I am not sure why Tesla made this vehicle a pickup truck. It is almost useless as a truck. Perhaps if it had been designed as a SUV, todays station wagon, it may have more appeal. Like the Edsel, history will not be kind as people 100 years from now ask themselves, why?
It's not just that the vehicle's reliability and durability are questionable, the Cyber Truck is the most aesthetically unappealing truck/car on the road. I would never buy one of Musk's autos because of, well, Musk, but at least his cars aren't godawful ugly.
When he moved to Tesas, he doomed the Cybertruck. In California, he had workers and engineers with 10 or even 20 years experience with EVs. People were used to making crazy ideas work. in Texas, they never figured out how to work stainless steel. Not a criticism of Texans, just a criticism of not respecting experience.
Technology is great, when it works. The problem is people like Muskrat want to make a fortune on it before it's even proven to work or be reliable. At least we know he deserves the shame.
Unlike thoughtful, careful NASA, with a minimum loss of rockets, Musk's rockets have exploded several times, and at time the falling debris interfered with airline paths in the area. But hey, as long as his Big Daddy is in the White House, why worry about silly things like debris fields?
As for the sales, I know quite a lot of apolitical and non-political guys that like them, and take a look at one anytime they see them in public, and talk to the owners if they can catch them BUT the reason most of these guys haven’t gotten one yet is due to the far-left schizoids that want to Molotov them.
I'm starting to think maybe car company CEOs shouldn't be dividing their time between building rockets and AI models, dismantling governments and Nazifying social networks.
I once read about a pandemic-era Model Y that had been put together using a couple of wooden dowels because they ran out of parts. (I wonder how they'd keep track of that...)
Y'know, my parents bought a Mazda van back in the late 80s/early 90s, and it was a big enough purchase for them that they joked they were gonna drive the things until the wheels fell off.
I don't think this was what they meant.
[Edit: I should probably add for clarity's sake that it actually did have a problem a one point with one of its wheel axels (i think?) but they fixed it and kept driving it for another ~20 years with no more wheel issues. So technically speaking the wheels did fall off, but they put 'em back on and kept driving, no problem. Iiiiiii don't think you can get almost 30+ years out of a Tesla like that. 😬]
I live in a fairly affluent, highly educated college town and I see about 4-5 Cybertrucks a week. Every time, I roll down my window and shout "DOUCHEWAGON" at it. It doesn't even make me feel better anymore but nevertheless, I persist.
PS: Didn't the wheels come off Elon Musk many years ago?
Questionable production build...of a Cyber Truck?! I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked. Seriously though, it always looked like cheap crap, so this tracks.
I dumped all over Toyota when their BZ4X had it's tires falling off. Tesla should get no special treatment just because lord Elon somehow gets to do whatever he wants.
Ego and delusion. As someone who has been in one fairly often (not by choice), the FSD is remarkably good, it's just a crying shame what you have to buy to get it.
Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because the wheels can literally fall off while the vehicle is in motion.
The recall covers Cybertrucks fitted with 18-inch steel wheels, built between March 21, 2024, and November 25, 2025. The problem is as straightforward as it is alarming and surreal. Rough roads and hard cornering can crack the stud holes in the brake rotor, causing the wheel stud to separate from the hub.
This new recall is a perfect metaphor of the Cybertruck’s history. It has been plagued with quality problems since its very design conception. In its presentation, its “indestructible,” bullet-proof driver door window—according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk—was destroyed on stage by Musk himself throwing a simple steel ball against the “armored” glass.
Article mentions door alignment. This is. It a surprise to anyone with eyeballs. Teslas have been put together like cheap appliances from day 1 and no one would ever confuse them with high quality cars. As for the truck itself it was doomed from the start. How they could make something so repulsive looking and expect there to be a market is wild. Ironically I see quite a few in my area but there’s a lot of strange people in the Pacific Northwest so that might explain it
Obviously it wasn’t 2 straight hours. But the point I believe that comment was addressing is the headline makes it sound like some huge recall when it’s really a small number of vehicles with the issue. When you work in manufacturing things normal…….dealing with problems related to suppliers, often in other countries.
Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because the wheels can literally fall off while the vehicle is in motion.
The recall covers Cybertrucks fitted with 18-inch steel wheels, built between March 21, 2024, and November 25, 2025. The problem is as straightforward as it is alarming and surreal. Rough roads and hard cornering can crack the stud holes in the brake rotor, causing the wheel stud to separate from the hub.
Tesla acknowledges the separation could cause loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash. The recall takes the crown of quality control problems in the history of Tesla quality control and manufacturing problems.
