Automatic Emergency Braking Problems of Tesla Model Y - part 1

On August 15, 2026, at approximately 5:00 pm, the vehicle was being driven with full self-driving (supervised) engaged during light rain. As the vehicle approached traffic ahead, it did not slow or brake as expected. The driver recognized that the vehicle was not slowing and attempted to intervene manually by pressing the brake pedal multiple times. The driver reports that despite these attempts, the vehicle did not slow or respond to the brake pedal as expected, and a collision occurred. There were no known warning lamps or warning messages indicating a braking-system problem prior to the incident. The vehicle has not yet been inspected to determine the cause of the reported braking behavior. The incident has been reported to the manufacturer, and a request has been made to preserve and review available vehicle data surrounding the collision, including braking inputs, vehicle speed, full self-driving status/actions, warnings, diagnostic information, and safety/event data. The vehicle is available for inspection. At this time, the cause of the failure to slow as expected is unknown.

On Wednesday, August 12 around 6:30 am the vehicle applied aeb while I was making a left turn on green. It landed me in the middle of the intersection while a car going straight from the opposite direction was speeding towards me to go before the light turned yellow/red. I escaped a collision only because the other driver managed to slow down.

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Car is less than a year old and forward camera is reporting visibility problem. Safety features, forward collision and autonomous driving is severely degraded. Tesla will not repair under warranty which requires disassembly of the camera housing. Front camera housing has been redesigned by Tesla but they are not retrofitting this fix for existing Model Y and have not issues a safety recall. This camera housing defect presents a risk to my safely and the safety of others.

While returning the Tesla during a demo drive, the car suddenly braked extremely hard in the middle of the road for no reason. It was bright and sunny, and we were coming up to a green light. It caused me to slam my head back into the seat. There was seemingly no reason for the emergency braking, and if someone were behind me, it would have caused a collision.

The autopilot/fsd computer (driver-assistance ecu) on my 2021 Model Y (hw3) began failing intermittently on August 2, 2026, days after installing a software update -fsd v14 "lite" branch. The component is in the vehicle and available for inspection. While driving at highway speed in high ambient temperatures (112–125°f), the system repeatedly disengaged with "cruise control unavailable" (alert di_a175) and "system error — take over immediately" warnings, and later alert app_w46u on fsd engagement. Failures included: fsd and autosteer aborting within seconds of engagement or disappearing from the menu entirely; complete loss of driving visualizations (no lane lines or vehicle overlays); rear camera blacking out; loss of speed-limit recognition and automatic turn-signal cancel. Both fsd and autosteer beta failed identically, indicating the fault is in the shared autopilot computer/camera pipeline, not one feature. Because the same camera/compute stack supports automatic emergency braking, forward-collision warning, and blind-spot warning, the status of those safety systems during the failures is unknown — I had to complete long desert highway stretches fully manually, with repeated unrequested hand-backs of control creating a sudden-takeover risk. The fault is thermal-load related and intermittent: it recurred at high ambient temperatures, sometimes recovered after a rest or power-off reset, but on August 4 one full power-off reset at 88°f ambient failed to restore the system (it later self-recovered), suggesting progressive hardware degradation rather than ambient heat alone. Not yet reproduced by a service center: a Tesla service appointment is scheduled for August 13, 2026, and a service request with fault codes was filed in-app while the faults were active so remote diagnostics could capture them. No inspection yet by the manufacturer, police, or insurance. Public owner reports describe similar autopilot-computer thermal failures on hw3 vehicle.

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On July 31, 2026, at approximately 12:55 pm, my 2026 Tesla Model Y experienced a severe safety defect while operating in full self-driving (supervised) mode. The vehicle completely failed to detect, slow down for, or stop at a clearly visible and unobstructed stop sign at an intersection. The vehicle attempted to proceed through the intersection without yielding. I was fully attentive with my hands on the wheel and had to instantly apply heavy manual braking and steering intervention to prevent a collision with an oncoming vehicle that had the right of way. This failure of the automated driving system to recognize fundamental traffic control devices constitutes an immediate and severe collision hazard.

