A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says He Left His Truck Plugged In For Two Weeks In the Arizona Heat & It Got Bricked – Adds, “It Was Continuously Charging Throughout the Heatwave”

Last year my 2019 Model X Long range bricked after a Tesla update. I had it towed to the dealership and they replaced the battery, not the 12-volt. So my 2019 car has a newer 2024 battery and now gets almost 350 miles. Just take it to Tesla service.

Well if you buy garbage you get garbage. Why would waist your money on a vehicle that won't last 10 years?
And 1 in 8 will likely catch fire?
Causing more pollution and damage to the earth than anything.
I saw 1 starting to smoke a few weeks ago. 30 seconds later it blew up. Why would you want to drive a death trap?

How about buy a real truck maybe a GMC .

What does the term "bricked" mean?

ANYONE WHO WOULD BUY A DUMPSTER ON WHEELS FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY IS ALSO BRICKED IN THE BRAIN.

Your charger most likely has a. e-gate that will trip a breaker. No way did a charger do this. They're built not to overcharge.

Very weird that there's no comment in here from a tesla service employee. Or their representative.

Dump it and buy an Internal Combustion Engine truck

As a Tesla owner, this article is great for awareness, but it's also a wordy misdirection of a common problem. The control of ALL cars is powered by the low-voltage (12V or 48V) battery. Excessive heat will degrade this battery and may cause ANY car to BRICK (i.e. not start). Follow the manual to open and jump-start the car. The MAIN battery in most EVs is designed to withstand the insane heat of supercharging. So a couple of weeks in Death Valley will not kill your Tesla.

I'll just say the same thing I say to every guy that bought a Cybertruck: "Sorry about your penis."

Attention Cyber truck owners: STOP PANICKING! Following just a few simple rules keeps you out of trouble and on the road:
1) Remove the door latches so you don't get locked out.
2) Don't store anything of value in it (see #1).
3) Never drive alone. You need a lookout due to reduced visibility.
4) Never drive more than 15 mph, to prevent body panels from flying off.
5) Never let it come into contact with dirt, but dont ever wash it either. Both cause rapid corrosion. If you suspect the road isn't spotlessly clean, leave it in the garage inside a large ziploc bag.
6) Always scan the road ahead for objects to run into to stop the vehicle if the accelerator jams.
7) If the Cybertruck is your primary vehicle, hire a full time IT professional to handle constant cyber attacks, botched system updates, and Tesla's penchant for remotely disabling your vehicle for no reason at all.
8) Always be careful what you say and do and where you go. Your location, your camera footage, and your usage habits are all shared publicly. Remember you're just one slip of the tongue away from being deported to a Salvadoran death camp.
9) Wear earbuds/earphones with high quality noise reduction to prevent hearing loss from constant squeaking and other unexplainable noises.
10) Disable the master alarm switch to prevent constant system alarms.
11) Replace the seat belt with a F1 style 5-point restraint system in preparation for the inevitable high speed crash due to loss of steering and propulsion controls.
12) Never drive in rain, snow, or mud. Drive only on wide dry concrete highways on bright sunny days.
13) Never expose your Cybertruck to hot or cold conditions as this will "brick your vehicle", rendering it impossible to drive or open until a Tesla representative gives the ok to drive it again. Store only in humidity-controlled air conditioned storage in the previously mentioned oversized ziploc bag.
14) Never charge your Cybertruck's main battery without first checking available funds in your financial accounts.
15) Never attempt to sell your Cybertruck, as Tesla will send a team of attorneys to your house to begin a lawsuit resulting in a $50,000 fine.
16) Never attempt to tow your Cybertruck, or tow anything with it. The cast aluminum frame will fail, breaking the truck in half.
17) Never brag to your neighbors about how your Cybertruck is bulletproof, then smash the window with a tiny metal ball.
18) Never drive your Cybertruck through a Red state or a Blue state. Teslas in general are not welcome anywhere in America. Or Europe. Or Asia. Or anywhere in the world.

So again, following a simple set of rules will keep you happy and on the (ultra-clean) road. Until the warranty runs out and Tesla remotely disables it and a scrap metal collector can collect it from whichever interstate highway you abandoned it on.

YOU'RE WELCOME!

I have a solution that has worked for 40 years since started driving. 110 heat in Texas and gasoline engine fires right up. Try buying this type vehicle and won’t have to line the pockets of Elon Musk.

Why do people keep buying this trouble prone junk?

I don’t know about you, but when I leave the house for vacation I make sure
“everything “ is Unplugged. Aside for possible fire issues why would you leave your sardine can of a vehicle plugged in and risk overcharging it and damaging the electronics ? Guess you have money to burn.

I had an eBike that had a smart charger. You could set to charger whatever level you wanted. I can’t believe that there isn’t a device for a $30+ vechile that would do the same. If not here is an opportunity to create the perfectl accessory.
Cheers
Love Tesla

It was going to happen eventually. Those things suck. Look at the guy that designed that unreliable deathtrap. He is a moron. You're luckier than some cybertruck owners. Their cybertrucks arent the only ones that died. They did too.

Defective battery. Thermal runaway was more typical but this is a new one. It could be an isolated incident but this is quite unique.