2022 TESLA MODEL Y Complaints

Car phantom braked when in a 2 lane highway when there was an approaching car in the opposite lane. No danger of the other car colliding but Tesla braked for no reason. Happened multiple times while using Autopilot.

I was driving on left lane of divided interstate highway in daytime with great visibility. There were no cars in front of me. I was using Tesla Autopilot with speed limit set to 75mph. Suddenly car applied brakes hard and within second of my reaction time dropped speed to 40mph, before I was able to press accelerator to override braking. Two cars behind me had to slam on the brakes and one had to swerve to avoid rear end collision. This phantom braking in very good conditions was totally unexpected and nearly ended up in high speed rear end collision with my wife and kids in the car.

Several times during our first long trip in our new Model Y, it slammed the brakes on for no reason with cruise control enabled. We were traveling on interstate 80, with speed limits typically 75-80mph. In some cases, we slowed from 80mph to 55mph due to these unexplained braking events and were in serious danger of being rear ended more than one time. Conditions were sunny, clear, and there was absolutely no reason the vehicle should have braked when it did. No objects on the road, no other vehicles next to or in front of ours. It was completely unexpected and dangerous!

Multiple Occurrences - I use cruise control only - not Autopilot. Vehicle randomly applies the brakes with no traffic or obstructions. Most times it is momentary where the car drops 1 or 2 mph and then returns to set speed. Yesterday (2/11/2022) it twice initiated a hard brake and dropped the speed 10 mph before I could intercede. This is a very dangerous situation! Last week, another Model Y passed me on the highway and I counted 10 brake flashes in a mile. I then experienced 3 myself. Seems to happen more when the sun is low.

driving southbound on hwy 101 coming from Atascadero going to Buellton. section of highway had 2 lanes in each direction. center divider was narrow - no trees. there were no cars in front of me. car suddenly braked. i looked and saw a large truck traveling north bound. that was the only other vehicle on the road. the first time this happened (a couple of weeks ago) I swerved onto the shoulder so i wouldn't get hit. This time, knowing what was happening, i hit the gas and got back to my traveling speed. no collision or damage. but you have to tell Tesla to fix this

The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with the cruise control feature activated, the vehicle independently decelerated. The contact stated that while on a two-way street with another vehicle approaching, the vehicle abruptly stopped. The contact stated that the Forward Collision-Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control feature was not operating as designed. The contact stated that the safety scope feature of the vehicle was too close causing the vehicle to erroneously brake whenever another vehicle was nearby. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was a common failure. The contact was also informed that the manufacturer was aware of the failure and was in the process of implementing a software update to fix the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 700.

Phantom breaking. While on traffic aware cruise control, we have experienced several episodes of sudden hard breaking for no reason. Fortunately, no one was following closely. The car is available for inspection. Hard sudden unexplained breaking increases risk of rear end collision. No inspections have been performed. But I did discuss it with a Tesla mechanic. He was familiar with the problem and stated that even tho my vehicle does not have radar, it has the bracket and the wiring so it can be installed later. Supply chain issues was mentioned as a possible reason for its absence. No warnings prior to breaking. Simultaneous with phantom breaking is audible alarm. This last occurred yesterday Feb 10, 2022 mid morning. Good road conditions.

Adaptive Cruise Control Random hard braking while in use. Vehicles directly behind need to take corrective action to avoid collision. Not an isolated incident. 75% time I use cruise control, I have a random braking event. No / Maybe. It appears to be a common problem. No No

The infotainment/speedometer froze and went black. This caused the loss of the speedometer and turn signal control. The vehicle still accelerated,decelerated, braked and turned correctly but there was no indication of the current speed.

Multiple occurrences of phantom braking phenomenon with cruise control engaged. Happened while driving into setting sun or at night. The car seemed to confuse shinny spots in the road (ice patches and tar repairs particularly at the crest of a hill or bridge) as a vehicle and apply the brakes. The braking was usually very aggressive and in one case almost resulted in a high speed rear end. Adjusting control parameters as available form the software did not have any effect. Have not had the car inspected at this point. No warning was given by the system but you can see a phantom image appear on the virtual display during the episode.