On July 30, 2026, at approximately 8:10 pm cdt, my 2025 Tesla Model Y was operating with full self-driving engaged when the vehicle descended a private boat launch at a marina in antioch, IL, and entered the river channel connecting channel lake and lake marie. Two occupants escaped through the windows. The vehicle was submerged and is a total loss. Lake county sheriff report #26-104915. The vehicle's incident data export confirms fsd was in an active state during the approach. The vehicle is preserved in storage pending inspection. An incident report has been filed with Tesla.

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On the day after taking delivery of my 2026 Tesla Model Y, fsd reversed into a visible stationary garage pillar while backing into my garage. The vehicle did not stop before impact and stopped only after contacting the pillar, resulting in more than $6,000 in vehicle damage. The following day, while fsd was attempting a left turn at an intersection, the vehicle nearly entered the opposing-traffic lane before making several hesitant steering corrections. I disengaged fsd and completed the turn manually to avoid a potential collision. Both incidents occurred within two days of delivery. Tesla has opened a service case, escalated the matter to its engineering team for review, and I have requested preservation of all available vehicle data. I am submitting this complaint because these incidents raise concerns about the safety of fsd behavior.

I was operating my Tesla using full self-driving (supervised) from my home to a coffee shop. The vehicle completed the entire drive under fsd without any manual intervention. After arriving at the destination, fsd automatically entered the parking lot, selected an available parking space, and initiated the parking maneuver on its own. I did not manually select the parking space or start the parking maneuver. During the automatic parking maneuver, the vehicle failed to detect a fixed square concrete bollard located within the parking space and continued moving until the front bumper made contact with the bollard, causing damage to the vehicle. No collision warning, parking collision warning, or automatic emergency braking occurred before impact. The vehicle remained under fsd control until the collision. The incident occurred in daylight with good visibility. The obstacle was a permanent concrete bollard, not a temporary object or a low parking curb. Dashcam footage of the incident has been preserved and has been provided to Tesla insurance. I believe Tesla should review the vehicle telemetry and fsd logs to determine why the system failed to recognize the fixed obstacle during the automated parking maneuver.

On 7/22/2026 between 6pm and 7pm pst, I was driving my Tesla Model Y on I-405 southbound in orange county, CA, between the westminster blvd exit and exit 73, with full self-driving (supervised) engaged. The incident occurred at an express lane ingress/egress transition zone where a physical barrier separates the express and general-purpose lanes. While in fsd mode, the vehicle initiated a lane change on its own. During the lane change, the fsd system misjudged the lane boundary and steered the vehicle into the lane divider/barrier. The vehicle struck the divider on the front right side. The failed system is the fsd/automated steering and lane change function. No forward collision warning sounded and no automatic emergency braking activated before impact with the fixed barrier. There were no warning lamps, alerts, or symptoms prior to the failure; the system initiated and executed the lane change without indicating any problem. The impact damaged the front right body panel, front right bumper area, and the right headlight. My safety and the safety of vehicles in adjacent lanes was put at risk, as the collision occurred at roadway speed during an automated maneuver I did not initiate. Had the divider been a vehicle or a pedestrian work zone, the outcome could have been far more severe. All fsd telemetry, camera footage, and vehicle data from the incident should be available from the manufacturer, and I have requested the vehicle data report from Tesla. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request and is being taken to a Tesla-certified collision center for repair. An insurance claim is being filed with my carrier. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer or police.

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Tesla released a new version of fsd: 2026. 20. 6. 11 v14 lite for my 2022 Model Y long range. I installed it overnight and the next morning, several systems become intermittent. The backup camera stopped working immediately, and fsd would drop out, with the message "take control immediately". I would then lose traffic visualization and other advanced features. Eventually the system would recover and start the cycle all over again. Several times per drive. I took the car to the dealer and they diagnosed it as a failed hw3 computer. The cost to repair it was $2,939 out of pocket since my car was 2 months out of warranty. The car was 100% functional before the v14 lite update. The dealership denied the problem was related to the update, but the internet now has numerous instances of this problem, and attribute it to the computer running much hotter under this new update, causing components to fail. Our update was installed while the car was in our garage at a temperature in the 70’sf and immediately caused the computer failure before the car even left the garage. I requested and was given the failed computer in case any independent investigation is needed.

