Moment when a rogue Cybertruck pulls out of the driveway and crashes into a neighbor’s house just hours after being purchased
A Tesla Cybertruck was caught on camera pulling into a driveway at high speed and then crashing into a neighbor’s house.
The $109,000 vehicle had only been in its new owner’s possession for four hours when the vehicle’s brakes appeared to fail.
Surveillance footage shows the striking vehicle driving across the driveway at high speed, after which the screeching of the tires can be heard as the vehicle turns.
A huge thud is then heard as the vehicle comes to a stop after plowing straight into the side of the neighbor’s house, while the Tesla’s horn can be heard chiming on and off.
Seconds later, the owner is seen panicking after his beloved new purchase in a cartoonish scene where he disappears from the driveway, knowing all hope is lost.
Just four hours after the new owner took over the house, a Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a neighbor’s house, reportedly causing the brakes to malfunction as it drove through a driveway
The owner was seen running after his beloved Cybertruck in panic, but it was too late
The owner said the “rear brakes locked up” as the car accelerated while the steering “became unresponsive.”
“I waited for the girl for five years and never connected to the wifi in the house,” he wrote on X.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, although the car suffered slightly less damage.
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 accidents involving the electric car since it hit the market in November 2023.
The Tesla Cybertruck was left with $30,000 in damage that will take a year to repair
The front portion of the Cybertruck simply crumpled after it crashed into the side of his house
The impact of the collision shattered the windshield
Tesla recently launched a fourth recall for vehicles manufactured between November 13, 2023, and May 26, 2024, involving approximately 11,000 Cybertrucks.
This particular speeding incident is similar to other incidents reported in recent months.
New Cybertruck owners have described the accelerator pedal as a “death trap,” demonstrating how the pedal cover can slide off the accelerator pedal and snag the carpet, locking it in place and spurring the car to take off at top speed accelerate.
The Cybertruck was rushed into production at Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory, as advocates for construction workers have alleged in recent years, despite safety concerns at the site and the incomplete construction of the facility itself.
Customers have reported issues with the Cybertruck’s accelerator pedal, where the pedal cover can slip and get stuck on the carpet
A Cybertruck owner in California posted photos of the damage to his car after it crashed into a traffic sign due to a brake problem. A torn bumper cover can be seen here
And at least one Cybertruck customer in California recently came forward to report that the electric car’s brakes stopped working just weeks after purchase, causing their vehicle to crash into a road sign pole.
In a message on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, tThe driver stated that they tried to slow the Cybertruck down by hitting the brakes, but they didn’t. The airbags also didn’t deploy when the electric car hit the pole.
Footage of the incident showed the shiny steel front end smashed, the side panel hanging off and the hood bent on the side of the impact.