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(777 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2024, 06:07 PM Apr 8

Tesla's Cybertrucks were 'rushed out,' are malfunctioning at astounding rate [View all]

Source: NY Post

Tesla’s long-delayed — and pricey — Cybertrucks are getting panned by furious owners for malfunctioning at an alarming rate just months after Elon Musk’s futuristic vehicle hit the road.

Tales of the stainless steel Cybertrucks dying after traveling just 1 mile, randomly hard-braking on a wide-open road and already showing rust spots, among other gripes, were shared in the Tesla Owners’ Club forum.

In a thread titled “Worst delivery in my life (truck died in 5 minutes),” a Southern California-based owner wrote that after taking his truck for a spin the same day it was delivered last month, the vehicle “made it 1 mile down road, started getting steering error, flashing red screen, pulled off side of highway now the truck is dead and I’m waiting for a tow truck.”

“Dealer couldn’t do anything for me. It was great for 5 minutes. Tried everything, restarting, screen is stuck black and keeps beeping,” the user added in the thread, first reported on by automotive news site Jalopnik...more

Read more: https://nypost.com/2024/04/08/business/teslas-cybertrucks-were-rushed-out-are-malfunctioning-at-astounding-rate/

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Tesla's Cybertrucks were 'rushed out,' are malfunctioning at astounding rate [View all] Caribbeans Apr 8 OP

FIAT: Fix It Again, Tesla peppertree Apr 8 #1

Hideous Lemons would be a cool name for a EuroRock/Synth band ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #38

Like Eloon himself, who also seems to malfunction at an astounding rate. Ocelot II Apr 8 #2

Tesla- wasted opportunity yankee87 Apr 8 #3

+1 peppertree Apr 8 #6

It was kinda over when Elon bought Twitter for 44BB dollars. He lost the Tesla script when he decided he needed to own OAITW r.2.0 Apr 8 #54

I've seen a few in my area. Not the most beautiful vehicle on the road, that's for sure. C Moon Apr 8 #4

I think the term is ToxMarz Apr 8 #45

Or Fugly - like Muskrat himself peppertree Apr 9 #88

I think that will go down as the ugliest vehicle ever produced. An Edsel is a doc03 Apr 8 #5

+1 peppertree Apr 8 #8

You didn't order the metallic pea? SouthernDem4ever Apr 8 #10

You think you hate it now, but wait 'til you drive it! JoseBalow Apr 8 #40

The Wagon Queen Family Truckster? SergeStorms Apr 8 #53

Coffee just came out MuseRider Apr 9 #69

Why, thank you peppertree Apr 9 #77

Those things look like an angry kitchen applicance. OMGWTF Apr 8 #7

Yep, copy and share! ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #39

They're hideous and rust quickly IronLionZion Apr 8 #9

They are too ugly not to be more functional SouthernDem4ever Apr 8 #11

Tanks may have a beauty only tankers can appreciate. Aristus Apr 8 #21

Agreed and it would be a good argument SouthernDem4ever Apr 8 #23

Yeah. No way you'd ever get me in Elon's piece of junk. Aristus Apr 8 #25

I don't understand why it is called a "truck". Can't see any way to haul a payload. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 9 #63

I wonder how many MuseRider Apr 9 #71

I wonder if we will ever see one of those things with racks... Hermit-The-Prog Apr 9 #72

Ha Ha Ha Ha! MuseRider Apr 9 #86

That truck is a thing.of.beauty. mahina Apr 9 #93

Why would you make a vehicle today with a steel exterior? TheRealNorth Apr 9 #85

If you enjoy easily disproven lies, Musk describes it on the Tesla website IronLionZion Apr 9 #89

Ugly, too heavy and have little utility pfitz59 Apr 8 #12

Like ILL-on himself peppertree Apr 8 #15

That describes most oversized pickup trucks. Voltaire2 Apr 9 #61

I saw a CyberTruck last week.... being towed by a Ford F-150 Lightning. 4lbs Apr 8 #13

I can't figure out why anyone would want to shell out money for this ugliness. Biophilic Apr 8 #14

You're not kidding. It finally dethroned the Nissan Cube as the ugliest car of the modern era. peppertree Apr 8 #18

