
When Lucid tried to “perform the electrical readings on the motor” of zkhan2‘s Lucid Air, the technicians had to have it “opened in service mode, which apparently opens the frunk much farther up than normal.” In zkhan’s EV, it went way beyond what it should and hit the windscreen. What called our attention was what the “destruction” bit of his thread relates to. In a thread called “From Turtle of Doom to Turtle of Destruction!,” the user zkhan2 disclosed the front motor caused the problem in his car. The user KySerenity warned that several owners have already faced the problem and that it is generally related to the rear motor, which has to be replaced. There are plenty of examples.Ī quick look at the Lucid Owners forum shows the most pressing concern they have was nicknamed “Turtle of Doom.” There are at least three threads there reporting “drive system fault.” When it happens, a turtle icon appears on the lower right corner of the main screen, as well as the message “Drive System Fault – Pull over and contact customer care.” You can see it in this article’s main picture, shared by the user Minnesota Mike.Īpart from him, the “Turtle of Doom” also affected the users Abidbaig1, smead, MikeTz, Pete44, Lfegerber, and zkhan2.

Model S owners learned how to jump the 12V battery because the electric sedan constantly presented failures related to it. Thin paint job became a problem with the Model 3 and Model Y: there are Facebook groups about how fragile it is.
