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2015 Tesla Model S electronic stability control (esc) problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2015 Tesla Model S3% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
3%
share of all complaints
48,350 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Hi, I have severals issue with the car which are known issues for the manufacturer and for which service center says "yes it's an known problem on all these 2015 model s car" but you have to pay to get it repaired because the car is over 4 years old and more than 100 000km, so not under warranty…

    filed Oct 23, 2020

  • The center screen of my tesla stopped working when I started the car one day (car was parked), resulting in a loss of the backup camera and access to many driver settings, such as regenerative braking, automatic lights, etc. Rebooting the unit did not help, and the car would not shut off once the…

    filed Aug 26, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Model S years

YearReportsShare
2019 Model S12%
2018 Model S32%
2017 Model S10%
2016 Model S112%
2014 Model S51%
2013 Model S61%
Model S electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.