2024 Kia Ev6 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (21) · Power Train (15) · Fuel/Propulsion System (8)
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Safety recalls (3)
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2026-07-02 · campaign 26V431000 · 8 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The high voltage battery cells may contain misaligned electrodes, which can lead to a fire while parked or driving.
Risk: A fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures and limit their charge to a maximum of 80% until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery system assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 7, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC375. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 1
Electrical System:propulsion System:charging:module:software 2024-11-18 · campaign 24V867000 · 62,872 vehicles
Defect: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC327. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 24V-200. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 24V-200 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery 2024-03-14 · campaign 24V200000 · 48,232 vehicles
Defect: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-Volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 29, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC302.
Service bulletins (46)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-23 · SC373_TSB_R2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: voluntary service campaign: 3-way coolant valve replacement (sc373 revision 2) - this bulletin has been revised to include additional information. new/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. this bulletin provides information to
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-08 · SC373_TSB_R1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: voluntary service campaign: 3-way coolant valve replacement (sc373 revision 1) - this bulletin has been revised to include additional information. new/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. this bulletin provides information to
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-04 · SC373B_OWNR · Service Campaign
voluntary service campaign: owner notification (sc373b) - this document is the owner notification advising that kia is conducting a voluntary service campaign on certain 2024-2026 my ev6 vehicles to replace the 3-way coolant valve assembly with a new one. in addition, dealers will inspect the 3-way
Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-28 · TSB_CLI049_R2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: partial repair – electrical a/c compressor - this bulletin has been revised to include additional information. new/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. this bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the air
Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-21 · SC373A_OWNR · Service Campaign
voluntary service campaign: owner notification (sc373a) - this document is the owner notification advising that kia is conducting a voluntary service campaign on certain 2024-2026 my ev6 vehicles to replace the 3-way coolant valve assembly with a new one. in addition, dealers will inspect the 3-way
Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-21 · SC373_TSB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: voluntary service campaign: 3-way coolant valve replacement (sc373) - this bulletin provides information to replace the 3-way coolant valve. in addition, inspect the 3-way coolant valve harness connector for corrosion, and if necessary, replace the harness connector on ce
Showing the 6 most recent of 46 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-21 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“1-noise when regen is active- at any regen settings and getting louder overtime. 2-burn smell at times at random (unsure if its from other vehicles) 3-got "check charging system" light came on and hesitated to move from a complete stop -battery level was 35% when light came on. happened at low speed or at a stop 4-foward collision not engaging (…”
2026-10-15 · Power Train“something with the electrical system in this electric vehicle was not functioning properly as the car would go into "turtle mode" as the service department called it. 45 mph then dropping to 30 mph before reaching the dealership. my safety was at risk because driving on the highway could have had someone rear end up by slowing down. the dealership …”
2026-09-27 · Vehicle Speed Control“dear kia customer care, i am writing to formally report a serious and recurring safety issue with my kia vehicle. i have repeatedly experienced a "power limited" error while driving, often accompanied by a turtle icon and a "check electric vehicle system" warning. on multiple occasions, the vehicle has suddenly lost power and stalled in the middle…”
2026-09-26 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“i was driving my car on the highway, then i got the message çheck your electrical system'for around a minute. then there was a rumble or bang as if i hit something with the back, but the road was clean. then the car started slowing down and i drove to the side. i got out of the car and saw white smoke coming from under the car in the back. i starte…”
2026-09-09 · Seats“when putting a car seat in and using the cars seat belt the rear seat belt buckles do not come up at a high enough angle and cause the belt to bind in the buckle for the lap and will not allow the belt to slide and be properly tensioned to hills the car seat to the bottom of the cars seat…”
2026-09-09 · Steering“i got into my car in a hurry i put my car in drive as i was closing my driver's door and took off and because the door wasn't fully closed the parking brake engaged itself but the power over comes the parking brake, when i let off the throttle the rear wheels locked up causing the car to slide out of control. i pushed on the throttle again to unloc…”
2026-09-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System“my 2024 kia ev6 is experiencing a total failure of the 12v charging system and requires manual jumpstarts to operate. the official iccu safety recall (sc327) was previously performed, which is why the nhtsa database shows 0 unrepaired recalls for this vin. however, the manufacturer's remedy has completely failed. per nhtsa safety guidelines, this v…”
2026-07-20 · Electrical System“car was totally dead even with a 68% charge. aaa came out to jump start. the next day while driving on the highway the car started to lose power. a red warning to check the electrical system came on along with "turtle mode". i was able to pull over off the highway, grateful the two small children were not with me. car was towed to dealer who kept i…”
2026-07-15 · Wheels“rear tires on my 2024 kia ev6 wore down to the tire wear-bar limit (2/32" remaining tread) at approximately 19,500 miles, while the front tires on the same vehicle measured roughly double that remaining tread (4/32") at the same odometer reading. the factory-installed tires are rated by the manufacturer for approximately 50,000 miles of tread life …”
2026-07-10 · Electrical System“we purchased a certified pre-owned 2024 kia ev6 gt on 6/5/2026. on 6/6/2026 while driving on city streets, the display screen suddenly displayed a large and flashing red warning message "stop vehicle and check power supply" in addition to the battery symbol. we took the vehicle to the dealership and they diagnosed that the iccu had failed and neede…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.