- Divorce damage to 'Change can lead to shorts and / or fires
- Remember the campaigns from Stellantis, Ford, and Audi Allow Change of Battery packs
- New papers included by the Battery Samsung SDI said the problem remain under investigation
Many hybrids from many automokers are remembered because of the potential matters of vehicles' SAMsung SDI battery cells provided for losses or fires. And new papers are included in the Companion Government This week indicates that the issue is not completely resolved.
Total of 18,196 cars are affected In the US, including 155,096 from Stellantis, 20,484 from Ford, and 4,616 from Audi. Each automaker, in the past months, has already declared their right cars.
2023 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid
Stellantis has released the battery related to Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Suvs in the past October. Audi remembered her Q5 and A7's ferttrit seed in December, and Ford decreed the hybrid hybrid types of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corse Suvs in January.
All these vehicles have Samsung Sdi cell That is very similar, according to the documents included with NHTSA, emphasizing that directly specified is unique in each automaker. Each automaker told the security agency that the faults of the cells can lead to short views or internal fires. Ford and Stellantis have reported Damage to Uregrer Latal Between Cathode and Anode to other cells, which can lead to short looks and fires. Ford and Audi both said the internal analysis was shown in manufacturing errors, and both said they will include new software as a temporary solution.
2022 Audi Q5 55 TFSI in Hybrid
These new documents are entered by Samsung SDI not expanding a list of memorized vehicles, but emphasizes that the matter does not have a clear solution, right now. Papers included on February 5, Samsung Sdi calls the problem “You're still being investigated” Both Ford and Audi. A letter from NHSA, responded to SDI in SDI and February 6, requesting a battery supplier to find all the warranty, field, and other information. “
In a statement given Friday car reports, Jeep Parent Stellantis emphasized that in their cars, the issue has been repaired. “The solution includes a software update and, if necessary, replacement of the voltage battery, both have been given the costs for the information,” pointing, pointing to the notice characters sent in December. “Customer safety is very important to us, and we inform our customers' patience as we worked to resolve the issue and use the solution to all affected vehicles.”
In the meantime, the owners of the affected vehicles can call departmental departments to obtain more information. Stellantis can be reached at 800-853-1403, Audi by 800-253-2834, and Ford in 866-436-7333.
– Reported by Bengt Halvorson