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Very possible. I would love to know the details on this story
$60,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 battery replacement quote
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Says the defender of every battery powered crap box. LOL
The big difference is..Toyota Foots $32,000 Bill. Kia told their customer to go scratch their behind with a broken bottle.
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Again this is an overblown story from a dealer. There are dealers that are just as anti-EV as you are and are chomping at the bit to make story. People will go out of their way to believe a BS story if it meets their narrative. I've heard enough bad things from Hyundai dealers that I'd never put myself in the situation of having to deal with them.
Maybe in a beater, but not a 600hp SUV or sports car.
It wasn't damaged. The owner drove it in with zero issues and asked them to look at it, and solely based on looking at it, they decided on this course. It drove fine, etc..
How could they do better? The battery was fine. What more could you want?
No, I'm not defending anything. I'm just not as gullible as some. I believe there is more to the story than what is here.
A small scratch? Doubt it; that doesn't make sense.
Was the quote from the dealer or Hyundai? I'd like to see some detail.
Is the $60K USD or Canadian? I believe there is quite a difference.
A little research adds to the story. The point is, I don't know the whole story and neither do you.
It’s fine…. Until is isn’t….
A EXTREMELY thorough test of that battery should be performed… Before it’s deemed … it’s fine.
I’m not saying it wasn’t fine… But hades if it were mine… I would want to make sure those internal battery cells were all in perfect working condition before taking it back home.
He scraped some debris on the freeway and just wanted it looked at. The dealer has gone off the deep end, along with a large part of the internet.
Battery pack is the same one as in my near 600hp SUV. Hyundai Motor Group uses it for all cars in that platform except for the new I5N. I am pretty sure the motor in a Urus or Audi RSQ8 costs $30k to replace. In addition to fuel, and PM. So I'm not really feeling the frustration here.
ETA: A quick gander at EBAY shows I can get an RSQ8 short block (pre-owned) for about $10K. Not to mention the labor and other things as well as the turbos, which are likely nuked if the SB is.
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https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyota-denies-warranty-claim-for-another-2022-gr86-engine-failure
https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyot...gine-after-warranty-denied-for-drifting-photo
Different issues of course, but asking any mfg to stand by a warranty is upto chance these days. Great service writers deserve awards and recognition.
Well, I've got to thinking a bit... I bet it's the tech and/or dealership covering their ass....
Customer road rashed his battery, brings it in for inspection, dealer tech says it's fine... 2 months later battery goes poof (as they rarely but sometimes do). Will this come back to the dealer? I betcha the insurance company will play that card. What if someone dies in that fire? jail time?
Advising replacement is absolving you from future blaim, no matter what happens.
Hyundai should have a measurement for how much that panel can be pushed in by before it causes issues. That panel is there to protect the batteries cooling pack so if it is damaged too much is could cause a coolant leak in the battery.
I don’t see why the battery casing could not just be replaced. More labour but less parts cost as you reuse the battery modules.
Either dealers tech is unqualified or they wanted to go with most expensive option.
I don’t see why the battery casing could not just be replaced. More labour but less parts cost as you reuse the battery modules.
Either dealers tech is unqualified or they wanted to go with most expensive option.
Back in the day, and especially on newer models, you couldn't get sub parts for certain things.
It was impossible to get a short block under warranty (we had to order all parts and assemble one) but couldn't get seals for a steering rack for example.
If I was going to buy a EV I would be visiting that brands parts dept to see if parts are available for the battery pack. No way I would buy a EV that has to have a full pack replacement if it has an issue.
