Is it individual batteries cells like a tesla? Fisker and Tesla worked together at one point, so maybe they both have individual batteries cells that can be replaced???
Karma LLC will probably still service fiskers at their factory if you ask them nicely they are located in moreno valley Ca. I've been here and they are really nice. they will also give you a goodie bag!!!!!!
There is a black plug on top of the front right wheel under the hood. Disconnect and wait for 1 minute then reconnect. It will reboot the whole system and should take care of it.
You can't clear the Battery ECM code without the Fisker scan tool. YOu can try unplugging the battery and doing a hard reset on the car but more then likely you have a dropped cell. Did you recently run the battery down to near zero charge? If so that probably did it. You should never let the battery go below 20%. Ty to keep it between 20%-80% charge. You can just replace the bad cell but like I said you need the special scan tool to find out which on to replace.
Great purchase. It’s probably the best designed car in the world. I follow you guys on your journey with this Fisker Karma. I have one. And it has had its fair share of expensive replacements. And I have one of the latest manufactured. The future I see picking up a 100kwh to 120 kWh battery pack as replacement. So much development around the globe on this topic. So something pops up for sure. I’d like to throw out the engine and place batteries there too. However that may mess up the system too much. Plus replace rear camera and add a front camera and sensor. Plus a much better touch screen. Then most problems will be solved. And it will remain the most beautiful first luxury EV in the world for decades to come. Keep it up...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Its probably your coupler, which happen when the engine light is on but you an still run it on the battery. Heres a test try using the engine and if it doesn't come on its your coupler. Do a reset and wait 5 minutes
You guys have dealt with worst issues that became ez fixes, I’m sure the karma will be the same. I think this car is very cool, love the alien ship sound. I’d love to drop off and pick up my kids in this car
Don't charge it to full, might even recommend you park it somewhere else as well until you get that code sorted out. Wouldn't want to risk it burning down your warehouse. Can't imagine what y'alls insurance premiums are currently. Let alone what it would increase to if you have a warehouse burn down causing millions in damage. Best of luck! Hopefully a simple fix 👍👍
For the passenger that says the infrastructure for EV's isn't there, I do have a solution. I drove cross country in an EV about 1 year after you shot this video. I did a lot of research and bought a 2020 BMW i3s REX. REX means range extension. It gets 180miles on electric and that's on a level road at 65mph with no heat or AC on. After 180, or it's better to NOT drain all the EV miles, in fact you can't as at 6.5% battery charge left the range extender comes on. What the ranger extender is is a small scooter engine that does NOT spin the wheels it powers a generator and the generator maintains the state of charge. Now you have to be careful because going uphill at 75mph the generator can't generate enough electric to maintain the state of charge. I drove the car from New Jersey, down to North Carolina and then to Phoenix. One HUGE blessing, for the passenger who said the infrastructure is not there, he's correct. Electrify America does not do a good job maintaining their equipment, many times some of the chargers are out of service. Also the demand. I took a recent trip over Christmas/New Year and I turned on the REX to pass one charging station with a 3 car waiting line. And continued on past a second charging stations with a 4 car waiting line. If you think of it, for example. the 4 car waiting line. Each car needs 30 mins, and that's if people are polite and charge to 80%. 4 cars waiting at 30 mins each that's 2 hrs plus the car that was currently charging plus my 30mins would mean I would be there for 3 hrs. OUCH. So, a pure EV is a problem. PLUS, I hate Tesla's. Too many, too minimalistic, too common. Many say the BMW i3 is ugly, in fact I said that, now I own one. I am looking at a Fisker Karma so saw your review. I might grab one, not sure yet. Nice video.
I almost bought a karma fisker here in boston for 20k , I test drove it and 10 minutes the test , the engine Light flashed something relative to the battery malfunction “reduction in performance “ light , etc . I was told to run fast so I went and bought a panamera instead .
It is a cool looking car. Hopefully you found out the problem wasn't too expensive to repair. For $16,000 one cant blame you for taking the chance on buying it.
Why don't you guys try unplugging the battery and leaving it out for 24 hours , then plug it back in ? Your idling may go fuzzy though. This may fix it if it is throwing false positives.
