general problems of the 2022 Tesla Model Y - part 1

Car was on fsd software version 2026. 8. 6 car had trouble centering itself in the lane (so it does a “ping pong effect”) which I believe caused the car to lose control no others cars involved no injuries lo and behold, 2 days later a software update (2026. 8. 6. 1) to correct this issue is issued by Tesla I have dashcam and footage of the accident which shows car was on fsd and also shows the “ping pong effect”.

Tesla Model Y performance with 47,000 miles. Driver's side, rear passanger door would not open. No accident or damage to the car or car door. Door could not be opened from the inside nor the outside with the handle. Issue: the emergency door release in the pocket of the door failed to release and open the door.

The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while charging the vehicle or using the onboard navigation system to search for a charging station, the entire infotainment central processing unit shut down unintendedly. The contact stated that there was an abnormally low humming sound, and approximately 30-seconds later the infotainment screen shut down unintendedly. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer where the battery and the coolant system were checked. The contact was advised by the dealer that they were not able to isolate the failure and needed to run additional diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 22v296000 (back over prevention, equipment); however, when the dealer was contacted about the recall, the contact was advised there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

1. Incident description (fsd failure) "while operating the vehicle using fsd (supervised) on December 30, 2025, at approximately [time], the vehicle failed to detect and completely ran through a red light/stop light at the intersection of [street name] and [cross street]. I had to take over the vehicle to avoid a potential collision. The system did not provide a warning or attempt to brake for the traffic signal. " 2. Control failure (sliding/steering) "under low-speed conditions (approximately 13 mph), the vehicle suffered an uncontrolled loss of traction and directional stability. The traction control system (tcs) failed to intervene or stabilize the car. I was forced to perform a manual steering intervention to correct the slide and maintain my lane. This occurred at [location/address]. " 3. Hardware/exit concern (door) "the vehicle has a mechanical defect in the [front/rear] door. It requires excessive physical force (hard slamming) to latch properly. I am concerned that in an emergency, the door may fail to open or close correctly, posing a safety risk to passengers. " 4. Summary of risk "I no longer feel safe operating this vehicle. The combination of an autonomous driving system that ignores traffic signals and a stability system that fails at school-zone speeds makes this vehicle a life-threatening hazard to myself and others on the road. ".

Full self driving caused my Tesla to enter an intersection while the light was red. The fsd stopped at the red light on Monday Dec. 22. 2025 at 9:37 am. After a few moments is began to drive from the correct stop and enter the intersection while the traffic light was red. I had to manually take control to prevent it from continuing thru.

My 2022 Model Y, 213k miles, battery health 77%, no issues until beginning of November 2025. After Tesla’s update, bms_a079 popped up, capped charge at 22%. No dead cells, no imbalance—pure software bug remotely triggered by Tesla. Service refused written diagnosis, only said ‘nine thousand dollars for new battery. Risk of stranding.

Tesla dashcam fails to record the accident. I have requested data from Tesla; however, all the related data (call, messages) I obtained on the date is missing.

Stress crack appeared starting at edge after no apparent exterior damage or external factors.

Vehicle 2022 Tesla Model Y awd with long range battery (steel grey) VIN: 7saygdee4nf387514 license plate: 9kmb588 state: CA production date: 03/2022 incident date/time: September 20, 2025 ~7:30 am location: [city, CA] description: while using Tesla’s full self-driving (fsd), the vehicle approached a construction zone with a red light. The car slowed as if preparing to stop, then suddenly veered toward the side of the road and struck a construction barrier/pole. The maneuver was unexpected and occurred too quickly to prevent impact. This raises concerns about fsd’s ability to handle construction zones, traffic signals, and obstacles. Injury/property damage: vehicle declared a total loss. Driver sustained neck and back injuries. Request: I am reporting this as a potential safety defect and request NHTSA investigate whether Tesla’s fsd has deficiencies in detecting/handling construction zones and signals in these conditions. Complainant contact: paulo romez phone: 530-262-1185 email: pauloromez@gmail. Com.

