2015 Tesla Model S forward collision avoidance problems
45 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2015 Tesla Model S, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When forward collision avoidance problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
No early alert before slamming on the brakes, only tapping a rear bumper on a 1999 Toyota Tundra. No damage to the Toyota but to my surprise, the insurance company said the Tesla's totaled. The airbags for the driver were deployed only, with no other passengers in the car. Quite a loud noise. I have an EDR report, not sure how to interpret it. Did not hear any warning lamps. Fortunately, both the other driver and I suffered no injuries. I would like to find out exactly what happened.
When my mcu fails, I receive a message that says, "autopilot safety/convenience features unavailable." tesla's text messages to me state: - "the issue that you experienced with the center display resetting .. Was a continuation of the firmware issue we had identified..."- "this was caused by a known firmware issue",- "we do have a couple of known firmware issues that causing occasional resets or slow performance",- "since there are no repairs to be made at this time ..
Other problems reported for the 2015 Tesla Model S
- Electrical system 268 complaints
- Suspension 150 complaints
- Steering 51 complaints
- Lighting 46 complaints
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 39 complaints
- Fuel system 32 complaints
- Body & structure 31 complaints
Forward collision avoidance problems in other years
Forward collision avoidance problems across all Tesla models