2017 Tesla Model S vehicle speed control problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2017 Tesla Model S — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Software 2025.14.1, Full Self Driving 12.6.4 (FSD). Vehicle when using FSD continuously slows to 10 MPH below the speed limit. You can manually press the accelerator to speed up but FSD will not brake when doing so and warns you of the same. After a minute of being back at the speed limit, FSD…”
filed May 4, 2025
“Stoped at intersection. While trying to engage signal lights, hit the stalk below that engages full self driving. Car immediately jumped into intersection .in front of another car and almost collided. Since the last update, Cars with my configuration wave been acting irradely and it is not safe to…”
filed Apr 16, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Model S years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Model S | 6 | 6% |
| 2022 Model S | 9 | 7% |
| 2021 Model S | 14 | 8% |
| 2020 Model S | 8 | 10% |
| 2019 Model S | 3 | 7% |
| 2018 Model S | 27 | 16% |
| 2016 Model S | 79 | 12% |
| 2015 Model S | 40 | 6% |
| 2014 Model S | 22 | 6% |
| 2013 Model S | 25 | 5% |
| 2012 Model S | 1 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Tesla Model S
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.