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Tesla Cybertruck Immediately Dies in Canadian Winter – Owner Bricks the Truck Trying to Use the Defroster, Says “In Love to Heartbroken on the Same Day”

A brand new Cybertruck owner from Canada says his truck bricked itself as he was trying to defrost it. After the truck died in less than 24 hours, the Cybertruck owner says he went from being “In love to heartbroken on the same day.”
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Rob Roth is a brand new Cybertruck owner from Alberta, Canada, and says his heart is broken after his truck completely fell apart less than 24 hours into ownership.

Rob adds that the Cybertruck bricked itself as he was attempting to defrost the truck before driving it.

Rob shared his story on the Tesla Cybertruck Canada group on Facebook and simply titled it “Heartbroken.”

 Here is what he wrote…

“I picked up my Cyberbeast yesterday afternoon, drove two hours home, and had a blast driving it last night with friends and family. This morning, I defrosted it and drove to work. At lunchtime, the defrost did not engage(46% battery left), would not go into Drive or Reverse, started giving me errors/warnings, and then shut right down.”

This is not an ideal situation for a truck with a starting price of $165,999 in Canada. Continuing his post, Rob provides more details about his failed attempts to revive the truck.

“I Spent the next 4 hours on the phone with Tesla service, trying to revive it by “boosting” it. We did revive power, and some things activated, but others did not. Eventually, nothing worked…even with boosting. I went back to meet the tow truck driver, and we were able to get some power with boosting again(maybe it’s because we boosted frunk again?) and got it in some sort of emergency mode and was able to limp drive it onto the tow truck.”

What’s interesting here is that Rob only drove his Cybertruck for approximately two hours; however, he has already spent four hours trying to revive it.

I don’t know about you, but I would be unhappy if I had to spend twice as much time trying to solve the issue with my brand-new vehicle than the entire time I was able to drive it.

As for what exactly went wrong, Rob hasn’t yet received a definitive answer from Tesla but says he believes it has something to do with the truck’s heating system.

Rob continues to write…

“I am unsure what happened, but I noticed later at night that the fan noise under the dash seemed louder than before. I just assumed it was because of the cold temperature (-18C) (-0.4F), but maybe something else was going on?”

Tesla employs a heat pump on the Cybertruck to increase the heating and cooling efficiency. This is good for preserving battery power and range, but there are questions about how effective this system is in harsh environments.

Whatever the cause, Rob is not thrilled with the whole situation and continues to write…

“Anyhow, I sure hope Telsa makes me whole on this. I feel like spending this type of money and having this sort of hassle within 24 hours is unacceptable. In love to heartbroken on the same day.😭💔”

Finally, Rob concludes his post with a picture of his Cybertruck loaded onto a flatbed. Most people would be unhappy with this sight, but Rob doesn’t seem too bothered writing, “Note: My Cybertruck does look awesome on that tow truck!”

Overall, the Cybertruck appears to be failing its first test in the Canadian winter and at the same time, breaking some hearts. Please let me know what you think in the comments. 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: Screenshot from IMCARS YouTube channel

For more information, check out: Tesla’s Autonomous Cybercab Involved in First Minor Accident

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.

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Comments

CG Lockwood (not verified)    December 4, 2024 - 6:45AM

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I was unfortunate to have rented a Tesla during 2022 Christmas. The 14° temp for 3 days had me call AAA for towing twice. Would not hold a chege and took hours for an only 20% charge.
I said then its a sleepy piece of trash

Chauncey Park (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 3:17PM

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I still dont know why anyone would spend that much on THE MOST UGLIEST vehicle on the planet. I cant understate THE UGLIEST.

Evengeline (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 4:10AM

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I have to agree with “Ugly” comment. That combined with Elon Musk’s politics and racism. Teslas are a No Go for me. … and I’m very tired of looking at them. It’s like they breed like little white bunnies.

