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Tesla’s Cybertruck was supposed to herald a new era of pickup truck dominance, a stainless steel fortress of the future that would make F-150 owners weep into their beer koozies. And by many accounts, when it’s working properly, the angular beast delivers on its promise of being an engineering marvel. That is, until its Full Self-Driving system decides that curbs are merely suggestions and proper left turns are for the weak.
The latest chapter in this ongoing saga comes courtesy of a Cybertruck owner who took to Facebook with the kind of resignation typically reserved for DMV visits. As they wrote:
“First, it started with some annoying noises. After taking it in for service, they managed to fix those (60 days for the repairs)… but then another noise showed up. Now it sounds like air is getting inside the cabin while I’m driving.
On top of that, during the last repair, they damaged my dashboard.
And to make things worse, the Full Self-Driving doesn’t work properly either, as you can clearly see in the video.
This has been a really frustrating experience. Waiting on the lemon law lawyers.”
The response from fellow Cybertruck owners reads like a support group meeting where everyone’s trying to normalize the abnormal. Betty Humpter chimed in with the kind of optimism that would make Pollyanna blush: “Oh, it’s gotten better on curbing the rear wheel, you should have seen it 9 months ago…..fsd improvements en route.” Translation: Your expensive truck’s self-driving system only occasionally tries to mount the sidewalk now, which is apparently progress worth celebrating.
Tesla Cybertruck Issues Reported By Owners
- A new Cybertruck owner reported that less than a day after delivery, the entire left side stopped working, doors, windows, ambient lights, and, frustratingly, he couldn’t get a service appointment for over a month.
- Despite seeing tons of negative coverage online, one owner was won over after a test drive, praising the truck’s surprisingly tight turning radius, intuitive infotainment, and user-friendly full self-driving (FSD) system.
- One Cybertruck enthusiast, after nearly a year of ownership, shared that despite attracting daily glances and even rude gestures, their excitement hasn’t faded, and they’d buy it all over again.
- A proud owner declared the Cybertruck the best vehicle ever, saying even if it became completely worthless, his passion for it wouldn’t fade.
Gabriel Davis offered the tersely philosophical “lol it’s called supervised,” which, while technically accurate, feels like telling someone their “waterproof” watch is actually “water-resistant” after they’ve gone swimming. The entire premise of Full Self-Driving, beyond the $12,000 price tag, is that it should, you know, drive. Supervision shouldn’t mean white-knuckling the steering wheel like you’re teaching your teenager parallel parking.
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The curb-hugging phenomenon appears to be particularly endemic, as timesofindia.com reported on Florida Cybertruck owner Jonathan Challinger’s harrowing experience where his FSD-enabled truck “met the curb and hit a nearby light post.” Challinger walked away physically unscathed but psychologically questioning the wisdom of trusting 6,000 pounds of steel to beta software.
John Williamson’s comment cuts to the heart of the matter with surgical precision: “Why are left turns such a nemesis? I’ve touched countless left curbs when in FSD. I now always disengage when encountering left turns, especially at stopped intersections.” When owners are developing specific protocols for disengaging their “Full Self-Driving” system at predictable road features, we’ve crossed from beta testing into something more akin to automotive Russian roulette.
Is FSD Still In Beta?
Ethan Knight’s defense, “Isn’t FSD still considered BETA and it’s expected for you still to drive and avoid an incident and subsequently report it?????”, reads like Stockholm Syndrome for the Silicon Valley set. Yes, it’s beta, but when you’re charging luxury car prices for a feature and cybertruckownersclub.com forum members are comparing it to “a 15/16 year old kid learning to drive on the road the first time,” perhaps the beta label has overstayed its welcome.
The 60-day repair timeline mentioned by our frustrated owner speaks to a broader issue: the collision between startup mentality and automotive reality. In the traditional automotive world, a truck that spends two months in the shop would be considered a catastrophic failure. In Tesla’s universe, it’s Tuesday. Add a damaged dashboard from the service visit itself, and you’ve got a customer experience that would make even the most patient early adopter reach for the lemon law attorney’s business card.
Tesla Cybertruck Electricity Cost
- One owner likened high-speed driving (triple digits) in their Cybertruck to drinking electricity like a “big block Chevy,” underscoring how speed dramatically saps EV range, especially in a boxy, heavy vehicle.
- Despite its futuristic look, a rental review critiqued the Cybertruck as more hype than substance: fragile build, unready for off-road, feeling rushed, and not a true truck.
- A real-world usage report: a Cybertruck hauling over 3,000 pounds handled the load effortlessly, maintained ride quality, and surprisingly retained range, challenging assumptions about EV truck capability.
- One owner who sold all gas and diesel vehicles in favor of the Cybertruck for farming found it plagued with persistent issues, especially with the air suspension, making ownership stressful.
The tragedy here isn’t that Tesla is trying to push boundaries; that’s commendable and necessary for progress. It’s that real people are beta testing with their daily drivers, their safety, and their wallets. The Cybertruck, when functioning as intended, represents genuine innovation in truck design and capability.
But when its flagship autonomous feature treats public roads like a geometry experiment gone wrong, and when owners are sharing curb-strike stories like Vietnam veterans swapping war stories, we’ve ventured beyond acceptable growing pains into something more troubling. The future of transportation may indeed be autonomous, but if that future involves collectively accepting that left turns are optional and curbs are magnetic, perhaps we need to pump the brakes, manually, of course, and reconsider what “Full Self-Driving” actually means.
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Noah Washington is an automotive journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He enjoys covering the latest news in the automotive industry and conducting reviews on the latest cars. He has been in the automotive industry since 15 years old and has been featured in prominent automotive news sites. You can reach him on X and LinkedIn for tips and to follow his automotive coverage.
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