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For me the dealership wouldnt give me a loaner despite asking many times (going on 6 months!), so I pressed Kia corporate who said they will authorize the dealership to bill then back. They also said the rental car parameters above. The dealership ended up working something out that was a...

UPDATE: Going on 7 months now, Kia still doesnt know what to do about it but finally after applying a lot of pressure I got a loaner.

ah good distinction. There are only like 45k miles on it. :)

Super helpful. You rock

Seriously? I love you! ;) thanks for the quick response with that super helpful tidbit.

Hey, i have a 2017 Soul EV+. Bit of history- Late 2022 I got my battery replaced (was a month out of warranty but kia still honored it and was able to do it free of charge to me, yay I loved them for that) by a dealer here in NC that hadnt ever seen an EV in their shop but they got it done with...

Got it. Considering this is the first EV this dealership has ever worked that confirms my suspicion they didnt do what they needed to do to finish it. I'll take it in and hopefully they can call HQ and ensure they're doing the proper next step. Thx!

I just got a new battery in my 2017 soul EV and it apparently didnt get calibrated. I know this is a common thing and I have seen that I need to drive it down to under 20% then charge uninterrupted to 100%, maybe even a few times, to get it registering properly. I warmed up my garage to 68F and...

Hi, I bought one in Chicago used (2017, 3800 mi), came from Cali. I have done extensive research on this. Level 2 OBC failed 1 week after buying it. Warranty will replace but it will have to be done in GA or NY. Minnesota is NOT EV certified. I was concerned about kia paying for anything...

Oh great to know! Thank you for your response!

OK, found out it was in fact the OBC failure many have seen. They're replacing under warranty. Found out that techs that are hybrid certified are capable of doing the work. I'm a little nervous that I'll get longer charge times with this fix but the service tech said they might follow up with a...

Hi All, I'm really hoping someone can help here.. I have a 2017 Soul EV that I bought a couple weeks ago here in Chicago, it only had 3800 miles on it and it was sold to me as "certified". It had been charging just fine on Level 1 at home and Level 2 at various locations. A few days ago I...