Such an awesome car that Fisker went belly up. I wish you guys luck. It is pretty I will give it that, it looks unique, too bad that performance and features didn't match the look. Nice video fellas
Pull the engine and battery pack and solar panels, DO A SWAP.. Put a 1UZFE and carbon fiber hood! It would be sooo sick and a 1 of a kind karma as well
Add larger turbo & straight pipe it. Aftermarket wheels with these body lines this car would break necks. It's a nice car, nobody has one modified that I've seen. Make it happen!!
check the 12v battery - a depleated 12v battery that can cause seriously weird malfunctions and codes on any electric car as the boot-up cycle gets interrupted. It is unlikely that there is a battery degradation issue as it would not appear as a fault. Inside the battery pack there are only a few things: the actual batteries - they most lilikely fine. A precharge resistor - if that was burned out, the car would not start in electric mode for sure. The contactors - the same, the car would not start if they were bad. It must be something with jump-starting the car. You probably need to do some hard reset on the hybrid drivetrain module or on the dc-to-dc converter.
Fisker expert here, P0A80 is not a serious fault. Sound like to me that you guys have never had it updated to the new software. That code is for a state of health fault, which for some cars comes on due to time, not an actual fault. Jave the car updated to 520/530/535 software and it will be good to go. I work on Fiskers everyday up in San Francisco, you should take a road trip to have me sort it out for you.
Great looking car, design and i stop there. It has electrical issues. If you try to switch on the head lights, you don't get them on the car itself, but on the neighboring building. Karma name is there for a reason...
If you want a REAL scooter (sit down) that’s electric you should check out Niu (pronounced new). I have the Ngt and I love it! Goes 50mph. Fairly inexpensive and tons of fun. I get looks and waves and questions everywhere I go. More so than any other vehicle I’ve owned. Also you can charge from the wall or remove the batteries and take them inside to charge. If you take them inside and charge while you’re at work you never have to pay a dime to drive. It has an app that it pairs to. You can run diagnostics checks, see your charge levels, past rides and even track its location if it’s stolen, all from your phone. I think they look pretty cool too.
Hi I’m looking at a 2012 fisker and if you can give me a good idea on where I can bring it to for repairs. Being that it has over 40K miles I’m sure it will need to go into the shop one of these days. Thank you
NOW FOR $16K, IT'S A SUPER KOOL HEAD TURNER. CAN IT BE DRIVEN ON THE TURBO ENGINE ALONE? IF SO, IT'S STILL A KOOL FANTASTIC-LOOKING CAR. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT A CHINESE COMPANY IS MAKING THEM IN CALIFORNIA, SO HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN GET PARTS FROM CALI. NO MATTER WHAT, IT'S IS KOOL-LOOKING RIDE.
Hahaha I imagined you guys would have some surprise... I live near the karma office in Irvine! I’ll go there personally like a little kid deliver my letter asking them to partnering with you guys!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Wth is wrong with people? It’s the sexiest electric car ever. Tesla should’ve bought the designs for it and used it for their cars instead of their Toyota looking crap
Looks like we got some bad Karma😬
completely remove that junk 4 cylinder and the hybrid system.... LS SWAP IT
lol, good one
Hahaha But for us good content Karma 🤪
make a custom facelift for it w the karma revero
Is it individual batteries cells like a tesla? Fisker and Tesla worked together at one point, so maybe they both have individual batteries cells that can be replaced???
Could it be related to the broken cells on the roof? Maybe that's what it's saying to replace.
I was actually thinking about that... Maybe it's not working so it's just throwing out that code..
On the roof is a PV module, not a hybrid battery pack. Two different things.
I'm in the do a v8 or v10 swap camp because honestly.....THAT IS A SEXY LOOKING CAR!
Definitely one of the nicest looking bad cars ever to be made
That engine code might be related to the issue with your roof
Beautiful car!! Skip that hybrid trash ... hood is long enough for a V8 or V10 ... maybe Hellcat-power.
Hellcat swap would be insane
hahaha that would be epic
Bmw S85 I think
I'm kind of excited to find out how cheaply you can fix the Fisker
Karma LLC will probably still service fiskers at their factory if you ask them nicely they are located in moreno valley Ca. I've been here and they are really nice. they will also give you a goodie bag!!!!!!
Maybe that's why the original battery was replaced the first time. It's throwing a false code.
