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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by CharlieDigital on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:46AM (#50393803) 

    > If they read their own link, that never happened?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/tesla-recalls-cybertru...

    > The issue stems from the brake rotors, and the report says more severe road conditions "may strain" the stud holes in the wheel rotor, causing cracks to form. If the cracks persist and worsen, it may result in the wheel detaching entirely.
https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/tesla-cy...

    > In a recent off-road escapade at the King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, California, a Tesla Cybertruck experienced a mechanical failure resulting in one of its wheels snapping off. The incident, captured over the weekend, has raised eyebrows about the durability of Tesla's much-touted electric truck.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by schiffern on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:04AM (#50394104) 

  >off-road incident
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by CharlieDigital on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:05AM (#50394134)
Read the recall link:

    > If the cracks persist and worsen, it may result in the wheel detaching entirely.
    > 
    > ...engineers determined that continued use under strain could eventually lead to separation of the wheel stud from the hub.
Watch the YT video.

Telsa made bad engineering choices on this vehicle. There's no point defending it.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by schiffern on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:41AM (#50394729)
I know what happened.

And also, Wired is trying to lie by omission and imply that this actually happened (while "merrily driving along"), when no such failure occurred.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by CharlieDigital on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:22PM (#50396179) 

    > however much you distrust the media, it's not enough...
The YT video is not from a Tesla hater, but shows real, structural failures with the CT and the engineering (using cast aluminum instead of steel).

I don't trust any singular source, but looking at evidence in aggregate across many sources, there are clear problems with the CT from material selection to parts engineering to overall capability vs what was sold.

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