{"id":5153,"date":"2025-05-10T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/?p=5153"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:14:52","slug":"hyundai-fixed-his-iccu-then-let-thieves-total-the-rest-before-he-even-saw-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/hyundai-fixed-his-iccu-then-let-thieves-total-the-rest-before-he-even-saw-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai Fixed His ICCU Then Let Thieves Total The Rest Before He Even Saw It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/totaled-ioniq-5-during-an-iccu-replacement-v0-b33bv5mfl7ze1-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>A Hyundai Ioniq 5 sat unrepaired for weeks due to ICCU failure and parts shortage.<\/li>\n<li>Thieves stole the EV from the dealer, fled police, and crashed it into a church.<\/li>\n<li>Insurance declared vehicle totaled leaving the owner concerned about financial losses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes your car just breaks. Other times, it breaks, sits for two months, gets stolen, wrecked, and leaves you holding the bag. This is the story of how one Hyundai Ioniq 5 owner\u2019s unlucky repair turned into a cautionary tale about EV parts, dealership security, and what happens when everything goes wrong at once.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On March 16, nearly two months ago, Massachusetts resident Ethan Blount\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/hyundai-ioniq-5\/\">Hyundai Ioniq 5<\/a> abruptly stopped working. The culprit was the ICCU, a part already known for causing problems in the Ioniq 5 lineup. It failed, leaving Blount stranded, and he had the car towed to his local dealership. <\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/new-study-shows-evs-are-more-reliable-than-ice-cars\/\">Huge Study Shows EVs More Reliable Than ICE Cars With One Surprising Common Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the time, he had no idea it would be the last time he\u2019d see the vehicle in one piece. On May 2, the car was stolen from the dealership. When police eventually located it and gave chase, the situation ended with the Hyundai totaled and Blount left underwater.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>A Part With a Pattern of Failure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s rewind. The ICCU (Integrated Charging Control Unit) plays a central role in the Ioniq 5\u2019s electrical system. It manages the bi-directional charging between the 12V battery and the main high-voltage battery, which is responsible for powering essential systems, external devices, and even other EVs. <\/p>\n<p>When it fails, the result is a completely immobilized vehicle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/11\/hyundai-kia-and-genesis-evs-recalled-over-loss-of-drive-power-yet-again\/\">Dozens of Ioniq 5 owners have reported <\/a>similar failures. In Blount\u2019s case, the delay in repair came down to a parts shortage, with replacements on back order. So his EV sat, unusable and unguarded, for almost two months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theautopian.com\/he-took-his-hyundai-ev-to-a-dealer-for-warranty-work-then-it-ended-up-wrecked-in-a-high-speed-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Autopian<\/a> that he knew about the ICCU and suspected it immediately when he heard a loud pop. \u201cI got only a mile or so before power started dropping precipitously, and pulled off the main road just in time. I contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/hyundai\/\">Hyundai<\/a> and they dispatched a tow truck, taking my car to the nearest dealer,\u201d says Ethan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>A Strange Notification, Then Silence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, on May 1, he received a notification via his Hyundai mobile app that the car was left on and idling. Good news, he thought, since it couldn\u2019t do that without being fixed. The next day, everything fell apart. The dealer called and confirmed that the car was fixed but, strangely, they couldn\u2019t find it.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan whipped out his phone and tracked the car. It was in Boston, nowhere near the dealership. He called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police\/\">the police<\/a> who tried to move in and secure the car, but clearly that didn\u2019t work. The occupants sped off in it, ultimately lost control a short time later, hit a fire hydrant, and then smashed into a church. The impact was such that the Ioniq 5 was seriously damaged. The airbags all deployed, and the front is completely smashed in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/kia-ev6-owner-fed-up-with-changing-12v-batteries-files-lemon-law-claim\/\">Kia EV6 Owner Fed Up After Multiple 12V Battery Failures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Boston police arrested three people at the scene, but they\u2019ve left Blount in a tough spot. \u201cDue to the rapid depreciation of the car I\u2019m worried about what I will be offered by my insurance company since they declared it totaled today,\u201d he said. \u201cI fear I could end up still owing money and not even owning a car.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In a positive turn though, Hyundai reached out to him two days ago, promising to help. Perhaps this entire saga will end up with the happy ending Blount clearly wants.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"739\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Ioniq5\/comments\/1kgcmf6\/totaled_ioniq_5_during_an_iccu_replacement\/\">Totaled Ioniq 5 during an ICCU replacement<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/fatvoodoo\/\">u\/fatvoodoo<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Ioniq5\/\">Ioniq5<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credit: Ethan Blount<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Hyundai Ioniq 5 sat unrepaired for weeks due to ICCU failure and parts shortage. 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