Kia iPod Cable

My Kia dealer doesn't even carry these cables. When my daughter gave me her old iPod Nano, I knew I wanted a cable to play the Nano through the AUX on my Soul's radio. I bought this cable and was eager to try it. I had trouble with it at first. I plugged it in and it charged the Nano but only static came through the radio. I went back to read the reviews to see if there were any troubleshooting tips I could pick up. I found out I did not have the USB/AUX end pushed in enough. When I went back and pushed it into the console further, it worked like a charm! Be careful connecting and disconnecting the iPod end - there are tabs on the sides of the cable to squeeze when manipulating it. Listening to my Eagles playlist with this device is better than listening to the '70s satellite channel because it's all Eagles! Ditto with my John Denver playlist.

Click around on the optional companies offering this. I was about to pay $17 when I found one for $12 and free shipping. I am using this in a 2012 KIA Soul. Just wanted to say that when I used the normal iPod connecting cable (usb only) it did work with my stereo. However, it was a little slower to load songs and it displays file code first then the song info and it did charge as well. With this official cable it loads songs immediately and displays everything as it should plus charging. I saw a YouTube video that states your supposed to remove the device before you start your vehicle to prevent damage but I have never worried about it and nothing has gone wrong. Only serious issue is the length of the cable itself. I was hoping I could run it into my glove-box like the regular iPod cable so its out of the way and out of view but it just doesn't quite make it in there so i stuff it down the side of the passenger side seat to hide it. (you cannot access the iPod once your car is started so if you need to change any settings do so before hand)

This cable works perfectly with my 2010 Kia Soul+ and old iPod Nano, and I'm very glad to have saved $40 by purchasing through Amazon instead of my dealership. The first time I plugged the cable in, it only gave me static, although it was showing the artist and song name. Turns out it wasn't in all the way; I had to jiggle it around and use a little bit of brute force to get the USB half in, which made me nervous, but it's been fine since. The sound quality is excellent, and I love being able to see the song titles. (I was using a regular iPod cable, but it wouldn't play all of my songs, and it would only allow you to shuffle the songs. You also couldn't see the song title unless you pressed the "Info" button on the console.) Navigation through the steering wheel buttons can be a bit cumbersome, so I would recommend selecting an artist or playlist from your device before starting the vehicle.

Works as advertised. I plugged it into the port and when I hooked up my iPhone 4 the audio immediately switched to playing a song on my iPhone. On the radio display the "Menu" button can be used to access playlists, songs, artists. Use the tuning knob on the radio to scroll through and make selections. From there you can use the steering wheel controls for volume and to skip songs. Exactly what I was looking for! The cord is stiff and short about 8-10 inches end to end (eyeball measurement). The stiffness makes me feel like it can be easily damaged if forced into an unnatural position, but I don't know that for sure. That's just what the cord feels like to me. I'll be careful with it, and maybe even order a back up. Still a good deal at the price. Cord comes with no documentation about use or instructions.

Backstory: I bought this for my 2011 Kia after some idiot broke into my car looking for an iPod, and upon finding nothing, stole this cable. I bought this item from the seller E&S Trading. They shipped me a knock-off cable in a plain manila envelope. The cable was very hard to plug/unplug from the phone, making me feel like I was going to damage my phone's dock connector. When I did finally get the cable plugged in, my radio's display would not update with the correct song title. I'm sure this is because it's a cheap knockoff cable. I unplugged the cable from my iPhone, and noticed that the dock connector had sticky residue on it. Who knows if this piece of crap cable has damaged my phone. I'm just waiting for the refund to hit my credit card so I can buy an OEM cable.

Before I write a review I like to wait and use the product for some time to be sure it is reliable. I got this connector about 3-4 days ago and you can see it's not long time but here it is: you can hear music through your input plug but that's it. I drive a 2013 Sonata and it was sure the same as Kia's hardware. I can't control my Ipod through the system, I have to control it on the Ipod is self. that was OK with me since the connector was so cheap, couple of days of use my ipod died bc of low battery. this thing charged it in the first day and then stopped. I still gave it 2 starts bc it is really nice size and you can use it for audio.

I bought this for my 2012 Kia Forte 5 SX. The Stereo system is the regular Kia stereo system, not the Microsoft UVO. I bought the cable for my ipod touch 3g. The first one I bought, the cable did not work for more than a few seconds. I returned it and bought a second one since Amazon does the shipping for multiple vendors -- this second one works perfectly fine. I have full control of the ipod from the Kia stereo system and steering wheel. The only downside to Kia's otherwise flawless implementation is that if you have a long list of albums or artists, you have to contstantly spin the tuning wheel to scroll though the list -- no "page down" functionality, so to speak. But, that's KIA's issue, not this cable. $15.00 well-spent!