Maybe
Yes I think that’s the problem 👍🏼
There is a black plug on top of the front right wheel under the hood. Disconnect and wait for 1 minute then reconnect. It will reboot the whole system and should take care of it.
It's the damaged roof , the panel needs replacing best of luck doing that
Roof panel is not the hybrid battery pack.
The Fisker is gorgeous it looks better than a four-door Corvette would.
I think it would be cool to make a comparison between the Fisker Karma and the Karma Revero and tell/see the differences
You can't clear the Battery ECM code without the Fisker scan tool. YOu can try unplugging the battery and doing a hard reset on the car but more then likely you have a dropped cell. Did you recently run the battery down to near zero charge? If so that probably did it. You should never let the battery go below 20%. Ty to keep it between 20%-80% charge. You can just replace the bad cell but like I said you need the special scan tool to find out which on to replace.
Same designer who did the BMW Z8! Great designer i think. Don’t give up on this one!
Maybe it’s a code from when they replaced the battery last time? Might not have synced it fully when they installed it.
Is called Karma for a reason 🤣
exactly hahaha
@@JRGarage but the content is spot on! I love it 👌.
Keep up the good work and stay save!
Greetings from the netherlands 👋
Great purchase. It’s probably the best designed car in the world. I follow you guys on your journey with this Fisker Karma. I have one. And it has had its fair share of expensive replacements. And I have one of the latest manufactured. The future I see picking up a 100kwh to 120 kWh battery pack as replacement. So much development around the globe on this topic. So something pops up for sure. I’d like to throw out the engine and place batteries there too. However that may mess up the system too much. Plus replace rear camera and add a front camera and sensor. Plus a much better touch screen. Then most problems will be solved. And it will remain the most beautiful first luxury EV in the world for decades to come. Keep it up...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Its probably your coupler, which happen when the engine light is on but you an still run it on the battery. Heres a test try using the engine and if it doesn't come on its your coupler. Do a reset and wait 5 minutes
You guys have dealt with worst issues that became ez fixes, I’m sure the karma will be the same. I think this car is very cool, love the alien ship sound. I’d love to drop off and pick up my kids in this car
When searching for engine parts or doing a tuneup, use the 2012 Chevy Cobalt SS as it is the exact same engine
Really now?
completely remove that junk 4 cylinder and the hybrid system.... LS SWAP IT
Thought you all said it’s still under warranty?” Battery” from last owners?
This car was sold at spokane Copart auction.
It’s the solar panels I’m telling you hope you can replace it and don’t get rid of it it’s such an unique car
Would be interesting to see if it's possible to LS swap it.
Our a Tesla engine swap 😂
@@jpalhares25palhares36 Eco boost?
@@yazanbaddawi9683 sure why not?😂
LS or maybe a Honda Vtec swap. And Tesla motors'n battery pack. The re-wiring will cause a headache, but the end result would be aaa-mazing 🏁🏎️ 👍
I used to have one, it caught on fire
WOW …so stay away ?
I always loved the fisker karma such a beautiful car reliability always was a question but definitely needs to be one of the cars in my fleet
Don't charge it to full, might even recommend you park it somewhere else as well until you get that code sorted out.
Wouldn't want to risk it burning down your warehouse. Can't imagine what y'alls insurance premiums are currently. Let alone what it would increase to if you have a warehouse burn down causing millions in damage.
Best of luck! Hopefully a simple fix 👍👍
Sounds like a good idea
I think whoever sold it to you was just trying to dump it. Don't blame them.
