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If you really want that car, the best thing to do would be to take it out for another test, drive to a KIA dealer who does EVs, and get the battery parameters read. See this post for important warning. Then, assuming the SOH is below 70%, wait until KIA Corporate have confirmed they will...

Believe it. Unless the battery is still under the KIA warranty, that 51 will be 30 in a short time. Check the price of a replacement battery, add it to the sticker price; do you still want to buy?

Could you confirm (or otherwise) that includes replacing all the cells in the pack with new cells? The reason I ask is that that procedure has been done, and I don't recall any bad reports arising.

Thanks for the feedback 8-)

Good idea to show it to the KIA diagnostician, just in case it goes away or becomes intermittent.

Sounds like a data highway issue. I would take it to a KIA dealer to get the diagnostic equipment onto the job.

A suitable dongle is the Konnwei KW902. Available on EBay. Connects to your Android device via Bluetooth. Yes, there are plenty of charging units for 110V - try https://industrial-reviews.com/110v-120v-ev-charger/ Hot sounds bad - I agree with Notfred.

I strongly suspect that they are resetting the BMS before taking the reading, which is contrary to the Kia Instructions: link

I think you have two separate issues: 1. The drop in battery capacity implies that one or more cells are defective, and the battery has lost about 20%. Now if the SOH was 100% it will now be about 80%, so above the level (70%) where KIA will replace it free under the warranty. However, if it...

BEC is correct, but a word of warning. Many dealers are ignorant of the details and want to reset the BMS, because they think this will "cure" the problem. It appears to do so, because the BMS reverts to default values, and the GOM value is raised. It will then fall back to where it was after...

My Type 1/2 charging stopped working, and I suspected the KIA-supplied cable, as the granny charger worked fine. I checked each conductor for continuity between the plug pins and that was fine, but I noticed that the Type 2 end of the cable (plugs into the EVSE, not the car) has one pin which...

I get that warning, but only in the cold months, so I think it's connected to the HVAC system. I have read the codes with the light on, and nothing shows, so my dealer says there's no knowing what the cause is. The lamp usually goes out if I switch off and on again. It's been doing it for...

Get your 12V battery load-tested. It may be nearing end-of-life. If so, it will let you down again.

There may be something interfering with the radio communication between keyfob and car. A powerful radio transmitter (radar is often a cause - are you near a port or airport?). Alternatively, a noisy electric motor - are you near a building air conditioning fan, perhaps?

It seems KIA are now using the new technology cells (introduced in the 2018 MY 30 kWh batteries) for replacing the original cells in earlier 27 kWh cars. I think this results in the nominal capacity of the battery increasing from 27 kWh to 28.8 kWh, because the 27kWh batteries have 96...

If it's any help, my QUBEV charger has selectable charge rates. The lowest is 10A (2.25 kW), and the Soul is happy with that.

Now working with Win10. Well done!

It's odd - I had the problem continuously on my Win10 laptop, but not on my Win11 desktop. Same internet connection :roll:

You first have to host your image on a publicly accessible site. I use Imgur, which will show a screen like the one below, when you click the hosted image. Now click the Copy button against BBCode, and paste the copied code (using CTRL-V) into your post where you want the image to appear...

I have just tried the first part of the procedure, but not keeping the car in gear, and can report that it works with the selector in P, which is more intuitive. All you have to remember is to keep the brake button depressed when switching off, and the parking brake will not engage. Then use...