Recent content by Darklight

My reman battery was installed in Sept of 2022 and it's been flawless so far, no degradation in 14k miles with current ranges between 110 - 119 miles with a full charge in the 365 day warm climate of Hawaii, so I'm rolling with the status quo and holding off on the BMS recall.

And you're not gonna share what the problem was?

That's the belief, yes. Thanks for the link.

Anyone have a pair of outside Soul rear view mirrors to sell? All the EV mirrors that I know of have the turn signal lens light inside. I'd want all black or white top and black bottom. LMK.

Another post that gives me pause in undertaking the BMS recall. Thanks.

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Many thanks for the explanation!

I'm buying it. The used EV credit was too much to pass up! You can get the credit from a private party sale with KeySavvy. There's also no limit to the number of new batteries you can get if it should crap out later down the road and this vehicle didn't go into service until 2017 so I am also...

Thanks for the input. If the seller gets the recall done and it's fine for a few days while I buy it but then acts up later, it really won't have confirmed it's working correctly for more than a few days.

So updating my situation, still trying to decide. I am considering a 2016 with 37k miles, replacement 4200R battery 24 months ago that has worked fine for 14k miles since and the carfax shows an open recall for the BMS which others are claiming will compromise the battery efficiency and lead to...

Again, it already has a replacement E4200R battery. It's worked fine for 14k miles and nearly two years. So does a E400 recall even matter to me? Warm climate, USA.

The replacement E4200 battery seems to have added the extra range and it's not subject to recall that I'm aware of.

Can you explain where exactly you lubricated it? Thanks.

Questions. 1) I'm about to buy my second 2016 EV (my first was a three year lease with no issues) this used one has 37k miles for sale from the second owner. KIA replaced the entire battery under warranty at 23k miles in 2022 at the six year mark because the range was down to 26 miles. Work...