The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into complaints of sudden power outages in 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Electric Car.
In a statement about the investigation, the agency said it received 30 consumer complaints alleging power outages on the 2022 Ioniq 5 EVs, representing the model’s first year of production. Many consumers report a loud pop followed by a warning light on the dashboard, before the power goes out, which can range from reduced power to complete loss.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
NHTSA’s Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), which conducts safety investigations, was informed by Hyundai that the problems were related to the Integrated Control Charger (ICCU), the electromagnetic current regulator. both main and 12-volt battery packs. Overcurrent in the ICCU can damage the transistor in the DC-to-DC converter, resulting in the failure to charge the 12-volt battery, preliminary results show.
Safe exploration is not the same as recall. ODI will continue to investigate to determine the scope and severity of the problem, including the number of vehicles potentially affected, and will then make a decision on whether to issue a recall.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The Ioniq 5 has been included in another such probe—along with virtually every other EV and hybrid manufactured before March 1, 2021. Here it is. in response to a petition looking to add pedestrian warning sounds to older vehicles. These sounds, which aim to make up for the lack of engine noise when driving electric, have become mandatory on new cars for the past two years. Investigating such a petition is highly unusual, but could result in older vehicles being retrofitted with noise-generating devices.
Hyundai has issued a recall for the Ioniq 5 models in 2022. Along with the Kia EV6 that shares Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, the Ioniq 5 was recalled last year to address a hardware issue. soft. cause rollover concern. The recall covers 19,743 vehicles from both Hyundai and Kia.
