According to several posters, Tesla has temporarily suspended Cybertruck deliveries due to an issue involving the vehicle’s large windshield wipers. Cybertruck Owners Club forum. The electric car maker has yet to issue a formal statement on the reported issues and didn’t respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment, although that last part isn’t surprising. Since being dismissed by CEO Musk in 2020, Tesla has not had a functioning press office to answer reporters’ questions.
The windshield wiper problem was first reported to Elektrek Saturday may not come as a shock to many who have experienced the trials and tribulations of the Cybertruck. Owners report that the wipers (just a single wiper instead of the dual wipers common on most cars) will sometimes start on their own for no reason and may get stuck in the down position instead of staying in the up position. This isn’t just a Cybertruck. Historically, Tesla wipers on other models has a problem.
As Electrek points out, no recall has been issued for the Cybertruck wipers, but there have been a number of complaints about the product. Cybertruck Owners Club forum.
“My wipers haven’t been working for a while and they told me it would be a few weeks before they could find the wiper motor. The options were they kept the truck or I rescheduled. Got the truck back. Crazy!” one user wrote.
“My wipers never work. Took two weeks to get parts. Apparently the old motors all fail and the replacement motors have new part numbers,” another user complained.
“Same experience with VIN 9xxx, mine doesn’t work at all,” another user wrote. “We’ve been going back and forth with Tesla for weeks waiting for them to get parts and now have an appointment for 24th day service. . They never said specifically but assuming they were replacing the motor I just told them it didn’t work and they seemed to know what they needed to do so a recall or a broader service issue was not surprising.
Others said they ordered a Cybertruck but received notification that delivery was delayed by about a week, without specifying why.
“I was supposed to pick it up on Sunday, but now I’m told it’s late next week,” one user wrote.
“My order was scheduled to ship tomorrow, but I got a message in the app and it was postponed until next week. No reason given,” another user wrote.
Of course, it should be noted that some Cybertruck owners do seem to Like wipers. Again, Tesla hasn’t confirmed this yet. But given the company’s hostile attitude toward the media, it seems unlikely we’ll receive a response. Musk, for his part, made vague promises about big upcoming announcements at the X.
“Working on Tesla Master Plan 4. It’s going to be epic,” Musk Written on Monday.
While it’s entirely possible that Musk is working on some bold new strategy document that will push Tesla into exciting new areas, it’s important to remember that whenever the electric car maker gets negative press, he Such statements will be made.