Subject: complaint – Tesla north hollywood service visit on Aug 30 date: August 30, 2025 time: around 12:25 pm location: Tesla north hollywood service center advisor: anthony I visited the Tesla service center to report issues with my car: possible seat belt problem in the back seat (my two kids sit there) front and rear windows sometimes stop working I spoke with anthony explained the issues and showed him the video I recorded it clearly show seat belt and windows malfunction . Tesla security cameras will confirm this. He smiled and asked if we wore seat belts. I said yes. He asked me to go to the car, but he didn’t inspect anything. I asked him again to check, and he said there’s nothing he can do unless the problem is happening right now. Then he walked away. This was very disappointing, especially because this is a safety concern involving children. No inspection was done, and my concerns were dismissed.

Hello. I brought my Tesla y to Tesla service local at 7077 w. Sahara av. , las vegas, nv. To fix noise in the breaks on Aug 28, 2025, after that on the same day I went to drive Tesla and I started feeling severe ear pressure, heart pressures, severe body pain from high emf exposure, also severe electric shocks from the floor, seats, back of the seat, wheel, it has been constantly ongoing for already 6 six month since Aug 28, 2025. It’s when ever I am getting inside my car, driving, or just when it’s parked, I feel all that severe pain in the body, severe ear pressure, severe heart pressure, pain in hands, legs from high emf exposure inside Tesla, also electric shocks from the floor, back of the seat, seat, wheel. My Tesla y caused severe damaged t my health. I have all those symptoms and pain only when I am inside the car, when I am not in the car, I don’t feel any pain, and I don’t feel all of those severe symptoms and pain in my body. I have this car from 2024, it was perfectly fine, except that during hot season in vegas, when the temperature is above 80 f, the glass roof got extremely hot, and it burned my head severely despite I cover with sun protector glass roof. But besides that I didn’t have any issues with my Tesla y. Only after I brought my car to Tesla service on Aug 28. 2025, same day Tesla started causing me severe pain from high emf and high voltage causing electric shocks. I contacted local Tesla service many times and tried to address this issues. They didn’t help. I got response from Tesla manager at w. Sahara “ hope it will resolve by itself”:(( no one addressed this issue seriously. I noticed, every time I broght my Tesla y to local Tesla services here in las vegas, the emf exposure and electric shocks became even more extreme, worst like a 100 times more:(( I honestly after these horrific experience with local Tesla services I dont trust those Tesla techs anymore. Please help and conduct high emf and high voltage inspections for my car!.

On July 22, 2025, at about 6:30 pm in a western suburb of illinois, on a hot, humid, sunny evening after my car had sat in direct sun all day, my 2022 Tesla Model Y long range (dual motor awd) suffered a total electrical failure. As I walked up, the car unlocked automatically with my phone key as usual. I placed my dog in the back seat, closed that door, and immediately tried to open the driver’s/front door—but it would not open. The phone key failed, and the backup key card at the b-pillar also failed to unlock the car. I then tried resetting and reconnecting my phone key through the Tesla app, but nothing worked. There were no 12-v or low-voltage warnings on the display or app. I could not find a phone number or live help in the Tesla app; my son and I searched youtube for guidance but could not fix it. My dog was trapped inside in dangerous heat, so I called 911. Police first tried a slim-jim tool without success and then broke the driver’s window to reach in and open the front door, but the rear doors and windows remained inoperative. The dog was in the car for 30 to 45 minutes before the window was broken. Once inside, I found that the front seats would not move forward or backward, none of the windows would not roll down, and the rear doors would not open from inside. It took another 30 to clear enough glass to evacuate my 75-lb dog through the front seats; we both sustained cuts, and I sprained my ankle. The event was traumatic and posed a serious heat-injury risk (~85 °f ambient, interior >110 °f within minutes). Police documented the incident. Tesla service center (naperville IL) later confirmed a 12-v failure as the cause, replaced the 12-v battery with an upgraded model under warranty, and repaired the driver’s window and door trim. Tesla insurance was notified the next morning but closed the claim and covered repairs under warranty. No warnings appeared until the following morning, when a low-voltage alert appeared in my Tesla app when being serviced.

