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2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1525509
Internal NHTSA #	11164094
Manufacurer	Tesla, Inc.
Brand	TESLA
Model	MODEL 3
Model Year	2018
File date	30/11/18
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My tesla model 3 was so new that didn't even have the license plate yet. I've done self-park quite a few times, and even went to the sales center to confirm the way to engage self park. When the vehicle sense the space and you go reverse, the blue start button will be on so you can press and let the auto self park. Sadly, the self park caused the accident on 11/30/18 when i was on lyon street in san francisco. When pressed on the reverse 'start' button, the car went uncontrollably (like a demon was in the car) and hit the rear parked car. I could barely hit the brake in time to stop the zoomed reverse. This accident not only damaged my new model 3 and it hit the bumper and headlight of another parked vehicle, the incident truly traumatized me on the tesla car functions. Thankfully, there was not any upcoming rear traffic, with the self reverse speed, the accident could be a lot worse. Tesla insisted that it is not an auto-pilot or self-park issue. They said we have to wait 4 weeks for the engineering review and report. After waiting for the tesla report for 4 weeks, they claimed the vehicle was 'not' engaged in the 'self-park' function - well, why would the blue start button is available for me to believe that the self park was ready????? They made the excuse the creep function was activated. That is ridiculous! Your blue start button was available for self-park, driver would assume the vehicle is ready to be parked. Who would guess the vehicle would zoom back uncontrollably? Could you imagine how dangerous this is for all the self park drivers and passengers? The accident could be much worse. Nhtsa must issue investigation and fining for such tesla self park issue!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BURLINGAME, CA
VIN pattern	5YJ3E1EB4JFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	5
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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