New to the Zoe world but can I assume this is not normal.
Did it tonight when connected to a rapid charger. Stopped the charge after I heard it, restarted it and still there. Stopped after 5 minutes and still charging now.
It only happend once at a public charger. Took the car to a Renault dealer but they couldn't replicate it or find a fault and gave it back to me, after charging £60 for looking at it. It has been fine since.
In the Scottish Borders. I don't charge on 3 phase all that much and the one near me is now out of service (again), althoguh I did use one last night and it was fine.. I was hoping they would find something fixable as it will be a symptom of a problem coming my way further down the line.
Dealer had it for the whole day and couldn't find anything wrong with it. They checked it over and updated the software and gave it back. Advice was to wait and see..
@Scott Moncrieff, thanks for confirming (you can never tell 100% when listening to a recording). Let me know how they get on and if they find anything.
The noise is not normal. Are you satisfied that the noise was coming from the car and not the charger? On the bright side, if the Zoe was unhappy, it is sensitive and would stop charge immediately. My first suggestion is to try a different rapid charger and see if you experience the same noise.
I have the same.problem when
charging at 7kW or higher. When I drop the charge down to 4 kW the cracking goes away.
When charging at 7kW or higher the charging drops out randomly after ~10 minutes or so.
Maybe they inadvertently fixed it.
Does this happen only at public chargers or does it happen at home charging?
In the Scottish Borders. I don't charge on 3 phase all that much and the one near me is now out of service (again), althoguh I did use one last night and it was fine.. I was hoping they would find something fixable as it will be a symptom of a problem coming my way further down the line.
hmmm the arcing noise does bother me. Let me know if it happens again. Whereabouts are you based?
Dealer had it for the whole day and couldn't find anything wrong with it. They checked it over and updated the software and gave it back. Advice was to wait and see..
@Scott Moncrieff, thanks for confirming (you can never tell 100% when listening to a recording). Let me know how they get on and if they find anything.
The noise is not normal. Are you satisfied that the noise was coming from the car and not the charger? On the bright side, if the Zoe was unhappy, it is sensitive and would stop charge immediately. My first suggestion is to try a different rapid charger and see if you experience the same noise.