A very frustrated 2026 Lucid Gravity owner journey

Hello everyone, I would like advice from people who are more used to Lucid cars than me (obviously, this is my first Lucid), and I'm inclined to be my last Lucid as well.

I would like to know what you suggest in my case, to keep trying to live with the issues and bugs till some possible future where the car is what I expect or just get rid of it and start a return, buyback or whatever, because at this point I'm just too annoyed with my car.


I took delivery of my Lucid Gravity Grand Turing December 31st 2025, and drove it from Montreal to Ottawa, that was a smooth ride, nothing major happened, however, next day my odyssey began:

By day 4 I had experienced:

1. Left stranding at -20 degrees Celsius trying to open the doors with keyfob and cards (nothing worked), I have to return to a building and then suddenly worked later on.
2. A battery replacement
3. High beam and collision warnings (I still have those with the latest update)
4. I have to make new muscle memory for the irresponsive buttons on the steering wheel, they require a precise touch in order to work.
5. A serious incident where I was using cruise control and the high beam and collision warning appeared, which disengaged the cruise control, making the car brake hard. The car behind me thought I was brake checking him.

Then my fronk got stuck and I couldn't opened, not even applying some force in order to help it, a Lucid technician came to my place and fix it, then he told me the the upcoming update will fix 99% of my problems (I believe him, I wanted to believe honestly)

Several days passed, and I was promised that the 3.4 update would fix my issues because I was changing my second battery on my keyfob in less than a month, and I wasn't able to drive my car in several occasions. Suddenly, the car wouldn’t open or didn’t close, It was so unreliable that it was laughable, I never thought about entering a car was something that could go wrong in a brand new Luxury model.

Later next month, I got all my backup sensors to be disabled by a setting which told me that I was in a towing mode or something, but my car didn’t come with that, and we weren't able to reset it or enable it, we try everything that Lucid told us to do, and after a week of not having pedestrian or back sensors, they took my car for the first time into Lucid centre for inspection, they fixed that and some other stuff.


Fast forward till 3.4.4 update
Many bugs were fixed indeed, but I still have so many bugs and glitches to count. I have sent videos to customer care and the Montreal Team that I feel exhausted, and so do they.

I haven’t had a single day where the car behaves as expected. Sometimes the app won’t work, sometimes the garage door button won’t work, then the massage seats won’t work, then the Spotify app glitches on the playlists, then switching profiles wont work, then the internal temperature is off by 10 or 15 degrees Celsius margin, then switching profiles almost squishes my wife while moving the seat, and so on...

I can live with minor glitches, but the High Beam and collision warnings still randomly appear, Lucid Montreal didn't believed me and they sent me a picture where do I need to keep my sensors clean in order to have "Cruise control" working

This is not my Lucid Gravity, this is demonstration, I will show my Lucid with warnings in the next one


So, the next day, I was driving, cruise control enable, and same thing happens, it disengaged it by itself when the warnings appeared, I stopped on the shoulder and record a video.

And this is the exterior of my car.






Fast forward till today, I’m frustrated, annoyed, and when a minor glitch appears, I just get mad and complain about this car. At least it hasn’t let me get stranded again since the update.


I really like how the car handles and how it is from the inside, but man, the car won’t let me enjoy a single day of peace. I have 64 unique types of incidents since January 1st, 2026, which I have share with Lucid Customer Care, and other representatives, some very serious and other don't.




At this point, I don't know what to do, that's why I would like to ask for your opinions. Do you think Lucid can fix the car before I lose my sanity? Do you really think it is going to be a great car in the near future? Was Lucid Air like this at the beginning?

Lucid told me that they want to take the car "again" and check it properly, but last time they told me that everything was working as expected, that they didn't get any warnings an errors, so I don't have high hopes.

Thank you, and also I forgot to mention tons of other bugs and glitches that had happen, but I hope somebody could share some advice here.

Well I have a 26 Air Touring and it’s the most disappointing car I have ever owned. After two months in service and still lots of problems, and very poor service process that just caused more problems, I am done with it. It’s a huge disappointment, feels half baked, Lucid seems unprepared to even fix their own cars. You can read my own journey thread if you want, I won’t repost details here there’s no reason.

