52 problems related to wiper have been reported for the 2023 Tesla Model Y. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2023 Tesla Model Y based on all problems reported for the 2023 Model Y.
Steering got locked and stiffened in middle of the road in traffic. Had to call 911 to help me to move my car. This was scary as it could have lead to crash or accident. Some time front wiper is automatically wiping in dry summer days which is sometimes blocks the view while driving. Had to switch off the auto mode for wiper.
The auto wiper system of the Tesla y failed miserably in a torrential downpour while traveling on a major highway on the east coast. The wipers were working fine but after the downpour they simply stopped working. Fortunately, we were able to pull to the side of the road, get on the touchscreen and manually turn them on. We did not use the “auto” mode of the wipers again on our trip. There is a serious defect on the auto mode on our y!.
When driving 60+ mph, the driver side view mirror vibrates. This causes the mirror to show a blurry image and impacts the safety of seeing vehicles on the left side/rear. There isn’t a current issue with passenger side view mirror. I brought this to the dealer and they acknowledge that it is an issue they are aware of, but there is no fix.
Brand new vehicle, the vehicle cameras do not seem to be conveying the correct information to the control systems resulting in all related safety features like forward collision, parking assist, lane departure, automatic wipers, adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning, green light chime, etc are not working. In the last few months these features have not been operational for more than a few days. This is a major safety flaw with this vehicle and the local dealer is unable or unwilling to help.
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? — driver’s side rear view mirror. Mirror vibrates to a point where rear view is blurred and no longer clearly visible to driver. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? no event, however I have been unable to clearly see traffic behind me when traveling 60mph+ due this defect. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes, I have taken it to the Tesla dealership in raleigh, nc 3 times for the same issue. They have openly acknowledged the defect across all Model Y’s and have no fix. The team tightened the mirror, replaced the mirror, added padding behind without any luck. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? yes, I drove the vehicle with a Tesla mechanic at the Tesla dealer in raleigh, nc— he acknowledged the defect. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? this is a day 0 manufacturing issue since I purchased the vehicle.
Repetitive phantom braking. Happens quite often. Three time today on the intestate. I had cruise control set at 71mph and without any vehicle or obstacles in the area the car hard breaked from 71 down to 40. I have it on video.
I purchased a brand new Tesla Model Y, I noticed that the left (driver) side mirror is shaking violently so that I can only see a blurred image while driving over 60mph. Since I don't do a lot of long distance driving I noticed the problem at our first family trip, which created a great deal of safety concern. I reported the problem to the Tesla sterling service center, at my first visit the technician verified the problem and I was told this is a "common and a known problem" so my mirror was replaced under warranty. But, at my following first long distance trip I noticed the same exact problem persisting. I contacted the same Tesla sterling service center. Following took place: 1. At my validation drive the technician told me he can see the problem 2. After we returned to the service center, the technician noted "there is no problem" and Tesla sterling service center marked my appointment as "fixed, no problem". 3. I contacted the service center and expressed my surprise, explained what I heard from the technician. 4. They did do further investigation and reported a bent wheel. 5. The service center didn't fix the problem by replacing the wheel, they put the blame on me by saying "I must have gone into a pothole" by creating a good deal of damaging pressure, hence a bent wheel. 6. I asked for pictures of the wheel and the tire, and I am attaching them to this msg. It is clear from these pictures there is no external damage to the tire or the wheel, so it must be the case that Tesla must have put faulty wheels on a brand new car and shipped it to me this way. Tesla sterling service center didn't replace the bent wheel, even though they kept the car in the service center for 6 days, indicating the wheel is not under warranty. I spoke to friends and family, I heard similar stories. I strongly believe that Tesla ships new cars with faulty wheels and Tesla needs to fix the problem. A bent wheel, which causing a mirror tho shake is a safety problem, a big one.
When driving using basic autopilot (I. E. , adaptive cruise control), the windshield wipers will often be automatically activated when not needed. This is damaging the windshield, the wipers, and very distracting. It makes the car much less drivable in these conditions and a safety hazard, as I'm trying to figure out how to turn off the wipers, distracting me from the road. Happens often. Basically, the point is this: it is frequently the case that I as the driver have no control over the windshield wipers.
This vehicle forces the “automatic wiper” setting to be on whenever cruise control is engaged. Wipers will come on randomly when there is no rain or when wipers are not necessary. Yesterday it happened over 30 times on a dry day distracting the driver and finally we just had to drive without any cruise control or driver assist functions on, which increases the changes of not maintaining a safe and constant speed along with lane keeping in some circumstances. I live in a rural area with lots of bugs and dust. When wipers actuate unnecessarily it smears bugs all over the window decreasing visibility and eventually scratching the glass from the wipers grinding dust into the windshield. We clean the windshield often but can’t stop during the middle of a trip to clean the windshield whenever a bug hits the sensor. I’ve placed a service ticket in to Tesla and they state the system is functioning as designed and refuse to address this safety issue. Please help. I’m happy to help NHTSA in any way possible. This is an easy software fix for Tesla to simply allow cruise control without automatic wipers, but they refuse. Auto wipers in many cases can be less safe than manual as as soon as they come on the driver is scrambling to fumble with the touchscreen to get them off before they decrease visibility.
