2022 Kia EV6 Complaint Log

ICCU or 12v system has failed and car died mid drive on the road. Car is currently at the dealership for repairs. With complete electrical failure the vehicle reduced speed and stopped on it's own. This happened at night and I didn't have lights in or on the car to see. Additionally, I was unable to activate emergency lights and put on hazards. The dealership is struggling to diagnose the cause of the issue. The car dying was proceeded by a 12v battery light indicator and the turtle light saying it was reducing power. This was followed by a flashing "pull over vehicle and stop now" message.

2022 EV6 First Edition. Vehicle no longer accepts level 2 charging at the 11kWh window stick advertised speed. Providing car with any more than 9kwh and the charging port gets very hot and car will stop charging. Dealer is aware of the issue but as of now is unable to diagnose as none of their dealerships have power supplies that exceed 7kwh.

Brake lights do not illuminate when using the Regenerative Braking System in the Kia EV6. The vehicle is fitted with a 'one-pedal-driving' system that allows the vehicle to slow down and stop without actuation of the brake pedal. When using this system, the vehicle can decelerate rapidly and to a complete stop, however the brake lights do not illuminate unless the drivers foot is completely removed from the accelerator pedal. Doing this causes rapid deceleration beyond what would be considered normal for a driver approaching a turn or any other scenario where a planned stop will occur. Because the vehicle does not illuminate the brake lights during normal deceleration when using the one-pedal-driving feature of the regenerative braking system this significantly increases the risk of a rear end collision. The vehicle has been found to be operating normally and matches the behavior of other EV6 models. Although I have not yet been involved in a collision, I have been advised by other drivers that my brake lights are not working, and have had multiple 'close-calls' where drivers behind me have been unable to correctly determine that my vehicle is decelerating and have subsequently caused them to brake erratically or harshly putting myself and others at risk.

When heavy regenerative braking is used, the car decelerates very quickly. Despite this, the brake lights do not turn on. This is very dangerous as the regenerative braking can be used to completely stop the vehicle. People driving behind me need to be aware that I am coming to a stop and are not currently warned. Technology Connections just released a very detailed video on the Ioniq 5 which uses the same drivetrain as the EV6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0YW7x9U5TQ

The vehicle does not trigger brake lights when it is using Regen braking or the ipadel mode. This can cause a safety hazard for the person behind me to crash into me without the brake lights warnings

The brake light does not activate in a way that would signal to other drivers that the vehicle is stopping or slowing down, while using higher regenerative braking. The ipedal mode can have a significant amount of deceleration and not activate the brake light, even coming to a full stop and not activating the light, if the driver's foot is not completely off the pedal. I have been told by other drivers that my brake lights were out when I expected that they were working. Testing this with a odb2 device and another driver following behind me confirmed that the Kia EV6 does not activate brake lights when it should. Additionally, there is a video on youtube titled "Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights", demonstrating this on a similar vehicle, the Hyundai Ioniq 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0YW7x9U5TQ There is no indication in the vehicle that the brake lights are not functioning as a driver would expect. The lights do work when using the brake pedal and are not normally "malfunctioning". The nearest dealer has confirmed that the driver needs to take their foot off of the accelerator to actuate the brake lights. In my opinion, the vehicle should be recalled to apply a fix that signals braking and intent to slow down that is consistent with the deceleration of the vehicle.

To the questions listed: 1) For the last number of months the car will not fully charge when using a Level 2 charger (note: it will charge using a Level 3 charger). When charging I will get a message that "Charge Interrupted". When I go out to the car the charging has in fact stopped, and the charging cable connector is very hot to the touch. 2) In addition to the inconvenience, I worry the car is a fire hazard putting my family at risk. 3) The Kia dealers have not been able to replicate the problem and insist it is a problem with my charger at home. (Note: I have tested my charging unit on my son's Nissan Leaf and it works fine.) Note: they did apply the "Voluntary Service Campaign" however that did not fix the problem. 4) The car has not been inspected by anyone other then two Kia dealers. 5) After the last software upgrade, we had some random warning lights that would appear, and then disappear. This however, does not appear to be related to the charging issue as far as I can tell. Thank you.

