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Hi everybody,
I got my e-Niro (MY 2020) in December 2020 in the Netherlands.
Since then I drove 4800 km (3000 miles), with mixed feelings. The upside is that the Executive version (4+ in the UK?) is loaded with comfort enhancing goodies. The seats are super, loads of room and of course a smooth and quiet drive.
However, there are some downsides l like to mention, hoping that someone had THE answer/solution.
1. Heater broke down in January 2021. This is fairy common when I see the posts here.
2. Blind spot monitoring: one on the driver side (left in my case) is working well. The one on the passenger side is rubbish. It will spot about 70% of cars and only 10-20% of lorry's... Kia Netherlands say this is 'how it is made and the is no fix'....
3. My main problem however is the (adaptive) cruise control. In both normal cruise contol as well as the adaptive version it holds the set speed, but... Within the set speed the cruise constantly (!) brakes a little bit and then accelerates a bit. So, it isn't smooth. The car is constantly moving (brake-gas-brak-gas-brake-gas). It is more when going (slightly) uphill or downhill. Even a tail wind causes more of the brake-gas effect... Or as my 8-year old said: daddy, why are you braking all the time?? Ehhh, no, that's the car son....
I'm wondering if anyone has the same experience with the cruise? And if so, was there a cure?
Kia Netherlands say this is a 'product feature' and can't be fixed...
I can live with the blind spot not working (but why putting it on a car when Kia knows it is not reliable?). The cruise is a different matter that I would like to get solved. So any help would be highly appreciated.
I got my e-Niro (MY 2020) in December 2020 in the Netherlands.
Since then I drove 4800 km (3000 miles), with mixed feelings. The upside is that the Executive version (4+ in the UK?) is loaded with comfort enhancing goodies. The seats are super, loads of room and of course a smooth and quiet drive.
However, there are some downsides l like to mention, hoping that someone had THE answer/solution.
1. Heater broke down in January 2021. This is fairy common when I see the posts here.
2. Blind spot monitoring: one on the driver side (left in my case) is working well. The one on the passenger side is rubbish. It will spot about 70% of cars and only 10-20% of lorry's... Kia Netherlands say this is 'how it is made and the is no fix'....
3. My main problem however is the (adaptive) cruise control. In both normal cruise contol as well as the adaptive version it holds the set speed, but... Within the set speed the cruise constantly (!) brakes a little bit and then accelerates a bit. So, it isn't smooth. The car is constantly moving (brake-gas-brak-gas-brake-gas). It is more when going (slightly) uphill or downhill. Even a tail wind causes more of the brake-gas effect... Or as my 8-year old said: daddy, why are you braking all the time?? Ehhh, no, that's the car son....
I'm wondering if anyone has the same experience with the cruise? And if so, was there a cure?
Kia Netherlands say this is a 'product feature' and can't be fixed...
I can live with the blind spot not working (but why putting it on a car when Kia knows it is not reliable?). The cruise is a different matter that I would like to get solved. So any help would be highly appreciated.