Tesla Cybertruck began to fail before the buyer even drove it off the lot, lawsuit says

NewsWorldAmericasTesla Cybertruck began to fail before the buyer even drove it off the lot, lawsuit saysExclusive: Shane Bracko claims he lost the ability to steer his brand-new Cybertruck and wound up in a drainage ditchJustin Rohrlich Wednesday 29 April 2026 20:33 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967425","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tesla-cybertruck-fail-lawsuit-elon-musk-b2967425.html","title":"Tesla Cybertruck began to fail before buyer even drove it off lot, lawsuit says"}}CloseTrump says he bought his granddaughter Kai a CybertruckThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Cybertruck owner is suing Tesla...