Fisker Ocean Complaints

883 consumer complaints on file.

#11574478February 28, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The vehicle was non responsive - yet was charged (EV). Numerous times I have not been able to unlock the car via the key fob. There is a “backup” RFID chip in the fob that’s supposed to unlock the vehicle by holding it near a spot on the door handle, however— that system did not work and I was stranded in the rain for a couple hours. Eventually when I returned to the vehicle to try again it had come back online and apparently unlocked itself which is not safe.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11574081February 26, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
The breaking system has failed numerous times nearly causing accidents and I’ve had faulty/false forward collision warnings and emergency breaking engage for no reason to the point where I’ve been thrusted forward and injured.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573863February 25, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
We were driving down a parkway and a yellow message flashed "battery malfunction" and the high-voltage battery fault came on and the car lost power while on a public road. I could break & steer but that was all. I was on a public road and had to coast down the hill (luckily was able to maintain speed) and there happened to be a parking lot I could coast into when we got to the bottom. I called road side assistance and gave them all the information, had my partner pick me and the kids up, and the car was later towed to my house. The car was at 70% Power and in Earth mode when all of this happened. Other issues that happened during this drive: Key Fob wouldn't work several times – car wouldn't lock or open after multiple attempts to use the lock/unlock button and even holding the fob on the door handle took time for the car to recognize. Usually it is in seconds, it was taking 20+ seconds. Park brake malfunction (flashing) when I was trying to park the car at the parking lot This is a serious safety issue – we were lucky we were able to coast down the road and were in a parking lot but if we had been on the interstate or the curvy 55 mph roads by my house a serious accident could have happened. In addition to the above – I've had several other issues making the car undriveable since I got it. The car only has 353 miles on it because it has been so unreliable to drive and now is completely unsafe to drive. I had the car delivered on December 14, 2023.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573709February 23, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HVAC vent electric motors inside the dashboard are creating cracking sounds when operating. I’m worried it may not be safe. The manufacturer hasn’t addressed the problem after being notified twice already.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573626February 23, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1.The Internet continues to not work. 2.Key Fobs do not work. 3.Regenerative braking functions failure. Brakes/wheels start to smoke and smell like electric smoke. Brake now squeaks, not sure if it is related. 4.Brakes seemed to temporarily fail on two different occasions while going around a turn on uneven terrain. No response from company, reported twice. 5.Consistent safety system failures. Lane assist, hill assist, anti-collision…etc. 6.The camera system continues to fail. 7.Door handles malfunctions 8.Bluetooth continues to connect to my phone even though the Vehicle is off. 9.Solar panel does not work. Please see attached time line with company.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573332February 22, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
I on the highway driving during low-traffic hours in the middle lane of a 3-lane section of interstate highway. I was not immediately near any object, structure or other vehicle. Without warning or change in circumstances the Fisker Ocean began warning of a front collision risk. Within seconds of the alert sounding the brakes were automatically engaged. The car rapidly slowed from ~75mph to 35-40mph. Had this been a busier time on this stretch of highway this event could have caused a serious accident between myself and another or between two other cars attempting to avoid my sudden and erratic deceleration. This incident, luckily, did not result in any impact, accident, or harm to others or property. This system has engaged without reason or warning in one other case at a much lower initial speed. It does not seem to have a means of reliably reproducing the issue. This issue has been reported to the manufacturer several times. No attempt has been made to resolve the issue. The standard response has been "A software update will resolve this issue, " but no indication of when this update will come.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11572501February 17, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On December 22nd, my car lost power while I was standing at an intersection. I was able to cross the intersection at no more than five miles per hour and get into a parking lot. My car was towed away. I received the car back on January 18th. To this day, the company won't release the information of what happened and what was fixed. They refuse to give me any written documentation. Also, the rear defroster doesn't work, creating an unsafe environment. I have asked several times to look into it and nobody has done anything about it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571571February 13, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Car stopped on a busy highway and would not move forward or backwards. Rebooted system several times and still would not move. Finally, after many reboots, car began moving again. Extremely scary and dangerous incident. Separately, none of the ADAS systems are functional. The key fob is unpredicatable. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Some of the functions never work. We have had other problems. The car was taken back by Fisker for more than a month last fall. As is obvious, it still has many unaddressed and dangerous problems.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571482February 12, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
I parked my car and was unable to open the door to get out. Tried few different way but door would not open. Complained to manufacturer, they claim they could not duplicate the problem, and did a software update. I have a video of the incident, however, I was unable to upload it. I can e mail it to you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571163February 10, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I had a complete loss of power the car abruptly stopped in the middle of the fast lane on the freeway 680 in the San Francisco Bay area. Very dangerous situation highway patrol came had to stop the highway. I was able to get the car rolled to the shoulder and then I had to have it towed to my house. Could’ve been a very dangerous situation where crashes could’ve occurred. It stopped the entire five lanes of the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11570428February 6, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Since delivery basic safety systems are not working such as emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, the key fob doesn’t open the car, the phone app doesn’t work, the front camera is not working and adas is offline, the car doesn’t start, the left rear passenger light always turns on, and the list goes on. It’s an electric car and was delivered with constant error messages that fisker could not resolve after more than a dozen attempts and multiple in person technician visits. Car is not safe to drive with unstable software. Cruise control supposed to be adaptive but car doesn’t detect another car and nearly drive into the car ahead.