Kia Recalled the EV9 for A Failing Digital Gauge Cluster

The Kia EV9 landed for the 2024 model year to mostly positive reviews, but the SUV has already had its fair share of recalls. The latest relates to the vehicles’ digital gauge cluster, which can fail, leading to a blank screen. Kia’s recall impacts more than 14,000 EV9s from the 2024 and 2025 model years.

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Hyundai and Kia Recalled More Than 90,000 Vehicles for Fire Risk

Hyundai and Kia are among the most talked-about automakers on the planet. The duo’s new electric models are exciting and feature styling that makes them look ripped straight from a sci-fi film. Their growth has been impressive, but the news isn’t always positive. The automakers recently recalled more than 91,000 vehicles for an issue that could cause an oil pump fire.

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  • Jalop1991 Every day, my 85K mile 7 year old GTI gets better and better.
  • Urlik Here’s another con: car will kill its 12V battery within 2 weeks if you don’t drive it. You can do it in an hour if you run accessories without putting the car in ready mode. Lexus’ 12V battery maintenance software has left way too many owners with a dead car.
  • Plaincraig I am in the lower end of ladder of income ($50,000 a year with OT) I do have a house I bought just before the spike and I stayed within my budget. I was going to buy a new car as my 07 PT Cruiser with 240K is on its last legs. But the home insurance and taxes has doubled my house payment in seven years. Now I am looking for a used car. I could afford a new car in 07. I make more money, not much more after inflation adjustement, but darn I really was looking forward to a new car. I guess better to sleep in house at night then a car
  • The Oracle Won’t be in the market for a good bit myself, but I am liking the turbo I6 offerings lately. The 3.0 T6 in my long-retired company 2012 XC60R finally burnt a valve at 280K and I have a 100K motor/trans going back in for $1300 and a lot of sporadic self performed labor. Been a good vehicle, worth a service life extension.
  • MaintenanceCosts Frustrated seller hit his limit with Italian mechanical tomfoolery, lowballed himself. Hopefully he rethinks, because even with all those miles this is worth a lot more than $3k.