The vehicle's indirect tpms showed a "pressure sensor fault (may clear next drive)" without issuing any "low tire pressure" alert. On July 20, 2026, while driving, the rear right tire lost pressure and disintegrated over a 10-minute drive. Despite severe tire failure that triggered multiple safety system alerts (traction control, stability control, automatic emergency braking, and lane departure avoidance disabled), the vehicle software failed to issue a critical "do not drive" command or explicit "flat tire" warning. Furthermore, the official Tesla app automated response advised that "most alerts may resolve automatically on your next drive," encouraging continued driving. This total absence of critical emergency alerts and misleading system guidance created an extreme, life-threatening road hazard and resulted in severe tire and wheel destruction.

The contact owns a 2026 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the full self driving mode activated, the vehicle struck the garage wall, damaging the rear passenger’s side door. No injuries were sustained. The contact stated that the dealer had previously provided mobile service to replace the camera and that a second dealer, Tesla white plains (250 tarrytown rd, white plains, NY 10607), had performed a hard reset on the vehicle due to phantom braking; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was made aware of the failure but canceled an upcoming appointment and informed the contact that there was no failure found. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,001.

I was driving at approximately 30-35 mph on a 30 mph residential road with my son in the front passenger seat. My vehicle unexpectedly collided with a parked, unoccupied car on the right side of the road, impact occurring between my front passenger side and the rear driver side of the parked vehicle. Following the initial collision, the vehicle continued past a small tree, mounted the sidewalk, and struck a second parked car before I was able to manually bring it to a stop 2–3 houses further down near an intersection. Throughout this sequence—with the vehicle traveling at ~35 mph—neither the automatic emergency braking (aeb) activated nor did any airbags deploy. Fortunately, neither my son nor I sustained catastrophic injuries, though my chest struck the steering wheel during the impact, causing ongoing pain my and mental trauma for my son. I am currently receiving medical advise. Given the speed and sequence of impacts, it is terrifying that the vehicle’s primary safety systems failed to engage before, during, or after the collision. I am seeking a thorough technical investigation into why automatic emergency braking and airbag deployment failed in this scenario with Tesla Model Y.

I was pushed to complete an update on my 2023 Tesla y with an over the air update. This happened last week. Following the update I have been getting a slew of errors when driving my car related to the parking break, brake functions, automatic energy braking and steering are affected. The wording on the app / car says, alerts - steering & braking - parking brake functions degraded / parking brake may not apply or release / parking brake may not apply or release. This causes my auto brake to not engage, my hold break to not engage, my parking brake to not engage. This causes my car to roll at stop / red lights. I have to physically slam by brakes to stop. This is extremely unsafe and Tesla is trying to charge me $130 to diagnose the car to see why the update caused the issue. My car went from fully drivable without any fsd, normal driving to a runaway trainwreck. This happens roughly 20-30 minutes randomly into driving. Not immediately and it is completely random.

7/17/26 about 8pm my Tesla Model Y backed into a wall under fsd (full self driving). The vehicle was placed into fsd to assist in backing the car from a narrow street into a garage space. Wall on one side and another SUV parked on the driver side. Driver was monitoring the vehicle maneuver forward and backward attempting to clear the wall so it can back into the space. The vehicle appeared to be close to the wall and I anticipated the vehicle to inch forward but instead the car went backwards into the wall and caused damage to my vehicle. The vehicle should have stopped and asked the driver to take over or alarms/chimes. The fsd system failed to recognize that the right rear would not clear the wall and still proceeded to reverse and cause damages.

