My terrible morning with the Clarity

[Geor99]

This does not sound like normal behavior to me. The car should have switched at two bars, not one. It should have had enough power gas only to go more than 15 mph uphill. Finally - it should not have bricked.

I daresay you have an warranty repair due you for the electric drive train, probably multiple components including the computer, since, IIRC, that warranty is for 10 years.

I believe that it did kick on at 2 bars, but I was going 75 or 80 with the ac on up a very steep hill. I think that it kicked on at 2 bars, quickly went down to 1 bar, then screamed like crazy, I cut off the ac, slowed down, put on the hazards; and hit ev charge. The hill continued to be in front of me, and I went through the last bar quickly.

 

[Landshark]

I daresay you have an warranty repair due you for the electric drive train, probably multiple components including the computer, since, IIRC, that warranty is for 10 years.

It’s going to have to throw a code for any warranty work to begin.

 

[Geor99]

It’s going to have to throw a code for any warranty work to begin.

I also was using the cruise control. It slams the gas when going uphill, if you are not at the cruise speed. This is probably why it killed the last bars. I had the LCC on 80 or so and it slammed the gas to get there going up the hill.