Tesla Model S owners have reported 206 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (149 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car accelerates on its own (36 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I own three 2016 Tesla vehicles with the same known safety defect: two Model S p100d and one model x p100d, all equipped with the large drive unit (ldu). The component that fails is the rotor coolant seal in the rear drive unit motor. Read details...
I was stopped, preparing to pull into my garage, when the car accelerated rapidly and smashed through my wall, breaking freezer & sheving unit in my garage. It also damaged many items in the bathroom and laundry room, doors, and walls on other side of garage wall. Read details...
The main screen stays blank and the backup camera does not work. All controls that were on the main touch screen do not function include safety features such and adaptive cruise control and emergency breaking. Read details...
The contact owned a 2021 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving approximately 100 mph, as he took his foot off of the accelerator, with the vehicle brake control set to "aggressive slow down," as the vehicle slowed the contact looked into the rear view mirror and observed white Read details...
The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model S. While parking, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated and crashed into a fence and a neighbor's air conditioning unit. The brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries. Read details...