Complaint 2172278
2015 TESLA MODEL S • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Jan 29, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2172278
- Make
- TESLA
- Model
- MODEL S
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Jan 29, 2026
- Date Received
- Feb 2, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
Tesla Model S has a notorious back hatch latching failure. Itâs a flawed design that every replacement is a âwhenâ and not âif for failure. As an owner its failed be about 4-5 times in 5+ years of ownership. The hatch back latching issue causes cruise control as well as their Autopilot steering navigation feature to be disabled when latch starts acting up or failing to fully close, which are helpful safety components to keep your car on the road going at proper speeds and staying in lane. Reporting this in hopes someone pushes Tesla to do something about this flaw that should be a manufacturers defect.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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