Table 1 shows one common visibility related problems of the 2026 Tesla Model Y.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wiper problems |
We were coming home from a local restaurant and a rain storm started and the wipers would not come on. We were able to pull in to a parking lot and went through all Tesla reset procedures and could not get them to work. There were no error codes and it was scary trying to find a safe place to stop when we could hardly see. During a break in the rain we were able to make it home. We are over 100 miles from the nearest service center and tried to schedule an appointment but the closest opening was 22 days away. We called and spoke to Teslas customer service and after much checking they said there was nothing they could do and told me to call the service center Monday morning. We have a trip scheduled starting Monday and I do not feel safe driving a car with no wipers some of the other electronics would not work. The lights were on bright and would not dim and could not adjust temperature. The car is a few months old with 2901 miles.
1) full supervised drivingd entered 3 lanes of on coming traffic. A truck avoided broad siding the drivers door of my vehicle by entering on coming traffic driving in the opposite direction. Luckily the on coming traffic stopped for the truck. The navagation system seemed to be lost as well. 2) the driver's seat belt alert alarm began to continually go on stating that the seat belt was not fastened. It was brought into the shop twice for repair. The seat was replaced. A few weeks later the front passenger seat belt alert started doing the same thing with no one or objects on the seat. It was brought to the shop. 3) upon delivery of the vehicle the low windshield washer fluid warning came on. I supplied more fluid twice with no resolution. The shop replaced a faulty hose and reservoir. The windshield washer control could hardly and barely spray any fluid omto the windshield. The shop adjusted the pressure which has quicky failed. A technician determined it is a new design and is working fine. A technician verified to me that the windshield washer fluid does clean the camera's for supervised driving. I do not use the fsd due to the flaw in this supposed new design. The shop stated that they had difficulty reproducing the seat belt issue and kept the car for a few days twice in order to reproduce the random occurances. The vehicle has been inspected at 2 service shop locations. No police or insurance representatives have inspected the vehicle. In regard to the seat belt issues there were messages, warning lamps and siren alerts in some cases for more than an hour every few seconds while driving. In regard to the windshield washer fluid the warning light was on as soon as I picked up the brand new car on August 27, 2025 the seat belt issues seem to be resolved thus far, the windsield washer fluid is ongoing.
What happened?while driving at 20 mph on [xxx] sunny without any prior “hood ajar” warning, the hood suddenly popped open and smashed the windshield. The vehicle became undrivable. Safety risk?obstructed forward visibility; near-miss crash. When/where?[xxx], sunnyvale, CA 94086, California vehicle info?2025 Tesla Model Y evidence?teslacam (front cam) [xxx] (skip to 0:25 in the video. ) [xxx] (skip to 0:33 in the video. ) [xxx] (skip to 0:01 in the video. ) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
There are distortions, that makes looking through the windshield wavy/rippling. Minor distortion at the top of the windshield at the angle you look at top portion of cars in front of you and traffic lights. Major distortion when looking at the right side of the windshield from the driver seat, covering around 30% of the windshield. When driving it will become significantly noticeable and causes dizziness sometime.