Tesla Owner in California Sues Tesla over Sudden Acceleration
The Model X owner, Ji Chang Son, said that one night in September, he slowly pulled into his driveway as his garage door opened when the car suddenly sped forward.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California earlier, seeks class action status. The suit cites seven other complaints registered in a database compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration dealing with sudden acceleration without warning.
Tesla said in a statement that it had “conducted a thorough investigation” of the claims made by Son.
“The evidence, including data from the car, conclusively shows that the crash was the result of Mr. Son pressing the accelerator pedal all the way to 100 percent,” a Tesla spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The lawsuit alleges product liability, negligence and breaches of warranty, and seeks unspecified damages.