My best guess is that it’s a bad 12v battery, especially if the car had been sitting for a long time. They will need to test it and replace it if it comes back bad. While it’s there they should scan for codes and any module updates. They should have done all of this during the PDI but that’s Stellantis for you.
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I ended up taking another Blazer EV for the wife so now I currently have two. I’m glad GM allows assumption of lease so if I get one of these deals I’ll dump one of the Blazers. The issue is SFS doesn’t allow lease assumption. I think if you have the dealer check it out and do the software update you’ll be OK.
Have you consulted the owners manual for instructions on how to manually unlock the car until it can be fixed?
Fwiw my local Audi dealer is telling me that their fifth attempt to reproduce and fix the issue that’s prevented my Eat Ron’s trunk from opening and closing properly for the past 23 months may have been successful but they want to do more testing.
This time they’ve had the car for almost two weeks (and counting).
Yes there is an emergency key so now I know but I still wanted it towed to the dealer to show it’s dead and document it. Also having other little buggy issues with it so will have them try to look at it anyways now that it’s there
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But if you’d just made an appointment you’d currently have use of the vehicle.
I don’t see a dealer dropping everything to look at your car, especially since you have a very simple workaround.
This isn’t a $30k Corolla. It’s a $70k Jeep. I know the lease was cheaper but that doesn’t mean anything to me. I’ll have a vehicle because they’re renting me a car from Hertz, picking it up soon.
I’m familiar, but let’s be honest.
It isn’t a $70k anything.
It’s quick and it’s a cheap lease.
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Sure agreed - but it’s sold and marketed as such so I’ll be treating it the same
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The 18-month Ariya lease flew by, and overall, it was a great experience—no issues to report. We decided to switch things up this time, though we’ll still have an Ariya in the family since my mom loves hers and is planning to get another one.
On my way back from Virginia, I averaged 3.2 miles/kWh according to the onboard trip calculator. I was in Eco mode and driving conservatively, mainly because there weren’t many charging options along the route. Realistically, I don’t think the car will hit its EPA-rated 303-mile range under typical/spirited driving. My guess is more in the 265–275 mile range on a full charge, if you’re lucky.
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I was under the impression that my Ariya lease was 24/10, but just realized/remembered that it was a 18 month term.
I’ll need a car way before I had in mind…
Nissan typically allows a 3 month extension in case that helps.
I tried calling on my Ariya that was 18 month lease and they told me they didn’t extend EV leases. Maybe case by case
Just had a MI dealer tell me for a 2024 Launch Edition on their lot that the “$2,000 National Overaged Select Inventory Bonus Cash” is not on there plus “no one has the BEV coupons”.
I’m still trying other places. No luck yet.
I have also been striking out and I think it is the stars aligning telling me to run from this horrible vehicle and pay a little more for something I know will be more reliable.
I was looking at 2024s hoping to get the “aged inventory” rebate and was told by more than one dealer that the 2024s on their website they were either still in transit to arrive any day now or that they had only had them for a few weeks. One said they ordered the 2024 in August and is just now arriving. WTH?
The Wagoneer S is the Charger Daytona, 10 times worse. They’ve been out longer and yet dealers act like they have a brand new, high end BMW that is selling off the lots. I’ve talked to numerous dealers who have had theirs for a long time with demo miles on them and they won’t take a dollar off the MSRP.
The Charger is built in Canada. The Wagoneer is built in Mexico. Both are subject to the whim of the current administration tariff policy. Both of these models also depend upon the EV tax credit. which is going away. Dealers know exactly what they are doing, no need to blow out pre-tariff inventory now, when in 6 months, the entire market dynamic could shift up 30%. Days on lot doesn’t mean “desperation” it means “holding out.”
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Valid argument, if these were selling well. They aren’t. Not even close. Both have went to order only. The four door was just delayed for the Charger. Days on lot means just what it means, inventory that isn’t moving. We aren’t talking 10-20 days, we are talking 100+. This isn’t Toyota or something. CDJR is struggling, bad.
Sounds great deal!