Kia Telluride Complaints

2,086 consumer complaints on file.

#11394723February 4, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I LOVE THIS CAR. I REPLACED MY 2016 LEXUS GL 460 WITH THE 2020 TELLURIDE EX V6, A LOW MILAGE PREVIOUSLY OWNED CAR I FOUND AT A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FELT IT COMPARED FAVORABLY IN EVERY WAY WITH THE LEXUS, WHICH I HAD BOUGHT NEW. UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME LIGHTING ISSUE, I DID NOT DO A NIGHT TIME TEST DRIVE OF THIS CAR, BUT WHEN I DID FINALLY DRIVE IT AT NIGHT - WOW! THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED AS A DRIVER. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE DRIVING THIS KIA AFTER DARK ON A CITY STREET PROVED TO BE DANGEROUS AND SCARY. LIGHTING WAS SO POOR- ESPECIALLY THE PERIPHERAL LIGHTING AND LOW BEAM HEIGHT RANGE - THAT I COULD NOT FIND MY DESTINATION BECAUSE THE HOUSE NUMBERS ON THE MAILBOXES AS WELL AS THE STREET SIGN WERE NOT LIT WELL ENOUGH TO READ. BUT WHAT WAS WORSE IS THAT I VERY NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE WAY, MY VISION IS 20/20 AND NIGHT DRIVING HAS NOT PREIOUSLY BEEN A PROBLEM. I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM SO THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED THE BULBS AND THEIR PLACEMENT; HE FOUND NO PROBLEM. I AM A WIDOW SO I DRIVE MYSELF EVERYWHERE I GO, INCLUDING AT NIGHT. BRIGHT, SAFE ILLUMINATION IS A MUST! I AM NOT DRIVING MUCH AT NIGHT THESE DAYS BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS WAY TOO RISKY CONSIDERING THE POOR VISIBILITY AFTER DARK. I CAN TELL YOU THAT KIA WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT (OR MULTIPLE SUITS) ON THEIR HANDS WHEN THIS POOR HEADLIGHT SITUATION IS THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394444February 3, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES BOTH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM STOP OPERATING. EVEN AFTER YOU CLEAN OFF THE SENSOR IT DOES NOT HELP. IT RANDOMLY CLEARS ITSELF, BUT WILL ALSO STOP AGAIN AFTER SOME TIME. THIS HAPPENS BOTH ON LOCAL ROADS AND THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390583January 28, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KIA TELLURIDE HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH AIR FLOW BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD ROWS AND ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT FLOWS. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP AIR FLOW EVEN IN THE CAR AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT REQUIRES FREQUENT STOPS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ADDRESS THE TEMPERATURE ISSUES OR ME TRYING TO CHANGE IT WHILE DRIVING WITH KIDS WHO ARE TOO HOT OR COLD AND HOPING I DON'T CRASH. IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND VERY INCONVENIENT. SECOND ISSUE IS THAT I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOT CLOSE TO ANY OTHER CARS AND I HEARD A FAINT NOISE AND IT LOOKED LIKE BIRD POOP BUT WHEN I LOOKED CLOSER I SAW A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 22 YEARS AND HAD MUCH HARDER THINGS HIT A WINDOW WITHOUT BREAKING IT - WHATEVER DID HIT THE WINDOW WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CAUSE DAMAGE. THIS CAR HAS FAULTY WINDSHIELD AND FAULTY VENTILATION SYSTEM IN LAST TWO ROWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388701January 18, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45-50MPH ON A STRAIGHT, SMOOTH, ROAD WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP OR THUD AND THEN GLASS FELL IN ON THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER PLUS SOME ON THE SECOND ROW, WHERE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SEATED. THE FRONT SUNROOF PANEL HAD EXPLODED OR SHATTERED SOMEHOW. WE WERE ON A SECTION OF ROAD WITH NOTHING OVERHEAD. OUR TELLURIDE ONLY HAD 190 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386171January 2, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
HAVE NOT EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON MY NE 2021 TELLURIDE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSE BY ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, BUT THE CRACK QUICKLY SPREADS ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE QUESTIONABLE WHETHER OR NOT THE WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE SOMEHOW. THE TIME BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND OCCURRENCE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS (TWO WEEKS BETWEEN THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AND SECOND CRACK.) I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND FORUMS WHERE OTHER TELLURIDE OWNERS HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE IS, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER HAVING A WINDSHIELD REPLACED MUCH LESS TWICE ALMOST IN THE SAME MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385025December 26, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SAID THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN A CRACK APPEARED THAT CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST ALL THE WAY INTO HE FIELD OF VIEW. AFTER INSPECTION, I DO FIND A VERY SMALL (SMALLER THAN A PIN HEAD) CHIP. SHE NEVER RECALLS HEARING SOMETHING HIT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384060December 18, 2020
