling the Tesla out of our garage. I was completely out maneuvering the car to make it parallel to the right side of the street when suddenly, I felt the car moved extra backward. Fortunately, it did not hit the neighbors' parked cars. The move startled me. And surprised my husband and son who are passengers at that time. My husband blurted, "what are you doing?". I replied, "I'm driving, I did not do anything extra to make that move. I wondered and also asked, "how did that happen?" and my husband said "I don't know you're the one driving, be careful. " my response was, "I am being careful!". My husband thought I pressed the accelerator hard but I know I did not. The conversation almost lead to an argument but we somehow diffused the topic. I don't want to argue and ruin the mood because we were on our way to our son's soccer game that morning. To make the story short. I continued driving until we reached our destination. I chose to park on the right side of the parking lot. As I was slowly pulling the car in, I felt the car suddenly accelerated. At the blink of an eye, our car hit another car parked in front of us and the car next to it. I felt that the car controlled my move before I could even react. For 20 years of driving, I have never hit an accelerator by mistake or caused any collision. I have driven this vehicle a couple of times before this incident happened and I drove and parked it the way I did previously. The unintended acceleration was something new that day. I am deeply concerned with the safety of this vehicle for my family and others.

While in reverse parallel parking on a city street, vehicle accelerated suddenly. The vehicle continued to accelerate once pressure on the throttle petal was removed and did not stop acceleration until brake was applied. Vehicle impacted curb, but did not sustain damage outside of some light scratches to the wheels. Vehicle returned to normal operation after being put into park, removing the break, reapply the break, placing in drive, and slowly releasing the break.

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Car turning and pull up to the garage drive way, it suddenly unintended accelerate and crash into the garage gate. (videos available).

Sudden unintended acceleration in driveway was I was pulling into carport. Slammed on brakes to prevent impact into carport wall.

The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while attempting to park in a parking space, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated crashing into a parked truck and pushing it some distance. The contact confirmed that no air bags deployed. The contact sustained minor injuries such as bruising to the back and neck that did not require medical attention. No police report was filed. The contact was able to reverse out of the parking lot and drive to the her residence. The dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact no recall was under the VIN. The failure mileage was approximate 407.

When I stopped on parking lot car suddenly accelerated over the curb into building.

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.

There were two incidents where I was driving very slowly in city traffic and the car all the sudden accelerated violently. There was no accident, as I slammed on the brakes. I was not in autopilot.

I am very disappointed and shocked from what happened last December 10, 2019 (Tuesday). At around 5:50 am, I am slowly driving at the parking lot of my office at stryker corporation in san jose, CA. I am slowly parking my car and then there's a sudden unintended acceleration on my car which I cannot even control or stop. The acceleration speeds up automatically on its own even if I'm stepping on the brake. Due to the speed up on the acceleration, the car went over the curb with so much speed and moved towards the tent which is the smoking area in our work. The windshield of my car broke when it hit the tent and the car still moved to the other side of the island. Luckily, my car landed on a bucket of cement which helped my car to stop. It was really a terrifying incident which I didn't expect to happen because my car is new and I thought that it's the smartest and safest car. I have a dash camera on my car and I have a video of the whole incident that will prove that my statements are true.

On 11-27-19, out Tesla Model 3 which is 5 months old, suddenly accelerated in traffic. My husband was driving about 20 miles an hour at the time. This also occurred on 11-29-19, in a more dangerous situation. I made a separate report for that date. Fortunately, no collision occurred, but we are scared now.

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).

Oct 15, 2019 at 12:30 pm I was going to park the car, was rolling to a stop between parking lines in front of the curb when car suddenly accelerated and crashed into a style fence. Reported the problem the same day to Tesla and took the vehicle to the service center and complained. They logged the complaint and said they would get back to me about it. Called and emailed a couple of times. No response to date on why this happened.

The car accelerated suddenly on autopilot causing the car skid and fall into a ditch oat 80 mph in utah. The damage was to the body but the accident could have been worse as it almost went into the other lane.

Law enforcement entry - vehicle was involved in a 10-vehicle crash. Driver and passenger both stated vehicle had unintended acceleration. Additional witness statements appear to verify report. As vehicle was traveling on the highway, the driver reportedly tried to slow the vehicle as it approached stopped/slowed traffic. Vehicle did not respond and driver was not able to slow it before it crashed into stopped traffic. Police report go 51 2019- xxxxxxx 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). '.

