After my car died on the road and I was told by the dealership repairs were 2 to 4 weeks out, I decided to take matters into my own hands, and so it saved me 1000 dollars. www.kia.parts/...
This video was the answer to my problems that the dealership or any mechanic would have told me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.
I own a used car lot I sold a “2013 kia optima hybrid” with 115k miles for $6000 very clean . Next day the guy brings it back for this problem . I watched this video just now & did everything the guy did. And car is perfect cleared code with my snap on computer & the customer has no issues & is satisfied. I buy all the cars I sell from auction I guess being cars sit in auction for months before they go up for sale it just went bad. But I think honestly after time being that these cars are so electric that it just goes bad after time. This video helped so much. Thanks man
Where do I send the money you saved me? I’d much rather pay you than the dealership crooks! I had my son’s car on the trailer about to head to the dealership and my neighbor sent this to me. You are the man! Thank you for this video.
One more confirmation that this works perfectly. Wife and I had the car shut down on us on a trip on Saturday and had to get towed back home. No shops were open so I attempted this fix with that $6, 150amp fuse from AutoZone. Just had to use wire cutters to snip open one side of the connector and shave down the edges with a dremel to get it to fit. The battery had been drained from our multiple attempts to restart the car, but after a trickle charge of the batter, the car went from totally nonfunctional to working like normal right away. Thank you so much for this video! It really saved us.
Thank you so much this worked!!! Had my 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid just all of a sudden had the Hybrid System Warning came on while on the highway back home, was able to get it into a parking lot, had to leave it overnight, as my “Ready” would not come on. Seen this video, followed your steps next day, got a 150A fuse less than $6, plugged everything back in, cranked my car up, my “Ready” sign came on and I drove it back home no problem! **8.12.24**
You saved me cash! Many thanks for creating this video, Christmas eve i was taking my kids to Five Guys and I only made it 1 block from my house and the warning ⚠️ popped up! I've heard about this but never saw it until now. Anyway on Monday I went to advanced auto parts purchased the same exact fuse that you showed in the video and its perfect! Happy holidays!
I just want to thank you for posting this. It confirmed the diagnosis for me. I found an OEM replacement but wanted to confirm that this was what was keeping the car from starting before I spent the additional money. I intend to just keep the mega fuse in the trunk in case the OEM does this again. Thanks very much.
I have a 2014 Kia optima hybrid had this car since 2021 never had any problems has low mileage and I have driven it across the states with no problems 4 days ago I got a check system pull over shut off engine warning ⚠️ I pulled over and as I’m pulling over my car slowed I tried starting it back up and nothing me and my friend googled what it could mean we tried jump-starting nothing I even bought a new battery and it still wouldn’t start upon googling I did come acorss this video I bought the fuse that’s used in this video but it didn’t fit called Kia to see if they had the original fuse in stock they did but instead of 125 they stated it’s been updated to 150 my car is now working like new thankful for this video hope this helps others
Thanks MrknowitAllYah! Recently had a forced safety stop (2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited Hybrid, just over 100k miles). Was able to get to a parking lot, but then nothing! Never heard of the "known" issue until I checked online and am so happy I got to your post! I was considering having the vehicle towed to the dealer but was able to get the vehicle going again with a mega fuse and the next day replaced it with OEM Safety Connector (which btw was also 150A). Fingers crossed that was the only issue and now I have a fuse backup as well. Thanks for sharing
Had to get mine towed home today, Dealer wanted $235 for the fuse assy. ordered it online for $65. going to get a 5.99 fuse in the morning so i can fix the car and move it out of the way till amazon brings the new part. Thanks for confirming the 5.99 fuse will work temporarily. Every other time mine shut off it was a weak 12 volt battery. have had the car 4 yrs and am on #3 twelve volt battery.
