US brothers' Tesla Cybertruck breaks down so they need to use Mini Jeeps to tackle hardest Moab trail
- Three brothers were forced to rely on Mini Jeeps for a rescue
- Their Tesla Cybertruck broke down
- As a result, they were left stranded on the Moab trail in Utah, US
Published on Apr 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Apr 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Three brothers were forced to rely on Mini Jeeps to get them home when their Tesla Cybertruck broke down, leaving them stranded on the Moab trail in Utah, US.
The EV started to stutter before dying entirely on Moab’s toughest trail, Pritchett Canyon.
Thankfully, the trio had Mini Jeeps on hand, and they were forced to trek back to civilization to get them.
Despite being originally bought for town cruising, the cars were put to the ultimate test during the serious recovery mission.
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Mini Jeeps on the Moab trail
Despite the vehicles lacking the safety gear and roll cages required for such rough terrain, Cayleb, Alex, and Brady – aka the PeckBrothers – decided to take the Mini Jeeps on the Moab trail.
It goes without saying – don’t try something like this at home, even if you are a group of YouTubers living in proximity to a rocky desert landscape.
The Tesla Cybertruck urgently needed a new starter motor to get it started.
Despite the upgraded Mini Jeep cars being equipped with four-wheel drive, power steering, and bigger tires, one of them had brake issues before it even reached the trail.
“Somebody’s going to end up getting squished,” Brady joked.
“We’ll bring some band-aids, dude, we can’t pass this up,” jokes Cayleb on the Tesla rescue mission.
The Tesla Cybertruck recovery
They tackle the first obstacle with no brakes, switching drivers for safety, and facing nail-biting trail conditions right from the off.
On the challenging conditions of Chewy Hill, they use a winch to assist the climb.
However, the team is surprised the 500cc Mini Jeep performs nearly as well as the 1000cc one.
However, just when they think they’re over the worst of it, a critical oil leak due to the engine rubbing against a poorly placed filter halts one Jeep.
The trio is forced to stash the car and continue with their one remaining vehicle.
When they finally reached the EV, they installed the starter and, against all odds, successfully got it running again.
They were able to precariously strap the broken Jeep onto the Cybertruck, descend steep terrain in the dark, miraculously avoiding disaster.
Again, we definitely wouldn’t recommend this – but it was pretty cool in hindsight.
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London-based Amelia cut her journalistic teeth covering all things lifestyle, wellness, and luxury in the UK capital. Fast-forward a decade and the senior content writer and editor has put pen to paper for glossy magazines, busy newsrooms, and coveted brands. When her OOO is on from writing about cars and heading up on-site SEO you can find her spending quality time with her young family, in the gym, or exploring the city she loves.
