2020 Kia Telluride Complaint Log

IT SEEMS AS IF THE WINDSHIELDS ON THE KIA TELLURIDE ARE SUB PAR. THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF CRACKED WINDSHIELDS WITH THIS VERY NEW CAR, MORE THAN AVERAGE. MY OWN WINDSHIELD OBTAINED A STARBURST CRACK RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION FOR THE DRIVER. BEING IN ALASKA, I EXPECT THIS TO QUICKLY SPREAD. WE HEARD A SMALL TAP PRIOR TO THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. MAYBE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD. A PEBBLE HIT TO WINDSHIELD JUST BELOW THE FRONT FACING CAMERA AT 75 MPH SPEED. NO IMMEDIATE CRACK, ONLY CHIP. CAR PARKED OUTSIDE AT TEXAS HEAT (+100F) AND CRACK SPREAD ALMOST THROUGH WINDSHIELD WITHIN 48 H.

PURCHASED A BRAND-NEW 2020 KIA TELLURIDE LX, ALL- WHEEL DRIVE. ON THE TEST DRIVE, I COULD NOT GO ABOVE 50MPH, DUE TO THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE HAD IT ON AN INTERSTATE. I NOTICED BETWEEN AROUND 63 AND 74MPH, A HUM AND VIBRATION. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND ADVISED THEM OF THE ISSUE. PRIOR TO TAKING THE TRUCK IN FOR THE ISSUE, I RESEARCHED THE MATTER. I LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TELLURIDE, NO MATTER THE TRIM LEVEL. THE HYUNDAI PALLISADE AWD IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TRUCKS SHARE THE SAME DRIVETRAIN. IT IS BELIEVED THE VIBRATION US BEING CAUSED BY THE REAR DRIVESHAFT BEING OUT OF BALANCE FROM THE FACTORY. AFTER DROPPING MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER, THEY LATER INFORMED ME, UPON REMOVING THE REAR DRIVESHAFT, THE VIBRATION CEASED. THE TECHNICIAN STILL HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. UPON CHECKING THE FLUID, THEY FOUND TRACES OF METAL IN IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE A MONTH TO GET A NEW TRANSFER CASE. BEING UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, THEY AGREED TO JUST GET ME A SIMILAR TELLURIDE. THE DEALER HAD TWO OTHER TELLURIDE LX AWD AND SAID THEY'D TEST THEM BEFORE I CAME BACK TO TRY ANOTHER. I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD ONE TELLURIDE WAS FINE AND THE OTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. UPON DRIVING THE ONE THEY SAID WAS GOOD, I FOUND THE VIBRATION WAS TWICE AS BAD AS MINE. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS. THEY WERE TO GET ANOTHER TELLURIDE FROM ANOTHER DEALER. WHEN IT ARRIVED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. WHEN I DROVE THIS PARTICULAR TELLURIDE, I FIRST HEARD THE NOISE I HEARD IN MY TRUCK AND THE SECOND, BUT NO VIBRATION. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE VIBRATION APPEARED AT THE SAME SPEEDS AS THE OTHER TWO. IT BECAME WORSE AND THEN OCCURRED AT BOTH A LOWER AND HIGHER SPEED RANGE. THE SALESMAN EXPERIENCED IT AS WELL. OWNER DIDN'T BELIEVE US, NOR THE SERVICE MANAGER. PLEASE SEE HTTPS://TELLURIDEFORUM.ORG/THREADS/VIBRATION.1108/

A/C NOT BLOWING COLD. PERFORMED SYSTEM EVAC AND RECHARGED SYSTEM. STILL HAS ISSUE. SET CHARGE TO PROPER LEVEL AND SPOKE WITH TECHLINE. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR AND CHARGED. 17 DAYS IN THE SHOP.

VEHICLE IS 3 WEEKS OLD AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE HAVING THE 3RD WINDSHIELD INSTALLED. THE ORIGINAL AND FIRST REPLACEMENT WERE DAMAGED BY ROCKS BEING THROWN UP BY SEMI TRUCKS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A KIA SORENTO AND HAD A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD INSTALLED AND HAD 3 ROCK CHIPS ON THE REPLACEMENT WHEN IT WAS TRADED FOR THE TELLURIDE. SEEMS AS IF THE KIA WINDSHIELDS ARE SOMEHOW INFERIOR.

