NHTSA Complaint #11649943 — 2023 KIA EV6
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11649943 |
| Vehicle | 2023 KIA EV6 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
I have had 3 incidents where the ev6 went out of power. The one recent incident is when the car suddenly started giving red alert on low power and suddenly slowing down even when I try to step on the pedal to accelerate. Please see my video and photos of these incidents. And all these times my main battery of ev6 was always having charge higher than 40%. I was driving on all 3 occasions, once on highway close to the exit where I had to pull over to curbside. The ev6 has hence lost my trust since these type of sudden power failures could lead to my life straight being on risk - the 12 volt battery has died two times after I purchased the car in feb 2023! Kia themselves do not know what issues exist in the car- the recalls have happened three times, as I type this my ev6 is sitting at the west gate Kia service in wake forest, North Carolina since 17 days for a spare part called ICCU recall and replacement! I have been forced to lay an amount of $745 on this car every month and it’s draining me out financially and mentally. the worst part is since this is electric car , and you run out of battery power then it suddenly halts, if you are on high speed road on freeway no doubt you get hit by the car behind you and you die. I am not willing to put my life and my family’s life on danger when I drive this car anymore. Kia is not willing to buyback the car, I have paid a very high price for this and my car value has come down, leaving me a sum of more than around $10000 difference when I try to sell it back to Kia. This is injustice given that my life is in danger, I might face this experience again when Kia ev6 shuts on the power while I am on road, and I will get hit bythe car behind me and die. I need justice, I need Kia to buy my car back asap. I do not need to pay 745 monthly for this [XXX] car. Please help. Thanks, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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