2024 Tesla Model 3 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 46about this part
- Share
- 21%of 222 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,611miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 46 complaints about the electrical system of the 2024 Tesla Model 3, 21% of the 222 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,611 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Tesla Model 3 2024 does not have stalks to enable turn signals. Instead, it has buttons on the steering wheel. Sometimes these buttons stop working, so I'm unable to enable the turn signal, which puts me and others at risk. After a few minutes, the turn signal buttons work again. This happens randomly. It has occurred three times in the first 30 days of owning the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11608869, filed 2024-08“I was in a drive thru of a fast food restaurant and the car rapidly accelerated on its own and crashed into a wall. The air bags deployed and we were injured. We also narrowly missed hitting a pedestrian. The car hasn’t been inspected by anyone yet, however it is available if someone wants to inspect it.”
NHTSA complaint #11668314, filed 2025-06“Occasionally the turn signal button cannot be pressed down to make a turn signal. This event has happened quite a few times during some urgent moments when I need to exit the highway and gives us a big concern. I heard from many other owners that Tesla just replace your steering wheel, but it dose not fix the problem. It is not because of pressing on the wrong area of the button. This should be a systematic issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11603060, filed 2024-07“I have my phone mounted to the back of the computer screen, and I also have the phone power cord running from the center console 12V plug up to my phone. I have found that if the power cord comes in contact with the computer screen, it can inadvertently put the car in Neutral (it acts like a finger touch). This could be extremely dangerous if, for example, the car is making a left turn in front of oncoming traffic and the car unexpectedly goes into Neutral. …”
NHTSA complaint #11586463, filed 2024-05“The rear motor failed on my car. It has less than 4,000 miles on it. It is already being worked on. The car barely gave me 10 seconds before it lost power, locked up and wouldn’t move. Yes. They told me the rear motor failed and needed to be replaced. Tesla inspected it themselves and confirmed the issue. Yes, they appeared 10 seconds before it died, I had no other warnings prior to that. This was extremely dangerous as I barely had time to get to a safe place.”
NHTSA complaint #11613166, filed 2024-09Related recalls
- 24V554000Jul 24, 2024Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles. The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an…Covers: Tesla Model 3 2021–2024, Model Y 2020–2024, Model S 2021–2024 +1 more
Related service bulletins
- 11016320Mar 20, 2025Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were manufactured with High Voltage (HV) batteries containing cell modules that do not meet Tesla’s internal quality standards, potentially…
- 11009773Oct 11, 2024On some 2024+ Model 3 vehicles built at Fremont, a rattling noise may be noticed from the driver and/or front passenger instrument panel air vent while the face-level air vents…
- 11008820Sep 4, 2024On certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, a defective electrical component inside the High Voltage Controller may prevent the vehicle from entering into drive mode, or may cause a…
- 11008796Sep 4, 2024On certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, a defective electrical component inside the High Voltage Controller may prevent the vehicle from entering into drive mode, or may cause a…
- 11008772Sep 4, 2024On certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, a defective electrical component inside the High Voltage Controller may prevent the vehicle from entering into drive mode, or may cause a…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 7% |
| 2025 | 22 | 18% |
| 2024 | 46 | 21% |
| 2023 | 51 | 12% |
| 2022 | 60 | 8% |
| 2021 | 80 | 12% |
| 2020 | 42 | 9% |
| 2019 | 92 | 15% |
| 2018 | 168 | 16% |
| 2017 | 2 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2024 Tesla Model 3
72 complaintsForward collision avoidance
49 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsExterior lighting
27 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsLane departure
17 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsWheels
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsBrakes
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology