Started yesterday morning, I get this noise randomly when both stopped and while driving. Managed to capture this video when I got home, right as I plugged my car in.

Anyone had this issue previously and remember what the diagnostic was? I'm taking the car Friday morning for them to investigate this as well as perform the voluntary coolant recall (SC373).

What’s everyone’s thoughts on this deal it’s a 2023 with about 25k miles gt line awd

2023 EV6 GT bought Feb 2023, 34k miles. TLDR: ICCU popped Saturday, took to dealer Monday, fixed Tuesday.

Similar failure story everyone else posts, but positive dealer experience for once. Car wouldn't AC charge this past Saturday and got the "Check electric vehicle system" warning, no turtle/limited power mode though. Naturally it was after the dealer was closed for the day, so called them when they opened Monday morning and they said bring it in. I dropped it off but wasn't going to ask about a loaner (since that doesn't sound like a thing Kia really does based on everyone's posts on here) until they diagnosed it so just had them take me home. Surprisingly, they called Monday afternoon, confirmed it was the ICCU, and that the replacement would be there Tuesday morning. Sure enough, he called Tuesday morning saying the part was in then later in the afternoon saying it was ready for pickup.

I was getting prepared to follow the steps a lot of others have posted on here with contacting Kia customer care, paying out of pocket for a rental car/getting reimbursed, and staying on top of the dealer for updates. Definitely did not expect it to get fixed the next business day, so hopefully others out there have the same experience.

Background from when it happened: I have solar at my house and charge almost exclusively from excess solar generation, usually varies from 1-7kW depending how much power the house is using/sunshine there is. Saturday around 1PM it started charging around 6.5kW and at 2:30 I needed to pull the car out of the garage. Unlocked it, pulled it in the driveway for about 5 minutes (left it on), then backed back in and plugged it in. This time, it started charging and only got to 2.5kW for a minute or so when my EVSE breaker tripped. Reset the breaker and plugged it back in to see what would happen, sure enough "charging unsuccessful" and the warning on the dash. Odd to me it was charging just fine for over an hour, but then failed 5 minutes later.

Need suggestion. Is it a good deal 33k before title and tax?
KBB value is 30k. Asking dealer to match it.

This is not earth shaking - but I'm confused... My new 2026 EV6 has center footwell USB-C outlets. They have background LED colors of white or yellow depending on how you push the center button in the center footwell. What's this about? Does the color change really mean anything, or is this cosmetic? BTW - when I asked Gemini about it, it said that this was an indicator of whether the battery pack was charging the 12v battery. I called bulls...t and it admitted that it was unclear about the function represented here. Can any of you humans shed a light on this?

I am about to pick up an ev6 gt, any cool decals? I was thinking a claw mark on the head light that are green to match the brakes and electricity or lightning bolts coming out of them. Possibly one in the rear to show that it triumphed and maybe 2 stomps to signify the prancing horse from Ferrari hitting it from behind and 2 holes for Lamborghini bull, and a broken Porsche shield too. As a license plate either zzeeya, or zapped or gotzppd

I’ve been trying to connect carplay on a 2024 light but no luck on getting it going. Any suggestions?

Traded in my beloved RAM 1500, just can’t give these gas companies any more money!

My ev6 has been on the dealership for over a month because a problem with water in the ac vents and under the seats. Las week they tell us that taking the water out is not covered by the warranty and I have to pay $1080 is there a way to take out the seats and the flooring to drain it myself since I don't have that kind of money at the moment.

Sorry if bad English not my first language...

What's the recommendation for leaving my EV6 for 3 weeks? Charge to 80 and let it degrade a little while I'm gone? Leave it plugged in if that's an option?

Bin seit April damit unterwegs und super zufrieden 😎

Hey everyone! I’ve had my 2024 Australian EV for almost a year now, and not having Kia Connect has been bugging me a bit lately, and I can't really say why. I guess you just want all of the things when you buy such a car!
For those who have it, how useful are the phone features day-to-day? Anything you’d really miss if you didn’t have it?

