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Old 04-13-2021, 11:31 AM   #30
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Re: Ignition switch failures.

My wife has a '14 Kia Soul that the system draws about 6A for up to 1/2 hour after the vehicle is shut off. I thought something was wrong with it after it had a dead battery and I was checking the system out. I went up to the dealership to talk to them about it. We walked over to a new Soul (2016) and checked it (I had an inductive ammeter that can be placed against the wires to check for current) and it was drawing 10A! These new cars also have to be driven every few days for at least 15 minutes to keep the battery up, and rust off the brake rotors. That information we got direct from Kia, as people's cars are parked for long times due to staying at home to work, so they're getting dead batteries and squeaky brakes.

My truck can and has sat for months without these kinds of issues.
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