Tl* the contact owns a 2013 tesla model s. the contact stated that while attempting to park at approximately 2 mph, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated with the foot on the brake pedal. the contact struck the vehicle in front. the front passenger side of the vehicle was damaged. the police was not present. no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to the (tesla, 6692 auto center dr, buena park, ca 90621), where it was determined that it was vehicle operator error. the contact was informed that it may take approximately a week to get the results from the event data recorder. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
On november 1, 2019, i was slowly braking and start turning right into my driveway on the 2013 tesla model s. i felt a surge of the vehicle and 1 second later, the vehicle landed on top of the staircase of my house entrance and driveway. i did not press on the accelerator at all when i slowly turning into the driveway.the vehicle sped on its own for only a split second. i called tesla roadside assistance. the representative contacted me and direct me to a repair shop and he told me that he would have the vehicle's information to be sent to the engineers to find out what happened. i had my vehicle towed but to repair shop but tesla support team has been ignoring all my calls and email. my vehicle was considered to be total loss by my insurance company.
It was a 2hr45min drive into work on an icy blizzardy morning, driving my 2013 model s rwd p85 with 90,000mi. have owned this car for 4 yrs. made it to work safely and the last 6 feet in the parking garage, going about 3 mph pulling at a right angle into a parking stall. had brake pedal depressed, shifted my foot to tap on the accelerator to inch forward and next thing you know, car is accelerating full throttle into a cement wall. crashed head on and airbag didn't even deploy. sat for a moment to catch my breath and try to process what happened. sent "bug report" on to tesla central from the car. the dashboard had prnd lit up in red and the vehicle would not go into drive or reverse. accelerator pedal was completely limp. zero resistance. thankfully, no other car was around me. called tesla service and they told us to reboot the car. we did, but accelerator pedal remained completely unresponsive. had to push out of the 5 story garage and tow it to an autobody shop. filed police report. reported to local tesla service center immediately. a few days later, we heard back from the tesla rep that said that report showed no malfunction. according to tesla accelerator went from 0% to 88% suddenly, implying "driver error." yet they also said the brake was tapped and then released prior to impact. this does not jive, why we a person accelerate, tap the brake then release? skid marks from rear tires left on garage floor. tesla won't release data. we do not want to accept this report and this is not what happened during the crash. today the auto body shop informed us that they were curious why the car is not driveable. after being reset, they discovered the accelerator pedal is broken. experience during the crash, combined with very unusual car behavior, and a broken accelerator refute tesla's claim of operator error.
Sudden unintended acceleration tesla. i drove my tesla from work, driving over 35miles during rush hour of the bay area. when i entered my subdivision, i was driving at 10 mph, pulled into my driveway made 90 degrees turn at 5 mph, applied the brakes. instead of stopping, car sped up at extremely high acceleration. it drove through the garage door, hit maserati parked in the garage, and a motorcycle parked next to it. the maserati trunk was pushed in approx 3 feet, it slid sideways, hit the pillar, smashing driver door and window, slid to the front and hit the motorbike parked next to it. it completely smashed the rear truck, front and side of the maserati. it smashed the front end of the motorcycle. there were fluids front tesla, maserati, and bike all over the garage. the battery in maserati exploded leaking acid all over the garage. we thought the fuel tank in maserati broke. we had to call 911, dozens of personnel showed up including several fire trucks, police cars, ambulance, hazmat among others. they spend over three hours controlling the situation. they had to cut the garage door to pull out the maserati and tesla. it was towed to a storage facility nearby. maserati was declared a total loss. i was completely shaken and have not been able to sleep at all for last three days. what if my kids had been playing in the driveway or in front of the house. after doing some research i found this is not a random instance. there are dozens if not hundreds of similar incidents wherein, when a driver makes a sharp turn into a driveway or garage and applies the brake, rather than slowing down car just decides to speed up like a bullet and goes through the walls or whatever comes its way. i have stopped driving for foreseeable future, i am not going to put my step in another tesla for my safety and safety of others. stay away from this unproven technology for your/others
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 tesla model s. the contact stated that while stationary with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated rapidly without warning and crashed into a wall. the air bags deployed. a police report was filed. there were no injuries sustained by the contact. the vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. a dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 40,000.