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569632February 3, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WENT TO SLEEP TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING CAR NOT DETECT THE KEY ,IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE, IT HAPPEND EVERY DAY I REPORT TO THE FISKER BUT NO RESPORND ALSO ALL SAFETY WARNING MASSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIFFCUIT TO READ IS BIG SAFTY RISK A LOT GOING ON ON THIS CAR PLEASE RECALLING FISKEN OCEAN TO FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569568February 2, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2023 Fisker Ocean. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to engage and would move out the park(P) position. The contact also noticed that the gear position lights had failed to illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle then began to roll backwards at a rapid speed as the brakes failed to operate upon depression of the brake pedal. The contact immediately depressed the parking brake to avoid crashing into another vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and was instructed to reboot the vehicle. Despite the reboot, the failure persisted as several warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. A technician was sent to the residence to inspect the vehicle; the contact was later informed by the mechanic that the vehicle was repaired. Days later while at a stop light, the contact was informed by a fellow motorist that the brake lights had failed to illuminate as needed and nearly resulted in an accident. The manufacturer was notified about failure and the contact was informed that another technician would be sent to inspect the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while the back over prevention camera was in use, the screen would display false wheel alignment markings. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569403February 1, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
I was trying to come to a stop at a red light using regen braking. At a remaining speed of about 20 mph both front wheels hit a significant bump between two concrete road surface plates. When hitting the bump, regen braking immediately disengaged and the car continued at 20 mph without any regen brake support. I had to depress the brake pedal hard in order to bring vehicle to a safe stop as, at the same time, the brake pressure point has shifted significantly and normal brake pedal pressure had no effect. Vehicle displayed no warning lamp or message. This is just the latest occurrence of the same issue which has happened to me multiple times over the past few weeks. Causes are bumps, potholes or also icy/slick surfaces while regen braking the vehicle. Even one wheel encountering such a situation will immediately lead to loss of regen brake on all 4 wheels and shifting pedal pressure point. On Jan 19, 2024 Fisker published a statement that this (or maybe a similar) issue was resolved with v1.10 of their software. I had my car delivered with v1.10 and am now on v1.11 (1/2) and have encountered loss of braking on both SW versions. Online tickets with Fisker support and talking to Fisker service advisors trying to get the vehicle investigated have yielded no result. To date Fisker has not conducted any noticeable effort to contain the situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569182February 1, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Any time I'm driving in wet or slightly slick weather conditions, the regenerative braking on my Fisker causes the brakes to lock up and instantly lose control. Even at very slow speeds. I've additionally had drastic safety issues with the car when driving in cruise control. When traveling around 70-80 mph on cruise control, when I'd hit even a small crack or bump in the road, the CC instantly shuts off causing the regenerative braking to engage. This is essentially the same as suddenly braking on a freeway with other traffic around. And since feet/legs are usually positioned off of the gas/brake it's very unsafe trying to react to this when it happens. Finally, the cars auto lane correction system occasionally pulls me in the wrong direction. When I slightly go over a lane, the lane assist engages. About 50% of the time, it actually pulls the car to the WRONG side.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569177January 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Loss of drive power/acceleration during operation. On two occasions in the past few weeks the vehicle has become unresponsive when the accelerator is pressed. No warning lights, sounds, or other indication that something is wrong. Regenerative breaking also goes offline but regular brakes work. Car is forced to roll to a full stop and will resume function after shifting into park and then drive again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569146January 31, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I was driving down a residential street, about 20 mph. The accelerator stopped responding -- I'd step on it, but the car would only drift, as if it were in neutral. But the car was in Drive. I stopped in the middle of the road, turned the vehicle off, and then on, and the accelerator worked again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568937January 31, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
We had issues with the car from the day it arrived ranging from the key fob not working to multiple warning lights that interrupted the regenerative braking. Despite multiple tickets filed, Fisker was unresponsive. After about two weeks of owning the car (less than 250 miles on a brand new vehicle), the car went unresponsive while driving despite having a full charge and no warning/issue alerts. The car shifted itself into neutral and when the driver tried to put the car in park to get out of the car and see what was wrong, the car started to roll forward despite being in park. To stop the car from hitting oncoming traffic, the driver was able to get back in the car and manually depress the brake. Once the driver hit the brakes, the car stopped rolling forward, however the car remained unresponsive to any of the other gears. To get out of the street, the driver used the momentum of the roll forward to try to make a slight turn back into the neighborhood street however ran out of momentum and got stuck in the middle of the street again with the car now rolling backwards. The driver hit the brakes again to prevent the rollback and because the car was unresponsive, the driver was stuck holding the brake from 7:21 AM to around 8:45 AM. At 7:37 AM the car went black and many of the controls started to glitch (we have videos but the uploader tool is limited to photos only) Due to the car now being completely blacked out, the brake is very heavy and the slightest movement will cause a rollback. After several attempts to get ahold of Fisker including their roadside assistance and live chat, the driver was unable to get help and called the police instead. The car had to be towed and has been out of commission ever since. A Fisker technician has tried to diagnose the issues after three attempts but things are still unresolved. Fisker remains unresponsive and hasn’t even provided us with documentation of the service diagnostics despite repeated requests.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568662January 29, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The back doors in my vehicle do not open from the inside when car is unlocked. Front driver and front passenger are able to exit the vehicle but rear passengers cannot. This would appear to pose a danger if there was a crash and rear passengers needed to exit the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568607January 29, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle does not unlock and lock as expected. Vehicle frequently requires multiple unlock attempts to unlock the vehicle. Proximity unlock, an advertised feature, is not available. Occasionally vehicle will become unresponsive and not unlock for an extended duration. Fisker is aware these issues are widespread and continues to deliver vehicles with these issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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