Recent content by edzee3

Kia of Cerritos came through and Tech replaced the OBC (1-day to diagnose and replace !) and we're back on the road. Thanks for all the help on this forum. Ed Long Beach

EVDee; Thx for your reply. When and how did you get your OBC fixed ? And did you have to do anything unusual to get the work done ? I worry that my car will be hung up at the dealer Service before my OBC is working again: I hope I'm wrong.

My 2015 Soul-EV (with 28,000 local miles) has the now-common "External Charger Error!" display whenever I power-ON, and whenever I plug in my home Level-2 charger connector. Right now, the car is at the Cerritos-KIA Service Center waiting for diagnosis/service. But that seems to be taking a...

Well, apparently my 2015 OBC finally failed. Whenever I turn power ON, the screen shows And the EV battery does take any charge. So, I cannot use my home Level-2 charger, which makes this car useless for our driving patterns. I purchased the car from Kia/Cerritos (CA) new in 2015, so this...

jejuSoul, I finally understand your good description of how I can deal with the SOH of these batteries. My car is not used as a regular commuter car. And for just short trips. I have just started recording the SOH using "Spy" and will plot it out over time and the various trip info. At...

JejuSoul, Thanks for your useful reply but that still leaves me uncertain as to how the SOH varies with the SOC. Seems that your SOH did vary above 70% for several months after you got the KIA dealer SOH reading at less than 70%. Maybe it's best to get the KIA dealer to measure the SOH...

I have a 2015 Soul-EV (bought new) with 27,000 miles. Soul EV Spy App shows Battery SOH = 73.3% with SOC = 82 %. And, after using much of the energy, also shows SOH=65.3 % with a SOC = 20 %. Why would the SOH change with change in SOC ? What is the way to get the "true SOH " ? Thanks

Nice to see all the Soul-EV current info here. I too got a "Prelim Recall" letter on 5-June for my 2015 EV. Will wait and see what's next.

Thanks for the useful reply. I'll be on the lookout for a OBC failure. I do have a service appt. soon for a key-fob-aware problem with Kia-Cerritos (Calif) who should be savvy on these EVs.

I have a 2015 Soul-EV (US) , new in Feb. '15 (now 24K miles) and all OK until now. Have always used the Reserved (Scheduled) Charging function (set for 12:30 AM start) with my L2 EVSE in my garage. Now, when I plug in the cable, the OBC does the normal click, the middle light on the dash...

Notfred, I guessed that was the case; only on timed charging, but hoped otherwise. Thanks for the info. Ed

I want "Immediate Charging to 80 %" but don't know how to set it. The only "Immediate Charging" setting for my 2015 EV results in 100% charge. Would appreciate any help.

Thanks for your input. This happens with car in my garage and also at other locations around the city. Also happens with both key fobs, both with new batteries. My guess is that the problem is in the car, with the installed sensing system losing sensing range.

My '15 Soul-EV started displaying "Key Fob Low Battery" when turning the Power ON. Both of my fobs have new batteries and both cause the same warning message, but not every time. When I hold the key fob very close, or with fob touching the button, the Power turns on and the warning message...

Having some spare time at a KIA dealer waiting for my EPB recall update, I connected with a KIA advisor on the subject. She says that my '15 Soul EV Access UVO uses a 3G modem, AND I got my 5-year-free service.. But now, "KIA Access now uses 4G Modems so hardware is incompatible". Maybe, but...