Any issues if I skip my 12 month maintenance visit

[coupedncal]

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I just completed my 12 month anniversary. Have 12K miles on the car. I looked through the list of items they perform at the 12 month service visit and there is nothing there that justifies making an appointment and driving 50+ miles to drop off the car and dealing with the hassles. I have already done my tire rotation at America's tire. I am pretty sure my cabin filters are perfectly ok at this point. And the $350 price point is high for what they are going to do. Any issues if I skip this maintenance visit?

 

[bcjenkins]

Not sure which subsection this item belongs to.

I just completed my 12 month anniversary. Have 12K miles on the car. I looked through the list of items they perform at the 12 month service visit and there is nothing there that justifies making an appointment and driving 50+ miles to drop off the car and dealing with the hassles. I have already done my tire rotation at America's tire. I am pretty sure my cabin filters are perfectly ok at this point. And the $350 price point is high for what they are going to do. Any issues if I skip this maintenance visit?

Re: https://lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/New-Vehicle-Limited-Warranty-en-US-MY26.pdf

p3: "As a condition of these warranties, you are responsible for properly using, maintaining, and caring for your vehicle as outlined in your Owner’s Manual. Lucid recommends that you maintain copies of all maintenance records."

pp10-12 (warranty exclusions) : "Failure to follow instructions for proper use, care, or maintenance as stated in the Owner’s Manual."

Re: https://lucidmotors.com/media/document/en-us/owners-manual-air.pdf (v39.1.4)

p225 ("Maintenance Requirements"): "The safety, reliability, and performance of your vehicle depends partly on how well it is maintained. Maintenance is an owner's responsibility, and you
must ensure appropriate vehicle upkeep according to Lucid's recommendations."

p227 ("Maintenance Schedule"): "Scheduled maintenance or service of your Lucid Air must be performed to keep your vehicle in top operating condition."

I'm not a lawyer, but obtaining, documenting, and paying for scheduled maintenance seems like a relatively small price to pay to have standing should something go wrong later. You don't want to give an opening for any vehicle manufacture to say, "You didn't follow our instructions for scheduled maintenance...."

PS Edit: Did you buy your Air new? Lucid includes complimentary Lucid Care Scheduled Maintenance for the first 2 years or 24,000 miles. The 1-year service (cabin filter, wiper blades, fob batteries, and multi-point safety/chassis inspection) should be $0, not $350. If you were quoted $350, verify your purchase date with Service—you likely shouldn't be paying out-of-pocket for this visit.

 

[DBV]

I think it would be really sad if you have warranty issues because you did not do the 12 month maintenance. I really don’t even understand the 12 month Lucid required maintenance if you can do it your self. I know other EV’s like Tesla don’t require it. It is an EV, so how hard is it to maintain??? I know my Model S has been the cheapest car ever to maintain. Change the wipers, air filters on my own and of course get tires done at Discount Tire.

 

[bcjenkins]

I think it would be really sad if you have warranty issues because you did not do the 12 month maintenance. I really don’t even understand the 12 month Lucid required maintenance if you can do it your self. I know other EV’s like Tesla don’t require it. It is an EV, so how hard is it to maintain??? I know my Model S has been the cheapest car ever to maintain. Change the wipers, air filters on my own and of course get tires done at Discount Tire.

I completely understand where you're coming from. Swapping your own cabin filters and getting tires rotated locally is straightforward enough.

However, in my opinion, the real value of following the service schedule within the warranty period isn't the wipers or the filter; it's the physical multi-point inspection.

Modern EVs are packed with advanced telemetry, but remote diagnostics only monitor what has a sensor attached to it. Telemetry may not catch:
- A torn rubber CV boot slinging grease until the axle joint is ruined.
- A weeping quick-connect fitting on a cooling loop before fluid loss starves a thermal manifold.
- Early hairline damage to an aerodynamic belly pan or suspension link bushings that are beginning to walk.
- Premature inner-edge tire wear caused by suspension settling (which road sensors may not see).

I've read in this Forum where the Lucid service team (or mobile service tech) replaced failing or defective parts that the owner wasn't aware of.

In other words, and in my view, the scheduled service isn't about the parts being replaced—it’s about having trained factory eyes on the mechanical hardware to catch "small-now" physical issues before they turn into "big-later" catastrophic component failures. If a minor fluid seep or loose harness goes unnoticed because an inspection was skipped, and it later leads to a seized sub-assembly, you hand Lucid’s warranty team an easy, documented argument that progressive damage occurred due to missed preventive maintenance.

When I purchased an extended warranty for my F150, documented maintenance consistent with Ford’s recommendations was a requirement. These warranty requirements exist elsewhere: When we moved into our home 11 years ago, I had the carpets replaced through Home Depot. The carpet warranty required that I obtain annual, professional cleanings to maintain the warranty.

My 2 cents.