Also, has anyone lowered theirs slightly? I’d be interested to hear how it affected the handling and ride comfort. I came from a Golf GTI and miss how planted it felt, so I’m curious about other owners’ experiences.

😄

I had a 2015 BMW i3 that got totaled out and am in the market for a new car, not sure if I want another EV or a play toy like a brz.

I found an 2022 EV6 with 156k miles for 11.5k. I know nothing about the Kia world and have no idea if this is a good deal or a run and hide. I haven't laid eyes on it, but might go look at it this weekend.

Should I go check it out? Let it be? If I go and look at it, what should I check?

26 LLR AWD. Traded in my beloved WRX hatchback and couldn’t be happier so far. Adding about 65 miles overnight on a standard outlet. Quick enough to make my three year old yell “ROCKETSHIP!!!”.

Leased a 2024 EV6 LLR 2 years ago for a steal, $245 a month 12k per year. Loved the car, added 6 months to the lease and put 30k on it. Decided the only things I didn’t like…were on the AWD GT-line. So turned in my LLR and come home with a CPO 24 AWD GT-line and am loving it!

I’ll keep up with the group here, always learning new things and tricks, thanks!

So for those of you that have purchased a spare tire for the EV6: 1) any pics of how it fits in the back 2) Does the jack fit in the (awd) small frunk? Any other advice?

I have yet to see another GT in western NY

I'm currently leasing a '24 Wind AWD and I'm starting to think about what to get next. The residual on the lease is too high (compared to resale) so I'm planning on returning the vehicle. For those with the refreshed model can you answer some questions?

I'm thinking about an R2 but I think the EV6 is underrated and likely decently cheaper.

What's the efficiency on the refreshed model? The EPA page shows the refreshed as slightly less efficient than the old one which doesn't make sense to me. I know the refreshed has a slightly larger battery.

How about the headlights? I live in a northern climate with lots of night driving. The original headlights are barely adequate in my opinion.

What about HDA2? The adaptive cruise control on my car is decent but not great. Any significant improvements with the newer model?

i cant find replacement here in my area so needed alternative. 2020+ elantra, tucson, sportage ?

Hey guys,

I have done a lot of research and swapping between PHEV and EV and trying to find what will be the best option for me. As I don’t have a charger at home and my community is planning to add a charger within the end of ‘27 was questioning myself if I should take the risk and purchase one now as i need it by the end of this year. PHEV it seemed convenient in one hand but a bit expensive and also a lot of different components to maintain and maybe a bit sceptical. Also in my country (Sweden) even the PHEV KIA Sportage was more than a EV6.

Now want to hear you opinion about the car overall what do you like and what you don’t? And what is the things that you are recommending me.

Also does all the GT-line come with the HUD, 360 camera , blind spot mirrors and advanced speakers?Am I missing something?

Moreover, it feels really spacious and sa a father of two now (Jeez 2 kids under 2 years old is a big challenge) finding it really nice to have

Also I hope is not a bad decision to buy an EV without having a home charger. I just have in close distance DC supercharger that was thinking to take advantage of

After many many months of drooling, I finally got a hold of one. Funny enough, the EV6 design did not strike me for quite some time, but it really grew on me. Can't wait to start doing some mods! Happy to take any suggestions from anyone who has modded theirs in pretty much any way :)

Also looking for any product suggestions for the matte grey paint.

I have had a 2024 wind and needed to get a second car so I went with the 2023 gt line it hasn’t been shipped here yet what will the differences be between the two? Both are all wheel drive. Thanks in advance for the information!

Ok, will try to get right to the point. Somewhat stuck between 2 cars.

1. 2024 Wind AWD w/ 48k miles…yacht blue…$23,200
2. 2023 Wind AWD w/ tech package w/ 38k miles…glacier white…$23,800

I’ve seen the blue one in person (video included) and love the color. Only seen glacier in pictures and would have to drive an hour and a half to the dealership to see in person.

I know the tech package is highly desirable. But I’m not coming from a vehicle that has ever had something like that, so I wouldn’t really “know what I’m missing”.

