Steering wheel - mind of it's own - fighting me?

[Mod3forMe]

Really weird one today. Pulling out of a road side parking space my steering wheel started trying to turn the opposite way and I had to fight with it to keep it turned to exit the spot. This went on for 15 seconds as I had to let traffic pass by before I pulled out. Not sure if it would actually have fully turned if I let it, but it kept jerking right (pulling out to the left) Once I pulled out the steering wheel was REALLY stiff to turn the wheel back to straighten it out. One second later everything went back to normal as I began to drive to move forward.

Not sure what is relevant but I was on a steep hill, no EAP on the car.

Anyone had this?

 

[TWANGnBANG]

Never heard of this or read anything like it. For something like that, I would immediately log a bug report, then call customer service to see if they can pull any data about it. The former is probably too late but I’d still do the latter.

 

[Mod3forMe]

Thanks. I never put a bug report in so it did not occur to me. I will keep an eye to see if it does it again, but it was weird set of circumstance that brought it about.

 

[suwaneedad]

Sounds like maybe Autopark was trying to do its thing, inexplicably.
??

 

[TeeEmCee]

Really weird one today. Pulling out of a road side parking space my steering wheel started trying to turn the opposite way and I had to fight with it to keep it turned to exit the spot. This went on for 15 seconds as I had to let traffic pass by before I pulled out. Not sure if it would actually have fully turned if I let it, but it kept jerking right (pulling out to the left) Once I pulled out the steering wheel was REALLY stiff to turn the wheel back to straighten it out. One second later everything went back to normal as I began to drive to move forward.

Not sure what is relevant but I was on a steep hill, no EAP on the car.

Anyone had this?

Perhaps you have previously expressed opinions along the lines of “taxes are too high” and such and the car was trying to impeach you.

 

[animorph]

There have been instances with Model S of power steering failures. Very hard to turn the wheel without it, like any car. I don't specifically recall that it caused the car to make a turn rather than just hard to manually turn, but that is possible if it malfunctioned instead of just quit.

 

[Mod3forMe]

Sounds like maybe Autopark was trying to do its thing, inexplicably.
??

Except I don't have EAP - so no Autopark.

 

[Gavyne]

Could it be lane assist? From the manual, page 84-86:

Lane Assist warns you of undesired lane
departures by vibrating the steering wheel
slightly if a front wheel passes over a lane
marking and the associated turn signal is off.
This warning is active only when driving
between approximately 36 and 90 mph (59
and 150 km/h). To turn this warning on or off,
touch Controls > Autopilot > Lane Departure
Warning. Your chosen setting is retained until
you manually change it.

Lane Assist also warns you when a desired
lane departure is not appropriate. When you
engage the turn signal and a vehicle or object
is detected in the adjacent lane you are
planning to move into, the touchscreen
displays a red lane line to indicate that you
should not change lanes. When the vehicle or
object is no longer detected, the lane line
returns to normal.

Lane Assist also provides steering
interventions if Model 3 drifts into (or close to)
an adjacent lane in which an object, such as a
vehicle, is detected. In these situations, Model
3 automatically steers to a safer position in its
driving lane. This steering is applied only when
Model 3 is traveling between 30 and 85 mph
(48 and 140 km/h) on major roadways with
clearly visible lane markings. When Lane
Assist applies a steering intervention, the
touchscreen briefly displays a warning
message.

 

[Mod3forMe]

Could it be lane assist? From the manual, page 84-86:

Lane Assist warns you of undesired lane
departures by vibrating the steering wheel
slightly if a front wheel passes over a lane
marking and the associated turn signal is off.
This warning is active only when driving
between approximately 36 and 90 mph (59
and 150 km/h). To turn this warning on or off,
touch Controls > Autopilot > Lane Departure
Warning. Your chosen setting is retained until
you manually change it.

Lane Assist also warns you when a desired
lane departure is not appropriate. When you
engage the turn signal and a vehicle or object
is detected in the adjacent lane you are
planning to move into, the touchscreen
displays a red lane line to indicate that you
should not change lanes. When the vehicle or
object is no longer detected, the lane line
returns to normal.

Lane Assist also provides steering
interventions if Model 3 drifts into (or close to)
an adjacent lane in which an object, such as a
vehicle, is detected. In these situations, Model
3 automatically steers to a safer position in its
driving lane. This steering is applied only when
Model 3 is traveling between 30 and 85 mph
(48 and 140 km/h) on major roadways with
clearly visible lane markings. When Lane
Assist applies a steering intervention, the
touchscreen briefly displays a warning
message.

Yes it was like this, so the vibrating was more aggressive than normal lane assist. Also I was travelling at 0kph.

 

[Dana1]

Yes it was like this, so the vibrating was more aggressive than normal lane assist. Also I was travelling at 0kph.

Sounds like friction. Something on the road surface inhibiting tire movement. Once you increased speed from zero you overcame friction and all was well. I have EAP and FSD features and have not come across a situation where my manual input does not override whatever Lucy prefers to do.

 

[Vines]

It could also be the object avoidance getting buggy. I have experienced a few times where I was within 6" of an obstacle, the car would suddenly fight me.