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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.”

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.

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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.

Comments

Aaron (not verified)    December 8, 2024 - 10:37AM

In reply to by Jay Van (not verified)

Well, a Subaru with an issue is rare. An issue with the over promised and under delivered Syber Chuck that has been hyped up for years and turns out to be disappointing and flawed in practically every imaginable way IS noteworthy. Also, it is nice to laugh at the incompetence of the worlds richest man who pays no taxes and stole the last election for his fascist friend who also pays no taxes and says that anyone who DOES pay taxes is an idiot. I struggle to pay my bills from time to time, but I pay taxes. I am starting to wonder why I should...seeing as how the people who can AFFORD to DONT.

D. Reeves (not verified)    December 9, 2024 - 1:43PM

In reply to by Jay Van (not verified)

You didn't say or announced thar you purchased that Vehicle for a 100 grand, like the cyber beast with 4 independent motors for each Tire? I realize that the cyber Truck, makes a cyber beast Truck that comes with a hefty 165,000.00 price tag boggles my freaking Brain. But I realize that Alot of People just don't use their brains. For some reason. I saw a Telsa Sedan in the middle of the road, and a tow truck flatbed that was loading it onto the flatbed. I asked the owner what happened he replied he lost all power, but thankfully his cellphone and the Telsa App. Sent out a tow truck with a flatbed, where it would be towed to a Telsa Dealership where it would be repaired.

Bryan Zapior (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 4:28PM

Why people spend money on this junk spend as much to buy a home and I can just imagine the service cost on this crap

Scott (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 4:39PM

I've seen a couple on the road in the last few weeks.
I guess the old saying "Money doesn't buy taste" comes to mind.
Too each their own but that kinda coin for a 2 hour ride...no thanks.

Chris Bacon (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 4:40PM

Now that is amusing. The truck gods were smiting this Alberta for not heeding the commentary on electric trucks in Alberta winters.

Rob Williams (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 6:14AM

In reply to by Chris Bacon (not verified)

I was skiing at Louise and a couple fellas parked close with their Rivian truck. My first time seeing one "in real life". It was still -18C and this was the owner's 2nd winter with his Rivian truck. He lives in Canmore and said he loves it and especially in the winter, so I think the problem is more of a Tesla quality thing, or at least a Cybertruck quality thing.

His ski bud for the day was nodding agreeably like "Yup, definitely" when the owner was pointing out a few things that he liked, like how quick things started heating up, or how well it handled on icy roads or that morning in the deep snow coming down the road from his cabin, but then the guy pointed out that he had studded Nokian tires on, so said that would help any truck.

Anyway, have a good one.

Brandon L. (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 11:12PM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

Bricked is when any electronic device is having electric malfunctions that essentially make it inoperable (turning them into nothing more than a BRICK)...And a frunk is a front-trunk on a vehicle

I speak English too, and these are pretty well known terms for anyone that knows about electronics and vehicles

Mike (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 11:22PM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

Bricked - tech term meaning device no longer works. Comes from the tech support field as an answer to the question "what is this device good for?". After the magic blue smoke came out of said device. "It's good for use as a brick"

Fronk - the "cute" term testa coin for the under hood storage area.

Dash (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 1:01AM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

Bricked isn't usually a vehicle term, well until Tesla's. Anyways bricked mean like when you download crazy shit and jailbreak your iPhone and it becomes useless. Like it was a phone, now it's a brick. Or your laptop completely stops working. It is now bricked. In simple terms your (insert any tech device, from iPod to a server) becomes a brick because it not longer works.

Mokoosh (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 8:57AM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

"Bricked" is a term that has been used for decades in the computer world. It means your hard drive (or any other device) is of no more use than as a brick. Sometimes the term boat anchor is also used.

Not sure about frunked in this case. A frunk is a portmanteau word that means "front trunk" in vehicle parlance. Like the old VW Beetles had and the Teslas have now.

KieferSkunk (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 3:40PM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

"Bricked" basically means "dead" or "killed itself". It's from the computer industry, where a device that stops working is said to be as useful as a brick.

"Frunk" refers to the "front trunk". Since there's no engine in the front of the car, the space where one would usually be becomes a second storage space. You won't hear anyone use that word as a verb, though.

Alexis (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 5:36PM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

The term "bricked" is generally used for electronic devices that have undergone a catastrophic hardware or irrecoverable software error and are now as functional as a brick of the same size and shape.

K (not verified)    December 3, 2024 - 7:13PM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

When a piece of technology stops working and CANNOT be repaired due to bad design or being obsolete, it's called "bricked." For example, VCRs that are not in mint shape, older game consoles, older computers, etc., become useless paperweights or bricks.
"frunk" is short for "front trunk", usually. in this case, they're referring to the fact it has cargo space under the hood instead of an engine. think original Beetles. they're probably using a different meaning, here, but I think the charging ports are under the hood?

Ano (not verified)    December 4, 2024 - 9:44AM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

Frunk is a contraction for 'front trunk'. Teslas have an additional small trunk space at the front because there is no engine.

'bricked' is a term for when an appliance, often a phone or the likes breaks in such a way that it is rendered unusable but not actually physically broken. All it's useable for though is a paperweight as it's as useful for its intended function as a brick.

JustBecause (not verified)    December 4, 2024 - 11:26AM

In reply to by walt (not verified)

Bricked means turned his truck into a brick. This term comes from people messing with their phones until they were useless (bricked). Frunk is what real truck drivers call the "frankenstein truck". Try the urban dictionary next time you're confused, because it's not going to get better for you.

Hahainthestyle… (not verified)    December 5, 2024 - 3:17AM

In reply to by JustBecause (not verified)

I like how you tried to be condescending and then sounded like a complete idiot. That is not what "frunk" means. I could tell you, but how about you put your urban dictionary to use instead.

Loren Culp (not verified)    December 2, 2024 - 4:53PM

I assume that heat pumps in cars work like heat pumps in residential and commercial construction. Heat pumps when used for HVAC don't work below an ambient temperature of 17 F and then require electric resistance heat. I assume Tesla has allowed for this.