2018 Tesla Model S cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 28 complaints for the 2018 Tesla Model S, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 16 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 7,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 16 crashes, 1 fire, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
The car unintended accelerated when I pulled into garage and wait for garage door open. The sudden acceleration is totally out of control, even my foot firmly step on the break pedal. The accelerated car went through the garage door towards right, and hit and lift the other parked SUV inside the garage. The speed and force push the SUV towards the back of garage wall, and totally damaged the part of my garage.
I was at a parking lot and I was making my way into a slot when I first had to reverse them when I changed the gear the drive and released the breaks to move forward into the slot I suddenly accelerated and had to press on the breaks harder than ever because I thought at first I was releasing it too fast. But eventually I screeched into a full stop and avoided hitting the cars parked and worse going over the street onto incoming traffic. I noticed tire marks that my breaking had made at the lot.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Tesla Model S
- Forward collision avoidance 70 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Suspension 20 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints