I previously submitted a concern with this car that occurred in december 2019. tesla in milford, ct had the car in service for 23+ days because of errors with the car: alert messages included (but weren't limited to) power reduced, front motor disabled, etc. the car kept powering off while i was driving and the brakes and steering malfunctioned. tesla ultimately diagnosed the problem as a "shorted penthouse harness." two weeks after receiving the car back, the error messages reappeared. the car broke down again and had to be towed back to tesla in milford, ct. while tesla indicated that the prior issues were resolved, they obviously weren't. the car shut down again while i was driving on the interstate and also in the city. the brakes and steering didn't function properly. i received error messages indicating power reduced, brakes disabled, power steering disabled, front motor disabled, automatic emergency braking disabled, car may be free rolling--just to name a few. this car is unsafe and unreliable. as of today, the car has been in service for 28+ business days; however, tesla told me they worked on the car over the weekend, which would indicate the car has been in service over 30 days.
I turned into a perpendicular parking space in a home depot parking lot. i let up on the accelerator as the car inched closer to the curb. as i began to press the brake to bring the car to a complete stop, the car suddenly lurched forward, jumped the curb, crossed the grass median and come to rest on the hood of another car. i know my foot was on the brake at the time and contend that the incident was due to a vehicle malfunction.
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.
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.