The week ends rather badly for Tesla. After announcing a major wave of layoffs, the company founded by Elon Musk must recall no less than 3 878 de Cybertruck. A defect on the vehicle introduced last year poses a danger to drivers and their passengers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
On March 31, a first customer reported a major malfunction in his vehicle. His complaint was quickly followed by a second, on April 3. Faced with this phenomenon, Tesla had no choice but to take measures to organize the return of its pickups fabricked between November 13, 2023 and April 4, 2024. At the same time, the company announced a week-long interruption of deliveries, which is expected to run until April 20 at the earliest. Elon Musk said he was “cautious” and will replace defective parts on vehicles affected by the recall and in service, as well as on all models that have not yet been shipped.
Foot to the floor
It is the accelerator pedal and more precisely the pad located above which poses a problem. According to a report from the American organization – equivalent of French road safety – this pad slips and causes the pedal to lock 100%. It fits into the recess in the floor of the futuristic car. Several videos showing this blockage have been published, one of the owners concerned explains that if pressing the brake pedal slows the vehicle, the maneuver is particularly dangerous. For now, according to the NHTSA,no accident or collision linked to this blockage has been recorded.
The lubricant of discord
After analysis, it seems that the use a new lubricant is the cause of this dangerous malfunction. According to the report, it is “a residual lubricant” which is causing the problem. It would have been used to apply the rubber pad located on the accelerator pedal during manufacturing. This change (not approved by Tesla) Reduced retention of the metal pad on the pedal. With several presses, the cover slid to fit into the recess on the ground
The announcement of this recall comes a few weeks after the appearance of the first testimonies concerning a propensity of the bodywork to rust after exposure to rain for several days. The pick-up of the future imagined by Tesla has obviously not finished generating ink, enough to tarnish the reputation of the manufacturer specializing in electric vehicles?
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