For the passenger that says the infrastructure for EV's isn't there, I do have a solution. I drove cross country in an EV about 1 year after you shot this video. I did a lot of research and bought a 2020 BMW i3s REX. REX means range extension. It gets 180miles on electric and that's on a level road at 65mph with no heat or AC on. After 180, or it's better to NOT drain all the EV miles, in fact you can't as at 6.5% battery charge left the range extender comes on. What the ranger extender is is a small scooter engine that does NOT spin the wheels it powers a generator and the generator maintains the state of charge. Now you have to be careful because going uphill at 75mph the generator can't generate enough electric to maintain the state of charge. I drove the car from New Jersey, down to North Carolina and then to Phoenix. One HUGE blessing, for the passenger who said the infrastructure is not there, he's correct. Electrify America does not do a good job maintaining their equipment, many times some of the chargers are out of service. Also the demand. I took a recent trip over Christmas/New Year and I turned on the REX to pass one charging station with a 3 car waiting line. And continued on past a second charging stations with a 4 car waiting line. If you think of it, for example. the 4 car waiting line. Each car needs 30 mins, and that's if people are polite and charge to 80%. 4 cars waiting at 30 mins each that's 2 hrs plus the car that was currently charging plus my 30mins would mean I would be there for 3 hrs. OUCH. So, a pure EV is a problem. PLUS, I hate Tesla's. Too many, too minimalistic, too common. Many say the BMW i3 is ugly, in fact I said that, now I own one. I am looking at a Fisker Karma so saw your review. I might grab one, not sure yet. Nice video.
2:07 Has anybody else watched Dexter? Is it just me or Jeffreys brother looks like the younger version of the Ice Truck Killer...
Ah that's it! I always knew he looked familiar.
you can buy a adapter to charge at tesla chargers but not the super chargers.
Fisker clean bro 🔥💜💯 f**k the haters
I almost bought a karma fisker here in boston for 20k , I test drove it and 10 minutes the test , the engine Light flashed something relative to the battery malfunction “reduction in performance “ light , etc . I was told to run fast so I went and bought a panamera instead .
Is there any cleaner which will take the “elbow” stain from the center console out? It’s really obvious.
Yes mr clean magic eraser is amazing
Wow $16,000 oh my Lord this is beautiful.
I pray you get this. I believe you live in arizona. I have a karma fisker but can't find ANYONE to work on it. Please help with advice
It is a cool looking car. Hopefully you found out the problem wasn't too expensive to repair. For $16,000 one cant blame you for taking the chance on buying it.
That’s a job for rich rebuilds!
could a coat of clear epoxy cover the solar panel and prevent it from further deterioration and negate the need for replacing it?
Why don't you guys try unplugging the battery and leaving it out for 24 hours , then plug it back in ? Your idling may go fuzzy though. This may fix it if it is throwing false positives.
I would love to see more videos of the Fisker Karma, please make them.
Such an awesome car that Fisker went belly up. I wish you guys luck. It is pretty I will give it that, it looks unique, too bad that performance and features didn't match the look. Nice video fellas
what did you end up doing with the battery? could you replace single cell units?
Pull the engine and battery pack and solar panels, DO A SWAP.. Put a 1UZFE and carbon fiber hood! It would be sooo sick and a 1 of a kind karma as well
It's an amazing looking car even if it's not the most reliable 🤙
It's probably your solar panel that's giving out that code... I wonder if you can just disconnect it..
Not gonna lie you guy's have got so lucky with the cars so I wouldn't be surprised if you did one more time.
I would put a Camry hybrid system in this ..it's the most beautiful car .way beautiful than tesla .
I think the Fisker might be the Edsel of Electric cars. LOL
It’s basically a Chevy Volt in disguise
I think it's a Chevy Cobalt SS motor
Do a straight pipe and see if that clears battery code
Add larger turbo & straight pipe it. Aftermarket wheels with these body lines this car would break necks. It's a nice car, nobody has one modified that I've seen. Make it happen!!
I'm sure putting 87 octane gas in a car meant for 91 won't improve things. :-P
Fisker actually just went public and announced the Ocean. Same roof. Production in 2021
Did you finally fix the issue? What was it and how much did it cost
Serious question, what if you swapped the battery with a Tesla battery to make it a little more reliable
check the 12v battery - a depleated 12v battery that can cause seriously weird malfunctions and codes on any electric car as the boot-up cycle gets interrupted. It is unlikely that there is a battery degradation issue as it would not appear as a fault. Inside the battery pack there are only a few things: the actual batteries - they most lilikely fine. A precharge resistor - if that was burned out, the car would not start in electric mode for sure. The contactors - the same, the car would not start if they were bad. It must be something with jump-starting the car. You probably need to do some hard reset on the hybrid drivetrain module or on the dc-to-dc converter.
Hello Tibi, adnal egy elerhetoseget, ahol kereshetlek Karma ugyeben?
