Hyundai Kona EV Recall #199

Got this one taken care of on Friday. Took about 2 hours like the other updates, and nothing's noticeably different – I could maybe convince myself that the transition from regen to friction brakes is a touch smoother, but I'm probably imagining things. No GOM reset with this one either which was nice. At least whatever brake gremlins were present have been dealt with.

 

Just one importer, Hyundai Motor Company of Australia

 

I had my recall 199 done today on my 2020 Kona Ultimate I did not notice any different. New York State. I have less then 5000Milles one year old.

 

Old school car makers don't seem to get it - today's cars are computers with wheels running a complex paradigm. The software is going to be hard to get right.
I spent 25yrs as a software developer too.
We had a saying: "As soon as there's more than one line of code, there's probably a bug".

 

Another Software developer here... I've worked all my career as a Application Developer / Software engineer... 29 years in the field

 

Dropped my car off at 12:30 pm today and it was not done at 5:45 pm.. They said that their Master Technician, the only one who can work on my car was too busy today and he didn't want to mess it up by doing it too quickly. He said that if an error is made at the update, it could completely lock up the car.. So, I'll bring it back on Tuesday..

 

Mine was done yesterday. I waited just 45 minutes.
On the way home, the only changes I noticed were:
1) When using the foot brake (not touching the left paddle) the momentary gap when almost fully stopped, when the regen stops and only the friction brakes are working, has gone. Braking is even and consistent all the way to zero now.
2) Smart Cruise seemed to be a little bit smarter. It did a slightly better job of keeping up in traffic. I'll do some more testing.
3) Lane keep assist seems to have gone a bit flakey. One moment it's active (green light on) and then suddenly it's not (white light on). This is on roads where it's been consistently active in the past (yes, indicated speed was 80kph/50mph). Again, more testing required.

 

Thank You

 

Finally had Recall 199 done this morning.. Dropped car off at 8:15 am and got a call at around 10 am that the car was ready.. Braking indeed feels better on a harder stop.. No more odd transition between regen and friction brakes..

 

I got this done on Friday last week. Did not notice anything different, EXCEPT my mileage shot way up. I had two trips over 4.2 M/kph when I never had eny before. I have a brand new 2019 with 450 miles on it. Might be a coincidence, but has anyone else noticed this?

 

The only difference that I noticed was a smooth transition between regen and friction braking.. No other changes observed.. Same mileage as before.. Also, that update did NOT reset my driving history like the battery updates.. My Gom range stayed the same which currently is low due to a lot of high speed highway driving... Should be back to where it was once I go back to mainly driving around town again... I did get 4.9 mi/kwh today with 80% highway driving but mostly because traffic on the highway was moving fairly slow

 

How did you get a "Brand New" 2019? It sat on the lot for a whole year?

 

Took my 2021 kona in today to have the braking software recall work done. They said there is another recall to be done, to the control unit. I checked the recall notices with my VIN number and did not see a second recall notice for my vehicle. Since there was no change, I agreed to have the second recall work done. The invoice I received after the work was done states" Certain Kona electric (OS EV) may exhibit issues with the telematics system. An ECU upgrade is available to upgrade the vehicle control unit & low DC-DC converter ( VCULDC) . This upgrade applies optimized battery monitoring logic and fix". Can anyone translate this to simple english for me.

 

This one has been mentioned a few times in various forums this month but no one seems to know exactly what it's for. However, it appears related to charging issues and BlueLink.

Just noticed a new thread on this on the German site, perhaps yours?

 

Yup. I've noticed the same thing. The rear brakes still clunk though.

 

Sorry I did not have problem I see no difference before and after nothing was change after 199 update.

 

Is this the same recall we had last year for build dates up to March 2020? Maybe they've discovered a few post-March 2020 cars that need it?
It wouldn't be the first time software management / versioning got screwed up in a big corporation.

 

I was blissfully ignorant of recalls 196 and 199 when I bought my 2020 Kona EV at the end of December. Now, when I check my VIN with the U.S. NHTSA website, I see that both of these recalls are listed under the heading "2 Unrepaired Recalls Associated with this VIN." In the details under both of the recalls NHTSA says "Recall status: Recall Incomplete." So either the NHTSA site is showing me out-of-date information for my Kona, or the dealer sold me a vehicle which should have had fixes made for both 196 and 199 BEFORE it was delivered. I really like my Kona and have not had any problems with it in the first 500 miles, but I'm wondering what to do next. If the dealer fixed 196 & 199 they should have some documentation to prove it. I'm open to suggestions. So far I've been charging with both Level 1 and Level 2 chargers in my garage at home, and limiting charging to 90%. That gives more than enough range for the driving I've been doing. Thanks in advance.

 

Good advice I'm doing same thing .90% i actual 87.5% Thanks JG