# Cybertrucks falling apart **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780 "2025-02-25T12:45:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/1 "2025-02-25T12:45:45Z")
Well, actually it’s just some stainless steel body panels that are falling off. While the truck is being driven at speed. Evidently some trim and body panels are only glued on, and the glue has been failing , probably due to temperature cycling. [https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a63857202/tesla-cybertruck-losing-body-panels-reports/](https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a63857202/tesla-cybertruck-losing-body-panels-reports/) Please note that the guy who made this video says that he’s _fan_ of the Cybertruck. He owns one, and doesn’t want to smear the brand. But he’s also fed up with people telling him that he’s just making a bad mistake when he tells them about their Cybertruck falling apart. Several stories on the topic are traceable back to this guy. But not all: > **[Revealed: Tesla CyberTruck Held Together by Glue](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/24/2305947/-Revealed-Tesla-CyberTruck-Held-Together-by-Glue)** > > “The panel fell off and there is no frame. It’s just plastic covered by that steel panel.” According to an NPR story, the State Department announced recently that it is abandoning plans to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles, “after... Other Cybertruck issues: > **[It's My Second Day Driving The Cybertruck And It's Falling Apart. Is There A...](https://www.torquenews.com/17612/its-my-second-day-driving-cybertruck-and-its-falling-apart-there-chance-i-can-get-my-money)** > > A fresh-off-the-lot Cybertruck showing a list of unexpected alerts on day two. Is it a quick fix or a sign Tesla needs to refine their quality checks? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/2 "2025-02-25T12:53:18Z")
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/3 "2025-02-25T13:10:11Z")
Disassembly On Glue Evaporation ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/4 "2025-02-25T13:14:15Z")
Close the thread; @solost has won the internet with that one. 👏 👏 👏 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/5 "2025-02-25T13:57:30Z")
They’ve got a new model now. [![](https://www.famouscampaigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hates-elon-819x1024.jpg) ](https://www.famouscampaigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hates-elon-819x1024.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/6 "2025-02-25T14:05:31Z")
> _Road & Track_ has reached out to Tesla for comment, but has not received a response as of this story’s Friday morning publication. How disappointing to not get a poop emoji. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/7 "2025-02-25T14:48:07Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > They’ve got a new model now. And a new logo: [![](https://i.imgur.com/Vn38FgK.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Vn38FgK.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/8 "2025-02-25T14:50:44Z")
That is absolutely brilliant ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/9 "2025-02-25T15:25:14Z")
[![](https://c.tenor.com/it8sK20bh4YAAAAd/tenor.gif) ](https://c.tenor.com/it8sK20bh4YAAAAd/tenor.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/10 "2025-02-25T15:56:06Z")
I concur! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/11 "2025-02-25T16:04:44Z")
TESLA shares are currently falling 8.5% today, as are the shares in temper tanTRUTH SOCIAL, curiously. That’s not you in this thread who did it, right? Pity, I would like to congratulate someone and encourage them to keep it up. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/12 "2025-02-25T16:13:46Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > TESLA shares are currently falling 8.5% today I just read an article on Spiegel Online about car sales in the EU in 2024. Tesla sales plummeted by 50%, maybe those figures contributed to falling shares. Spiegel pointed out two reasons for these figures: dated Tesla models not longer competitive with new models by their competitors, and most importantly, customers refusing to do business with an outspoken fascist. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/13 "2025-02-25T16:16:53Z")
They _still_ sell half of what they sold before the psycho turned openly full fascist? That’s not good, but can be improved. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/14 "2025-02-25T16:18:48Z")
I think (and hope) that every well meaning car buyer since refused to buy a Tesla, but I’m afraid that some people buy a Tesla in the first place now _because_ he is a fascist. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/15 "2025-02-25T16:49:29Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Disassembly On Glue Evaporation \*golf clap\* > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …but I’m afraid that some people buy a Tesla in the first place now _because_ he is a fascist. 1930s fascists were very stylish. This current batch not so much but they certainly have an aesthetic, and a Cybertruck shedding body panels at highway speeds is a perfect metaphor. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/16 "2025-02-25T16:51:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Well, actually it’s just some stainless steel body panels that are falling off. While the truck is being driven at speed. “Move fast and break things” ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/17 "2025-02-25T17:18:40Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > They _still_ sell half of what they sold before the psycho turned openly full fascist? I’ve seen a number of people say they hate Musk but they’d still buy one. Which sounds like “Well, obviously I’m against the fascism but I do admire his dedication to keeping accurate public transportation timetables” to me but people gonna rationalize when they want something. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/18 "2025-02-25T17:44:30Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > “Move fast and break things” Haha, yeah. Tech companies also love the term ‘disruption’. A quarter panel flying off a cybertruck at 70mph on the highway during rush hour will certainly cause plenty of that. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/19 "2025-02-25T18:06:07Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I’ve seen a number of people say they hate Musk but they’d still buy one. Which sounds like “Well, obviously I’m against the fascism but I do admire his dedication to keeping accurate public transportation timetables” I was at a Tesla store last week for service related reasons, and all of the salespeople were with customers, and there were a few people waiting. In all maybe 10 non-employees, which I wouldn’t really describe as busy, but certainly at sales capacity for a 10am on a Thursday morning. I did want to yell, “what are you doing?”, but considering the results of the election, I know what they’re doing. They either think the racism, etc. is a feature, and support it, or at best it’s a non-blocking position, which to me still makes those people racist. That was my first real up close look at a Cybertruck. Being closer doesn’t help. I really hope the stock slide is part of a major crash, because that is the only thing that will motivate the board and other major stock holders to try and push Musk out, and getting rid of him (the sooner the better) is the only thing that can redeem the company. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780/20 "2025-02-25T18:40:27Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > That was my first real up close look at a Cybertruck. Being closer doesn’t help. Musk owes me royalties. I came up with the design in fifth grade: [![](https://i.imgur.com/rZihtMO.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/rZihtMO.jpeg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertrucks-falling-apart/1014780.md?page=2)