Vehicle suddenly showed warning for electrical failure and could not longer be driven. Towed to dealership. Main fuse was blown. After waiting a couple of weeks for that part to arrive, it was replaced, only to find out that another component had failed; the ICCU. Kia stating there is NO ETA on when this part will be available. Car had been at dealership for almost 5 weeks with their admission that no estimate exists for when the car will be repaired due to the unknown time to wait for the part.

The 12V battery on my Kia EV6 has died 5 times (May 9, May 23, Jun 18, July 3, July 5 2023). I bought the car in March 2022 and there were no issues until May 2023. Twice the 12V died when parked at home with the Lithium battery at 80% charge, twice when my wife was out and parked and the last time at the 'Serramonte Kia' dealership in Daly City, CA. It required us to call Kia Roadside assistance to jump start the car. It was reported to Kia all 4 times that it happened to us. They recharged the car and when it finally died at the dealership, they replaced the 12V battery. I suspect that it's going to happen again because there's a fundamental problem with the ICCU which prevents the Lithium battery from charging the 12V. I have read that it's already been reported to NHTSA and that it's been investigate. Kia needs to recall and fix the underlying issue. I am worried that it puts my family at risk if we are stranded in the middle of nowhere.

On 5 May 2023 our 2022 Kia EV6 WIND AWD Automatic vehicle (~11,200 miles on the odometer) was being driven under normal conditions at approximately 30 mph in city traffic when the car lost motive power and a dashboard alerts appeared stating "stop vehicle and check power supply" and "check electrical vehicle system." The driver complied but the shutdown occurred on a heavily trafficked road and put the driver and other travelers at risk and caused the driver considerable distress. The incident was reported to the dealer and manufacturer via the Kia Access app, and the car was towed to the nearest Kia dealer and service center on May 8. The dealer diagnosed the problem as caused by a defective ICCU (a part of the electrical powertrain control system) requiring replacement. As of 12 July 2023, Kia has not provided a replacement part and it remains on backorder with no ETA for arrival. We have not been contacted by Kia and to our knowledge no one has inspected the vehicle other than the dealer service technicians.

Vehicle repeatedly interrupt its own charging, no error codes are surfaced. The charger(EVSE)is in proper working order, confirmed with other cars, the area around the plug gets very warm but not alarmingly so? The issue developed after many months of error free charging. The issue is non limited to a single EVSE, it seems to be avoidable by greatly reducing charging rate.

The vehicle throws a "charge interrupted" error on any Level 2 AC chargers and stops charging within few minutes of starting charge. The charging occurs only for 10~15minutes and immediately stops. The issue has been persistent since 3-4 months now and consistent on every charging session. I have to unplug and replug the charger multiple times to be able to complete charging. This also happened to me on a DCFC 150kW charger as well.

On APRIL 23 2023. I GOT A CRITICAL WARNING MESSAGE ON MY CARS DASH PANAL. SAYING WARNING THERE IS A CRITICAL PROBLEM WITH YOUR CAR ELECTRICLA BATTERY. CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ASAP. ON APRIL 24 202E. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY KIA EV6 TO STOCKTON KIA FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON CARS ELECTRICAL BATTERY MALFUNCTION. THEY HAD MY CAR UNTIL 3:00 PM. THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK STATING THEY DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH MY KIA EV6. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GENERATE A HIGHER LEVEL REPAIR REQUEST. BUT SINCE THERE COMPUTERS ARE DOWN THEY COULDNT REQUEST FOR REPAIR UNTIL SYSTEMS BACK UP AND WORKING. TODAY IS April 30 2023. Kia computer systems seem to still be down. I don't know if my car will explode, Burn, or just stop immediately in road Kia is not trying to fix my new kia problems. .

