NHTSA.gov Vehicle Complaint - Motor/Gear "Rumble Noise"

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    natesc0tt New Member

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    NHTSA Vehicle Complaint Form:

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#vehicle/vehicle-information

    "cards in spokes", "motor rumble", "wheel of fortune", "clicking/tapping" sound.

    Please, everyone with this or other motor/gear failures, take the time to visit National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website and fill out complaint form so we can get official eyes tracking these issues. Even if you have already gotten yours fixed or since sold it or traded it in. It's important for those who are looking to buy these used to know the common failures. It doesn't show up when you research the vehicle since it's not an official recall campaign. Instead after buying one myself and going into the forums, I discovered its a known-issue that the Manufacturer doesn't want to publicize and many service centers don't know about, acknowledge or know how to / want to fix. It turns out if you get down deep into NHTSA site about the Kia Niro or Hyundai Kona EV, they bury the information in the Manufacturer Communications section. But so far still ZERO complaints listed. This doesn't make sense as many of us on here and other sites discuss this common problem and an official TSB leads me to believe that Kia/Hyundai want to quietly deal with those who report it (as they are up to their ears in replacing GDI engines for oil burning/design malfunctions).

    TSB: ELE234 (Rev 1) Niro EV (DE EV) April 2021

    https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10193244-0001.pdf

    DRIVE UNIT INSPECTION & REPLACEMENT FOR EV MOTOR RUMBLE NOISE

    Here the issue is hidden in a stack of many other Manufacturer Communications:

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2019/KIA/NIRO%252520ELECTRIC/SUV/FWD#manufacturerCommunications
     
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