2023 TESLA MODEL Y Complaints

This 2023 model Y has no collision warning. This was not what I expected when I purchased.

Twice while driving in early afternoon on very bright days in the direction of the sun I've received forward collision alerts for no apparent reason. Due to adrenaline I don't remember if I slammed on my brakes or not, but I hope I did. Given that there was nothing in front of me for a substantial distance sudden braking for the alert would have been like a brake check had another vehicle been tailgating me. Date is for most recent occurrence, first occurrence was a few weeks ago.

This “phantom braking” issue MUST be resolved! This happens 2-4 times during a 700 mile trip. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. At highway speeds or less with only the cruise control on the car will abruptly slow down as if there was something in front of me but nothing is there. A member of my family no longer wants to drive the car because of this. It’s scary. When it happens, she screams! Fortunately, no one has been behind me close enough to cause an accident. Once we had AEB automatic emergency, braking turned off and it STILL happened! It happens day and night, dusk, and dawn and 40 mph or 80 mph. If you were using cruise control, it can happen at any time.

In auto pilot mode , my Tesla suddenly applied emergency brake and brought my model y from 65 to 10 min in 287 Highway. Luckily they was no car or truck behind me. No car in front of me also.

Car did phantom breaking when I was driving with my wife, 2 kids and Niece from NJ to Pittsburgh, PA. I was driving on autopilot and There was no car in front or on side and yet it suddenly applied break and car went doen to appx 40 mph. Luckily the car behind was at distance and they managed their breaking well. I see it as a big risk to me and my family while being on long rides on autopilot.

While in Traffic Aware Cruise Control (adaptive cruise control), the vehicle will brake hard suddenly with no objects anywhere near it. This has happened primarily on the freeway and luckily no cars were following close enough behind to cause a collision. This is very concerning as it is occurs in inconsistent situations and is completely unpredictable.

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, my wife and I were driving on the highway. I was the driver and I was utilizing the adaptive cruise control set at approximately 75 mph, which is the speed limit. There were no vehicles or objects in the roadway in front of us when all of a sudden, the vehicle automatically braked hard. My wife and I were startled and thrust forward in our seats. I quickly pressed the accelerator and looked in my rear view mirror. I saw a red truck that had been behind me had to veer off into the shoulder of the road to avoid hitting me. Another vehicle was next to him in the passing lane and was also braking. This was very shocking and disturbing that we narrowly avoided a major crash. We had previously experienced this "phantom braking" during a roadtrip a few weeks ago. At that time, we reported the problem to our Tesla dealer and they sent a technician to our house on Feb 3, 2023. The technician told us that we were experiencing this phantom braking and all of the newer Tesla's had this problem. He assured me that the "engineers" were working on it and would have a solution soon. He further told me that there have been no reports of any accidents, injuries or deaths as a result of this phantom braking problem. That was reassuring at the time. With this latest incident, I find it hard to believe there have been no accidents. The only reason we did not have a bad wreck is because of the skill and attention of the driver behind us. We reported this latest incident to our Tesla dealer and were given the following reply: "As mentioned in the previous messages, unwanted slows do happen and are expected. As we develop the system and the firmware, this will get better over time. At this time, we do not have an immediate resolution for you." I have never experienced a safety issue with a vehicle to the caliber of this magnitude. I am shocked this is allowed and acceptable. I am truly worried for our safety.

Was using the adaptive cruise control in addition to lane keeping assist, collectively known as Autopilot. Was in the left most lane with no cars in front or beside and a car about 5 car lengths behind when max auto regen occurred aka "phantom braking". There were no indications of obstacles in front based on the screen rendering.

I was driving highway on 2/13/2023 around 11:12am. Traffic was clear, weather was good, I was using autopilot with Tesla model Y. The car decided to break at highway speeds for no reason. The breaking was very aggressive and I was very scared. There was no accident but something is not right with autopilot of Tesla. The car is new and using latest available software update.

The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle abruptly stopped independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,300.