The Dreaded Cybertruck “Red Screen of Death” Makes its Way to Canada as First Canadian Cybertruck Owners Start to Experience Failures

It’s only been a few days since Tesla officially started delivering Cybertrucks in Canada. However, in that time, we have already received the first report of a broken-down Cybertruck in the country.

The person honored with the first defective Cybertruck in Canada is Admanda Tee from Vancouver, British Columbia. Admanda shared his experience on the Tesla Cybertruck Owners group on Facebook.

Here is what he wrote…

“Hello, everyone. I just got my Cybertruck, and this showed up on my screen. The steering is very heavy and definitely not working properly. Also, I can't drive more than 4 miles an hour. The daytime running light and some of the features don’t work at all. Has anyone had this issue? The truck only has 47 miles.”

Together with his post, Admanda included a couple of pictures and a video of his Cybertruck’s center touch screen.

The video shows Admanda’s Cybertruck flashing the dreaded “red screen of death.” This is what countless Cybertruck owners in the US have seen before their Cybertrucks suddenly stopped working, leaving them stranded in the middle of the road.

The flashing error message reads, “PROCEED WITH CAUTION, critical steering issue detected.” 

Digging deeper into the problem, Admanda shared a picture of his Cybertruck center screen with a more detailed explanation of what went wrong.

Here is what the error message reads in detail…

“Loss of system redundancy detected

Unable to shift out of Park (P) because the vehicle has detected a loss of redundancy. Out of Park (P), the vehicle may suddenly lose electrical power, steering, and propulsion, and may be unable to apply the parking brake.

It may be possible to recover the system by performing a vehicle power cycle: Exit the vehicle, close all doors, reenter the vehicle, and attempt to drive.

An override is available for low-speed maneuvering to position the vehicle for roadside support. Be ready to apply the brake pedal.”

Below this message are two buttons, one labeled “CONTACT ROADSIDE” and another labeled “ACCEPT OVERRIDE.”

Here, I want to give Tesla its due for including an option to contact roadside assistance directly from the vehicle screen. This is especially useful given all the Cybertrucks we have seen break down on the road over the past few months.

In Admanda’s case, in addition to losing critical functions such as steering and the ability to apply the parking brake, he shared a picture of his Cybertruck screen showing he lost other functionalities, including daytime running light, 4-wheel steering, and ride height adjustment.

As we have said multiple times already, it’s unfortunate that Cybertruck owners are experiencing such critical failures this early in their ownership experience.

Having said that, Admanda might be on the lucky side. He at least got to drive his Cybertruck a few days before it experienced its first failure. Another Cybertruck owner, whose story we covered yesterday, said his Cybertruck broke down even before Tesla delivered it to him.

It’s hard for me to explain the staggering number of Cybertruck failures we’ve seen so far; however, please let me know in the comments what you think about the first Cybertruck to break down in Canada. Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

Image: Courtesy of Tesla, Inc

For more information, check out: My Brand New Cybertruck Broke Down Even Before Tesla Could Deliver it to Me, but I Still Decided to Buy it & Now I’m Wondering If That Was a Good Idea

Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.