Kia Telluride Complaints (2025)

124 consumer complaints on file.

#11704264December 10, 2025
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2025 Kia Telluride. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V494000 (Structure) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11700666November 20, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
There is excessive noise coming from both passenger and driver side windows. It sounds like the windows are opened. The dealer said all seals are good but the windows aren't fully sealed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11698667November 10, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER
The front windshield cracked without any impact. We drove from Arizona to California and nothing hit our windshield or vehicle. We parked our vehicle and a visible spot and can see our vehicle at all times and we walked out and our windshield was cracked down the middle all the way into the driver side. It was not drivable back home to Arizona.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11698318November 8, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
We traveled from bullhead Arizona to garden Grove California. We didnt hit nothing on the road and we parked our car and have full visibility of it. Nothing touched my new car. When we walked out there was a huge windshield crack right in front of the camera. I had to get a new windshield. This is a well known issue with kia. Is there windshield crack while in the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11693774October 16, 2025
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When I was driving in a parking lot on 10/03/25 my car displayed a warning light that my engine was off and I needed to shift to neutral or park. This occurred 2 other times. I was parked at a light on 10/10 and when we left dinner and turned at a light it also shut off. This is a huge safety concern and I have saw others reporting this same issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11692101October 8, 2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Front lights gets foggy when it gets hand wash, contacted the dealership and they are willing to replace the “Gasket” because the headlights must have “ventilation”. While driving with nobody in front the collision warning went off non stop, the road was completely clear.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11692032October 8, 2025
ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WARNING "Engine off! Shift to P or N, then start engine". THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN REGARDS TO HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STALLING AT/IN A STOPLIGHT/INTERSECTION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN REPRODUCED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE SERVICE CENTER STATING "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 68 MILES AND VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY". THERE WERE NO OTHER warning lamps, messages or other symptoms OF THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. FIRST APPERANCE ON 8/4/25. OTHER INSTANCES OCCURED ON 9/15/25 AND 10/6/25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688286September 19, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On 9/18/2025, I was driving on the highway my son and I and out of nowhere I hear a loud explosion and glass shattering. I was terrified, fearing for my life not knowing or understanding what happened. Trying not to wreck. My sunroof was closed but when I pulled over and looked on top of the truck, my whole sunroof had shattered. I called 911 they came and examined the incident. I was directed to contact KIA asap being that they didn’t see any thing that could’ve caused the impact. I contacted Kia and was told by the service dept that they never heard of that happening.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686484September 10, 2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Headlights does not display full visibility. It seems as if the headlights are cut off with blind spots. Headlights doesn't have full visibility. Headlight projection is not 100 percent. Dealership technician have said Kia doesn't have a fix for it. When its very dark outside their are blind spots. Vehicle smokes from the exhaust. Upon acceleration it feels rough with trembling effect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684723September 3, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The contact owns a 2025 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH in the snow, the windshield wipers were activated to clear the snow, but failed to consistently wipe the windshield. The wipers were intermittently operating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed because the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure persisted. The vehicle was taken a third time to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the ring sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The ring sensor was replaced; however, the next day, during a rainstorm, the wipers failed to operate while activated. The failure reoccurred several days later while driving approximately 40 MPH. The vehicle was returned to the dealer for a fourth time, but the vehicle had not been repaired. The vehicle remained at the dealer for a month. