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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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A small rock hit my window recently causing a small indent. The next morning three other cracks (each over a foot long), appeared. The new cracks didn-??t come from the rock indent. Just started at random spots and within a couple hours connected. Doesn-??t seem very safe and seems like the glass wouldn-??t protect my family and I in a collision. Seems like it would just collapse in on us. It also makes it unsafe to drive by impeding our vision. Vehicle component has not been inspected but is available to upon request. No warning signs have been transmitted. Problem with faulty windshields has not been confirmed by dealer.
- Gilbert, AZ, USA
Windshield Crack
- Aurora, IL, USA
The windshield has cracked in our vehicle. I cannot see any impact that would have caused a crack to form. It appears to be potential defect if the glass or type of glass used.
- Hanover , PA, USA
Driving slowly after just pulling onto a small road and a passing truck kicked up a very small pebble, it cracked the windshield with almost no impact mark, just left large cracks running across the windshield that spread another 5 inches or so having to drive the car to its destination since there was no one in that remote area to call, no cell service either. I have had many cars get their windshields hit much harder and have never gotten a crack ever, the Telluride windshield is known to be prone to cracking and Kia wont do anything about it. They claimed it was fixed when I asked before buying the car and it is definitely not since I see post after post on the telluride forums of other owners getting cracks sometimes on their first day of ownership.
- Green Cove Springs, FL, USA
I was driving and a small pebble hit my windshield from a truck traveling in the opposite direction. The crack spidered out slightly. After 1 hour it traveled halfway across the windshield in my line of vision. I believe this is a defect with the Tellurides thin windshield glass as a normal car windshield that was hit by a small pebble could have been repaired instead of having to be replaced due to traveling through the window.
- Royse City, TX, USA
Crack on the inside section of windshield. Top left corner sitting against the roof. Looks to be failure at install.
- Rydal, PA, USA
3 days after receipt of my brand new 2022 Kia telluride I noticed a crack in the top of my winshield. After inspecting there was no visible chip and it started right at the top of the glass. A month the crack took over almost my entire windshield. Disappointed in the quality is an understatement.
- Ortonville, MI, USA
Front windshield developed hairline crack on lower driver side. Crack measures approximately 12 inches in length. No evidence of any impact. Crack noticed by owner at roughly 7AM CDT on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022. Vehicle had been driven the previous evening by same driver. At that time no crack was noted. Vehicle was garaged overnight. As previously stated, there are no signs of impact or other abnormal stress to the windshield. Vehicle purchased new in July 2021. Dealer to inspect week of July 25, 2022.
- Wellsville, KS, USA
Cracked windshield developed within hours and it was sitting in the driveway. I have not had this vehicle for more than 30 days only to find out this is a MAJOR issue I have to jump through hoops to fix. I was sold Ownershield (and sent them photos for review) and was told when sold that product that I could get the KIA windsheild replaced with KIA parts (they knew this would happen). But today I was informed by Ownershield that if I were to use Safelite my claim may not be covered...what a SCAM! It is like a sideways J, right in the middle of the windshield so it is messing with my visibility and is unsafe. No warning of anykind given even after starting up the car. KIA needs accountability on fixing these issues especially with theybare tacking on additional fees for 'shortages'.
- Fairfax, VA, USA
My 13 year old son went to smack a bug off the windshield in the inside and it shattered.
- Richmond Hill, GA, USA
Purchased 2022 Telluride Nightfall EX end of August and at the beginning of March and within about 6000 miles a small rock kicked up from a car caused a chip which spread to a large crack the next day. Dealership would not replace due to chip that wasn-??t even visible as it was in lower passenger corner of black area. Glad I purchased all the extra coverages offered by the dealer and paid more than MSRP due to an unsolicited dealer fee!
- Saint Albans, VT, USA
Windshield Cracked from passenger side to driver side. There were no cars or vehicles in front of me.
- New Orleans , LA, USA
The car is one week old and developed a crack in the windshield overnight in mild weather. The crack is over two feet long and growing.
- Sugar Land, TX, USA
- Celina, TX, USA