A Tesla Cybertruck was caught on camera speeding out of control down a driveway before smashing into a neighbors home.
The $109,000 vehicle had only been in the possession of its new owner for just four hours when the vehicle’s brakes appeared to malfunction.
Surveillance footage sees the distinctive-looking vehicle speeding down the driveway before the screeching of tires can be heard as it rounds a bend.
A huge thud can then be heard as the vehicle comes to a halt having plowed straight into the side of a neighbors home while the Tesla’s horn can then be heard sounding on and off.
Seconds after, the panicked owner can be seen running after his beloved new purchase in a cartoonish scene that sees him disappearing down the hill of his driveway, while surely knowing all hope is lost.
A Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a neighbor’s home just four hours after its new owner took possession, with the brakes reportedly malfunctioning as it sped down a driveway
The owner could be seen frantically running after his beloved Cybertruck but it was too late
The owner said the ‘back brakes locked’ while the car was accelerating while the steering wheel became ‘non-responsive’.
‘Waited 5yrs for the girl and never connected to house WiFi,’ he wrote on X.
Luckily, nobody was hurt during the incident, although the car did not fare quite so well.
Repairs are likely to cost close to $30,000 with a years-long wait for replacement parts.
It is the latest in a string of embarrassing mishaps involving the electric vehicle since it was released in November 2023.
The Tesla Cybertruck was left with $30,000 of damage which will take a year to repair
The front portion of the Cybertruck simply crumpled after crashing into the side of at home
The windshield was left shattered by the impact of the collision
Tesla recently issued a fourth recall for vehicles manufactured between November 13, 2023, and May 26, 2024, with around 11,000 Cybertrucks affected.
This particular incident in which the car can be seen speeding away is similar to others that have been reported in recent months.
New Cybertruck owners have described its gas pedal as a ‘deathtrap,’ demonstrating how the pedal cover can slide off the accelerator and become snagged on the carpet, locking it in place and spurring the car to accelerate away at top speed.
The Cybertruck had been rushed into production at Tesla’s Texas Giga factory, as attorneys for construction workers have alleged in recent years, despite on-site safety hazards and incomplete construction of the facility itself.
Customers have reported issues with the Cybertruck’s accelerator in which the pedal cover can slide off and become get wedged on carpet
One Cybertruck owner in California posted photos of the damage to their car after it crashed into a traffic sign pole, due to a brake issue. A broken bumper cover can be seen here
And at least one Cybertruck customer in California has recently come forward claiming that the EV’s brakes malfunctioned just weeks after purchase, sending their vehicle crashing into the pole of a road sign.
In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, the driver said they attempted to slow the Cybertruck by pressing the brakes, only to find they did not engage — adding that the air bags also did not deploy when the EV collided with the pole.
Images 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.
