There are 19 owner-reported driver assist & adas complaints for the 2017 Tesla Model Xin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The autopilot ECU failed on my car per Tesla. There was no warning on the car that my safety features were disabled. This is also reported online as a common issue and Tesla is charging $2k to repair a safety computer. The computer was advertised as two chips as a failsafe but that was not the case as both failed on my car. I suspect this software updates broke the computer as well and not at fault from the customer
The rear camera freezes when backing up the car. The issue is noted in the latest model years but this issues applies to this model year as well. Please issue a safety recall. Thank you.
The rear camera failed as I tried to reverse into a parking spot. the whole system froze up and took over 20+ second to finally load happened twice in one day
When driving my car last Friday evening at ~5:45pm PST, I was about 1 mile away from home when alerts popped up on my car including- "Regenerative breaking unavailable", "ABS disabled", "Stability Control disabled", "Traction Control disabled", "Steering Assist reduced", "Automatic Emergency Braking is Unavailable" Front Passenger Safety Restraint System Fault" "Park Assist Unavailable". I drove the last mile to my house and when I pulled into my garage my gear shift would not work to put my car into park. I tried to then do a "soft reset" by holding both buttons on the steering wheel down, and this would not work. I frantically called the nearest Tesla service center and after 20 min the person there told me there wasn't anything they could help me with and gave me the number for Tessa Roadside Assistance. This whole time I had to have my foot on the break pedal to keep my car from moving forward and going through my garage wall into my house. I was on hold with Tesla Roadside assistance awaiting an answer for another 30min, and after talking with an agent he told me to "find a large rock to put under my tires to prevent the car from moving forward", this wasn't a feasible option as I was alone with a 12 year old girl, there are also not any large rocks near my garage. Tesla service then connected me with a towing agency, but let me know that since my car warranty only covers my battery and drive train, I would have to pay for the tow out of pocket. The tow truck driver came about 20 minutes later, so at this point I was sitting in my garage with my foot on the break pedal for well over an hour. There was no way that anyone could power off the car or get it into another gear other than drive. There was no way to access the 12v batter and disconnect the car since I couldn't open my frunk as the car was not in park. without the assistance of a tow truck I could have been stuck in my car for hours holding the break pedal.
I received a notice from Tesla for recall No. 23V-838 for my 2017 Tesla Model X - P100D. The notice states that I should check if my software version is "2023.44.30" or a later release. Unfortunately, the 2017 Model X is on a different update schedule, as it has different computer and sensor systems than newer Model X's. My software version is from 2022. Accordingly, the recall was not remedied by Tesla for my vehicle and all other older Teslas with the prior sensor suite. I checked for any software updates but none was available. At the very least, the notice is deficient, as if they pushed a separate update for older model Teslas, it was not communicated therein. Thanks!
MCU1 FSD beta still not working and nothing has been addressed from Tesla. Tesla states we will MCU1 will be supported for fsd.
I paid for FSD And now TESLA has disabled the feature. They have not responded to any inquiries by me as to when it’s going to be reactivated. I would appreciate anything that you can do.
On the date of January 4th, at approximately 6:50 pm, while using the Autopilot feature on my Model X, I was driving 55 mph on the highway and the phantom break occurred, which it completely stopped my car but I was fortunate enough there wasn't any car behind me and I was able to speed up quickly avoid any accident.
Continuation of complaint 3 of 3 though this occurred 12 times over 6 months and nearly causing 6 accidents - tell me if you need me to make 6 separate complaints - 12/8/2022 - Vehicle key fobs stopped working (still able to start vehicle from the Tesla mobile app) and the screens completely locked up while driving multiple times nearly causing multiple accidents. It's also likely that the key fob failure was a result of the malfunctioning computer. Cleared computer cache. 12/23/2022 - Battery Fault (vehicle may not start warning) BMS_w035, front passenger safety restraint fault, buggy and unsafe screens; still no information from Tesla regarding the recall for the malfunctioning screens and computers. Tesla stated that they could not "see" any of the faults in the vehicle or in their server, though my wife took photos. 1/16/2023 - Service request scheduled for warranty/recall repair for unsafe screen hazard that was resetting while driving, vehicle towed to Tesla; 14 Jan 2023 Tesla cancelled the service request and input their own request that describes a customer inquiry for an infotainment (computer) upgrade and that we've declined the repair. Based on this, I am unable to download the invoices because they've jammed up the system to further impede proving their negligence. Currently, Tesla has locked up the app so that I cannot create service requests for the warranty/recall issue, they're failing to repair the vehicle, they're failing to communicate beyond threats of daily charges and towing, and it is impossible to reach someone at the service center though I've been able to describe the issue on multiple occasions to the Tesla phone answering service folks. Tesla is out of control and has placed my family and others in harms way due to their negligence to inform and accomplish their warranty and recall requirements. I respectfully request your help in holding Tesla accountable so others are not longer put at risk, and so their vehicles get repaired.
