To everyone that says things like "why did you expect perfection" and "what did you expect with a new company" and "they're new, of course there's issues". I get your points. Being a new company isn't a new concept. But when you are interviewing for a new job, you're not expected to be a master at the position. You're expected to be competent. Someone that can do the job that's asked. Someone that matches standard expectations as written in the job description. And then walk the talk when you actually get hired. In my experience with Fisker, they lied on their resume, gave fake examples in the interview, and then showed a lack of competency with full insubordination when they got the job. For this, yes, they did not meet expectations. Failure is fine for anyone, new or established. It's 100% how you adjust to failure that matters.

Long Story Short: Fisker sold people a goddamn prototype.

This is why customer service is vital in a startup.

Good God. The people that try to silence any criticism of Fisker sound like people trying so hard to pump their hype stocks. If you really want the company’s stock to go up, the company needs to be run by competent management. Not a CEO that is going to pressure his employees to rush production. Edit: PS. I’m really sorry you had to go through this. I can tell it was a really tough decision for you to make.

I live in a high crime area of LA and have decided to purchase a Fisker Ocean because no one in their right mind would want to steal one. I appreciate this video and thanks for sharing.

Yeah... I foresaw issues. I had a deposit on it and once they started being deceptive with clearly showing the interior, I jumped ship. Every time they showed the car at their pop ups, it was a non-functioning preproduction model (which was terrible). Even AFTER the functional testers were made, they never showed the interior. They never offered test drives until AFTER some already got their cars. And then, you have the people that wanna get rich quick and have poorly invested in this company hoping it'll be the next Tesla. Nope. Not gonna happen. After all of this, mainstream reviews of this car are STILL basically non-existent. Hard pass.

I to returned my FOO after 4 months back to Fisker UK due to safety & software issues. I received a full refund after waiting 14 days after returning. Good luck to those FOO owners.

Ever since fisker started promoting I realized his goal was to promote himself and his ego. He was in every add and every post and every promo. The cars where literal and figurative “vehicles “ to promo his ego

You know, I know you don’t have this in the US. But I bought a Volkswagen ID.3 (small hatchback ID.4) and it was also delivered with software issues. You know what VW did? What Fisker should’ve done. They apologized, called my vehicle in, updated it and fixed the issues. I’m very dissapointed with Fisker on this. Doesn’t exactly instil confidence in anything Fisker is planning on doing in the future. Great video.

This is not a serious company and they will ultimately go under making any cars still on the road unsupported.

All 100% completely true coming from a pissed off Fisker owner here. I actually got to speak to one of the “mangers” and of course he didn’t follow up with a single thing and has now ghosted me. I asked if they had a buy back program and told him someone is going to get killed in one of these cars. Absolute worst operations team of any company auto or otherwise I have ever dealt with. 0.0

Thank you for posting. I watched it all from beginning to end. I was wondering why this hasn’t gone to lemon law yet. Hide the ball, shuffle the cups.

I cancelled my order because of experiences as you have had. I bought a Lucid Air Touring which incidentally works like a charm.

Thanks for the reply, but I wanted to know how much they gave you and how many miles you had

OMG! So sorry you have had to deal with this. I started getting a really bad feeling about the future prospects and cancelled my One order right after the very first deliveries and just threw away $5000. Dumped my stock at around $2. Now I am so relieved. Well worth losing the 5k, Jeez!

Geez, at the price this car is selling it is probably either Fisker wants to scam people because he is building a visual appealing vehicle but materials used are garbage although he boosts that they are environmentally friendly or he is trying to get a huge margins from them which from their latest Q4 23 report they are underwater by a lot -35%, so why did this happen to you, it seems fishy that so many problems exists and yet he paints a rosy picture in his videos. Nissan got to get to the bottom of these issues with him and drive the line in the sand to make this work. He should stop denying AP reports that it is Nissan the OEM, this is a problem he has always lying.