This new recall is a perfect metaphor of the Cybertruck’s history. It has been plagued with quality problems since its very design conception. In its presentation, its “indestructible,” bullet-proof driver door window—according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk—was destroyed on stage by Musk himself throwing a simple steel ball against the “armored” glass.
It hasn’t gotten much better since. The truck had quality problems during manufacturing, with doors that don’t align and surfaces that are not exactly the same from one unit to the next.
Here are the most significant and worst vehicle recalls in history: Takata Airbag Recall (2008–Present): The largest recall in history, affecting dozens of automakers. Defective inflators with ammonium nitrate can rupture, spraying metal fragments into the cabin, leading to over 36 deaths and injuring hundreds.
Firestone Tire Recall (2000): Over 14.4 million Firestone tires, primarily on Ford Explorers, were recalled due to tread separation causing rollover accidents, resulting in over 271 deaths.
GM Ignition Switch Recall (2014): Approximately 30 million vehicles were recalled because the ignition switch could slip into the "off" position while driving, cutting off power to steering, brakes, and disabling airbags. This resulted in over 300 fatalities.
Toyota "Sticky Pedal" Recall (2009–2010): Over 9 million vehicles were recalled for unintended acceleration issues, where accelerators could get stuck under floor mats or fail to return, linked to over 89 deaths.
Ford Pinto Fuel Tank Recall (1978): Around 1.5 million Ford Pintos were recalled after it was discovered the fuel tank was prone to rupture and fire in rear-end collisions, leading to roughly 180 deaths.
Volkswagen "Dieselgate" (2016): An environmental and safety scandal leading to the recall of 11 million vehicles equipped with "defeat devices" that allowed cars to pass emissions tests while emitting far above legal limits, costing the company billions.
Ford Ignition Switch Recall (1996): Over 8 million vehicles were recalled due to a defect that could cause ignition switches to short-circuit and catch fire, even when the car was parked.
Notable Mentions: GM Engine Mount Recall (1971): 6.68 million vehicles were recalled after it was found that engine mounts could fail, leading to unintended acceleration.
Toyota Window Switch Recall (2015): 6.5 million vehicles were recalled due to a potential fire hazard with master window switches.
These recalls were caused by failures in manufacturing quality control,, supplier oversight, or the intentional avoidance of safety upgrades.
>>Tesla is rushing out vehicles without sufficient testing or quality control.
Musk is trying to apply the logic of Silicon Valley to his other businesses. 'Move fast and break things' is the motto for software startups in the valley, but that idea doesn't work well when the life of your entire family is at stake, if you're moving them down the freeway in one of his vehicles.
I am not sure why Tesla made this vehicle a pickup truck. It is almost useless as a truck. Perhaps if it had been designed as a SUV, todays station wagon, it may have more appeal. Like the Edsel, history will not be kind as people 100 years from now ask themselves, why?
ReplyDeleteIt's not just that the vehicle's reliability and durability are questionable, the Cyber Truck is the most aesthetically unappealing truck/car on the road. I would never buy one of Musk's autos because of, well, Musk, but at least his cars aren't godawful ugly.
ReplyDeleteSo it turns out the original Nazis produced more reliable vehicles--the VW--than the Neo-Nazi. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteThey did make great cars, albeit with slave labor.
DeleteWhen he moved to Tesas, he doomed the Cybertruck. In California, he had workers and engineers with 10 or even 20 years experience with EVs. People were used to making crazy ideas work. in Texas, they never figured out how to work stainless steel. Not a criticism of Texans, just a criticism of not respecting experience.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is great, when it works. The problem is people like Muskrat want to make a fortune on it before it's even proven to work or be reliable. At least we know he deserves the shame.
ReplyDeleteLiterally, the worst vehicle ever built, the cyber bump.
ReplyDeleteThese things are an embarrassment to drive
ReplyDeleteIt's junk, just park it and use it as a shiny dumpster .
ReplyDeleteThat's OK. His suckers will keep on coming, just like Trump's do.
ReplyDeleteSome idiots support Musk and Trump. Some idiots buy rolling trash cans. There's a common theme here, if only I could spot it...
ReplyDeleteThey're not falling off. They're running away.
ReplyDeleteWrong grease and loose nuts sounds like the description of another Musk project--DOGE.
ReplyDeleteOr to Musk himself!
DeleteGuess we should be grateful that they don't fly.
ReplyDeleteElon Musk has promised us a flying Cybertruck by 2021
DeleteUm, I thought engineers field tested their products before delivery. I guess that's an old fashioned concept??
