Table 1 shows one common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2022 Tesla Model X.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control problems |
On January 31, 2026, at 10:30 pm, I was driving from fort lauderdale to my home in boca raton, florida. I was using fsd supervised mode. Close to my home, a big red image suddenly appeared, the car started accelerating fast, and I had no control over the car or its steering wheel. The car hit several electrical posts and only stopped after the airbags engaged. My wife was in the passenger seat. The front of the car was totally damaged, and I will have to total it.
I am writing to formally document a life-threatening mechanical failure involving my 2022 Model X on January 30, 2026. While my wife was operating the vehicle, it suffered a simultaneous and catastrophic collapse of all primary safety systems. During operation, the vehicle experienced a total loss of steering and braking control. This was accompanied by a rapid cascade of critical system alerts on the primary display, including “abs malfunction,” “stability control disabled,” and “steering assist reduced/disabled. ” most critically, the vehicle exhibited sudden unintended acceleration (sua), increasing speed in direct opposition to the driver’s physical application of the brake pedal. This resulted in a near-miss where the driver narrowly avoided a construction crew.
This vehicle has massive and unbearable static electrical shock when the car stopped and trying to close the door as metal body of the car. And I have several videos showing the electric shocks the auto pilot stop the vehicle on the highway for no reason that’s put the passenger in serious rear collision.
23v-838 this recall made my car less safe, you should not have forced this change on my car I do not like it. It makes the car unsafe.
As I was trying to make a turn into the parking lot of a convenient store, my Tesla Model X started accelerating suddenly and unintendedly without my foot being on the accelerator. I kept pressing on the brake to stop the car, but it would not stop. I had no control and while it accelerated for 15-20 yards eventually it hit two other cars that were parked there. This happened so quickly. We all were terrified and shocked as I could not stop it from accelerating. I kept yelling "it is not stopping" to the person seating on the passenger side. I am confident that I did not press the accelerator pedal. The car was not on autopilot. My initial speed was probably 5 miles/hour, but it accelerated so suddenly that four airbags deployed, and the car is not drivable. Insurance company is evaluating whether the car is repairable, but I am afraid of driving with this car again until the problem is found and fixed. This could have turned to a major tragedy.
Traveling south on I 5in CA on 2/27, weather and road were clear, speed 70 mph, the car suddenly ceased to maintain it's set speed and decelerated rapidly. At 70 mph with vehicles right behind me closely following, this is safety hazard. Same problem on return trip home northbound on CA 101 - destination brentwood, CA. Third occurrence was on CA 246 - same problems but at 60 mph.
While on regular cruise control (not autopilot), our Model X will abruptly decelerate. This has happened before. Usually on highways I. Road trips.
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The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that after his wife had entered the parked vehicle and the driver door was still open, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration, causing the vehicle to drive over a curb, into a ravine and then crash into a tree. No warning lights were illuminated. A police report was not filed due to the contact's wife not sustaining injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it remained awaiting diagnosis and repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
This happened with my new Tesla Model X plaid with installed self drive software. The autopilot or self drive mode was not enabled when the incident happened. Turning into a parking spot at a target superstore, (next to a damaged at the rear end car, parked to the left of the spot I was pulling into), the car went out of control with unintended acceleration as if the car's emergency evasion system got activated unintentionally. It went over the curb and made a turn on it's own on the grassed divider and came to a stop on it's own, while I was trying to apply breaks all along. It caused damage to other cars but fortunately no people were harmed. This incident happened end of July of 2022 and I have since repeatedly tried to get answers from Tesla. There have been multiple other incidents of unintended acceleration reported by other drivers of Tesla with two incidents resulting in loss of lives. My car finally got repaired and has been released to me saying they have tested and found it safe to drive although I was told with regards to my incident "the engineering case is still open with no resolution at this point". I had requested a master technician to check my car but that has not been arranged yet. I have repeatedly contacted the local Tesla service center manager who has not been able to get an answer from her team with regards to the cause of the problem but at the same time was told that the current issues do not warrant repurchase of the car like I had requested.
Travelling at highway speed with cruise control on, the brakes came on hard as if there was an upcoming collision, slowing the car by 25-30 mph. But there was no car or obstacle ahead of mine. I was able to immediately accelerate back to speed without further incident. And fortunately, the cars behind me were able to slow down without hitting me. This is the third (3rd) time this has happened. The previous was less than two weeks ago on city streets without cruise control and I don't remember the first which happened shortly after getting the car in March 2022. I noticed that others have had a similar experience, which led me to submit this report.
Vehicle repeatedly applied the brakes while on cruise control. This sometimes seemed to be a response to other vehicles approaching in the oncoming traffic lane, but sometimes seemed totally unexpected. Once, the vehicle even sounded the collision alarm when no collision danger was present. If someone had been following me closely, the inexplicable braking could have caused an accident. A search of Tesla forums shows this is a common problem with these vehicles.