2018 Tesla Model 3 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 0%of 1,034 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,687miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2018 Tesla Model 3, 0% of the 1,034 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,687 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving on the 101 freeway in santa barbara. Road was wet after a light rain at around 6:30am. Was in the middle lane, very light traffic, on a wide curve. Was not speeding, accelerating, braking or steering. Was not using autopilot. Tires had 11,000 miles and tread was still good. Car all of a sudden spun out of control, turning 180 degrees and crashed against a concrete center divider. I have a video saved from the car's cameras of the entire accident. You can see a car preceding me in the same lane at a similar speed, was not affected. …”
NHTSA complaint #11297537, filed 2020-01, 11,374 miles“1. We picked up the car on dec 30th, from the fremont factory, the car was not even fully charged, and there was a message on the console saying, that, 'it needs a software upgrade.' we went back inside and asked one of the sales people, he said, 'this is the end of the year, the cars are not coming fully charged, and he laughed about the software upgrade.' we came home and upgraded the software. No-one went over the operations of the car. 2. On jan 1st, the 30 day trial for the autopilot feature popped up on the console, and we clicked yes. …”
NHTSA complaint #11165284, filed 2019-01, 175 miles“Several ongoing issues with touch screen failure (black outs) malfunction, has been repaired more than 3 times continues to be issue * ongoing accelerometer malfunction * all of sudden receive error message stability control disabled * --regenerative braking disabled * --automatic emergency braking is disable * ongoing phone key and connection issues, antenna issues, unable to connect to bluetooth. Repeated issues have not been resolved by Tesla service dept * touch screen failure (black outs)and consistent issues with connectivity wifi. …”
NHTSA complaint #11323314, filed 2020-05, 24,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10234998Apr 29, 2022Some Model 3 vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the…
- 10213754Apr 29, 2022Some Model 3 vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the…
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Tesla Model 3
203 complaintsSuspension
191 complaintsOther or unknown
175 complaintsElectrical system
168 complaintsAir bags
143 complaintsSeat belts
105 complaintsVehicle speed control
91 complaintsBrakes
89 complaintsSteering
82 complaintsSeats
74 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
61 complaintsBody and structure
60 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Tesla Model 3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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