2019 Tesla Model 3 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 620 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,370miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2019 Tesla Model 3, 1% of the 620 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,370 miles. 2 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.
“I am very disappointed and shocked from what happened last december 10, 2019 (tuesday). At around 5:50 am, I am slowly driving at the parking lot of my office at stryker corporation in san jose, ca. I am slowly parking my car and then there's a sudden unintended acceleration on my car which I cannot even control or stop. The acceleration speeds up automatically on its own even if I'm stepping on the brake. Due to the speed up on the acceleration, the car went over the curb with so much speed and moved towards the tent which is the smoking area in our work. …”
NHTSA complaint #11292014, filed 2019-12, 3,056 miles“Autopilot was engaged. The Tesla vehicle sensors failed to recognize 2 parked vehicles on the right side of the street while driving, and collided with them. Anti-collision mechanism and auto-braking failed to apply, resulting in collision.”
NHTSA complaint #11302321, filed 2020-01, 3,370 miles“I just bought the new Tesla MODEL 3 last week for long run battery but it's not giving me full rang of miles and dropping crazy amount of battery . The way Tesla is telling the people about mileage , it's not working that way , I have long rang mileage and it's supposed to give 310 mileage after full charge and that's only reason I bought this car because every day I'm driving around 200 to 270 mileage . …”
NHTSA complaint #11266187, filed 2019-10Related 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 2019 Tesla Model 3
170 complaintsElectrical system
92 complaintsAir bags
88 complaintsSuspension
82 complaintsOther or unknown
81 complaintsVehicle speed control
71 complaintsLane departure
70 complaintsBrakes
63 complaintsSeat belts
57 complaintsSteering
54 complaintsSeats
47 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
34 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Tesla Model 3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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