ReplyDeleteHopefully, similar issues will not happen when rockets are moved from a manufacturing location to a launch pad.
Unlike thoughtful, careful NASA, with a minimum loss of rockets, Musk's rockets have exploded several times, and at time the falling debris interfered with airline paths in the area. But hey, as long as his Big Daddy is in the White House, why worry about silly things like debris fields?
DeleteAnd I thought the only loose nut at Tesla was Elon Musk.
ReplyDeleteMove fast, break things.
ReplyDeleteThe loose nuts are the nincompoops who purchased such an awkward, unappealing pile of metal, glass, rubber, and faulty grease.
ReplyDeleteThe last paragraph said "shifted" when it meant "shipped".
ReplyDeleteAs for the sales, I know quite a lot of apolitical and non-political guys that like them, and take a look at one anytime they see them in public, and talk to the owners if they can catch them BUT the reason most of these guys haven’t gotten one yet is due to the far-left schizoids that want to Molotov them.
ReplyDeleteI drove by a cybertruck the other day and it looked like a car that spent a decade in the elements and was just driven for the first time in years.
ReplyDeleteWhat? It needed a car wash? Oh no! The horror!
DeleteYep. How could I forget that car washes are well known to wash away rust and splotchy faded paint on cars.
DeleteI forgot to tell you, thanks for posting about this on the internet.
DeleteI'm starting to think maybe car company CEOs shouldn't be dividing their time between building rockets and AI models, dismantling governments and Nazifying social networks.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget becoming the #1 player on Call of Duty!
DeleteAnd providing his seed for all those test tube babies!
DeleteThe wheels have come off the wagon. Literally.
ReplyDeleteBeat me to it Dr.!!
DeleteI shudder to think what the change management system at Tesla looks like.
ReplyDeleteI suspect "system" is giving them more credit than they're due.
DeleteI once read about a pandemic-era Model Y that had been put together using a couple of wooden dowels because they ran out of parts. (I wonder how they'd keep track of that...)
DeleteY'know, my parents bought a Mazda van back in the late 80s/early 90s, and it was a big enough purchase for them that they joked they were gonna drive the things until the wheels fell off.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this was what they meant.
[Edit: I should probably add for clarity's sake that it actually did have a problem a one point with one of its wheel axels (i think?) but they fixed it and kept driving it for another ~20 years with no more wheel issues. So technically speaking the wheels did fall off, but they put 'em back on and kept driving, no problem. Iiiiiii don't think you can get almost 30+ years out of a Tesla like that. 😬]
Elon fired half of Twitter's engineers for being inefficient, then shipped a $70,000 truck that sheds wheels like a golden retriever sheds fur.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget it also sheds hubcaps, panels, and coolness of the driver just as readily!
DeleteDEAR MAGA - THERE IS A SALE ON SOME PREOWNED REAR WHEEL DRIVE CYBER TRUCKS! BUY THEM! DRIVE THEM!
ReplyDeleteThat embarrassing. We finally have a production number on how many they sold. Just 175 CTs outfitted with the RWD option.
ReplyDeleteThe wheels at Tesla have come off a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteI live in a fairly affluent, highly educated college town and I see about 4-5 Cybertrucks a week. Every time, I roll down my window and shout "DOUCHEWAGON" at it. It doesn't even make me feel better anymore but nevertheless, I persist.
ReplyDeletePS: Didn't the wheels come off Elon Musk many years ago?
Check out "Regular Car Reviews" on you tube.
Delete“Still love the truck though” says every Tesla symp
ReplyDeleteThat is the most cartoon-ass reason a car could ever be recalled for. That’s like what would happen if the coyote ordered a car from ACME.
ReplyDeleteTesla has a full history of body parts just falling off.
DeleteI’m surprised they didn’t glue the tires on since practically everything else is.
Delete"No, no these are the Cybertrucks with our new configuration of one wheel and 3 windshield wipers!"
ReplyDeleteVoted Most Recommended GOP user friendly Truck!
ReplyDeleteBy Democrats 🤣
Aparttired nepobaby's company can't get basic necessities right. No wonder Ford and BYD are eating their lunch.
ReplyDeleteOne whole month before the notices go out? People could die
ReplyDeleteThe Simpsons literally did this.
ReplyDeleteinsert Canyonero theme here
Delete"These trucks, they must be built to very rigorous standards."
ReplyDeleteAhh, yes, very rigorous.
"What about these 173 trucks, were they built to these rigorous standards?"
No.
"How do you know?"
THE WHEELS FELL OFF!
