{"id":1222,"date":"2025-12-07T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:21:56","slug":"spilled-water-bricks-lucid-repair-costs-as-much-as-a-used-corolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/spilled-water-bricks-lucid-repair-costs-as-much-as-a-used-corolla\/","title":{"rendered":"Spilled Water Bricks Lucid, Repair Costs As Much As A Used Corolla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lucid-Air-rear-Dec32511111-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A trunk spill caused limp mode, warning lights, and left the Air stuck.<\/li>\n<li>Warranty coverage was denied, and insurance may reject the repair bill.<\/li>\n<li>It follows a similar Ioniq 5 incident where a water spill cost nearly $12k.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doctors and health influencers are always telling us that drinking tons of water is the secret to clearer skin, sharper minds, strain-free poops and longer lives. But if there&rsquo;s one group that absolutely should not stay hydrated, it&rsquo;s modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\">electric<\/a> vehicles, because a few drops could leave them with a massive medical bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just ask Reddit user u\/raging_onyx who leased a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/07\/2025-lucid-air-claims-to-be-the-most-energy-efficient-vehicle-ever\/\">Lucid Air<\/a> and saw his Thanksgiving week turn into a $15,000 lesson in why electric cars and water should never meet. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What Happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The disaster started with a perfectly innocent trip to a grocery store to refill a water container. But a pothole encountered on the way back tipped that container over, causing a catalog of faults that eventually rendered the vehicle completely immobile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"f25825bd-1260-4574-84ce-2b26e315fad8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"89c65a14-4682-4807-a4bb-5436c5361bee\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;89c65a14-4682-4807-a4bb-5436c5361bee&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else{<br \/>\n     \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;f25825bd-1260-4574-84ce-2b26e315fad8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/11\/4900-for-a-taillight-lucids-ridiculous-lease-charges-are-scaring-off-buyers\/\">$4,900 For A Taillight? Lucid&rsquo;s Ridiculous Lease Charges Are Scaring Off Buyers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within seconds of the spill happening the dash lit up like Times Square, the EV jumped into limp mode, regen braking tapped out, and the driver got a warning to pull over. When he found a local residential area to stop and tried to reboot the system, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/lucid-air\/\">Air<\/a> wouldn&rsquo;t shift out of Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Very Expensive Lesson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lucid-Air-trunk-Dec3252.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Spilled Water Bricks Lucid, Repair Costs As Much As A Used Corolla\" width=\"2450\" height=\"1377\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lucid-Air-trunk-Dec3252-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Lucid customer support, in an impressive display of holiday cheer, suggested two things: call insurance, and brace for the possibility the car was <em>totaled<\/em>. Happy Thanksgiving! <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/11\/insurance-offered-1700-for-this-r1t-mishap-rivian-wanted-a-fortune\/\">Insurance Offered $1,700 For This R1T Mishap, Rivian Wanted A Fortune<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was more bad news when the first tow truck driver arrived and said he couldn&rsquo;t move the sedan, since the Air wouldn&rsquo;t shift into neutral. Fortunately, by the next day, neutral was found and a second truck was able to tow the stranded car.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the EV reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/service\/\">service<\/a> center, where the advisor initially estimated the repair at under $1,000. Bearable, right? This turned out to be off by roughly the price of a used Corolla. <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LM23_26C_Sapphire_Tiburon_-0P6A1491_CR_rear_srgb_epk-scaled.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Spilled Water Bricks Lucid, Repair Costs As Much As A Used Corolla\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LM23_26C_Sapphire_Tiburon_-0P6A1491_CR_rear_srgb_epk-1024x683.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The real number, the rep later confirmed, was about $15,000, and it wouldn&rsquo;t be covered by warranty, because the spill was technically the driver&rsquo;s fault.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>More:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/11\/a-2-bottle-of-water-landed-an-ev-driver-with-a-12000-repair-bill\/\"> A $2 Water Bottle Just Cost This Hyundai Driver Nearly $12,000<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of the Reddit post, the driver was still waiting to find out whether his insurance would step in to cover the costs. You&rsquo;d think the answer would be yes, but that&rsquo;s not always how these things always play out. <\/p>\n<p>Just last month, we reported on a similar incident involving a Hyundai Ioniq 5. A small water spill in the rear footwell damaged the car&rsquo;s wiring, and neither the manufacturer nor the insurance company was willing to cover the $11,882 repair bill.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LM23_Pure_Hamptons_8R0A4168_trunk_space_w_talent_A_social_srgb-scaled.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Spilled Water Bricks Lucid, Repair Costs As Much As A Used Corolla\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LM23_Pure_Hamptons_8R0A4168_trunk_space_w_talent_A_social_srgb-1024x683.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LUCID\/comments\/1pctn22\/spilled_water_in_my_lucid_trunk_now_facing_a_15k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reddit<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trunk spill caused limp mode, warning lights, and left the Air stuck. Warranty coverage was denied, and insurance may reject the repair bill. It follows a similar Ioniq 5 incident where a water spill cost nearly $12k. Doctors and health influencers are always telling us that drinking tons of water is the secret to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1225,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions\/1225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}