2023 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 Complaints

This car has had several recalls. On 12/9/24 I brought it to dealer re the ICCU update. Apparently what was done was just a software update. On 1/8/25 while driving 50 mph, the car suddenly lost power in traffic. Flat bedded to the dealer, they had to replace the ICCU. Todays Consumer Reports states that the ICCU recall was to replace the ICCU. Clearly the software update or check FAILED, putting me and other motorists at risk that night. I always thought a recall was a repair/replace situation, not an update/check situation. Being told by the service mgr that after all, it's a $3000 part, so if it's OK they don't just replace it. Huh? What? Not replacing it as a recalled problem is a problem. Their software update failed clearly, and now I'm afraid to use the car other than locally. The warning lamps came on only as soon as power was lost and slimply said "check electrical system". No warning BEFORE the event. I think the manufacturer's solution is a non solution, ineffective and dangerous to the motorists. In addition, I got the 4 or 5 recalls already on this car I've had for under 2 years now from my insurance company, not from Hyundai. What's with that? I would be happy to speak with someone about this. I've called the manufacturer and they read to me off of a script.

After an ICCU recall was mitigated, vehicle charging failed before achieving requested charge level. I asked for 80% and I noticed that it only charged to 72%. After driving for a few minutes, vehicle appeared to enter limp mode and then the 12 volt battery died disabling the vehicle. I had to provide an external 12 volts in order to get the vehicle back into my garage so I could notify the dealership. Dealership indicated it would be about 6 weeks before The car could be diagnosed, let alone fixed.

iccu failure. Hyundai may be trying to hide data as they are not processing this as a recall but just as a warranty service. battery light Turner on and car went on a crawl mode. I had the car towed to dealer and they confirmed it needed a new iccu. my new 3 month 12v. battery was ruined and they refused to replace as it was not from factory. this is my second 12v battery in one year. after replacing the iccu, the fuse blew. please see that hyundai is not hiding crucial data from the public

ICCU failed while charging. Vehicle showed no diagnostic codes to indicate the problem. All recent recalls regarding the ICCU performed on the vehicle.

Our 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 went completely dead on the evening of [XXX]. There were no warning signs/messages prior to it. It just would not start and none of the electrical systems (dashboard, lights etc) worked either. We became aware of the recall involving defective ICCU causing depletion of the 12 volt battery. We called nearby dealerships but their service departments were closed because it was the weekend. On Monday January 13, 2025, we were able to get in touch with the Hyundai dealership in El Monte, CA. Their service personnel instructed us to jump start the car and bring it in for service, which we did around 8am the same day. Around 2:30pm, we received a call from the El Monte dealership saying that they are not able to address the issues with our car because the dealership who sold us the car (Garden Grove Hyundai), had installed/wired a non-factory-certified GPS device (LoJack) into our car (unbeknownst to us), which was interfering with troubleshooting. The El Monte service person recommended that the car be transferred to the Garden Grove Hyundai dealership. He also stated that he would not recommend driving the car to the Garden Grove dealership since it may pose a safety risk. He said that it's possible that the car may suddenly die without warning while we are driving. We spoke with Hyundai roadside assistance, Hyundai customer care, and then the Garden Grove dealership, only to be told that it is not their responsibility to transfer the car, despite it being a safety risk to drive the car. The Garden Grove service person kept insisting that it's safe to drive the car and to just drive it over, which made us extremely uncomfortable. Nobody has taken ownership/responsibility for what has happened and the customer service has been awful. We have wasted the entire afternoon of January 13, 2025 being on numerous phone calls with no resolution in sight. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

There was no major safety issue in this instance. My concern is this poses a severe risk if it happened while driving. The car was on and in ready to drive mode but was parked in the garage with climate control on while loading it for going to school. At somepoint between trips to the car over 20 minutes it died with no warning. Some lights behind buttons, the interior lights, and the screens were on but blank. Not a single button in the car would respond. Including hazards or opening the trunk or closing the charging port door. Lights like the LED for the overhead light button blinked and the charging indicator by the charging port blinked a pattern of 1 longer flash and 8 shorter flashes. The car would not shut off or on again another button that was completely unresponsive. The lights and screen stayed on for at least 30 minutes before I left with a Lyft to get the kids to school. An hour and a half later everything was off and it seemed to have no power. At that point I did figure out how to jump it and get it to the dealer. The dealer claims the 12V battery died and that was the only issue and completed the 2 open recalls. There was no indication when I started the car that anything was wrong or the 12v battery was low or needed replacing. There are apparently no error codes from it completely failing while in ready mode. I was only told this happened because it was in park and the 12V battery failed while it was on and parked, if I had been driving I would still have use of the vehicle as the recall outlined for a failed ICCU when the 12V battery drains. They can find nothing else wrong but my concern is that a failed 12V battery could cause this while driving. I was told simply it cannot happen because the software handles it differently when driving. I hope that is correct.

The manufacturer sent me a letter about a recall and in the letter stated that this should be fixed promptly because the defect could increase the risk of a crash. I called my local dealership and they could not provide me with an appoinment for 3 months. When I told them that I was worried about risk of crash they dismissed that and told me that they had not heard of a crash from this problem. I called Hyundai and filed a complaint, case #[XXX]. They also called the dealership and they could not get a sooner appointment but they offer for me to drop the car off and leave it for 7-10 days and they would get to it when they could. They would not give me a loaner car, that would be at my expense. I feel that this delay could potentially cause me to have an accident and injure myself and possibly others. In order to get it done sooner it would cost me a rental car. This repair is supposed to be done in a timely fashion and at no expense to me. Hyundai could not resolve my issue. The local dealership is Crown Hyundai in St Petersburg FL where I purchased the vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Hyundai service department confirmed the ICCU needs to be replaced but is on back order for 5-6 weeks

The car has had multiple recalls for the ICCU failure. I have brought the car in been 3 times. Will go in again this week . The recall remedy never fixes the issue. The car works for a few weeks then the same issue happens again .Unable to start the car or drive . Has been going on since June 2024.

The rear video camera fails intermittently. It works sometimes and doesn't at times. The same with the rear cross traffic warning and pedestrian warning. I've taken my car to the dealer service center but they claim to not being able to reproduce the issue. I know the issue still exists since my husband hit a parked car while backing out of a driveway since there was no alert provided and the rear camera did not work.