Hyundai Motor Group misrepresented a key feature of two new electric vehicles. The models affected are the '22 Kia EV6 and the '22 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Both were advertised to charge from 10% to 80% of battery capacity in eighteen minutes at DCFC chargers. This is done with a feature called battery preconditioning which heats or cools a battery to optimum temperature for rapid charging at DCFC chargers and is necessary for the fastest charging speed when charging a car in cold conditions. The feature is now available via a software update issued in Europe and recently for Ioniq 5 owners in North America. To date they have not offered the update for Kia EV6 owners in the US. This feature is available as mentioned via a software update for early '22 Ioniq 5 models in the USA and became standard on '22 EV6 and Ioniq 5 vehicles built after July '22. It is now standard on all '23 models of both cars. Both these vehicles have a feature called Winter Mode that the Owner's Manual states will heat the battery for charging. However, this is not the same as battery preconditioning. Owners were led to believe that Winter Mode would condition a cold battery to facilitate rapid charging because the Manual and Kia's own press releases made this implication. What is known now is that it does not heat enough. The manufacturers developed a software fix but chose to release it first in Europe and more recently to Ioniq 5 owners in the US but have thus far excluded EV6 owners of '22 models purchased earlier in the year. Kia advertises being able to charge the vehicle from 10% to 80% in 18 minutes. The fine print of the claim states that this is under ideal conditions; Winter Mode was supposed to create those conditions. It does not and constitutes false advertisement. Without preconditioning, charging can take over an hour on a cold day, nowhere close to meeting the advertised claim. EV6 owners want Kia to release the battery preconditioning update to all early '22 EV6 cars in the US.

- Yarmouth, ME, USA

I had driven the car for about 80 miles on a mix of urban expressway, parkway, and city streets, when inexplicably the "frunk lid" (or hood) released itself from the fully closed position to the "ajar" position. That is the position that the lid would assume if you pulled the inside release. To open fully, one must manually release the "safety catch, " after which it would open fully. As soon as the lid moved from fully closed to slightly open, a warning symbol appeared on the dashboard accompanied by a frenzied warning chime. I was in traffic and stopped as soon as it was safe to do so, about a quarter mile or possibly a half mile ahead. During this time the vehicle seemed sluggish. Just before the stop, my passenger pointed out that the relatively small and discreet "Parking Brake" warning was also illuminated. Right after I stopped, I shut the lid as I normally would, and it stayed shut. Then my attention was drawn to the rear of the car, where light smoke was emanating from the wheels and a "burning rubber" odor was prominent. The brakes had become very hot from my short drive seeking a safe place to stop. I believe it is unsafe to have a vehicle apply the parking brake on its own with no way to release the parking brake without stopping. I believe that if the vehicle had applied the parking brake on its own at speed on an ice- or snow-covered road, or possibly even on a wet road, the rear tires would have locked up, causing the vehicle to enter an uncontrollable spin. I believe that if the vehicle had applied the parking brake on its own on a long downhill mountainous road without a nearby safe stopping location, the extreme heat generated could cause serious damage to the vehicle. The vehicle is scheduled to be inspected by a dealer tomorrow. At the moment it seems to operate normally, but note that itis an electric vehicle, and almost all of the braking activity is performed by regenerative braking and not using mechanical brakes.

- Apollo Beach, FL, USA

Car audio Amp is a huge problem in the meridian sound system because when it fails all the warning auditable system and chimes are no longer heard. This is unacceptable as you know longer can relay in the safety systems that are in place. They can not make them either as they have no suppliers. No loan a cars either.

- Southbury, CT, USA

In Sport mode: - Dial shift was turned from Drive to Reverse, but did not engage or was delayed. - Vehicle went forward instead of reverse, after dial was turned to Reverse. - Issue has not been reproduced or confirmed by service center. - It has not been inspected yet. - No warnings or messages that we can recall prior to incident.

- Mechanicsburg, PA, USA