This is a follow on complaint due to this occurring 12 times over the past 6 months, 6 of those times nearly resulted in catastrophic accidents. I wrote Tesla via certified mail, per their owner's rights requirements in Dec 22 and Jan 23, stated the problem and requested repair, replace, or repurchase. I gave Tesla ample opportunity to repair the vehicle. Tesla now refuses to repair and is failing to adhere to their own warranty, recall, stated owners rights, TX code, and NTHSA guidance (recall and likely codes due to breach), and they're now threatening me and behaving negligently by asking that I take their malfunctioning and hazardous vehicle back out on the road. Our vehicle has been out of service 2 months total and 1 month currently over multiple corrective action attempts for a recalled item. Service Visit Invoices versus reality, plus dates in and out of service do not include additional vehicle down time while waiting for service visit time slots - We purchased the vehicle on 7/23/2022 - I do not have access to records prior to this date, though I am certain this vehicle was plagued by the recalled issue under factory warranty. I firmly believe, based on Tesla's actions under my ownership, that they will do anything in their power, including blocking or changing vehicle history so they can avoid their responsibilities. 7/23/2022 - Key fob battery replaced; Invoice failed to include service center employee hard resetting the computer system and faulty AC system, plus trim piece identified as needing repair 8/10/2022 - HVAC and trim corrected; Invoice failed to include issues with computer and technician described that some of these require resets sometimes, but failed to provide info about the recall and the nature of the failures. I described that the screens would unsafely reset on their own and the technicians failed to provide any further information. 9/16/2022 - Vehicle failed to charge at high speed charging and buggy/malfunctioning screens included
We were driving down the freeway in daytime sunny weather on “autopilot” (I was actively monitoring the vehicle of course) when the car SLAMMED on the brakes for no reason. It was aggressive and fortunately I disconnected the driver assist “autopilot” and immediately pressed on the accelerator (not an intuitive action) to avoid causing an accident. There was no reason for the car to behave this way. Furthermore, Tesla updated the software recently on my vehicle. I purchased the vehicle with radar, whereby it would use the radar as an input in coordination with other information for the adaptive cruise control and auto steer. (Collectively called the “autopilot” by Tesla. This recent software update took the radar out of the equation and made my car function differently (less robust) by now only using the cameras and not the radar. The cameras on my model year are not, to my understanding, of the same capability as the cameras that Tesla is using with their newest models. Despite the cameras being older, tesla modified the vehicle via over the air software update to only utilize the cameras, again, despite the car being designed to utilize the radar as an input to the semi autonomous driving. I take great issue with Tesla retroactively reducing the capability of my semi autonomous driving and not providing a warning or a clear choice. The phantom braking I experienced was after this software update that removed the radar. It’s one thing if a driver needs to be prepared to brake, but quite another if the car brakes EXTREMELY aggressively and the driver has to rush to press the accelerator, all while startled. I work as an airline pilot and this seeming total disregard for safety, removal of radar input that the car has on board already, and lack of transparency to the driver would never be accepted in aviation. I urge the NHTSA to look into the aggressive uncommanded braking. Thank you, Stefan
Since installing the latest update (2021.24.48), my vehicle is suddenly experiencing: * frequent bogus forward collision warnings (several per day) * instrument cluster outages (black screen) * sudden autopilot shutdowns caused by center display communication failures (MCU) Other people with significantly different configurations (e.g. with the eMMC repair done, with autopilot hardware version 1, etc.) have experienced similar failures. This seems to be a very serious software regression that needs to be addressed immediately.
Firmware version: 2020.48.37.8 Date of Occurrence: 2/18/22 Location: I66 Westbound Description: On I66 Westbound near Rt123 Exit the car was traveling at 70mph and decreased 50mph. The car was on full autopilot. Set speed limit changed from 70 to 50mph but signage and the car's perceived speed limit was 55mph. No cars ahead of me to initiate the rapid deacceleration. The occurrence happened between 8 to 8:15AM. Weather was partly cloudy. Second occurrence of rapid deacceleration occurred on the same commute. On I66 Westbound near Rt50 the car was traveling at 70mph and the vehicle decreased speed to 30mph. The autopilot set to 70mph and rapidly deaccelerated to 30mph. Cars ahead were several car lengths away. No braking or deacceleration was observed by the cars ahead. The occurrence happened between 8:15 to 8:30AM. Weather was partly cloudy. Note, this issue has happened multiple times over the last 6 months. Didn't realize that this issue was reportable. Rapid deacceleration is fairly common event and has been observed on I66 (both directions), I95, RT28, RT29, I70, and I270.
Tesla Full Self Driving FSD is too dangerous for public street experiments. The video evidence is not from my vehicle but mine does sudden automatic unexpected swerving the same way: Twitter video shows the automatic system swerved toward a bicyclist and the driver was able to grab the steering wheel to manually abort the system. This automatic system with numerous close calls should not use the public as dummies for testing. https://twitter.com/TaylorOgan/status/1491224700303060992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1491224700303060992%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fteslamotorsclub.com%2Ftmc%2Fthreads%2Ffsd-beta-videos-and-questions-for-fsd-beta-drivers.210858%2Fpage-268
Tesla Full Self Driving FSD is too dangerous for public street experiments. The video evidence is not from my vehicle but mine does not recognize many obstacles that increase the risks of collisions: The YouTube video shows the automatic system failed to recognize the green bollard and even with the quick intervention from a claimed well experienced FSD driver, the car collided with the green bollard. The public should not be forced to be at risk for allowing this automatic system with numerous dangerous behaviors to experiment on the public street. Tesla should have tested this in its closed course by building its own green bollard and then it can crash all it wants but not at the expense of public safety. https://youtu.be/Zl9rM8D3k34
The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while reversing there was no image displayed on the infotainment screen. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The contact stated that the center front camera failed to record. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that no failure was found. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) and scheduled an appointment with the dealer however, the dealer cancelled the appointment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model X. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BACKUP CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BACK INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS A PREVIOUS IMAGE RATHER THAN A LIVE IMAGE AND DID NOT DISPLAY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
THE REAR LINKAGES, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION, AND UPPER LINKAGES WHICH IS THE PROBLEM IN CHINA HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SINCE DAY 1.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026