Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2015 Tesla Model S

Table 1 shows three common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2015 Tesla Model S. The number one most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (eight problems).

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


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2015 Tesla Model S

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Tesla Model S has a notorious back hatch latching failure. It’s a flawed design that every replacement is a “when” and not “if for failure. As an owner its failed be about 4-5 times in 5+ years of ownership.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

When backing out of my garage, and reverse my car often times stops violently on its own   Read details...

The Warnings problem

The mcu that controls the climate and advanced driver assistance systems stops working while driving. I sent a service request to Tesla and they replied that my older mcu1 is failing because of the new software updates.   Read details...


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



Model S Service Bulletins
Model S Defect Investigations