My wife was driving on a busy freeway. As soon as the battery depleted she heard loud grinding noise, she almost completely lost handling and miraculously was able to pull to the shoulder. "Engine is not available" message appeared. Car was completely dead. OnStar were not even able to perform troubleshooting. She was stuck in the car on a narrow shoulder for 2 hours waiting for the tow truck.
Apparently something happened when the vehicle was supposed to switch from electrical to gas engine. The dealer told me that the "Drive Unit" (looks like a glorified name for transmission) malfunctioned.
Does not seem like the manufacturer is investing enough in testing their products. The coupling that can switch between two propulsion sources is most likely not such a trivial technology and they have not mastered it properly, IMHO.
I can't believe my wife came so close to being seriously injured or even worse than that. Can't trust this vehicle anymore. Will look for ways out of this lease deal.
Apparently something happened when the vehicle was supposed to switch from electrical to gas engine. The dealer told me that the "Drive Unit" (looks like a glorified name for transmission) malfunctioned.
Does not seem like the manufacturer is investing enough in testing their products. The coupling that can switch between two propulsion sources is most likely not such a trivial technology and they have not mastered it properly, IMHO.
I can't believe my wife came so close to being seriously injured or even worse than that. Can't trust this vehicle anymore. Will look for ways out of this lease deal.