Six weeks ago, a 2023 EV6 came into our Heller Drive service center with a battery cooling system warning and reduced charging speed. The owner assumed electric vehicles needed no maintenance and had driven 28,000 miles without any service beyond tire rotations. The battery thermal management system had developed coolant contamination, and the brake calipers…
Last week, a Forte owner from Fairborn came in for tire rotation at 22,000 miles, his first since buying the vehicle new two years earlier. His front tires measured 3/32-inch tread depth, nearly worn to replacement limits, while rear tires still showed 7/32 inches. He’d been commuting daily on I-675 between Fairborn and Kettering, plus…
Last month, a new 2024 EV9 owner came in after 18,000 miles asking why their charging seemed slower than when the vehicle was new. During inspection, we found they’d been treating their $60,000 electric SUV like it needed zero maintenance—never rotating tires despite the 5,800-pound vehicle’s weight, skipping brake fluid testing, and ignoring the battery…
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