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2019 Tesla Model 3 cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 71 complaints for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
71 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
5,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
19 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 5,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 24 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 5,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 96% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles24
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 5,000 miles, and 96% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 19 crashes, 6 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

On 10/17/2021 my son was killed along with his passenger in this Tesla. The car was thought to be going over 100 miles an hour on a city road Coconut Point Road in Estero Florida. The car was thought to have hit a tree with the rear tire and was sent flying through the air and hit another tree and split in half. My son knew this road well as it was close to his home and drove it on his way home from work. I feel strongly that this was an acceleration issue!! He has driven this car for 2 years, so knew the car well.

October 2021 CrashDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 tesla model 3. The contact stated that he purchased the special feature adaptive auto pilot back in 06/2020. The contact stated that the automatic emergency braking activated independently while driving 65 MPH, almost bringing the vehicle to an abrupt stop three times on the same day. The brake pedal was depressed to deactivate the feature, allowing for the vehicle to accelerate. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure.

Reported at 14,000 miles, August 2020

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