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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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nzealand wrote: post #238
ajross wrote: post #59

Lest folks get too carried away, the headline is a lie. The failure is "brake rotor stud separating from wheel hub". Now, sure, that's a serious failure. It's not "wh33lz f411 oFF!". Everything about this company is cursed at this point. The jeering masses are just as bad as the CEO. The cars themselves though continue to be really pretty great. Though maybe not the truck.

“If cracking propagates with continued use and strain, the wheel stud could eventually separate from the wheel hub.” That quote is from Tesla, in the linked article. That says the wheel can fall off.

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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by singleshot_ »

magiclaw wrote: post #170
FuriouslyAdrift wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUXNSWGth0

Jerry has one of the worst cases of TDS (Tesla Derangement Syndrome). In his video he applies 10,000 lbs of downward force directly on the hitch point before it breaks, and then says that it "is far too close to the 11,000 pound towing capacity. Yikes." He's a smart guy, he knows downward pressure at the hitch point (tongue weight) is a much different rating than towing capacity. Tongue weight is usually estimated at…

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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by ponector »

xerox13ster wrote: post #216
alooPotato wrote: post #153

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Dang you nailed my profile perfect. I bought one and its the best car I've ever had. Event though I was never a "truck" buyer it checked off all my needs: - space for wife, car seats + another adult when needed - haul around my kids, 4 bikes, skis, camping gear, etc. - drives itself - we do a ton of road trips - luxury - electric, tired of going to gas stations Wasn't another car on the market that checked those boxe…

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You can't argue it has a price tag of a luxury vehicle.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by expedition32 »

mrguyorama wrote: post #226
DonHopkins wrote: post #175

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Blame it on a loose nut behind the steering wheel.

Indeed. The insane part is not that Tesla built an absolute dumpster fire of a vehicle, that was something that should have been obvious at every point. The insane part is the number of people who were somehow able to put up $120k for one, and proudly boast how awesome their new car was even though it spent most of its time in the repair shop or breaking doing very basic things, and failing to do "Truck" things that…

I once saw a Ferrari trying to negotiate speed bumps and a roundabout. On a road that has a 30 kilometre speed limit.

For me a car is essentially a tool so it needs to be practical. But for others it's a hobby.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by dzhiurgis »

stephencanon wrote: post #6

What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.

IDK but millions of other vehicles are recalled every year and never mentioned here.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by dzhiurgis »

whatevaa wrote: post #212
Tanoc wrote: post #126

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Some cars are going with entirely electrically actuated brakes, either inboard on on-hub, compared to the E-Tron which uses traditional hydraulically actuated brakes. One uses an electric motor to wind something to tighten the spring clip by pulling it that then pushes the pads to the rotor and the other uses pressure to overcome the spring by pushing the spring to compress it and push the pads to the rotor. I'm gues…

Are talking about brake-by-wire? Where brakes are controlled by electric only, and if electrics die, no brakes? These are dangerous. Cars are not maintained to aircraft standards and will never be.

Insane take. They will be vastly more reliable than hydraulics.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by formerly_proven »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #246
whatevaa wrote: post #212

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Are talking about brake-by-wire? Where brakes are controlled by electric only, and if electrics die, no brakes? These are dangerous. Cars are not maintained to aircraft standards and will never be.

Insane take. They will be vastly more reliable than hydraulics.

Brake by wire passenger car brake systems are still hydraulic... and all of them have a mechanical backup. There is not a single car on the market today using electromechanical brakes.

Unless you're talking about electric parking brakes in a thread about ABS.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by alooPotato »

10xDev wrote: post #234
alooPotato wrote: post #201

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FSD was a big draw for me. have you used the latest on hw4 cars?

As crazy as this might sound to some people these days, I actually like driving.

i do too but not when hauling kids and bikes and stuff. i'll buy a separate sports car to take on country roads or the track

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by alooPotato »

fragmede wrote: post #218
alooPotato wrote: post #203

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cant drive it self

Blue Cruise on the F150-Lightning is pretty capable, and it also supports a comma.ai, which is better in a practical sense than FSD. I have a friend with a CyberBeast and a friend with an F150-Lightning. The acceleration on the CyberBeast is absolutely magnificent and FSD is very capable. However as a truck, the frunk on the F150 is way more useful. The F150 is a better truck , but I'd say the Cybertruck is really go…

good way to describe it - a really good big weird car

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by alooPotato »

fragmede wrote: post #218
alooPotato wrote: post #203

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cant drive it self

Blue Cruise on the F150-Lightning is pretty capable, and it also supports a comma.ai, which is better in a practical sense than FSD. I have a friend with a CyberBeast and a friend with an F150-Lightning. The acceleration on the CyberBeast is absolutely magnificent and FSD is very capable. However as a truck, the frunk on the F150 is way more useful. The F150 is a better truck , but I'd say the Cybertruck is really go…

also is comma.ai legit - like would you put your kids in a car driven by it? do they publish safety stats like waymo and fsd
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