2024 KIA EV9 problems
Owners have filed 342 complaints about the 2024 KIA EV9 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 30.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 8.5%.
Complaints342
Crashes1
Fires2
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 30.4% · 104
Unknown or other 11.1% · 38
Forward collision avoidance 8.5% · 29
Lane departure 7.0% · 24
Suspension 6.1% · 21
Vehicle speed control 5.0% · 17
Steering 4.1% · 14
Wheels 4.1% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 1 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 7,606 miles.
In owners' own words
Received the following warning on 8/16 with 6987 miles on the car: Critical EV Battery Warning Your EV Battery has a critical issue. Contact Roadside Assistance as soon as possible. Car has been in the dealership for a week with "no estimated repair timeline" due to the battery cells failing. Car will not fully charge and is at risk of suddenly losing power and stopping, per the dealer. Electrical system
I was driving and the car suddenly gave a number of error messages, and I could not drive above 40 miles an hour on the freeway. This was very unsafe. I had it towed to the dealership and they replaced the ICCU Unit, which appears to be a very common problem with Hyundai/Kia electric vehicles. The ICCU unit does not power the car. It should not have affected the car's performance. Electrical system
My wife turned on the car after it had been parked for a few hours and the primary instrument cluster display (that contains critical information such as speed) was blank. There was nothing she could do to reenable it. This seems to be the same issue found by many other EV9 owners here: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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