Blake Webb is a Cybertruck owner from Kansas and says his truck’s parking brake refused to release.
At the time, Blake was parked at Lowe’s, grabbing some materials for his job site, but when he tried to drive back, the parking brake would not release, and he had to get the truck towed to Tesla service.
The flabbergasted Cybertruck owner shared what happened on the Tesla Cybertruck group on Facebook.
Here is what he wrote…
“8,067 miles driven so far on the Foundation Series Cybertruck. I have no complaints until what happened today. I went to Lowe’s to grab some material for our job site, hopped back in my truck, and tried to reverse like I usually would, but I had a parking brake on that would not release.
I tried multiple factory resets and rebooted the software. I also tried manually releasing the parking brake under safety settings, but it still didn’t work. Long story short, I had to contact Tesla roadside assistance.
They covered the tow cost, and now it’s sitting at the service center waiting to be examined in the morning. I'll keep you all updated.”
Below his post, Blake shared a video of his Cybertruck being forcefully pulled onto a tow truck while the parking brake was still engaged.
In addition, Blake also shared a picture of his Cybertruck’s center touchscreen showing the error messages that popped up.
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The Cybertruck is showing these alert messages…
- “Parking brake not set
vehicle may be free-rolling
- Automatic vehicle hold disabled
Use brake pedal when stopping”
What’s going on here is that the Cybertruck is falsely reading that the parking brakes are not working while the parking brake is actually stuck.
If the truck doesn’t read the parking brakes as engaged in the first place, it’s no wonder it’s not releasing them.
Looking at the comments, several Cybertruck owners shared possible ways to tackle the issue. Most suggested there’s probably something that could be done through software to ensure the parking brake releases.
A Fellow Cybertruck owner, Foster Erik, writes…
“Do some research on how to enter service mode. It gives you a lot more information on faults, and you might be able to isolate the issue.”
Another Cybertruck owner, Emad Abualia, says the factory resets Blake performed will not solve the issue and recommends a more targeted software approach to get the parking brakes to release.
Emad writes…
“Factory reset doesn’t reset ECUs. Hopefully, this will not happen again. But for future reference, to reset ECUs, disconnect the low-voltage battery and the fireman loop(under the hood).
Wait 10 seconds, then reconnect. If that doesn’t fix the issue, try reinstalling the software from service mode or resetting certain ECUs. In your case, the target ECU was the rear body control module (VCREAR).”
This is all good advice; however, a fellow Cybertruck owner, Nha Ma, who experienced the same locking parking brake issue, says the failure is hardware-related.
Nha brought his truck to Tesla, and the EV maker had to replace the rear drive inverter to address the problem.
Nha Ma writes…
“I had similar issues: Technician performed SB-24-40-009 Replace Rear Drive Inverters.
Removed trunk trim to gain access to rear inverters. Replaced inverters and installed trunk trim.
Performed post-installation procedures. Performed post-repair validation test drive.
It was the latest recall from Tesla for the Foundation Series Cybertruck.”
Overall, this is the first time I’ve heard of a Cybertruck being towed because the parking brakes won’t release. Please let me know what you think in the comments. Share your ideas by clicking the “Add new comment” button below. Also, visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.
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