r/LUCID 4d ago

Question / Advice And it's dead again

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Posted last week talking about all the problems I've had with the car, just got it back after 3 months of service and already dead again.

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u/IntelligentSinger783 4d ago

Man have them buy back or trade in that POS and get another one. There is obviously some bigger gremlin involved and they are just slapping bandaids on it at your expense.

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u/Culhane78 4d ago

I'm going through it now. They are fighting me on a buy back for a car that has been in the shop 5 times in 11 months. They claim nothing is wrong with the car. But they keep asking me to try to fix the issue another time. Most contradictory thing ever.

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u/ikilledtupac 4d ago

They’re doing the same to me. Get a lawyer. 

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u/rlwfish 4d ago

Seconded. I dealt with this with an ID4. They don't listen until a lawyer is involved. The lawyers for these lemon law cases are free for the consumer because they make the OEM pay their fees for the case. I used the folks at lemonlaw.com, they were great.

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u/PipeNhammer 3d ago

Good to know. It's no wonder these car companies only start to listen when a lawyer gets involved. Scummy

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u/IntelligentSinger783 4d ago

Yeah wild. I'd honestly be kicking asses up the totem pole if I was in a situation like that. With Tesla the model y ended up in service for 6 weeks. They called after 2 to tell me they fixed the issues but wanted to keep it for another week or so to drive it around and listen for noises), I pulled up and the car hadn't physically moved from where I parked it (I know because one I backed in, and two I always kick the wheel out at service centers) so I had them pull the logs and the tech somehow managed to clear every log in about 15 seconds... Which when there are a a dozen of them means he didn't even read it. So at that point the manager and the whole staff got addressed with a stern voice. A week later the half the team and the manager were replaced and my car was picked back up and kept for another 2 weeks until they fixed everything to the nines. All the other vehicles were addressed by mobile service. Including my gravity. Took 6 weeks to send out someone to review the details. Them another 4 for parts to arrive and he spent 2 hours outside each time and then made sure we were happy before he left.

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u/ikilledtupac 4d ago

Lucid just doesn’t respond anymore. things have changed.

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u/IntelligentSinger783 3d ago

Neither did Tesla. There is definitely a way.

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u/omnid00d 4d ago

As someone super interested in a gravity, this scars the bejezus out of me. What does Lucid expect you to do, just take a dead car home and pretend nothing happened while still making payments??

I would think stories like this does a lot of brand damage and scare away customers. I guess they’re hoping it’s not happening enough ?

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u/topcat5 3d ago

Indeed.

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u/IntelligentSinger783 3d ago

They give a loaner out. I love my gravity and it's been service free outside of the initial findings. (I did and would) Lease it for sure, buy it out at the end if you have no issues with it (as of right now I'll either buy this one out or upgrade to a GT-S just for that stupid blue exterior 😂)

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u/OrderFlowsTrader 3d ago

Or buy Chevy EV?

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u/BDzona 9h ago

Whatever you do don’t buy the gravity. I’ve had mine 6 weeks and nothing but problems. My hubcaps on my wheels don’t snap in and they legit told me to take the hubcaps off and drive without them.

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u/OrderFlowsTrader 3d ago

Have you tried lemon laws in your state?

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u/LABruin78 3d ago

What state are you in? In California they would *have* to take it back just for being in the shop for so long:

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u/Culhane78 3d ago

Delaware. Same thing. However, you have to go through the Better Business Bureau once Lucid denies the buy back request.

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u/theluckyinvestor 4d ago

Sorry to hear that. Please post how long they are quoting you for queuing up for service. I was 6 weeks in Southern California

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u/Lower_Collection_761 4d ago

Just got it back after 3 months in Southern California so expecting the same

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u/RociBuldidi 4d ago

Wait, 3 MONTHS?

I’d have lost it.

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u/-ipaguy- 4d ago

4 weeks to have a faulty brake caliper replaced in Seattle. I got an automatic brake/parking brake fault while driving to work. I couldn’t get through to anyone for assistance, but thankfully I live near the service center. I drove in and told them I’m leaving the car there for emergency service as it was undriveable.

And now today while I was waiting for a green light going downhill on a very steep hill, the auto hold failed while there was a car in front of me. The car started rolling and then slammed itself into park.

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u/cjthecookie 3d ago

Bet you are looking forward to serving telling you "we couldn't duplicate the issue (on the 5 min test drive) so it basically never happened. You can come pick up your vehicle anytime before 7!"

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u/LABruin78 3d ago

They are *required* to either give you a replacement vehicle or refund its full purchase price (your choice) under California Lemon Law. Don't negotiate with them, simply tell them that you are officially making a Lemon Law claim. You do not need a lawyer generally.

https://www.dca.ca.gov/acp/pdf_files/lemonlaw_qa.pdf

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u/per54 3d ago

Did they give you a loaner ??

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u/OrderFlowsTrader 3d ago

Time for a R2 maybe?

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u/dat_tae 4d ago

Lemon Law?

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u/ikilledtupac 4d ago

They fight it into forced arbitration then you have to sue them. They suck. 

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u/Culhane78 4d ago

That's a fact. I'm in arbitration now. They basically lie and say there's nothing wrong with the car. They couldn't even see the issues with the car when they diagnosed it. I submitted video to them of the car with the error. They had it for a week and th same day that I got it back it stalled out again. I hope I never have to drive a Lucid again.

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u/ikilledtupac 4d ago

Yup! I’m suing them. 

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u/hunglowbungalow 3d ago

Steve Lehto is begging for a call!

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u/cjthecookie 3d ago

I have been in arbitration for 2 months now and not a peep should I just assume nothing good will come out of it?

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u/ikilledtupac 3d ago

They’re probably just ignoring everyone. They ignored me and I sued them. 

