Tl* the contact owns a 2019 tesla model 3. the contact stated that while her spouse was attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated out of control and crashed through a wooden fence, knocked it down, and crashed into a neighbor's wall. the air bag did not deploy. there was no warning. there was no injury. a police report was filed. the contact called a tesla road side service whom advised the contact to have the vehicle towed to dan's paint & body (3810 e 22nd st, tucson, az 85713) a tesla approved body shop, where the insurance company approved the body damage repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 2,677. *bf*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 tesla model 3. the contact stated that while at a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated independently causing the vehicle to crash into another vehicle causing that vehicle to rear ended another vehicle. the contact mentioned that the brake pedal was not depressed. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact was unaware of a police report being filed. the contact stated that there was no injuries sustained. the vehicle was towed to a towing lot and then to a collsion center. the contact contacted tesla (811 s san fernando blvd, burbank, ca 91502) where they was informed of the crash and informed the contact that they was unable to assist. the vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
While in reverse parallel parking on a city street, vehicle accelerated suddenly. the vehicle continued to accelerate once pressure on the throttle petal was removed and did not stop acceleration until brake was applied. vehicle impacted curb, but did not sustain damage outside of some light scratches to the wheels. vehicle returned to normal operation after being put into park, removing the break, reapply the break, placing in drive, and slowly releasing the break.
Car turning and pull up to the garage drive way, it suddenly unintended accelerate and crash into the garage gate. (videos available)
Sudden unintended acceleration in driveway was i was pulling into carport. slammed on brakes to prevent impact into carport wall.
When i stopped on parking lot car suddenly accelerated over the curb into building.
There were two incidents where i was driving very slowly in city traffic and the car all the sudden accelerated violently. there was no accident, as i slammed on the brakes. i was not in autopilot.
I am very disappointed and shocked from what happened last december 10, 2019 (tuesday). at around 5:50 am, i am slowly driving at the parking lot of my office at stryker corporation in san jose, ca. i am slowly parking my car and then there's a sudden unintended acceleration on my car which i cannot even control or stop. the acceleration speeds up automatically on its own even if i'm stepping on the brake. due to the speed up on the acceleration, the car went over the curb with so much speed and moved towards the tent which is the smoking area in our work. the windshield of my car broke when it hit the tent and the car still moved to the other side of the island. luckily, my car landed on a bucket of cement which helped my car to stop. it was really a terrifying incident which i didn't expect to happen because my car is new and i thought that it's the smartest and safest car. i have a dash camera on my car and i have a video of the whole incident that will prove that my statements are true.
On november 29, 2019, we were driving our 5-month-old tesla model 3. we were coming to a stop at a stoplight in heavy traffic, when suddenly the car accelerated on its own. my husband had to brake suddenly to prevent running into another car.
On 11-27-19, out tesla model 3 which is 5 months old, suddenly accelerated in traffic. my husband was driving about 20 miles an hour at the time. this also occurred on 11-29-19, in a more dangerous situation. i made a separate report for that date. fortunately, no collision occurred, but we are scared now.
I was pulling into a parking spot at the grocery store and as i tried to ease to a stop, the care accelerated quickly and aggressively and i smashed into the parked car a few feet in front of me. air bags went off and burned a hole in my pants and burned the skin on my left thigh. substantial repairs were required. i have never had anything like this happen before or since. i am healthy, not on any meds or substances, wasn't tired or distracted, and am overall a high functioning 50 year old married mom of two. the car was only 5 days old. it all happened so fast and the car seemed to have a mind of its own. i was very shaken, assumed i had my foot on the wrong pedal, and was ashamed that i could have made such a mistake. when i heard of the recent case and that you are reviewing similar issues with other teslas, my husband and i thought you should at least review our situation too. whether it was in fact user error or a defect, i don't know. i'm not above accepting responsibility, but it is like the car raced forward so quickly i didn't know what was happening and had no time at all to react or respond before my leg as burning.
When parking the car, the car accelerated without the driver depressing the pedal causing the car to run into a building and cause damage. despite the speed, the airbags did not deploy
Law enforcement entry - vehicle was involved in a 10-vehicle crash. driver and passenger both stated vehicle had unintended acceleration. additional witness statements appear to verify report. *dt as vehicle was traveling on the highway, the driver reportedly tried to slow the vehicle as it approached stopped/slowed traffic. vehicle did not respond and driver was not able to slow it before it crashed into stopped traffic. police report go 51 2019- xxxxxxx 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *jb
My car was five weeks old. while i was driving home on my commute i realize the screen had froze, and then suddenly blacked out. i thought it was a software update as i am a family that owns tesla, but it wasn't because suddenly the ability to steer and break or compromised and the car had sped without any indication as to why. i reported it to tesla and the earliest they could set for an appointment with several weeks later. within one week of this incident initially occurring, this happened again during traffic and my car instead of breaking, increased tremendously and smashed into a car in front of me. i had contacted. tesla letting them know that the first time this happened i was very lucky because i wasn't on the highway, but 95% of my commute is on major highways in the bay area. i said this could be dangerous and i really think this needs to be looked up faster, i got zero response. so when this happened there was absolutely nothing i could do and i rolled and sprained my ankle very aggressively. not only that but all of the airbags in the entire car malfunctioned even though i was able to focus the brunt of the damage to the right front. unfortunately one of the back windows didn't open nor did the passenger lower airbag. there was no one in the passenger seat but if there was that would have not gone off and that's not ok. there was no reason for this to happen and there were no updates on software that needed to happen and the car was five weeks old. tesla has refused to provide me with their data and i have an ssd that shows my car shut down.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 tesla model 3. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, while depressing the brake pedal to make a right turned, the vehicle experienced an unintended acceleration. the contact quickly depressed the brake pedal and was able to slow the vehicle. there were no warning indicator lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to tesla dealer, (11945 n florida ave, tampa, fl 33612, (813) 496-3039) where the technician took a look at the log and informed the contact that the accelerator pedal instead was depressed instead of the brake pedal. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileages was approximately 3,500.
My tesla model 3 just suddenly accelerated as i was turning right trying to the lot to park the car. my car hit the wall and then the hazard light came on.
When in cruise control mode and a vehicle crosses my traffic lane far enough away to pose no hazard to me, my car slows very suddenly. this slowing for no apparent reason puts me in danger of being rear-ended by following traffic. a similar slow down happens if the car in front of me makes a right turn onto a side street and my cars slows dramatically even if there is no reason to brake; again creating a danger of rear end collision.
The cause of the "sudden unintended acceleration" in tesla vehicles is a design flaw in which the gas and brake pedals are too close together and not offset as in other vehicles. while tesla alleges it is user error, this error is caused by poor design. 1. as you begin to stop or pull into a parking spot (vehicle in motion traveling at a slow speed in a parking lot), it is quite easy to push the wrong pedal, or push both pedals, causing acceleration. this is especially true for drivers with large feet. 2. occurance is relatively rare, and can cause property damage and minor injuries. 3. user remedies include not wearing shoes while driving.