California Man's Tesla Freezes, Leaves Him Stuck At 133 Kph On Freeway

Tesla is not a typical automaker. Known for its world-class technology and safety measures, in most ways it closely resembles a Silicon Valley technology startup.

The company's cars are also renowned for their ever-evolving advanced features, but it appears one Tesla owner won't be putting in a five-star review anytime soon after his Model 3 vehicle allegedly got stuck at 133 kph on a freeway last week.

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Javier Rodriguez, from California, said he realised something was wrong when it became hot inside the car while driving on the 10 freeway in Cabazon, ABC 7 reported.

Rodriguez said the main screen was frozen when the he was at going at 133 kph. He said all of the buttons and switches - including turn signals and hazard lights - were not working.

"I noticed that it started to get hot in the car and there started to be a weird scent coming. I was nervous that if I were to brake a whole lot that I wouldn't be able to gain the speed again to keep up with traffic and get around cars. I was nervous somebody was going to slam into me," Rodriguez told ABC 7.

He was able to make it off the road, and a few minutes later, the car rebooted. That's when everything seemed normal.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) helped Rodriguez, get off the freeway, where he eventually had the car towed.

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Tesla later told Rodriguez they had diagnosed the problem as being an issue that caused the ¡°power conversion system to shut off in order to protect on board components during drive,¡± and that issue was fixed, the report said.

However, Rodriguez wants an explanation from the carmaker.

¡°I need more explanation, I'm on the freeway and this happens at 83 miles an hour. Everybody is trying to say, 'Well we fixed it. We fixed it,' but I need an explanation,' he said.

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