Tesla owner went to drive his broken Cybertruck but then looked at the onboard computer and got a real shock

This Tesla owner from Colorado went to drive his broken Cybertruck but got a shock when he looked at the onboard computer.

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Kyle Conner, the host of Out of Spec Reviews, knew that his Tesla already had an issue, thanks to a rear motor inverter failure.

But it’d gotten so much worse than that – the whole truck was now dead.

So what had happened?

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How this Cybertruck went from bad to worse

There’s nothing worse than a car dying on its owner, and EVs don’t escape this phenomena either.

But it’s not a hopeless situation – one man managed to bring a Tesla marked ‘dead’ back from the automotive grave spending only $6.

Another guy saved his ‘dead’ Model S after buying it at a discounted rate.

So it is possible to recover EVs even in the worst case scenario.

Hopefully Kyle, who described his Cybertruck as a ‘non-functioning brick’ would be able to do the same.

The rear motor inverter had gone into failure whilst Kyle was doing a hard ‘throttle’.

A bunch of warnings appeared on the screen and Kyle was unable to reset it.

Incidentally, a recall had been put out about this very issue with regards to the Cybertruck.

But Kyle hadn’t received a letter or gotten a warning on the app.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, a high-voltage error occurred while he was filming a video.

This causes an HVIL – or High-Voltage Interlock Loop – fault, which in turn causes both pyro fuses to blow.

Pyro fuses are safety devices that cut the current in electrical systems in order to prevent further harm, like a fire.

But now that this had happened, the Cybertruck was effectively a goner.

The YouTuber couldn’t even get the screen on.

Could the broken truck be fixed after this point?

“We own a lot of electric cars and I’ve never had one be non-functioning and completely die,” Kyle said.

“I think it’s sad, I like the truck, I think it’s cool to drive.

“But man, this situation has taken a turn for the worst,” he went on.

What was uncertain at this point – among many things – was whether the truck could be fixed or whether Tesla would just take it back.

“If they do take it back, what’s going to happen to it?” Kyle asked.

“I don’t want to see it crushed, that would be so sad.”

Getting the Cybertruck to the shop means renting a tow truck, which is another hassle.

At any rate, the appointment to have it looked over was March 18.

Hopefully, the Tesla be saved and it’s not permanently broken.

In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with this saga, head over to Out of Spec Reviews’ YouTube channel.

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