2018 TESLA MODEL 3 Complaints

ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN ENHANCED AUTO-PILOT AND ENGAGED AUTO LANE CHANGE, THE CAR STARTED CHANGING LANES, THEN ABRUPTLY SWERVED BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, IT IS POSSIBLE I DID NOT PUSH THE LANE CHANGE INDICATOR DOWN FAR ENOUGH. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE INDICATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY, I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND COAST WAS CLEAR. IT'S NOT AT ALL APPARENT WHY THE CAR ABORTED THE LANE CHANGE. IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, 55 MPH ON A 4-5 LANE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IN A MIDDLE LANE, CHANGING TINTO ANOTHER MIDDLE LANE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON THE SAME HIGHWAY, NO RAIN.

TESLA MODEL 3 (2018) PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE MANEUVER AND VEHICLE CONTROL LOSS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO PEDAL INPUT AND FAILED TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS UPON IMPACT WITH A TREE AND FENCE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE THROUGHOUT SUCH INCIDENT. AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED PRIOR TO CRASH. NO FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ACTIVATED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON ENHANCED AUTOPILOT AND CHANGING LANES USING THE DIRECTION STALK, I HAVE NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS OCCASIONALLY SWERVED BACK INTO THE ORIGINAL LANE BEFORE COMPLETING THE LANE CHANGE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES DURING MY DRIVE FROM PALM SPRINGS TO SAN DIEGO ON NOVEMBER 12. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON CHANGING TO THE LEFT LANE AND ONCE WHILE CHANGING TO THE RIGHT. ON NONE OF THESE OCCASIONS WAS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE OR ACCELERATING IN THAT LANE TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A BIT ALARMING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS AS WELL AS NOTED IN HTTPS://FORUMS.TESLA.COM/FORUM/FORUMS/AUTOPILOT-RANDOM-LANE-CHANGES-AND-SWERVES.

2018 TESLA MODEL 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY ISSUE WITH BACKUP CAMERA. CAMERA WILL STOP DISPLAYING IMAGE WHILE VEHICLE IS REVERSING. *AS *JS

I HAVE NOTIFIED TESLA SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE TESLA SERVICE CENTER TWICE WHERE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A "FIRMWARE" ISSUE AND WILL BE RESOLVED WITH AN OVER THE AIR UPDATE. HOWEVER THERE IS NO TIMEFRAME ON WHEN THIS UPDATE WILL HAPPEN. THIS MORNING AT 8:20AM WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK ON VINCENT STREET TURNING LEFT ON IRWINDALE AVE IN THE CITY OF IRWINDALE, CA THE VEHICLE DISPLAY COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO SEE MY SPEED, CONTROLS, OR GAUGES. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS QUITE CONCERNING AS ALL THE CONTROLS FOR THE CAR ARE LOCATED ON THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY. AFTER A SOLID 5-10 SECONDS THE DISPLAY WENT BACK ON AND I ARRIVED TO AT MY WORK LOCATION.

HERE IS A TESLA MODEL 3 IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/47780498 IT HAS NOT BEEN ANY MAJOR COLLISION. THE SUSPENSION ON THE RH SIDE IS BROKEN. THE TOP WISHBONE WHICH IS MADE OUT OF (CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?) PLASTIC.HAS SNAPPED OFF. THIS NOT GOOD. PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC.TC.

RE: 2018 TESLA MODEL 3: VIN# [XXX] WE WANT TO CLARIFY THE POWERTRAIN OF THIS VIN # IS STANDARD DUAL MOTOR OR PERFORMANCE DUAL MOTOR; AS ALL THE PAPER WORKS INDICATED THAT THE POWERTRAIN IS STANDARD DUAL MOTOR; BUT THE FINAL CONTRACT STATED IT'S PERFORMANCE DUAL MOTOR; SO THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS $10K HIGHER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE ACTUAL POWERTRAIN TYPE OF VIN# [XXX] UPON RECEIPT OF THIS REQUEST. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

ON OCTOBER 3RD, AT 5:26PM, I ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO D TO PULL FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (I BACKED IN). AS I GENTLY APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO EASE FORWARD (AND TURN LEFT) OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE TO HEAD DOWN THE PARKING AISLE, THE CAR MOVED FORWARD MUCH FASTER THAN EXPECTED SO I LET OFF THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING AFTER LETTING OFF THE PEDAL. I TRY PRESSING THE PEDAL GENTLY AGAIN AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD PRETTY QUICKLY AS IF I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN (I DID NOT). LETTING GO OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIDN'T SEEM TO KICK IN REGENERATIVE BRAKING SO I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO A SPEED APPROPRIATE FOR A PARKING LOT. AFTER USING THE BRAKE, THE PROBLEM NEVER REAPPEARED AND I RESUMED MY DRIVE ALTHOUGH I WAS SHAKEN A BIT BY THE INCIDENT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE "THROTTLE MAP" WAS MESSED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS ASKING THE CAR TO DELIVER MUCH HIGHER CURRENT THAN IT SHOULD HAVE AT A 5-10% PEDAL POSITION.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT (BOTH ON AUGUST12 2018 AND ON SEPTEMBER 26 201 AND COMING TO A STOP.. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT CAR JOLTED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET.

THE VISIBILITY IN THE SIDE AND REAR VIEW MIRRORS IS VERY LIMITED. THE VISUAL INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS IS HARD TO HEAR AND VIEW IN THE CENTRAL CONSOLE, WHICH IS ALSO CAUSING DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER AND TAKING AWAY HIS ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD. THERE IS ALSO NO WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE BLIND SPOTS DURING LANE CHANGES AND THE CONSOLE SHOW ONLY CARS IN FRONT, BUT NOT ON THE SIDE BLIND SPOTS. BLINKERS IN THE SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS FOR TURN SIGNALS AND BLIND SPOT VEHICLES LIKE IN TOYOTA AND OTHER MODELS IS MUCH SAFER. THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A POSSIBLE RECALL SHOULD BE MADE.