Milage estimate on dash dropped from 150 to 30 in one minute

[Fred Silver]

We were driving home today. We got a "turtle" warning of low power. We've been dealing with that since the car was new. It slows the acceleration for a few seconds and then disappears. Kia dealer not able to fix. Then today it happened and suddenly the milage estimate dropped from 150 to 30 within about a minute. I pulled over and turned it off. There was a charger nearby so I got there after starting the car and it seemed to take a charge ok. At 80 miles estimated, I drove home (about 5 miles) without a problem. Has anyone experienced this? I have scheduled a service appt. but I'm guessing they won't know anything. Thanks!

 

[TheHellYouSay]

Just a thought, but when you get the "turtle" warning when you're not at low power levels, per the mileage estimate, I would be inclined to take a picture. What you're describing is something I've never seen and I've run my car down to about 6 miles on mileage estimator. Maybe that one time the turtle thing showed up, but I don't remember. I was obviously using ECO+ and had turned EVERYTHING off just to make it to the charger. If you have photographs, it might help to get Kia to do something besides just shrug their shoulders.

 

[Fred Silver]

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually do have a picture of the dash when the turtle popped up. I took it some months ago, so thanks for reminding me. I'll report back after they see it at the dealership.