--- title: "Man Annoyed When Charging Cable Gets Stuck in Cybertruck" description: "A viral TikTok shows a frustrated Tesla owner trying to figure out what to do when his charging cable gets stuck in his Cybertruck." date: "2024-06-15" modified: "2024-06-15" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/charging-cable-stuck-in-cybertruck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "electric vehicles" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Man Annoyed When Charging Cable Gets Stuck in Cybertruck ![A viral TikTok shows a frustrated Tesla owner trying to figure out what to do when his charging cable gets stuck in his Cybertruck.]() *\Image: Jeremy Judkins\* ## Cyberstuck A viral TikTok shows a frustrated Tesla owner trying to figure out what to do when his charging cable gets stuck in his Cybertruck. Or, as the folks at the [r/CyberStuck subreddit]() put it: "Cybercharger got cyberstuck." The [TikTok]() shows the Cybertruck's owner — Tesla enthusiast [Jeremy Judkins]() — struggling to figure out what to do with the stuck cable. Like other electric vehicles, the truck won't allow its driver to drive off until the cable is unplugged. So, even when Judkins tries to wrap up the cable and toss it in the bed for the time being, he couldn't, as he demonstrated in the clip. "I thought I could just throw the charger in the back of the Cybertruck," Judkins laments. "Heck, that's what a truck's for, right? It's got a bed." Finally, the frustrated owner realized he could open a secret "door" — which, we should note, looks less like a door and more like just a breachable chunk of the truck's frame — to access what he describes as a "pull string." Give the string a tug, and it'll unlock the port. Fair warning, though: as [spotted by *Futurism* sister site *The Drive*](), Tesla itself warns that Cybertruck owners should really, *really* try to avoid doing this. Why? You could damage your expensive truck. Also, you or your vehicle could get electrocuted. ## Delicates Indeed, according to a [firm disclaimer]() on Tesla's website, one should "use the release cable" — or "pull string," if you will — **"only** in situations where you can not release the charge cable using the usual methods." (Emphasis Tesla's.) "Frequent use can damage the release cable or charging equipment," the disclaimer continues, adding that a "failure to follow" Tesla's instructions for finding the cable "can result in electric shock and serious injury or damage to the vehicle." In sum, Tesla wants you to know that this method is a last-last-last resort, and zaps may occur if you don't break into the wall of your Tesla properly. And to that end, judging by Judkin's video, it doesn't look like an easy thing to do! As the *Drive* notes, the action causes a loud noise, and it even looks like Judkins felt a bit of a kickback from it. Other folks online noticed that the process seems a bit... iffy. "Not a criticism," wrote one TikTok commenter, "but that release mechanism and what surrounds it, looks really flimsy." In any case, add the cyberstuck charger to the [ever-growing pile]() of vehicular snags that Cybertruck owners [should watch out for](). **More on the Cybertruck:** [*Driver Says He Still Loves His Cybertruck after It Sliced His Wrist Open and Sent Him to the Emergency Room*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()