The wheels on the Cybertruck fall right off,
ReplyDeleteFall right off, fall right off
The wheels on the Cybertruck fall right off,
Elon Musk is a douche.
Can't that just be fix with an OTA update??
ReplyDeleteSure! Mechanical things are soooo last century.
DeleteWait the Cybertruck uses steel wheels?
ReplyDeleteQuestionable production build...of a Cyber Truck?! I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked. Seriously though, it always looked like cheap crap, so this tracks.
ReplyDeleteHoly metaphor, Batman!
ReplyDeleteCool. I'm looking forward to reporting on all the other auto manufacturer recalls.
ReplyDeleteBut you can't include the MDS in those unfortunately.
Musk Does Suck, it's true
DeleteNo ruzzian ret@r9. Your the one who is demented with your hundreds of fake jobs.
DeleteEvery time I see one of these dumbass vehicles on the road, I laugh my ass off at that f'ing idiot who has more $$ than brains. What a Fugly POS!
ReplyDeleteI shout out the window: "Sorry about your p----!"
DeleteYou have no good car ideas.
ReplyDeleteEdit: You guys, it's an I Think You Should Leave reference... 🤦♂️
Are you talking to Elon?
DeleteIt's an "I Think You Should Leave" reference. I figured that the people here would be familiar with that show, it's quite popular.
DeleteThe SpaceX IPO will show how many Cybertrucks they bought to prop up Tesla’s sales.
ReplyDeleteAnd trump considered buying a whole fleet. (All the rumors of how trump's unexpected election win happened has lotsa ppl still wondering.)
ReplyDeleteIPO versus bankruptcy .... what is faster running out of money or stupidity
ReplyDeleteI dumped all over Toyota when their BZ4X had it's tires falling off. Tesla should get no special treatment just because lord Elon somehow gets to do whatever he wants.
ReplyDeleteLol, 176 cars are affected.
ReplyDeleteThat's because very cars have been sold?
DeleteNo, its because the particular trim of the Cybertruck was not that popular.
DeleteIt’s a recall to prevent anything like that from possibly happening. “The wheels are coming off” is just false. It hasn’t happened.
ReplyDeleteElmo fanbot detected.
DeleteI mean, if it’s a false statement it’s a false statement
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ReplyDeleteWatching this boondoggle of a truck has been as hilarious as it is sad. So much time and money wasted on bringing such a piece of shit to market.
ReplyDeleteEgo and delusion. As someone who has been in one fairly often (not by choice), the FSD is remarkably good, it's just a crying shame what you have to buy to get it.
DeleteNot anymore! Now its a subscription.
DeleteI guess..
Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because the wheels can literally fall off while the vehicle is in motion.
ReplyDeleteThe recall covers Cybertrucks fitted with 18-inch steel wheels, built between March 21, 2024, and November 25, 2025. The problem is as straightforward as it is alarming and surreal. Rough roads and hard cornering can crack the stud holes in the brake rotor, causing the wheel stud to separate from the hub.
This new recall is a perfect metaphor of the Cybertruck’s history. It has been plagued with quality problems since its very design conception. In its presentation, its “indestructible,” bullet-proof driver door window—according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk—was destroyed on stage by Musk himself throwing a simple steel ball against the “armored” glass.
Article mentions door alignment. This is. It a surprise to anyone with eyeballs. Teslas have been put together like cheap appliances from day 1 and no one would ever confuse them with high quality cars. As for the truck itself it was doomed from the start. How they could make something so repulsive looking and expect there to be a market is wild. Ironically I see quite a few in my area but there’s a lot of strange people in the Pacific Northwest so that might explain it
ReplyDeleteIt was suppose to look primitive ..
ReplyDeleteSo less than 2 hours of production line had a problem and got recalled? Wow what a story.
ReplyDeleteedit: see also US vehiclesafetyrecalls
https://www.vehiclesafetyrecalls.com/
If you don't think that's a story, have I got a truck to sell you!
Delete> The recall covers Cybertrucks fitted with 18-inch steel wheels, built between March 21, 2024, and November 25, 2025.
Deletehow is that 2 hours of production line? i would say missing a flaw as potentially fatal as that for 1.5 years is incredibly worrying.
Obviously it wasn’t 2 straight hours. But the point I believe that comment was addressing is the headline makes it sound like some huge recall when it’s really a small number of vehicles with the issue. When you work in manufacturing things normal…….dealing with problems related to suppliers, often in other countries.
DeleteTesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because the wheels can literally fall off while the vehicle is in motion.
