Hyundai Kona EV High Voltage Battery Replacement

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@garyboyce6186 2 жыл бұрын

I was curious how much the Kona battery weighs, it looks really heavy. It drives like a heavy tank in the snow and goes anywhere. Regenerative breaking is safe in the snow as well. . Amazing. I really like my Kona EV and am also waiting for a new battery. Apparently I’m number 3 on the list now. Thanks for taking the time to make this great video !!

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

I think if im not mistaken around 500 something kilo.

@heartobefelt 9 ай бұрын

Nice clear video , i appreciate your effort.

@jeffgrave 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this great video! I think this will be super helpful for new Hyundai service EV techs to see how this is done RIGHT! I am waiting (like many others) for my drive battery to be replaced on my 2019 Kona EV. I assuming this is a Canadian Hyundai dealership? I do see on the left side the Kona EV heat exchanger box which was not available U.S. buyers. Now I can appreciate how this will cost Hyundai recall 200. I was told Hyundai is billed $11,000 for parts and labor for recall 200..

@owenmcdonald6479 7 ай бұрын

Reading this, $11,000 is a bargain if that includes the cost of the battery. There was a TV News item here two weeks ago about a man who's Hyundai Ioniq drive battery failed just out of warranty. The "quote" to replace the main battery (with tax) is over $50,000.00 CAD. youtube dot com/watch?v=3P3mnjyBs-w The Ioniq just came out in 2017 so it's likely not even 8 years old. (The wheels look to have been used on 2017/18 and possibly some 2019 models so no newer than that.) You can buy a NEW Ioniq EV (Base) for $52,000 with a much higher capacity than the ~30KWh battery in the first couple of years models. So, unless he forks over 50 grand for a new battery, is 8 year old Ioniq is a $2,000.00 paperweight.

@paulaxford6754 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I'm waiting for my Kona EV battery to be replaced in the next few months.

@Blue-moon12 2 жыл бұрын

How old is your Kona? Why are you replacing the battery so soon? Thanks

@inf0mike 2 жыл бұрын

@@Blue-moon12 Thousands of Kona Electric batteries are being replaced under a worldwide recall program due to manufacturing faults that can cause safety issues. The batteries are not manufactured by Hyundai. This only impacts vehicles between 2018-2020.

@joseramonherreramendoza9260 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video brow thanks a lot ☝️😎☝️😎☝️😎

@DBartel2000 Жыл бұрын

Tnx for sharing tis very interesting video.👌 I have a Kia e-Niro MY22, but believe most of the work is the same...

@hyundaitech Жыл бұрын

Im not familiar with Kia but since they are just sister company i believe most of the components are the same. Thank you

@stephenclay6852 6 ай бұрын

Interesting video. The obvious question is having heard so many wild prices quoted by different people is how much to change the battery complete with labour costs.

@blownb310 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see that the cooling system is self bleeding with the scan tool activated coolant pump. The bleeding procedure on the Bolt EV is a bit more involved.

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Really? Are you tech too? Thanks

@blownb310 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech yes, and you need a special tool that puts the cooling system under a vacuum to refill a Bolt EV properly.

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

@@blownb310 ahh good to know.

@sko1beer 2 жыл бұрын

Compared to watching how rich rebuild does Tesla’s this car’s battery swap looks way more easy. Great video 👍

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

@@sko1beer yeah with the right equipment it makes the job more easier.

@Reddylion Жыл бұрын

Nice video.....

@hyundaitech Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@actii Жыл бұрын

I am asking for the impressions of those who are after replacing the battery and possibly updating the software. Something has changed ? Maybe the service technicians from Hyundai told you something interesting about the new battery ... Are these the same batteries as installed in brand new cars from 2022? Does a battery change restart the 8-year warranty? Thank You for Your time

@mikaelnielsen8148 Жыл бұрын

- and do you know if it will be possible to change a 1 phase OBC to a 3 phase charger?

@ferfrdfsfwf 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great video! Quick question for you: when I rotate tires on my Kona Electric, do I need to do anything else besides resetting a maintenance reminder? Thanks!

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Technically no, but its a good practice to just visually check underhood especially the coolant levels and i think thats about it. Hope that helps.

@mingliang4159 10 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful video. Thank you! Hyundai or the local dealers don't have this particular EV battery antifreeze in stock. Is there any coolant or antifreeze suitable for Kona EV?

@hyundaitech 10 ай бұрын

Im not sure in the aftermarket side, i think you just have to wait for the oem.

@elcano9 2 жыл бұрын

What scan tool software you are using there? Is that EV or Hyundai specific, or is it a general OBDII software? I have a Foxwell scan tool with the Hyundai Software but it still doesn’t have the update to operate the coolant pump.

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Oh the scantool that i use is hyundai specific only. What model of foxwell you have?

@Ernesto-te7oj Жыл бұрын

Nice video! I bought a spare wheel for my kona ev can i just jack it up normal one wheel at a time. I noticed where you had the lift arms positioned on the kona?

