# 2015 TESLA MODEL S — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1575071` · 2019-06-14 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL S
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 27,300
- **Speed:** 4 mph
## Narrative
ON THURSDAY , JUNE 7 AROUND 6:30 PM I MET WITH A BIZARRE INCIDENT ON MY 2015 TESLA MODEL S , 70D. INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON RT 83 NEAR OAK BROOK MALL NEAR CHICAGO.  THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED AND APPROACHED A SEMI IN FRONT IN A TRAFFIC JAM. I HEARD A BEEPING SENSOR AS IT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH THE SEMI, I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING INSTEAD. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, SO IMMEDIATELY LIFTED MY FOOT TO MAKE SURE I WAS PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. THE SECOND TIME ALSO IT STARTED ACCELERATING AND KEPT PUSHING THE SEMI IN FRONT BECAUSE IT WAS TOUCHING IT.    PERPLEXED I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO PARKING MODE TO MAKE IT STOP. AS THE SEMI STARTED MOVING AGAIN AND THERE WAS SUFFICIENT GAP, THE CAR STARTED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.    I GOT A REPAIR ESTIMATE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY FROM A TESLA APPROVED GARAGE AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ABOVE $4000 TO REPAIR.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*