2024 Tesla Model 3 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 222 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2024 Tesla Model 3, 2% of the 222 complaints for this model year. 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.
“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“The rear motor became completely disabled while driving. The rear motor suddenly made noise and locked up when I was driving about 10 mph. I received a red alert on my screen saying to pull over now and another alert saying the car is shutting off. The car suddenly stopped on its own before I could do anything. I then got a yellow warning message saying that the rear motor is disabled. I was luckily driving slowly in a parking lot when this occurred but if it happened on a public road, things could have gone much worse. …”
NHTSA complaint #11674805, filed 2025-07Related service bulletins
- 11009781Oct 15, 2024Some Performance Model 3 vehicles might experience minor oil loss through the Rear Drive Unit (RDU) breather during high lateral acceleration cornering maneuvers.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2024 Tesla Model 3
72 complaintsForward collision avoidance
49 complaintsElectrical system
46 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 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 Tesla Model 3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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