The Cybertruck has been slowly but surely filtering through to real people over the last couple of months, but as it's hit the roads it looks like one problem might be cropping up.
The truck is famously built from stainless steel, a material that looks incredibly striking, but some owners are noticing that it comes with a drawback - the risk of rust.
One post on a forum dedicated to Cybertruck owners discussing their vehicles - CybertruckOwnersClub.com - seems to show photos of the problem and has prompted discussion of what causes it.
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The driver who started the thread said they got their truck on February 1, and corrosion started happening quickly after it sat out in the Los Angeles rain - and they were prompt to contact Tesla.
They wrote: "Speaking with someone at the facility, they told me 1) they have a procedure/guidance for how to fix it, but 2) they don't have the tools on hand, nor have they done this repair before. They documented the corrosion, and told me they'll give me a call next month when the tools have arrived and they can perform the service/repair."
While Tesla hasn't made the Cybertruck's handbook available to the public yet, another poster on CybertruckOwnersClub.com said they had access to it, and recounted: "The Cybertruck’s exterior is susceptible to corrosion, as acknowledged in the manual. Once the oxide barrier is compromised, corrosion initiates. The manual advises prompt removal of corrosive substances, emphasizing not to wait until the Cybertruck is scheduled for a full wash."
So, owners are starting to speculate that they might need to wash down their Cybertruck way more often than first assumed, even possibly after any drive, which sounds like a bit of a chore.
But not everyone is so bothered by the rust, with one response to the original thread on CybertruckOwnersClub.com reading: "I’m know I’m a weirdo but I actually kinda like the corrosion and hopefully the associated patina that will come with it."
And posts on X are disputing how widespread this problem actually is, like an account called Dirty Tesla.
"According to this comment there are 'loads of owners' complaining about rust all over their Cybertruck already 😂 where is this information?" they wrote in a post.
It's admittedly true that the small number of Cybertrucks on the roads right now means that any issue like this is hard to identify from a statistical standpoint - whether the problem is genuinely widespread will only become clearer once more Cybertrucks start getting delivered.
Tesla has been contacted for comment.