Some people seem to have either:

A) no problems.

B) constant problems.

socktucker said:

Well I have a 26 Air Touring and it’s the most disappointing car I have ever owned. After two months in service and still lots of problems, and very poor service process that just caused more problems, I am done with it. It’s a huge disappointment, feels half baked, Lucid seems unprepared to even fix their own cars. You can read my own journey thread if you want, I won’t repost details here there’s no reason.

Some people seem to have either:

A) no problems.

B) constant problems.

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...and owners on team A tend to be very dismissive of people on team B...

prgarg said:

...and owners on team A tend to be very dismissive of people on team B...

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That’s the nature of things tho. I also own a Maserati and it’s a great, reliable car with affordable parts and easy service. I tell people that and they think I am absolutely insane but that’s been MY Maserati experience!

Klerith said:

Hello everyone, I would like advice from people who are more used to Lucid cars than me (obviously, this is my first Lucid), and I'm inclined to be my last Lucid as well.

I would like to know what you suggest in my case, to keep trying to live with the issues and bugs till some possible future where the car is what I expect or just get rid of it and start a return, buyback or whatever, because at this point I'm just too annoyed with my car.


I took delivery of my Lucid Gravity Grand Turing December 31st 2025, and drove it from Montreal to Ottawa, that was a smooth ride, nothing major happened, however, next day my odyssey began:

By day 4 I had experienced:

1. Left stranding at -20 degrees Celsius trying to open the doors with keyfob and cards (nothing worked), I have to return to a building and then suddenly worked later on.
2. A battery replacement
3. High beam and collision warnings (I still have those with the latest update)
4. I have to make new muscle memory for the irresponsive buttons on the steering wheel, they require a precise touch in order to work.
5. A serious incident where I was using cruise control and the high beam and collision warning appeared, which disengaged the cruise control, making the car brake hard. The car behind me thought I was brake checking him.

Then my fronk got stuck and I couldn't opened, not even applying some force in order to help it, a Lucid technician came to my place and fix it, then he told me the the upcoming update will fix 99% of my problems (I believe him, I wanted to believe honestly)

Several days passed, and I was promised that the 3.4 update would fix my issues because I was changing my second battery on my keyfob in less than a month, and I wasn't able to drive my car in several occasions. Suddenly, the car wouldn’t open or didn’t close, It was so unreliable that it was laughable, I never thought about entering a car was something that could go wrong in a brand new Luxury model.

Later next month, I got all my backup sensors to be disabled by a setting which told me that I was in a towing mode or something, but my car didn’t come with that, and we weren't able to reset it or enable it, we try everything that Lucid told us to do, and after a week of not having pedestrian or back sensors, they took my car for the first time into Lucid centre for inspection, they fixed that and some other stuff.


Fast forward till 3.4.4 update
Many bugs were fixed indeed, but I still have so many bugs and glitches to count. I have sent videos to customer care and the Montreal Team that I feel exhausted, and so do they.

I haven’t had a single day where the car behaves as expected. Sometimes the app won’t work, sometimes the garage door button won’t work, then the massage seats won’t work, then the Spotify app glitches on the playlists, then switching profiles wont work, then the internal temperature is off by 10 or 15 degrees Celsius margin, then switching profiles almost squishes my wife while moving the seat, and so on...

I can live with minor glitches, but the High Beam and collision warnings still randomly appear, Lucid Montreal didn't believed me and they sent me a picture where do I need to keep my sensors clean in order to have "Cruise control" working

This is not my Lucid Gravity, this is demonstration, I will show my Lucid with warnings in the next one
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So, the next day, I was driving, cruise control enable, and same thing happens, it disengaged it by itself when the warnings appeared, I stopped on the shoulder and record a video.
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And this is the exterior of my car.

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Fast forward till today, I’m frustrated, annoyed, and when a minor glitch appears, I just get mad and complain about this car. At least it hasn’t let me get stranded again since the update.


I really like how the car handles and how it is from the inside, but man, the car won’t let me enjoy a single day of peace. I have 64 unique types of incidents since January 1st, 2026, which I have share with Lucid Customer Care, and other representatives, some very serious and other don't.

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At this point, I don't know what to do, that's why I would like to ask for your opinions. Do you think Lucid can fix the car before I lose my sanity? Do you really think it is going to be a great car in the near future? Was Lucid Air like this at the beginning?

Lucid told me that they want to take the car "again" and check it properly, but last time they told me that everything was working as expected, that they didn't get any warnings an errors, so I don't have high hopes.

Thank you, and also I forgot to mention tons of other bugs and glitches that had happen, but I hope somebody could share some advice here.

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I feel your pain and honestly I don't know what advice to give you... Getting Lucid (or any car manufacturer) to agree to a buyback is really hard. Lemon law too, and it requires them to have it in service x number of times or days, which in your case they sound reluctant to do. Unfortunately, it's either hoping the issues are software related and addressable with upcoming OTAs, or eating your pride and move on from it at a significant $$$ loss.
Good luck and let me know how it goes!

prgarg said:

I feel your pain and honestly I don't know what advice to give you... Getting Lucid (or any car manufacturer) to agree to a buyback is really hard. Lemon law too, and it requires them to have it in service x number of times or days, which in your case they sound reluctant to do. Unfortunately, it's either hoping the issues are software related and addressable with upcoming OTAs, or eating your pride and move on from it at a significant $$$ loss.
Good luck and let me know how it goes!

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30 days out of service or 4 repair attempts for the same issue in the first two years or 24k in most states. It’s very simple. Will they honor it? I would like to think so since they’d lose anyways. But you have to give them the opportunity to repair the vehicle, it’s not a return policy. It’s a repurchase law.

prgarg said:

...and owners on team A tend to be very dismissive of people on team B...

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Not dismissive. We want to help. We simply don’t know how.

borski said:

Not dismissive. We want to help. We simply don’t know how.

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I know, sorry if I sound aggressive... it's just the disappointment talking
I think we also need to own that we took a risk buying a new model from a start up with a less than stellar track record.

borski said:

Not dismissive. We want to help. We simply don’t know how.

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This forum has helped a LOT of people get help from Lucid

Klerith said:

At this point, I don't know what to do, that's why I would like to ask for your opinions. Do you think Lucid can fix the car before I lose my sanity? Do you really think it is going to be a great car in the near future?

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Sorry, can't answer most of that. However, every update has really improved the car, especially this last 3.5.1. But I felt the same on 3.4.4 and 3.4.1

The fob is(was) a huge issue. Either follow recommendations on this forum about it's use or save your sanity by replacing the battery every week until PAAK is available.

DD can cause anxiety. Don't use it until it's better. Turn off all the warnings and ignore the rest. After every update or when you feel adventurous give it a try. Don't keep using it if it keeps fn up. You don't have to be the beta tester of this stuff. They will eventually fix it. In the meantime enjoy driving it yourself.

If you have the HUD don't just turn it off but cover it up for a while. Turn off the radio. Enjoy the quiet power.

I think it's a great car now. When I used to dream of what a great car would be I never thought about it being a moving entertainment center or massage parlor. I dreamt of a sleeper car blowing off any car I met, taking any corner, climbing any hill, and not wasting any energy by charging it on solar power and not causing any smog. That's here now, it will only get better.

socktucker said:

30 days out of service or 4 repair attempts for the same issue in the first two years or 24k in most states. It’s very simple. Will they honor it? I would like to think so since they’d lose anyways. But you have to give them the opportunity to repair the vehicle, it’s not a return policy. It’s a repurchase law.

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Let me update this by saying no, they do not honor this voluntarily in my experience now.

Having said that,

Gravity is still very much a work in progress though and I wouldn’t say they’ve been dishonest about that. Some stuff just isn’t going to work as expected for a while. The plus side is it’s an 800hp shooting break that handles like a 911. Which is insane. There is not an alternative if that’s what you want. I can’t even think of a close competitor, maybe an EV9? But it’s nowhere near as fast and capable as Gravity.

Klerith said:

I really like how the car handles and how it is from the inside, but man, the car won’t let me enjoy a single day of peace.

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You have my sympathy, as I tread this same path every day with both our Gravity Dream Editions. It's unrelenting, and it's exhausting.