Heard a loud pop from rear passenger side of vehicle followed by dash warning lights to check charging system, then pull vehicle over immediately. All power to the vehicle was subsequently lost immobilizing the vehicle. Dealer service department said ICCU board needs to be replaced, but is on national backorder. Car has been immobilized since.

After driving my vehicle for a few minutes on my way to work my car lost speed rapidly, going from 40 mph to 25 then seconds later to 22 mph. I tried to accelerate; the car was unresponsive and would not accelerate over 22 mph. Dropping speed rapidly and suddenly during rush hour on a secondary road with a limited shoulder was unnerving as the slow response required waiting for a gap in traffic flow to safely turn around to head home. Upon returning home a message appeared on right side of dash board in an orange circle "check vehicle system" with a small upside down triangle with letters EV also inside this circle and a "small orange battery" picture showed on the left. I called Kia Roadside Assistance and reported the above and was advised it would take about 90 minutes for a tow to dealer as I was unwilling to drive it. Once the tow truck arrived I tried to drive EV6 out of my driveway onto flatbed and it died halfway. Driver had to jump 12 volt to get car to start and maintain power to get up flatbed. He advised 12 volt had to stay connected to ensure power to deliver to dealership. After weeks of calling / emailing dealer, opening a case with Kia America and sending several unanswered tweets the dealer advised on 06/02 that tech determined the ICCU assembly and a new high voltage fuse would be required. The service manager advised this would take 7-10 business days but on 06/15 advised the parts had still not arrived and in following up with Kia America there was no available ETA on when the part would be received.

I was driving my less than 1 year old, only 10,000 miles Kia EV6 First Edition when I got an error message to 'Check Vehicle Electric System'. After about another 2 miles I got a warning to "Stop Vehicle and Check Power Supply." As I attempted to find a safe place to stop, my vehicle started throttling my speed down to only 20mph (I was on a 55mph road). I was able to pull off and into a parking lot, but when I turned the vehicle off, it was completely dead and would not restart. Note, the battery was charged to 83% at the time of this incident. I had the vehicle towed the Kia Service Center at the dealership where I purchased the vehicle. After 5 days, they informed me that the ICCU had failed. Per their website, the Integrated Charging Control Unit, or ICCU, is a newly developed integrated charging system by Hyundai that charges both the high-voltage and spare batteries, essential to allowing for V2L (Vehicle to Load) feature. It has now been 20 days since the incident and Kia has no idea when a replacement part will be available.

There have been multiple failures to charge on AC 220v current at both 9 and 8kW. Dealer states there is a fault where the battery management system or charging system is overheating which causes the vehicle to stop charging.

WHen charging in warmer weather using a Level 2 charger, the charging connector heats up causing the vehicle to suspend charging. Vehicle does resumes charging and then stops again minutes later. Brought up to dealer who installed software update in 2023 yet the problem persists.

I have owned Kia EV6 since June 2022, the problem started in October and still have not been corrected. I encounter a problem with charging the vehicle at Level 2 charger of 40 AMP or higher. When charging at home Level 2, the vehcle send me email stating the charging has been interrupted. I have check the Kia forums and found that many other owner also have this issued. Currently, I have taken my vehicle to the dealership once and they states that there was no issued. After taking the vehicle home, at start to charge my vehicle the next day, the problem occurred again. I took the vehicle back last week and after 3 days that told me my vehicle was fixed. As i was going to the shop to pick up my vehicle, I got email notification again and I have show it to them that the problem has not be solved. The label does stated that we can used the charger up to 48 AMP. I have tested with different charger at different location and the problem is still the same. I will like NHTSA to look into this issue as this creates problem for car ownership of this type of vehicle.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia EV6. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shut off with the check battery warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled the vehicle off to the side of the highway shoulder and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic performed a diagnostic test that showed that the integrated charging control unit (ICCU) had failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