ReplyDeleteThe recall covers Cybertrucks fitted with 18-inch steel wheels, built between March 21, 2024, and November 25, 2025. The problem is as straightforward as it is alarming and surreal. Rough roads and hard cornering can crack the stud holes in the brake rotor, causing the wheel stud to separate from the hub.
Tesla acknowledges the separation could cause loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash. The recall takes the crown of quality control problems in the history of Tesla quality control and manufacturing problems.
This new recall is a perfect metaphor of the Cybertruck’s history. It has been plagued with quality problems since its very design conception. In its presentation, its “indestructible,” bullet-proof driver door window—according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk—was destroyed on stage by Musk himself throwing a simple steel ball against the “armored” glass.
It hasn’t gotten much better since. The truck had quality problems during manufacturing, with doors that don’t align and surfaces that are not exactly the same from one unit to the next.
21 months of production, 173 vehicles?
ReplyDeleteOnly trucks with 18" steel wheels.
DeleteWith Separ8 WD (patent pending)
DeleteIt’s only the cheapest base rwd models with steel wheels.
DeleteNow it can truly become a dumpster 😂
ReplyDeleteHere are the most significant and worst vehicle recalls in history: Takata Airbag Recall (2008–Present): The largest recall in history, affecting dozens of automakers. Defective inflators with ammonium nitrate can rupture, spraying metal fragments into the cabin, leading to over 36 deaths and injuring hundreds.
ReplyDeleteFirestone Tire Recall (2000): Over 14.4 million Firestone tires, primarily on Ford Explorers, were recalled due to tread separation causing rollover accidents, resulting in over 271 deaths.
GM Ignition Switch Recall (2014): Approximately 30 million vehicles were recalled because the ignition switch could slip into the "off" position while driving, cutting off power to steering, brakes, and disabling airbags. This resulted in over 300 fatalities.
Toyota "Sticky Pedal" Recall (2009–2010): Over 9 million vehicles were recalled for unintended acceleration issues, where accelerators could get stuck under floor mats or fail to return, linked to over 89 deaths.
Ford Pinto Fuel Tank Recall (1978): Around 1.5 million Ford Pintos were recalled after it was discovered the fuel tank was prone to rupture and fire in rear-end collisions, leading to roughly 180 deaths.
Volkswagen "Dieselgate" (2016): An environmental and safety scandal leading to the recall of 11 million vehicles equipped with "defeat devices" that allowed cars to pass emissions tests while emitting far above legal limits, costing the company billions.
Ford Ignition Switch Recall (1996): Over 8 million vehicles were recalled due to a defect that could cause ignition switches to short-circuit and catch fire, even when the car was parked.
Notable Mentions: GM Engine Mount Recall (1971): 6.68 million vehicles were recalled after it was found that engine mounts could fail, leading to unintended acceleration.
Toyota Window Switch Recall (2015): 6.5 million vehicles were recalled due to a potential fire hazard with master window switches.
These recalls were caused by failures in manufacturing quality control,, supplier oversight, or the intentional avoidance of safety upgrades.
Buh buh what about that full self drive?
ReplyDeleteMusk is a fraud.
https://media.tenor.com/dGno9DsaJfEAAAAM/oh-nice-ruben-rabasa.gif
ReplyDeleteThis should be top comment
Delete>>Tesla is rushing out vehicles without sufficient testing or quality control.
ReplyDeleteMusk is trying to apply the logic of Silicon Valley to his other businesses. 'Move fast and break things' is the motto for software startups in the valley, but that idea doesn't work well when the life of your entire family is at stake, if you're moving them down the freeway in one of his vehicles.
Come on folks....it's Tesla. Wheels falling off is a feature...not a bug.
ReplyDeleteApocalypse proof my ass lol
ReplyDeleteSame as wheels falling off Boeing planes?
ReplyDeleteJust an example of the engineering principles of test to destruction. What did you expect for 70k?
ReplyDeleteHad this been a YangWang, Zeekr or Xpeng issue huh the reception of such news would be epic lol
ReplyDeleteSee? That's the good part of not selling many units, recalls are not such a big deal! It's all part of the plan!
ReplyDeleteImagine owning one of those embarrassing shitboxes
ReplyDeleteexactly how much mechanical engineering education have you had?
ReplyDeleteMy guy, that's the point - you don't need an engineering degree to understand what's going on here.
DeleteAs evidenced by the fact that you presumably have one, and seem to not.
Enough to know that it is bad if the wheels fly off a truck while it is in motion.
DeleteThe first self propelled road vehicle was created 48 years before mechanical engineering as an education was defined
DeleteCyber trucks wheel comes off because it can fly also
ReplyDelete