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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.

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[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 107 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 48 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You would assume we have wipers down after decades without failure.

Wipers often are the only moving part still working after a car totalled.

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 5 months ago

No other wipers are this long and stupid though…

[-] Grippler@feddit.dk 19 points 6 months ago

Never by the first model og anything really, everything is rushed to market and nothing is done properly the first time.

[-] foofiepie@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

No problems yet in 5 years with my posh Toyota.

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[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Not only are you likely to get the most problems, you're usually paying more for them as well.

[-] sugartits@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Low VIN cars come with low VIN problems.

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[-] puchaczyk 77 points 5 months ago

Say what you want about Musk, but bankrupting TWO multibillion dollar companies at the same time is impressive.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

Don’t forget PayPal. He almost ruined it until they kicked him out.

[-] Muscar@discuss.online 11 points 5 months ago

That isn't at the same time though... You kinda missed the whole thing with that.

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 70 points 6 months ago

I'm shocked they sold that many

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 58 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Over 2 million on backorder. They say avg 5 year wait, but if they've only made 11,000 (it was 4,000 for the first recall iirc) its gonna be waaaaay more than 5 years wait for those idiots

[-] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 44 points 6 months ago

Except people 3 years into that wait are already getting called up for their turn. A lot of people are declining to take it up

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A lot of people are declining a 20k markup for a foundation series.

A lot of people will also be declining since the prices don't match the initial specs, but we really don't have a clear picture on that yet.

[-] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

"Backorder" meant "Idiots with a couple hundred dollars". "Orders" were a whole $100 fully refundable deposit. It was a complete non-commitment, and I know a ton of people who literally bought them solely to resell their "spot in line".

I knew a dude who put in an order for 5, just to ensure he could sell his "spots on the list". Dude was a service tech that couldn't afford even the fake $40k price, let alone the current $100k price. I've seen tons of stories like his as well, so there's a 0% chance even 20% of those are actually converting to sales.

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

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?

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

I mean... It's unique in it's looks. I don't know if that's positive

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

It's unique in it's looks.

That's what they said about me.

[-] niucllos@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

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[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Who said they sold them? There was a recent story where there was a parking lot full of them that was spray painted "fuck Elon" so we can assume there are other lots of them rusting away.

[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 8 points 6 months ago

I think the ones in that lot were sitting there waiting for recall work to be done before they could be delivered to ~~suckers~~ customers.

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[-] zaph@sh.itjust.works 66 points 6 months ago

front windshield wipers that can fail

Seems irrelevant if the truck can't even get wet

[-] elvith@feddit.org 46 points 5 months ago

The problem isn't that it can't get wet. The problem is that it mustn't get wet.

[-] zaph@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago

Very true. Now I'm angry at myself for missing an opportunity to use one of the worst contractions in the English language.

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 9 points 5 months ago

Reading it now.. It truly is horrible. I'dn't've is still #1 though

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[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 48 points 5 months ago

Maybe it's just like a shit car? I'm no carologist tho

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[-] lipilee@feddit.nl 41 points 5 months ago

The real story is they have 11k of this piece of crap on the roads

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[-] cupcakezealot 40 points 5 months ago

giving elon musk another $53 billion should solve it

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[-] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

Aka all trucks sold, lol.

They have lots full of these oversized ugly behemoths.

[-] Brickardo@feddit.nl 30 points 5 months ago

Aren't you supposed to test that shit before going live?

[-] Thetimefarm@lemm.ee 22 points 5 months ago

I mean most of the issues have been from the assembly process and not the fundamental design. However I would argue designing something you can't reliably assemble is just as bad. Adhesive needs to be done right on every unit and it's impossible to visually inspect it in this application. Clips are a pain in the ass but I'll take them over glued on trim any day of the week.

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Coming from the man who knows more about manufacturing than anyone on the planet

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Now it looks like cars have early access periods

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[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Day one patches effect physical games too I guess

[-] fart_pickle@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

Oh no, anyway...

[-] Djtecha@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago

Great, now I have to worry about the morons buying this garbage flinging it at me.

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Are these things literally Little Tykes Cozy Coupes like wtf

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago

Hey now those sons of bitches could be durable. I saw one get hit by a f150 once and the f150 had more damage. Dont fuck with the cozy coupes.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Yeah because Elon doesn't understand the concept of a crumple zone. God forbid a cybertruck hits anything solid faster than 35mph, the people inside would get splattered.

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[-] Substance_P@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

The Tron-inspired Cybertruck failed in a catastrophic accident because apparently the super powered x-treem window wipers were turbo maxed to the power of RAD.

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

I bet Simone Giertz's Truckla had working windshield wipers...

[-] cupcakezealot 17 points 5 months ago

because unlike elon simone giertz is smart

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago
[-] GetKebab@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm still not sure why anyone thinks it looks cool... -It looks like a truck designed using a Vecktrex. (Ok, admittedly, now that does make it sound slightly cooler to me...)

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

I've seen a few around, and I always think "It's the N64 truck!"

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