You are right on point with the FISKER review. This was a strange car from the beginning. When they unveiled the car was with everything include then they started to remove features based on trim. Fast forward, as you well said, there are thing with this car that are not acceptable in an EV in 2024. There are thing that you expect with an EV in 2024 and they for some reason wants to reinvented the wheel. I was an early reservation holder and I'm glad that I cancel the car.

The fact that the reviewer feels the need to preemptively counter the fanboy rebuttals, is part of the problem. He shouldn't feel the need to do that.

I had pretty much the same experience, although title went smoothly. Received the car the first week of October, I was rear ended 5-weeks later. Car was still driveable, but Fisker was absolutely not ready to deal with repair parts. There wasn’t even a parts listing or pricing for those parts until late January Accessories were only delivered the first week of February, which was the week I sold the car. Weekly calls to open tickets - always told would be escalated, and no one ever got back to me. AC vents broke the first week, and were never fixed. After being stranded multiple times, Fisker did contract with someone to come out and replace the 12v battery. They also had someone manually update the software to 1.10 at the Vista center, before it was opened. I actually sold my FOO for a $300 profit above taxes. I suspect I am the only fisker owner who will ever say they made a profit. This was only achieved by the accident (uninsured driver…). After the Fisker authorized repair center finally got a parts listing & pricing, they generated a repair estimate of over $25k. My insurance didn’t total the car & wrote me a check. That check plus carmax plus tax credit, gave me a tiny profit - thank you so much to the guy who hit me! I replaced it with a 2024 BMW IXl. It’s a little slower accelerating - Fisker was more fun there. The IX is far superior in every other way - everything works well.

On the bright side, full of water it makes a neat aquarium

Excellent writing and VO. I appreciate the time you put into this.

Adam, sorry you had to deal with all that pain and mess. I would probably get rid of FOO also. Hopefully you didn’t lose much on sale. I’m lucky, since I purchased it in September, I had only minor issues, with the latest version 1.11 key fob working quite well, not perfect, but much better than with original 1.07 version. I think we’re beta testers. And the car is hit or miss, based on other owners reviews, including yours. Again, I’m one of the lucky ones, and overall I’m happy with build quality, and I see the software improvements coming with each new update. But as you said, we all have different experiences. Good or bad. Good luck with your next car, I’m sure you’ll be happy with your next vehicle. I really liked your reviews and will miss them. All the best!😊

Fair video. My question is.....did you actually file for the lemon law? Was it rejected due to the hide the ball issue?

Ninja, can you tell me about the matte paint? Is it hard to take care of? Hand washes only? Does it have any clear coat to do minor touch ups?

Hey Adam sorry to hear about your bad experience. I had reserved one back in 2021 and things happened that forced me to make a buying decision before it was released , best move ever buying a different car I’m hurting on stock as well because I was invested and believed in Fisker , I hope they turn it around but the software from the jump was trash along with a sub par chip and lousy customer service they called me to see if I want to test drive and the girl was laughing having another conversation with someone when she called. This company is a real joke damn shame dope looking crossover

I'll admit, I knew the car would have plenty of issues and am considering buying their heavily discounted 2023 models they announced today, but after watching your video I'm pretty convinced if I purchased one then 6 months from now when Fisker doesn't exist I'm going to have have to live on a pray that I don't have issues since I couldn't get it service. Good timing on selling the car!

Can you tell where you sold it. Want to make sure i am not buying this from dealer. I am looking for one in Chicago at the dealer

Great video! As a FOO owner I agree 100% with everything mentioned - I’m one of the customers and share holders that Henrik blocked on instagram when asking questions. I have over 10 documented issues with 1 tech showing up and 1 not showing up to my house. I have another tech showing next Thursday to install my AC vents. After taking ownership in early October, I just received my plates and title on Feb 26th. I want to sell but I have 3 scratched rims from delivery, plus a host of other issues that need to be fixed, including the exterior pedestrian audio sound. Id also rather not lose $20k+ to sell it but I may have to.

