10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,428 miles

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problem #36

Feb 022022

Telluride

  • miles
I-??ve owned over 10 vehicles and had glass chipped from rocks or hail and understand that happens. My Kia Telluride simply with no vehicles around on a paved road driving 55 miles an hour just cracked like it had been hit by a bullet and then proceeded to spread over 6-?? from the time the crack happen until I got it into my garage 5 miles down the road. The weather outside was 56 degrees according to vehicle and no rain or abnormal driving conditions. I have seen in numerous forums this is a common problem with the 2020 Kia Telluride. This should be a recall issue.

- Winnfield, LA, USA

problem #35

Oct 142021

Telluride

  • miles
this has happened to my wife about 5 times and to me approximately 8 times. my wife will no longer drive the car because she feels it is not safe. i purchased the car new and it has about 7500 miles on it. when trying to accelerate from a stop and usually turning left, car will start to move and then fails to accelerate for approximately 3-5 seconds. very dangerous if there is oncoming traffic and you are turning in front of them. i have researched this issue on the web and i am not the only person with this issue. so far kia dealer cannot duplicate issue so there is no fix. currently dealer has the vehicle and i have a loaner vehicle.

- Oviedo , FL, USA

problem #34

Oct 112021

Telluride

  • miles
The car was on cruise control at 70mph but cruising behind another car at 65 when suddenly the car started approaching the car in front of us at high speed.

- Fort Pierce, FL, USA

problem #33

Aug 032021

Telluride

  • miles
This is the third time something has impacted our windshield and caused it to crack. Our windshield has been replaced twice and will need to be replaced again. Both replacements were Kia windshields.

- Camp Springs , MD, USA

problem #32

Jul 102021

Telluride

  • miles
My windshield was hit by a tiny rock and had a small pit. The next day when I went to my car, there was a crack across 1/2 of my windshield. The spot the rock hit did not even star crack. This is a safety issue for the window to crack that sat.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #31

May 212021

Telluride

  • miles
AC Condenser failed at 13,500 miles

- East Elmhurst, NY, USA

problem #30

May 212021

Telluride

  • miles
AC Condenser failed after 13,500 miles

- East Elmhurst , NY, USA

problem #29

May 242021

Telluride

  • miles
Collision warning system failed. Barnett Kia St Paul MN said two weeks to get an appointment for. Safety issue?

- Hugo, MN, USA

problem #28

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 #27

Apr 292021

Telluride

  • 8,000 miles
If the windows are down at highway speeds (above 50mph, ) they cannot roll back up completely. It seems that the pressure of the speed stops them from completely closing. In order to roll them back up I have to slow down to around 35 mph. I've read similar complaints on Kia owners forums.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #26

Mar 282021

Telluride

  • 14,000 miles
I woke up today to an odd shaped circular crack and subsequent spidering out of the windshield of my Telluride. The crack is quite low nearly under the top of the hood and I have no idea how it happened. After reviewing articles I discovered there is a class action lawsuit against Kia for defects to the windshield so I thought it best to report it. The crack was not there when I last drove it 3/26.

- Hillsborough, NJ, USA

problem #25

Mar 202021

Telluride

  • 20,000 miles
Our windshield cracked and the dealership is refusing to replace it without charging us over $1300

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #24

Nov 272020

Telluride

  • miles
Active safety recalls: ' SC194 trailer brake light (NHTSA #20V436)

- Jersey Village, TX, USA

problem #23

Nov 102020

Telluride

  • miles
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.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #22

Oct 242020

Telluride

  • 6,500 miles
Front collision warning malfunction. When a vehicle to my left and in front of me brakes, my vehicle thinks it's in front of me and automatically brakes with warnings on the windshield display. Very dangerous to the vehicles behind me and unsafe to drive. I have taken the vehicle in for service several times. Twice they recalibrated the sensors and on the last visit, they said they replaced the sensor. It's still happening so I need to take the vehicle in again. I've searched this online in forum and youtube, and it's a common problem. The dealership tells me Kia isn't aware of the problem.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #21

May 312020

Telluride

  • 3,200 miles
One month after purchase, my windshield crack for no apparent reason. I noticed a small linear crack along the center bottom of the windshield after it being parked in my driveway overnight. Within hours the crack spread along the entire glass. Kia repaired it under the good faith warranty but I had to wait 3-4 weeks for a windshield to come in, having to drive it like that in the meantime. After they removed the windshield and inspected it, they could not find any kind of impact mark. One month after repair, a very small piece of debris hit the windshield while I was driving (aprx 40-45 mph) and caused a small circular chip that could have been cured with resin to prevent it from spreading. However, within 15 minutes the chip continued and spread in 3 linear cracks. By the next day the crack ran across the entire windshield and now the windshield has to be replaced, again. Aside from it being annoying and costly to fix, I feel unsafe driving the vehicle feeling like the windshield could completely break on me while I'm driving.

- Downey, CA, USA

problem #20

Jun 012020

Telluride

  • 2,000 miles
The exhaust pipe end by the rear bumper is causing burns on my husband and two out of three of my children. It is not pushed back enough so when the trunk it opened after driving and we go to remove items from car it leaves burns. The design needs to be changed and a recall would be expected as I have found while doing research many Telluride owners have this issue and it is not safe.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

problem #19

May 122020

Telluride 6-cyl

  • 5,000 miles
Driving down 294 South (a highway), at approximately 60mph, with no other vehicle around our vehicle and not going under an overpass, there was a very loud bang. My 2 kids were in the middle two seats and started screaming and crying because of the loud noise and also because glass was falling on them. The loud bang turned out to be the panoramic moonroof exploding on its own. Nothing hit the car or the roof as there were no cars around us. We quickly closed the cover to the moonroof so more glass wouldn't fall on the kids. As you can see in the picture the moonroof exploded outward and not inward as if something hit it. The panoramic moonroof doesn't open.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #18

Feb 292020

Telluride

  • 12,000 miles
A rock hit and chipped my windshield while driving on the freeway. Within a couple of hours the chip expanded, this is ridiculous. Not safe!

- Hacienda Heights, CA, USA

problem #17

Feb 192020

Telluride

  • 22,325 miles
On the 19th of February, 2020 at approx. 11:00am, I was heading East bound on I-44 near ft leonard wood, mo when my sunroof suddenly exploded. I had my cruise control set at 72mph. There were no other vehicles in my general area. All windows were rolled as well as the sunroof being closed, with the inside sun shade being in the closed position. Inside temp was set at 72 degrees with the fan setting on the third setting. I am unsure of the outside temperature but it was above freezing. My local Kia dealer, roper Kia of joplin, mo inspected the vehicle Thursday morning at 8am, after their inspection they contacted the district service manager who authorized the sunroof to be replaced under goodwill warranty at no cost to myself.

- Carthage, MO, USA

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