@@lincolnmaniac weird, wouldn't shownup on my amazon app, but will show up on the direct website lol, annoying, thanks! I just replaced the fuse alone in my plug
Man I just want to say thank you so much for your video my friend car won’t start and after three weeks of her not having a car she finally called me and ask me to look at long short your video came up and done exactly what you said and she is up and running you’re the best thank you from the bottom of my heart man❤💪🏽🙏🏽
Very much appreciated video 🙏. I had same issue on my Sonata 2012 and you have saved me literally thousands of $$$. I have got the part # from Ken's comment below and picked it up (CND $150) from Kia dealership. This part was not a regular replacement part for both Kia and Hyundai. Service representative commented that he has never sold this part before and he had to order it from warehouse. After fuse replacement, I had engine light sign display on dash, which went away after 2nd or 3rd time of use.
Please watch every step it’s worth it. Went to advance auto & got the same fuse under my commercial account for just $3 & it fixed. I used wire cutters to trim fuse for great fitment
Thank you thank you thank you!!! You just saved me thousands. I paid $5.50 for my fuse from O'Reilly's it took me 5 minutes to modify the fuse and bam we're running again. What a lifesaver four weeks before Christmas
Thank you for saving me $$$. It happened to my 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid. Bought the part from Kia dealer so the size perfectly fit the housing. The part # is 375F2-4R150
Thanks Bro, I tried this and surprise!!! this really worked. I'm so happy that you saved me some hundreds. Excellent detailed video, as you said, tried first with the fuse before changing the power relay. thanks again. Note: initially after fixing it with the fuse, the check engine turned on but after a couple of hours it turned off by itself… 😊
Thank you for this! My roommate from college was driving from Florida to Ohio and (luckily) broke down near my house in Atlanta. This video, together with your tip on getting the 150A mega fuse from Advance Auto let me save the day and get him safely back on the road!
When I wake up later in the morning and check out the fuse and order it, Im hoping this fixes my problem! If not I’ll have to pay about 4gs to have a team install a new hybrid battery, fingers crossed, I’ll update with the overall fix, thanks again
I ordered the fuse and replaced it and then drove around the block a few times and still the same problem, the car harshly brakes, almost slamming my head into the steering wheel. Could it be the computer needs to clear out the problem? Help, @@stephaniekumpis1635
Update: I bought the replacement fuse. Nothing changed. I forked up the money for a new hybrid battery, from besthybridbatteries and had it installed. I drove it two blocks, the hybrid battery died, left me stranded and I had to pull over and charge up the Hybrid battery to midway, it wouldn’t recharge past the halfway mark. I drove it 4 blocks and it died again, the battery showed on dash as empty, so 2 hours later and flashers on all the time until I got home and avoided many inconsiderate people from crashing into my car as I’m slowly creeping down the streets. I sent emails asking for help and what to do now but still no reply from besthybridbatteries. I had to get a tow to my nearby trusted Sundevil auto to have them run a diagnostic and pay the charges, then I’ll email besthybridbatteries the diagnostics results then do the wait game again, wow,
Before doing something better to read errors with some ODB scaner at least. My hyundai sonata hybrid 2013 have the same simptoms. Sometimes it starts from the first time, sometimes I need to press few times. But today it woldn't start after many tries. I removed the fuse today and tested it with multimeter. And it looks fine. Than I read erros with ODB reader and got P0705 error. This error indicates that something wrong with the transmission switch inhibitor. I unlocked transmission with a screwdriver (you can see a little square hole at front of the handle for unlock) and shift it to drive and parking position few times. And engine started after that. Will replace this part in a service or maybe will do it myself. But anyway, thanks for the video.
@@mrknowitallyah6058 It is located at the top of the gear box and have 427003B500 part number in my case. To get to it, you need to remove the hybrid control unit, I think. But I'm not sure. I'll do it this weekend.
@@mrknowitallyah6058 It is located somewhere at the top of the gearbox. To get to it, you need to remove the hybrid control unit, I think. But I'm not sure. The part number is 427003B500 in my case. I'll try to check it this weekend.
