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Mystery button?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:44:31 +0000

What is the "target" button on the bottom right hand side of the steering wheel for?

Fisker Clothing

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:37:09 +0000

Does anyone know of any nice Fisker branded clothing? I couldn't find any online. Seems like a missed opportunity...

6.13.5 made me sweat !

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:19:57 +0000

Just got my car back from dealer, software upgraded from 6.11 to 6.13.5. It took them 3 days. What are the changes in 6.13.5? I still have problem with the tire pressure warning light, problem with the speed limit announcement, and now my A/C quit working. I drove home sweating, and the dealer is closed now. I will try my car again tomorrow. This is almost a joke now, but I am not laughing yet

My Encounter with Fisker Torrets Syndrome: A Cautionary Tale

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:41:58 +0000

I had my first encounter with random and mystifying errors in my Fisker. After working like a champ all week, my Karma was the vehicle of choice for our Friday night dinner run to our favorite local seafood place just two miles from our home. Unfortunately, after a week of smooth sailing, I had gotten a bit cocky and decided to load up a 4G USB stick with music and plug it into the USB port in the console -- that proved to be a big mistake.

The first alarm came as soon as I started backing out of my garage and the car started to tell me that parking sensors were faulty. When I got the car out and put it in D, that warning went away, but the general red alert warning ("!" in a Red Triangle") was flashing on the center display and a bong kept sounding. We ignored the warning and pressed on to the restaurant with the warning and the sound bonging away all the way, which gets pretty irritating pretty quick.

Once we got there, I parked the car without incident and we went to dinner. When we got back to the car, things got stranger. The car started up in Stealth mode with 47 miles left to go but the ICE came on and was actually running pretty hard. As we drove to the store to pick up some dessert the "Gas Cap Open" warning light came on and the ICE kept on racing as we drove. I tried cycling into and out of Sport mode to see if that makes the engine shut down, to no avail.

When we stopped, I checked the gas cap and it was definitely NOT open but I opened and resealed it anyway.

On the way back home, Stealth mode worked briefly but then the ICE came on again and the gas cap open warning came on at the same time.

When we got home, I plugged in the car to the charger and removed the USB stick from the console.

This morning we went out for breakfast and some chores and a pleasure drive along the ocean. The car was back to its old self. Stealth and Sport modes worked exactly as they were supposed to, there were no warnings, bongs or any other indication of anything amiss.

Sorry about the long-winded narrative, The executive summary is that the prohibition on plugging in an I-Device into the USB port in the console extends to memory sticks and, just like other areas of life, size matters here. I drove home on Thursday with a 256MB (yes, it is very very old) stick and there was no drama, but Fiskers Bamboo 4G stick basically drove the car to distraction.

And while I was alarmed by the fact that the strange behavior extended to core engine control functions (ICE running in Stealth mode), at least the car behaved well enough that we were never in danger of being stranded.

Take away: DO NOT use a USB stick for music. Stick with the BT for now until these bugs are fixed.

-- Fab.

My EcoChic Fisker Karma in SIlver Wind is now home!!!

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:24:16 +0000

Drove about 100 miles today and she behaved beautifully. She is also getting a ton of attention in the Motor City! Will post pictures soon.

(Today 05:24 AM)cbermudez8 Wrote: Drove about 100 miles today and she behaved beautifully. She is also getting a ton of attention in the Motor City! Will post pictures soon.

I forgot to mention Fisker of Grand Blanc (Michigan). They were very courteous and accomodating, could not have asked for more. Thank you Jon Paris!

That awful noise from the back seat

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:15:32 +0000

Ok, I finally got around to letting my girlfriend drive so that I could try and figure out where that awful noise was coming from in the back seat area. Ends up it was *NOT* coming from the panel behind the seats which I first suspected. Ends up it is wind turbulence noise coming from both rear windows. It comes from where the main window meets the little triangular one. Here's a video:

I had to filter the audio to drown out the road noise, but it's quite a loud rattle/crinkle sound in person and SUPER ANNOYING. It happens at about 55mph and up.

-Brian

Picking up our new Karma!

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:25:54 +0000

Saturday is the day, after 4 years of waiting with all of the ups and downs. I visited with our car today and stayed until it got dark. Tomorrow we pick up our new car and we're so excited!!!! As is tradition, I'll post pics of the new car once we get it home. I don't think I'll sleep tonight. Wonder what time the dealership opens!

