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MagyarCybertrucks drop like flies mere miles after delivery - battery, electrical, steering issues plague Tesla pickup truck
When Elon Musk said “we dug our own grave with the Cybertruck” when speaking during a Tesla investor call, he probably didn't expect to be proven correct as quickly as has come to pass. However, it seems apparent from complaints on Tesla forums and even the NHTSA complaints page that the Cybertruck is causing its owners hassles — some mere minutes after taking delivery.
One owner who goes by @bradybd on X (formerly Twitter) reported that his Cybertruck demanded he pull over a mere 21 miles (ca. 34 km) after taking delivery of the vehicle. While the main culprit in his instance seems to be the low-voltage battery, the electric pickup truck is also flashing a warning about the climate control system needing a service.
Hey @elonmusk — just picked up my @Tesla CyberBeast. Drove five miles, parked, and now it won’t drive. Only 21 miles on the odometer. What gives? pic.twitter.com/vM4hUm8ofQ
— Brady Brim-DeForest (@bradybd) April 4, 2024
Another owner posting on the Cybertruck Owner's Club claimed that their Tesla Cybertruck started having issues with the charging system less than two weeks and just 300 miles (ca. 483 km) after taking delivery of the vehicle. According to the post, the Cybertruck initially stopped charging on an AC charger when it reached 80% but would still drive normally.
Eventually, however, the Cybertruck displayed an error that read “Hvbatt_a223” and refused to charge at all, necessitating a call to a nearby Tesla service centre, which towed the vehicle and determined that the high-voltage battery needed to be replaced.
As of the time of writing, the owner has yet to receive their Cybertruck back from the Tesla service centre, as confirmed in a comment posted on the day of publishing.
Another owner and YouTuber, Lamar MK, posted his experience of the Cybertruck breakdown on YouTube. Similarly to the aforementioned reports, this incident seems to be a series of cascading errors that resulted in the Cybertruck being towed by Tesla for service.
In a clip posted to YouTube, along with a handful of posts on X, the owner demonstrates a veritable laundry list of issues with his Cybertruck. Again, this includes the high-voltage battery and climate control, but this time, the issues started with an error code relating to the differential locker.
Later, the high-voltage battery, steering system, and rear-wheel steering resulted in the Cybertruck entering limp mode and requiring a visit to the service centre.
The various issues with the Tesla Cybertruck seem to not be limited to social media and internet forum posts, either. One complaint on the NHTSA's Cybertruck complaint tracker tells of a user having issues with the low-voltage electrical system and rear-wheel steering. That particular complaint also details massively delayed service times for the Cybertruck, which was a topic of discussion near the Cybertruck's launch.
We previously also reported on a handful of early Cybertruck units that were shipped out with improperly installed door latches, which will all need to be seen and corrected by Tesla.
Hopefully these issues are simply related to early production, as happened with many of Tesla's other EVs, and the company can get the problems ironed out soon.
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