2021 Tesla Model Y cruise control problems
161 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2021 Tesla Model Y, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 161 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 19 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owned a 2021 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The vehicle swiped the side of an apartment building before crashing into a tree and coming to a complete stop. The air bags deployed upon impact. The contact sustained chest pain, and his daughter, who was a passenger, sustained chest and ear injuries from the air bags deployment. Medical attention was received. A police report was filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2021 tesla model y. The contact's wife was parking the vehicle, when it inadvertently plunged forward and rear-ended a vehicle causing that vehicle to hit another vehicle. The air bags deployed. No medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a lot for the insurance company to examine the damages.
Other problems reported for the 2021 Tesla Model Y
- Forward collision avoidance 853 complaints
- Brakes 182 complaints
- Electrical system 153 complaints
- Steering 97 complaints
- Lane departure 95 complaints
- Suspension 81 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 52 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints