I've had my Touring since Dec 2022, and have loved it. 4K miles so far, mostly on my highway commute. I convinced my wife (currently 8 months pregnant) that it really is a family car and we can take it on a 3 hour trip to her parents' place for a week's vacation. She begrudgingly agreed to leave the ICE SUV at home, and we packed the toddler into the carseat and zoomed off. The car really does have a lot of storage space, and my wife used every cubic centimeter to ensure that we were well prepared for the week.
All went well on our trip down. My efficiency was better given warmer weather; I used about 40% of the battery going from door to door. We enjoyed taking the in laws around in the car as well and I found opportunities to run errands with my father in law a couple times. I used a couple of EA fast charging stations near her parents' home; plug-and-charge worked seamlessly. This morning I charged from 43% to 75% to give myself some buffer for the return trip home.
On our way back home, driving along I-95, we got the Drive System Warning a couple times (a first for me). I snapped a photo the second time, and reported it to Customer Care. About 20 minutes later, we got "Drive System Fault" turtle mode, and the car slowed down on I-95 to about 35-40 mph. I did not love that. I put the hazard flashers on and managed to make it to a service plaza before the car shut down; it was probably 3 or 4 miles after I got the fault.
I parked (near a set of Tesla superchargers, ironically) and called roadside assistance as we were still over an hour from home, somewhere between Baltimore and Philadelphia. We attempted several soft resets but these were unsuccessful. The car would not stay in Drive mode -- it would immediately flip back into Park and I was not able to move it.
We called back into CC. Ray from CC was very understanding and empathetic. She recommended that I have the car towed and offered to arrange a rideshare for us. We took the toddler in for mac-and-cheese while waiting for the rideshare, but being in a remote part of Maryland we didn't have much luck with the first two Lyfts that were ordered. We called CC back and spoke to Thomas, who stated that he would get permission to use Uber, and if that failed, would dispatch a taxi. We explained that we had a lot of luggage and Thomas made sure we had an SUV that could accommodate the carseat and all our stuff. They also arranged a flatbed tow. I had a key fob with me in addition to my mobile key, and Thomas advised me to leave the key fob in the center console and then lock the car with my mobile key after we unloaded. (Apparently they would have had me give the PIN to the tow truck driver if I did not have a key fob with me.) I needed to get my family home, and Thomas assured me that I could go ahead when the Uber arrived, and that I did not need to wait for the tow truck driver.
Having waited for over an hour, we went back out to start unloading the car, and I noticed that the turtle mode error was cleared. I was able to drive it, and did a couple of laps around the service plaza parking lot. We called back to CC but were advised that they could not recommend that I just drive home, as there was no way to assure us that we wouldn't get stuck again, and they wanted to do proper diagnostics to find out what happened.
The towing company called me when they arrived, and snapped photos before, during, and after loading the car onto the flatbed. Unprompted, he asked me to disable the shock/tilt alarm from my phone app. He called again when reaching Tysons' Corner service center and sent more photos of the car being dropped off. I spoke with Darwin from Tysons' Corner who received the car and said it was driving normally, and that he would give me an update on what was going on in the next 24-48 hours.
I asked CC for a loaner, and was advised to discuss with the service center once they called to discuss the service diagnostics. Darwin at Tyson's said that he couldn't arrange a loaner, or set up a rental car for me, but politely offered that I could set up my own rental car and then pursue reimbursement, noting a limit of $100 per day.
Thanks to all the folks on the forum who have posted about their experiences. Hopefully I will have a good resolution! Fortunately my wife was very patient and understanding, although I worry that my chances of getting a Gravity as our next "family car" took a hit today.