At first, there was no problem charging our new Niro. After about 5 months, the car began to interrupt charging and send a text message saying "Charge interrupted". It has gotten really bad now to where we get 10 to 20 interruptions every time we charge. It seems to be that the charge port contacts on the car become oxidized and the oxidation causes resistance and the resistance causes heat and the car interrupts charging when the heat is sensed.
Apparently, Kia doesn't want to issue a recall, so they pretend the problem doesn't exist! It DOES exist, and there are many, many complaints on the Kia EV Forum. A class action lawsuit is in the works.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
At first, there was no problem charging our new Niro. After about 5 months, the car began to interrupt charging and send a text message saying "Charge interrupted". It has gotten really bad now to where we get 10 to 20 interruptions every time we charge. It seems to be that the charge port contacts on the car become oxidized and the oxidation causes resistance and the resistance causes heat and the car interrupts charging when the heat is sensed.
Apparently, Kia doesn't want to issue a recall, so they pretend the problem doesn't exist! It DOES exist, and there are many, many complaints on the Kia EV Forum. A class action lawsuit is in the works.
- dr.don, Bentonville, US