Polestar Polestar 3 Engine Problems

The vehicle has experienced repeated failures of the high-voltage charging system that prevent normal charging. The first failure occurred at approximately 511 miles, with warning messages related to the charging/high-voltage system and ...

Onboard charger (OBC), which is the unit that converts AC power (what home wall outlets have) to DC power (what the battery holds/uses has failed 3 times now in less than a year of ownership. Brand new car, leased from Polestar. 3/21/...

The Polestar 3 failed while driving with my family on 8/16/25. It had a propulsion failure (with "turtle mode") and it would only go 6 mph or less and would not go up a hill. With nowhere safe to pull over while on the hill, I had to p...

Leased a new 2025 Polestar 3 and took delivery Dec 28, 2024. I expected some growing pains as it’s a new car model and relatively new brand, but have had to take it to the dealer and/or call support almost monthly. Most of the issues a...

Vehicle suddenly lost power with no warning on a busy four-lane highway. Despite the obvious crash possibility, I was luckily able to move to the shoulder, but the entire electrical system soon went out. Emergency flashers quit workin...

Air conditioner is being over worked because front grill shutters won’t open

This is a BEV. The vehicle has routine charging problems, especially with level 2 home AC charging. Parts have been replaced, but the issues persist.

Our vehicle will not charge using our home charging system, even though Polestar’s loaner vehicles charge without issue. We took delivery of the Polestar in early January, but it has spent nearly half the time since then at the service...

As reported on Polestar Forums, the car throws critical system errors telling you to park, call support, etc. while driving. These alerts are false... Usually you ignore them and they go away the next time you start the car. The issue...

The vehicle loses 2-3% battery a day, while parked. I've communicated with several Polestars reps, from service technicians, corporate support, etc. and no one can offer a fix. Since leasing the vehicle I've estimated I've lost the equ...

During the first week of March, 2025, my Polestar 3 suffered a total AC charging failure, meaning I was no longer able to charge at home. March 7 I brought the vehicle to Dyer & Dyver Volvo in Atlanta, GA, and they confirmed that the AC ...

The vehicle simply will not charge at any AC plug. At home I have a Type2-AC charger and the car vails to charge, at work I have access to a similar Type2-AC charge, that too fails to charge. The car will only charge at DC fast chargers ...