A tour de force of automotive engineering and design brought low because of abysmal software performance and a decision to start deliveries in this state.

hmp10 said:

You have my sympathy, as I tread this same path every day with both our Gravity Dream Editions. It's unrelenting, and it's exhausting.

A tour de force of automotive engineering and design brought low because of abysmal software performance and a decision to start deliveries in this state.

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Sad, but true!

In many (similar, though not identical) respects, Gravity's saga repeats a lot of the circumstances I experienced on my AGT delivered in late 2022. We can debate all day long about the nuances, but personally, I believe it is rooted in company culture and (lack of) rigorous qualification and QA methodologies. Lucid's management needs to take ownership and not sluff it off as "vendor problems". The customer has no relations to Lucid's vendors. Lucid is the designer and the integrator. That's why they charged and got paid the big bucks!

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and a decision to start deliveries in this state.

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Yeah, maybe Florida is the problem

(kidding kidding don't @ me)

I’m going into my 8th month with my Gravity,

Now probably the coolant pump failure according to a remote diagnostic.



They are going to pick up my car by a tow truck. At this point, I lost count of how many interventions my car had, and honestly, I think this is it. I will sell it and never return to Lucid.

You have no idea how frustrated and disappointed I am with the car. The Montreal service center is doing what they can, but living 2.5 hours away from the nearest center is killing me.

After the car is fixed and drivable again, I’m going to sell it for sure. This is an impossible car to love for me. I cannot stress enough how much I wanted to love it and how this car constantly fails to be a reliable car every month.

Probably I will post once more after everything is finished, but my advice to everyone getting a Lucid is to live close to the service center; if not, do not get a car from them.

Klerith said:

I’m going into my 8th month with my Gravity,

Now probably the coolant pump failure according to a remote diagnostic.

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They are going to pick up my car by a tow truck. At this point, I lost count of how many interventions my car had, and honestly, I think this is it. I will sell it and never return to Lucid.

You have no idea how frustrated and disappointed I am with the car. The Montreal service center is doing what they can, but living 2.5 hours away from the nearest center is killing me.

After the car is fixed and drivable again, I’m going to sell it for sure. This is an impossible car to love for me. I cannot stress enough how much I wanted to love it and how this car constantly fails to be a reliable car every month.

Probably I will post once more after everything is finished, but my advice to everyone getting a Lucid is to live close to the service center; if not, do not get a car from them.

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as much as I feel sorry for the pains you have gone through with the car, I also want to say thank you for the comprehensible and (in my perspective) balanced writeup. Very useful information, and a good primer for what might (and hopefully isn't) be in stock for when I take delivery of my new Gravity

My wife has been holding off on buying a new vehicle cos we want to buy the Cosmos...reading this post I'm already turned off of this brand due to the software glitches...I've had an Air Touring since 2023 and the software glitches are very annoying indeed...It'll be a real shame

lucidtouringman said:

My wife has been holding off on buying a new vehicle cos we want to buy the Cosmos...reading this post I'm already turned off of this brand due to the software glitches...I've had an Air Touring since 2023 and the software glitches are very annoying indeed...It'll be a real shame

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The other side of this is that the software comments in this particular thread are from March and there have been several updates since then that greatly improved the software experience. I wouldn't use this particular thread to judge that at this point.

RandomDesign said:

The other side of this is that the software comments in this particular thread are from March and there have been several updates since then that greatly improved the software experience. I wouldn't use this particular thread to judge that at this point.

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Indeed... Not defending Lucid, but today's Gravity software is nowhere near close what it was earlier in the year, it's actually very stable

lucidtouringman said:

My wife has been holding off on buying a new vehicle cos we want to buy the Cosmos...reading this post I'm already turned off of this brand due to the software glitches...I've had an Air Touring since 2023 and the software glitches are very annoying indeed...It'll be a real shame

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As others have mentioned, the posts about software earlier vs software today are largely different. I've had my Gravity over a year now. It has come lightyears from where it started. And with them holding Cosmos back, that's a very good sign they have no intention of making the same mistakes. You guys do what you feel is best but I'd be sorry to see people make decisions off outdated information