Owners say they are noticing orange stains on the stainless steel panels of their new Cybertrucks.

Despite the recent release of these Tesla EVs — and the little road time they’ve been subjected to — Cybertrucks are already developing imperfections on their body panels, leading owners to debate what’s causing the early signs of rust on forums. From Futurism:

One Cybertruck Owners Club forum member says they started noticing small orange flecks appearing on his truck after driving it in the rain for just two days.

“Just picked up my Cybertruck today,” they wrote. “The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”

The Cybertruck owner posted followup photos after washing the vehicle down with soap, and they didn’t inspire much confidence, showing body panels already pockmarked with small orange spots.

Cross post from https://lemmy.world/comment/7544395

  • @neonred
    -2•11 months ago

    I’m quite disappointed how rabid, mischievous and ill-wishing people have become. Really, what’s going on here on lemmy?

    Anyhoo, have a read at these two posts about owners having rust marks on their cars and how they are easily removed. They seem to be rusting particles from train transportation or other environmental stuff:

    https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-10#post-244589

    https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-5#post-241290

    No, I don’t own one and don’t plan to.

      • @[email protected]English
        -5•11 months ago

        Hey, if you want to make fun of a group of people for something they thought was cool but you don’t, go for it.

        But if you act this is proof that the entire product is falling apart and completely flawed, when it’s actually just some blemishes from shipping… That’s pretty sad.

      • @AngryCommieKender
        3•11 months ago

        Having had access to the internet since 1986 before The Web was a thing, I would agree with this sentiment. There were some awful takes that you’d run into back then, they just didn’t have the exposure to the public they do now.

    • @[email protected]
      1•11 months ago

      That can’t be all it is though. All new cars have train rust debris. This isn’t a new phenomenon. If you care how your car looks, never let the dealer “wash” it and always have it professionally detailed immediately. Then add PPF while it’s still mint

    • @[email protected]English
      0•11 months ago

      Yeah sometimes you can tell people were waiting for a negative article to justify their personal opinion. Even if it’s a low effort slightly misleading article people are just too excited to say they were right to actually look deeper than the surface level 😮‍💨