While operating and driving on a busy two lane roadway, about an hour in to a two hour trip, the vehicle displayed “check electrical system” message without warning, then quickly lost power, rendering the car only able to drive at 25 mph for a brief moment, and then, just as quickly, shut down completely and did not operate. I was able to navigate the vehicle from the busy roadway to the roadside, but I barely made it. Under different conditions, such as travel on an interstate at high speeds, this would have proved very dangerous to have a car stop completely dead like this. The car was unable to be started by Emergency Roadside Assistance and had to be towed to the dealer. After a few days the dealer informed me that parts needed for repair would be approximately 7 weeks to be received from the manufacturer.

While driving the vehicle with the main propulsion battery charged to 85%, a battery failure warning light lit at the time the vehicle lost power, slowed down to a stop and lost all lighting. The fault was a failure of the 12 VDC auxiliary power system which resulted in a loss of vehicle speed, dash board buttons to not function, and vehicle controls including lights to be lost. The vehicle was unable to be locked. The vehicle lost power and speed in a remote location causing me to pull off of the road. The vehicle lost all lighting preventing me from warning other drivers of the hazard situation. The car was towed to the nearest Kia Dealership who has confirmed that the 12 VDC power system was de-energized, caused by a dead 12 VDC battery and failed charging module (Kia Part Number 36400-1XFA0) and is currently awaiting replacement under warranted repair when the parts become available.

On March 30, 2023 at 14k miles Integrated Charge Control unit failure of 2022 Kia EV6. Error message "Stop vehicle and check power supply." It was towed to the closest dealership. Kia customer care advised that the ICCU needed to be replaced, but the delivery date has yet to be confirmed.

I was traveling on a neighborhood arterial road, when I heard a load thunk that seemed to come from beneath the rear seat. Moments later, I got a "Check electric vehicle system" warning, followed by "Stop vehicle and check power supply" in the dashboard. After another moment, the power was reduced to a maximum of 25 mph. I turned on the hazard lights because I was no longer able to match the flow of traffic (45 mph). No accident occurred. I was able to limp the car home on slower side streets. At home, I eventually got a "12v battery voltage low" message and the car was unable to move. I had to have the car towed to the dealership. The dealer service folks diagnosed the problem as a failed integrated charging control unit (ICCU). This same problem has been reported by others in the Kia EV forums. Kia Consumer Affairs says 87 of those parts are on backorder in the US with no ETA from Korea. Apparently, the part needs to be manufactured; they don't have them available in a warehouse.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia EV6. The contact stated that on various occasions while coming to a stop at a stop signal, a loud crunching sound was heard underneath the vehicle. The brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle jerked forward. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred and caused the vehicle to lunge forward into oncoming traffic, causing another vehicle to almost crash into the driver's side. The vehicle was then taken back to the dealer and remained in dealer possession awaiting a further diagnostic test and repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,215.

Battery on a 10 month old car totally failed. All electrical components died. Car would not start. Electronic transmission and no way to put it in neutral to push off road!

The vehicle was delivered to me with Ring type anchors for the carpets and all of the US specific floor mats that Kia sells for the EV6 require Hook typos anchors. This is an identical issue to the existing KIA TSB 310 (Rev 1, 11/18/2022)

When car is on HDA mode. Drive assist. And speed under 20 miles on Highway. Car make sudden stops and it is also called ghost stop. Very dangerous and will likely to cause rear end collision.

