A Tesla Cybertruck was caught on camera speeding uncontrollably down a driveway before crashing into a neighbor’s house.
The $109,000 vehicle had only been in its new owner’s possession for just four hours when the vehicle’s brakes appeared to malfunction.
Surveillance footage shows the distinctive vehicle speeding down the driveway before the screeching of tires can be heard as it rounds a bend.
A loud noise can then be heard as the vehicle comes to a stop after crashing directly into the side of a neighbor’s house, while the Tesla’s horn can be heard honking and shutting off.
Seconds later, the panicked homeowner can be seen running after his beloved new purchase in a cartoonish scene that sees him disappear down the hill from his driveway, all the while knowing that all hope is lost.
A Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a neighbor’s home just four hours after its new owner took possession of the vehicle, with the brakes apparently malfunctioning as it sped down a driveway.
The owner could be seen frantically running after his beloved Cybertruck, but it was too late.
The owner said the “rear brakes locked” while the car was accelerating and the steering wheel was “unresponsive.”
“I waited 5 years for the baby and I never connected to the house WiFi,” she wrote on X.
Fortunately, no one was injured during the incident, although the car was not so lucky.
Repairs are likely to cost close to $30,000 with a years-long wait for replacement parts.
It is the latest in a series of embarrassing mishaps involving the electric vehicle since its launch in November 2023.
The Tesla Cybertruck was left with $30,000 in damage that will take a year to repair
The front end of the Cybertruck simply collapsed after crashing into the side of a house.
The windshield was shattered by the impact of the collision.
Tesla recently issued a fourth recall for vehicles manufactured between November 13, 2023, and May 26, 2024, with around 11,000 Cybertrucks affected.
This particular incident, in which the car can be seen speeding away, is similar to others that have been reported in recent months.
New Cybertruck owners have described its accelerator pedal as a “death trap”, demonstrating how the pedal cover can slide off the accelerator and catch on the carpet, locking it in place and causing the car to accelerate to full speed.
The Cybertruck had been rushed into production at Tesla’s Giga factory in Texas, as lawyers for construction workers have alleged in recent years, despite safety risks at the site and the incomplete construction of the facility. facility.
Customers have reported issues with the Cybertruck’s accelerator where the pedal cover can slide and get caught in the carpet.
A Cybertruck owner in California posted photos of the damage his car sustained after it crashed into a traffic sign post due to a brake issue. A broken bumper cover can be seen here.
And at least one Cybertruck customer in California recently came forward alleging that the EV’s brakes failed just weeks after purchase, causing his vehicle to crash into a traffic sign pole.
In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, tThe driver said he tried to slow the Cybertruck by pressing the brakes but found they were not working, adding that the airbags also did not deploy when the electric vehicle hit the pole.
Images of the incident show the shiny steel front end shattered, the side panel hanging off and the hood bent on the side of impact.
