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NHTSA says the investigation covers an estimated 280,000 Model 3 and Model Y sedans from model year 2023. Tesla may not be able to fix a steering issue via a software update, which could lead to ...
This time the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into a dozen complaints about loss of steering control or loss of power steering in the 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles.
The complaints describe rapid deceleration that can occur repeatedly without warning and apparently at random. One owner of a 2021 Tesla Model Y reported a violent deceleration to the NHTSA from 80 mph to 69 mph in less than a second. [174] In May 2022, the NHTSA said in a letter that they had received over 750 complaints about this issue. [175]
The Tesla Model Y is a battery electric compact crossover SUV [5] produced by Tesla, Inc. since 2020. The vehicle was presented in March 2019 as the company's fifth production model since its inception after the Roadster , Model S , Model X and Model 3 .
Tesla solar installations caught fire at seven Walmart locations, as well as an Amazon warehouse. [18] [19] The SEC confirmed in September 2021 that it has an active and ongoing investigation related to the whistleblower complaint Henkes made in 2019. [20] As of March 2024, the case is unresolved. [21] [22]
Tesla has set up mobile-shipping-container "stores" [9] and 6 Airstream travel trailers each pulled by a Model X, reaching areas not served by brick-and-mortar shops. [26] [27] Tesla's strategy of direct customer sales and owning stores and service centers is different from the standard dealership model in the US vehicle marketplace. [28]
In response to a rash of complaints from customers saying their Teslas can't drive as far on a single charge as advertised, the company created a team to suppress the issue, according to a new report.
On January 20, 2016, Gao Yaning, the driver of a Tesla Model S in Handan, Hebei, China, was killed when his car crashed into a stationary truck. [5] The Tesla was following a car in the far left lane of a multi-lane highway; the car in front moved to the right lane to avoid a truck stopped on the left shoulder, and the Tesla, which the driver's father believes was in Autopilot mode, did not ...