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2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1559318
Internal NHTSA #	11203847
Manufacurer	Tesla, Inc.
Brand	TESLA
Model	MODEL 3
Model Year	2018
File date	13/04/19
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 04/13/2019 the car abrupt stopped in the middle of the road while i drove it along northbond santa rita road in pleasanton ca. . Cars coming from behind had to make urgent braking or lane change to avoid hitting us. My young child was crying in horror, and we have no way to get ourself to safety with the car totally unable to move. We called 911, and local police was dispatch to help other card avoiding hitting us, while we waiting for tow truck to arrive. The car was unresponsive for about 20 minutes, with the display showing messages: "unable to drive, pull over to safety. Car shutting down". The car resumed operational after about 20 minutes, without any noticeable change. I drove the car to nearest service center (pleasanton ca). After a few days, i was contact by the service center stating the car can be picked up, while nothing was done to fix the issue. Their official invoice states: "this is currently scheduled to be fixed in 2019. 20, but the customer can continue driving. If it happens again (seems unlikely), they can just get out of the car and get back in to resume operation.". I pointed to tesla service representative that their recommended solution is unacceptable - just like what happened to us already - it would be illegal and unsafe to exit the vehicle if it stops in the middle of highway, with no chance to pull over even to the curb. The tesla representative brought an engineer to help "explain" the information, when he mentioned that this issue is a known characteristic related to use of cruise control. And the engineer said he would personally be ok to drive the car without using cruise control. I asked if that means the cruise control is not safe, they said it would be my own judgment. I think this is a significant safety hazard tesla is intentionally ignoring and need thorough investigation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13350
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DUBLIN, CA
VIN pattern	5YJ3E1EA6JFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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