The company says in the documents that the front windshield wiper motor controller can stop working because it’s getting too much electrical current. A wiper that fails can cut visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. The Austin, Texas, company says it knows of no crashes or injuries caused by the problem.
In the other recall, a trim piece along the truck bed can come loose and fly off, creating a hazard for other motorists.
Tesla says in documents that the trim piece is installed with adhesive, and that may not have been done properly at the factory.
Maybe it’s just like a shit car? I’m no carologist tho
I’m sure it’s fine. It’s not like there’s an idiot who makes stupid, whimsical decisions in charge.
I saw one broken down on the side of the road because it tried to tow a trailer that weighed 900 pounds.
Not like these people had any warning that they might be buying a shitty product designed and sold by a pathological liar /s:
And the glass is virtually indestructible instantly smashes
The real story is they have 11k of this piece of crap on the roads
Actually half of them are sitting unsold in lots. They’ve sold like 5k
Lol
Never buy the first model year of any vehicle. And that includes new generations with the same model name. They always have the most problems the first year, so you’re just paying to be a beta tester.
I mean, this amount of problems is still surprising for a first model year.
Say what you want about Musk, but bankrupting TWO multibillion dollar companies at the same time is impressive.
Don’t forget PayPal. He almost ruined it until they kicked him out.
That isn’t at the same time though… You kinda missed the whole thing with that.
PayPal has been ruined for quite a while. I’m not sure why anyone still uses it.
What is ruined about it? I use it regularly for online payments or payments between friends
It’s inferior in every way. PayPal has been known to freeze accounts and drag their feet on unfreezing them. With Venmo and CashApp and all the various cryptos sending money to people has never been easier.
This is the Netflix argument again. Netflix was first to market and then other people reacted and innovated. Now everyone thinks that Netflix sucks. No different than Paypal.
Yeah, Netflix is a shadow Its former self, thanks for proving the point.
And is that Netflix’s fault? It’s not–it’s the fault of the others. You know this but went for a gotcha anyway. It’s like winning is more important than persuading. Too bad.
Venmo and CashApp
Why would you use either of these when Zelle exists and is built into your bank’s app?
Third-party money transfer apps are very rare in a lot of non-US countries, because people just transfer money using their bank account. They’re only popular in the USA because US banks were so far behind in terms of technology compared to the rest of the developed world.
Yeah Zelle works too, I wasn’t endorsing any specific app as much as saying that PayPal isn’t the best method for sending money to friends.
comrade musk
I bet Simone Giertz’s Truckla had working windshield wipers…
Aren’t you supposed to test that shit before going live?
Now it looks like cars have early access periods
I’m shocked they sold that many
The truck was first shown in 2016, nearly 8 years ago, and only came out last year so there was about half a decade of hype building around this thing that was busy sucking in all the gullible rich people.
Honest question, what’s there to be hyped about? I haven’t ever looked into its feature set because it looks like ass. Do people just like the Tesla name or what?
For many of those years it was the only electric pickup truck being advertised. And also, yes people do like the Tesla name. Musk and growing competition has done a ton to tank the reputation lately, but until just a couple years ago Tesla was far and away the best and most advanced electric car, and depending on your criteria the most advanced/best car period. Perception shifts slowly outside of well-informed groups, and the Musk hate is really only affecting well-informed left wing groups right now, so a lot of libertarian Musk fanboys are still fully on the Tesla train
Rivian and Ford are killing it in the EV truck space, which doesn’t help Tesla.
Rivian was also first to market and showed their concept a year and a half before the cyber truck reveal (where the first showed it and smashed its windows).
Now that it’s available for sale, and ignoring the looks/stainless steel aspects, I think the biggest thing to be excited about is the steer by wire.
Reviews seem to be saying it drives exceptionally well because of it, and that’d really differentiate it from the other options.
Edit: the steer by wire with the 4 wheel steering.
Let me get this straight: you not only actually want a vehicle that decides where to go based on software instead of with a mechanical linkage you can reliably control, but you also want Tesla, of all companies, to provide it?!
There’s a lot of Tesla hate on build quaility on Lemmy/Reddit, but they actually have some of the most reliable power trains and exceptional software. There was some problems back in the very early days of the Model S with the 85kw/h packs, but they’ve moved beyond that now.
Given this is part of the power train, and software, it’s right in line with their expertise.
I wouldn’t trust any software from any manufacturer to steer for me, at least not in such a way that I can’t easily disable and use a mechanical manual backup.
Also, steering isn’t “power train.” If you’re gonna lump it in with something, it fits closer to the [alleged] self-driving system.
So I looked it up, and you’re right, steering isn’t part of the power train. Looks like its it’s own thing.
I don’t think it’s right to lump it in with the L2 system though as it’s taking your input and translating it into the appropriate movement. The L2 driving system decides to go left or right and will send the same signal you would by steering left or right. I guess it’s just it’s own thing just like power steering is it’s own thing.
Obviously this is first gen tech in cars, but it’s been around for quite awhile in aviation with no backup mechanical link, we haven’t all died yet.
Tesla’s system is triple redundant, but that doesn’t guarantee something won’t go wrong, only time will tell on that one. Maybe we learn triple isn’t enough and the NHSTA mandates quad?
I do have a feeling though, that within 20 years or so, it’s almost all going to be steer by wire. It’s safer in the event of a crash as you don’t have the steering shaft in front of you. It also saves space from not needing all the mechanical linkage. I imagine insurance would have higher rates on cars that don’t have steer by wire as well due to increased risk in accidents.
Edit: I would add though that motors are part of their specialty, and the steer by wire system is using 2 of them, so they do get some of their existing expertise on that.
Edit: I guess the triple redundancy is on the steering input. Obviously with only the 2 motors, thats only double redundant.
front windshield wipers that can fail
Seems irrelevant if the truck can’t even get wet
The problem isn’t that it can’t get wet. The problem is that it mustn’t get wet.
Cool that’s boring
