481 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2023 Tesla Model Y cite forward collision avoidance, 40% of all 1,194 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“I am reporting a serious safety-related malfunction involving my 2023 Tesla Model Y, which has approximately 55,000 miles. The incident involved multiple vehicle systems, including the front drive motor, propulsion system, traction control, stability control, steering assistance, and braking-related functions. Prior to the incident, I noticed a water-sloshing sound coming from underneath the vehicle, possibly near the rocker panels, following heavy rainfall. After driving for approximately five minutes and parking, I received multiple warning messages indicating that traction control, stability control, and automatic emergency braking were unavailable. Approximately two hours later, I returned to the vehicle, and the warnings had temporarily disappeared. However, about halfway through my next drive, multiple warnings suddenly reappeared, and the vehicle’s driving and braking behavior changed significantly. The regenerative braking stopped functioning, causing the vehicle to continue rolling when I released the accelerator instead of slowing down as expected. When I applied the brake pedal, I experienced unusual vibrations, increased braking effort, and abnormal…”
“The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and struck an occupied parked vehicle ahead. Upon shifting into Reverse (R), the failure recurred, causing the vehicle to strike the front bumper of a parked and unoccupied USPS truck, which then struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. The contact engaged the electric parking brake to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the forward collision avoidance system failed to engage to prevent the collisions. The front driver's side air bag failed to deploy as expected. The vehicle sustained rear-end damage. The vehicle was towed to an auto collision center, where a superficial diagnostic inspection was performed, and the contact was informed that no failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to a Tesla Service center and to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 30,616.”
“On October 7, 2026 at about 5:01 PM, on I-75 near Acworth, Georgia, in clear daylight, my 2023 Tesla Model Y was operating with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) engaged at about 76 mph. The vehicle moved from a general traffic lane into an express lane that was closed, and continued toward physical barricades and an impact attenuator at the end of the closed lane. At least three advance signs indicated the express lanes were closed, including an overhead gantry reading EXPRESS LANES CLOSED directly ahead, and the word EXPRESS was painted on the pavement under the vehicle. The vehicle did not slow, issued no warning or takeover request, and made no evasive maneuver. I avoided the barricades with a reflexive steering input. At that moment there was a concrete divider on my left, a tractor-trailer in the lane to my right, and, as I learned only from the footage afterwards, a vehicle following in the lane I moved into. There was no collision and no injury. Tesla's own vehicle data export confirms the sequence. The Self-Driving state was ACTIVE_FSD continuously from 3:53 PM until 5:01:09 PM, when it changed to UNAVAILABLE in the middle of a rising steering torque…”
“i was driving Tesla in full self driving and when it parked halfway in the garage and as soon as tried to take control It dashed into my garage inner walls and went through it within a fraction of a second. It was out of control.”
“While using cruise control, the Tesla- several times in the last two weeks- engages "curvature assist" on completely straight roads, slams on the brakes and attempts to steer the car, creating very dangerous situations. This is a very well-known issue with Tesla and they do nothing about it.”
“I am submitting this complaint regarding a safety defect in the human-machine interface (HMI) and Driver Monitoring System (DMS) of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software. 1. Automation Complacency & Vigilance Degradation: When operating on highways, the system handles dynamic driving tasks in a manner that induces severe automation complacency and driver fatigue. Placing a human operator in an extended passive-monitoring role inevitably leads to degraded situational awareness, delayed reaction capability, and drowsiness. 2. Defective In-Cabin Driver Monitoring: The system's interior cabin camera fails to meet effective driver-monitoring standards. When a driver experiences involuntary micro-sleep, closed eyes, or drooping head posture, the cabin camera repeatedly fails to issue audible alerts, escalation chimes, or forced disengagements in a timely manner. The system permits continuous hands-free operation while the driver is compromised by automation-induced fatigue. 3. Mismatch Between Marketing and Safety Architecture: While the manufacturer classifies the software as SAE Level 2 to disclaim operational liability, the operational behavior and…”
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Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, Model X, and Model Y vehicles. The forward-facing camera may be misaligned, causing some of the active safety features such as emergency braking, forward collision warning, and lane assist to become unavailable without alerting the driver.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.