2024 Hyundai Kona Electric Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 67%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,904miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the electrical system of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric, 67% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,904 miles.
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.
“While I was driving the heads up display and the telemeter all go black I lose all lights all blind spot and warnings. Then the car will recycle through and all the displays will come up again. This happens every month and a half or so, and the dealership says they cannot replicate the problem and they don’t know anything.”
NHTSA complaint #11647008, filed 2025-03“While driving the instrument panel, headlights and infotainment screen all went black. Has happened multiple times but difficult to replicate. Vehicles head lights turned off while driving in the early morning (dark) but turned back on within a second or two. No warnings, no lights, no errors.”
NHTSA complaint #11683772, filed 2025-08“Dead battery parasitic drawer. brand new 2024 Hyundai Kona purchase February 2024. The car has been in the repair shop four times for this issue. Service department cannot find the parasitic draw so they just give you a new battery. The battery has been replaced twice. the problem has been reproduce, and the battery has died at the dealership. The manufacturer has been contacted, but the parasitic draw they cannot find.”
NHTSA complaint #11623100, filed 2024-11“The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the failure worsened while driving up an incline. The contact stated that on one occasion during the failure, the vehicle hesitated and the driver behind had to swerve and ended up striking the rear of another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was in communication with the dealer. …”
NHTSA complaint #11630438, filed 2024-12, 6,000 miles“While driving at night, there was a complete loss of power of all interior and exterior lights. The engine continued to run. Because it was at night, I had problems staying on the road since this was a rural highway.”
NHTSA complaint #11636656, filed 2025-01Related service bulletins
- 11038798Oct 27, 2026This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 2nd Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary…
- 11033710May 27, 2026This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 1st Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary…
- 11031315Apr 8, 2026Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s…
- 11018876May 16, 2025This bulletin provides information related to the changes introduced in the 2024 2nd Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary depending on vehicle type, model…
- 11018574May 8, 2025Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s…
- 11016996Apr 4, 2025Certain vehicles (See Applicable Vehicles List below) equipped with the 12-inch instrument cluster display and separate Instrument Cluster Module require software verification…
- 11014928Feb 28, 2025Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s…
- 11014443Feb 19, 2025Certain Kona Electric (SX2 EV) vehicles may exhibit a dead battery concern linked to the Multimedia Keyboard (MKBD) logic. The MKBD may not enter sleep mode when the vehicle is…
- 11011842Dec 14, 2024Certain Kona Electric (SX2 EV) vehicles may exhibit a dead battery concern linked to the Multimedia Keyboard (MKBD) logic. The MKBD may not enter sleep mode when the vehicle is…
- 11008135Sep 23, 2024Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Connected Car Service (CCS) functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric
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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