Kia Telluride Complaints

2,086 consumer complaints on file.

#11516834April 13, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The contact owns a 2020 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that the headlights failed to adequately illuminate the roadway while driving. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516937April 13, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The contact owns a 2020 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the headlights failed to adequately illuminate the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the headlamp actuators were inoperable, and the headlamp housings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23002 (Exterior Lighting). The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516892April 13, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My car was sitting in driveway and not moved for 4 days. The windshield broke and cracked completely
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516531April 11, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
High beam headlights failed. Internal display indicated they were on, but they were not. They have never come back on. Dealership states entire assembly needs to be replaced - not covered under warranty.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516358April 10, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I noticed paint delamination and chipping on my 2020 Kia telluride with pearl white paint. Upon further research, all other Kias with this color are having the same issue. Vin-[XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516397April 10, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The high beam lights failed to turn on and will not turn on at all..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515961April 7, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Bright headlights stopped working.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515943April 7, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The windshield easily cracked during standstill and parked. The vehicle was relatively new at 8000miles. There was no visible evidence as to debris coming from outside.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515839April 6, 2023
WHEELS
On October 1st, 2022 we rented the listed vehicle from Budget rent a car in Port Canaveral, Fl. We had just returned from a cruise vacation and due to the hurricane, we had to drive to Fort Myers to pick up my 83 year old mother from the hospital, as my sisters home had just been flooded my Hurricane Ian. When we rented the vehicle, the location was extremely busy, and they simply handed us the keys to the car. No inspection was completed, however my husband and I noticed several dents and deep scrapes to the vehicle that had began rusting. We joked how bad in shape the vehicle was considering it only had about 5000miles on it. We drove to Fort Myers and heard some banging in the rear drivers side. When we stopped for gas, my husband checked to make sure there wasn’t any obvious issue with the tire….he noted no appearance of damage to the tire. As no other vehicles were available due to the hurricane, We continued, picked up my mother, and began our trip back to the north Atlanta. We spent the night in north Florida, and resumed our trip the next morning. In Forsyth, GA (Monroe county) the rear tire began to wobble and the car began to shake. Traffic was extremely heavy, but we were able to pull to the narrow shoulder. My husband got out of the car and immediately noticed the tire appeared to be coming off the car. He looked at the lug nuts and only 3 remained. He touched them to see if they were tight and 2 bolts with the nuts attached fell off the wheel. The BOLTS fell off the wheel! We contacted Avis budget group and explained the situation, but we’re told it would be 4 to 6 hours before they could send anyone to help us. We pleaded with them, as this section of highway is extremely dangerous and full of semi-tractor trailers. We had to call 911 to get help to get us to safety. Additional info available. We have the lug nuts/broken bolts in our possession. Clearly we were rented a defective, not maintained, unsafe vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515595April 5, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Minimal impact caused immediate massive cracking across majority of front windshield. Spoke with others who own the same vehicle have had similar issues with fragile windshield glass
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515156April 3, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
While driving in a parking garage and going down a ramp to the next level, all of the lights on my dashboard popped on and the brakes stopped working. The emergency brakes failed to work, and we crashed into a wall/air conditioning unit. Luckily, we were going slow since we were in a parking garage and did not hit another car, but if we were on a highway and/ my entire family were in the car, someone could have died not only in my car but in other cars. The vehicle has been inspected by the dealership, but only after 3 weeks, and I've had to call to get any sort of communication from Kia. They have been horrible with communication. They also have not offered guaranteed reimbursement for a rental car nor have they offered a loaner. Insurance has inspected the car from a collision perspective and gave a quote on the damages. There were warning lights on as we were going down the ramp when the brakes went out.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514567March 30, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
As I was driving home down country roads my bright lights went out. I now only have regular headlights and no one has indicate they know how to fix the problem. This is a huge safety concern as I need them especially driving down dark country roads. I now have to drive another vehicle at night bc you cannot see.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514579March 30, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Moonroof exploded while driving down freeway. No external sources caused this. Sunny, safe conditions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514557March 30, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
While driving, a small rock hit the the windshield. This caused a circular Crack in the windshield. The crack seemed excessive given the low rare of speed (approximately 25mph). My concern is that if the windshield cracks easily from a small rock at a low speed, it won't hold up at higher speeds or to an average sized piece of road debris.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514154March 28, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
My high beams have all of a sudden stopped working. The light on the dash indicates that they are on, but they don't work at all. This poses a safety issue when driving the vehicle at night. I have an appointment with my dealer to have the problem looked at and hopefully fixed, although I have been seeing that there are many issues with the high beams on this model
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513885March 26, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
High beams do not work. Had bulbs replaced but no effect. Checked all fuses, and they checked out ok.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513757March 25, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
In the fall of 2022 my highbeams quit working. There’s no indication that anything is wrong, however, they just don’t turn on anymore. I’m left with only low beams. Changing the lightbulbs didn’t fix the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513259March 22, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The reverse camera remains engaged even after shifting to drive. This can remain after 10-20 seconds. As I started to drive forward, the camera remained engaged and hit on moving cars behind me causing the vehicle to emergency brake even though nothing was in front of me. Almost causing an accident
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513209March 22, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 2023 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated while responding. The dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512499March 18, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Brake pedal will sometime become a “brick” after the car sits for a little while. Could be an hour, could be overnight. Not able to press down the brake pedal easily to crank the car. Has happened at least a dozen times over the last 4 months. Have not brought up the issue to the dealership yet. No lights on the dash to indicate an issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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