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2021 KIA TELLURIDE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO A SNOW STORM HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE CONTACT WENT TO CLEAN OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROUTE 23 KIA (1 WINDBEAM RD, RIVERDALE, NJ 07457) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE ASSESSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384014December 18, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND WITH A 4 FOOT CRACK. IN IT .NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383869December 17, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WITHIN A MONTH OF THE PURCHASE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-80. SEVERAL TRIPS TO KIA WITH KIA TECH LINE AND THEY DENY THE VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE. THEY SAID THE VIBRATION MEASURED WITH A PICOSCOPE WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. AFTER FIGHTING WITH KIA CONSUMERS, I TOOK IT TO A DRIVESHAFT SPECIALIST FOR AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS. THE FINDINGS FROM THE DRIVESHAFT SPECIALIST WERE QUITE ALARMING AND IT'S OBVIOUS KIA IS TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM AND FORCING CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO LIVE WITH IT. DRIVESHAFT SPECIALIST TOLD ME THIS PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE AND AFFECT OTHER AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A KIA FORUM AND THEY ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TELLURIDE AWD'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. YESTERDAY I TRADED MY VEHICLE OFF AT A $6K LOSS SO I DID NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HEADACHES AND KEEP FIGHTING KIA. THIS IS NOT RIGHT TO CONSUMERS AND HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEIR 2020 AWD TELLURIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL #CGS-266219 IN OCTOBER. I HAVE FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CASE #13767404. THEY OFFERED ME $2500 AND WANTED ME TO SIGN OFF ON THE COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT SIGNED ANYTHING OR RECEIVED ANY MONIES. I JUST LOST $6,000 BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE SO $2500 IS NOT COVERING MY LOSS. I HAVE RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM SURGERY, CHEMO, AND RADIATION AND DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT THIS GIANT. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THERE IS A KIA FORUM ON VIBRATION WHERE THERE ARE LITERALLY SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383704December 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TELLURIDES AND HYUNDAI PALISADE VEHICLES RIGHT NOW WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN SPEEDS REACH 55MPH - 70MPH. KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE AND DEALERS ARE NOT BEING HELPFUL. THEY ROAD FORCED BALANCED MY WHEELS AND SENT ME HOME...I TOLD THEM IT'S NOT FIXED AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT BACK. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON FORUM/MESSAGING BOARD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. KIA REPLACES DRIVESHAFTS/AWD COUPLERS ON SOME WHICH RESOLVES THE ISSUES BUT IGNORES OTHERS. THEY NEED A TSB TO FIX THIS UNIVERSALLY. THIS PIECEMEAL APPROACH HAS GOTTEN THEM IN TROUBLE WITH NHSTA ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383492December 15, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WITH WINTER COMING ON THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS. THE FACTORY WINDOW TINTING INTERFERES WITH THE ABILITY TO SEE DOWN THE ROAD EFFECTIVELY AS THE TOP PART OF THE WINDOW IS DARK AT NIGHT. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383133December 12, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WE PURCHASED OUR 2021 TELLURIDE NOVEMBER 14TH AND LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER A CHIP APPEARED OR WAS MINOR BEYOND SOMETHING WE RECOGNIZED WHEN WE PURCHASED IT SINCE IT WAS DARK WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WITHIN SECONDS ESCALATED TO A FULL BLOWN CRACK GREATER THAN 6 INCHES WHEN WE WERE TURNING DOWN A ROAD WHERE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AROUND. THEY SAID BECAUSE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH IMPACT DAMAGE CAUSED IT THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD EVEN THOUGH KIA ALREADY HAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2020 MODELS WHERE A CHIP QUICKLY BECOMES UNREPAIRABLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE WINDOW. WE DIDN'T EVEN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE CHIP FILLED BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS. I'VE OWNED MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN