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Fault diagnosis
Geely EX5: drive motor or controller overheating
The drive motor or motor controller overheats.
Geely EX5: drive motor or controller overheating
Symptoms
- The drive motor or motor controller overheats. [1]
Possible causes
- The manual explains this as excessively high coolant temperature; a severe decrease in coolant indicates a system leak. [1]
Checks
- After stopping safely, visually check only the radiator, hoses, leaks beneath the vehicle and expansion tank level; keep the hood closed if steam is present. Stay away from the cooling fan, which may start on its own, and do not open the pressure cap while hot. [1]
What to do
- Stop safely, select P, apply the parking brake and switch off the air conditioning; if there is a leak, stop using the vehicle immediately and contact a Geely service center. Even if there is no leak and the level is normal, contact the center for inspection and repair. [1]
Applicability and limits
- Only applies to drive motor/controller overheating described in the EX5 manual on the Geely Chile official website; this is not equivalent to traction battery thermal runaway, and no high-voltage disassembly or repair steps are provided. Scope: unknown [1]
Related part categories
- Coolant [1]
Sources
[Source 1] GEELY EX5 Manual de Usuario (Chile official website, January 2025 manual edition) — printed pp.207, 243–244; PDF pp.209, 245–246; Coolant safety requirements / Sobrecalentamiento del motor de accionamiento o del controlador del motor (accessed 2026-10-30)
https://www.geely.cl/content/uploads/2025/06/Owner%C2%B4s-manual-00-E245-J1Geeky-EX5_compressed.pdf
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