Let me start out by saying this was a great video. However, it needs to be made VERY clear this is ONLY temporary !!!!!!! You don't mess around with high voltage !!!! The factory fuse was made for a very important reason. You ca not just look at the "voltage" on the fuse. You need to be aware of the AMPS. You have to remember 99.9% of the time. The fuse blew for a reason. Therefore, if you have the wrong fuse and NOT a good connection. It could result in damage and/or Fire. I do not work for hyndia or Kia. So, just in case people think I am saying this on their behalf. Remember, what I said most of all. Fuses for the most part Blow for a reason. If you do this PLEASE make sure you have your car checked out and replace with the correct fuse. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't see my post as an attack. Again, this is a great video my man...
That is why I left the link to the correct one in the description. It is in fact a temporary fix like i said. The reason the fuse blows is because it was overprotected with the 125A. The factory updated the fuse in the breaker with the same 150A that is in my description. They have a half price sale now...no affiliation.
I had this probelm and ordered the exact Hyundai part from Amazon and it contains a 150A fuse in that orange housing. So the video is safe and accurate
Hello my friend, Thank you so much for the video. You truly saved me a lot of time and money. My car broke down before for the same reason and the dealership charged my a fortune to supposedly "replace" the power assembly relay and the fuse. Now, it literally only costed me $5.65 to have car running again. Thank you again and good luck!
I'm definitely going to try this. The crazy thing is, is that I have a 2013 Hyundai Sonata Limited Hybrid with the EXACT mileage that you currently had in this video. I will keep this updated on if it works!
Here is the link for the fuse www.kia.parts/oem-parts/kia-fuse-high-voltage-375f24r150?origin=pla&gclid=CjwKCAjw9NeXBhAMEiwAbaY4lgnZCK3rr2UcYz2POxEu9jlGbn-YhnCpGToeuek8ZMD3bJwlJBRrqRoCY90QAvD_BwE
@@woodh9542 I bought the whole safety plug on amazon. It was 64 dollars. 78 now. Kia dealer wanted 62 just for the fuse but it was a week away. Amazon delivered the whole thing in 2 days.
YES, These car's operation HANG ON 1 FUSE !! If this one fuse pops, YOUR CAR STOPS !! SO PEOPLE, GET YOURSELVES ANOTHER SAFTEY PLUG AS A BACK-UP..carry it in your lower center consule.. And familiarize yourself with removing and re-installing this plug. *Hint, it must be all the way open to insert. Then close till it clips.. Practice it because You WILL have to do this, in the dark, on the highway.. not where you want to be fumbling around.. These Hyundai Hybrids are Great Driving, Ultra Reliable ( If made in Korea. Reject any made in Alabama, google it) But they have this Achilles heel. Carry a SPARE!!! They usually pop between 120 and 140 thousand miles, but one every 10,000 fuses is defective industry-standard... so you never really know when.
I have a 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid and I got a letter from Kia America in Sept 2022 stating that if the hybrid warning system ever went off, have the dealership replace the fuse (upgraded to the 150) and housing at no cost as they upped the warranty from 100k miles to 150k miles. I got screwed at Sooner Kia of Norman when my hybrid warning system went off and took it there to have this service campaign fuse replacement, courtesy of Kia America, they had my car 8 weeks even though I told them when I took the car in, that that's what I needed done, they had backed it into a post in their service lot, left my air intake vent loose and the bolts to the voltage box underneath air intake vent loose under the hood, my battery was dead, a d still had the original 125 Amp fuse just thrown in the trunk. I had to have it towed home. I just received my fuse in mail and if this fixes my car, someone at Sooner Kia of Norman might hide when they see me, because I'm livid, and this is the whole reason why Big Red Sports and Imports of Norman had to close and then became Sooner Kia of Norman. Google Big Red Kia, the lawsuit is horrendous!
