Tesla's Cybertuck is obviously not having a very good week. Just a couple of days ago, it was reported that a few Cybertrucks have experienced accelerator pedal malfunctions. Now, another vehicle suddenly stopped working for a few hours before it was rebooted.
Cybertruck Stops Working After Car Wash
There are a lot of reasons why a car can break down and stop working, but most would never anticipate that giving it a wash would do it. That's the case for an owner who took his truck to the car wash after a day at the beach. Fortunately, he managed to get it running again.
According to the owner, he stopped at a car wash to clean the truck and was still able to drive home and park the car in his garage. That was where the truck stopped working. The screen of the truck went black and wouldn't respond to any interactions.
The owner even performed the factory-prescribed reboot procedure by holding down two steering wheel buttons, as reported by Gizmodo, and it still did not work. He then filed a ticket with Tesla for a reboot, and five hours later, he woke up to a working truck.
As it turns out, the vehicle already started the reboot process as soon as he initiated it. All from the company confirmed that it had indeed gone through a complete reboot overnight. However, Tesla did not mention why the car needed it in the first place.
It might have something to do with the fact that the owner's manual cautions against washing the truck in direct sunlight, although the manual doesn't explain why that is either. To avoid damage, the vehicle must be set to "Car Wash Mode."
While this could have been avoidable if the owner followed the instructions from the manual, it's still unclear whether that might've stopped the malfunction, or if the car wash caused it at all since Tesla did not clarify what caused it to stop working.
Following a Different Issue
Tesla's Cybertruck is already facing another potential problem even before the car wash issue. Just a few days ago, Tesla announced that there would be delays in delivery to resolve an issue with the particular car model.
Users from the Cybertruck Owners Club forum said that they received texts from the company stating that deliveries had been rescheduled, although none mentioned why it was happening. It was then brought up by other owners, as said by their dealer, that it was due to an accelerator pedal malfunction.
As reported by The Verge, a user posted proof that his Cybertruck's accelerator pedal got stuck after pushing down. It was held down "100%, full throttle," and the only thing that stopped it from moving forward was pressing the break.
Releasing the brake pedal for the brake only caused the vehicle to start moving again. With the vehicle being able to go from zero to 60 in just three seconds, this can be quite dangerous whether it's on the road or in a garage.
