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problem #27

Nov 172024

Telluride

  • miles
I was driving at on the highway at 65 MPH in 60-65 degree temperatures on an open highway with minimal traffic on clean roads with no road debris. A loud explosion followed by observing through the rearview mirror shattered sunroof glass shower over the back of the car. There was no damage to the shade cover nor remainder of the roof to suggest something struck the top of the car.

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

problem #26

Oct 112024

Telluride

  • miles
Sunroof shattered while driving. Nothing struck the glass, we were not around any other vehicles, etc. it just exploded. The slide was closed, so no glass fell in vehicle.

- Conehatta, MS, USA

problem #25

Sep 032024

Telluride

  • miles
Inferior windshield and door safety glass. Had to replace drivers side window twice and now our front windshield has a chip not caused by any object and is starting to spider crack and will need replacement for what will be the 3rd glass replacement needed in less than a year. 1st incident drivers door $503 09/25/2023. 2nd Driver window replaced 05/06/2024 warranty covered. 3rd incident windshield chip and cracked. Dealer appointment not until 09/16/2024

- Oceanside, NY, USA

problem #24

Aug 212024

Telluride

  • miles
Instrument cluster went black. No sensors when changing lanes can't tell MPH, fuel levels. Car said I was driving the wrong direction.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

problem #23

Aug 162024

Telluride

  • miles
Dealership (kings Kia in mason, Ohio) failed to respond to nhtsa recall. (SC316). Despite recommendation to -??park outside due to risk of vehicle catching on fire-?? refused to fix recall in timely manner (refused to fix in next 3+ months). Unacceptable.

- Liberty Township, OH, USA

problem #22

Aug 142024

Telluride

  • miles
I was driving my 2024 KIA Telluride when the sunroof just exploded outward. It was very load and luckily I had the sunroof cover closed so no glass came inside the car. Talked with Wilde KIA in Waukesha and they said this was not covered under the warrantee and there where no recalls or safety bulletins regarding this issue. I looked online and there were numerous people that had experienced the same problem.

- Nekoosa, WI, USA

problem #21

Aug 152024

Telluride

  • miles
Dashboard not illuminating when car is turned on. I am able to drive the car without knowing what speed the car is going or how much fuel is remaining. I drove the car two hours turned it off prior to this issue. No warning lights were shown in the previous drive.

- Clayton, NC, USA

problem #20

Sep 012023

Telluride

  • miles
The car has a surround view monitor that turns off at 7 miles instread of the 9 miles advertised. The monitor is designed to help with parking and show a 3D view. Helps with parking assistance.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #19

Jul 142024

Telluride

  • miles
The dash above the steering wheel is not lighting up to show me the speed, gas, rpm. Or any other lights. My safety and others is at risk because I am not able to know my speed or any malfunctions that would other wise be displayed on the dash. This just happened and I cannot reach the dealership until tomorrow. This has not been inspected by anyone as of now. No other warning lights or symptoms prior to this.

- Cortland, NY, USA

problem #18

May 222024

Telluride

  • miles
All 4 windows have an Auto up/down feature on the driver door switches. Intermittently the auto up/down feature does not work on 1 of the 4 windows randomly. If I roll all 4 windows down for example and then decide to roll all 4 up, sometimes 3 out of the 4 windows will roll up auto with 1 touch, and the random 1 window that decides to not roll up automatically will work by holding the button up manually and then resetting it by continuing to hold up while the window is all the up for 3-5 seconds. This fixes it temporarily until the next time. I can not recreate the problem, if I use the key fob and hold the unlock bottom to open all 4 windows, sometimes 3 out of the 4 windows will open and the last one has to be manually reset. The dealership looked at it and reset the window they mentioned, the problem still exists. Could go without an issue for a few days or multiple times a day and it's any of the 4 windows at any time.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #17

Jul 022024

Telluride

  • miles
Was driving on highway. Did hear a pebble/rock impact the right side of my windshield. No visible signs of a chip or damage. Finished trip. Hours later, took a short trip, still no visible signs of damage. 2 hours later, returned to car to find a crack had appeared that went from bottom right corner of windshield to about 1/3 of the way across. Don-??t believe the impact should have been significant to crack the windshield

- Leawood, KS, USA

problem #16

May 172024

Telluride

  • miles
[XXX] Driving down [XXX] towards Jackson, MS, a fine line crack appeared in windshield approximately 6 inches up from the dash starting at pillar on driver side of windshield with a small peck less than a 1/4 inch about 1 inch from the pillar and extending horizontally approximately 4 inches across the windshield. By the time we arrived in Jackson the crack extended 12" across. By the time we arrived back home the crack was approximately 16" across. We never saw or heard anything related to the crack until we noticed it. This was first trip in the car since engine was replaced under SC296 recall. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Corinth, MS, USA

problem #15

Mar 162024

Telluride

  • miles
Second day we owned this brand new vehicle we had a small rock hit the windshield at highway speed. The impact created an immediate chip and small star in the glass. Within 2 hours it had cracked over 6 inches. I have never had a windshield crack so fast and large after a rock impact. The size of the chip would not lead you to believe the windshield would crack. I have read multiple complaints of this exact same issue.

- Joplin, MO, USA

problem #14

Mar 122024

Telluride

  • miles
The Forward Collision Warning has been turning on and off for no reason. River Oak Kia has checked the system once. My windshield has cracked twice. I am having a third windshield installed when I obtain the funds. I purchased the car on 12/30/2023. The windshield has cracked two time and I am about to install third windshield. I am having the same problem with my 2021 palisade.

- Shorewood , IL, USA

problem #13

Mar 042024

Telluride

  • miles
There is a design defect in my 2024 Kia Telluride. There is no protection for the condenser/radiator. My air conditioner did not work. Brought it to dealer, dealer said a foreign object penetrated the condenser. I asked how it happened, dealer said there is no protection for the radiator or condenser so this problem may happen again and again. Kia does not offer a screen to be installed in front of condenser/radiator. My bill to repair was $2,400. Plus car rental of $100.. I have Asthma and it was almost impossible for me to drive the 200 miles to get the car to service. I contacted Kia claim # 16235056 and was told they will not help.

- Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA

problem #12

Feb 262024

Telluride

  • miles
My windshield just split across the driver side in my brand new 2024. I just made the first payment last week. My 2021 did the same thing and had 11 different places it cracked. It's as if anything touches them they split!

- Hensley, AR, USA

problem #11

Jan 092024

Telluride

  • miles
A rock hit the windshield for 1000 miles and completely shattered the front windshield. The rock was the size of a small pebble.

- Spring Hill, TN, USA

problem #10

Feb 132024

Telluride

  • miles
Windshield cracked 12 days after purchase

- Canyon, TX, USA

problem #9

Feb 062024

Telluride

  • miles
Vehicle has 6k miles. Upon starting for the evening commute, dashboard is blank screen - will not give speedometer, odometer readings or fuel levels. Other lights on gearshifter not working. GPS not reading correctly. Blind spot detection not functioning. Can get the screen to display the brightness indicator, but that refuses to leave the display, even when car turned off - assumedly a drain on the battery. This left us unable to identify our speed or how much fuel we had. The dealership indicated that this problem was seen in 2022 Tellurides and was typically fixed by a reset + system update. The dealership did fix the problem, but not sure of what the root cause is.

- Hanover, MN, USA

problem #8

Dec 302023

Telluride

  • miles
Within the first 1000 miles my windshield chipped. Now at 8000 miles, there is another crack. Seems to be a common issue with this vehicle that the windshield is soft and not durable.

- Justin , TX, USA

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