Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says His Truck Left Him Stranded on Two Occasions Due to the Same Issue. He Adds, “I’m Afraid My Cybertruck is a Lemon”

Scott, a Cybertruck owner from Missouri, says he is facing a persistent critical issue with his truck that has left him stranded on the road on two separate occasions.

Scott, who is sharing his story while stranded on the road again, says this is the third time he has had to take his Cybertruck to Tesla Service.

Scott notes that during all three breakdowns, the same error code appears, and he’s struggling to understand why Tesla is having a hard time fixing the issue.

The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owner Club forum.

He writes…

“VCLEFT and VCREAR_a130 Critical Error

This will be the third trip to a Tesla service center for this issue.

The first time, I was able to continue my trip. The second and now the third time, I was stranded because the truck would not reset.

Has anyone else successfully resolved these issues, and what was the core issue causing the critical errors?”

Finally, Scott concludes his post by saying he has a relatively new Cybertruck built in May; however, he’s afraid it might be a dud.

Scott writes…

“I am concerned that my Cybertruck is a lemon. The truck was built in May 2025, and I have owned it since August 2025.”

Below his post, Scott shares multiple pictures of his Cybertruck’s center touchscreen showing all the error codes that appeared.

The error codes read…

“Rear axle steering disabled - Turning radius limited

Exiting and re-entering the vehicle may restore the feature

Power reduced

Exiting and re-entering the vehicle may restore operation

Critical issue detected

PULL OVER SAFELY”

This is definitely not ideal, and looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners share what they believe the issue is.

A fellow Cbyertruck owner from Las Vegas writes…

“These were the first alerts I received months before my PCS (Power Conversion System) was replaced.

The Tesla Service Center initially could not replicate it, so I picked up the truck.

Weeks later, it started having issues again with the rear steering. They replaced a harness under the rear floor that was supposedly linked.

Then, weeks later, these critical alerts returned, and exiting and reentering the vehicle no longer reset the truck.

Haven’t had any issues since the PCS was replaced at the 3rd Service Center visit. It took almost 2 weeks, but that was due to parts availability at the time.”

A second Cybertruck owner, Gus from Austin, Texas, writes…

“The Cybertruck is a rolling data center. Instead of a traditional electrical harness, there's an Etherloop data channel and modules that manage accessories nearby.

Since the "failing" modules are on the left, this is probably a bad cable or socket, possibly even a bent pin. If the connection is poor, it may drift between marginal and defective due to vibration alone.

Regrettably, I've no idea how to diagnose this to the root cause. I'd start by removing all connectors on the left side to visually inspect the pins, but even that would require significant disassembly of the interior. And if you do this yourself, Tesla could claim the bent pin was due to your negligence.

There should be trace/debug data logged on the computer that would help narrow it down, but that's probably beyond the skill level of a typical tech. You should ask to escalate this to the Engineering Team. If they balk, you can remind them that a repeated, unrepaired failure is grounds for a Lemon-Law buyback (although they may prefer that, since it will get you to go away).

A third Cybertruck owner from Montana writes…

“I understand there is a lot going on lately around the PCS. A VCLEFT alert is not usually associated with a PCS issue. Might want to separate the issue right here.”

Overall, Cybertruck owners seem to have differing theories about what is going on. However, please let me know what you think in the comments. Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, be sure to visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

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