2021 Tesla Model 3 cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 123 complaints for the 2021 Tesla Model 3, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 123 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 6 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
This accident involved a high speed collision on the 2nd floor of a parking garage at a hospital in a suburb of Houston, Tx. Both the driver and the passenger were killed. A question has arisen as to how the vehicle could have accelerated at such a high rate, in such a short period of time, especially inside a parking garage? When we found out NHSTA was re-opening, the Tesla sudden acceleration issue, we thought it important to include the facts of our accident.
When I test drove the tesla model 3, there was an option to turn regenerative braking to low. This allowed the car to have more of a coasting effect when one lifts the foot off of the accelerator. When I received delivery of the car, the ability to reduce the regenerative braking effect was not available. The removal of this feature is being discussed at length in online forums.
Other problems reported for the 2021 Tesla Model 3
- Forward collision avoidance 598 complaints
- Brakes 127 complaints
- Electrical system 81 complaints
- Lane departure 42 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 33 complaints
- Steering 28 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints