A man is calling for ‘Temu Range Rovers’ to be banned after his two-week-old car stopped suddenly while he was driving on a 60mph road with his four-year-old son.
Alan Lee, 37, bought a Jaecoo 7 PHEX Luxury after seeing rave reviews about the £35,000 car dubbed the ‘Temu Range Rover’.
A few days after buying the vehicle, Mr Lee said he noticed his headlights would flicker when he turned corners, which he described as ‘weird’.
Disaster struck while driving his four-year-old son to nursery, when the car ‘completely stopped’ on a 60mph A road and all his warning lights started flashing.
Mr Lee said the car ‘died completely’ and his priority was to get himself and his son to safety.
He immediately called 999, and the police arrived and cut off that lane before his car was towed to the police recovery compound, where it remains today.
Earlier this year, the UK Government recalled around 7,500 Jaecoo 7 (ICE/petrol) models due to a faulty electronic control unit wiring harness clip that may cause unexpected stalling.
Mr Lee, a head of operations, from Birmingham, is now calling for his model of Jaecoo 7 to be ‘recalled’ as they are ‘not fit for the road’.
He said: ‘I am a real-life example of how they do not care about their customers.
‘It is a Temu Range Rover; people need to be aware of what is happening with these cars.
‘I think there needs to be more regulation and checks on these new cars.
‘Some Jaecoo models have already been recalled; clearly, my model and others are not fit for the road.’
Mr Lee was initially driving a Volkswagen Tiguan, and earlier this year, he started looking at a new SUV for himself and his family.
He saw an article online saying that the Jaecoo 7 was the UK’s best-selling car in November and decided to opt in to the hype.
‘I am a family man, I liked an SUV, and I saw a lot of good reviews on this car,’ Mr Lee said.
‘It was the highest-selling car in November, everything was pointing towards giving this car a go and being an early adopter.
‘For the price point, it matched other vehicles in that range, but this one came with a lot more tech.’
The car arrived on March 18, 2026, and a few days later, Mr Lee experienced his first issue after noticing that when he turned, his headlights would flicker.
‘I thought it was weird,’ he said.
‘For the first time, I noticed the headlights flicker when I turned a corner.
‘I didn’t think much of it at the time.’
A few weeks later, Mr Lee was taking his son to nursery and while driving down a 60mph A road and turning to go into the roundabout, the car jumped to a halt.
He said: ‘I was on a busy road, and the car just died, completely shut down.
‘I had pulled up at the lights, as I entered the roundabout, it stopped, and I got 20 different warning lights flashing up on the car.
‘It was flashing every error possible. I couldn’t go into drive or reverse.’
Mr Lee said he has called Jaecoo, who said they will sort the issue, and claimed he has been offered a courtesy car but has not received it yet.
He said: ‘I called Jaecoo to tell them I need a courtesy car, and I still don’t have one.
‘I do not want another vehicle from them. I will not be buying from them again.
‘They clearly have no idea what they are selling.’
A spokesperson for Jaecoo said: ‘Jaecoo UK can confirm that it takes aftersales service seriously, and has provided the customer with a Jaecoo courtesy car.
‘It also believes that the customer is kept well updated via the leasing and / or finance company involved.’
Temu is an e-commerce app where you can find really low prices on a huge variety of products, from clothing to makeup, accessories, toys, home appliances, power tools and furniture. However, cars are not sold on their website.