I WAS DRIVING AND A ROCK FLEW UP BARLEY HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND BROKE IT

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON DAY 1 BEFORE EVEN TAKING DELIVERY OF CAR. NOT A SAFE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE WITH.

EXPERIENCING VIBRATION/PULSATIONS WHILE DRIVING. MOST NOTICEABLE STARTING AROUND 65 MPH UP TO 73 MPH BUT SEEN TO DIMINISH OR GO AWAY ABOUT 75 MPH. VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ON THE GAS PEDAL, SEAT AND FLOOR BOARD. ALSO, THERE IS AN AUDIBLE HUM SIMILAR TO A OUT OF BALANCE WHEEL OR WHEELS. POSSIBLY DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSFER CASE RELATED, WITH THE AWD.

THE KIA TELLURIDE WINDSHIELDS ARE NOT UP TO STANDARDS. THEY CRACK AND CHIP EXTREMELY EASILY AND CONSTANTLY OVER THE SMALLEST DEBRIS OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD FROM A PASSING CAR ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSED A CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD, WHEN SAFELITE TRIED TO REPAIR IT, IT CRACK. SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON A SMALL CHIP LIKE THIS ONE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING MAYBE 45 MPH, SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A LARGE CHIP AND SPIDERWEB TO FORM IMMEDIATELY. WHATEVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD WAS SO SMALL I NEVER SAW IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED PLENTY OF OTHER TIMES IN OTHER VEHICLES WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND DID NOT EVEN HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. IF IT DID IT WAS MINOR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE OF A CRACK THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DRIVEN A 2018 FORD EXPLORER , 2016 GMC YUKON, AND 2019 GMC ACADIA WHEN SOMETHING HAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAN BE SEEN AND HEARD WITH BARELY ANY DAMAGE OR DAMAGE THAT IS SIMPLY FILLED/SEALED. PLEASE REVIEW TO SEE IF OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ARE IN THE DATABASE FOR THIS NEW ENTRY 2020 KIA TELLURIDE. I LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BUT THIS. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD BE 2-8 WEEKS BEFORE A WINDSHIELD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INSTALL FROM KIA.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TODAY, A SMALL ROCK CAME UP AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD. IT WAS VERY SMALL AND SHOULD NOT HAVE DAMAGED MY WINDSHIELD. I ENDED UP WITH A LARGE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD.

THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AND I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING HIT IT

FRONT WINDSHIELD IS CHIPPED. HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. A SMALL CHIP TURNED INTO A CRACK ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE WINDOW.

WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES. MULTIPLE DINGS AND CHIPS FROM SMALL ROAD DEBRIS.

HAD VEHICLE LESS THEN A MONTH AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CRACK JUST SHOWED UP.

SMALL PEBBLE HIT CAR WINDSHEILD ON TOP LEFT CORNER. PLANNING ON PULLING OVER TO ACCESS SITUATION. THEN NOTICE A CRACK THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT REACHED THE REVIEW MIRROR. I CALLED KIA CORPORATE TO REPORT AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE 2020 TELLURIDE ARE HAVING WINDSHIELD CRACKING PROBLEMS BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IF CAUSED BY PEBBLE. ONLY IF STRESS CRACK. I HAVE HEARD OF TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2020 TELLURIDE WINDSHIELD AND THINK THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE FURTHER FOR SAFETY REASONS.

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE GLASS QUALITY/DESIGN. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS (5/13/19) MY RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW CRACKED. I DID HEAR A VERY SLIGHT SOUND (LIKE A WATER BOTTLE EXPANDING) BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WITHIN AN HOUR, THE CRACK OCCURRED. THERE WAS A VERY SMALL 'DING' BUT CONTINUED TO BREAK. I REPAIRED IT WITH MY INSURANCE. ON 7/16 I PARKED AT WORK AS USUAL. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR, MY FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A 6-7 INCH CRACK. I COULD NOT SEE AN IMPACT SITE. THE CRACK IS UP AROUND 10 HIGH AND NOW SPLITTING TO THE LEFT ACROSS. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT AMOUNTS TO A 'SCRATCH' TO THE TOUCH. IT IS NO LARGER THAN THE TIP OF A SHARP PENCIL. I UNDERSTAND DEBRIS HITTING GLASS MAY RENDER A CRACK, BUT TO THIS DEGREE SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE HAD THESE TWO ISSUES WITH VERY LITTLE IMPACT TO THE GLASS. IN PREVIOUS CARS I HAVE HAD HUGE ROCKS HIT AND ENDED UP WITH SCRATCHED/DINGED GLASS. WITHOUT SHATTERS, CRACKS. I RESEARCHED MANY WEBSITES AND DEALERS AND I AM SEEING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

