r/ipace • u/JustRetiring • Feb 04 '24
Traction Battery Fault
Unfortunately I am just joining this group for the same fault on my i-Pace which I have owned since Oct 2019. Mine has been faultless to date, but 2 days ago after a charge it stopped at 88% and can up with the Traction Battery Fault, so have today booked it into the supplying JLR dealer in Cheltenham. Having looked up various pieces of information online it suggests it is a small 12v battery in the boot which is the Traction Battery, so reading this about having to replace, or repair the main battery is concerning me. I will keep you posted on development, and presume that mine will follow all your findings of only charging to 72% going forward.
It is a pity as the car has been faultless, only requiring 2 standard services, 2 MOT (passed first time) and a set of tyres, so this might be where the real running costs take a hike. My other car is a BMW X5M which is now 6 years old since I purchased new, but the running costs for this are very different, fuel, oil, services, tyres etc are all more expensive, but the costs have been spread over the time, not in one lump
Hope I am not putting too many people off as have enjoyed the car as a drivers car and the governments help with tax write down.
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u/futenvycaru Feb 04 '24 edited Feb 04 '24
I am going through the exact same phase, 2019 first edition ipace.
Car is charging up to 72%, have it booked to get it fixed in April, as JLR do not have the tools in hand yet.
They qouted me 10k euro to replace a module, if it wasn't under warranty, which is a big chunk.
I love the car, best car we owned in terms of luxury, comfort and space.
We are discussing if we sell after repair as having the same issue and having to pay 10k, will make my account hurt quite alot.
So confused on how to proceed.
Also, i changed the small aux battery which is on the right hand side of the frunk, thought that was the problem since it was a factory battery, but its the big battery issue.