EV charging on Level 2 was overheationg the charging port, terminating the charging session. KIA released TSB ELE 283 software update. The software update throttled the charging so it only charges at half speed and does not overheat the port. To me this is a bandaid for faulty charging ports and that there is no guarantee there will be a failure of the port causing electrical failure and possibly even a fire. This was evaluated at the dealer and confirmed the charging speed is throttled. They could not do further evaluation unless I committed to leave the car for days, possibly weeks to work with KIA Tech Line to further diagnose. This is a known issue and others have had their charging port replaced after a lengthy stay at the service department. It appears this may be a bad batch of charging ports causing this overheating and failure

Hyundai Motor Group misrepresented a key feature of two new electric vehicles. The models affected are the '22 Kia EV6 and the '22 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Both were advertised to charge from 10% to 80% of battery capacity in eighteen minutes at DCFC chargers. This is done with a feature called battery preconditioning which heats or cools a battery to optimum temperature for rapid charging at DCFC chargers and is necessary for the fastest charging speed when charging a car in cold conditions. The feature is now available via a software update issued in Europe and recently for Ioniq 5 owners in North America. To date they have not offered the update for Kia EV6 owners in the US. This feature is available as mentioned via a software update for early '22 Ioniq 5 models in the USA and became standard on '22 EV6 and Ioniq 5 vehicles built after July '22. It is now standard on all '23 models of both cars. Both these vehicles have a feature called Winter Mode that the Owner's Manual states will heat the battery for charging. However, this is not the same as battery preconditioning. Owners were led to believe that Winter Mode would condition a cold battery to facilitate rapid charging because the Manual and Kia's own press releases made this implication. What is known now is that it does not heat enough. The manufacturers developed a software fix but chose to release it first in Europe and more recently to Ioniq 5 owners in the US but have thus far excluded EV6 owners of '22 models purchased earlier in the year. Kia advertises being able to charge the vehicle from 10% to 80% in 18 minutes. The fine print of the claim states that this is under ideal conditions; Winter Mode was supposed to create those conditions. It does not and constitutes false advertisement. Without preconditioning, charging can take over an hour on a cold day, nowhere close to meeting the advertised claim. EV6 owners want Kia to release the battery preconditioning update to all early '22 EV6 cars in the US.

The on-board charge controller on my EV is drawing excessive current from my Level 2 EVSE portable charger. When my charger is set to 24 amps maximum the car will draw 28 to 30 amps, causing the charger to shutdown and report a short-circuit has been detected. When my charger is set to 40 amps, about an hour into charging the car will draw 46.6 amps again causing the charger to shut down and indicate a short-circuit. My understanding of the Level 2 charging standard is that the charger tells the vehicle its current setting and the vehicle is not supposed to draw more current than the charger tells it. I've done lots of reading online and this is a problem EV6 and Ioniq 5 owners are having with a variety of charger brands and some owners state that the same charger when used with other vehicles like the Mustang Mach E does NOT draw more current than the charger is set to. It seems to me like this is a HUGE safety issue, as excessive current draw is causing the charge cable to get hot and could cause a fire. Kia hasn't indicated any willingness to fix the problem and they don't seem to be treating it with the seriousness it deserves. I took my car to the dealer and they grudgingly applied the only Level 2 software update they had, but it has not made any difference in the problem. Now they say there is nothing else they can do.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia EV6. The contact stated while stopped for a traffic signal, and with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward while the traffic signal was still "red." The contact stated she did not notice any warning lights or chimes. The contact stated she crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The contact stated that her front grill, lights, and bumper were all damaged. The contact stated that the radiator was damaged and coolant had pooled under her vehicle. The contact stated that the rear end lift gate and rear bumper of the other vehicle had sustained heavy denting and crush damage. None of the drivers were injured, only the contact's vehicle was towed due to the damaged radiator. The contact stated that she went to a chiropractor's office a day after the accident for neck pain, headache, and upper back pain. The police were on the scene and filed a report. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was still being diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. The contact stated that the manufacturer was unable to provide them with recordings from the EDR and that the drive records from that day has zero drives on it. The company claims that the telematics show that it was a driver error but have not provided proof of that.

The headlights on the 2022 Kia EV6 do not provide enough illumination for proper night driving. They are full and barely shine enough for 10 feet out from vehicle. This causes concern for object avoidance and proper identification from oncoming traffic and pedestrians. Kia made adjustments to later year 2022 model years, European models get Matrix lights, and all 2023 model years. IIHS rated 2022 model year headlights as “Poor”.

