Complaint 2172883

2020 TESLA MODEL Y • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING • incident Dec 1, 2025

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2172883
Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Model Year
2020
Incident Date
Dec 1, 2025
Date Received
Feb 3, 2026
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Owner Narrative

The full self-driving (FSD) stopped working although it was fully paid for at the time of vehicle purchase. Along with that, the car stopped receiving/installing over the air software updates, the lane markings in the display disappeared, and the automatic cancelling turn signals stopped working (requiring me to manually cancel them). I took it to Tesla service and was told that the car needs a new computer at a cost of approximately $2,300. To answer the bullet points above: 1. The main vehicle computer malfunctioned. 2. I paid for FSD for the safety it provides - without FSD, the car is simply less safe in traffic. 3. The Tesla service center confirmed that the vehicle computer has malfunctioned. 4. There was no indication of any kind, until suddenly the FSD stopped working and I noticed subsequently that downloading/installing software updates failed, lane markings disappeared, and automatic cancelling turn signals stopped working requiring manual operation.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.