- Joined
- May 16, 2025
- Messages
- 27
- Reaction score
- 30
- Location
- SE Michigan
- Cars
- '25 Lucid Air Touring
- Referral Code
- 8V84XFTD
Finally getting my Air back tomorrow, three full weeks after it was picked up.
Last Wednesday, I got a call from Tim, the service manager in Chicago. He was trying to figure out what happened during the tow. He asked if the car was dragged onto the flatbed. I told him the driver used skids under the rear tires but not the front. While it was being pulled, the front wheels were definitely rolling, and the car was in park.
I also mentioned that when the car was transferred to the second flatbed (the one that delivered it to Coldwater service), it was dragged again. This time, all four wheels were turning. He asked, “Do you have video of this?” I told him I did and sent it to him.
Turns out the original error I saw, “vehicle not drivable, do not tow, contact customer care”, should have been a red flag. When they ignored it and pulled the car up anyway, a new error popped up: “drive system fault.”
According to Tim, dragging the car without skids likely damaged both motors. The first red screen might have just been a battery or computer issue, but improper towing made it worse. Apparently, tow drivers need specific training to handle Lucids. Somewhere along the line, that was missed.
Not my problem at this point. Just hoping this is the last of it and the car drives like new, with no signs of the motor replacements. Onward and upward.
Last Wednesday, I got a call from Tim, the service manager in Chicago. He was trying to figure out what happened during the tow. He asked if the car was dragged onto the flatbed. I told him the driver used skids under the rear tires but not the front. While it was being pulled, the front wheels were definitely rolling, and the car was in park.
I also mentioned that when the car was transferred to the second flatbed (the one that delivered it to Coldwater service), it was dragged again. This time, all four wheels were turning. He asked, “Do you have video of this?” I told him I did and sent it to him.
Turns out the original error I saw, “vehicle not drivable, do not tow, contact customer care”, should have been a red flag. When they ignored it and pulled the car up anyway, a new error popped up: “drive system fault.”
According to Tim, dragging the car without skids likely damaged both motors. The first red screen might have just been a battery or computer issue, but improper towing made it worse. Apparently, tow drivers need specific training to handle Lucids. Somewhere along the line, that was missed.
Not my problem at this point. Just hoping this is the last of it and the car drives like new, with no signs of the motor replacements. Onward and upward.