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Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoThe "apocalypse proof" vehicle, held together with bad glue.
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- mingus88 2y agoThe bulletproof truck that can’t withstand a baseball toss The amphibious vehicle that traps its passengers inside to die The self driving car with the awareness of wile-e-coyote This is the dictionary definition of film-flam. All yours for a low $100,000
- BXlnt2EachOther 2y agoAt the unveiling it was promised to start at $39,900, just under $50k in today's dollars. Yes, that was for a base model that wasn't produced, but we are a long way from the promised stats on the upper trim. Promised to be under $70k, or about $87k in today's dollars (nope), 500+ mi range (nope, 300), payload 3500lbs (nope, 2500), tow rating 14000 (nope, 11000). By 2021 (nope). It does come close on two of the promised stats: 0-60 in under 3 seconds and top speed just under the promised 130. I'd much rather have it be good at being a truck than being a massive hunk of pointy steel that can be thrown around with that much torque.
- Ancalagon 2y agoI don’t believe that final towing capacity either after seeing the tear downs where the hitch is attached with aluminum instead of steel to the frame.
- AlexandrB 2y agoI believe it, but only if you don't use it too often. Aluminum doesn't handle creep[1] well so the actual tow rating probably decreases every time you tow something near the limit. Tesla's vehicles give me "disposable technology" vibes. Criminal for something so expensive that's also meant to be environmentally friendly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creep_(deformation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creep_(deformation)
- SN76477 2y agoWe are the beta testers, and it is exhausting. Siri, for example, introduced in I think 2011, still doesn't work nearly as well as they exclaim.
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- kordlessagain 2y agoThe Cybertruck's Latest "Innovation": Parts That Self-Eject Elon's $45 billion "unbreakable" metal origami experiment has reached a new milestone: every single one requires a recall because the roof trim is attempting to escape its dystopian design. The "cant rail" panels—appropriately named since they literally "can't" stay attached—are secured with what appears to be the same adhesive used on Post-it notes, but with less staying power. Tesla's cutting-edge solution? Actually using nuts and bolts like every other manufacturer from the last century. Revolutionary! Nothing showcases disruptive innovation like hastily welding studs onto your "production-ready" vehicle because the original engineering approach involved hoping really hard that glue would work. This eighth recall establishes the Cybertruck as Tesla's most consistent product—consistently recalled, that is. While traditional automakers waste time on extensive testing, Tesla boldly pioneers the "let customers discover the flaws" approach to quality control. The timing couldn't be better, as owners were just mastering the art of pretending not to notice parts of their $100,000+ "future of transportation" littering highways behind them. At least the obscene gestures from passing motorists provide some entertainment while waiting for service appointments. Perhaps next time, instead of launching cars into space, someone might suggest testing whether they can survive Earth's hostile environment—like air, roads, and reality.
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- sundaeofshock 2y agoPlease provide evidence of Democratic politicians cheering on the murder of Cybertruck drivers.
- JohnFen 2y agoOr of people trying to murder them.
- xiphias2 2y agoAs a European coming to USA and seeing cybertrucks for the first time in real life I think it looks really fun, much more fun than on the pictures. Having lots of problems is expected though...I have an electric car in Europe and I knew there will be lots of problems when I bought it. Still, I wouldn't go back even with its frustrations.
- josefritzishere 2y agoThe Cybertruck is just trash. It will be relegated to the scrap yard of embarassingly bad cars. Unless you want to argue it's actaully an embarassingly bad truck.
- kilohotel 2y agonew vehicles are hard! Toyota had to recall every one of its launch EVs bc the wheels fell off.
- AlexandrB 2y agoIt's weird it took so long for a recall to happen, people were reporting these trim pieces falling off for a long[1] time[2] now. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/CyberStuck/comments/1dx47vh/another_window_trim_piece_comes_loose_on_the/ https://old.reddit.com/r/CyberStuck/comments/1dx47vh/another... [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/CyberStuck/comments/1ek88mj/the_cybertruck_side_trim_can_be_peeled_off_by/?rdt=44967 https://old.reddit.com/r/CyberStuck/comments/1ek88mj/the_cyb...
- 7e 2y agoThat's what you get when Tesla maintains a monopoly on service of their cars. Suppressed information, hidden recalls. The dealership model is more open and the power balance makes it harder to mask problems.
- nom 2y agoWasn't glue on steel notoriously hard to get right? So much can go wrong with adhesives, you need tight control over your processes. I would have suggested rivets. Big, forged rivets, through a steel band around the edge. That would have looked so much cooler.
- faefox 2y agoThere were still regulators left to order a recall? I guess the crack team of vandals at DOGE missed a few.
- CodeTheInternet 2y agoThe front fell off