# 2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1661489` · 2020-05-05 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 24,500
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
SEVERAL ONGOING ISSUES WITH TOUCH SCREEN FAILURE (BLACK OUTS) MALFUNCTION, HAS BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN 3 TIMES CONTINUES TO BE ISSUE     * ONGOING ACCELEROMETER MALFUNCTION  * ALL OF SUDDEN RECEIVE ERROR MESSAGE STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED  * --REGENERATIVE BRAKING DISABLED  * --AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING IS DISABLE  * ONGOING PHONE KEY AND CONNECTION ISSUES, ANTENNA ISSUES, UNABLE TO CONNECT TO BLUETOOTH. REPEATED ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY TESLA SERVICE DEPT   * TOUCH SCREEN FAILURE (BLACK OUTS)AND CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH CONNECTIVITY WIFI.  * MASS MALFUNCTION OF INTERNAL HARDWARE   * VOICE CONTROL BARELY WORKS  * SEATBELT SENSOR MALFUNCTION   * ISSUE WITH BREAKING NOISE, SCREECHING   * UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION WHILE ONGOING CHRONIC UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, SUCH A ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, JERKING, BRAKING ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. SUDDENLY ACCELERATION  * THESE ARE ONGOING ISSUES WITH OUR TESLA MODEL 3. SEVERAL OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH TESLA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN 3 TO 4 IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. FILED COMPLAINT ON 8/30/2019 NHTSA ID# 11301634.  *TR
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