Imagine spending your hard-earned cash on a Tesla Cybertruck EV, one of the wildest pickup trucks ever made. Then imagine having spent all that money, and that you have been told to just go and buy a Ford F-150. Well, that is exactly what happened to someone who posted in a Facebook group.
A California man was told that a towing failure from July 2025 of his Tesla Cybertruck was cause to just go and buy a new truck, preferably a Ford F-150. The issue had left the owner very frustrated, having believed it would handle the towing with ease.
Following this, the owner took to the Cybertruck Owners Only Facebook group to vent their frustration. They explained how they had been in the middle of a hill on flat ground and had been attempting to tow some firewood and get the truck into off-road mode.
He decided to ask for people’s opinions on the matter, and as you might expect, a lot of people had a lot of things to say. That is when the comments suggesting he just swap the EV for Ford’s highly popular truck sprang up. Perhaps they had a point too.
Why This Tesla Cybertruck Owner Was So Frustrated
Tesla says that the Cybertruck can tow up to 11,000lbs in total when it is properly equipped. On paper, that makes it one of the most capable trucks on the market, but the reality isn’t always the same as what is on the specs sheet. It is this reality that blighted this particular pickup truck owner.
The owner of the truck had been trying to tow a trailer full of firewood, and the weight itself wasn’t the real problem. He had put the truck into off-road mode to try and tow the wood; however, the Cybertruck wouldn’t let him do so. “I was in the middle of the hill on flat ground, loaded firewood, then had to back up the hill, and then drive down,” he said on Facebook.
They then said that when they started to brake, the truck began to slide with no steering as they tried to turn. They had to come off the brake and go full lock on the steering to miss an obstacle. The owner said that, if he had had off-road engaged and four-wheel drive working, then that would not have had to happen. “Very disappointed that this function is not available in tow mode,” they added on their post. The owner then asked if anyone had any advice on how to bypass the issue.
This Is What Other Users Said About the Cybertruck
The post gained a lot of attention very quickly, and of course, a lot of people began to weigh in on the situation. Some questioned if EVs are actually suited to carrying such big loads. One, however, kept things simple. “Just buy an F150,” they said in one of the comments. Of course, if you have just spent a small fortune buying an expensive vehicle like the Tesla Cybertruck, you probably won’t want to get rid of it, and not because of just one problem either.
Some offered a bit more help. “If your trailer brake is the surge type, backing up hill requires you to disable the trailer brake. Otherwise, the trailer thinks you are braking and applies the trailer brakes,” said one. Another said there is a way to turn off trailer mode, which will allow the truck to move as needed, and the trailer brakes will still work. However, this isn’t the first time that issues with the Cybertruck and towing have come up, so maybe the one who suggested buying an F-150 wasn’t entirely wrong.