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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1638993 · 2020-01-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
4,410

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WENT TO LARGE GROCERY STORE AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND PARKED IN AN EMPTY SPOT NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR. AS SOON AS I PARKED, MY CAR TESLA MODEL 3 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND SHARPLY TURNED RIGHT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING. IT WENT FULLY ON TOP OF THE PLANT BEDS AND HIT TWO OTHER CARS FROM THE FRONT. LUCKILY, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN TIME AFTER I PROCESSED THIS TERRIFYING OCCURRENCE AND PREVENTED THE CAR FROM HITTING ANY PEDESTRIAN. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL FOR THE AREA WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. I HAD NOT USED/ENGAGED ANY OF THE TESLA AUTOMATIC DRIVING FEATURES DURING MY TRIP AND PARKING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11300574
Machine
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