Owners of Tesla Cybertrucks have voiced complaints about their electric pickup truck breaking down following a car wash. According to an Independent report, the owner of the $80,000 (roughly Rs 66 lakh) Cybertruck said the truck broke down after washing off some sand after visiting the beach, after only two months of use and less than 3,400 miles (5,500 km) on the clock.
The user @captain.ad on TikTok posted a video of his malfunctioning Cybertruck and explained that he tried to reset it but was unable to get it to function. The vehicle was called a “tin can,” a “lemon,” and a “paperweight” by internet users, who also made fun of the fact that although it seems bulletproof, it is not waterproof.
Two buttons on the steering wheel caused a five-hour computer reset, which eventually got the broken-down Cybertruck operating again. The user said, “What (Tesla) said was, ‘It is a known issue in the Cybertruck that when you do a screen reset, instead of resetting in the standard two minutes, it takes five hours’.”
Notably, the electric car manufacturer lists several warnings and risks involved with washing the vehicle in the owner’s manual of the Cybertruck. It includes a warning not to wash it in direct sunlight and tips on how to avoid damaging it while having your car washed. As per the outlet, the manual states, “Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage (for example, to the charge port or windshield wipers). Damage caused by car washes is not covered by the warranty.”
The business, which is run by billionaire Elon Musk, has not responded to the occurrences.
In the meantime, Tesla has reduced the prices of almost all of its models by $2,000 in China, following price reductions in the US, as it battles declining sales and a growing price war for electric vehicles (EVs), particularly in the face of less expensive Chinese EVs. According to information posted on its official website on Sunday, the EV manufacturer reduced the starting price of the updated Model 3 in China by 14,000 yuan ($1,930) to 231,900 yuan ($32,000).
Tesla made similar cuts to the Model Y starting price, now 249,900 yuan, the regular version of the Model S to 684,900 yuan and the Model S Plaid to 814,900 yuan. The regular Model X now costs 724,900 yuan and its plaid variant 824,900 yuan, as per a report in Reuters.
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