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Elon Musk has finally acknowledged that Cybertruck deliveries have been paused due to equipment issues - days after customers received shipment cancellations.
The pause followed reports of the accelerator pedal becoming stuck after its cover slipped off, sending vehicles to top speeds in a matter of seconds.
The billionaire made a statement on X, commenting on a post about the matter: 'There were no injuries or accidents because of this. We are just being very cautious.'
However, Musk had not provided when Cybertruck deliveries will restart - many customers have been told 'two weeks at best' or nothing at all.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed a Cybertruck delivery pause, but owner reports seem to contradict his claim that there have been no accidents because of the accelerator problem.
Cybertruck owners have reported their steering completely locking up, sometimes when they've just driven the vehicle off the lot.
One of the more dangerous problems identified by Cybertruck owners and commentators is the accelerator pedal cover, which can slip off and stick the pedal down.
While Musk claimed there were now accidents due to the issue, , a Cybertruck owner reported they crashed into a pole mid-corner on April 4 when the car refused to slow down.
Leading up to Musk's acknowledgment, the Cybertruck Owners Club online message boards have been full of people complaining that they have no idea when their EVs will arrive, as well as speculating about the reasons.
It could lead to passengers' fingers being chopped off - and it's been named the 'guillotine effect.'
The $80,000 truck - which has been plagued by manufacturing issues - does not feature anti-pinch sensors like Tesla's own Model X and rival electric trucks like Ford's F-150 Lightning.
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These complaints are happening at the same time that buyers and Tesla insiders have raised alarms about build problems like body panel rust, as well as other safety issues, including steering lockups, and doors that could slice fingers off.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Tesla for comment.
The company's current problems go beyond the Cybertruck, as Tesla announced this week that it plans to lay off more than 10 percent of its global staff - about 14,000 workers.
On Wednesday evening, a Cybertruck Owners Club member posted that they had gone to a Tesla dealership in Southern California to get some information on where their truck was.
'It did leave Texas but is now sitting in some temporary storage facility is San Diego during this delivery delay,' wrote the customer, who goes by Pstryker on the forum.
'The guy who helped me was very helpful and showed me all the info he could see,' Pstryker wrote. 'One bit of info he shared from what he had been told was the delivery delay is currently slated to run until April 23.'
Other forum members posted about delivery delays, too, some expressing frustration at the company's lack of communication with its customers.
'I don’t understand why Tesla has to keep every little thing a secret. Why invite so much unnecessary speculation?' wrote a forum user who goes by AnthonyJ.
The impatient customer added that the local dealership didn't even know there was a delivery
