Tesla had recently delayed the delivery of some Cybertrucks, but did not disclose the specific reasons. According to messages on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, many owners have received notifications that their pick-up plans have been delayed.
One owner said that the dealer informed his vehicle that it was being recalled due to a problem with the accelerator pedal. Another owner said that Tesla sent text messages explaining that the reason for delayed delivery was related to the accelerator pedal. Some owners received text messages that mentioned in general terms. “Problems with vehicle preparation”.
A Elon Musk fan account named @WholeMarsBlog posted on social platform , which typically does not respond to requests for comment).
It is reported that the problem may lie in the accelerator pedal, which is prone to getting stuck. A Cybertruck owner posted a video on TikTok showing his accelerator pedal being “constantly at 100% throttle” after the cover got stuck. The car owner said that applying the brakes could stop the vehicle from accelerating, but that it would accelerate again after releasing the brakes. That’s a dangerous situation for any truck, let alone a behemoth that weighs nearly 7,000 pounds and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds.
Another owner posted on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum in early April that his vehicle seemed to have accelerated automatically and crashed into a signal pole. Neither the brakes nor the airbags worked.
But so far, claims that Tesla cars can accelerate automatically have not been confirmed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after a 2021 review of complaints about Tesla vehicles’ Auto-Acceleration, placed the blame on driver error.
