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2015 Tesla Model S cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 40 complaints for the 2015 Tesla Model S, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
40 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
25,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
16 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2015 Tesla Model S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 25,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 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: 25,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles14
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles5
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 30 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 16 crashes, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I drove the car into a parking space at the school (desert christian elementary) in tucson arizona on sept 16th about 11:05 am, when the car accelerated on its own (unintended acceleration) and crashed into 2 parked vehicles and airbags deployed and I sustained a fracture of my right arm requiring surgery. Also my car (the tesla model s) was damaged and the two other parked cars.

Reported at 11,000 miles, September 2016 CrashInjury

The vehicle was stationary at a stop light. As the light changed, I believe that I took my foot off of the brake and the car started accelerating. I tried to put the foot back on the brake but I hit the car in front of me before the car stopped. I cannot be 100% certain that there was not human error involved, but all I remember is feeling the acceleration and trying to brake and being unable to stop.

Reported at 52,087 miles, January 2020 Crash

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Cruise control problems in other years

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