Henrik Fisker has had a long line of eponymous car companies, each one of which featured a car that he himself designed (he was considered a celebrity car designer being credited with designing the BMW X5, BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin Vantage). Fisker Coachbuild, Fisker Automotive, HF Design and VLF Automotive all promised a sexy, sporty car with impressive features, but each company ended up as a big, smoking hole in the ground. Meanwhile Fisker was able to pocket investor money for himself and somehow he was able to continue to raise new investor dollars for his next scheme. When the current Fisker Inc went public via a SPAC transaction, it's believed that Henrik was able to cash out a pretty healthy chunk of money to buy a new $20MM house for he and his wife Geeta, who was also appointed as CFO of the company. He may be a great car designer, but he is a terrible businessman, or worse yet a criminal.

Is that glue on your pillar? Did they replace or fix in some way?

Thanks for a good and well prepared presentation video with your experience with your Fisker.

Sorry to hear that.

how were your able to get rid of your Fisker?

Great video. Rejected taking delivery of my FOO at the Danish dealership. Poor communication, 1 hour late...and then they hadn't checked that the basics were working! So I waited another 2 hours and they couldn't fix it, so I agreed to give them some more time. I didn't hear from them for another 4 days...and then I just cancelled the order. They felt they were doing me a favour by "allowing" me to become beta-tester, rather than me doing them a favour by paying full price for an incomplete/faulty product. My exact words were: "these guys are going bankrupt. They have no clue how to deal with customers". I got a full refund reasonably quickly, to be fair. Maybe because they, by mistake, had transferred the title to me...but still. No complaints on that part.

I feel so bad for what you went through!!! I’m glad I never put any deposit on the Fisker Pear which I now think is just a scam to get more investors money 💰 but didn’t work!!! My 2019 Bolt EV seems flawless compared to the Ocean.

Wow, a very detailed offer experience thanks you! Easy to say, it's pretty much hands off this car rn.

In Massachusetts, ePrius is selling a ONE , I shared it On Facebook and the stupid SOB removed it :who ‘s the admin of the Fisker ocean One club ????

This is the saddest story I've ever heard about a new car.

Incredible! Folks, watch the whole video. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Please share how you got rid of it I need to get rid of mine please

Anyone that followed various Fisker owners groups on Facebook should have seen this fiasco coming from a mile away. I just don’t know why people went through with car deliveries? I had One on order,but after seeing mountains of issues consumers faced after delivery,I just decided not to go through with the purchase. Even if it meant losing 5k deposit. Luckily my credit card dispute and I got my money back. Fisker is amateur hour ,complete joke of a company. Good on you Adam for getting this video out.

Very thought out and a bit long but, as a ocean one owner, i agree with most of what you've experienced. The car was rushed and the logistics were a shit show. My wife drives that car and uses it as a daily commuter. She enjoys the ride and lives with the quirks. She is a trooper and she shouldn't have to after investing $70+ on a new vehicle. It's our first EV and we are learning. It is hard not being able to take the car somewhere and physically deal with someone about these issues. My only rebuttal to this is that I accepted a risk with Fisker. The vehicle is solid minus the lack of quality software implementation and features. Fisker did promise chipset and other rewards upgrades to compensate those owners that did take the leap of faith after lowering the prices on their vehicles. I didn't experience ALL the issues you outlined but do empathize having those same frustrations. It was a large investment and it definitely doesn't meet my expectations either. On the other side, they actually delivered a vehicle and i would like to see things change. It's solid and if they get their software fixed (and keyfob ;-))...it can rival current offerings. Guess we'll see.

I like that people in the comments are like, why not just update your car lol. You literally laid out everything that’s happened with you and Fisker. Some will always just stay on Henrik side no matter what

Sounds VERY similar to my experience with the Tartan Prancer.

You were lucky to still have gotten money for it. Since most likely Fisker will go bankrupt within the coming months, resell value will deop to zero soon. Because that means: no maintenance, no spare parts, no warranty (crucial!) and no software updates ( which is essential given the state it is in now)

Document everything. Certified letters with return receipt. CCTV where tech looks at vehicle. Video everything wrong. Lemon law does work those basic steps. I don't know anything about Fisker other than the negative YT videos. I have had a great experience with my Tesla Model Y.. I heard they had issues early on, but any vehicle can have problems. Also, if they have a mandatory arbitration/no class action clause - first thing you should do is send a certified letter opting out - as you are allowed to do within the first 30 days. Dont wait.

