A Cybertruck owner became so frustrated at Tesla’s inability to deal with a problem with his electric truck that he took matters into his own hands and fixed it with a $13 DIY part.

Jay Larson, an Arizona-based podiatrist, posted on his MyCybertruckLife X account about how he was moved to act after being disappointed with a Tesla’s dealers attempts to fix a wind noise issue on his pickup. The truck, which has been perfectly quiet when he first bought it, began making a high-pitching whistling noise after its bulletproof windshield was replaced due to a factory defect.

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Larson was adamant that the Cybertruck hadn’t been making the noise before the screen swap so went back to his dealer in Tempe, Arizona expecting the technicians to put it right. They made one attempt, telling Larson the problem was gone, but he disagreed, so asked them to take another look.

This time they told him that the noise was normal for a Cybertruck and that they couldn’t replicate the sound he was complaining about even at highway speeds. And for those reasons they said there was no available fix despite Larson insisting that it was fine with the original windshield. A classic case of “they all do that, sir.”

Not happy with that answer and still irritated by the wind whistle, Larson began casting around for his own solution. And he found it on Amazon, where he purchased a roll of 9 mm silicone weather stripping that perfectly fitted the gap at the top of the windshield. He removed some of the backing from the adhesive strip, but not all of it, saying that the weather seal was so snug it didn’t need much adhesive. He also had a hunch that it might have been trickier to fit if all of the adhesive surface had been exposed.

Larson says the truck is now whisper-quiet, even at 90 mph (145 km/h), and cost him only $12.99 to fix. But he shouldn’t have had to spend a penny.

Anyone else have a high pitching wind noise in their Cybertruck?? Tesla service center in Tempe AZ said it was normal but I didn’t have the noise before they replaced my windshield so after 2 trips to the service center with no improvement I fixed it myself. @elonmusk @Tesla… pic.twitter.com/1rMnoFXRqT

— MyCybertruckLife (@jaylarsondpm) October 24, 2024

Image credits: Amazon, Jay Larson (@jaylarsondpm)

Amazon Prime members get an assortment of benefits aside from free shipping and the company has just added another welcome perk. It’s a $0.10 per gallon discount on gasoline at approximately 7,000 Amoco, AMPM and BP gas stations across the United States.

The online retailer says the discount could save subscribers an average of nearly $70 per year. That’s a considerable savings and it helps to offset the price of a Prime membership, which costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year.

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To activate the discount, members need to visit amazon.com/fuelsavings and link their Prime account to an Earnify account from BP. Afterwards, they can get the discount by entering their phone number at the pump or using a linked payment method.

Amazon Prime Vice President Jamil Ghani said, “We’re constantly looking to add more value for Prime members and perhaps the broadest and most popular additional benefit we could offer is fuel savings” and “we’re excited to give this to Prime members.” He went on to highlight the benefits of Amazon Prime, which includes “free shipping on more than 300 million items, free access to remarkable video, sports, and music content, free food delivery, and substantial savings on grocery delivery and medications.”

Besides announcing a fuel discount, Amazon confirmed plans for an electric vehicle recharging incentive. Details are limited, but the discount will be available next year at BP Pulse chargers.

Unfortunately, this isn’t much to get excited about as BP only lists a handful of stations in California and Washington. There are also two locations in New York as well as another one in New Jersey. If that wasn’t bad enough, their chargers apparently top out at 150 kW.

While a fuel and recharging discount sounds like an odd Amazon Prime perk, it’s part of a larger battle with Walmart. A Walmart+ membership costs $98 annually and gives customers access to Sam’s Club fuel centers as well as a $0.10 per gallon discount at approximately  13,000 Exxon, Mobil, Murphy, and Walmart gas stations. Their membership also includes free shipping, a Paramount+ subscription, and 25% off Burger King orders – among other things.