It was going to be Tesla’s most reliable car, but this is the sixth time it has gone to the workshop and this repair is serious

Tesla has never stood out for being the company that performs the most tests on its cars. The company of Elon Musk It is committed to a rapid development format and a subsequent development exercise. However, this policy has not worked for the Cybertruck. The electric pick-up must face many challenges throughout its useful life and without a doubt it has been the most tested Tesla in history. Its development spanned five years, carrying out tests of all kinds, from typical heat scenarios to the most extreme icy climates. Well Not even with those the Tesla Cybertruck is getting rid of the problems. Now, for the sixth time this year, it has been called for review.

Recalls are something that is very common in the industry. Engineering teams continue to analyze vehicles even after they have been launched on the market. It is normal to detect problems or small failures that require calls for review. That is, the cars have to go through a workshop to correct a detected defect. The normal thing is that such calls are not made, or at most one throughout the life cycle of a product. What is not at all normal is that a single car receives six recalls within a period of one year.. That means there is a problem.

From the wipers to the accelerator, the Cybertruck is a source of problems

The Cybertruck was announced in 2019, but the first units were not delivered until almost a year ago. The expectation generated by Tesla’s first pick-up was brutal over the years. Some sources assured that the waiting list was almost two million customers. Little by little the rate of registrations has grown, but the problems have not diminished, quite the opposite.. With more cars on the road, more failures have been detected. It must be recognized that most of the defects detected have been corrected with a quick and simple wireless update that did not cause any inconvenience to customers. The most notorious case so far has been that of the accelerator.

This time they have not been so lucky. The detected failure forces customers to go to the official workshop. In total, 2,431 units are affected in the United States, all models manufactured between November 6, 2023 and July 30, 2024. The NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Administration, has detected a failure in the drive inverter that can cause a sudden drop in torquewhich in turn generates a loss of propulsion and the consequent dangerous situation. The risk of suffering an accident is high since the vehicle can almost stop immediately while driving since no prior warning has been detected.

Obviously, Tesla will replace defective inverters for all customers, but they will have to go through the official workshop to correct the problem. This is one of the several problems that the Cybertruck has faced in its short but intense commercial life. In parallel, Tesla has begun deliveries of cheaper units to and for the first time in a year there is direct stock for customers. This has generated two totally opposite schools of thought. The most positive point of view warns that Tesla has significantly increased production volume. The most negative view is that units begin to accumulate in parking lots due to lower demand. It is clear that the reliability problems are not going well.