I know this is going to sound ridiculous. This is my second Tesla and while I’ve read stories of phantom acceleration, I’ve always felt they were attributable to a cause. The acceleration pedal getting stuck on the floor mat comes to mind. Today though, when this happened to me, I found no such cause. I had pulled off the street into a retail parking lot and as I approached a stop in the lot, the car suddenly surged forward with no effort from me. Fortunately there was no one around but it was scary as hell. In the time it took to get my foot on the brake, I traveled at least 30 feet. I’m so panicked right now, I don’t want to drive it. I am just so thankful there was no pedestrians or vehicles in front of me.
Edit: before anyone asks, I had not used autopilot all day.
Edit: before anyone asks, I had not used autopilot all day.