Two Tesla Cybertruck owners voiced their concerns over their discovery that their expensive electric trucks had quickly developed “corrosion” and “orange rust marks.”
Tesla-owner Will posted on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum that he began documenting the “corrosion” on his latest Cybertruck.
He said he noticed his latest vehicle had developed rust marks after just eleven days of ownership.
He said that he had 381 miles on it when he first discovered the odd specks.
“I received my AWD Cybertruck on February 1, 2024,” Will said. “Throughout the LA rain, I noticed the corrosion was forming on the metal like other people have noted, so I made a decision to start out documenting it and bringing it to Tesla’s attention. I figured it was already on their radar, but I would like it attended to under the warranty.”
The Tesla owner said he brought his truck to a service facility and that they washed the outside to make sure the marks weren’t merely “specks of dirt” but actual rusting.
At the power, the person said that he was told by a Tesla worker that while that they had a procedure on how one can fix the rusting issue, they didn’t have the tools readily available to right away fix it.
Tesla Cybertruck owners are claiming the brand new cars are developing rust and corrosion. ZUMAPRESS.com
He was told they’d give him a call when the supplies arrived on the service facility.
One other Cybertruck-driver, named Max, echoed Will’s experience.
In the identical Tesla forum, Max wrote that he picked up his latest Cybertruck in Dublin, California and drove it as much as Sacramento within the “pouring rain” on Feb. 1.
Upon completing the over 2-hour drive, he claimed that he found a “bunch of tiny orange specks and a couple of water spots” along the outside of his brand-new vehicle.
The Tesla owner said he brought his truck to a service facility and that they washed the outside to make sure the marks weren’t merely “specks of dirt” but actual rusting. REUTERS
“I picked it up in Dublin yesterday, it was pouring raining, drove it as much as Sacramento and there’s a bunch of tiny orange specks and a couple of water spots,” Max said. “The orange dots aren’t huge, they’re very tiny, but they’re apparent. Sure I haven’t washed the automobile yet nevertheless it’s only been two days within the rain.”
He said that he was “explicitly” told that the trucks “develop orange rust marks within the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”
“I do know I heard the story of never take out your Delorean within the rain, but I just never read anything about rust and Cybertrucks,” Max wrote.
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According to Tesla’s website, the electrical truck boasts an “ultra-hard stainless-steel exoskeleton” where every “component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass.”
The monochrome exoskeleton can be designed to scale back dents, damage and long-term corrosion, Tesla said.
In accordance with Tesla, the Cybertruck’s low center of gravity will give drivers “extraordinary traction control and torque”, allowing the vehicle to speed up from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds with as much as 500 miles of range.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sits in a Tesla automobile outside a Beijing hotel on May 31, 2023. REUTERS
The truck was also designed to handle as much as 3,500 kilos of payload with a towing capability of over 14,000 kilos for each the “rugged to sophisticated”, Tesla said, while including on-board power and compressed air.
Tesla didn’t reply to Fox Business’ request for comment.