I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane using fsd (full self driving). The car attempted to merge into another Tesla in the lane to my right. I immediately took over control and pressed on the brake to prevent a high speed accident. At that speed the car almost totally lost control. My friend and I could easily have died. We both felt the car just tried to kill us.

Tail gate hinges will easily bend when the tailgate is closed manually during failure to power close. Tesla refuses the repair and states that vehicle owner will need to take vehicle to collision center to replace hinge even though no collision is involved. Resolution is to replace hinges and align door which Tesla refuses to do under warranty.

On April 18th, 2025, I dropped off my 2022 Tesla Model Y at Tesla collision center (paramus, NJ) after a minor accident. I later revoked consent for any repairs via email. Despite this, Tesla performed major body and paint work without my permission. No signed work order exists. The repairs were unauthorized and proceeded without my knowledge or approval until this day. These changes now risk altering my VIN history and vehicle safety records. I’m concerned this constitutes falsified documentation and could affect resale value, title accuracy, and liability in future accidents. I was never shown a repair summary or given the chance to approve or decline service. Even after I sent a formal cease-and-desist letter on June 6, 2025, Tesla towed my rental vehicle on June 4 (without warning), which I had been using through Tesla insurance. My personal belongings were inside. The timing suggests retaliation for revoking consent and demanding documentation. There were no mechanical failures or warning lights before this, but my concern is that Tesla falsified records & carried out structural work under my VIN without my legal consent. That poses serious risk to my safety and consumer transparency. The work was done by Tesla’s own collision center. The vehicle is available for inspection. I request NHTSA to review Tesla’s repair authorization practices and investigate whether unauthorized repairs, falsified VIN records, or retaliation have occurred in my case and others. This incident reflects broader safety concerns around Tesla’s internal repair authorization system, which may allow collision centers to proceed without documented customer consent. If vehicle repairs are being logged under owner records without approval, this poses risk to accident liability, insurance disputes, and NHTSA transparency. I request a formal investigation into Tesla’s repair authorization practices and how they affect vehicle safety, ownership rights, and regulatory compliance. Thank you.

On April 14,2025 my 2022 Tesla Model Y caught on fire while charging. The fire started from underneath the car near the trunk. The fire burned the side of my house as well. The fire department ruled it as an electrical fire due to the battery.

Any of categories are matching with my issue. 3 1/2 years old, 64,000 miles Tesla Model Y, ecu, which controls full self driving , and drive assist system, is fault right after warranty expires. The replacement cost is $2,800. Does it make sense that ecu fault on the owner? it is only 3 1/2 years old car. It is definitely defective part, but Tesla service is not replace for free. I am concerning if ecu fails while I am driving.

Phantom braking event on highway. Going about 65 miles an hour. It slammed on the brakes. Car is on latest software. I have the video clip whet it shows me trying to get the car under control.

I experienced a safety issue with my Tesla vehicle where the automatic window and locking system malfunctioned. While the car was stationary, my baby was looking out of the window, and suddenly, the car locked itself and the window began closing automatically. Despite the presence of my baby near the window, the obstacle detection system did not respond, and the window continued to close. It seems the detection system is designed to sense firm or hard objects but fails to recognize softer or smaller obstructions, such as a child’s head or hand. This poses a significant safety risk, especially for young children. I urge NHTSA to investigate the following: 1. The sensitivity and reliability of Tesla’s obstacle detection system for power windows. 2. Whether this issue meets the required safety standards for automatic windows. 3. Potential updates or recalls needed to address this safety concern. This is a critical issue that requires immediate attention to ensure the safety of passengers, especially children, in Tesla vehicles.

On Friday 10/11 at 10:45 a. M I was in traffic on day street in moreno valley, California. This was the third time I experienced a sudden unintended acceleration with my Tesla. I would have hit the car in front of me, but I was able to swerve into an island on my left to avoid the car. The car went over the curve and stopped. I am unsure what happened but after my prior experiences, I knew how to react. Had I not reacted swiftly, I would have hit the car in front of me. There were no warning messages. I have an appointment with Tesla on wed 10/26. When this happened the first time, they claimed there was nothing wrong with the car, but I think they are not looking hard enough. I am aware of a voltage problem that other Tesla owners have experienced that can lead to sudden unintended acceleration.

