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2023 Tesla Model Y engine problems

20 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2023 Tesla Model Y, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 1% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

On Saturday 16th Oct 2026 around 10 AM EST, while driving down the ramp from Parking Floor 2 to Parking Floor 1 in the JFK Terminal 4 Short Term Parking garage (John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York), the Tesla vehicle suddenly accelerated forward very fast on its own without any input on the accelerator pedal. Either I was not pressing the gas pedal at the time, or I was slowing pressing as the car was going down on ramp.

May 2026 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, a message that the vehicle was shutting down was displayed and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that a wiring harness clip was not clipped correctly. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred several times.

Reported at 41 miles, June 2023

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