A KGW investigation found incidents of ‘phantom braking,’ in which Tesla vehicles suddenly slow down without cause, are more widespread than previously reported.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Heading east on Interstate 84, Kathy Kopacek saw nothing but open road. She’d set the cruise control at 70 miles per hour as her Tesla Model Y breezed along the Oregon highway toward Idaho. Just past the Dalles, the vehicle suddenly slammed the brakes without any input from her. Kopacek said the braking was so forceful and unexpected, it caused her seat belt to lock.
“I thought I’d done something wrong,” she said. “What did I do?”
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