A Tesla Cybertruck Owner from Canada Shows his Truck Covered in Rust Spots Only 3 Weeks After Taking Delivery

What a BS article. The first image of Tesla is a wrap! This is not the actual rust on surface. Pointless fake journalism.

Paint it .

The alloy that Tesla uses does indeed rust. Some other alloys are much more rust resistant but also more expensive. This alloy, when exposed to corrosive, will oxidize relatively easily.

Today's media really should do their research before posting false information. That's Not rust on the Cybertruck, that's a wrap utilizing the "rust look facade". I'm not a fan of Tesla but they don't deserve to have wrong info spread about their product.

Stainless does indeed rust, especially low grade stainless. I would image that Elon uses the lowest and cheapest grade of stainless that there is. I've found corrosion on high grade stainless, 18/10 dinnerware from the dishwasher. Being in the medical field, I've seen medical instruments rust after coming out of the autoclave. Stainless is still steel and steel will oxidized when it comes in contact with salt and oxygen.

It depends on the quality of the stainless steel. Removing iron during the smelting process is time consuming and expensive. My 30 year old stainless Kenmore range hood is cheap. Magnets stick to it. So iron is present. The tea kettle I boil water in is real stainless. So magnets do not stick to it. If I were to consider buying a Cybertruck (I would not. They are the ugliest vehicle on the road since the Pontiac Aztek.) I'd bring a small magnet and challenge the dealer to see if it sticks to the body panels.

40 yrs in the auto industry. Certain stainless alloys will develop rust due to their composition. Stainless not rusting is a misconception.

100% cap. This is rust wrap, it’s on YouTube.

Environmental contamination exists but shouldn't affect stainless steel in that manner. Stainless can rust and does rust regardless of the environment. Certain cleaners, certain dust, and other things can cause what we're seeing. My suggestions would be less washing, plain water washing, less use of high pressure washing, no soaps or waxes, and most importantly drying thoroughly, the best is probably hand drying. Further, if stainless isn't properly bonded or insulated from other metals, it's probably going to rust faster and in places that you won't see at a glance. Lastly, if there's that much brake dust contamination in daily travel, then all of our lives are at risk, brakes in general aren't made out of the safest stuff.

I say keep it as is. It makes the truck look 100% better.

It's a wrap! I'm saying it like Sheldon quoting from Star Wars. "It's strap".

Three weeks?! Not unknown but surprising for the short length of time before the unsightly rust devils rear their heads.
So for all the folks out there who adamantly state that stainless steel doesn't rust guess again.
Stainless steel rusts!
The potential for oxidation I believe depends upon the amount of chromium admixed into the overall product.
That said let's loose all the semi-informed bs that stainless steel doesn't rust. It is not the automotive industry equivalent of mithrill for vehicle chassis!

Use Bar Keepers Friend. Seriously.

This thing is not a truck. Egomaniacs buy "cybertrucks".

Could be railroad dust as opposed to brake dust. It was something very common back in the 80s when railroad cars were open, but it does still happen. A fallout remover will remove these spots. We used to have to do this to most cars to remove the coarse residue that was on new cars when they arrived at the dealership or they too would eventually show "rust" spots in the paint. The dust from railcar wheels would embed itself in the paint even though the cars were shipped with shipping wax on them, and yes, the other comments are correct - stainless steel does not corrode like regular steel.

Here’s a thing about stainless steel most people don’t know. It will rust, I work with it everyday. Adding road salt to spots where the oxide layer is damaged will cause rust to form. The heat and stress from the forming process can also cause rust to form. It’s surface rust so it can be cleaned but blending in a massive surface like that can be difficult.

There's a reason why he's the wealthiest man in the world! Duh..
Keep buying his vehicles people.. you all might figure it out sooner or later...

I could be wrong but those spots look very similar to welding spatter. Perhaps spatter during the assembly process adhered to the stainless sheet and is now rusting. Although I wish I could avoid the phrase, that would suggest you could “buff it out” and the underlying stainless would likely be fine. *IF* that is the case, assembly, final finish and inspection procedures are lacking but easily remedied.

Lol Stainless steel doesn't rust claims most of the gullible ct owners lol. It's called STAINLESS not STAIN PROOF. It's just more resistant to rusting due to the nickel and cabinum content. Even 302 stainless will rust after a very long time.

Yes...stainless steel can and does rust.
Being as this is " SUPPOSEDLY" not even a month old I'm wondering how many years it spent sitting in a lot in the elements before it was completed and sent out to an owner. The other problem is, as the author if the article states, " why are other vehicles , both new and years old showing these spots?
Overpriced, underperforming you for people with either too much money they have to spend it on something or attention craving rich kids with no idea of the value of a dollar. Remember, just like every other vehicle, once you take delivery or drive it off the lot the value drops by AT LEAST 7-10% once production has caught up to demand. With the price of these that means 10s of $1,000s after you've driven it less than a single block.
Remember...Elon lives you. 🤣

Stainless steel comes in various grades 304, 316 etc. The higher the number, the better grade of steel. 304 will show surface rust. It's an alloy.. it's a blend.
On top of that, depending on where the steel came from, China? The lower grade no doubt has contamination and unspecified additives in it.

What a waste of money to spend on a vehicle. No wonder China soon is going to leap frog over Tesla as the number one electric vehicle manufacturer country in the world.

Imagine if Tesla made their cybertrash can out of 302 stainless, would probably have less complaints about the rust so early on 😂😂😂..... O wait making a vehicle out of 302 stainless would drive the price up to 200k+ 😂😂😂 people are soooo stupid if they think STAINLESS is rustproof it's called STAINLESS not stain proof