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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>There are 8 vehicle recalls for this car but I dont see where they have been fixed.  The company is bankrupt now and the current Fisker company will not fix.  NHTSA Campaign #: 12V413000 12V241000 11V598000 17V004000 19V181000 12V413000 12V241000 11V598000</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Karma Automotive (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY IS FAULTY AND BURNS OUT OR SHORTS OUT THE BATTERY MODULES.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM</title>
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      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://plaincars.com/make/fisker-karma#complaint-1535289</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY IS FAULTY AND BURNS OUT OR SHORTS OUT THE BATTERY MODULES.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN</title>
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      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://plaincars.com/make/fisker-karma#complaint-1535290</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY IS FAULTY AND BURNS OUT OR SHORTS OUT THE BATTERY MODULES.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Karma Automotive LLC (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.  These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. </description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>AFTER BASELINE 520 UPDATE PERFORMED BY KARMA AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE EXHIBITS ISSUES WITH LOSS OF PROPULSION AND MULTIPLE CLICKING NOISES WHEN THIS OCCURS.  WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION IN THE FAST LANE.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FISKER KARMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V598000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,059.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/fisker-karma</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Fisker Automotive (Fisker) is recalling certain model year 2012 Fisker Karma passenger cars manufactured from June 15, 2011, through July 9, 2012.  A manufacturing defect in the low temperature cooling fan may result in a direct short.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FISKER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FISKER KARMA PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 20, 2012.  WITHIN THE HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY, CERTAIN HOSE CLAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN POSITIONED INCORRECTLY DURING ASSEMBLY.  IF POSITIONED INCORRECTLY, THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH THE HOSE CLAMPS, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE COOLING HOSES.  </description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/fisker-karma</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CAR WAS DELIVERED MARCH 19TH, 2012 WITH ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS.  DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED, OR INSPECTED.  DEALER DID NOT RETURN MY CALL AND FISKER MOTORS DID NOT RETURN MY CALLS. CAR LOST ALL POWER, WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS IN FIRST 60 MILES.  IN ONE INSTANCE HEADLIGHTS AND CONTROLS TURNED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILE PER HOUR AT NIGHT AND TWICE AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR, WITH</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CAR WAS DELIVERED MARCH 19TH, 2012 WITH ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS.  DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED, OR INSPECTED.  DEALER DID NOT RETURN MY CALL AND FISKER MOTORS DID NOT RETURN MY CALLS. CAR LOST ALL POWER, WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS IN FIRST 60 MILES.  IN ONE INSTANCE HEADLIGHTS AND CONTROLS TURNED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILE PER HOUR AT NIGHT AND TWICE AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR, WITH</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: EXTERIOR LIGHTING</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CAR WAS DELIVERED MARCH 19TH, 2012 WITH ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS.  DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED, OR INSPECTED.  DEALER DID NOT RETURN MY CALL AND FISKER MOTORS DID NOT RETURN MY CALLS. CAR LOST ALL POWER, WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS IN FIRST 60 MILES.  IN ONE INSTANCE HEADLIGHTS AND CONTROLS TURNED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILE PER HOUR AT NIGHT AND TWICE AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR, WITH</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FISKER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FISKER KARMA PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 3, 2011.  WITHIN THE HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY, CERTAIN HOSE CLAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN POSITIONED INCORRECTLY DURING ASSEMBLY.  IF POSITIONED INCORRECTLY, THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH THE HOSE CLAMPS, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE COOLING HOSES.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, A 2012 FISKER KARMA, AT 35 MPH, THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED LEAVING BASIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ONLY.  *TR</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, A 2012 FISKER KARMA, AT 35 MPH, THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED LEAVING BASIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ONLY.  *TR</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, A 2012 FISKER KARMA, AT 35 MPH, THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED LEAVING BASIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ONLY.  *TR</description>
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