This is what happened: while full self-driving (fsd) was engaged, the vehicle approached an intersection and appeared unable to correctly follow the roadway. Instead of following the intended road path, the vehicle continued forward, drove over the curb, and struck a road sign. The impact knocked the sign down, and the sign subsequently struck the vehicle, including the roof glass. The roof glass shattered and small pieces of glass entered the cabin, exposing both the driver and front passenger to a safety risk. Vehicle data obtained after the incident shows that the vehicle was in active_fsd leading up to the collision. Fsd changed from active to unavailable approximately 1. 5 seconds before the crash algorithm wake-up. Significant braking occurred only very close to the collision, and no automatic emergency braking intervention was recorded during the incident window. The data also shows multiple substantial steering movements shortly before the collision. Accelerator-pedal data does not establish driver acceleration as the cause of the collision. The available samples show an accelerator position of 2. 0% shortly before the collision and 0. 0% in the next recorded sample. The driver applied the brake shortly before impact. There were no prior warning lamps or messages indicating that fsd was about to become unavailable before the vehicle departed the roadway. The vehicle has been inspected/repaired following the collision, and vehicle data relating to the incident has been obtained and preserved. Police responded to the collision, and the incident was also reported to insurance. A police report was filed, and the case number is 2026-07160174. I have not yet received the formal cr-4 crash report. Following the collision, I experienced significant psychological distress and trauma-related stress symptoms as a result of the incident.

**incident report — Tesla Model Y safety system failure** the subject vehicle, a Tesla Model Y equipped with full self-driving (fsd) technology and advanced safety features, was involved in a collision at an estimated impact speed of 40–45 mph. The vehicle's onboard recording system captured the incident and clearly documents the impact dynamics, vehicle speed at impact, and the contributing actions of the other party involved. **incident details:** - **impact location:** left front side of vehicle - **impact speed:** 40–45 mph - **damage assessment:** vehicle declared total loss by insurance - **recorded evidence:** onboard system footage available **safety system failures:** despite the severity of the impact and speed involved, the following safety systems failed to activate: - emergency braking system did not engage - forward collision warning failed - seatbelt pre-tensioning/locking mechanism did not activate - airbag deployment systems failed (front, side, curtain, and knee airbags) **concern:** the vehicle's advanced safety features—which are primary design components marketed for collision mitigation—did not function as designed or expected. Given the impact speed and severity, these safety systems should have either mitigated the collision or deployed to protect occupants. The failure of multiple redundant safety systems raises questions regarding the reliability and function of these critical systems at the time of impact. **available evidence:** - onboard system footage (speed, impact angle, timing) - insurance total loss assessment - medical records (if applicable) - vehicle service history.

On i95 by the secaucus train station there is something sending a signal to my Tesla and other Teslas to disable all of its adas systems. All of the functionality related to adas gets disabled thus making the car very unsafe to drive. Due to this disability it also disables the camera systems in the car. So if an accident were to occur there would be no way to record.

Safety features on vehicle stopped working after software update was pushed to my vehicle. Gps, all cameras including backup camera and ones used for blind spots, and cruise control have all stopped working. Time displays incorrectly due to gps issue and night mode stays on so rear view & back window stay dark making it hard to see other vehicles around me during the day. I’ve followed all recommended steps to resolve and issue persists.

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This vehicle is hacked along with app. It's unsafe to drive at this point. I have contacted Tesla they are no help. My Tesla app is hacked and the vehicle.

Yesterday evening, my wife and I had friends over to our house, and we were excited to show them our new Tesla. We offered to take them on a short drive around town using the full self-driving (supervised) feature. At approximately 8:00 pm, we entered the address of our local sam's club as the destination. As the vehicle approached sam's club, it entered the parking lot through the gas station entrance, which appeared to be the expected route. However, instead of proceeding to a parking space, the vehicle unexpectedly continued driving and attempted to make another loop toward the gas station entrance. At that moment, an SUV was exiting the gas station. The Tesla steered toward the SUV and then continued toward a brick wall where there was no roadway. It appeared the vehicle was attempting to drive into an area that was not a valid path. I immediately disengaged full self-driving, took manual control of the vehicle, and reversed to avoid what could have been a collision with both the SUV and the brick wall. The occupants of the other vehicles were understandably upset because the situation appeared unsafe. This was a very dangerous situation that placed my wife, our friends, and me at risk. Had I not intervened immediately, the incident could have resulted in a collision causing property damage or personal injury. I am reporting this event so your engineering team can investigate the behavior and improve the full self-driving software. I hope this information helps identify and correct this issue to improve the safety of the system for all Tesla owners and the public.