I bought this car on March 2023. The windshield blades won't stop running on auto. I kept it turned off, but when I engage the adaptive cruise control, it goes back on and I can't turn it off. I made a service request on may 10 and Tesla cancelled the appointment saying the issue was resolved because it was a software issue, not a hardward issue. I was advised that wait for over the air update. I have had 3 over the air updates and the issues continuous. This is no my first Tesla and this was never a software problem with my previous car. I also have another Tesla y 2021 that doesn't have the problem either. I have contacted Tesla again and they don't have a solution. One of the main reason I keep buying Teslas is because I have problems with my arms and need to use the adaptive cruise control with lane centring to easy my arm pain. It is a feature I bought and it has to work otherwise I don't want this car. What seems to be easy it is become a problem. I always happen to get disconnected when talking to people at Tesla. They must really have phone problems.
Drivers side mirror glass vibrates while driving causing blurry image, and has done so since vehicle was new. Tesla service center indicated that it is working as designed. However the passenger side mirror doesn’t vibrate at all and the image is perfect. This is an active problem on my vehicle that Tesla cannot repair. Tesla needs to develop a fix for the drivers side mirror. According to various internet discussion boards, this appears to be a common problem.
Auto wiper not functioning properly heavy rain with low speed wiping and full blast with light rain.
When autopilot is engaged the car slows down without warning and there isn't anything in front of the car. We had close calls with cars behind us when the car applies the brakes for no reason. The wipers would come on for no reason and as long as the autopilot was on it couldn't be turn off. So we had to disengage the autopilot and turn off the wipers and drive another 300 miles without autopilot for our safety.
The auto wiper system doesn't work properly. Sometimes, the wiper blade start running randomly at the sunny day. That wouldn't be a big concern but they fail to run when it is raining. I have to manually override them when it is almost impossible to see anything through the windshield. After manual "push" they appears to be working reasonably for a some time but than start running at the max speed when it is barley raining. I complained to Tesla but they gave me a generic answer that this is a beta version of the new technology and will be improved. My old vehicles don't have this problems with the old technologies. I think this is a safety concern as changing wipers speed can be done on the screen and for that the driver has to take their eyes off the road.
Hi team, I bought a new car Model Y- 7saygdee0pa051360 from Tesla on 27 Dec 2022 and after driving 50 miles itself with in 3 days, I reported so many manufacturing issues to Tesla in my new car. All the issues that I have reported at that time either all of them are still open or while fixing any of those issues it caused even more issues in my car. As of now I have given my car 5-6 times to them for service so they may fix them but still all those issues either still exists or not fixed well. I am fed up giving my new car back to them for servicing and booking appointments & visiting them. Initially one of their employee gave me a confirmation that he is working with Tesla to buy back my car but then after 30 days I got to understand that Tesla employee is no more working with Tesla and have been fooling around me. I am not sure what kind of customer service, assurance does Tesla provides to its customer and how they working towards resolving those issues. I have paid $68000 to buy this car- and I feel like I am driving a car which got lot of design issues and I feel like I paid for new car and I am driving a 2nd hand car. It so much noise and rattle in my car and that also started to come after they tried to fix issues in my car. So, I am no more interested to get the issues fixed in a factory fitted car rather should have a new car or should get a full refund of the car. I am attaching a pdf of email thread that is going on from last 2-3 months with Tesla service employee and still they just want me to keep coming and giving my car to them. I don't have any more trust on them. Attach pdf shows all the issues and how they are just wanting me to spend time and keep explaining the same issues to them. All the issues details can also be referred from the email attached. Also from the email you may see- I was supposed to get one of issue fixed today but they have pushed again my appointment again after 10 days and not addressing my email.
The Tesla Model Y blind spot warning system does not accurately detect the position of cars in the lanes next to the car. The display shows the car as behind the vehicle while it is actually at the rear quarter panel. There is only an audio warning if the turn signal is activated. The car is in the blind spot yet the system does not warn the driver. I took the car in for an adjustment to cameras and Tesla said they are functioning as designed. Tesla removed the radar sensors that aid in parking at low speeds. This was intended to be replaced with Tesla vision. Tesla vision functionality is not yet available. Although a low-speed collision with an object may not result in injury to a person, it is a safety feature that has been removed. The windshield wiper's speed cannot be adjusted or even started on the stock. To change speed or turn on the wipers you must look away from the road, locate the control panel and then select the desired speed. This clearly is a safety hazzard.
Traversing blewett pass at night, in a rain storm. Auto sensing wipers don’t respond to light rain or rain at night. When they are on they don’t adjust to the amount of rain so there is significant water on the windshield for too long. There is no manual option for adjusting the speed of the wipers forcing drivers to navigate a touchscreen in a downpour, in the dark, on a windy mountain pass. It’s terrifying.