Tesla CyberTruck Joy
Apr. 19th, 2024 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneAs I posted yesterday, Tesla halted production on the CT. And I snicker as I post this. TODAY, they announced that they are RECALLING ALL CYBERTRUCKS!
They have sold just under 3,800 CTs in the six months that it's been out, and all have to go in for service. The problem is the Go Fast pedal. Seems the cover is a really, REALLY crappy design. The cover of the pedal slides on, and is quite capable of sliding up, getting jammed under a panel, and now you have a vehicle that can go 0-60MPH in under four seconds with a jammed throttle. Fortunately, engaging the brake will disconnect the throttle, but you have to not freak out first.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-recalls-all-3878-cybertrucks-over-faulty-accelerator-pedal-cover/
This story is about a CT owner who took his vehicle to the beach. No, not the guy who got his stuck on the beach, an illegal act driving it on to that particular beach in the first place and he got an almost $400 ticket for it. This guy went to the beach, and on his way home, took his CT through a car wash to clean it up.
And it died.
Car washes and CTs don't work too well together. He got home, and the truck was pretty much totally unresponsive. He "put in a ticket" with Tesla for a full reboot, and said reboot took FIVE HOURS! That's an awful lot of time for a full reboot, but I have no idea what all that would entail. The vehicle now seems to be functioning normally.
Apparently, the manual says that before going through a car wash, you must put the truck in Car Wash Mode. No one is entirely clear on what that mode does, but it is recommended.
So what do you do if you're out on the road and suddenly caught in a torrential downpour?
https://gizmodo.com/drive-through-car-wash-was-too-much-for-tesla-cybertruc-1851420356
They have sold just under 3,800 CTs in the six months that it's been out, and all have to go in for service. The problem is the Go Fast pedal. Seems the cover is a really, REALLY crappy design. The cover of the pedal slides on, and is quite capable of sliding up, getting jammed under a panel, and now you have a vehicle that can go 0-60MPH in under four seconds with a jammed throttle. Fortunately, engaging the brake will disconnect the throttle, but you have to not freak out first.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-recalls-all-3878-cybertrucks-over-faulty-accelerator-pedal-cover/
This story is about a CT owner who took his vehicle to the beach. No, not the guy who got his stuck on the beach, an illegal act driving it on to that particular beach in the first place and he got an almost $400 ticket for it. This guy went to the beach, and on his way home, took his CT through a car wash to clean it up.
And it died.
Car washes and CTs don't work too well together. He got home, and the truck was pretty much totally unresponsive. He "put in a ticket" with Tesla for a full reboot, and said reboot took FIVE HOURS! That's an awful lot of time for a full reboot, but I have no idea what all that would entail. The vehicle now seems to be functioning normally.
Apparently, the manual says that before going through a car wash, you must put the truck in Car Wash Mode. No one is entirely clear on what that mode does, but it is recommended.
So what do you do if you're out on the road and suddenly caught in a torrential downpour?
https://gizmodo.com/drive-through-car-wash-was-too-much-for-tesla-cybertruc-1851420356
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Date: 2024-04-20 12:17 am (UTC)They are very susceptible to surface corrosion from salt water exposure, road debris, tar, fingerprints, and especially bird poop! The latter needs to be cleaned off ASAP! Anyone ordering one now, I sincerely hope is spending the money on the factory clear-coat. Or better yet, buying the Ford Lightning. ;)
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Date: 2024-04-20 12:28 am (UTC)I really hope people are thinking long and hard before buying a Tesla any more.
Sadly too many, I assume, see it as a status symbol. :o