Brake squeal

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:32:27 +0000

Is anyone else experiencing brake squeal? I get it regularly when applying the brakes at low speed such as when I leave the parking garage. Fisker says this is normal due to the regenerative braking and high performance brakes. I've never experienced this in my Volt with regenerative braking or my R8 with high performance brakes. It's rather aggravating from such an expensive car.

AC power distribution

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:56 +0000

Hi I am a currently waiting for my Karma to be made and after looking at this forum for quite sometimes I haven't found one topic that discuss about the AC. My experience with the demo car was actually in a fairly hot day in Texas and notice that the AC keep going from strong to weak while idling and stronger again while driving. Did anyone have this experience, I guessing its not an issue yet because most of you guys receive this car in the winter.

Underneath and inside the Karma

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:29:02 +0000

I was able to take a few photos of the Karma innards when I was at the dealer last week. This first photo shows the underside with the belly pan removed. I was impressed by how clean and tidy everything is. Note the housing for the motors, the batteries running down the center and the orange high voltage cables that travel from the batteries to the inverters.

Here is a closeup view of the high voltage cabling:

Finally, a look at the inverters, which are located between the rear seat and the trunk area. There is one inverter for each electric motor. The gas tank sits below the bracket that mounts the inverters. I believe the braided black hoses going to each inverter are for coolant.

Irony

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:19 +0000

On my drive home after picking my Karma up from the service dept....

It's especially ironic because we don't have a Tesla dealer in Austin, and there's only one dealer in the entire state, so this was a very rare sighting and quite a coincidence.

-Brian

Bad Karma - it left me stranded!

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:33:37 +0000

My car has about 160 miles on it with 6.14 loaded. On Monday it would not go into D or R. I did several hard reboots and it didn't fix it. The Altanta Fisker tech came over to my house and did another hard reboot and it worked.

So this morning I go to take the kids to school and it wouldn't go into D or R. I did a hard reboot and it worked.

Dropped off one of the kids at pre-school and when I came outside, the car wouldn't go into D or R. I tried several hard reboots and it didn't work. So there I sat in a parking lot with my hood open for 30 minutes wondering what would have happened if my wife were driving with our two small kids. This is not acceptable.

A car made in 2011 or 2012 should never leave a person stranded. Software bugs I can handle, but this is not going to be a car I can depend on until they work out this bug.

After 30 minutes I did another hard reboot and it worked. Took the car home and parked it. I'm be driving the Ford today.

Fisker Karma qualify for HOV lane access in Florida?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:15:55 +0000

Dealer claims my Fisker qualifies and I've seen it written up in articles about the Karma but on the Florida DOT web site it's not listed to qualify.

Does anyone know if it qualifies for HOV decal?

If so, what's the process to get it?

Why I Bought a Fisker?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:37 +0000

OK - This is to establish what "triggered" you to buy a Fisker...

Fisker Karma goes on sale in Canada

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:11:22 +0000

Canadian lovers of low-carbon luxury will be pleased to hear that the Fisker Karma will soon be arriving at auto dealerships in three cities... Newswire >

Stanford researchers design a wireless system that could charge EVs on the go

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:22:05 +0000

The Stanford team’s system can transfer 10 kW of power over a distance of 6.5 feet – enough to charge a car moving at highway speeds – and has an efficiency of 97 percent... Newswire >

Karma Insurance Rates

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:24:17 +0000

I was just quoted $1550 per year by All State. Seems high, especially considering that I have my 2 other cars and my home also insured by All State. Curious as to what other Karma owners are paying, especially anyone in Michigan.

audio for the karma

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:08:31 +0000

How many ways are they to get the music to the stereo?

As I have read:

1. Through Blutooth
2. By aux
3. By usb/iphone connector

Is there one usb and one iphone connector or you use the same?

I was thinking maybe you could have an Apple touch in the armrestcompartment connected to the usb (when you are home/work) it gets wifi connection and syncronische the music using Icloud when it works.

Could you just plug in a large usb stick and play the music from the commandcenter? what format can it understand? I have apple losseless, mp3 and flac format today

airbag passenger seat

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:22:23 +0000

Is it not possibly to disconect the airbag in the front passenger seat? I am think if you have a small child in the front seat. In Europe I think most of cars has this possibility

Interior for standard model

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:54 +0000

Anyone who has the standard model that can upload som good pictures of the interior? I have seen the one on the forum but they are not so detailed.