[jojo22]

A Hyundai Ioniq 5 water spill under the seat caused wiring harness failure and an $11,882 repair. Warranty and insurance denied, highlighting a risky EV layout.

https://speedme.ru/en/posts/id16530-hyundai-ioniq-5-spill-triggers-12k-repair-no-warranty

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[kezo]

I think such a case would expose the vulnerability in any manufacturer as the wiring harness connectors aren’t often waterproof inside vehicles and why so many flooded cars are wrote off.

[Fastbike1000]

I wish folks wouldn’t post things like this, seeing I’ve just ordered one, it’s giving me nightmares 😂

[joss]

Fastbike1000 wrote:

I wish folks wouldn’t post things like this, seeing I’ve just ordered one, it’s giving me nightmares 😂

Just make sure you always have a bottle to hand whilst in the car. 🤣🤣🤣

Joss
Current car: BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In metallic Portimão Blue. 04:10:2025
Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.

[Abercol]

You’ll be fine Joss, had my Ioniq 5 for nearly a year now, 10,000 miles in and no issues other than the silly rattly boot (there is a Hyundai warranty fix for that – but why has it not been rectified at the factory!) which I fixed with 2 2″ bits of Velcro and a 1″ bit of duct tape in under 2 minutes. Saved me 2x 1 hour trips to the dealer (nearest is 30 miles away) for something so simple.

Car’s been great.

In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.

[jojo22]

Abercol wrote:

You’ll be fine Joss, had my Ioniq 5 for nearly a year now, 10,000 miles in and no issues other than the silly rattly boot (there is a Hyundai warranty fix for that – but why has it not been rectified at the factory!) which I fixed with 2 2″ bits of Velcro and a 1″ bit of duct tape in under 2 minutes. Saved me 2x 1 hour trips to the dealer (nearest is 30 miles away) for something so simple. Car’s been great.[/quote

Spill a drink and then say

You’ll be fine 🙂

[Abercol]

If I spill a drink in my car that’d be the only time I’d done so in my 60 years on this earth. I’ve always  “strongly discouraged” eating and drinking in all of my cars, family know we don’t do drive-thrus. Been that way since my first car. Funnily enough my father was the same – EEK, I’m becoming him….arrgh.

 

 

In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.

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