I Think You Forgot One... GB_RN Apr 8 #22

Yes, agreed, but Elon's truck wins hands down. Biophilic Apr 8 #24

It Is An Ugly-Assed POS... GB_RN Apr 8 #33

The Aztec was AWFUL, but are you forgetting.. LisaM Apr 8 #30

Can't Say I'm Even Familiar With That One... GB_RN Apr 8 #32

It was the 1940s, by way of the 1970s . . . hatrack Apr 9 #70

OK... GB_RN Apr 9 #73

WWII photos and films show plenty of these running around . . . hatrack Apr 9 #74

It's basically a Type 82 Kbelwagen VMA131Marine Apr 9 #83

VW Thing is very collectible MichMan Apr 8 #37

I wish I'd had one ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #41

My uncle has one obamanut2012 Apr 9 #91

What about the Gremlin? Easterncedar Apr 8 #49

The VW Thing was useful and practical. It was spartan. Egoloon's thing simply represents his ego. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 9 #64

The Aztec, hands down is one of the ugliest vehicles ever produced. brush Apr 9 #84

I remember the Cube! True Dough Apr 8 #55

i liked the cube...did not buy one but liked it dembotoz Apr 9 #80

Suckers dalton99a Apr 8 #16

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* *Beep* The sound of a tow truck loading up a Tesla which many owners better get used to. cstanleytech Apr 8 #17

This is what you get when Musk is in charge of design. kysrsoze Apr 8 #19

Mad Max Called... GB_RN Apr 8 #20

Max would not be driving those pieces of shit. marble falls Apr 8 #29

I suggest that an update of 1977's 'Damnation Alley' with Jan Michael Vincent is what this was made for ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #43

Oh, Wow... GB_RN Apr 9 #67

Oh Noes. marble falls Apr 8 #26

They look like you can fry an egg on them ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #44

I know, right? marble falls Apr 8 #46

How the heck are people GarColga Apr 8 #27

Womp womp. onecaliberal Apr 8 #28

Waiting for the inevitable Boeing/Tesla merger. LudwigPastorius Apr 8 #31

They're also incredibly fugly. ms liberty Apr 8 #34

Fugly f**king ugly JoseBalow Apr 8 #42

Perhaps someday humanity will stop putting idiot inheritor celebrities on pedestals Grokenstein Apr 8 #35

Never has this meme been more appropriate! ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 8 #36

Long ago I dubbed it moniss Apr 8 #47

Wait one moment while I... Ferrets are Cool Apr 8 #48

Looks like Jetsons. Kid Berwyn Apr 8 #50

I'm betting Cybertruck is 100% Elon's design. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 8 #51

Even though people too infrequently get what they deserve, it RockRaven Apr 8 #52

What is sardonically funny is that Tesla has no clue how to fabricate and handle stainless steel. PSPS Apr 8 #56

Steel has been around how long? These guys are super engineers? yardwork Apr 9 #75

Ugly, expensive, and they don't work. What's not to like? Ocelot II Apr 8 #57

I'll bet it doesn't even play "La Cucaracha" cos dem Apr 8 #58

One came up behind me yesterday- We pulled over and let it go past, just to take a look. What's the idea calling it a NBachers Apr 8 #59

"It was great for 5 minutes. " Demovictory9 Apr 9 #60

The Muskmobile is a hideous abomination on wheels Blue Owl Apr 9 #62

Best not to buy new models, give it 2-3 years to work the bugs out. /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 9 #65

It looks like a lame version of those vehicles storm chasers build to withstand tornadoes. catbyte Apr 9 #66

Haste makes waste as they say tornado34jh Apr 9 #68

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 9 #76

Remember when then the loon hit the bullet proof glaas with a bat... getagrip_already Apr 9 #78

First time I saw the design, I thought they intended it grumpyduck Apr 9 #79

I saw that design in some "men's magazine" in like 1979 Ursus Rex Apr 9 #81

any new car can break down and the lack of a dealer network dembotoz Apr 9 #82

There are Tesla service centers all over the country. beaglelover Apr 9 #87

per tesla 2 in the whole fricken state of wisconsin dembotoz Apr 9 #90

Yeah, the people is less populated states will have fewer service stations. Not an issue here is southern CA. beaglelover Apr 9 #92

I believe Autopilot has not been implemented on the Cybertruck yet Zorro Apr 9 #94