2017 Tesla Model X forward collision avoidance problems
31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2017 Tesla Model X — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The autopilot ECU failed on my car per Tesla. There was no warning on the car that my safety features were disabled. This is also reported online as a common issue and Tesla is charging $2k to repair a safety computer. The computer was advertised as two chips as a failsafe but that was not the case…”
filed Oct 28, 2025
“When driving my car last Friday evening at ~5:45pm PST, I was about 1 mile away from home when alerts popped up on my car including- "Regenerative breaking unavailable", "ABS disabled", "Stability Control disabled", "Traction Control disabled", "Steering Assist reduced", "Automatic Emergency…”
filed Aug 19, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected…Campaign 21V846000 · Oct 29, 2021
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Model X years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Model X | 9 | 36% |
| 2023 Model X | 19 | 10% |
| 2022 Model X | 21 | 17% |
| 2021 Model X | 5 | 13% |
| 2020 Model X | 23 | 19% |
| 2019 Model X | 17 | 17% |
| 2018 Model X | 31 | 16% |
| 2016 Model X | 24 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Tesla Model X
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.