@hyundaitech Жыл бұрын

I believe you can still jack it up 1 at a time, just make sure you jack it up in the right position not on the battery frame.

@xyredmax 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. I am in the UK and have been waiting for over 5 weeks while they took my car for a high voltage battery replacement. Before that, the 12v battery failed, but HUK say it is out of warranty - the car is 3 years old. Do you update the cars software to put back the correct power output and charging levels? These were greatly reduced on my car

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes if theres available update after the replacement we have to do it.

@xyredmax 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech Thank you

@user-th9qi3xf4o 11 ай бұрын

Hello great Video. My Kona EV 2023 had bad pothole collision. It bended the tire rods and wheel alignment. The tech says the EV battery sensor for coolant shows up as an error and may need a battery replacement as well. Do we really need to replace the big battery? There are no dents on the battery and the car is drivable with no airbags activated at the time of collision with the pothole. I suspect the Hyundai dealers are playing games with me. Any suggestions and help is appreciated with options i have.

@hyundaitech 11 ай бұрын

Hi, so theres a code for temperature sensor for the battery? Maybe the sensor or the circuit got disturb during the collision. I dont know of they can just disassemble the battery and replace the temperature sensor, or maybe they dont have the special tools to reseal the battery thats why they are suggesting a new battery. I hope car insurance will cover your repair coz thats really a big money.

@villaresidence1 2 ай бұрын

Hi. Are there any other things to do after replacing the battery, like changing or updating the software, coding or decoding the battery New and old? Or just replace the baterry and the car is ready to go. Thank you!

@hyundaitech 2 ай бұрын

If theres availabke update for the BMS and yes yiu have to do that, during the replacement of the battery, just bleeding the coolant and resetting the battery state of charge.

@doodlen1379 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Do you have any idea what is the battery lifetime of the Kona 64kw 2021, and if it is better in any way than the older ones

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man sorry i dont have that information. Hope that helps

@robertduklus6555 Жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech how could it help if you didnt answer the question? Dude!!!

@xyredmax 2 жыл бұрын

Hello again. I picked up my car yesterday, after 6 weeks waiting for the battery replacement - UK. My car seems to be sitting higher and I wondered if the replacement batteries are lighter than the 3 year old original one?

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there,glad that you picked up your car. For the weight i dont know whats the weight of the old battery, but for the neq its more than 1000 pounds.

@xyredmax 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech Thank you

@filipprusac7702 7 ай бұрын

Hi. I recently discovered rodent damage at one of the main electrical cables. As far as I can see there is no problem to patch it up with vulctape. If I pull out the plug under the back seat, will the car work as before when the put back, or do I have to connect to a computer. I'm really happy with my 21 64kwh Kona. Soon to reach 90.000km.

@hyundaitech 7 ай бұрын

As long as you are not reolacing components, and you just as you say to patch up, unplugging the safety plug and installing it should be fine

@slowcatto 2 жыл бұрын

The “new” battery has resulted in a reduced range - feels like about 95 percent charge compared to before. Since Hyundai gave no paperwork or details about what the battery change involved, makes you wonder. Not saying that it would be easier and cheaper to just recalibrate the software (say, to make 95 percent, or whatever, the new 100 percent), but hey. Also, sitting around in Tilbury for about 6 weeks has caused the 12v battery to suddenly die (that's according to Hyundai Customer Care and an AA recovery technician), which the dealer says is not covered by warranty as it's more than 2 years old. Hyundai Customer Care suggested I could ask the dealer to submit a goodwill request for Hyundai to contribute to the cost of a new 12v battery. WTF? A 12v battery only costs around £90 to replace, but it's the principle… Hyundai and/or the dealer should cough up without me having to beg for this small sum, especially as it's been suggested Hyundai is directly responsible for the battery's demise. Shows where their priorities are, once the sale has been made. Pretty poor attitude.

@thomashenden71 Жыл бұрын

Probably they have increased the safety margins in the top and bottom percents of SOC, and if nothing else, it increases the life of the battery which is a nice tradeoff. If people are affected by a 5 percent decrease in available capacity, they ought to have bought an EV with even longer range. Other than that - Hyundai’s 12V system sucks and if they really charge customers having an issue with the 12V battery because the car has its traction battery replaced, that is immoral business practice. Most cars with the same electronics / drivetrain, Older Kias, Ioniq, even Ioniq 5 and Niro have 12V issues. Seems like the engineers originally planned to use a LiFePO4 battery that would have had much more capacity and tolerated discharges much better, however they are more expencive so management probably cut them out. Ioniq hybrids actually have the LiFePO4 battery, AFAIK, and replacing the outdated lead acid battery on the other cars shoujlf be fairly easy, though expencive, still the most cost effective solution in the long run.