HIT BY ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE THE ROAD OF FROM SIMPLY BEING OUTSIDE AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A CRACK APPEAR SO QUICKLY AND ESCALATE BEYOND MINOR REPAIRS IN SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382769December 9, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SMALL PEBBLE HIT WINDSHIELD OVER 6 MONTHS AGO AND IMMEDIATELY CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO HAVE CHIP REPLACED, AGAIN CRACK SPREAD IMMEDIATELY. DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. GOING ON LINE I NOTICED THAT KIA HAS HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT COVERED BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE???? WHY NOT?? WINDSHIELD IS STILL INFERIOR TO ANY OTHER WINDSHIELD I HAVE HAD IN OTHER CARS. IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS PUTTING TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE WINDSHIELD THUS CAUSING A SLIGHT CHIP TO CRACK IMMEDIATELY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382799December 9, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAME OUT OF MY HOME THIS MORNING (12/9/2020) TO FIND A LARGE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD STEMMING FROM A SMALL CHIP. I'M THE ONLY DRIVER AND ENCOUNTERED NOTHING ON MY DRIVE TO OR FROM MY DESTINATION TO RESULT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THERE IS NOTHING NEAR WHERE MY VEHICLE IS PARKED TO RESULT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS EITHER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF JUNE 2020 AND MY DRIVING IS MINIMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378651December 9, 2020
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 KIA TELLURIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED ALL STAR KIA EAST (27700 JUBAN RD BLDG. 2, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726) OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR THE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BELIEF THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378208December 7, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
PURCHASED VEHICLE AND AFTER 2 WEEKS NOTICED A MAJOR CRACK IN WINDSHIELD STARTING FROM EDGE TO ALMOST MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF A CHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377354December 1, 2020
ENGINE
MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE FIRST COLD MORNING. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND IDLED FUNNY. I SHUT IT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377096November 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ACTIVE SAFETY RECALLS: ' SC194 TRAILER BRAKE LIGHT (NHTSA #20V436)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375858November 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY WIFE DROVE OUT TO GO SHOPPING BUT RETURNED WITHIN 5 MINS DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE TIRE WARNING. THE TIRE WAS VERY LOW AND SHE PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I REMOVED THE JACK (WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY) AND STARTED TO JACK UP THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE FLAT WAS. I WAS SHOWING THE NOTCHES FOR POSITIONING THE JACK TO MY WIFE AND SHOWING HER HOW TO PROPERLY JACK UP A VEHICLE. BEAR IN MIND, I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES AND DONE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON MY CARS/SUVS, VANS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I HAD THE JACK STRAIGHT UP IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND ON A PERFECTLY FLAT GARAGE FLOOR AND STARTED TO JACK THE CAR UP. BY THIS TIME THE TIRE HAD DEFLATED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT HAD ABOUT AN INCH OR TWO FROM THE RIM TOUCHING THE GROUND. I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE VEHICLE UP TO NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT WHEN THE JACK COLLAPSED SUDDENLY AND THE CAR CAME DOWN. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT AND AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO TAKE THE WHEEL OFF. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE JACK AND THERE IS A BOW TO THE THREADED ROD BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN'T SEE VERY MUCH FROM THE PICTURE. WHEN YOU TURN THE JACK, YOU CAN EASILY SEE A SIGNIFICANT WOBBLE IN THE WINDING ACTION. I CAN'T IMAGE HAVING TO TRY AND JACK UP A VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I HAD IN MY GARAGE. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375843November 22, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEATS VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-80MPH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON TELLURIDES AND PALISADES THAT IS FIXED BY REPLACING WITH A PROPERLY BALANCED DRIVESHAFT. HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSES TO PROCEED AND KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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