The ota firmware update required to correct the recall #24v-554 is not available to me. My Tesla control panel says that my vehicle is up-to-date on software. The NHTSA site says it is not. What should I do?.

I have only driven my car for 10k miles in past 2 years. I have been on 3 long trips only. Every trip has become scary because one or the other tire turns flat right on busy highways with my little kids in it. I have had one replacement and two repairs on the only long trips I made. No other car I have have had any flat tires till date on the same routes in past 10 years. Tesla vehicles are heavy and they make tires prone to this posing a safety hazard. Tesla should either publicly announce this or give some solution since if known no one would want to take this vehicle with this kind of risk. I have asked Tesla technicians and it seems it does not matter what company's tire it is.

On [xxx] we charged enough more than 80% limit to travel towards knoxville . The vehicle indicated we have enough charge to reach knoxville supercharger. Kindly note our vehicle has set like that it can’t go more than 80mph. While we’re closer to severville, the vehicle still indicated that I need to drive to knoxville but indicated battery percentage will be -2% means we will not be able to drive safely and reach knoxville supercharge as family and might be stranded in middle of night somewhere without any help and safety compromised. This is series issue in vehicle diagnostic and projection while driving it and trusting to take us to right place with proper guidance to supercharger availability. It created a great panic to our family in middle of night. This has to be investigated for misguiding the customers about mileage model-y can go and it’s capability to project supercharger availability to safely drive with family. We panicked and found out supercharger [xxx] in [xxx] in sevierville that model-y will not route or guide us to get charged. This caused reliability and approvals to let such vehicle to be sold which can put everyone at risk. What if we didn’t find our self the charger and vehicle suddenly stopped in middle of traffic that could have caused accident or rear-ending. It’s serious safety issue that vehicle is not evaluating and projecting right information to travel on road. I have taken pictures while this happened and can attach them. Also we all can witness evidence on this whole safety problem we experienced. Reporting this to ensure no other citizen should be put thru such safety issue on a vehicle that runs in american soil. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Here is what happened. I was traveling on a narrow winding two-lane road at night when, desiring to see the information on the current drive, I reached down to the lower left corner of the touchscreen to change the small sub-panel located there. It was on the music panel so I swiped to the left to change to the trip information panel. As soon as I swiped to the left my lights went out and I'm driving in total darkness! in complete fear of running off the road I managed to stop and switch on the 4-way flashers. Someone that had been following me went on around about the time I got the flashes on. Fortunately, I had stopped still on the road and pretty much on my side. (it could have been much worse!) quite scared and flustered I managed to get the lights switched back on. I don't remember, but I must have used the normal lighting control buttons on the main touchscreen panel. For a while I had no idea how it happened but eventually figured it out. Whenever you change your lights with the turn-signal stalk (go to dim, to bright or flash them) a small sub-panel pops up in the lower left corner of the touchscreen with all the light control buttons. It stays for about 4 seconds and goes away automatically. So, if you reach down to start or pause the music a few seconds after dimming you lights, your headlights go off - the off button falls where the play/pause button was located a few seconds before. But its much worse than that. You can also simply swipe to the left (what I had done) and the row of lighting buttons act like a slider! the lights can go from auto to off without warning, no confirmation needed! answers to the five questions follow. - this problem certainly appears to be a design flaw in the touchscreen user interface so can be reproduced and inspected. - we could have crashed or been hit by other vehicles resulting in injury or death. - no - no - no warning whatsoever. Please don't write this off as "operator error". That would be irresponsible.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request: my drivere side door fails to open every time. The cold weather feature in the Tesla app claims to pop open the door so you can grab the door to fully open only to get stuck closed. This also happens when attempting to exit the Tesla. The passenger side drivers door also does not open every time. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? has been in for service many times. Concern does not replicate except at time of pickup of vehicle. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? yes failure to open door. Also if you are in full self driving and come to a emergency stop: the vehicle is suppost to open the door and put the vehicle in park. The vehicle only puts it into park and have to press the button multiple times to open the door. It gets stuck.

