Recent content by BEC

We just got our 2016 back from the BMS/wiring harness recall update (and the second parking brake recall). It didn't throw a trouble code right away, so we got it back. We shall see what happens. I need to go out and run do a Soul Spy dump just to see where it is. We also apparently have a bad...

Wow. I just got my 2016 back from the BMS/wiring and second parking brake recalls. While it was there I asked them to look into an odd intermittent noise (sounds like a baby goat bleating) from under the hood, accompanied by an off smell from the A/C vents and less-than-enthusiastic cabin...

When the original battery in our 2016 was dying (2021-2022) we drove it for about five months after the "techline case" was opened, during which time the full-charge range fell from ~50 miles to ~20 miles and finally I got power limited while climbing a hill in the left lane at 55 mph. That was...

Well....my 2016 is now at the dealer for the BMS software/wiring harness recall (and the latest parking brake one, I suppose). My service adviser is not aware of another version of the software coming. He also said something disquieting....something about battery packs being so hard to get that...

I too have been to the dealer and then been told they had to order the BMS hardware and such as my car (2016) still has the original. I was hoping that since it got a new battery in November of 2022 that would not be an issue, but apparently it is. Still waiting to hear from them on the next...

Well, until you said it charges if you bypass the timer (reserved charging) it sounded like the same onboard battery charger failure others, including myself, have had. For us it would kick off after a short time, regardless of what level 1 or level 2 EVSE was used, and regardless of it...

Well, the Soul EV is back in the driveway, showing 101 miles of range on the GOM with a full charge. If that turns out to be real, I will be well and truly satisfied with the replacement/upgrade (well, as long as the battery holds up, anyway). The plan to help the battery live longer than the...

UPDATE: I got a call from LInda at Kia corporate on Friday morning (November 11th) reporting that my battery (and 24 others!) had been shipped from the California checkout site on Wednesday. I then called my service adviser at Kia of Puyallup and gave him that information (he had not...

That happened to me. But I suspect it’s the “resetting the BMS before taking the reading even though KIA says don’t do it that way” situation.

I just realized I haven't been back to this thread for awhile. Quick update: The SOH continued to decline from when I last posted here, as more or less was expected.. I got the official test again in early July and the SOH was well below 70%, so TechLine case was opened. We continued to drive...

I was down there today dropping off our Soul EV for its new battery (not yet shipped from California, but hopefully while we are out of town) so that we could get the rental car thing started. I poked Gavin behind the desk a bit about that charger, which is now coned off. He said they have been...

Wow — good to hear. When I last spoke with Linda at Kia corporate (9/8) she said there were 10 ahead of me to get a new battery. You must’ve been one of them. How long after the battery shipped did it take for it to be received in Puyallup and then installed? We still have the Soul. I’ve...

Sadly, your battery is dying. Get it into a Kia dealer that has EV certification and get the BMS screens captured and sent off to Kia to see if you’re ready for a warranty replacement (>70% State of health). That (55 miles or so on the GOM) is where I was at the beginning of the year on my...

Heck, I’d settle for a new Niro EV….. Similar story here. I haven’t yet turned ours in for a rental car, though I did discuss that with the folks at Kia of Puyallup this past Monday. In order to do that I have to leave the car there, and was told that there is some delay in getting a car from...

Just back from Kia of Puyallup and the appointment I posted about above. It was interesting in that even though the appointment was about poor range and needing to document battery health, the first thing they did was test and got 76% state of charge and 77% state of health. That was a surprise...