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, while depressing the brake pedal to make a right turned, the vehicle experienced an unintended acceleration. The contact quickly depressed the brake pedal and was able to slow the vehicle. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Tesla dealer, (11945 n florida Ave, tampa, FL 33612, (813) 496-3039) where the technician took a look at the log and informed the contact that the accelerator pedal instead was depressed instead of the brake pedal. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileages was approximately 3,500.

My Tesla Model 3 just suddenly accelerated as I was turning right trying to the lot to park the car. My car hit the wall and then the hazard light came on.

I went to large grocery store and pulled into the parking spot and parked in an empty spot next to another car. As soon as I parked, my car Tesla Model 3 suddenly accelerated at a high speed and sharply turned right on its own without any prompting. It went fully on top of the plant beds and hit two other cars from the front. Luckily, I slammed on the brakes in time after I processed this terrifying occurrence and prevented the car from hitting any pedestrian. Weather conditions were normal for the area with some light rain. I had not used/engaged any of the Tesla automatic driving features during my trip and parking.

On 4/17/2019 at approximately 2:40pm I pulled into a small shopping center parking lot and turned right to park in a parking space facing a store front. I was going to a nail appointment, was early and not in a hurry. The car was moving very slowly under the car's own power as I entered the parking space. When I pressed the accelerator to pull to the front of the space the car suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed jumping the curb, and landing on top of the sidewalk with the front end inside the store front window. I was braking from the moment of fast acceleration and could not get the car to slow down or stop until it was stopped by the store front glass wall. Fortunately no one was injured, but there was property damage to the glass and frame store front and to the front end of my car. The car was fully up on the sidewalk with the front end into the front of the pizza shop. The curb was approximately 8 inches high, so when the fireman reversed the car to move it to the parking space the entire underneath scraped along the bottom, fortunately there wasn't any damage to the battery pack. The police and fire department came to t he scene, and a police report was filed due to the property damage at the business. The fireman had to back the car out due to potential integrity issues with the damaged glass store front. I was not cited. A claim was filed with state farm. I can obtain the police report if needed. There weren't any other vehicles or people involved.

The cause of the "sudden unintended acceleration" in Tesla vehicles is a design flaw in which the gas and brake pedals are too close together and not offset as in other vehicles. While Tesla alleges it is user error, this error is caused by poor design. 1. As you begin to stop or pull into a parking spot (vehicle in motion traveling at a slow speed in a parking lot), it is quite easy to push the wrong pedal, or push both pedals, causing acceleration. This is especially true for drivers with large feet. 2. Occurance is relatively rare, and can cause property damage and minor injuries. 3. User remedies include not wearing shoes while driving.

Sudden unintended acceleration. Vehicle was retrieved from service center after a center screen/computer replacement. Later that evening, when arriving at the destination at a residential neighborhood, I released the accelerator pedal and turned to approach the curb. When the vehicle was next to the curb, it suddenly accelerated. I quickly applied the brake pedal and turned the wheel to steer away from the curb to avoid collision with a parked construction vehicle. Video of the incident was captured with the ring doorbell camera and video footage is available.

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model 3. While attempting to park the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own without warning. As a result, the vehicle drove over a curb and crashed into part of a store. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was driven to the contact's home. The contact notified Tesla's service center at (610) 407-7030, but the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not available.

Driver felt sudden unintended acceleration while parking the car. The acceleration happened within the last couple of seconds when the car was turning 90% at pretty normal speeds to park. The car hit a tree, and suffered significant frontal damage.

Unintended acceleration of 2018 Tesla Model 3. Issue description: issue occurred on 05/04/18 at approx. 11:52 am while trying to park the vehicle in a parking lot of a grocery store. The vehicle was in the parking space position when it suddenly accelerated without any input from the driver. The brakes were applied however they felt inoperative. It felt as though the driver had no control over braking and the vehicle had a mind of its own. The driver turned the steering wheel to avoid directly hitting a dumpster while trying to brake. The passenger side of the vehicle then hit a curb and a pony wall. After the impact, the driver was able to turn the vehicle while applying the brakes that eventually brought the vehicle to a stop. Probable cause: unknown. Given the vehicle is new, it is difficult to identify a reason why would it accelerate unintentionally. The vehicle is equipped with enhanced auto pilot which was not engaged at the time of incident. The night prior to the incident the vehicle displayed software glitch where in it would not control the volume of the radio while driving with the buttons on the steering wheel and was stuck in controlling the steering wheel position. Car is running software version 8. 1 (2018. 14. 13 9e3b7ff).