Driver stopped car while pulling into garage with rear wheels on driveway sloping down and away from garage and front wheels just inside garage. vehicle creep mode in off position. car at rest. brake released, and vehicle began rolling backward due to gravity. accelerator applied, and no initial response, car continued to accelerate backward roll speed, so pedal depressed further (tesla vehicle logs show 25-50% pedal travel at this point), at which time drive unit quickly engaged at 25-50% of full acceleration resulting in a sudden unintentional forward acceleration. driver caught by surprise and attempted braking. unfortunately, vehicle impacted freezer unit in garage destroying the freezer and causing significant vehicle structural damage. this set of operating parameters was reproducible and reliably resulted in a short, but notable, delay in pedal response when rolling backward, resulting in further pedal depression, then followed by a sudden acceleration forward, which was short, but, with the potential to be significant when collision hazards exist nearby. the vehicle operating manual contains no warning regarding this situation. tesla was made aware and would only comment that the vehicle did not malfunction. while that may be the case, the vehicle design sets up drivers for accidents that might result in injury and property damage when drivers are not warned of the vehicle's response in this unique operating circumstance. at the very least, it seems, tesla should include a warning to drivers about this situation so that drivers might be ready for sudden accelerations in such instances, or drivers might simply select creep mode on in such situations, which would prevent the sudden acceleration.
The driver of our car was parking our tesla model s p85+ and slowly moving into the parking spot nearing the final distance in to the spot, when the car suddenly lurched forward, hitting and knocking down a light pole. the driver did not cause this acceleration to occur and was quite surprised to have this happen. there were no injuries involved in the incident, but a light pole located 1.5 feet way from end of the parking spot was knocked down and we have minimal damage to the front of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 tesla model s. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning to its maximum acceleration rate and crashed into five parked vehicles. the driver side of the vehicle was damaged and the air bags did not deploy. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed away by aaa. the manufacturer was notified but was unable to advise the contact of the cause of the failure. the failure mileage was 9,021.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 tesla s 985. the contact stated that he was experiencing several failures with the vehicle. there were various shifting issues when using reverse. in addition, unintended acceleration occurred only when driving in extremely cold temperatures. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the computer system was reprogrammed but the failures recurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 200. the vin was unavailable. ..updated 04-16-14 *bf updated 04/17/14*lj the consumer stated after the re-flash, he no longer was able to put the vehicle in reverse. updated 05/20/14
The car was going at about 5 mph going down a short residential driveway. brake was constantly applied. the car suddenly accelerated. it hit a curb and the middle portion of the car landed on a 4.5 ft high vertical retaining wall. the wall is one foot away from the curb. the front portion of the car was hanging up in the air. the car was at about 45 degree up and about 20 degree tilted toward the right side. an engineer from tesla said the record showed the accelerating pedal was stepped on and it accelerated from 18% to 100% in split second. he blamed my wife stepping on the accelerating pedal. but he also said there was a built-in safe-guard that the accelerator couldnot go beyond 92%. the statements are contradictory. if there is a safeguard that the accelerator cannot go beyound 92%, there would be no way that my wife could step on it 100%. there were some mechanical problem that caused the accelerator to accelerate on its own from 18% to 100% in split second. *ln updated 12/30/2013 *js
I previously filed a complaint to nhtsa on 9/24/2013 with nhtsa id no. 10545230. i noticed similar issue was reported by 3 or 4 other tesla owners: (1) 9/26/2013 nhtsa id no. 10545488, (2) 9/29/2014 nhtsa no. 10639849, (3) 9/29/2014 nhtsa no. 10639935, and (4) 6/8/2015 nhtsa id no. 10723925. there was another similar case in camarillo ca as reported by ventura county star on 3/29/2013 but apparently was not reported to nhtsa. there were so many similar incidences happened with only a limited number of 2013 and 2014 tesla model s on the road, something is not right with the model s. tesla cannot keep blaming the drivers being at fault.
I was at a full stop waiting to turn left into the parking garage. when it was clear of oncoming traffic for me to make the left turn, i released my foot off the brake pedal and the car instantly surged forward very fast and hit another vehicle parked in the front of the garage. this all happened so quickly that i did not have time to avoid the impact. the time of occurrence was in broad daylight at about 6pm pst. i have driven this car for almost 10000 miles prior to the accident and know how to handle the car and understand the torque this car has. i have made thousands upon thousands of stops and starts with this vehicle and this is the first time this has ever happened. there is no other term to describe this other than sudden acceleration. the local police department dispatched an officer and no drugs or alcohol was involved. *js tesla instructed their staff to not communicate with me about this accident. *js