12-volt battery is not being properly charged while driving. once resulting in loss of power while moving (thankfully still in our driveway) requiring a jump start, and twice when parked which forced us to have to break into (airbag the door) the vehicle to get the trunk open and jump start. It seems to lose 12-volt battery charge if not driving for a few days requiring us to leave it unlocked if we are not using it over the weekend for example. There have been no warning indicators or other warning prior to this occurring. I was in an accident in February and my vehicle was in the shop for a month. I lost contact via my app twice so I assumed the 12v battery died while they had my car, but they didn't mention the issue upon returning the car to me.

The 12V Battery running out of charge or discharging causes the car to become inoperable. You are no longer able to lock doors, turn on hazard lights, headlights, air conditioning. A display appears when the 12V does not have sufficient charge but not until you try to turn the car on again. Otherwise no indication leaving one stranded in completely unsafe situations when you’re not able to lock a door.

Car has a unresolved ICCU failure, which means the battery cannot be charged. Car is stuck in dealer for 6 months with the same issue. Meanwhile, I pay car payments.

Driver side power seat would no longer move/adjust the seat in any direction

The rear brake lights do no illuminate under heavy i-pedal and Level 3 regeneration when the throttle pedal is being touched. When moderating the rate of deacceleration with the throttle pedal, the brake lights do not illuminate even during rapid deacceleration. Significantly increasing the risk of getting rear ended in traffic.

No distinct incident. The headlights on this car are very poor. My front visibility is extremely limited, especially to the right, since I got this vehicle in August 2022. I have had some narrow misses with pedestrians I couldn't see. These are the worst headlights of any car I've owned since 1970. I have noted that the IHSS rates these headlights as "poor". This should be unacceptable in this date and age. I would like you to require a recall these headlights with those on the newer models which hae achieved a "good" rating from the IHSS. I have requested this from Kia, but haven't gotten a reply. I brought this vehicle to a dealer yesterday. They told me the headlights were adjusted correctly, and that I'd should use high beams most of the time.

I had driven the car for about 80 miles on a mix of urban expressway, parkway, and city streets, when inexplicably the "frunk lid" (or hood) released itself from the fully closed position to the "ajar" position. That is the position that the lid would assume if you pulled the inside release. To open fully, one must manually release the "safety catch," after which it would open fully. As soon as the lid moved from fully closed to slightly open, a warning symbol appeared on the dashboard accompanied by a frenzied warning chime. I was in traffic and stopped as soon as it was safe to do so, about a quarter mile or possibly a half mile ahead. During this time the vehicle seemed sluggish. Just before the stop, my passenger pointed out that the relatively small and discreet "Parking Brake" warning was also illuminated. Right after I stopped, I shut the lid as I normally would, and it stayed shut. Then my attention was drawn to the rear of the car, where light smoke was emanating from the wheels and a "burning rubber" odor was prominent. The brakes had become very hot from my short drive seeking a safe place to stop. I believe it is unsafe to have a vehicle apply the parking brake on its own with no way to release the parking brake without stopping. I believe that if the vehicle had applied the parking brake on its own at speed on an ice- or snow-covered road, or possibly even on a wet road, the rear tires would have locked up, causing the vehicle to enter an uncontrollable spin. I believe that if the vehicle had applied the parking brake on its own on a long downhill mountainous road without a nearby safe stopping location, the extreme heat generated could cause serious damage to the vehicle. The vehicle is scheduled to be inspected by a dealer tomorrow. At the moment it seems to operate normally, but note that itis an electric vehicle, and almost all of the braking activity is performed by regenerative braking and not using mechanical brakes.

