Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 2018 Tesla Model S.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
On at least 2 occasions, while driving the car, the electrical system stopped working. One time, the car just shut down at a stop sign nearby my office; the second time, while driving on the highway, the car continued to run but all of the other electrons: speedometer, turn signals, radio stopped working. When I pulled over, the entire car shut down. Both instances required a "hard stop" to re-start the car. The dealer informed me that this can happen when the software has not been recently updated. However, you need WI-fi to update the software and it is not readily available where I reside and park my car. I consider this situation extremely dangerous in that the car can spontaneously shut down while in use. I am taking the car into the dealer today-probably so they can upgrade the software on site. However, this does not address future potential issues with the car. I do not have the ability to routinely take the car into the dealership for upgrades. Further, there is no message from Tesla when the upgrades are available. Please help. I really have no desire to die when the car stops working while driving it!.
I drove to work on may 2, 2019, and was trying to park in my allotted parking stall on the 3rd level of my office parking garage. My parking stall was along the outer edge of the garage and the only barrier to the outside was a set of three (about " diameter) cables strung between outside columns of the garage, besides a thin perforated corrugated metal sheet outside the cables, acting as a rain stop. I was trying to slowly turn right from the parking aisle to park between two pickup trucks on either side of my stall. When I had turned partway into my stall, my Tesla suddenly accelerated into my parking stall at high speed, hit the outside cables, rebounded backwards and stopped about 10 feet from the outside cables. The cables saved me from plunging 3 floors down from the garage. There was extensive damage to the hood and front portions of my Tesla. There was also some damage to the metal corrugated sheets outside the cables and a slight dent on the corner of the vehicle parked to my right. I have been parking in my office parking stall for about the past six months without any issue like this. I want to know why my car accelerated like that without warning and why the collision warning system was not triggered by the outside corrugated metal sheet. Also, there was an issue with my Tesla the previous evening. When I tried to start my Tesla after work, I got the 'systems are powering. . ' message on the screen and my car would not start even after a long wait. Then, I had to google to find a way to reboot the car computer, by pressing two buttons on the steering wheel. On the day of the accident, I used the intermittent rain sensing wipers for the first time, as there was a light rain. My car is still in the body shop waiting for some back ordered parts. I have asked Tesla to do a diagnostics to see if there were any software bugs in the system.
My car was fully engaged in auto park and it hit a car. I quickly braked to stop a worse collision. I patiently waited for Tesla to review their logs. They insist the auto park was working without fault. "the engineers have indeed said the autopark feature was operating without fault. " I keep questioning them. "if the vehicle comes into contact with another vehicle does not mean the autopark feature is operating with fault,' says Tesla. I reply, 1. Would you clarify it and say that if the vehicle comes into contact with another vehicle with the auto park activated and the driver not grabbing the wheel to interrupt the process that the auto park feature is operating without fault? 2. I repeat my question again. Do the engineers have any reason or proof to believe I activated the auto park incorrectly or in anyway interrupted the program to cause the accident? I understand they don't want to pay for repairs but I want them to either admit the feature was at fault or convince me I did something wrong to cause the accident to help prevent another accident. I think other Tesla drivers should be aware of how poorly this works. Also, I had brought the car in beforehand telling them that I didn't believe the auto park worked correctly. A Tesla salesperson also got in the car with me and agreed that the autopark did not seem to work. This proceeded the accident. Once again a report that the engineers see no fault.