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I just did a trip from Abbotsford where we live to PENTICTON. The DCFC infrastructure on route is great. I was very nervous though on the Hope to Manning Park leg as the elevation climb is substantial. Don't know if you have heard of the Greenrace site but it helps with planning distance and...

My car is all good now. Loving the Kia Soul EV experience.

Mine is def. deawoo

Can't see my OBC super easy when I pop the hood....I see a sticker that says OBC main but is coded a bit differently, the bar code is not at the bottom it is at the top, and it says Mfg Date :20160111.

@ayejay, I got the Check Electric Vehicle System light. Looks like from your photo some sort of computer issue in your case for sure. My car was drivable and the system was ok except the guessometer range did not match the history I would get a record of 33kWh/100km one day and the next I...

Thanks jejusoul, interesting. I pick my car up later today so we shall see how it goes. You say this was from 2014... Do you think the later models and the ones being made today have an improved component? I will have to see if I can this part under my hood.

Yes it looks like all souls are made in Gwangju. The Gwangju facility produces the Kia Soul, Kia Carens/Rondo, Kia Sportage, and Kia Bongo/K-Series, as well as buses and military vehicles. http://pr.kia.com/en/now/tour/global-plant/gwangju-plant.do

You can also decode your VIN here. http://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/Kia I have been told that the EVs are all made in the same plant.

@Jejusoul... I agree, BC, Quebec are having some problems. Norway too! Very strange.

Well hello again, my Kia dealer says they are replacing my battery pack. I should get my car sometime this coming week. Do you think a faulty battery would cause intermittent charging? They have already replaced my battery controller. I miss the car and it is great to drive when it runs...

Well unfortunately you will see my name too many times in this message thread. Since I have owned my 2016 Kia Soul EV Oct 2015 it has had nothing but problems with charging. After suffering out intermittent charging and being stranded and struggling to get the car to the dealer for weeks while...

Well an update, Kia found my Battery Management System to be faulty. They replaced it and the wiring harness connected to it under warranty. They expedited the parts in. Just picked it up hopefully that should be it. Sure missed it, great car when all is running well.

Then probably not the car. Just make sure you are using a dedicated electrical circuit for trickle charging. Then you will probably be OK and it won't kick off. I used to unplug our built in vacuum in the garage it is a dedicated circuit. Good luck.

Hi Ray, I have had that too, for me I found the problem was that my circuit was not dedicated at least I think that is why. But I rarely trickle charge. When the circuit was overloaded it would shut the charger off. Is your car providing any message with it? I got the error message "check...

Well it did not have a problem on Friday... But it did today! Thankfully I was able to get the car to the dealer while it was acting up! They ran test and found errors... I am waiting for confirmation but it looks like the OBC is faulty. Part may be on back order though. Now we can get on...

Thanks Vinny. They kept my car for a week. Could not duplicate the error after driving it and charging. They apparently reset the timer settings to factory settings. Next time it happens they want me to get it towed there immediately so they can see what it is. 1 day with it home same...

Thanks wrickcook that's good, I hope they figure out my situation. I am a member of the Electric Car club here and othe Kia EV drivers are doing ok too.

And it happened again would not charge again. I have not used any climate presets or delayed charging on the car. It is just being finicky. The dealer is keeping the car and will drive it a bit to see if they can replicate the error. I live 50km from the dealer not fun. The dealer service...

Well had a problem again with the charging fault when trying to set climate it delayed charging and would not let me charge on L2 at all! Problem was I was in meetings at work and did not notice until it was too late and I was kind of stranded. Not that I had a range issue I just could not get...

Hi, I got a recall letter too, it arrived mid December.