https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the KIA EV9. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:37 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#recall-26V431000-kia-kia-ev9-2024 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2178337 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle would not accept a charge requiring it be towed 120 miles to nearest Kia dealer. Vehicle had no warning lights or messages, just would not accept a recharge of the drive battery. Dealer found 3 error messages in the ICCU, but no idea why it occurred. Messages removed and vehicle then accepted a charge. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2174052 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Windshield wipers stopped working in middle of bad snow storm. I had to pull over, wait for the weather to improve before proceeding. I have a minor child and safety is a concern to me. Thought it was the wiper so I went to AutoZone to replace it and was told the problem is the wiper motor and that I needed to take to the dealership for repair https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2174051 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT vehicle would not accelerate pass 25 mph, battery light came on, stop vehicle and check power supply message also came on. had to towed to dealer. KIA app showing ICCU code P1A9096 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2170732 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Kia EV9. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, there was an abnormal slapping sound coming from the rear passenger’s side of the vehicle. While observing the tires, the contact became aware that the rear tires were bald, and the steel belts were coming from the inside of the tires. The contact used Fix a Flat inside the tires and was able to drive the https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2170977 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I recently purchase my 2024 EV9 from Carvana with 9578 miles listed on 12/12/25. Doing my 7 days to purchase this SUV. I had some concerns about the violent wobble when I drove over a bump. With some concerns about this SUV, I google to see if anyone else had this same issue. To my surprise I founded a lot of complaints and ways to resolved the issue. One consumer stated he had his EV9 aligned and https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2170978 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I recently purchase my 2024 EV9 from Carvana with 9578 miles listed on 12/12/25. Doing my 7 days to purchase this SUV. I had some concerns about the violent wobble when I drove over a bump. With some concerns about this SUV, I google to see if anyone else had this same issue. To my surprise I founded a lot of complaints and ways to resolved the issue. One consumer stated he had his EV9 aligned and https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#recall-26V046000-kia-kia-ev9-2026 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMV https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2169613 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Component: Electrical System / Instrument Panel Speed at time of failure: [Insert typical speed, e.g., 65 mph] Description of Incident: My vehicle is suffering from an intermittent but total loss of the instrument cluster functionality while in motion. The display goes dark and is replaced by a "No Signal" message. This results in the immediate loss of all critical safety information, including https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2169614 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Component: Electrical System / Instrument Panel Speed at time of failure: [Insert typical speed, e.g., 65 mph] Description of Incident: My vehicle is suffering from an intermittent but total loss of the instrument cluster functionality while in motion. The display goes dark and is replaced by a "No Signal" message. This results in the immediate loss of all critical safety information, including https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2168122 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Kia EV9. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, a burning odor was detected. The contact pressed the recirculate air button, but the burning odor intensified. No warning light was illuminated. The contact noticed flames coming from underneath the front driver's seat. The contact's husband pulled over and parked the vehicle. The contac https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2168183 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle popped up a red vehicle warning to check the electric vehicle system. It would no longer charge, was taken to the dealership where the emergency notification was sent :suspected condition with your EV9's Battery Management System has been detected and charging has been limited. A full system check is recommended. Please schedule an appointment with your local Kia dealership as soon as p https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2167702 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT EV car won't charge. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2167169 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Instrument panel goes Black while driving. Keeps flickering on and off while driving. Took it to a dealer and they denied the flicker, even though I have 15 videos of it. Dealer just gave us the car back without fixing the issue and told us to live with it. This is extremely unsafe as we go up to a minute without seeing anything. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2166458 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle consistently vibrates at highway speeds, feels like a driveline vibration, wheel, tire or suspension issue. Almost feels like a tire is wobbling. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2166459 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle consistently vibrates at highway speeds, feels like a driveline vibration, wheel, tire or suspension issue. Almost feels like a tire is wobbling. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2166460 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle consistently vibrates at highway speeds, feels like a driveline vibration, wheel, tire or suspension issue. Almost feels like a tire is wobbling. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2166322 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2026 Kia EV9. The contact stated that while driving at 68 MPH, the sunroof made an abnormally loud banging sound. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, inspected the sunroof, and became aware that the sunroof was cracking. The contact closed the shade guard to prevent shattered glass from falling inside the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the destination. The vehic https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2165929 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Kia EV9 has destroyed two complete tire sets in 4 months (October 2025, January 2026) despite two professional alignments (May 2025, October 2025). Dealer service manager admitted on recorded call (1/7/26) seeing multiple EV9s "under 18,000 miles" destroy tires, confirming fleet-wide pattern. Multiple owner forums report the exact same issue. MY CASE: - [XXX] (11,860 mi): Steering misalignm https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2165930 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Kia EV9 has destroyed two complete tire sets in 4 months (October 2025, January 2026) despite two professional alignments (May 2025, October 2025). Dealer service manager admitted on recorded call (1/7/26) seeing multiple EV9s "under 18,000 miles" destroy tires, confirming fleet-wide pattern. Multiple owner forums report the exact same issue. MY CASE: - [XXX] (11,860 mi): Steering misalignm https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2164973 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Car stopped working and wouldn’t start. I was told there is an ICCU failure. There is a back order of ICCU for this vehicle and unknown date of repair. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2164974 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Car stopped working and wouldn’t start. I was told there is an ICCU failure. There is a back order of ICCU for this vehicle and unknown date of repair. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2164975 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Car stopped working and wouldn’t start. I was told there is an ICCU failure. There is a back order of ICCU for this vehicle and unknown date of repair. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2164701 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I own a Kia 2026 EV9. We charged the car to 80% (we have reduced the limit to only 80%). The next morning there was no power to the car. The interior lights would not come on door handles would not work. I could not start the vehicle. I read on line of the 12v battery dying and ICCU failures. I charged the battery for 1.5 hours and was able to get the car to start. I immediately drove it to https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2164702 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I own a Kia 2026 EV9. We charged the car to 80% (we have reduced the limit to only 80%). The next morning there was no power to the car. The interior lights would not come on door handles would not work. I could not start the vehicle. I read on line of the 12v battery dying and ICCU failures. I charged the battery for 1.5 hours and was able to get the car to start. I immediately drove it to https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2161516 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I would also like to highlight the serious safety concern due to cell deviation (imbalance) along with SOC (State of Charge) mismatch as per my car's BMS (Battery management system) which is present in my vehicle and shared with Kia corporate. In an electric vehicle, the high-voltage battery cells, the Battery Management System, and the battery coolant system function as a single integrated safet https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2161517 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I would also like to highlight the serious safety concern due to cell deviation (imbalance) along with SOC (State of Charge) mismatch as per my car's BMS (Battery management system) which is present in my vehicle and shared with Kia corporate. In an electric vehicle, the high-voltage battery cells, the Battery Management System, and the battery coolant system function as a single integrated safet https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2160368 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT When driving at speeds 60+ mph, EV9 steering wheel and center console vibrate consistently even on newly paved smooth road(s). I have taken it into two different dealerships for resolve twice within the first week of ownership. Both dealerships checked tires, mount and balanced the ones that were off and sent us on our way. The steering wheel and console vibrations persist. I have taken it back in https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2160369 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT When driving at speeds 60+ mph, EV9 steering wheel and center console vibrate consistently even on newly paved smooth road(s). I have taken it into two different dealerships for resolve twice within the first week of ownership. Both dealerships checked tires, mount and balanced the ones that were off and sent us on our way. The steering wheel and console vibrations persist. I have taken it back in https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-ev9#complaint-2160370 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT When driving at speeds 60+ mph, EV9 steering wheel and center console vibrate consistently even on newly paved smooth road(s). I have taken it into two different dealerships for resolve twice within the first week of ownership. Both dealerships checked tires, mount and balanced the ones that were off and sent us on our way. The steering wheel and console vibrations persist. I have taken it back in