That car is gorgeous

Did the Fisker ocean enthusiast page delete your post?

Would have been easier to list what actually worked, would have been a much shorter list.

Thanks for your honesty. I feel the same after 2 weeks with my FOU

My Tesla has had most of these issues in my ownership but it's now a four year old car and they have been resolved, most of them quickly and a huge amount of those issues were a faulty seat sensor. Sounds like Fisker should have spent time on the Tesla groups before launching to see what issues they might run in to. If Tesla launched a new car now with problems like this I would absolutely not buy it.

Smart move

So you decide to get rid of it straight before the new software updates? Seems unfair to me... In the Internet I have seen ppl "reviewing" things, e.g. making very clear, that they are unable to use a simple electric drill properly but hate the devide and the company...

We need a class action lawsuit period

I'm 1/4 of the way in and I well and truly hope you used the lemon law to get your money back

I think the car looks pretty nice but clearly it has some build issues and serious software issues to solve. It's noteworthy that Fisker doesn't actually build the cars, they outsource manufacture to an Austrian company called Magna Steyr which has built quite a few brand named cars.

Well from what I read it's a family run business, the wife runs the show and from what I understand shes hard to work for

Isn't "Fisker" a Danish word meaning "Nice design but doesn't work properly"?

You really did get a bad car didn't you! I can't say I have experienced much of what you have, but I'd have got rid of mine if I'd had the same issues. Fortunately I have a decent fob and a mostly decent car (I hope). Thanks for sharing

@Adam Ninja This was an excellent Video!! I really didn't have time to watch this, but ended up watching the whole thing (Good on you). A lot of your complaints are well-documented by other owners and reviewers.

Rivian welcomes you all to jump ship onto rivians ship.

I am sure It Will ALL BUFF OUT.....!!!!

The Extreme is now $26k off . And I’m still not buying it , but I considered buying the stock . Unfortunately, the stock is no longer available😮

Reliability is EVERYTHING and you think they'd know that.

Adam, where did you sell it? I'm almost at the same point of selling mine. I have lived through the same kind of experience with very poor customer service and receiving lies as responses from Fisker. Have you filed any counter-action against Fisker? Everyone who purchased this car understood the risk of buying a vehicle from a start up, but the Fisker attitude towards resolving the issues and taking care of its customers is below poor.

In regard of BBB, you'll only see ppl going in for complaints and not for appraising how good a vehicle is.. That's why you see only 1 star reviews Think most complains are about software and not the physical part of the vehicle. And that can be fixed gradually in the future.

The NHTSA should ban these from being sold in the US with the many safety issues I've seen in customer reviews. Imagine driving 70 MPH on a busy freeway and your brakes lock up on their own! Besides, Fiskar looks to be going bankrupt again. Parts and service will also disappear, so you'll be stuck with an undrivable vehicle, soon to be in a junk pile at some recycling plant.

Loved your original videos, and respect your decision to move on. I 100% believe that anyone who got their ocean in October or earlier received a significantly different car from the later builds. Fisker fixed the air vents (physical design change) and ironed out many of the SW bugs. Your early experience deserves respect for how legitimately terrible it was, and highlights exactly how Fisker needs to improve. I've had my Extreme for 3 months now, and it's been up and down. I genuinely love the car, but it's not been a smooth experience.

Sorry you had all these issues. I'm glad there are people brave enough to try these new EVs. I'm Tesla for life, but I like the look of the Fisker Ocean. Sounds like the Fisker software isn't ready and that Customer Service is pretty terrible. I'm not sure how Fisker is going to survive all of this. That regen brake-slamming at 70-80 would be horrifying. I don't like automated handles. What if someone you don't trust is near you while you're near your car...the car just unlocks? Not a good idea. Walk-away locks are bad too, because a thief can get into your car before it locks. The light background music does nothing for this video. It's a bit of a distraction really and will make me stop watching your videos early.

This is why you don't buy a new car, especially from a startup... TBH, you don't buy a brand new model even if it is a Toyota... Last but not least, do you know how many cars Tesla and Toyota recalled the last 12 months...???

Wow,the Fisker is amazing,i want one,sadly it looks like they go bankrupt!:(

You got lucky you got rid of it in time 😮‍💨

Well done! I’m so glad I cancelled both of our reservations and got out early.

So many of the Ocean Ones are hitting used car dealerships after only a few hundred or a few thousand miles. That's not a good sign. A $69K vehicle ...start up or not... shouldn't be having this many problems.

you took a chance and decided to be a guinea pig. your choice, i have reservation since 2021, and have been offered to take delivery og my sport version, but i refused, will wait another year as i dont trust company yet. if i loose the $250 let it be then,

I stopped at you running over garbage cans and hitting the side of your own house. Sorry, As a driver, you own those responsibilities. Full stop. Thanks for your opinion

If I had 60k to spend on a car I'll just get a Porsche 718. 😅😀

I honestly don't know why people keep giving Henrik Fisker money. He has such a horrible track record in business

They just dropped the price! For 2023 models! They are not selling!!

For comparison BMW iX3 (EV made in China, sold in Europe Asia and Australia) after 26 months and 45,000 km - zero issues of note: the keyfob does disconnect on 0.5% of journeys (there’s a warning that key is missing but the car will continue driving and you can lock it with the fob,) and Apple Car Play fails about just as often (which still can be Apple’s fault). Otherwise it’s been perfect❤

you are lucky be able to get rid of that piece of junk before the fraudulent company goes bankrupt... again

I am in same boat as you wish I could afford to sell 😢

Your last video was 4 months ago before v.2 software upgrade release and you did not release any videos after the software upgrade to talk about any improvments or issues with the uograde which tells us you got rid of your ocean before the software upgrade so that make your review as biased and solicited as the other guy whom you talked about in your video ..and again why now before rhe earning release ?

Also if you look at the Fisker meet ups that are videotaped on you tube. They all say they would recommend the ocean to family, friends and their boss. Check them out

The door handles do open without the fob. You put your finger on I think the left side and it pivots out. They put this on the ocean in case your door is stuck shut with ice. Sorry for your issues but it sounds like you didn’t want to stick around for the 2.0 upgrade and 3.0 in April. All of these issues will be resolved afterwards. Also using a key card or key by phone is coming which fix the fob. Sad to say but all tech has issues the first year and even new cars their first year or a car refresh. My husband says he will never buy a first gen phone or car. I never understood it until the Samsung note 7 came out and all the first gen vehicles. I do think that Fisker didn’t realize they needed to hire more techs and customer service until it all came at once. I do see them hiring more and more. Good luck. I do believe they are learning from mistakes and doing better. And having dealers will help so much with getting plates, and service.

Thank you so much for your video! I can only concur with all the things you said. For me, exactly the same reasons (and then some), were valid to get rid of my Tesla Model 3 Performance. I then went back to an ICE car (Acura TSX) and it was a blast to drive, perfect fit and finish and glitch free software! But with twins under way and that quite significant gas bill, we went test riding a TMY LR 2 years ago, ordered the car in standard white on black and the experience was once again a major letdown, software glitches galore and fit and finish below par for a nearly $60K car. Fool me once shame on you Tesla, fool me twice, shame on me! Never again a product from Elon Musk!

Rule number one: Don't buy the first year car models. Rule number two: Don't buy start up unknown brands! I am so happy with my 2024 GV60!

Well, sorry you feel that way.....I have 9k miles on mine and loving it!!!

"High speed" at 76 mph? Lol.

The dealer vs direct sale comparison is flawed IMO. Simply based on my 40 years of car buying. I've never had a great dealer experience ever and I'm not even talking about ev's. Dealers are scum, all of them. They're incentives are completely misaligned with buyers. In 2022 I bought a Tesla. Now at nearly 100,000 km, I will never buy another vehicle from a dealer. Communication with Tesla is incredible. Open the app, select service and you'll get answer almost right away. They service cars on the week-ends, what a concept.