Fisker expert here, P0A80 is not a serious fault. Sound like to me that you guys have never had it updated to the new software. That code is for a state of health fault, which for some cars comes on due to time, not an actual fault. Jave the car updated to 520/530/535 software and it will be good to go. I work on Fiskers everyday up in San Francisco, you should take a road trip to have me sort it out for you.
I also happen to have a factory straight pipe for it.....
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its was broken when you bought it smh
Great looking car, design and i stop there.
It has electrical issues. If you try to switch on the head lights, you don't get them on the car itself, but on the neighboring building.
Karma name is there for a reason...
This smells like insurance fraud. Weird that roof exploded at the same time as all these problems accorded;)
That’s funny I just saw one on offer up for 40k
If you want a REAL scooter (sit down) that’s electric you should check out Niu (pronounced new). I have the Ngt and I love it! Goes 50mph. Fairly inexpensive and tons of fun. I get looks and waves and questions everywhere I go. More so than any other vehicle I’ve owned. Also you can charge from the wall or remove the batteries and take them inside to charge. If you take them inside and charge while you’re at work you never have to pay a dime to drive. It has an app that it pairs to. You can run diagnostics checks, see your charge levels, past rides and even track its location if it’s stolen, all from your phone. I think they look pretty cool too.
Ls or 2jz Swap it 😂
K24A2
I was like I see a lot of GM parts, come to find out it’s a parts bin special
Just swap the powertrain to an Aston 6.0L V12!!
What obd2 scanner model do you suggest for 2022, simple one and practical
Try to call Fisker and ask em the price of the brand new battery pack
5:22 You can see the pure dread in Christian's eyes...
If it was parked a long time in the Copart lot maybe it needs a few cycles for the battery to regen a little bit
That would definitely help. It drives perfectly!
@@JRGarage did you fix the batt prob?
Then it deserves to buy in Europe in 2023 or too risky?
Feels like the engine just made noise when floored but did not take off
Fisker Karma is a pretty good looking car.
The new karma revero is awesome
perhaps the code is all about the damage recharging roof?
Hi I’m looking at a 2012 fisker and if you can give me a good idea on where I can bring it to for repairs. Being that it has over 40K miles I’m sure it will need to go into the shop one of these days. Thank you
Did you find someone? I'm looking for a mechanic as well
Magnificent looking car. I hope you can clear the faults cheaply. Regards from Australia.
Hope so! Thanks
yre
Oh well, that tells you its time for the LS swap
OF COURSE IT'S BROKEN....IT'S A FISKER KARMA.
NOW FOR $16K, IT'S A SUPER KOOL HEAD TURNER. CAN IT BE DRIVEN ON THE TURBO ENGINE ALONE? IF SO, IT'S STILL A KOOL FANTASTIC-LOOKING CAR. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT A CHINESE COMPANY IS MAKING THEM IN CALIFORNIA, SO HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN GET PARTS FROM CALI. NO MATTER WHAT, IT'S IS KOOL-LOOKING RIDE.
It was for lack of batteries that Fisker went OOB! If they couldn't get 'em, what makes you think you can?
There are related discussions on this same issue at fiskerbuzz.com, from 2015.
Reach out to Rich rebuilds
I agree
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha, by his own admission he has no clue
What do you expect lol. It’s a Fisher Kharma
Hello this is OJacks I have a Fisker with the same code it just popped up cleared it and it came right back what did you find out
What engine is in the Fisker Karma ?
Hahaha I imagined you guys would have some surprise... I live near the karma office in Irvine! I’ll go there personally like a little kid deliver my letter asking them to partnering with you guys!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Maybe disconnecting the terminals(if possible) helps.
Some sticky codes will clear then more often.
My Honda Insight has a faint sound like an orchestra.
I already knew this was going to happen when they bought super cheap karma
Man I hope you don't have some deep pocket repairs. Sending that c5 my way might help bring some good luck though :-P
Wth is wrong with people? It’s the sexiest electric car ever. Tesla should’ve bought the designs for it and used it for their cars instead of their Toyota looking crap
No, also your property in Montana is so awsome.
@JR Garage where in Az?
So the 575 is going to be ready before the black 458?
Let us updated about this Fiskar bud! 🖤
The Karma GS-6 is actually very reliable
you may not want to park it in your garage due to fire hazard