3 Electrical Problems You Should Always Fix at Your Kia Dealer

Random electrical issues are rare, but they can happen. In almost every case, the issue appears and never reappears. If an issue persists, this is a sign that there are electrical problems your Kia dealer needs to investigate and repair.

3 Electrical Problems You Should Always Fix at Your Kia Dealer

Damaged Alternator

The alternator’s purpose is to produce electricity for your Kia’s systems. It does this by spinning and high speed and producing magnetic energy. The magnetic energy is then converted to AC and then DC for the electrical system. A healthy alternator produces more electricity than your car’s systems require.

An alternator will weaken due to age or damage. A weakening alternator produces less power than it should, and this will eventually cause problems for the electrical system. When an alternator can’t produce enough power, random electrical issues will appear and grow steadily worse over time. We’ll test your alternator and replace it if it’s damaged.

Damaged Connections

Electricity flows most efficiently through a closed system. Your Kia’s electrical system, however, requires a variety of switches, relays, connections, and fuses. Each of these items requires an electrical connection to be broken and then reconnected again. These items are vital for the flow and control of electricity in the system, but they can become damaged in time.

A brown fuse or a broken relay will disrupt the flow of electricity. This can cause one or more components that depend on this power to fail. Electricity will continue to flow down the wire to the broken connection. The wire can heat up, and even get hot enough to melt the wire’s insulation. Our technicians can trace the flow of electricity through your car until we find the cause of the trouble. Once we’ve identified it, we’ll fix the problem.

Failed Ignition Coil

A spark plug is connected to each cylinder, and it produces the spark that ignites the mixture in the cylinder. Spark plugs only produce 12 volts, and this is insufficient to ignite the fuel-air mixture. Each spark plug has an ignition coil connected to it that generates 30,000 volts and supplies this power to the plug.

Ignition coils should be replaced at regular intervals according to the service schedule in your car manual. A coil can also become damaged due to issues like an oil leak onto the coil or the failure of the spark plug connected to the coil. A coil that fails won’t supply the additional electricity required to ignite the cylinder’s contents. The lack of power will cause a misfire. We’ll identify the damaged coil and replace it to fix this problem.

Problems in the electrical system will only get worse over time. Call us today at Kelly Grimsley Kia, and we’ll fix the problem for you.

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