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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1678932 · 2020-07-22

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
28,326
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

AS I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY AT VERY LOW SPEED TO PARK, THE TESLA JUST TOOK OFF AT WHAT FELT LIKE FULL POWER ACCELERATION. IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND HIT MY TWO CAR GARAGE. BOTH GARAGE DOORS AND THE CENTRAL COLUMN WERE UNHINGED AND DAMAGED. THE CONTENTS STORED IN THE GARAGE WERE DAMAGED AND AN INTERNAL WALL WAS ALSO KNOCKED OFF. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SUCH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS EARLIER ALSO AND WAS REPORTED TO TESLA WITH A REQUEST THAT A SAFETY ANALYSIS BE PERFORMED. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR WHICH I DO NOT AGREE WITH IN VIEW OF THIS SECOND INCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY FIRST TIME SINCE THERE WAS NO CAR PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT, DRIVE ON TO THE GRASSED AREA, AND THEN ON TO THE ROAD. TESLA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. IT MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11340853
Machine
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