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I don't know, having the brakes suddenly stop working as they should would qualify as broken to me. > a fuse is exactly where a system should break, That syst

• sp332 14y ago
  No, power-assistance to the brake pedal means you have to put the pressure on the brakes yourself. Most cars have a hydraulic assist; not sure if the Tesla has hydraulics or some kind of electric assist, but the result is the same: the brakes still work! You just have to push the pedal harder.
  • youngtaff 14y ago
    Have you ever tried driving a car with the power assistance not working? It's a horrible and unsafe experience in a modern car on the road and totally unfeasible on a racetrack.
  • arethuza 14y ago
    When I first had a diesel car a few years back I would occasionally stall it while moving - the steering became borderline unusable and the brakes were almost impossible to use (and I'm a fairly big bloke with excellent leg strength).
  • jasonlotito 14y ago
    Here is what I said: "I don't know, having the brakes suddenly stop working as they should would qualify as broken to me." I was careful with what I said. When you say: "You just have to push the pedal harder." that means you have to change the way you use the breaks. In this case, you have to push harder than you normally would. They are no longer working as they should. You should not have to push harder. So: Yes. They are broken. They are not operating the way they should operate. And, I'm sorry, but the brakes not operating like they should is a bad place to have a flaw.