Hey! My husband is on his way to auto zone and get this fuse for 5.29 and he’s rushing right back so we can test it out! Wish us luck 🙏 I’ll be back for update! 2013 Kia optima hybrid ex
Thank you so much for your helpful video. How do you clear the check engine light after the car starts? For Sonata hybrid 2-014, do you have to use special OBD II scanner to read/clear the error code? I tried to use regular regular OBD II scanner and my scanner could not even read the error code in the first place.
I was wondering the samething? Maybe he's some kind of master mechanic and likes helping others out ! Either way he's a champ!!!! But I bet the Hyundai dealers don't like him, fuck those dealers !!!!!!
The diagnosis information is available in a lot of places on the web. The aftermarket temporary fuse is something I haven't seen anywhere else. Thanks to this guy, I can afford to carry a spare in the glove box.
Merci beaucoup . En France il y en a 200 de kia optima 2014 et malheureusement j'ai eu cette panne. Kia ma dit de changé le HPCU 10 070.16 euros de devis ! + 1 mois la voiture est resté chez eux. 😢 je vais commandé le fusible et j'espère que sa va marché. Merci beaucoup les commentaires me rassure. 😊
I took my 150 amp fuse out of my Kia Optima Hybrid and when I check for continuity between the ends of the fuse it reads 0.00. Could the fuse still be the problem? Or does the fuse sound fine?
What’s the root cause? A fuse is designed to break the circuit when there is too much amperage. If the fuse is not large enough to begin with then they need to do a recall. Also I noticed you cut the sides down as well.
I have a 2021 sonata hybrid with a similar issue. Car acts like it's dead till I hit the 12v reset button and boom. Back to normal. Thing is this is happening EVERY time I get into my car and is now giving me the HEV light. Still runs fine but now I'm worried I'm destroying my car. Do you think this'll fix that issue too?
Hello, I have an 11 sonata hybrid, and most people who’s issue was this fuse, state that their car will not turn on and is not functional at all. However, while I was driving, my check charging system warning came on, I pulled over, turned the car off, then turned it back on after a couple minutes and it worked fine the rest of the way home. This has happened a couple times, but has started normally after shutting car off each time. Could the fuse still be the issue?
So I can tell you first hand that it could very well be the issue. It was doing that for me for a while and then getting the belts changed fixed the issue for a little bit and then it came back. Roughly almost two hours ago my car died altogether. I called O'Reilly's first to make sure they had the fuse, took a bus there and back to my car while doing at Lowe's along the way for a screwdriver and metal clips. As of seven minutes ago, my car is back functioning and I'll use my OBDII reader at home to clear the check engine light. If you have any other questions, just message back here.
Good Video! Could you please confirm this only applies to when the car will not start for a long period of time? That this fuse is not related to INTERMITTENT loss of starting? Thank you!
Did you find out why that fuse failed? Are you still driving the car. I had exact same thing happen to me the dealer has had it for 4 days still not fixed. I want to know what caused the fuse to blow.Thanks the
The fuse is rated too low. Its a problem that is almost always waiting to happen because the system needs a 150Amp instead of the 125Amp. Click the posted link. Order the fuse and go pick up your vehicle from the stealers. or go get one from advance auto. Megafuse.
Is it a problem that the original fuse is rated for 450v and the replacement you used is rated for 32v? Was about to do this with my car, but that is making me a little nervous.
I have a 2012. Do I need to disconnect the hybrid battery? I already took out the safety plug without disconnecting the battery. Sitting here wondering if I should disconnect the battery or just plug it back in.
Hi, I have flashing “ready” light and doesn’t start engine cranking. I have OBDII code in ABS module and Brake booster, my question: ABS problem may causing no start engine and “ready” flashing?
The residual heat from the brakes is converted in energy used for charging the hybrid battery. If there are any issues at all with any components of the system it will therefore affect the battery which then will make it flash. get a blue tooth scan tool that can tell you exactly what the issue is. They are totally worth it
