# 2016 TESLA MODEL X — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1582416` · 2019-07-09 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL X
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL IN TESLAS.  THERE HAS BEEN A DIS-PROPORTIONALLY HIGH  NUMBER OF CASES OF UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE FAULT HAS ALWAYS BEEN BLAMED UPON DRIVER ERROR.  HERE IS A REPORT THAT PROVES THE PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRONIC DESIGN FLAW AND THAT TESLA IS DELIBERATELY COVERING UP THE PROBLEM.  HTTPS://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2015/03/TESLAS-SUDDEN-ACCELERATION-LOG-DATA-WHAT-IT-SHOWS.PDF    SNIP ** - TESLA'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION LOG DATA  ' WHAT IT SHOWS  BY  RONALD A. BELT  PLYMOUTH, MN 55447  1 MAY 2018  ABSTRACT: ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR DATA FROM THE LOG FILE OF A TESLA S SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT IS  PROVIDED, AND A TESLA CIRCUIT DIAGRAM IS USED TO EXPLAIN HOW THE DATA IS OBTAINED FROM THE TWO ACCELERATOR  PEDAL POSITION SENSORS. EXAMINATION OF THE DATA SHOWS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT INCREASED  TO CAUSE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BUT THE INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT COULD NOT HAVE  BEEN CAUSED BY THE DRIVER. INSTEAD, THE INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT APPEARS TO HAVE  BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULT IN THE MOTOR SPEED SENSOR, WITH WHICH IT SHARES A COMMON+ 5V POWER AND GROUND.  THIS INCREASE IN PEDAL SENSOR OUTPUT OCCURS WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. **    I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER BUT I AM FORCED TO SHARE THE ROAD WITH THEM.  PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY.    I AM NOT A US RESIDENT, A DUMMY ADDRESS HAS BEEN USED TO SATISFY YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS.
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