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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1639008 · 2020-01-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
17,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OCT 15, 2019 AT 12:30 PM I WAS GOING TO PARK THE CAR, WAS ROLLING TO A STOP BETWEEN PARKING LINES IN FRONT OF THE CURB WHEN CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STYLE FENCE. REPORTED THE PROBLEM THE SAME DAY TO TESLA AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND COMPLAINED. THEY LOGGED THE COMPLAINT AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ABOUT IT. CALLED AND EMAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES. NO RESPONSE TO DATE ON WHY THIS HAPPENED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11300599
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown