A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Shares His Frustration After His Truck Died Four Days After Delivery – Says “It’s a Total Bummer Paying Over $100K & Only Enjoying it 4 days Before Having to Return it to Tesla”

Sean, a brand-new Cybertruck owner from Florida, says he’s disappointed that his Cybertruck failed after only four days and had to be returned to Tesla on the back of a tow truck.

Sean says that for the four days he had his Cybertruck, he thoroughly enjoyed driving his new vehicle around town.

However, on the fourth night, he was dining out, and when he tried to back out of the parking space, that’s when everything went downhill.

Sean reports receiving multiple error messages on his Cybertruck’s center touch screen, including flashing red warnings telling him to pull over.

Sean also adds that his Cybertruck’s speed was limited to 5 miles per hour.

Although Sean has had his Cybertruck for only four days, he is an experienced Tesla owner, having previously driven both a Model 3 and a Model Y. As a result, he attempted to reboot his Cybertruck to resolve the issue.

He exited the vehicle and waited for it to power down. After returning, he attempted various reboot methods, but his Cybertruck remained non-functional.

Regrettably, after only four days, Sean says his Cybertruck had to be returned to Tesla on the back of a tow truck.

This is definitely not ideal, and the frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

He writes…

“I received my Cybertruck in Fort Lauderdale just four days ago. My VIN is #1949. I had been enjoying driving it around town without any issues.

After dining out last night, I proceeded to back out of a parking space when all the bells and whistles went off.

I couldn’t drive the Cybertruck faster than five mph, and the error messages just kept coming.

Ultimately, I had to contact Tesla Roadside to try to troubleshoot the issue. The error messages indicated that I should exit the vehicle, close the door, and then re-enter the vehicle. I also restarted the vehicle three times.

As a former Model 3 and Model Y owner, I have become very familiar with Tesla errors and fixes, but this one was unique.

The only issue I had encountered with the Cybertruck before this event was that it would not charge at my home charger. My previous Teslas and Rivian R1T have not had any problems, but the Cybertruck did.

Unfortunately, the Cybertruck had to be towed to the Tesla Service Center.”

Continuing his post, Sean shared the error messages he saw on his Cybertruck. They include – Critical Steering Issue Detected, Low Voltage Electrical System Issue Detected, Power Reduced, Rear Axle Steering Disabled - Turning Radius Limited.

Sean shared the detailed error messages he received, including the error codes.

He writes…

“Error messages on the screen include:

21:43 | VCLEFT_a130

Critical steering issue detected

PULL OVER SAFELY

VCRIGHT_a220

Low voltage electrical system issue detected

Vehicle power reduced - Schedule service

DI_a062

Power reduced

Exiting and re-entering vehicle may restore operation

PSFA_a176

Rear axle steering disabled - Turning radius limited

Exiting and re-entering the vehicle may restore the feature.”

This is definitely not ideal for a four-day-old vehicle, and Sean continues to write…

“The Tesla service center has posted that the Cybertruck will be available for pickup in one week's time, with the instruction to 'Replace Door Check Strap Joint Bolts.’

It’s a total bummer paying over $ 100,000 cash and only enjoying it for four days before having to return it to Tesla. I had work plans to do some hauling, but this throws a wrench into the work.”

In his post, Sean shared multiple images, with the first showing his Cybertruck’s center touchscreen flashing red and instructing him to pull over.

The second picture shows all the critical alerts Sean’s Cybertruck experienced. And the third image shows Sean’s Cybertruck loaded onto a tow truck at night.

Looking at the comments, multiple Cybertruck owners mentioned they have also faced failures similar to Sean’s Cybertruck.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, JB, writes…

“Yeah, that's a real bummer, but sadly, you are not alone.

There are a few threads here about the critical steering error. It would be great if you could post what the repair entailed, and maybe even snag the mechanic's report?

There seem to be quite a few completely different fixes so far, so it would be good to keep track of them all.”

In response, Sean says…

“I spoke to the service tech yesterday; they just entered a generic ticket for it until the service tech who specializes in Cybertrucks has a look at it.”

So far, we have covered several instances of Cybertrucks that ran into major issues immediately after delivery. However, what’s even more disappointing here is that it’s been almost two and a half years since Tesla started delivering the Cybertruck.

However, even now, it appears that the quality control still leaves much to be desired. 

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Image: Screenshot from Sean’s post on Cybertruck Owner Club

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.