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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2024 Tesla Model 3 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
9%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 21 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2024 Tesla Model 3, 9% of the 222 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While turning right, I slowed down and put on my turn lights. The vehicle accelerated all of a sudden and did a sharp right. There was a vehicle in front of me in the opposite direction and my car turned very sharply to avoid it. The accelerator pedal was fully pressed down and for that fraction of a second, it didn’t allow me to control the speed.”

NHTSA complaint #11746845, filed 2026-06

“I reduced my set standard cruise control speed when traveling on a road curve and the speed drastically reduced by over 15mph lower than my setting on it's own. If i was traveling in a group then this would have created a dangerous situation for the following vehicles. This is another FSD/Beta programming in regular cruise control. Why are you still allowing this to exist???”

NHTSA complaint #11629484, filed 2024-12

“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

“Cruising at 75 the speed suddenly drops to 55, the worst I had was changed from 75 to 40. This is Dangerous and needs to be changed. It drops speeds every day and before I can correct it the car usually drops a minimum of 5mph. If allowed I will start to report this every day until it is corrected as it is a huge safety issue for other drivers and potentially a deadly crash or road rage incident.”

NHTSA complaint #11623236, filed 2024-11

“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

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202627%
20251411%
2024219%
20236916%
202217122%
202112318%
20206915%
20197111%
2018919%
2017415%

Other parts of the 2024 Tesla Model 3

Other or unknown
72 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
49 complaints
Electrical system
46 complaints
Steering
39 complaints
Exterior lighting
27 complaints
Lane departure
17 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Wheels
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaints
Brakes
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 31, 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