2019 Tesla Model 3 · symptom sheet

Full Self-Driving (FSD) does something unsafe

73owner reports
3involved a crash

Newest report Sep 21, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026

73 of the 615 complaints on this car describe FSD problems.

No recall on this systemas of Sep 29, 2026

3 crashesin 73 reports

2 people hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 73 reports

FSD tried to turn or change lanes wrongly

it braked hard for nothing while FSD was on

I had to take over to avoid a collision

a software update changed how FSD behaves

it drove over the speed limit and I cannot cap it

FSD problems on other Model 3 years

201829 reports 201973 reports 202027 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

What this problem usually is

Owners in this group describe Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) doing something they had to override: a wrong turn or lane change, a hard slowdown with nothing ahead, a red light or stop sign it didn't stop for. This page sticks to what owners wrote and what NHTSA has on file.

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the software update (12 reports) and the cabin or exterior camera (5 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on this problem covers the 2019 model year as of Sep 29, 2026.

When it happens

Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.

What owners wrote

“It brakes at highway speeds of 70 without reasons on cruise control and FSD. Happened three times on highway 46. It can be very bad if there was a car behind me. This happened to me through all these years since 2019.”
Filed Nov 13, 2024

“FORCED DISCONNET: Autopilot and Full Self Driving suddenly decelerated to 15 mph with no sign or road work signs. The curve onto Old Madison Pike means following traffic can not see the car suddenly creeping in the turn lane. The problem is reproducible. The problem has been reported to Tesla using their voice reporting system. There were no warnings. It has been going on since August 2022.”
Filed Feb 22, 2024

“Manufacturer refuses to address outstanding FSD recall from February 2023 despite multiple service appointments and available remedies. This impedes ability to import vehicle to Canada.”
Filed Oct 20, 2023

“I was driving using beta full self driving feature, and the vehicle was involved in a collision”
Filed Feb 28, 2023

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 3 of 73 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

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