Systemic powertrain safety defect: catastrophic loss of propulsion & failure of dual-motor redundancy. 1. Incident & safety risk: while traveling in the far-left hov lane of a 6-lane interstate highway, the vehicle experienced an uncommanded, unwarranted automatic emergency braking (aeb) intervention during a controlled lane change. This sudden deceleration instantly triggered a complete powertrain collapse and total loss of propulsion. The vehicle came to a dead stop in a live highway lane. The driver (me), passenger, and our [xxx] infant were stranded in lane 3 of a 6 lane highway for ~35 minutes until highway patrol units arrived to manually push the vehicle across live traffic to the shoulder. This near-miss was an immediate, severe life-safety crisis not just for the occupants but also to others on the road. 2. Symptoms & alert codes: there were zero warning symptoms prior to the incident. Immediately upon the power collapse, the touchscreen displayed critical faults. Active diagnostic telemetry confirmed alert codes: di_a137 (no capable drive units) di_a063 (system graceful power off) 3. Manufacturer confirmation & inspection status: the failure was confirmed in writing by the manufacturer’s service center. The diagnostic invoice explicitly states: "the rear drive inverter experienced an unintended reset due to an error. Sudden power reduction and shutdown while driving. " the vehicle is currently held at the manufacturer's facility and is fully available for inspection. 4. Engineering assessment: as a mechanical engineer, my assessment is the surge through the aeb event to the inverter’s DC-link was unable to damp this load, forcing a hardware logic reset. Crucially, the software logic failed to partition this fault. In a dual-motor architecture marketed as having built-in powertrain redundancy, a localized rear inverter reset should be isolated, leaving the front motor operational to safely navigate out of traffic, this did not happen. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (.

On June 23, 2026, at approximately 7:45 am central time, I was operating my Tesla in full manual drive mode on us highway 35 westbound between denton and fort worth, texas. No driver assistance, autopilot, or automated steering system was activated or engaged by me at any point prior to or during this incident. Without warning and without any driver input, the vehicle autonomously activated an automated steering and driving assistance system, assumed full control of the vehicle, and did not return manual control to me despite my attempts to intervene and regain control of the vehicle. The incident occurred during active rainfall and wet road conditions. The vehicle, while operating under its own autonomous system control without driver consent, drifted and struck the guardrail on the driver's left side. Following the initial impact, the vehicle continued moving and did not stop. The automated system remained active and did not disengage following the collision. The vehicle did not return control to me until a wheel separated from the vehicle. This incident was not caused by driver error. The vehicle's automated system activated without driver input or consent, overrode manual driver control, prevented the driver from regaining control of the vehicle, caused a collision with the guardrail, and continued operating after impact until mechanical failure occurred in the form of wheel separation. I am requesting a formal investigation into this uncommanded autonomous system activation as a safety defect. This type of failure poses an extreme and immediate safety risk to drivers, passengers, and the public.

On June 7, 2026, while full self-driving (fsd) was engaged, my 2025 Tesla Model Y drove itself forward out of a parking spot and struck a stationary landscape rock directly in its path. The vehicle did not slow, brake, or steer to avoid the obstacle before impact. The rock was a fixed object roughly 20 inches tall, clearly visible in the vehicle's forward (windshield) camera from a complete standstill, before fsd began moving the car. It stayed visible as the car advanced and dropped into the camera's near-field blind zone just before contact. The vehicle struck it with no apparent detection or avoidance. This is a serious safety concern beyond the resulting property damage. An obstacle of this height is in the same range as a small child or a crouching person. An automated driving system that fails to detect and respond to a fixed, clearly visible object in its direct path presents a significant risk of injury. The dashcam footage (windshield camera) is available and shows the obstacle visible from a standstill. The vehicle's front bumper camera feed is not saved to dashcam, so only the manufacturer's internal logs can confirm whether the obstacle was detected and how it was classified. I reported this to the manufacturer's service team and requested a log review; they declined to confirm detection and directed me elsewhere. No warning lamps or alerts appeared before the impact. Footage and repair documentation available on request.

