Tesla Cybertruck tyre replacement shock
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- Sep 16, 2024
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16th September 2024
A Telsa Cybertruck owner is complaining about unusual degradation to his car’s tyres after only driving for three months and 10 000km.
He says he has an appointment with Tesla to discuss a possible manufacturing defect related to the tyres.
Usually, car owners only need to replace tyres after 80 000km or so, or around five years of driving time.
A lot has already been said about the controversial Tesla Cybertruck. That the stainless steel angular plates that cover the vehicles are prone to rust, that the so-called bulletproof windows aren’t really bulletproof and now an owner says that they have picked up another “manufacturing defect,” this time related to the Cybertruck’s tyres.
According to a user posting to the Cybertruck Owners Club forums (yes, we can’t believe this is a thing either), the tyre treads on their truck will likely require a tyre change after only driving the vehicle for roughly 10 000km in total since purchasing.
Measured tyre tread depth of 5/32 on rears and 4/32 on fronts after three months of driving.
Usually, tyres only need to be replaced for most cars after driving for more than 80 000km of combined distance on the odometer. However, The Drive points out that sports cars and electric vehicles will have more wear on their tyres earlier because of added weight or added power.
However, the Cybertruck owner in question claims that they have only had the vehicle for three months, have never taken it off-road, and never come close to the truck’s top speed of over 200kmh. They say that the Tesla manual recommends rotating the tyres at around 10 000kms, but in the process of doing so realised that the treads were low.
Low enough that if the owner was driving often in rainy or wintery conditions, the seven-tonne truck could prove dangerous unless its tyres were replaced.
Still, the Tesla Cybertruck, which costs more than R1.15 million, having to possibly replace its tyres in its first three months while most Toyotas need tyre replacements once every five or so years is dreadful, but not unexpected.
The user says that they have already made an appointment with Tesla to discuss why the tyre treads have worn away in such a short amount of time and believes that this is simply a problem with their specific truck caused by a manufacturing error.
Other users are claiming the only reason this particular owner is having tyre replacement issues after such a short time is due to overuse of so-called “Beast Mode.” One of the driving mods of the electric Cybertruck that offers drivers enormous amounts of horsepower in an instant.
This mode means that you feel the surge as soon as you step on the accelerator – like we did in our review of the electric Jaguar I-Pace, instead of the power pulling in slowly once the accelerator is pressed.
On the other hand, the owner says they have only used Beast Mode “a few times.”
Either way, if you are one of the few South African owners of the Tesla Cybertruck, consider driving only in the low-power Chill Mode to conserve your treads from replacement. Unfortunately, the Cybertruck is not the most well-thought-out car in the world, and many of its features were made without giving much thought to possible consequences.
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