When I purchased the car I’ve accepted the biggest flaw which is the ICCU, knowing that 95% of my travel is within 50 miles. How do you guys navigate long road trips especially with multiple kids? Do you just accept there’s a minuscule chance the car may breakdown and call a tow? Or do you go out of your way to rent a car for long trips?
**thank for you for all the replies! I’ll continue to enjoy the best car I’ve ever driven 😂
I’ve used the it about a dozen times, to give to valet, tire rotation, car inspections, etc. Every single time, they can’t get in the car, or they do and can’t get it to start, and cause the alarm to go off. I show them where to put it, and it still takes 10+ tries to get it in the right spot.
I’ve had a Tesla for 7 years and the keycard works flawlessly, never once has the alarm gone off or someone been unable to drive.
At this point I’ll just be using the fob for these situations wherever possible, it’s just very annoying.
Has anyone had consistent success with the keycard?
I just took mine in this morning, and now I can see the wiper arm sticking out from the inside while driving, and even more so from the outside while it's just sitting/parked. I wanted to know if that is how it's supposed to be now. I just messaged the dealer to confirm, but it's horrible if so. LMK, TIA.
UPDATE: dealership said it looked "a little high", and that I could bring it back in. They immediately took it in and lowered the arm. I can't remember how low they used to sit, but I think I can live with it. Thanks everyone for input!
Sorry for scare everyone.
Hi EV9 family! I have a question. I’ve been trying to schedule my 30K service as I’m at 33,119 miles. The app keeps telling me I have to agree to replace my battery. I’m wondering if anyone else has replaced theirs? Or did you forgo the replacement and have they had any issues with their battery? Just wondering if it’s worth the cost.. thank you!!
I have a 2024 EV9 GT- line no issues until the most recent update that was released. The screen on the right with apple CarPlay disconnects and goes blank after 10 minutes of driving. Now when I start up car, the screen stays blackout. After another 20 minutes of starting car, I get a check Driver Assistance System. Anyone have these issues? My car is currently at Kia service department and I have not received an update since yesterday.
Specifically looking at the Kia EV9.
I’m just wondering if anyone has towed over the limit without trailer brakes. Obviously I realize that no one would recommend this but I’m just curious. I have a 2026 GT-Line so I have the self level shocks, but I need to haul my side-by-side which including trailer weight would be around 2000lbs. I’ve done this with previous vehicles and my current trailer, but they never required external braking, so I would need to make somewhat significant modifications to my trailer plus the addition of the brake controller. I only use the trailer maybe twice a year and I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience.
My first EV! She's a 2026 that showed as a lease return with just over 8000 miles so I managed to dodge some depreciation. Per the wife's request, I named her Umbreon... Hopefully that appeases her enough to avoid pokemon stickers. Now I just need to get a level 2 charger installed at the house.
I wanted to black out the badging, and found these on Etsy. They’re not cheap, but they’re solid (metal I believe), high quality and easy to install right over the existing badging (no need to remove anything). I can’t speak for durability or longevity yet, but some of the reviews mentioned they had no issues. I have no affiliation with this, just passing along the info because it did the trick for me.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4332523201/kia-ev9-gloss-black-emblem-overlay-set
I am considering getting an EV9 and become an all EV household. I keep hearing about this ICCU issue. How concerned should I be about this?
Hello,
I am trying to understand how Kia Financial handles early buyout of leases. Is the formula:
Buyout = Remaining payments + residual
Or
Buyout = Remaining payments + residual - unearned rent charge
Does anyone have experience with this? For example if payments are 637 for 48 months + RV 32500. After 1 month would it be 47 X 637 + 32500 or would it be 47 X (something less than 637 since interest/MF hasn’t occurred yet) + 32500
Thanks in advance
Update: I called Hyundai/Kia Financial in regard to my current Ioniq 5 lease and potential future EV9 lease.
They confirmed unused Rents would not be charged in the event of an early buyout. Rough math example we went over is if a 48 month lease is 637 and I opted to do a buyout after the 1st payment it would be:
47 X (payment amount - Unused Rents) + Residual Value = Buyout
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Hey everyone, I have a 2024 Kia EV9 that was shipped overseas from the US, and I’m trying to understand whether updating the car is worth it.
From what I understand, I can only update it manually by downloading the update files to a USB drive and installing them that way?
Also, for those who already updated:
Did the update improve anything noticeable?
Any issues after updating?
I keep seeing complaints about wireless CarPlay connection problems, infotainment crashes/freezes, or new bugs appearing after updates. How common is that really?
My car is currently working fine, so I’m wondering if it’s better to leave it as-is or keep it updated.
Would appreciate hearing real experiences from other EV9 owners.
We purchased a used 2024 EV6 GT Line to go along with our '26 EV9 Wind. We now own zero ICE vehicles.
Sadly my lease for my Land is coming to an end and the residual is too high. I can probably negotiate, but I can get a GT with half as many miles for less than my residual.
I’m seeing smoking deals on buy backs. They all seem to come out of California for minor things like the sunroof not working. Any reason I should avoid a buy back vehicle?
Also seeing some Korean made and US made vehicles. My current one is Korean so is there any reason I’d want to consider US instead?
We bought a Mach-E last year and liked the EV experience so much we went ahead and replaced our family car with a new EV9
Hi!
Me and my husband are thinking about buying the Ev9, but I have sort of a hard time to justify the price and size compared to our actual needs/family size. We are a family of two adults and one soon to be 5-yo. We are planning for another child.
Is it possible to sleep two normal sized adults and a toddler in the car when the second row seats are down?
My hubby’s dream car is a Land Rover Velar (Range Rover Velar…?) but he actually liked the Ev9 when we had a look at it. The car feels enormous, I’m not used to really large suvs, but I feel very drawn to the Ev9! But the Ev5 is probably easier to justify….
We use our car to commute 100 km back and forth to work every day. Other than that we do drive quite a lot, visit family 1,5-3 h away. I’m also thinking about the Ev9 as a great car for road trips through Europe! Being able to sleep in the car all of us if needed would be great Imo.
Thankful for your thoughts!
My minivan died back in February. I have been wanting the Kia EV9 but it took until Friday to get all my ducks in a row and I have been WALKING to my teaching job every day since. (It had been humbling as a 40 year old professional lol) My coworkers were pestering me "I know someone who gets great deals on cars" but I knew what my goal was. Fast forward to Friday... I got my car! I got a great deal on a 2024 LLR w/ 18000 miles for $35,500. I felt like a million bucks driving this baby home! It's my first new car, and it's a peach! I am over the moon!
I bought my EV9 today and used a supercharger for the first time. After it hit 80% and finished charging the charging warning light came on and the AC start putting out warm air. I tried to out the car into drive and nothing would work. I had to turn the car off and back on and the light went off. Has anyone had this happen to them. If so what is it and is it bad? How do you fix it?