ONLY HAD OUR CAR10 DAYS. 1ST ROAD TRIP AND A RICK POPPED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN. WITHIN 10 MINS OF THE SUN. IT SPREAD ACROSS ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. TO HAVE PAID THIS MUCH FOR A BRAND NEW CAR AND HEARD THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE... IT HAS GOT TO BE RESOLVED. COMPLETELY SO SICKENING.

VERY SMALL CHIP IN WINDSHIELD AND WITHIN AN HOUR BEFORE WE COULD GET IT FILLED IT RAN FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL TELLURIDES.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2020 KIA TELLURIDE 7-3-2019 & ON 7-11-2019 OUR WINDSHIELD BROKE FROM A SMALL ROCK WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TODAY FROM A PASSING CAR. I HAVE HEARD OF 100S OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE INFERIOR WINDSHIELD WINDOWS WITH POOR UNSAFE PRODUCTION.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED

ON JULY 4 I NOTICE A CHIP ON RIGHT OF WINDSHIELD WITHOUT NOTICING ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AS I WAS DRIVING. THREE DAYS LATER IT BECAME A CRACK WITHOUT TOUCHING AND IN A WEEK THE CRACK REACH DRIVER SIDE. WINDSHIELD STILL ON BACKORDER. I REPORTED TO KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SOMEBODY ON NHTSA CALL ME AND TOLD ME THAT CRACK CAN HAPPEN THAT IF I PUT A NEW WINDSHIELD AND SAME THING HAPPENS IN LESS THAN 3 MONTH THEN THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT. THIS WINDSHIELDS ARE NOT CHEAP AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A WINDSHIELD BRAKING SO FAST BEFORE IN LESS THAN 3 MONTH OF PURCHASE.

FIRST ROADTRIP IN VEHICLE NOTICED A TINY CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER WHILE REFUELING. I DO NOT RECALL HEARING OR SEEING ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. REACHED DESTINATION AND THE NEXT MORNING I WALKED OUT TO MY VEHICLE TO FIND A CRACK FROM THE TINY CHIP LOCATION ALL THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I AM TOLD WINDSHIELD FOR THIS VEHICLE IS ON BACKORDER AND HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR A REPLACEMENT. CURRENT ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT IS SECOND WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.

AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR JUST TWO MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SMALL PARTICLE STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND MADE A CHIP THE SIZE OF A NICKEL. A FEW MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED MAKING A CRACK THAT IS SPIDERING THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR. SPOKE WITH THE KIA DEALER TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY WINDSHIELD RECALLS AT THIS TIME.

CHIP AND CRACK IN WINDSHIELD. UNSURE WHEN IT OCCURRED, BUT I NEVER HEARD SOMETHING HIT WINDSHIELD. MOST LIKELY IT HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT.

THREE DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED A 2020 TELLURIDE I FOUND A CRACKED IN THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. I COULDN'T FIND ANY CHIP THAT MIGHT HAVE STARTED THE CRACK, IT JUST APPEARED THE NEXT MORNING . THE CAR WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT SO NOTHING COULD HAVE FALLEN ON THE WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL, INSURANCE HAD TO PAY. SAFELITE AUTO GLASS HAD TO WAIT EIGHT WEEKS FOR KIA TO SHIP A NEW WINDSHIELD. I ASKED THE INSTALLER TO LOOK AT THE CRACK AREA AND SEE IF HE COULD FIND A CAUSE THAT WOULD START THIS CRACK. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT ANY ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECT STRIKE WILL LEAVE AN INDENTATION WITH SOME SPIDER MARKS, HE FOUND NONE? HIS PROGNOSIS WAS, IT WAS STRUCK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHEN ASSEMBLED AND CLOSING THE DOOR HARD WOULD FLEX THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT STARTED THE CRACK. IT HAS BEEN ONE MONTH AND I ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER SMALL CHIP. I HAVE REPLACED ONE WINDSHIELD IN FORTY SOMETHING YEARS, DOESN'T VERY LOOK GOOD FOR TELLURIDE OWNERS, SOMETHING IS WRONG?