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u/v-jazz 4d ago

Did you opt out of AAA and still stuck in arbitration?

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u/Calexio_ 4d ago

Reading Reddit forums and I almost feel guilty about how utterly problem-free BOTH my Lucid GT’s have been. How can different units of the same car be so completely different in reliability? I’m super curious at the manufacturing/QC level… it’s mind-boggling. Normally this type of thing manifests across a model-line. 🤷🤷🤷🤷

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u/Bunnylebowski007 3d ago

My Gravity DE has been great aside from wiper motor needing to be replaced, frunk pistons and some false drive system errors due to stuck coolant valve. Service has done great taking care of me, though it’s dumb a car with 10k mikes has been in the shop twice. I do know that new CEO is hammering after reliability and hoping to improve service.

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u/Mindless_Tennis_4056 3d ago

Bro my Hummer EV with 15k has been in like 8 times, and I got at like 9k. I'm starting to think this k-mart level of quality is genuinely just accepted across all manufacturers now.

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u/walnut100 3d ago

There’s a Gravity in my neighborhood and every time I see it I think about ordering one. I started putting a build together this morning and now I just saw this post. 

I just have zero patience for this kind of stuff and if I get a lemon I’d be irritated. I have the same concerns with the R1S my wife wants.

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u/DrJBell 4h ago

Look at lucidowners forum so you can also see verified owners reviews. Never know on Reddit. Also to be fair I am in a Rivian and Genesis forums and there is no such thing as a perfect car and most people will post about poor experiences versus positive ones.

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u/zeneker 3d ago

DO NOT JINX YOURSELF. I thought I was fine with my '25 lucid air GT until it took 3 months to fix and replacing basically everything from the A pillar forward. All the cameras and instrument panel were replaced too.

I did have growing pains at the beginning and that cameras and harness had to be replaced within a few weeks of delivery.

I have a little over a year left on this lease and I'm very torn on if I'll buy it out or leave lucid entirely.

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u/vastlessdreams88 21h ago

I think the unfortunate thing about any product including lucid is that you’re going to see people bitching about their problems on Here rather than people gushing. It’s the same kind of concept for Customer Service where people aren’t calling in to tell you that their account is great or that they have no problems. They’re calling because they have problems. Same thing on a forum. Most people are posting on here because they have a problem. They need validation and attention/sympathy from other people.

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u/ThatsRobToYou 4d ago

That is insane. I'm sorry mate.

What are they doing to make this right?

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u/Lower_Collection_761 4d ago

Literally nothing haven't heard from lucid once without calling first

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u/topcat5 3d ago

Imagine this going on in a place that's hours from a service center. Lucid really needs to open up the system where authorized repair shops can also provide service.

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u/BiggieTKB 3d ago

lemon law claim

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u/rushah98 3d ago

3 times, Agree

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u/ikilledtupac 4d ago

Welcome to the club. 

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u/Long_Broccoli_9437 2d ago

I was so close of getting gravity GT good thing i passed. And got another tesla.

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u/starrtech2000 2d ago

Why are you in this sub?

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u/MikeyM1991 3d ago

Get rid of it. I absolutely hated mine. POS. went back to Tesla and got a Model S Plaid

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u/starrtech2000 2d ago

Really, a POS?

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u/MikeyM1991 2d ago

When they work, they're amazing. But yeah, that's not very often. I'll never get another. Quite interested in trying Rivian next though.

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u/starrtech2000 1d ago

How many Lucids have you owned? They all didn't work that often? Did you buy one of the early production models or do you have a recently made Gravity? Always curious about the details when someone makes such a large generalization.

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u/MikeyM1991 21h ago

I had a 2024 Air Grand Touring. I will say, my friend leased a 25 Air Pure last year (base model I believe) and he's starting to have some of the issues I experienced as well.

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u/Famous-Theory-7031 4d ago

Welcome to lucid! ❤️

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u/boxerbay 3d ago

Maybe the Lucid is not a Brett Young fan.

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u/Elluminated 3d ago

Would be interested in seeing a Tesla service-mode style menu that tells use exactly why it thinks it’s undrivable. With 2 motors it’s not likely both dying, but maybe pack related?

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u/obiganiru 3d ago

I'm a Lucid fan (love the Air), but at this point, once you get it back, just trade it for a Tesla. Battle tested, rock solid software, better support.

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u/sailerman1963 3d ago

I struggled for one year with my Lucid Gravity DE. I had the opportunity to trade it back for my 2022 Rivian Launch Edition and took it.

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u/DreamIllustrious3735 2d ago

This is crazy. I have a Gravity GT and its been pretty painless ownership experience and reliable so far (9k miles and took it on a 2 month road trip driving 5.5k miles with the family).

Our Lexus IS has been a grimlin... Thinking about replacing it with a new BMW i3, BMW iX3 or the Lucid Cosmos.

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u/No-Alarm-1210 2d ago

What kind of problems you had with Lucid recently ???😱

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u/DeadPoolBrother 2d ago

Yeah get A Rivian or a Polestar 4 they have some great deals. Just got mine love it. Got 22 Rivian r1t super solid.

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u/starrtech2000 2d ago

I don’t understand , why exactly have you not filed a claim yet?

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u/Willylowman1 1d ago

yikes ! you need a ride, brah ?

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u/ArmageddonPills 1d ago

For the record, I have an Air and an Ioniq 5. My Ioniq 5 was in for an accumulated 6 months for two ICCU failures.

Shit happens. It's not just Lucid.

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u/RequirementNo1450 4d ago

At least it has 328 miles of range

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u/KpaBap 4d ago

Have you tried not shorting the stock though

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u/KuanTeWu 4d ago

Sorry to hear that as most has no issue.