Submission + - Tesla Cybertrucks are already corroding (businessinsider.com) 7
quonset writes: It's only been three months since Tesla started selling its Cybertruck and already some owners are complaining of corrosion appearing on the stainless steel panels.
In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, a member with the username Raxar wrote that they'd collected their vehicle on February 1 — and were warned that day that rain could cause it to rust.
“The advisor specifically mentioned the Cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out," the forum member wrote. "I know I heard the story of never take out your Delorean in the rain but I just never read anything about rust and Cybertrucks."
In another post, Raxar said the car started developing rust spots after just two days in the rain
The user also shared photos of what they said were small specks of rust on the car's stainless-steel body. The user said the photos were taken after a “dish soap wash.”
In two YouTube videos, the posters claimed to have access to the Cybertruck's owner's manuals (which Tesla hasn't shared publicly). The materials the videos show say the EV doesn't have "a clear coat" on its exterior stainless-steel body.
The videos give a glimpse of the apparent owner’s guide, which says: "To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.).”
In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, a member with the username Raxar wrote that they'd collected their vehicle on February 1 — and were warned that day that rain could cause it to rust.
“The advisor specifically mentioned the Cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out," the forum member wrote. "I know I heard the story of never take out your Delorean in the rain but I just never read anything about rust and Cybertrucks."
In another post, Raxar said the car started developing rust spots after just two days in the rain
The user also shared photos of what they said were small specks of rust on the car's stainless-steel body. The user said the photos were taken after a “dish soap wash.”
In two YouTube videos, the posters claimed to have access to the Cybertruck's owner's manuals (which Tesla hasn't shared publicly). The materials the videos show say the EV doesn't have "a clear coat" on its exterior stainless-steel body.
The videos give a glimpse of the apparent owner’s guide, which says: "To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.).”
