Recently, Tesla announced that it would be recalling all of the Cybertrucks that it has currently sold.


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Unfortunately for the company, the issues with the Cybertruck are so severe that many weren’t sure of the official reason for the recall. Could it be because they still don’t really know how to repair it? Because it doesn’t handle as well in mud as originally promised? Or just because the accelerator pedal can come loose, turning the car into a careening metal death trap?


If you guessed the last one, you’d be right — the recent viral video showing a guy whose accelerator pedal came off and caused him to inadvertently floor it is speculated to be the source of the recalls. However, there might be another reason the Cybertruck should be recalled: Simply put, you can’t wash it.



In this video posted to TikTok, the user says that he went for a day on the beach, then took the car through a car wash. However, upon trying to power it on later, he found that the main screen wasn’t working.


Additionally, upon dealing with Tesla’s recommended resetting steps, he found the car made all sorts of pops and odd sounds — and still did not power on.


“Maybe it’ll dry out, I don’t know,” the TikToker says.


As it turns out, this is a known issue with the Cybertruck. No, not the car wash part — though Tesla does recommend putting your car into “car wash” mode before taking it through an automatic car wash. Instead, the known issue was the fact that the screen sometimes doesn’t reset. In fact, resetting the screen on the Cybertruck can take up to five hours —h ope you didn’t have anywhere important to be!



Thankfully, after waiting the required five painstaking hours, the TikToker says his car is working as good(ish) as new. Still, many commenters had the audacity to say that a kink like that should have been worked out before selling the car for around $100k.


“There is a 1999 Toyota Corolla out there that will outlive every single cyber truck on the road,” said a commenter. “I have yet to see a cybertruck video where the owner isn’t complaining about something being dangerous or not working,” added another. “Welp looks like your cyber truck turned into a cyber stuck,” joked a third.


At least Tesla was prompt in their response to the TikToker’s issue. It’s not much, but we’ll give them credit for that.