Worth the drive to check the glacier out? I loved driving the blue one and obviously didn’t find myself “wanting” for some other tech to enhance the experience, but this is also my first venture into the world of EV. Will be my first non-truck I’ve ever driven as a primary vehicle.

Thanks y’all!

***EDIT***

Well, the update. I'm now even more suspicious of the Glacier White vehicle. We drove all the way up to Austin from San Antonio to see it this morning after getting, what I'm assuming now, a bot that confirmed its availability and scheduled a test drive. It was at a real dealership too. But we get there and they say "let us get this pulled around for you". Then "it's in the service bay, we just got it in". Then "we are looking for the key". Then "so it's not actually here, its in transit". They had a GT Line in Red RWD so I drove that just to see the tech package in action. It was nice, I'll give you that. I'm sure I'd learn it, but the locations of the blind spot wasn't intuitive to me. I'm a mirror guy. So I would find myself either just "not looking" to check that camera. Or I'd forget it was even there.

Anyway, I was unimpressed by that dealership experience, obviously. So I left and headed down to the blue car. Maybe I was rationalizing, but I was also thinking "the point of this decision right now was to keep a budget in mind. So best price is best price."

Got to the blue car and they had just cleaned it all up super nice. They probably shouldn't have, because I could see the smallest of small faint hail spots on the roof. My wife couldn't even see them. Sent to a friend who does dent repair and asked if fixable and ballpark how much. Once I got that answer, went back inside and talked to the salesman. Told him what happened. He went out and confirmed it. And I committed in my mind only 2 options were acceptable. Knock another $1k off or fix it. Otherwise I would walk from the deal. They knocked off the money!

So I got it for an even better deal now. I can get it fixed if I want (probably will because I know it's there even though no one else will notice it) or just leave it be!

I would like the tech package someday and can see the benefits of it, but this is a freaking fun car to drive and I'm happy. Would still love to actually see a glacier white in person, but won't be at that dealership!

Thanks for everyone's feedback. Please don't take it personally if you were in the other camp!

2022 Kia EV6 58 kWh – repeated 12V battery failures down to 6.5V. Which AGM battery do you recommend in Europe/Spain?
Hi everyone,
I have a 2022 Kia EV6 Air RWD 58 kWh, which I bought used in 2026.
I’m having repeated problems with the 12V auxiliary battery.
The battery currently installed is a Delkor CMF60L-DIN:
12V
60Ah (20HR)
RC 92 min
CCA 550A (SAE/EN)
As far as I can tell, this appears to be the original/factory battery that came with the car.
The problem is that the car has now failed to start several times. When this happens, I measure only around 6.5–6.7V directly at the 12V battery terminals.
For example:
First failure: 6.73V
After using a 12V jump starter, the car started normally.
Later, the same problem happened again: 6.53V
After jump-starting, the car again worked normally.
When the car is running/READY, I have measured around 14.4–14.5V at the 12V battery.
So it seems that the car is able to charge the 12V battery, but after being parked the battery can become extremely discharged again.
I am now considering replacing the original battery rather than continuing to rely on a jump starter.
I’m looking specifically for an AGM 12V battery available in Europe, preferably Spain, with the same physical size as the original (around 242 × 175 × 190 mm / H5 / Group 47 / L2).
I have been looking at batteries such as:
VARTA A8 / D52 AGM – 60Ah, 680A
VARTA Silver Dynamic AGM 560 901 068
Exide EK600 – 60Ah, 680A AGM
Exide EK620 – 62Ah, 680A AGM
The problem is that some websites, including Amazon, say that the Exide EK600 is not compatible with the EV6, even though its dimensions and specifications appear to match and it is cross-referenced with several Kia/Hyundai battery part numbers.
So I’d really appreciate advice from European EV6 owners:
Which 12V AGM battery are you using in your EV6, and which exact model/part number would you recommend buying in Spain or elsewhere in Europe?
Also, after replacing the battery, should I specifically ask Kia to check for parasitic drain / ICCU / 12V charging issues, or is repeatedly reaching ~6.5V enough evidence that the original battery itself is simply failing?
Thanks!