10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,334 miles

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problem #4

May 062021

Telluride

  • miles
While driving my suv on the highway the day I purchased it on 6/5/20 it disabled 5 times where I was only able to use brakes and pull off side of road. I was 36 weeks pregnant and had my 2 year old in the car. I didn-€™t make it home. There was highway construction locally and no edge to pull off on if needed. We could of been seriously injured or died. It was towed to my local Kia dealer where they didn-€™t find anything wrong with it. They replaced the battery. It seemed to be running ok then on 5/5/21 my suv disabled again only being able to use the brakes and pull over while driving it on a hilly, narrow backroad with someone driving behind me with my 10 month old in the car. Every time this has happened the suv loses all power and needs to be placed in park to be restarted. The Kia dealer has had my suv for over a week and cannot find anything wrong with it. They reached out to the Kia tech line who says they-€™ve done all the right testing and there is nothing else to do. The Kia dealer believes it has an electrical problem that they have not been able to reproduce. There are no warnings before the suv completely disables. This problem could cause serious injury or death. The dealer is telling me my suv is ready to be picked up. I refuse to take my suv back from the dealership. I-€™ve started Iowa lemon law papers 5/6/21 and I-€™m waiting for the Kia manufacturer to receive them certified mail.

- Coralville , IA, USA

problem #3

Sep 252019

Telluride

  • 7,976 miles
My 2020 Kia Telluride has had electrical problems since 3 months after purchasing it in June of 2019. It started out small with my backup camera glitching/not being visible, the interior lights flickering, and my heat not working properly. Then, it quickly escalated to multiple emergency lights engaging in my dashboard while driving or stopped. I called the dealership and was told if the codes aren't active they can't service the vehicle, so when it happened again I brought it to them directly. At this time my vehicle wouldn't go in reverse and the steering wheel locked. The diagnostic report stated the car lost communication with fuel pump control module, instrument panel cluster (lpc), control module (ccan),and HVAC control module. This happened on two occasions compromising my family's safety. On the 3rd occasion, the following happened: The steering wheel locked, shifter wouldn't work, no lights next to shift, wouldn't go in reverse, no backup camera. On the 4th occasion, the following occurred: Warning lights/emergency lights on dash, steering locked, no lights near shifter, steering tight, RPM indicator went to zero, speed went to zero, warning lights switched on an off to different ones. The dealer replaced the floor harness, dash harness, and engine harness. Even after these "fixes" it continued. On the 5th occasion, the emergency lights came on and my vehicle shut off while driving and I lost my brakes! the following occurred before the shut down: Forward collision warning light, emergency light, RPM indicator up and down, ABS warning light, degree/temp light flickering on and off, plus a few more warning lights. This time my car had to be towed. Kia will not take the car back and denied my claim after supplying over 70 pages of documentation. My car has been in the shop for a total of 84 days since October 19, 2020.

- Wallkill, NY, USA

problem #2

Feb 292020

Telluride

  • 650 miles
After it had rained, the collision warning indicator appeared. It continues to appear every time the vehicle is in use.

- Ontario, CA, USA

problem #1

Feb 052020

Telluride

  • 2,400 miles
Blind spot collision warning system is malfunctions whenever it rains. Vehicle has 3000 miles on it and for the 5th time in 2 months the blind spot system alarm system goes off while driving in the rain. Dealerships refusing to look at the problem unless the engine light is on, which it turns off once the sensors dry off low beam lights are too bright... police have stopped me twice thinking they are high beams.. also oncoming traffic continues to blast there high beams at our vehicle thinking our high beams are on causing a dangerous driving situation.. local dealerships refuse to fix warranty problems because car was not purchsaed from them

- Hopewell Jct, NY, USA