Tesla will not fix: Tesla pushed a spring software update which introduces risk to pedestrians and risk of accident including rear-ending. In the past an image of the car is on the left side of the screen and a large map is on the right side of the screen. With this update, the map is removed from the right side of the screen when not in gear. If the car is in gear it remains on the screen. To setup adas destination it now works best if you have the car in gear. If the car is in park you have only full screen car image and extra steps to get the large map. If you voice command destination you may never see the map until driving on road. You should be driving at that point not interacting with the screen. Accident and pedestrians at risk while using screen. For instance if you get in the car and issue a voice command to destination with only one location the tiny map image in the far upper right corner of the screen displays a route so small and completely without detail it could be wrong but you just assume it is correct because it will take extra user interface interaction to make it large enough to tell what it is actually going to do. You put the car in reverse and back into the street, put the car in drive and now you get the full size map, route, destination for the first time and route is wrong. When in park, interacting with the map you don't really know what will cause the map to go away and be replaced by the car image. Can happen if you change destination entry. The map is removed from the screen every time you put the car in park. Now a big problem. If you are driving and decide maybe I should go to a different destination first and you pull over and put the car in park the map is removed from the screen again and the destination remains unchanged. You either fight the propensity to replace the map with the car image or don't put the car in park. To prevent the car screen from replacing the map unpredictably you have to keep the car in gear.

Collision while using summon feature on a Tesla. I was parked, rear end in, in a parking stall at work. A minivan was parked, front end in, in the stall adjacent to me. The two cars were facing opposite directions with the drivers side of each car next to each other. As I approached my car, from a distance of about 100ft, I used the Tesla app to summon my car to me. I pressed and held down the "come to me" button and my car lights went on and the car began moving forward then made a sudden, unexpected sharp left turn before pulling out of the stall. The turn was too sharp and a collision was imminent. I let the button go on the app, but it was too late and my drivers side back door panel scraped the rear drivers side bumper of the minivan next to me. I got into the car, manually backed up and surveyed the damage. I thought it was minor, but I reported it to the minivan owner. Due to an estimate of damage in the several thousand dollar range, I filed a claim with my insurance company. They repaired the damage to the minivan. I deferred any repair to my own car because I thought it was minimal. No injuries occurred as the result of this collision. I did not mention the use of the summon feature when I reported this collision to my insurance company. I simply mentioned that I hit the car next to me pulling out of a parking stall and that the fault was mine.

I took Tesla to arbitration over defects and deceptive practices and their legal representative committed fraud by playing my own dashcam video and muting it so you couldn’t hear the auditory warnings the car makes when it makes errors. In this case the car was driving itself into oncoming traffic and stopping on the highway for non existent stop signs. I have reported this to the florida bar and florida state attorney office ashley moody who is now investigating.

The (part:rear aero shield(1498771-00-e) screw - hex -m6x16(1484170-00-a) and also the (part:diffuser rear fascia(1494007-00-b) screw - hex - m6x16(1484170-00-a) rvt push - pull 8x18x20. 0). On June,05,2024 there was a storm and there was flood areas. I drove the vehicle while passing these parts came out because water underneath removed them. The manufacturer did not tight the screws correctly and water caused detachment underneath behind the electric battery where the rear electric motor is located. I reported this and schedule a service appointment but Tesla the manufacturer said they will not cover this under warranty. This is not fair. This should be secure and safe and not detached on its own when water hits it. This should be cover under the manufacturer warranty.

On two occasions, the Tesla hijacked 911 calls during emergencies. One time I was inside someone's house talking to 911. Suddenly I was cut off. The 911 call was hijacked by the Tesla and the person in the car did not understand how to respond to the emergency. On the second occasion, I was outside the vehicle, but the windows were open. I called 911 and was talking to them, but then the Tesla hijacked the call. I tried to continue the conversation through the open windows of the car, but this route of communication suddenly stopped. I changed to speakerphone and was able to complete the call through my phone. Tesla states that all car systems that use bluetooth (Tesla, apple carplay) have this feature and that all is operating normally. (I guess if all employees steal from their employer, all is normal when someone steals from their employer. ) Tesla says that before making a call, someone would have to disconnect bluetooth or unpair the phone from the car. But that is not the solution. Tesla should use, for example, the in vehicle camera to determine if someone is in the vehicle before hijacking the phone call through bluetooth and there should be an active prompt for Tesla to take over the call. Since bluetooth is needed in order to unlock the vehicle, it is not a good solution to force users to turn bluetooth on and off on the phone. Tesla indicated that they would log the complaint, but kept saying that since every other car did this they would probably not take corrective action.

