2023 Lucid Air Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 10%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2023 Lucid Air, 10% of the 30 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Drive Mode - Moves the vehicle reverse and Reverse Mode - Moves the vehicle forward, no matter what it moves only FORWARD direction. If I would have trusted the Mode and drove it would have hit a high KWH charging station, would have been a major accident and lost my family! Lucid customer support recorded the whole incident and acknowledged and ordered the towe service! Vehicle is in Lucid Service center till now! …”
NHTSA complaint #11563856, filed 2024-01“I was driving on I80 west in San Francisco with about 75 mph. Suddenly shows turtle mode and dropped the speed to 52 mph. I was on the second lane and a lot of vehicles are behind us with same speed. I towed to the service center.”
NHTSA complaint #11542552, filed 2023-09“Driving on a road trip from Norfolk to Louisville from military duty and the car lost power suddenly on the highway at night. Very scary. Had been averaging about 72 mph. Absolutely no reason for it. 36 degrees outside in the middle of rural KY. Awful experience. Likely gonna need to get towed.”
NHTSA complaint #11512484, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11036047Jul 2, 2026This OTA refines seatbelt visuals for driver and occupants, updates camera access, and drive unit service notifications.
- 11019247May 1, 2025This software update brings improvements to Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Change Assist, and efficiency of the Front Drive Units.
- 11018162Apr 20, 2025This software update brings improvements to Drive Assist, DreamDrive Pro, efficiency in the front drive units, and Bluetooth Connectivity.
- 10251339Feb 6, 2024This software update brings updates and improvements to RangeXchange, Tire Swapping, Side Mirror, Power Train, HV Battery Management, and torque vectoring for Sapphire vehicles.
- 10246467Nov 7, 2023ADAS, Multi-tasking Widget Added, Sirius XM, Navigation, Power Train, Other Minor Updates & Improvements
- 10244790Oct 7, 2023This OTA software update brings improvements to the robustness and general functionality of the vehicle.
- 10241961Aug 21, 2023This OTA software update brings improvements in the robustness and general functionality of the vehicle, and Navigation. This update also brings other minor updates and…
- 10241959Aug 15, 2023This OTA software update brings improvements in the robustness and general functionality of the vehicle.
- 10240460Jul 24, 2023This OTA update brings improvement on the robustness and general functionality of the vehicle.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Lucid Air
11 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Lucid Air
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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