Imagine being locked out of your own car until you settle an outstanding bill for a new car part. A Tesla owner in Canada said this is exactly what just happened to him when the battery died on his $140,000 electric vehicle. He now needs a replacement that will cost him $26,000, and until he pays up, he’s locked out of his car.

Mario Zelaya posted a video on TikTok saying his “piece of trash” car died and that the car is locked, preventing him from being able to get in. The caption on the video reads: “$26K for a new battery. Locked out of car. Recalls are needed.”

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@supermariozelaya Replying to @Daddiebear “Full of BS”? You’re going to love this video. 😆 Denial is the first stage of grief. I understand your pain. The truth hurts. Next is anger; Embrace it when you find out I’ve been telling you all the truth about the cost of the car, price for a new battery and water that leaked in. Enjoy your Tesla while it lasts. 😫 #tesla #car ♬ original sound – Mario Zelaya

Zelaya said he purchased the car in 2013 but said models from that year and 2014 had issues with fluid from the air conditioning system leaking onto the battery.

“I got Transport Canada involved, and they actually did an investigation on the car. Not only did they do an investigation on this car, they’re gonna be doing one that Tesla doesn’t realize is coming up.”

Mario reached out to another Tesla owner who also said they had the same issues with the car battery. Zelaya said Tesla canceled that owner’s Uber credits while the vehicle was being serviced.

“Tesla’s trying to sweep it under the rug,” he said. “They won’t give them any explanation of why their battery died.”

According to Fox News, he also claimed that when Tesla owners get their vehicles serviced, the battery is not checked, saying they have no incentive to do so. Zelaya said he is a year outside his warranty period and wants to sell the car but that he can’t because his ownership papers are in the car, which he cannot get into because it is locked.

He instead spent $30 on new papers, he claimed.

“I’ll never buy another Tesla again,” he said. “That’s the long way of me saying stay the (expletive) away from Teslas. They’re brutal cars, brutal manufacturing, and even worse, they’re a 10-year-old company.”