@slowcatto Жыл бұрын

@@thomashenden71 In 2018 when we ordered our Kona EV (on about a 9 month wait) it was advertised with a 315 mile range (enough to comfortably get to London and back from where we live in Bath). By the time the car was delivered that range had been modified due to new testing regulations - now 285 miles range. Annoying, but still enough to do our regular journey to London and back if we were careful. After the recall I noticed around a ten to 15 percent drop in range. Now, every journey to London requires around an additional charge of £15 on the way back. That's around £1,000 a year extra for us. The additional time spent charging (which had been unnecessary before) makes each trip a pain. It’s impossible to get a response from Hyundai, about any issues - they just ignore phone calls and emails. Saying we should have just chosen a car with longer range is not really helpful - we chose one with a 315 mile range and now, thanks to Hyundai's sharp practice, have one with a 240 mile range. That’s rubbish…

@thomasnielsen6770 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video how much more the new battery can charge I have a Hyundai Kona that’s also must have a new battery I wonder what kind of batteries that i am getting,

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, i really dont have information about the new battery on how much more it can take, but in my opinion it should be the same. We just replace the battery because of those specific batteries has internal defects on them. Hope that helps

@jamsu7126 2 жыл бұрын

How long does it take to complete this replacement? My local dealer doesn't seem to be able to do it and I may have to drive several hours to another one

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

The removal and replacement takes atleast around 3 hours, but the time consuming is the taking out the battery from the crate. And maybe the dealer has no special equipment coz its a must to do this job. Hope that helps

@jamsu7126 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech thanks very much for the response, that does help. And yes, the dealer told me they haven't received the equipment to do it

@mikaelnielsen8148 Жыл бұрын

Hello, do you have experience with rebuilding the electrical motor and gear or know any who can do that?

@hyundaitech Жыл бұрын

Hi there, nope i dont have that experience and we are not train to do that as of now maybe in the future. What they suggest to us if theres a failure on those components replace it with brand new one. Hope that helps

@heartobefelt 9 ай бұрын

Was there a factory notice regarding bearings in the motor or transaxle ?

@alien105cz 2 жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for video , i have also new battery and do you know how in manufature LG or SK inovation i have : 37501-K4050-RW battery. Thanks 👌

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Hi so i just checked my records and the new battery sticker doesnt specify if its LG or SK. So im not too sure. Im gonna try to ask for more information in our parts. Thanks

@alien105cz 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech Thans for info 👌

@bvqbvq 9 күн бұрын

What's the rectangular panel on the bottom of the battery? Is that the pyro fuse location?

@hyundaitech 9 күн бұрын

Yeah thats where the serviceable fuse located.

@bvqbvq 8 күн бұрын

@@hyundaitech thanks. Is it likely to have blown in a crash where none of the air bags have deployed? Is there any other reason why the car wouldn't drive after light front damage? The crash was sufficient to badly crack the bumper and fold the front edge of the hood.

@nimeshgopali5142 Жыл бұрын

Hello I have 2022 Kona EV and its not even been a year and my battery health is around 90%. How can this happen is there any issue in that model as well?? Do you have any idea how that might have happened? I asked the Service here they said it may be because of vibration and driving method. Please do suggest.

@hyundaitech Жыл бұрын

Hi, theres factors that can affect battery state of health, weather, cooling system for the battery, charging habits. I would suggest to see owners manual on what are the best practices for charging the battery. Thanks

@nimeshgopali5142 Жыл бұрын

@@hyundaitech thank you for reply. Will check the manual for the same

@tygrinaceste 5 ай бұрын

Can the 1 phase 7 kW charger be replaced with 3 phase 11 kW ?

@hyundaitech 5 ай бұрын

Sorry im not familiar with different type of chargers that you mentioned.

@reinisesenbergs8312 8 ай бұрын

Watching they lower the ev battery so simply by unbolting few bolts just a random thought. Why they don't get robotic arm to drop them after ev has been extinguished. Since it doesn't seam like the hardest process to get them off. But that's just me ?

@seanpeacock5595 Жыл бұрын

Why batteries having to be replaced so soon?

@heartobefelt 9 ай бұрын

potentially a short circuit between terminals that were too close in the original OEM LG battery. Instead of just repairing the battery terminal connection , they replaced the entire battery. I wish i could buy the old batteries for a home powerwall , they would be easy to fix

@sujantamang1013 2 жыл бұрын

Are you philipino?

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@heartobefelt 9 ай бұрын

@@hyundaitech generally more hardworking honest people compared to some nationalities...

@randybeaumier 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 2021 Kona Limited six months old. I now have 16,660 on it and the 64KW battery quit working. It’s been in the shop at Crenshaw Hyundai in Burlington NC for a month and they still can’t tell me when the battery will come in. They won’t give me a loaner. Their customer service is competing with Hyundai Customer Care to see who can be the worst. They’re tied at the moment. I’m calling the Hyundai corporate office in South Korea tomorrow night and see if they can help me. Now I’ll never be able to trust the car again. I guess it’s a lemon. Maybe Toyota will be better.

@hyundaitech 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. I hope everything will be fine.

@robertduklus6555 Жыл бұрын

unreal. did you get it resolved to your satisfaction? I have been thinking about getting this car but it seems the battery issues are not quite resolved. Month without the car for which you paid lots of money, this is sickening