Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model 3 owners have reported 1,776 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (1,103 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (529 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Tesla Model 3

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Multiple watchdog daemon failures triggering every adas system to become unavailable at random. In one instance I had fsd enabled, mid turning a corner to freeway onramp fsd disengaged, provided no warning or alert, and almost caused me to run into another car (thankfully I have a habit of holding   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Every time I press, my horn and error pops up that my cameras are unavailable, and that features may be restored on the next drive also it sends an error that my regenerative brakes are also out and will be restored on the next drive.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Vehicle information make/model/year: Tesla Model 3 (2020) component: steering / autonomous control (adas) incident summary while driving on autopilot/fsd southbound from green ridge farm, PA, the vehicle experienced a sudden, uncommanded lateral steering excursion (phantom steering actuation)   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph with autopilot engaged, another vehicle cut in front of the contact's vehicle and applied the brakes, but the contact's vehicle failed to decelerate and required manual driver intervention.   Read details...

The Dynamic Brake Support/brake Assist problem

2023 Tesla Model 3- consumer wrote about comparison of braking mode to non-ev's, experience driving a rented ev (electrical vehicle) w/ braking mode and suggestions to make ev's braking mode safer. When ev's accelerator is not pressed the ev goes into regenerative braking mode.   Read details...




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