Michelle Hartwell (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 11:54PM

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I agree they are so ugly and a waste of money but then so are tesla cars.. wouldn't pay more than 50 bucks for one.. they are overpriced and If the computer craps out its even more money to fix it.. No thank you I will stick with my Nissan rogue...

Vplw1226 (not verified)    December 4, 2024 - 12:21AM

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Exactly And then when it breaks down 24 hours later they are still praising and thanking Elon musk for such a bad ass truck up on the flat bed. Smh. These clowns need to take musks dick out of their mouths and wake up. With all the issues this truck has had and these fools still buy it. Makes absolutely no sense

Court Nederveld (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 3:44PM

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Really brought back memories of a similar situation with a 1978 Plymouth Horizon. Brand new, drove it home, next morning wouldn't start. Towed to dealership. two days later, the exhaust system fell off, back to the dealer. A couple days go by, won't start, choke stuck. back to dealer, On the way home, the exhaust falls off again. The story could continue but finally it was at the dealer again for the stuck choke, they called and said it was fixed, I grabbed my spare key and went and got the car. The dealership called, asked if I had the car, I said yes, they said I didn't pay for the repairs and they would have me arrested. I gave them my address, and told them that I wanted nothing more than to stand in front of a judge and read all 33 work orders I had received in the 40 days I'd had the car. I never heard from the dealership again. Unfortunately, this was before the lemon law days. Worst POS I've ever had. On the upside, been driving Teslas for 8 years now and other than changing tires and the accessory battery no other issues.

George Whitehouse (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 3:52PM

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Just too many issues happening to the cybertruck. Looks like engineering needs to sit down evaluate all of these issues and start planning on how to remedy this.

Maybe they can look for an engineering job at Boeing, another company struggling at an engineering level.

Maybe EM needs to rename DOGE to dodge is in Dodge ball. Apply that to how they do things.

Keith (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 9:28AM

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Engineers are the most optimistic forward looking people on the planet, you the consumer need to be more cautious/prudent.

Anyone who must have the latest and greatest widget, will pay for their foolishness. I wouldn’t buy ANY model of any brand automobile in year one of production. Anyone who pays a premium to buy the Foundation edition is doubly foolish.

I’m a Tesla investor and I Love the Cyber Truck. As much new to the world tech that’s been introduced in this Truck, I’ll wait a year or two.

D King (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 3:58PM

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I saw other articles recently too where there is a shelf right below the headlight so when driving through snowy conditions, the headlight are gradually blocked.

I don't think engineering thought of any winter environments for this truck.

Jay Van (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 4:09PM

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I picked up a brand new Subaru and within 10km, it started smoking. Had to return it right away and got another. But somehow it didn’t make the news!

Mark Kelly (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 8:52PM

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Subaru has a stellar record on quality control. Your issue with a new car was highly unusual, and on a vehicle with a very reasonable sticker price for the vehicle's inherent quality. The Cybertruck is very high priced and has demonstrated very poor quality control, as well as inherent design flaws, such as lack of manual door handles. Too much being, with very little practicality. If it weren't for for the bizarre loyalty Tesla owners seem to have for the brand, there would be a class action lawsuit by now.

Izzy (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 5:07AM

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Did your Subaru blow up in 24 hours? Was it known to have issues the manufacturer is trying to ignore? Was it hyped up years prior with major promises?

Please, not everything is about you. ;)
Have a good day.

JGRyan (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 12:54PM

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Subarus are the BIGGEST POS automobiles made! My Godmom had a new Outback that in one year, was completely falling apart. Junk!! I can’t understand why people like them. Makes no sense!

Stacy (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 2:25PM

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You immediately got another one though. This poor guy will be waiting months with no vehicle while they try to trouble shoot it.
It's also a matter of scale, what's the percentage of lemon Subarus compared to lemon cyber trucks?

Ryan (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 5:39PM

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I'd be willing to bet that it did not have any oil in it. I have heard of other cases where brand new vehicles never had certain necessary fluids when purchased new. So, in that case, it probably wasn't an issue with the manufacturing of the vehicle as much as it was human error and oversight.