Fishermen have had it stormy lately. The brand’s debut model, the Ocean electric car, was heavily delayed, and the cars delivered to customers have been delayed with a series of problems.
The problems have mostly been about a long series of bugs in the car’s computer system, but now Ocean is being investigated for a much more serious problem by the American agency NHTSA.
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The brakes should stop working
The investigation revolves around the fact that there have been reports of problems with the brake system from nine American owners of the model.
More specifically, their cars should have unexpectedly lost braking power or been difficult to brake on surfaces that are uneven or have poor grip.
According to the investigation, it is about the so-called “blended breaking” system under certain conditions can stop working.
The system controls the transition between the regenerative braking action, provided by the electric motor, and the braking action from the braking system.
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Should have led to a crash
One of the Fisker owners is said to have even driven into an oncoming car because the brakes did not work as they should.
According to reports, during the incident, which occurred last November, there was resistance in the brake pedal at all times, and the ABS system was never activated.
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Lousy timing for Fisker
The news that the braking system in the Fisker Ocean may be unsafe under certain conditions comes at a bad time for the young car brand.
The sales targets for 2023 were missed by a wide margin, and the cars that were built had huge problems with them.
An indication of this is that the company produced 10,142 cars in 2023, but only managed to deliver around 4,700 of these.
The problems have led to the company’s stock falling wildly on the stock market. In March 2021, the stock peaked at $28.55, and on Tuesday the share price fell below $1.
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