There are good glues that can handle extreme temperatures. But I am guessing Tesla ordered their glue from Temu.
Thats a big bit of "trim" to be glued on! I get that glueing on smaller bits of plastic trim is normal but is glueing large bits of steel panel on normal?Has parts falling off been a recall on any other vehicle, at any other time? Recall's are usually for non obvious problems that pop up over time, not "I didn't put my shit together right". Hillbilly engineering at luxury prices.
Has parts falling off been a recall on any other vehicle, at any other time?
Nah, that's the Tesla Convertible edition!Also didn't the roof fall off a Tesla a while ago? Was that a thing?
There are good glues that can handle extreme temperatures. But I am guessing Tesla ordered their glue from Temu.
Why does a "luxury" vehicle even have a trim cover over the pedals?
Yea, there's some fancy trucks out there. Not really what I'm into. I like basic work trucks. Rubber floors, extended(NOT crew) cab, and 4x4 is everything I want.
do not get behind one of these pos when it's towing stuff
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YouTuber JerryRigEverything tested a Cybertruck tow hitch and it turns out it's all extremely thin cast aluminum glued together. It completely snapped off before it hit us tow weight rating of 11,000 lbs. If you see this truck towing something, STAY AWAY. full video...bsky.app
Seems to me cast aluminium is definitely a bad idea for a frame and they should have done more testing before hand. It was a neat idea in concept, but it clearly is not working out. Should have done like Ford where they still use steel frame and just have large isolators between frame and body. (don't want dissimilar metals touching)
For how much they charge for this thing they really should make a new model that addresses all the issues and give a large discount to any existing owners to trade it in.
For how much they charge for this thing they really should make a new model that addresses all the issues and give a large discount to any existing owners to trade it in.
Tomasko estimates that he has wrapped "30 to 35" Cybertrucks. He tells R&T that he has seen signs of adhesive problems on "five to seven" trucks, including his own truck with a VIN around 15000 and the customer unit in the video. He estimates that relatively new trucks with "VINs from 30,000 up to 60,000" seem to be more frequently impacted, and notes that he has not seen the problem on earlier trucks, "probably VIN 3000 to 10,000."
damn, even shittier than i first thoughtPossible glue batch issue:
Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries after panels held together by glue come apart
Several Cybertruck buyers revealed they were informed by the company there was a delay in deliveries, according to the EV-centric news site Electrek.nypost.com
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this is a simple fix. Carry some 100 MPH tape in the glove box. Tape on trim that is flapping in the breeze, and carry on. Replace weathered tape as needed.damn, even shittier than i first thought
While Tesla is still the best-selling electric vehicle brand in the US, competition is heating up, and Musk’s right-wing authoritarian turn appears to be doing real damage.
Prices on pre-owned Teslas are falling at more than double the rate of the average car, according to research by CarGurus. Used cars overall have fallen 2.7% year over year, while used Teslas have declined 7.3%. A used Cybertruck, Tesla’s head-scratching experiment in car design that looks like it was based on a dare, is worth a whopping 58% less on the resale market.
Another report from Cars.com found that while searches for non-Tesla EVs were up 12% year-over-year last month, searches for Teslas have fallen 7%.
“We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly,” wrote JPMorgan analysts in a note to clients last week.