Anyone else: dealer says they can't reproduce the problem (Texas)
Noticed this on the Ioniq 5: i've brought the car in twice for an intermittent warning and both times the dealer says no fault found. I have video and timestam…
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Ioniq 5 dealer cannot reproduce an intermittent warning
I have brought the car in twice for the same intermittent warning and both visits ended with could-not-reproduce. I have video and timestamps.
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