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Thanks, didgeridoo. The 12 V was not replaced when the defective propulsion pack was, so It is a suspect. The cleanup has been more than I envisioned as the insurance claim fell under homeowners so no “disposal” coverage for vehicles.. Draining fluids, separating melted rubber from melted aluminum. Two days of dirty work. Wear a respirator! Steel ready for recycling, melted stuff is in 9 grain bags for disposal. Only thing left to determine is disposal of hundreds of pounds of batteries. Just the lead plates and the tray they are welded to. Acid boiled off. A couple of dead fir trees. We are grateful that it happened outside, instead of in the barn at our remote farm. We do not live there. A barn full of other equipment not specifically insured. It’s a mess but passing. Thanks, mate.

I am suspicious of the 12V battery as well. All of the terminal posts melted to the point cables simply lifted off by hand. Battery cases melted into the trays so easier to cut the trays off. The acid is now part of the soil. The flames nearly set the fir trees on fire. A messy cleanup is underway. Sigh.

Good morning, Osney. Yes, the entire battery pack was replaced a year ago. I do not know about the heritage of the batteries themselves. I suspect there was a software update as well as reverse tone and some instrument panel indicators worked differently. We, too, stored our buggy in a barn stuffed with other equipment. It is on a farm property upon which we do not reside. Our first thought was “thank goodness this didn’t happen in the middle of the night. We would have lost everything”!

After a 7 month battle with Hisun to replace a defective battery pack (the unit was locked up in the service dealers yard the entire time) we got the vehicle back on our farm. We put about 100 miles on it (for a total ODO 425 miles) when this happened. While parked durning a lunch break. Hisun Motors has washed its’ hands of the situation and not remotely interested as to why or how a parked and shut down vehicle could burst into flames. Great idea, the E1. Poor execution. Abominable customer (and dealer) support. I wish you all the best of luck with yours.

In my case, Hisun replaced the entire battery pack. I also think there may have been a software update because the backup alarm sounds different and the 4x4 actuator works again. The dealer had our vehicle for five months.

i just this replied to another thread. We had the same issues, plus the 4x4 actuator failed. Resolved, but it took a load of effort to get Hisun to clean out the rats nest in Texas. Should be better now. Call Jamie Cheek, the guy who cleaned house. Good luck, and please post your results. Cheers. Hisun still keeps them close to the vest. GORJ posted a diagram above. It helped me a bit in troubleshooting. It did not reveal the problem. My issue was a failed battery pack that the onboard software did not detect. After a friendly call from my legal department, Hisun looked closer at the problem. Mr Sun sent in his troubleshooter, Jamie Cheek ( 214 542-3760) who fired several “engineers” at the Texas plant ( hard to believe the emails those guys sent to me and my dealer), and sent my dealer a fresh battery pack and software update. The machine has been flawless since. It was a five month ordeal. Ours is a 2019 model, but discovered to have been built in 2017. So the battery pack might have been dead before it got sold. The software upgrade was not specced, but we notice several subtle differences in the panel interface. All are big improvements. I hope your issues are resolved quickly. It really is a capable machine.

Hisun still keeps them close to the vest. GORJ posted a diagram above. It helped me a bit in troubleshooting. It did not reveal the problem. My issue was a failed battery pack that the onboard software did not detect. After a friendly call from my legal department, Hisun looked closer at the problem. Mr Sun sent in his troubleshooter, Jamie Cheek ( 214 542-3760) who fired several “engineers” at the Texas plant ( hard to believe the emails those guys sent to me and my dealer), and sent my dealer a fresh battery pack and software update. The machine has been flawless since. It was a five month ordeal. Ours is a 2019 model, but discovered to have been built in 2017. So the battery pack might have been dead before it got sold. The software upgrade was not specced, but we notice several subtle differences in the panel interface. All are big improvements. I hope your issues are resolved quickly. It really is a capable machine.

TapBoss, I will check that tomorrow. Thanks!

Thanks TapBoss. Si ilar to the cube on the back of the rocker switch? Maybe it is hidden in the bundle behind the dash panel.

I tried that today, Travis. Thought I was so clever…got into the harness behind the Forward/Reverse switch. Five wires. Removed each, one at a time. I can prevent engaging reverse or forward, but cannot silence the speaker. It looks like I need to remove the rollbar in order to get the dash board off. Don’t want that right now and so asked if anyone knew where the gd speaker is so I could take a short cut. Thanks to you I will go buy a pair of wire cutters. Thanks. Hisun is worse than horrible in providing schematics.

Does anyone know a simple way to silence the beep? I didn’t find it in the drive switch connector cluster and it looks like removing the dash board is difficult. Where is the speaker? Thanks

Gorj, thanks again for the diagrams. I finally got the 12 volt battery checked; fully charged. So, I think it may be solenoid or actuator problem. I'll get it on stands for wheel removal asap. Cheers.

I will do so on my next visit to the farm. Thank you for that information!

Unfortunately, my efforts to get a single specification page from HiSun has been refused. A service manual is totally out of reach at this point.

Charges overnight after each day of use. It has about 400 miles on it.