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11677202July 30, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving, the sunroof on my 2025 Kia Telluride exploded. I had the it closed, so at first I didn't know what had happened. It sounded like I was shot. I was not able to pull over right away due to traffic. However, I heard the glass and figured out what had happened. Nothing struck my car. When I was able to get out and look at it, the glass was protruding outwards and a huge hole was left in the middle of the sunroof (almost as big as the sunroof). This was terrifying. It could have caused a wreck, easily. I immediately hit my breaks and the car behind me swerved. I had to think fast and tell myself to just keep driving because I couldn't pull over safely. I have not had the vehicle 7 months and thought this would not be a problem to get fixed because it is clearly not a normal, or natural occurance. At first, they gave me a loaner and said it would be fixed. Then, they said it could not be covered by warranty and to come pick it up and return the loaner. When, I got there I asked to speak to the manager and he was very sympathetic. He said he would work on getting it paid for and let me take the loaner back home. I am still waiting to hear from them. However, the internet tells me this is a recurring problem. Therefore, I wanted to fill out this form so that the NHTSA is aware of this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11671356July 5, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I was driving on the freeway and the windshield spontaneously cracked. There were no cars even around me. My 2025 Telluride is brand new and has less than 5k miles on it…
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11668273June 21, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6/10/25 - 8:40am - Vehicle was in "comfort" drive mode and was stopped in traffic when it stalled. Vehicle would not move when foot removed off brake and pressing accelerator. Warning light "Put vehicle in park and re start vehicle". Driver able to put hazards on, place vehicle in park and restart vehicle. Dangerous situation. Contacted dealer for immediate inspection/resolution. Despite notifying the dealership of their dangerous vehicle they failed to act on it in a timely manner resulting in another dangerous scenario on 6/20. Dealership's first available appointment for service was scheduled for 6/26. During this time, driver would press a button so that the engine system would not shut off. This button must be pressed every time driver starts vehicle, or it defaults to the engine management system that turns the engine off when stopped in traffic. 6/20 - Stopped at a red light. Shut off in traffic again. Could not restart. Police arrived to help and troubleshoot. Would not restart. Could not place in neutral to push to side of the road. Attempted to find some button to unlock the transmission but button not there? Stuck in the middle of traffic for ~ 1 hour while waiting on tow truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667920June 19, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
As I was driving on the interstate, a small pebble hit the corner of my windshield (lower left corner on the driver side). It made a small chip that has quickly turned into a 3" crack. Upon inspection by a windshield repair company, it has been deemed unrepairable and the entire windshield must be replaced due to the location of the incident. I also have a small chip directly in the driver's line of sight in the windshield from the pebble as well. KIA Motors has a known issue on previous year (2020-2023) models of the Telluride, in which the windshields of these models chipped and cracked unusually easy (sometimes without anything even impacting it), clearly causing a safety issue. There was a class action lawsuit for many states. I now have to file a claim with my car insurance company to have it replaced, which will negatively impact all my future insurance rates.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667523June 17, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY
The lower opening in the front grille allows road debris to damage the A/C condenser. This repair has an average cost of 2500.00 to 2800.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11663776May 29, 2025
SEAT BELTS
We have a 2025 KIA Telluride and in the second row seats the right hand seat receiver you have to grab it and hold it up tight to insert the seat belt. You have to be strong to do this. We went to Billion KIA in Rapid City SD toi get it fixed and they can't fix it. So they called KIA Corp and KIA said it is not a design flaw and they won't fix it. Someone could get hurt or killed in an accident. Thank you for any help.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11659077May 5, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
After diving in the snow my 2025 Telluride was parked in the garage overnight. Next morning I observed a crack in the windshield running from bottom of passenger side to middle of the windscreen. Upon inspection saw a small chip on the windshield. A chip would not cause the crack to extend to the middle of the windshield. These windshields are made very poorly, can crack and break with minor road debris that other brands windshields can handle easily. This has been an ongoing problem with KIA windshields since atleast 2020 and still has not been resolved. Won't be surprised if they break with a bug splatter on the windshield. This needs to be a class action or a RECALL!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11657702April 30, 2025
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
The contact owns a 2025 Kia Telluride. The contact stated while driving approximately 61-62 MPH, the sunroof exploded without impact. There was no injury sustained. There was an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted, who confirmed there was no coverage for the sunroof glass. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 5,899.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11651855March 31, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I just recently bought a 2025 Kia Telluride. Within two weeks the windshield has cracked. It appears to be a chip but it seemed to happen while sitting in the driveway. Kia says it is not covered u see the warranty. With all of the issues I have read about Kia’s windshields cracking, I am afraid they have not fixed the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647317March 10, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Windshield
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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