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    2016 EV+ Battery Replacement Story

    That's great. I'm glad you have your car back. I heard nothing from KIA. Sent KIA corporate another message, and they say they'll let me know of any update. It's insane to think that after 2 drives from 100% to empty they can't understand what is going on... Well, looks like I'll need to be...
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    2016 EV+ Battery Replacement Story

    Hey, any news from you? For the second time now, KIA claimed to have repaired the car then I drive about 50mi and the battery dies with a consumption of about 4.3mi/kw. 2nd tow back to the dealership in 8 days. Now they claim that the car is fine, and I should not drive at highway speeds. I've...
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    2016 EV+ Battery Replacement Story

    I've just had a bad experience with a dealer in GA. Long story short: visited the dealer for the diag due to range at 45mi at 100% charge. They claimed a software update would be the solution. I advised them that battery capacity is a known issue and software would not bring back 50% of...
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    2015 Soul EV: My Battery Replacement Story

    It was a fiasco. They claimed the loss of capacity was due to an incorrect software uploaded by another KIA dealer. I tried to tell them that a software upgrade would not bring back the capacity, at no avail. The car ran out of battery after a 49.2mi. It was towed back to the dealer. I'm still...
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    2015 Soul EV: My Battery Replacement Story

    I've scheduled a visit to the nearest Kia dealership to have my 2016 Soule EV+ HV battery checked. Hoping to get a replacement. I've bought the car used with 28000mi in Sep 2019. At that time the car was showing 77mi of range, but I believe it was somehow reset and was showing the range with few...
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