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2025 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 2075579 · 2025-03-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
6 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

As I was pulling into a parking spot with my new 2025 Model 3 Tesla, I removed my foot from the gas to slow the car - the appropriate way to do so which is called Tesla's One Pedal Driving. The car did slow but then suddenly surged forward at an alarming rate. I have 100% certainty that my foot was not on the gas at this moment. The car was stopped by a large concrete planter just in front of me, however, if that planter was not there, my car would have been through the glass of an office building or in a head on collision with another car in the lot. If there was a person walking into the building, they would have been dead. A witness approached me and mentioned that the car seemed to act erratically. I have been in touch with Tesla about the issue and am awaiting response.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11649448
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown