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During the three months my Kia Soul EV was in the dealership's service, they offered me an ICE vehicle, the "Sportage," with abysmal MPG. This compelled me to spend over $500 on gas during that period. Adding to the frustration, when I submitted all receipts to Kia Corporate upon retrieving my...

I've been testing my BMS recall SC267 replacement battery in Power-Limp Mode and noticed a consistent downward trend in charging capacity. I conducted three Car Scanner readings of the BMS SOC after completing a full charge till it stopped. My observation is that voltage cell difference is...

My Kia dealer didn't impound my car. I got the BMS failure detection twice. Once after BMS recall, second after BMS "fixed" replaced battery. Frustrated with the lack of response, I demanded my car back after 3 months sitting idle. Dealer complied and returned my car with written paperwork...

I'm speaking from experiencing the Battery Recall for six months. Kia updated my BMS software and harness, but soon after, I got battery fire warnings. They replaced the battery, but the warnings on the "Fix" battery returned. When I returned the car, it sat inactive for three months with no...

North America Kia Service has no knowledge of a BMS software "Fix". You apparently are the only one that has reported this. I'm not sure how the new harnesses differ from the original. The Service Manager suggested that the updated BMS harness connectors might be at fault, leading to the...

I believe you missed the essence of my argument: the software is faulty, wrongly predicting dire issues and leading to many perfectly operational Kia Soul EVs being sidelined unnecessarily.

BMS recall added safety logic warning of impending battery fire. I've been driving my Soul now for 6 weeks with the warnings. I've experienced no fire. If you're listening, Kia, we kindly request that you rollback our vehicles to the previous BMS software version, reinstating full power instead...

I want to keep this thread going. On March 4, 2024, when picking up my Kia Soul, the service manager informed me that Kia is currently investigating defective BMS harness connectors as a potential cause of numerous failures that occurred after the BMS recall update. Initially, we all presumed...

Same situation. I have a 2015. Battery pack was replaced twice then got the BMS battery fail again in November. Left to rot at the Kia dealership with no repairs or communication, I reached my breaking point after four months and demanded my car back. For the past four weeks, I've been driving...

My battery's charging capacity has been progressively decreasing. For instance, today I charged it at level 1 all day, yet it only reached 68% State of Charge (SoC) according to Car Scanner. What's intriguing is that the Display SoC indicated 100%, which is quite puzzling. Furthermore, I've...

Yes, second picture was taken early morning after charging overnight.

Original="E400 recall battery" 1) After the BMS and Harness update, Kia diagnostics reported error code P1AD1 following the triggering of the warning. 2) I used a Car Scanner App to check the error code on my current battery (a replacement due to a recall triggering for the second time) and...

I'm skeptical about the assumption that a high cell voltage difference is the sole cause of triggering BMS recall warnings. As evidence, I present a side-by-side cell voltage comparison between my original (left) battery and the replacement battery (right), both taken at a similar State of...

Your observations align perfectly with my current situation. Following a full day of Level 1 charging, I conducted another Soul Spy battery cell map and discovered that certain cells, namely 54, 61, 68, 71, 79, 93, 94, 95, and 96, exhibited a higher voltage of 4.18 volts compared to the rest...

I'll drain the battery to 1% and slow charge it to 80% over a few days, then check voltage differences and share my findings.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will do that and retake cell voltage readings to see if there is any improvement. My sole chance of exiting power-limp mode is to strive to balance cell voltages, ensuring they differ by no more than 0.14 volts.

Today, I wanted to evaluate the replacement battery pack that Kia installed on 10/31/2023 to resolve the power-limp mode warnings following the BMS update. Using Soul SPY, I compared the battery cell map readings at both 4% state of charge and maximum state of charge, the latter of which was...

Yes, I'm still in power-limited mode. Acceleration is extremely slow, especially going up a slight hill. No limit on speed, I've taken the car up to 56mph. This is the replacement battery Kia installed post BMS update and triggering battery fault condition. Also, I think the SOH value 111.5 is...

Based on the Soul Spy State of Health (SOH) reading on this replacement battery pack, it indicates an impressive 111.5%! To evaluate its performance, I conducted a range test starting from 80% (charge capacity limited due to triggering BMS warning for abnormal cell voltages) down to 4%, and I...

I'm sharing the battery cell voltages (using Soul Spy) that I observed today on the replacement battery installed on October 31, 2023. Following Kia's BMS update on my 2015 Kia Soul EV, it triggered the power-limp mode. Despite getting approval and receiving a battery replacement, I faced the...