A Cybertruck owner says Tesla told him he chose a bad day to bring his truck in for service after the main battery pack, left rear motor, and 48-volt systems failed simultaneously. He adds his truck failed as he was getting a post-workout protein shake.
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A Cybertruck owner from Palm Beach, Florida, who goes by the username LivinLarge on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, says his truck experienced a catastrophic failure while he was working out at the gym.
Here is what LivinLarge wrote…
“Anyone seen anything like this? I drove the truck to the gym, worked out, went over to get a protein shake, and returned to multiple failures on the screen, and the truck was unwilling to shift into gear.”
This is unfortunate for a vehicle driven only 934 miles and delivered in October; however, LivinLarge says things got even worse when he temporarily exited his Cybertruck.
Continuing his post, the Cybertruck owner writes…
“Got out, started a service ticket in the Tesla app, truck locked itself, and became completely unresponsive.”
As if this wasn’t bad enough, the Cybertruck owner says that even after 3 days, Tesla technicians couldn’t figure out the problem and told him he chose a bad day to bring his Cybertruck in for service.
LivinLarge writes…
“3 days at the service center, no root cause yet. I was given an old Tesla Model S loaner and told it was the worst day for the truck to be brought in. (Packed and understaffed). Beautiful.”
Below his post, LivinLarge included a picture of his Cybertruck’s center screen showing all the failed systems.
Here are some of the error messages his Cybertruck displayed
- High voltage system error detected
Vehicle may not restart - Service is required
- Low voltage electrical system issue detected
Vehicle power reduced - Schedule service
- Rear left motor power reduced
Exiting and re-entering vehicle may restore operation
- Powertrain requires service
Finally, LivinLarge concluded his post with a picture of his matt black-wrapped Cybertruck loaded onto a flatbed on its way to Tesla service.
As we’ve repeatedly highlighted in the past, the Cybertruck’s failure rate is unlike that of any other vehicle. This is true even when compared to Tesla’s remaining lineup.
Despite how shocking it would seem to find the main battery pack, the rear motor, and the low-voltage systems failing without any apparent reason, multiple Cybertruck owners in the comments attested to facing similar issues.
Another Cybertruck owner who goes by the username Cyberstank on the forum shares his own Cybertruck failure story, writing…
“I had a similar issue last week, the second time in the shop, and it has been a week getting fixed. Totally sucks, it's hard to trust the Cybertruck on trips now. My errors were saying Low Voltage, something about rear steering, and being unable to enter drive. I already had my power conversion system replaced when I first got the truck, and it broke down; now here we are again, this time they are fixing and replacing something else.”
Given the Cybertruck’s propensity to get bricked suddenly and without warning, I’m starting to see sentiment change amongst Cybertruck owners: They no longer trust the vehicle for long-distance trips.
In response to Cyberstank, LivinLarge writes…
“This is my largest concern. If this were to happen on the road trip, we were planning to go up to the mountains; what a hustle this would turn into. The most concerning part is in an internal combustion vehicle; of course, critical system failures happen, but not typically ones where you’re locked out of the vehicle, potentially on the side of the road in what could be the middle of nowhere.”
Overall, looking at the forum, Cybertruck owners are starting to get frustrated that major issues are still common after a year of production and after Tesla has produced more than 40,000 Cybertrucks.
It’s difficult to understand how Tesla is still producing Cybertrucks with these many major defects. However, 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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For more information, check out: Tesla Cybertruck Becomes Extensively Corroded After Exposed to Magnet
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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