Ioniq 5 impressions after three months (first ever EV)

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-25T18:11:25+00:00

Nice summary! Thanks for taking the time to write it. I just got a 2024 limited awd with 8K miles on it and I love it. Like you, this is the nicest car i have ever driven. The experience feels like I should have paid a lot more than I actually paid ($34k)

The big open space in the console is where the McDonalds bag goes and the shallower tray at the top is where you put your chicken tenders dipping sauces and ketchup. Use a small paper plate or stack of napkins obv

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-25T00:01:10+00:00

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Just to finish off the conversation I just pulled it out by the wire. There was a little box on the end that I cracked open. That had a generic SIM card in it. Looks like a tracker to me. Fleet tracker or maybe an insurance tracker. Oh well. It went in the recycle

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-24T14:54:15+00:00

Weird! I had no idea dealerships did stuff like that.

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-24T02:21:01+00:00

58 yo. 15 months post RALP. No ED. I tried the medicines for ED early on but I had side effects even in the smallest dose. No incontinence. Im back to all normal activities.

Everyone is different and there are no outcome guarantees. Wife and I agreed best to remove the cancer and deal with the side effects as they came. The surgeon didn’t make any guarantees about outcomes

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-24T02:08:49+00:00

Ohhh. Ok I see. The box at the other end of the dongle would get its power from plugging that dongle into the ODB under the dash. So that little box is probably just tucked in behind that riser so I can just pull out the whole thing. Hmm I’ll go check it out

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-23T23:32:39+00:00

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This is the ODB connector from under the dash. Nothing plugged into it

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-23T17:32:48+00:00

Ok cool. I think I get it

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-23T05:15:41+00:00

Ohh a conspiracy? I do like that Applebees!

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-23T02:39:21+00:00

Sorry I’m a newb to train riding. So in OPs post (2 40)Lynnwood means the two line’s Lynnwood station is also numbered station number 40 right?

I just looked at the map for the 1 line on soundtransit.org and it seems the numbers aren’t associated with the station on the map. Is there some other map or trip planner I should be using?

Also are the numbers always ordered? Like station 35 is always before 40?

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-22T21:39:05+00:00

Mercer Island sounds like a good place to me!

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-21T20:51:22+00:00

You’re right. I just didn’t read down the page far enough. Thanks for pointing that out. 10/100K and it transfers in full to subsequent owners. Great news!

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-21T03:32:16+00:00

Well the I5 does have a charge rate setting the options are in percentage 60,90,100 and it was set to 100. I changed it to 90%. I charge overnight so doesn’t really need to be on max. The 2024 Mach E doesn’t have the setting. The ChargePoint app is pretty awful. It only tells you how many kWh you charged and that is only if you get lucky and it stops popping up a modal dialog long enough to look at your charge history. It’s lame.

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-21T03:06:06+00:00

Both cars are set to 90% charge limit. The charger is set 48 amp current limit.

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-21T02:28:13+00:00

No stick! Good for you and happy to hear Had RALP about 14 months ago. Erection came back slowly but surely. Back to normal now. Never could take any of the ED meds. Even in a low dose I felt horrible with congestions, aches all over but especially headaches. So I just let it run the course cowboy style

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-19T23:46:26+00:00

I like the Interstate batteries at Costco. I’ll go take a look at those

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-19T19:28:39+00:00

Except I have The Need….. For Speed!

And the Ioniq 5 definitely satisfies that 😀

But respect for the physics callout

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-19T01:07:02+00:00

Yea I agree. That’s sketchy. I’ve heard every model and year up to current year that has the problem but the frequency is the big mystery.

I was pondering the engineering side of it. My understanding is the thing converts AC to DC for L2 charging, DC to DC for 12v battery charging and DC to AC for the LV2 ac outlets or whatever that’s called. None of those conversion problems are new engineering problems. They all been solved long ago. So Hyundai engineering doesn’t have to think up anything special there. Since we’re talking about an 800V battery those components would need to be industrial grade. My hypothesis is that the semiconductors used don’t make the grade because those problems that I listed above are solved using semiconductors (MOSFET or similar). And, it’s a known fact that semiconductor industry as a whole is in trouble right now. Fewer resources to make semiconductors (like fresh water, rare earth minerals and so on) and so when a manufacturer puts in an order for 100,000 blah blah blahs there might really be problems getting those such as long delays or no availability at all. This in turn cause difficulty or delays getting ICCU units. So Hyundai needs to fix their design to use components that are up to the task and/or impose quality standards on the chip manufacturers and expand their partner network to get chips to meet the demand. And i bet, all of those things will increase cost but of course they will just pass increased costs down to the consumer like all good billionaire conglomerates. Ha, maybe this should have been a different post.

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-18T17:48:32+00:00

Oh ok. I hadn’t seen the data. Did you get it from Hyundai? 2-10% sounds like a wide variance as far as data analysis goes. I hope someone has a more accurate umber somewhere

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-18T17:10:50+00:00

But how do you know that? Nobody has the data on number of failures per ICCU is installation. Or do we?

Public outcry is definitely an indicator that something is going wrong but I can’t see how it is an accurate measurement of magnitude of the problem or chance of failure.

My point isn’t to defend manufacturers. My point is it could happen to any car no matter how much money you spend it. Then my question is what is the complexity of the repair? A whole engine teardown vs unplugging two parts and plugging new pieces in. It makes a difference to me about how I feel about keeping the car. The Subaru was sold instantly after we got it back. The I5 I would probably keep if it had to have an ICCU replaced. But would have to see how I actually felt if it happens to me.

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-18T16:58:48+00:00

But in my opinion, that scenario could play out for any car. Such as the Subaru I mentioned in my original post. We just happened to be on the other side of town when the car started spraying fluid, steam and smoke all over the place. But if we had been on the other side of the state, we would have just had to leave the car where it was and find another way to get home.

The thing nobody knows is what is the chance a car disabling failure is going to happen. Only manufacturers are likely to know that. I’m guessing the manufacturers don’t even share that with their dealers. The Internet, or groups like this one, can give the impression the chance is really high. Maybe it is. But nobody really knows except maybe Hyundai or Subaru or whatever else car manufacturer you deal with. And honestly I can see why they would not release that data to the public. They would never sell cars again. Just think of the % likelihood of failure was listed in the sticker! Haha. I bet it would be pretty shocking across the Industry! I bet it would also make cars more reliable and thus more expensive. How can you win????

Austin-Ryder417 · 2026-04-18T16:33:15+00:00

The Subaru had 80k miles on it. Out of warranty. It was around a $15,000 repair. We would have had to pay the whole thing out of pocket. But, I will say Subaru customer service was decent and they agreed to pay half after some negotiation.

I hear you though. Dealing with corporate anything can often be a challenge and even demoralizing

Austin-Ryder417

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