Tesla has reportedly halted all Cybertruck deliveries due to a potentially fatal flaw causing the accelerator pedal to stick.
Many customers claimed to have received messages from Tesla and car dealers informing them that their delivery appointment had been canceled, with some messages saying that shipping would not begin until after April 20.
Dan Ives, director of New York-based Wedbush Securities, told DailyMail.com: “We are not confident this will be resolved in the coming weeks.”
The recall comes after a new Tesla owner shared the design flaw in a video, claiming the pedal cover slid forward and trapped the accelerator pedal under the interior that was depressed at 100 percent.
More misery for Tesla as 1,400 employees have been laid off, many of whom work at the Texas Gigafactory where the Cybertruck is produced.
Tesla has halted deliveries of Cybertruck due to a potentially fatal flaw that causes the accelerator pedal to stick and send the EV to top speed. Customers discovered a problem with the way the cover was welded to the pedal
Some customers have received text messages from the company stating that it is replacing the accelerator pedal and waiting for parts to arrive
Ives also told DailyMail.com that it appears all Cybertruck deliveries have been paused.
Although Tesla has not made an official announcement, many of its fan accounts on X have spread the news.
Whole Mars Catalog, which appears to have a relationship with Elon Musk, wrote: “Tesla has halted all Cybertruck deliveries for seven days due to an accelerator pedal issue.”
Sawyer Merrit, a Tesla investor, also shared the same update.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Tesla for comment.
The EV owner said they “didn’t panic” and held down the pause button to depress the pedal and bring the Cybertruck to a stop.
“It looks like there’s a recall on that,” he said in the video.
Many customers awaiting delivery of their Cybertruck claimed that Tesla informed them that their EV would be delayed.
Darick Hemphill Missouri shared on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum that he would be picking things up this past weekend.
“I just received a call that there was a recall on the truck,” the message said.
“I came in about 15 minutes ago according to the person who called me.
‘They indicated that there was a problem with the accelerator pedal and that they would know on Monday how quickly parts would arrive to fix it. If this is a joke from a friend of mine… It’s perfect.
“I was so excited to finally get my Cybertruck. Now just with a broken heart.’
The recall comes as Tesla is set to lay off 14,000 employees, about 10 percent of the workforce under founder Elon Musk.
Other users of the platform checked the accelerator pedal of their vehicles – some found no problems, while others were able to remove the cover immediately.
‘I took mine off with no problem. Only held there by two plastic clips. For now, I’m just driving without the cover,” said a user from California.
“If yours is safe, as some claim, I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
“Be aware and also keep in mind that you can press the brake pedal to override the accelerator.”
The recall comes after a new Tesla owner shared the design flaw in a video, claiming the pedal cover slid forward and trapped the accelerator pedal under the interior that was depressed at 100 percent.
While the latter problem stems from possible welding defects, other Cybertruck owners have discovered issues under the hood with the steering system.
A handful of videos have been shared online showing customers driving their new Cybertruck off the lot, only to have it break down within minutes.
Entrepreneur Thomas Remo shared a video of him picking up the $82,000 EV in Irvine, California, later discovering that it was “less than six inches off the lot” and then failed another “30 times” on the first day.
Moments after Remo excitedly stepped on the accelerator, the center screen started flashing red and beeping to alert him to a critical steering problem.
Entrepreneur Thomas Remo shared a video of him picking up the $82,000 EV in Irvine, California, later discovering that it was “less than six inches off the lot” and then failed another “30 times” on the first day.
Moments after Remo excitedly stepped on the accelerator, the center screen started flashing red and beeping to alert him to a critical steering problem.
While Tesla has not acknowledged the problem or provided any details about what caused it, others believe the problem is related to the steering-by-wire system.
The new technology eliminates the physical connection between a car’s steering wheel and wheels by using electrically controlled motors that change the direction of the wheels and provide feedback to the driver.
The disadvantages of a steering-by-wire system are maintenance and cost – and if the connection is not perfect, drivers will experience what happened with Remo.