The car will cannot be charge as per advertised. It's stop charging after 45 min. and keeps repeating. Took the vehicle to dealership and they cannot solve the problem. I also wrote a letter to Kia of America via certified mail but no respond.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia EV6. The contact stated that the stereo system started making abnormal noises then went black. During the failure, the Lane Departure Assist, Parking Assist, and other unknown functions became inoperable. The dealer was contacted and stated that the amplifier needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired due to the parts not being available for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and filed a warranty claim. The approximate failure mileage was16,030.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE LANE KEEP ASSIST AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.THE SYSTEM WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE BUT WHEN I TOOK MY EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A QUICK MINUTE TO GRAB SOMETHING FROM THE BACK SEAT, THE SYSTEM EITHER DISENGAGED WITHOUT A WARANING OR DECIDED TO STEER TO THE LEFT OUTOF THE LANE, BECAUSE IN THAT SHORT TIME, IT MOVED TWO LANES TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE ROAD BARRIER DEPLOYING THE AIRBAGS AND CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGSS BEFORE OR DURING THE INCIDENT TO INDICATE ANY KIND OF ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE HDA SOFTWARE ON THE EV6 IS QUITE BUGGY AS A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR WHEN THE CAR RANDOMLY DECIDED TO TAKE AN EVASIVE ACTION TO THE RIGHT WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. IN THAT INSTANCE I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY EYES ON THE ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO APPLY IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT A MISHAP

The vehicles audio AMP has failed, and various warning sounds are not audible. Kia motors and dealers are scheduling long times for appointments and parts taking a long time to be replaced. There are a lot of owners that are having the same problem. A simple online search for Kia EV6 amp fail will yield results.

Car audio Amp is a huge problem in the meridian sound system because when it fails all the warning auditable system and chimes are no longer heard. This is unacceptable as you know longer can relay in the safety systems that are in place. They can not make them either as they have no suppliers. No loan a cars either.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia EV6. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH and on a call via Bluetooth, the front speaker failed to work properly. The contact also noticed that the turn signal chime was inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the amplification to be replaced; however, the part was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,200.

The amp for the audio system has failed. Because of this, the audible alerts associated with the vehicle safety system cannot be easily heard. The systems are still functioning but the audio alerts are not. The exterior EV pedestrian alert sounds are still functioning. I was able to make an appointment at the dealer within 7 days. There is a risk of not hearing audio safety warnings while driving. This is a known defect - I know other owners are affected, the dealer was able to diagnose the issue and mentioned it’s a known problem with the model. My vehicle was only inspected by the service department of the Kia dealer that sold me the car. The only warning was a loud popping and static sound from the stereo before the audio nearly stopped entirely. All other systems in the car still work that don’t rely on audio. The rear and surround cameras work, and the parking distance system still displays a visual alert but the audio alert cannot be heard

There exists a serious manufacturing defect in that the brake lights do not turn on when the car is used in one-pedal drive mode and even a rapid deceleration occurs due to regenerative braking. This was documented by Consumer Reports and it presents a critical safety hazard. https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/brake-lights-can-fail-to-provide-fair-warning-on-some-evs-a9533519285/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_FB&fbclid=IwAR3N_MQOI4ZGHfHSf18eAJSE7Cx02eftIx2k8F_oKaVo19_YJKgYEn7yeOE

In Sport mode: - Dial shift was turned from Drive to Reverse, but did not engage or was delayed. - Vehicle went forward instead of reverse, after dial was turned to Reverse. - Issue has not been reproduced or confirmed by service center. - It has not been inspected yet. - No warnings or messages that we can recall prior to incident.

We were driving down the road, no vehicles in front or to the side, when our glass moonroof exploded. Sounded like a gun going off inside the car. Immediately we saw glass pour down the back of the car, wind started to erratically shake the sunshade, which thankfully was closed at the time of the event. Loose glass ended up everywhere, even inside the moonroof area. Had the sunshade been opened during the event, we would have been covered in glass and likely crashed. The dealership and manufacturer inspected the glass and refused to agree it was defective. I asked if it was supposed to fall into a thousand sharp pieces even if debris hit it and got no response.