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED VERY EASILY FROM A SMALL OBJECT THAT CAME UP FROM THE ROADWAY, WHEN A LARGE TRUCK PASSED US. THE CAR HAD ONLY 1100 MILES AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I NOTICED A TINY CRACK COMING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF MY WINDSHIELD. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME (10 MINUTES), IT WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF MY WINDSHIELD. I'BE BEEN WAITING SINCE JUNE FOR A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD.

A SMALL ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED IT.

PURCHASED 2020 TELLURIDE SX AWD ON JUNE 8TH IN LOUISVILLE. UPON DRIVING IT HOME TO CINCINNATI, I NOTICED INTENSE VIBRATIONS IN THE REAR AREA WHEN THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 66MPH AND 72MPH. TRY ONE) TOOK IT TO SERVICE IN CINCINNATI AND TRY ONE WAS TO BALANCE WHEELS ' DID NOT HELP. TRY TWO) SERVICE KEPT IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND CALLED KIA TECHLINE. THEY SAID TO CHECK OUT OTHER TELLURIDES RIGHT OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK. FOUND THEY ALSO HAD PROBLEM. KIA TECHLINE CLOSED THE CASE SAYING IT MUST BE NORMAL. TRY THREE) TOOK TELLURIDE TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER WHO ALSO CALLED KIA TECHLINE AND PRESSED THE CASE THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM ' OWNER IS NOT CRAZY. AFTER 16 DAYS, I AM TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER 8TH FOR A DRIVE SHAFT TO COME IN. HERE IS WHAT THEY FOUND: 1) FOUND SLIGHT BEND IN PASSENGER REAR AXLE AND REPLACED IT. DID NO GOOD. 2) DROVE WITHOUT REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND VERIFIED THAT VIBRATION STOPPED. 3) WERE TOLD TO CHECK TRANSFER CASE OIL FOR METAL FILINGS - FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE GOLD PAINT FLAKES. KIA WAS INTERESTED, THEN NOT INTERESTED. WAS THIS DAMAGE FROM VIBRATION? 4) TRIED TO GET REAR DRIVE SHAFT BALANCED AND NO ONE AROUND CINCINNATI COULD DO IT. 5) KIA TOLD SERVICE TO REPLACE REAR DRIVE SHAFT. IT WILL ARRIVE AT OR ABOUT OCTOBER 8TH 6) TOLD ME TO PICK UP TELLURIDE AND WAIT FOR PART. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 8TH AND THE PROBLEM WAS THERE RIGHT AWAY. IT WILL BE 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE BEFORE THE NEW DRIVE SHAFT WILL BE INSTALLED. ONE THIRD OF A YEAR WASTED IN TRYING TO GET KIA TO FIRST BELIEVE/ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL EVER BE WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING. I MUST SAY THAT THIS LATEST SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED HARD TO GET THIS SOLVED. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY THEY MUST DO WHAT KIA SAYS TO DO.

SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED A VIBRATION STARTING AROUND 65 MPH UP TO AROUND 75 MPH. IT IS MILD IN SEVERITY BUT ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHEN FREQUENTLY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP NOTED IT BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION.

PASSENGER SIDE AXLE DEAL LEAKING FROM TRANSFER CASE. LEAKING FROM OUTSIDE SEAL. INNER SEAL SPRING WAS OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REINSTALLED.

