Body problems of the 2020 Tesla Model Y

On three separate occaisions the back left door panel has slipped from its position and caused the door to not be able to open either from the inside or outside. It requires repair each time. This is extremely dangerous for the back seat passengers as they are not able to exit the car and it can't be forced open and requires a technician. I have asked Tesla to fix it, but it appears to be a design flaw and it is a known flaw. There are no warning lights. The vehicle has been looked at each time and each technician has said that the clips pop out and they do a car each week or so.

While driving on the freeway the autopilot kept turning on, I would immediately turn the autopilot off. The autopilot came on and turned my steering wheel to the left into the highway barrier, thus causing me to take a corrective action. The weather on the freeway way wet and traffic was moderate. The monitor displayed autopilot, which I turned off many during my trip as I am not comfortable with autopilot . I have an insurance claim as there was extensive damage to my car.

Rear door is stuck and does not open, nor will the emergency release in the door, when activated, allow it to open. Poses a significant danger to anyone in the backseat, or if trying to get a child out from the backseat, say in the event of an accident on the opposite side. This must be addressed via a recall ASAP, or there will be serious consequences eventually.

Rear passenger side door was not able to be opened. Tesla service came out and fixed it. A door panel came loose and got wedged on the body seal. He was able to pry the door open and resecure the body seal. He said it happens frequently on this model car. It is a safety issue as if there was an accident (or other reason) someone needed to quickly get out of the car and that was the exit door they would be trapped. It is possible to kick the door open, but hard in a Tesla Model Y rear seat/door as there is no manual door handle, just an electronic button. It would be very hard for a young or old person to press that button and kick at door, making it impossible for them to escape. Tesla needs to redesign the door panel and add a manual door handle like the front doors have.

The welding link on the frunk is broken and while driving the frunk is pressing down while driving the car.

We were trying to park the car at costco parking lot on Jan 14th, 2022 in the early afternoon. A car had pulled out of a parking spot and indicated us to move forward in that spot. When we tried to move forward,the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit three other cars. The airbags did not come on. We have asked Tesla to look into this and are awaiting a response. There was damage to front end, both bumpers, hoods, front grill etc. The accident was reported to the police, insurance company and Tesla. The vehicle was towed to Tesla dealership and then was sent to another repair facility, gerber collision in beria, ohio.

I think regenerative braking makes the Tesla y fishtail and swerve when driving in snow, ice or slippery surfaces when you decelerate or go downhill. The regenerative brakes cause the car to suddenly brake in snow or ice. If you brake suddenly in snow in a normal car, you may swerve, and this swerving is worse if the car is turned slightly. A friend swerved suddenly going downhill in wa in a snow storm. He recovered by lightly touching the accelerator. My Tesla y spun 90 degrees when I took foot off accelerator in snowstorm in ri and I was able to recover. Minutes later on expressway at 25 mph, I took foot off accelerator and the car spun 180 degrees and hit a guard rail. In the chevy bolt owners manual, under winter driving, the first bullet point they make is to put the car in d--which turns off regenerative braking. You can reduce the amount of regenerative braking on a Tesla, but you can not turn it off. Under driving in winter on the Tesla on the website, there is no mention of reducing the regenerative braking in snow or ice. I think any ev with regenerative braking is at risk of spinning out in snow, ice or on slick surfaces.

Rear passenger doors do not have an easily accessible/marked interior emergency manual latch release. In the event that power is lost to the vehicle, one must remove a mat in the door pocket, pry open a cover, and pull an unlabeled cable to release the door latch. This is also the case in at least the Tesla model 3, don't know about x and s. The front doors have a separate handle above the window control on the armrest for manual emergency release, but this is not present on the rear doors. The hidden release is not something that a rear seat passenger, especially a child, would be reasonably expected to be capable of operating in the event of an emergency, and could lead to entrapment if the front doors are not openable due to accident damage.

I was in a parking garage next to my work and was parking between two cars, I was coming to a complete stop when my car suddenly accelerated and hit the pillar on the left side. It was only a few seconds and I applied the brakes and put the car on park. This is a brand new car with less than 500 miles on it. I felt that the car suddenly accelerated when I was completely stopping. Later, I found out that this has been reported with other Tesla vehicles in a parking garage similar to my situation. Tesla still has not provided the report to me saying it is proprietary information, but take no responsibility. Damages has cost me almost $10,000. I have been driving for more than 30 years and I have a perfect driving record.

October 8 2020, 5:00pm. Heavy traffic on I-5 north at anaheim, CA near harbor blvd/ball rd exit. I had just changed lanes to the right in preparation to take the exit. Due to heavy traffic, my speed was approximately 10 mph. Immediately after settling to the new lane, Toyota rav4 in front of me brakes aggressively. I was about 6 ft from this car, and immediately pressed my Tesla y brake pedal hard in an attempt to avoid collision. But, my Tesla y would not stop. The wheels did not lock into full braking. Tesla's automatic emergency braking did not engage, and its collision warning system did not alert me. As I am pressing the brake pedal hard, all I can do is to witness that we will collide. None of Tesla y's safety features engaged to save me from this collision.

I was slowly pulling the Tesla Model Y, VIN #[xxx], on Tuesday morning, September 1, at approximately 11:15am. I was about 3 feet from the front of the garage when the car without my prompting suddenly rapidly accelerated into the cabinets and ruined them along with the wall they were hung on, removing the wall from the foundation. This also caused considerable damage to the car which only had approximately 450 miles driven on it. We also own a Tesla model 3 which I have driven extensively therefore making me very familiar with the Tesla drive train. In no way was this any type of operator error as Tesla has suggested after their review of the vehicle data. This is clearly a design flaw with this car and thankfully there were no serious injuries associated with the crash. I am extremely shaken up by the incident and won't ever feel confident driving that car again. Photos of the damage are available for review. Redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).