I just got t-boned in my 2022 Model Y performance. I got out of the vehicle which wasn't in terrible condition, in fact the left side of the vehicle was still perfect and the doors worked fine. I had my dog with me and everyone was okay, but I opened my door and the back passenger door to grab a jacket and check on my dog. I shut the doors to make sure he didn't run out and was a bit out of it because of the accident impact so I took a moment to compose myself. . All of the car's lights flickered and then the electric cut off leaving the doors completely locked and inoperable even though they had just been used moments before and were not damaged in the accident. I had to climb in through a shattered glass window to get my dog as all the doors wouldn't open from the outside and I was unable to access the glove box, nor pry it open because the electricity was out and the impact caused that door to make the side panel to unlock the glove box manually accessible. If the car did catch fire or an occupant were bleeding out: anyone inside, unconscious, would be unable to use the manually release and would be burned alive while people pull on doors that won't open that were undamaged in the accident and working 60 seconds before. From what I have read the only solution would be to jump the car using the 12v battery in the frunk of which the tow company and emergency responders were not familiar with.

In the Tesla full self-drive adaptive cruise control system the set speed arbitrarily and abruptly drops from the set speed to 40 mph on an interstate highway. In other words, if set to 70 it will drop instantly to 40 mph for no reason.

I was sideswiped by another vehicle which just joined our direction of traffic coming out of a cutout. As soon as I saw the vehicle moving fast from inside the cutout to join our direction and into my lane, I immediately decided to move to the lane next to me. I was at the leftmost lane at the time. Halfway into the lane I just felt the violent impact of the other vehicle hitting us. My wife and I were shaken so bad, we were shocked and terrified at what just happened and what else might happen to us. I felt like we were travelling on the front wheels with our rear end up in the air. Next thing we knew, the car stopped in front of a tree. Our iphones and the our car's phone called 911. We were pulled out of the car and taken immediately into an ambulance and orange global hospital, where we stayed for about 2 days. X rays, CT scan and mri were taken. Note: a rod sticking out from the floor hit my wife during the accident. This rod was connected to the wheel and was not supposed to be stick out inside the car during an accident! I believe that a default in car design caused this rod to hit my wife , which caused so much pain, doctors compared her bruised ribs to broken ribs!!.

I was using the summon feature and the vehicle scraped another car. The safety features that keep the vehicle from hitting an object did not work.

The front license plate holder, which is attached to the vehicle with two strips of double-sided adhesive tape, became detached while driving on the highway. This occurred while driving on the highway without any prior collision or impact that could have caused such damage. The detachment resulted in damage to the vehicle’s paint on the bumper, dislodgement of the ultrasonic parking sensor, and the license plate holder itself flying off the vehicle. I have ordered a replacement plate at my expense. Safety concerns: there was no prior warning or indication of instability of the license plate holder. Tesla’s provided literature does not include instructions for regular checks or maintenance of the plate frame, nor are there warnings against the potential risks of car washes on the adhesive’s integrity. Previous incidents: online forums and discussions among Tesla owners reveal multiple instances of similar occurrences, indicating a pattern that suggests a potential defect in the design or materials used for the license plate holder’s attachment. Response from manufacturer: upon contacting Tesla regarding the incident, I was informed that they consider this situation akin to a collision and hold me solely responsible for all repairs. Despite the availability of video footage and telemetry data from my vehicle that could confirm the absence of a collision, Tesla has declined to utilize these resources to investigate the incident further. Requested action: I urge the NHTSA to consider the potential safety hazards posed by the detachment of the front license plate holder on Tesla vehicles. An investigation into the frequency and circumstances of these incidents could be warranted to ensure the safety of Tesla vehicle owners and the driving public.