I PURCHASED THE 2020 KIA TELLURIDE ON 04102019. ON 050319 A SMALL ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVERS VIEW. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE WINDSHIELD HAD A DEEP CHIP AND IT SPIDERWEBBED OUT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. ON 09072019 I GOT INTO MY KIA AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE A LARGE CRACK IS VISIBLE FROM THE A PILLAR ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG. I NEVER HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING HOT THE WINDSHIELD. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

Component Failure: Unsafe headlights, refusal of KIA corporate to address problem since vehicle was new. Component Failure: Unsafe headlights, cause Advance Driver Assistance Systems to malfunction. Failures include: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assistance, and Pedestrian Avoidance. Safety risks: 1) Multiple near collisions with Pedestrians and bicyclists. 2). Emergency braking engaged at night by irrigation stream, leaves and other Non Hazards 3). Near collisions with Pedestrians at night 4). Erratic maneuvers by Lane Keep Assist at night. 5). Lane Keep Assist shuts down at intermittently at night. 6). Departure from road surface at night during turns 7). Headlights do not illuminate Stop signs, Speed Limit signs, or caution signs at night. 8). Near collisions with Pedestrians and Bicyclists at night during turns 9). Collisions with road debris at night during turns and straightaways. 10). Multiple curbed medians hit during turns. Dealers and KIA corporate state systems are working as designed. Dealers and KIA corporate refuse to address the problems with this car The only warning light you get is the Lane Keep Assist / Warning light starts blinking sometimes.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT'S RAINING. THE LIGHTS DO NO ILLUMINATE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, STOP SIGNS, CAUTION SIGNS, YIELD SIGNS ETC... THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD ON THE ROADS. IF YOUR GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL TO SEE A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCE AHEAD.

BRAND NEW 2020 KIA TELLURIDE PURCHASED ON 3/18/19. ON 4/6/19 THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT 1273 MILES. TOOK IT TO KIA DEALERSHIP GARAGE ON 4/8/19 AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE KIA ON 4/9/19. NO ONE IS CALLING ME BACK. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A CAR WITH A DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE WE ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A YELL FROM MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK ROW "THE SEAT IS CRUSHING THE BABY!". OUR 5 MONTH BABY WAS STRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE SEAT CENTER ROW AND THE BACK PART OF THE SEATS FOLDED FORWARD DISLODGING THE REAR FACING CAR SEAT AND TIPPING IT UPWARD A BIT. I HAD TO EMERGENCY STOP THE VEHICLE IN MID TRAFFIC, UNBUCKLE AND CRAWL IN THE BACK SEAT TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK OFF OF MY BABY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK ROW PUSHED THE SEAT RETRACT BUTTON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR THE SEAT WAS NOT LOCKED BACK IN POSITION AFTER THIRD ROW ONBOARDING DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR HUMAN ERROR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE CHILDREN ARE INJURED OR KILLED.

The paint on our white Kia started to peel on the roof and then the hood down to metal. The paint has continued to bubble and peel especially after long drives

Paint is peeling off my pearl white Kia telluride

Engine oil is disappearing in my 2020 Kia Telluride. This has been occurring for an extended period of time ( Since 2020) Early on, I was not driving frequently and did not immediately recognize the severity of the issue. However, about a year ago, when my work required significantly more driving, I began noticing that a large amount of oil was missing between checks, at times approximately half of the engine’s oil capacity. I initially suspected the plastic oil filter housing, which can crack or leak if it is over torqued during oil changes. To address that potential issue, I purchased an aluminum oil filter housing and had it installed. While that repair resolved one concern, it did not stop the ongoing oil loss. At times, when I check the dipstick, there is little to no oil registering, indicating the engine is operating on residual oil. When I remove the oil filler cap, smoke is visible coming from the opening. There are no signs of external leakage, no oil on the ground, and no oil leaking under the engine. This strongly suggests the engine is consuming oil internally. This is a serious safety concern. If the oil level drops unexpectedly while driving, the engine can suffer sudden damage, lose power, stall, or fail without warning. Because I regularly travel for work between Florida and Georgia, including highway driving, I now carry bottles of oil in the vehicle and feel compelled to monitor and top off oil frequently out of concern that the engine could fail or stall while driving, potentially leading to a crash, injury, or loss of life. Based on my research, I understand I am not the only Kia Telluride owner experiencing this type of abnormal oil consumption or unexplained oil loss.

the paint, it is flaking and rusting underneath. yes it is avail for inspection the paint flakes off in sheets while driving down the road it has been seen by the local dealership i first started noticing it when i was washing the vehicle.