2022 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 Complaints

My vehicle’s ICCU failed resulting in my 12v battery suddenly, and without warning, fail. Leaving me stranded. This seems to be a widespread issue that isn’t being addressed properly as following the manufacturer’s list of recall updates never solved the issue up to my day of failure.

My car suffered a failure of the Integrated Charge Control Unit ("ICCU") which makes the car underivable. This is the third time that I have had an issue with the ICCU. The first two times, it failed to charge the 12V battery, leading to a loss of all 12V systems and being unable to drive the car. This third time, the car now refuses to charge on AC power. Hyundai has tried to "repair" this issue with software updates, but it doesn't fix it. Now I am waiting for a remanufactured ICCU to replace my broken one.

This is the second time I’ve taken my Hyundai IONIQ 5 in to Hyundai as part of a recall “fix” for ICCU Failure. Each time, the car has been operating fine, I take the car in for the “fix” as it’s required, and then shortly after the car breaks down while it’s in motion / operating. I’ve concluded these are not “fixes” and I have no ability to trust the safety or reliability of the vehicle. 1) ICCU Failure 8 Days After Recall “Fix”. Same thing happened the previous year. Took the car in for the recall “Fix” and shortly after the car dangerous broke down while driving. 2) Car became a brick. 3) Yes, Hyundai Service Center has confirmed ICCU fault. 4) Yes, see #3 5) Yes, minutes before the car became inoperable.

The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power, after which the message "Critical Battery Level - Stop Car" was displayed, prompting the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway. The battery warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) relay. The vehicle was not repaired due to the part being on backorder. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 59,000.

The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. The contact stated that after the vehicle was parked on a slight incline on the road, the gear shifter was shifted to park(P), and the vehicle was turned off. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle, the vehicle started to roll backward. The contact was able to jump back into the vehicle and depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was still in park(P); however, when the brake pedal was released, the vehicle started rolling away again. The contact had not engaged the parking brake. The contact stated that the vehicle was turned off and restarted and was able to shift into park(P) and the vehicle remained stationary. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V324000 (Parking Brake); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

1) This is the second occurrence of this issue within the past 12 months. While driving, my EV displayed various blinking lights and a “Check EV Connection” message, followed by a “12v Battery Critical” warning. The entire system began shutting down in the middle of the road. I managed to pull over before the car completely shut off. 2) This malfunction posed a significant safety risk to me and others. The rapid deceleration and uncertainty of an imminent shutdown almost caused an accident, either from other vehicles crashing into me or from my inability to stop in time, potentially hitting another car. I have faced this life-threatening situation twice within a year due to the same issue. 3) The problem was confirmed by my dealership less than a year ago, and my car is currently being towed back to the dealership for re-inspection of the same issue. 4) The vehicle and its components have not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or other parties for the current situation. However, the manufacturer issued a recall for this problem last year AFTER my initial report, incident, and repair. They claimed to have fixed the faulty issue or replaced the necessary parts, when my vehicle was repaired less than 12 months ago. Despite this, I am experiencing the same critical problem again. 5) During the incident, my entire panel started blinking with a “Check EV Connection” message, followed by a red warning sign indicating a 12v Battery Critical Failure warning. The system then went black, and the panel continued to blink white and black consistently while parked. The car cannot be started or moved.

Less than 48 hours after getting the latest Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) recall performed (Hyundai Recall Number 272, NHTSA Recall Number 24V-868), the ICCU on my car failed. This resulted in the 12V battery no longer being charged by the EV's main battery, and the car entering "Limp-Home Mode", limiting the car's speed to 20mph. Error messages include "Check electric vehicle system" and "Stop vehicle and check power supply". These messages appeared when the ICCU failed, not before. ICCU failures are well known with this car, hence the recall. However, there is anecdotal evidence in the Ioniq 5 Facebook forums that indicate that the ICCU failure rate INCREASES on cars that have had the recall performed. Hyundai and the NHTSA need to examine the failure data to see if there is a cause-and-effect relationship between recall repair and increased failure rate, or if the failures observed by the community are just coincidental.

Turning into my driveway one evening, the car displayed the "Check Electric Vehicle System" alert on dash. The following morning while backing out of the driveway to wait for a tow, the alert changed to "Stop vehicle and check power supply". Got car towed to dealer, and after diagnosing, confirmed that ICCU failed. Car has been at the dealer for almost 2 weeks at this point, and the part is still back-ordered with no ETA, according to the service advisor I have been working with.

I took my Hyundai in twice to a local dealership for the recall to be fixed. They failed both times to remedy the situation, and said they would handle it again at my next scheduled service appointment. A few weeks later my car suffered from the ICCU failure and I was stuck without a working vehicle. I had my car towed to the dealership 20 days ago but they have no ETA on the part needed to fix the recall.

I had the most recent recall (code 702 I believe) done on January 13th. I believe the recall was an NHTSA required recall and after the software update that was part of the recall my car will no longer charge. It has been with the dealer since January 15th with no resolution in sight. The software update was I believe the 4th such update intended to prevent a part called an ICCU from failing. It took 4 business days but the dealer Hyundai of Roseville confirmed the ICCU needs to be replaced and they don’t have an ETA on when the part will be shipped. Online I have seen reports of the same thing happening to others and the ICCU repair process taking 1-2 months.