Kia Telluride Complaints

2,086 consumer complaints on file.

#11465726May 23, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I noticed a small crack in the windshield one day. The next day it grew longer. Then it split out on two sides. It appears to be growing rapidly and I need the windshield repaired. There is a Kia Telluride Good Faith repairs I would like to utilize for the repair/replacement.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465836May 23, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
After taking my car back to the dealership and speaking to KIA USA about my instrument panel going blank randomly, now my blinker arrow lights have stopped working randomly. This is a safety issue even more than the instrument panel because my blinker can be on without me being aware, which could lead to another car pulling out in front of me if they assume I am turning. I was driving for a while today before I realized that my blinker panel lights had turned off and I had been driving with the blinker on. This occurrence has happened twice now within the last week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465740May 23, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield has a long crack with nothing impacting the glass
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465628May 22, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sunroof, available for inspection but scheduled for repair. Sunroof exploded spontaneously, no vehicle in front and no foreign object found that could have caused explosion damage. I calmly move vehicle off road into parking lot. Explosion was so loud that someone else could have reacted differently and caused an accident. I've read and heard of other incidents where people report the same situation. Insurance has been active in resolving this incident. I've also contacted the Kia dealership and Kia USA. No warning was given before this happened. I do not have at this time have an insurance claim number, response from manufacturer or repair invoice.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465258May 19, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Was traveling on the interstate when a small pebble hit my windshield creating half dollar size shatter. This car is only 4 months old and I was only traveling about 35 mph at the time and do not feel the impact should have been sufficient to create this type of shattering.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465198May 18, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
We were driving down a road on San Juan Island on May 1, 2022 when a small pattern of radio cracks appeared in the middle of the front windshield. No collision of any kind occurred, and there was no evidence of road gravel damage. We did not hear any impact. There were no other vehicles in front of our vehicle when the cracks appeared. The weather was partly cloudy and the temperature was moderate. We are at a loss to explain the cracks. They interfere seriously with driver visibility and will definitely require the windshield to be replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465032May 17, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I have owned this vehicle since July 2021. In that time I have had to have two different windshields put in due to large unexpected cracks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465011May 17, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield is so thin. I have 2 cracks within 2 months. One is right in my line of vision. Dealership won’t fix it even though I’m reading this is a common problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464999May 17, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Outside Temperature: 72 degrees PHILADELPHIA, PA No other traffic around. The sunroof seems to have just exploded in the center and the environmental conditions were just fine. There was no road debris and or other traffic around to cause such. The damage fortunately did not injure anybody in the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464892May 16, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Vehicle is 2 months old
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464714May 15, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I've had the car for less than 6 months, and have been driving in typical situations that are not any different than how I have been driving other cars (regular driver) for over 20 years. I have 3 separate chips in the front windshield from pebbles or unknown causes. One has extended cracks. I've never had a chip in a windshield on another car before this, let alone 3 within the space of a few months.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464526May 13, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Got a small ding in the bottom right hand corner of the windshield which was barely visible when it happened. Although I heard the slight sound of something hitting the windshield there was no obvious damage like a smashed glass appearance. However parked the car in the garage and next day when I went out to the car there was a crack that went up the right side of the windshield and then went 1/2 way across vertically to stop just under the mirror. I have no choice but to replace the windshield. I've never seen a window crack like this from such minor damage. It clearly has to be defective.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464109May 10, 2022
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Windshield Cracked from passenger side to driver side. There were no cars or vehicles in front of me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11463778May 8, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield hit with small pebble and Crack immediately across Windshield never have had happen so easily. Seems to be default in Windshield
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11463667May 6, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The high beams stopped working.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11462423April 27, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I have owned this car for two months. Today, I noticed a crack in my windshield. I haven't had anything hit my windshield. I've contacted Kia and am awaiting a call back, but I see online where there are many more complaints about the glass being faulty and cracking for little or no reason.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11462399April 27, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The child safety locks will randomly start latching and unlatching until the button is disengaged. I have videos of it and the dealership has been able to reproduce the issue multiple times. If the button is not on, the issue does not occur. This is a problem since I have a 3 year old and he has had opened the door while I drive on at least 1 occasion. The issue began October 2021, I took it in for service in December and had to wait for the replacement part until almost March. At this point I have taken the car in for service 6 times for the exact same issue, they have replaced multiple components, actuator, master key lock system, etc. The issue will be fixed temporarily but will then reappear within as little as a day to a week or two. There are multiple reports of this happening on Kia forums and the issue is not model specific. This also happens with Palisades which happen to share the same frame as the Telluride. I have contacted Kia corporate, case number 14666961, to let them know and will be sending a certified letter.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11462059April 25, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Windshield glass instant webbing and cracking
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11462158April 25, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Front windshield small crack completely spread across entire windshield.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11461602April 21, 2022
AIR BAGS
The contact owned a 2021 Kia Telluride SX. The contact stated while the wife was driving 70MPH the vehicle was stuck on the rear driver's side and crashed into a tree. No warning lights were noticed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an impound yard. The vehicle could possibly be totaled. There was a police report. The driver sustained injuries to the face, head, knee, chest, and shoulder. The passenger sustained back injuries. The spouse drove the passengers in a separate vehicle to the hospital where they received medical attention. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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