Kona EV Unexpected Start-Up Issue

[Raoulduke1979]

Had a strange thing happen with my Kona EV yesterday. It just wouldn’t start, so I tried messing around by putting it in reverse (thinking maybe that’d kick it into gear), but then it popped up with a 'Press P to start' message. Even hitting the P button didn’t do anything. Ended up shutting the car off for a minute, and when I turned it back on, it worked fine. Anyone else ever had this happen?

 

[Asdy]

I haven’t experienced that, but it sounds like a glitch. Restarting seems to have reset the system, which worked.

 

[Toni G]

Had a strange thing happen with my Kona EV yesterday. It just wouldn’t start, so I tried messing around by putting it in reverse (thinking maybe that’d kick it into gear), but then it popped up with a 'Press P to start' message. Even hitting the P button didn’t do anything. Ended up shutting the car off for a minute, and when I turned it back on, it worked fine. Anyone else ever had this happen?

Perhaps wait for software updates to address potential minor glitches and improve overall performance.

 

[Sw88_twinkle]

@Raoulduke1979 Were you still experiencing this after turning it back on? I just had my share of this and not sure if I should go to my local dealer.

 

[JohnPeters]

Had a strange thing happen with my Kona EV yesterday. It just wouldn’t start, so I tried messing around by putting it in reverse (thinking maybe that’d kick it into gear), but then it popped up with a 'Press P to start' message. Even hitting the P button didn’t do anything. Ended up shutting the car off for a minute, and when I turned it back on, it worked fine. Anyone else ever had this happen?

It's just a minor glitch, something that happens with my non EV cars too. The good thing about EVs is that you can receive updates to fix it.