# 2021 TESLA MODEL Y — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1967535` · 2024-02-14 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL Y
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
On 6/25/22 our 2021 Tesla Model Y with 16,163 miles had a sudden unintended acceleration, it didn't responded to the breaks and within seconds hit a parked car and finally stopped when it crashed to a large tree. It was a "Total Lost" by the insurance.  Around 1pm on a clear sky day, driving out of a small gated residential community, before exiting I pulled over the side of the road for a few minutes, when I resumed the car suddenly accelerated to what felt like full speed.   While I stopped by the side of the road the car remained in "D" mode, when I resumed I forgot that it was already on "D" and pushed the shift level down; we think the car went to Cruise Control to the last used speed which was probably a highway speed. The breaks didn't stopped the car and didn't cancel the accelaration.  It traveled out of control less than 150 feet before it crashed to a large tree.   For some "unknown" reason, the footage of the 4 cameras got erased from my usb memory stick. The only video left was the front camera and that video was cut a couple of seconds before the first crash.  Tesla took almost a year on their "investigation" and the result was a long technical BS indicating that they didn't found anything abnormal.  Driver airbag deployed.
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