This car is just not ready for prime time

I don't own Ocean car, I own the Fisker's stock. I wanted to disclose that. The video is from legitimately frustrated owner, no doubt about that. However, what any driver/potential buyer wants to put on the equation is this: are those shortfalls of the new company worth owning the car? If this video would be fair, it would state good sides of the car and the bad once. For example, do you like how it is driving? Do you like how is it inside compared to whatever it is differently elsewhere? And things like that. Many issues, that author listed are fixed or will be fixed with the software updates and with the growing network of the dealers. I agree with the author that it is frustrating experience for him, but he should've listed other things which potentially pluses to make an unbiased review. But how can you be unbiased, right? So, no judgement for making points of the owner's view. I also would add that price for Fisker Ocean is not realistic today, even with the Sport version. Tesla Y is selling at its lowest. Thus, for me to make any rational comment, I need to test drive Tesla Y and Ocean One to see the difference of how I feel, and If Ifeel great in Fisker, it would not matter to pay some reasonable extra amount.

You should have waited until 2.0 release. Totally different vehicle now. Finally, I love this car.

I love my ocean it’s the best car I’ve ever had. And my last car was the Tesla Y. To each their own I guess. Everything you said that was wrong with the car is already fixed with software updates and 2.0. I’ve had none of your problems. Maybe update your car?

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your experience. I left a couple comments on some other Fisker videos. Not bashing, just saying what I think needs improved, and they all blocked my comments. Kudos for leaving the comments that are critical of you up. Personally, I think the bashing reflects poorly on them and find many of them almost comical.

The stock price says it all. Fisker is SUNK, and going to go bankrupt. Under $1 it will be delisted, then see who wants to invest in new models or the company. Your resale values will plummet and service will disappear in Chapter 11. I'd never buy a first gen EV or ICE car from a new company. Wait a few years, see what the problems are, resale values, stock price and profits are. From what I know, there are only 3 companies making money on EVs - BYD, Tesla, and Kia/Hyundai. Also, tech and batteries are getting way better, cheeper, etc. You'll be able to buy a new better and cheeper EV in a few years - look at Teslas. Most experts agree Tesla is 5+ years ahead on all tech, add full self driving and that will be a game changer. Lots of EV bankruptcies already and many more coming. Good choice for cashing out now and not in 6 months or a year. Fisker is SUNK - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/hZV4raeHqI2eymg.html

You literally had one of the very first in the country from a brand new car maker (August 2023.) Did you not think there would be problems with software? Problems with customer service? Yes, the Ocean isnt ready for prime time, but why would you buy the first car, of a first edition, from a new car maker without expecting issues? Zero sympathy for you. I got my FOO 2 months ago. Still waiting for some accessories. Delivery was fine, a tech came and updated my software 5 days later. I have never had to reset. Key fob is annoying but getting fixed. I get minimal vampire drain. I get weird error messages. Yes, your experience and mine are both equally true, and you had a bad experience, but clearly your expectations were misguided. I have software issues and poor customer service too...but I expected it. If you want a perfect car, dont buy a new model. Certainly dont buy the first in the country and from a brand new car company. If you had waited till August 2024, you'd probably love your Ocean.

Im not saying this guy didn't get a bad experience but i recently met up with over 75 enthusiastic owners in the SF Bay area. We agree customer service is bad, so is delivery, but the cars are fun to drive with minimal issues unlike this person. I love my car. Just went over 5k miles. I am concerned about the future of the car because someone like this puts out a video that doesnt capture the REAL experience and people who have ZERO idea of the quality and innovativeness of the vehicle are quick to say negative things. These are the reasons the company is struggling and not because of poor quality, performance or design

Wow this whole comment section is filled with short sellers! LoL

If you really don’t like Fisker and wanted to post this video with so many issues......why there are some of the pictures that look so nice? Also you spent so much time and resources to make a video about complaints, complaints and complaints. The stock is beaten up almost at $0.17 as of today....so wondering if you are a short seller or hired by some hedge fund. I smell something 😂