Hyundai Ioniq 5

3/31/2025: New Vehicle leased. 11/24/2025: 12V battery failure. Battery replaced by dealership. 4/22/2026: 12v battery failure. Battery replaced by dealership. 6/7/2026: ICCU failure. Car cannot charge 12v battery. Car in “limp” mode - cannot drive faster than 40 mph while on highway. Fortunately was able get car to safe location to be towed. All three instances appear to be due to the same engineering flaw in the vehicle.

1. What component failed, and is it available for inspection? The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) failed. The vehicle is currently at the dealer's service center, so the failed component is available for inspection upon request. 2. How was your safety or others' safety put at risk? After parking and re-entering the vehicle following a grocery stop, the vehicle displayed Check Vehicle Electrical System followed by Check Vehicle Power Supply warnings. This occurred without warning…

Car has worn down both rear tires to wires and dealer has said alignment is way out and could be suspension issues. Checked recalls and don’t see any but it’s clear there is a serious issue as these tires should have worn like this

This is an EV . We use the regenerative braking to slow down. This car has both a front and rear dash cam. The car is about two and a half years old and has about 20,800 miles. We were approaching a red traffic light with several vehicles stopped in front of us. My partner was driving and had slowed to 8 mph, with her foot off the accelerator, advancing slowly towards the car in front of us when the vehicle experienced unanticipated, rapid acceleration. With quick reflexes, she was able brake…

The driver attention warning feature is defective and often requires you to take your eyes off the road and stare at the DAW sensor in order to eliminate the car's constant attention warnings. Even while looking straight ahead while driving, the DAW is often erroneous and will disengage safety features (e.g., lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, etc.) because the DAW erroneously thinks that the driver is not paying attention. As another example, if you are driving uphill/downhill or…

On June 13, 2026, my 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 experienced a sudden and dangerous propulsion failure while in active motion. The vehicle had approximately 9,447 miles on it and was at 58% battery charge at the time of the incident. The vehicle was leased in January 2025 and has been serviced exclusively at the Hyundai dealership. While driving with two occupants, the vehicle abruptly lost all ability to accelerate. The dashboard displayed a critical warning: “Stop vehicle and check power supply”…

ICCU failed with a pop sound in the evening. Next morning, on my way to the dealership, car started fine, alerted me about the “check electric vehicle system”, but drove fine for about a mile. Then the car came to a crawl mode, refusing to go over 20mph and stopped completely with out any indication. Luckily, I was in a quiet neighborhood and was able to steer the car to the curb safely.

An AVRIDE vehicle made a right-hand turn from a middle lane. It did not use the appropriate lane for right-hand turns.

Component that failed: High-voltage main battery pack assembly and associated electrical architecture. The vehicle and the component are currently located at my home and are available for inspection upon request. Description of Incident & Safety Risk: While attempting to drive the car and when connected to the vehicle to a standard charging infrastructure, a catastrophic internal failure occurred within the high-voltage system (Diagnostic Trouble Code P1AA600). Upon attempting to plug the…

I am writing regarding a very serious and frightening safety incident involving my 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5. While driving through a busy intersection in California, the vehicle displayed the warning message: “Stop vehicle and check power supply.” Within approximately one minute of that warning appearing, the vehicle completely lost power and became inoperable in the middle of the intersection. The shutdown occurred without warning and created an extremely dangerous situation. The vehicle’s hazard…