I am submitting this complaint to request an investigation into a serious safety defect involving my Tesla vehicle. On multiple occasions, the vehicle has experienced a significant and unexpected loss of acceleration when I attempted to enter or cross intersections. Despite pressing the accelerator, the vehicle failed to respond as expected, leaving me unable to accelerate normally while entering active traffic. This is not a minor hesitation or inconvenience. It is a serious roadway safety hazard. Drivers rely on immediate acceleration when crossing intersections, turning across traffic, or merging. A vehicle that unexpectedly limits acceleration can place occupants directly in the path of oncoming vehicles, creating a substantial risk of a severe collision, serious injury, or death. I reported this issue to Tesla service and provided multiple timestamps documenting the events. Tesla was unable to identify any fault codes or provide a diagnosis and indicated that because no fault was recorded, the issue could not be confirmed. Through independent research, I found numerous reports from other Tesla owners describing substantially similar acceleration limitation events. Many reports specifically reference obstacle aware acceleration as a possible cause, and some owners report that disabling the feature resolved the issue. If a safety system can falsely detect an obstacle and reduce acceleration while a driver is actively entering an intersection, the system itself may create a greater danger than the one it is designed to prevent. I respectfully request that NHTSA investigate whether Tesla vehicles are experiencing unexpected acceleration limitation or torque reduction during intersection entry and traffic merging situations, evaluate the role of obstacle aware acceleration and related software systems, determine whether a broader pattern exists, and assess whether corrective action or a recall is warranted. This could cause serious injury or fatal crash.

On xxx, at approximately 8:01:49 am eastern time, my 2024 Tesla Model Y (VIN: [xxx]) was operating under full self-driving (fsd) software version 14. 3. 3 when the system directed the vehicle into the outer wall of my residential garage without driver input. Fsd was actively engaged at the time of the incident. The vehicle sustained significant damage to the front bumper fascia and wheel well trim. Additional damage includes a cracked front fog light/corner lens assembly with surrounding fascia stress, also caused by the same incident. The incident also caused paint transfer damage to the garage wall trim. I have preserved dashcam footage documenting the incident, which is consistent with fsd-directed vehicle behavior. I am referencing NHTSA preliminary evaluation pe25012 as this incident is consistent with the pattern of uninstructed fsd-directed maneuvers currently under federal investigation. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Tesla Model Y is experiencing a front passenger airbag sensor failure (OCS) covered by factory bulletin sb-23-20-002 alongside tmps and eaeb alerts. Tesla corporate resolutions is refusing to fix these safety system failures with out charging $1400 out-of-pocket, citing warranty expired.

Incident report – 2026 Tesla Model Y date of incident:xxx time of incident: 12:30 am location: [xxx] I was operating my 2026 Tesla Model Y and was driving manually. Full self-driving (fsd), autosteer, and other self-driving functions were not engaged at the time of the incident. While traveling on highway 16 at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle approached the right-side white lane line. At that point, I experienced a sudden steering intervention that turned the vehicle sharply to the left. The steering input was unexpected and occurred while I was manually controlling the vehicle. Following the steering intervention, the vehicle crossed the centerline into the opposing lane of travel and continued off the roadway into the ditch on the opposite side of the road. The incident resulted in damage to the vehicle. Road conditions were dry. Weather conditions were safe. Lane markings were clear. I am requesting that Tesla preserve and review all vehicle telemetry, event logs, steering-assistance records, and any other relevant data associated with this incident. Specifically, I request an investigation into whether lane departure avoidance, emergency lane departure avoidance, or any other driver-assistance feature activated and contributed to the steering maneuver. I am also requesting a determination regarding responsibility for the resulting vehicle damage and whether Tesla will reimburse repair costs if a system malfunction or defect is identified. Supporting documentation, including photographs, dashcam footage (if available), repair estimates, and other evidence, can be provided upon request. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Phantom brake incident today,5/26/26. Traveling 35mph, brakes slammed on for no apparent reason. Seatbelt tightened and my head launched forward. Neck is very strained.

