Complaint 2203764
2021 TESLA MODEL 3 • POWER TRAIN • incident Apr 29, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2203764
- Make
- TESLA
- Model
- MODEL 3
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Apr 29, 2026
- Date Received
- May 6, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
My RWD motor completely went out and lost power on the highway off ramp. Could have turned into a dangerous situation. Not sure why these motors seem to be very unreliable. Tesla has not given me an explanation as to what is exactly causing this. Happens to thousands of owners. And this car is only 5 years old. I had the motor replaced in November 2022 and 3 years later itâs out for good. Now I have to deal with teslas insane costs. I feel like they sold me a defective car.
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