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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
16%of 38 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9, 16% of the 38 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Driving on a public road with a 50 phone speed limit, I received an error message on my dash stating electrical failure, and then the car shut down and began to coast, I had use all my strength to turn the car towards the curb and coasted to a stop. I received an error message from multiple components and then the dash went blank.”

NHTSA complaint #11756108, filed 2026-08

“The vehicle was plugged in overnight. To the set 80% limit. When I got up to leave for work and take family out. The vehicle check electrical system warning ⚠️ came on and the then the vehicle would not drive past 41mph. Then in a few minutes dropped down to 28mph and would not go any further. Took the car to dealership which was miles away and 18 miles per hour was my top speed when I pulled in to the dealership lot. This was one day after I had dropped the car off for a route 7K mile tire rotation and filter change. They claimed they topped off fluids. …”

NHTSA complaint #11708703, filed 2026-01

“While driving on the freeway utilizing Highway Drive Assist, I suddenly received a warning on the heads up display stating that assisted systems were unavailable, at which point the Adaptive Cruise Control & Lake Keep Assist both deactivated. I pressed the button on the steering wheel to reactive the system and received conditions not met error. At this point, I placed my foot on the accelerator and it was completely unresponsive. I stabbed at hte accelerator as well as held it down without issue. Regenerative breaking also did not reactive. …”

NHTSA complaint #11705434, filed 2025-12

“My 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 (Performance Calligraphy AWD), leased new in late April 2026 from Team Hyundai of Bend, OR, suffered an Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) failure at approximately 1500 miles in late June 2026, roughly two months into ownership. The failure progressed over several days. First, at a ChargePoint Level 2 (AC) station, the vehicle repeatedly displayed charging started every few minutes in a continuous start/stop/retry loop. …”

NHTSA complaint #11746752, filed 2026-06

“Vehicle was operating perfect then got alert indicating electrical system fault but vehicle still drove (was just 2 miles from home ) but then alarms sounded and just able to pull off road before vehicle died. Checked and see code DTC PIA9096 and car was inoperable after. Towed to dealer for replacement of ICCU module. They acknowledged they have seen this before. I was on a local road, but if this happened on a highway, would have been more hazardous!”

NHTSA complaint #11731046, filed 2026-04

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026616%

Other parts of the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9

Electrical system
20 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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