Fault when using stock level 1 charger

[threefour]

Back in November I bought a 2016 Kia Soul EV with 31,000 miles. I work at home and generally use the car around town, so the included level 1 charger has been sufficient for my needs. When the weather turned cold I moved the charger inside and ran the cable outside to charge the car. That has worked fine until a few weeks ago.

Lately I get a fault light on the charger just about every time I charge. I unplug the charger and plug it back in and it will start charging again. To get to a full charge (the estimate is 100 miles) I'll have to re-plug a few times.

Any idea what could be causing the problem?

FYI I am not using the charger with an extension cord.

Thanks.

 

[IanL]

Try a thorough cleaning of the contacts of the plug and socket between charger and car, using contact cleaning spray with no lubricant. A bad contact on the sensing line could cause the drop-offs.

 

[notfred]

Also check the wall socket that the cable is plugged in to. The car draws a lot of power for a long time, so anything that isn't perfect in that path can cause it to trip out.

 

[threefour]

@notfred @IanL thank you! I'll check both of these.

 

[threefour]

Just in case others are following this post, unfortunately none of the above suggestions worked for me. As a fix for now I ended up plugging the charger into a "smart" outlet and programming the outlet to turn off and on every two hours.