Battery Recall for cars with E400 high-voltage battery.

[JejuSoul]

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Do the parking prawls fail in a way to cause damage to drive unit seals?
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The answer is yes.

On the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database
Under Transport Canada Recall # 2020-310 they state
"On certain vehicles, the transmission could be damaged if the driver shifts to the "P" (Park) position before the vehicle has stopped moving. As a result, the vehicle could move when the shift lever is in the Park position and the parking brake is not used."

Hole in transmission caused by parking pawl.

 

[ksoul2084]

Not sure if the parking failure is related to a fluid leak. On my, I had an axle seal leak, twice, which failure easily and inexpensively fixed, but then the reduction gear box failed, and I had a replacement installed. Been okay since (about a year). It was very difficult to find any new gear box units late last year so hopefully you don't need a new one, or if so the availability has improved.

 

[JejuSoul]

For those newcomers who want to have a simple understanding of this issue without having to read this thread or the many other 'car stuck at dealer for ten months' threads here is a video.
If you've been on this site before don't bother because there is nothing new here.

 

[Locuturus]

@JejuSoul not sure if you use ABRP, but I assume a 2016 Soul with a replaced E400 battery (from a warranty replacement, and has had the parking brake, bms recalls done) has slightly different weight, battery performance than the original car, which would affect the estimated range of the car? I feel like the car is close, but sometimes underestimating when compared to what ABRP thinks my car will do.

 

[JejuSoul]

I don't use ABRP.
I haven't weighed my car either before or after the replacement.
I assume the 96 E400 cells weigh slightly more than the 96 E375 cells. So yes there maybe a weight difference.
(The assumption is based on weight of 2015 pack = 277kg vs weight of 2018 pack = 290kg)
The bigger difference though is the energy density of the cells .
I get about 15% greater real range now than when I first bought the car in 2015.
Which of the estimates is closer to the real range for you the GOM or ABRP?
And was your real range reduced by the BMS recall recently?