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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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