I have written several times before about my car's phantom braking in cruise control. When the santa fe Tesla dealer, where I bought the car, told me recently that the problem had been fixed, I was disappointed they didn't bother to tell me, but thrilled to hear the news. On may 12-13 I drove over 900 miles. I tried cruise control for significant portions of both drives and did not experience one problem. Finally, I thought, they fixed the problem. . . And how nice it was to have cruise control for extended drives. Not so soon: on may 19th I was driving 2 friends up to volunteer at the wildlife refuge on I-25 in northern new mexico. The phantom braking happened again. My friends were dismayed. . . One thought I had seen something in the road that she didn't see. The other, in the back seat, tried to understand what happened. Please, this is beyond the pale! of course I will call and take the car in to the dealer. . . An hour's drive for me. I will be surprised if they fix it, and if they do it under warranty. I did just buy new tires (see previous report about original tires with multiple flats and not even making it to their 40,000 mile warranty) so I'm no longer worried about getting a flat in the rural areas where I live and drive.

While my vehicle was operating in full self-driving (fsd) mode, it encountered an accident upon attempting to park in my garage. The collision resulted in substantial damage to the driver’s side rear end and the garage wall. Notably, there was no manual intervention during the entire journey from my son’s school and the parking attempt. The fsd system failed to detect the proximity of the garage and did not initiate braking or provide any warning before impacting the wall. In this instance, the fsd system exhibited multiple failures. I have subsequently reported the incident to Tesla.

I am writing to formally raise a serious concern regarding the functionality of Tesla’s full self-driving (fsd) system. On may 11th, while the vehicle was operating under fsd, I experienced an unexpected disengagement of the system, which then reengaged on its own without any input from me. This erratic behavior caused the vehicle to hit the garage door and resulted in a crash.

The full self driving system has malfunctioned and is failing. I was put in incredibly dangerous situations that were near potentially fatal accidents. Had someone been a little bit closer when following me, I would not have had enough time to counter the issue. Yes it has been confirmed but not nearly to the extent that I have experienced it it has been inspected by a local service center from the company. There have been some visibility warnings but nothing else.

Component: suspension: front — lower lateral and compliance link assemblies; missing and backed-out lateral-link-to-subframe fasteners; torn bushings beginning in xxx, the vehicle produced a reproducible knocking noise from the front end when reversing and turning at parking-lot speeds, with no dashboard warnings. Tesla service ([xxx], invoice xxx) verified the noise and documented on the invoice that the cause was: 1. A front left lateral-link-to-subframe mounting bolt missing entirely; 2. A second lateral-link fastener significantly backed out; 3. Torn bushings in both front lower compliance links. The technician replaced both front lower lateral link assemblies and both front lower compliance link assemblies with new hardware (invoice line items: xxx lateral links; xxx and xxx compliance links). Total customer cost for the suspension work: $1,539, out of warranty; goodwill and defect coverage were denied in writing as "wear and tear. " a structural fastener missing entirely from a primary front suspension link is not ordinary wear. It is the precursor condition to the lateral-link separation investigated under pe26006, which covers this vehicle by year and model. With one bolt absent and the second backed out at under 30,000 miles, this vehicle was effectively one fastener away from the detachment event the investigation documents. The contemporaneous torn bushings in both compliance links reinforce premature component failure, not age-related degradation. No crash, fire, or injury occurred, and the vehicle remained drivable. However, the failure occurred without warning on a safety-critical steering and suspension load path. Evidence retained by owner and referenced in this complaint: -pre-repair inspection photographs & post-repair invoice information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).