2020 Kia TELLURIDE problems and owner complaints

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A LOW VOLUME COUNTY ROAD. I WAS MOVING BACKWARDS AND ENTERED THE ROADWAY. I WAS FULLY ACROSS ONE LANE WHEN A VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE APPROACHED. AS I WAS CONTINUING BACKWARDS CUTTING THE WHEEL TO MANEUVER INTO THE NEARSIDE LANE, THE AUTO BRAKING ENGAGED AND MY VEHICLE WAS DISABLED IN THE ROADWAY FOR TWO OR THREE SECONDS UNTIL THE APPROACHING VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE FARSIDE LANE PASSED MY NOW DISABLED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WAS A VEHICLE APPROACHING IN …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11266053 at NHTSA ↗

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 MO…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11267810 at NHTSA ↗

I reported a suspected defect on my vehicle 1/26/22. With 44,000 miles, the car began stalling and having difficulty accelerating from a stop at busy intersections. Germain Kia Dealership on Georgesville Rd in Columbus, OH where I purchased the vehicle new has refused to adequately investigate this issue, and has refused to make any repair for the open recall on this vehicle involving taillights and the trailer hitch. Dealership stated it would only make repairs if I bought a $15,000 new engine from them, and they stated that Kia would not …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11451980 at NHTSA ↗

One day with approximately 58,000 miles on the car it would not start. No warning lights had appeared prior to not starting. The car was towed to a Kia dealership. They claimed there was no oil in the car. Kia refused any warranty work and the dealer filled with oil and said everything was fine. Three weeks later the car stalled at highway speed in a dangerous situation on the highway. Again no lights were present until the stall. The car would not restart and was towed back to the dealership. The dealer says Kia is refusing to cover under warr…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11504896 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE ON A 1300 MILE TRIP TO BRANSON MO, I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. MY RPMS REVVED UP AND NO POWER ON DRIVETRAIN. I COASTED TO SHOULD OF INTERSTATE AND PUT IT IN PARK, THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND STILL NO GO. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT THEN WORKED. ALMOST LIKE THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED AWD FAILED AND NEEDED A REBOOT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD 2200 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11301205 at NHTSA ↗

MY TRANSMISSION IS RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL, MOSTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHILE SHIFTING AFTER A TURN AND INCREASING SPEED. THE RESULT IS THAT I HAVE NO POWER WHILE NAVIGATING IN TRAFFIC AND MUST SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO REGAIN POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. ALMOST LIKE A REBOOT OF THE SYSTEM. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC AND MY FAMILY NO LONGER WANTS TO RIDE IN CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO KIA BACK IN JANUARY AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. KIA HAD ME PUT A DATA READER IN TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11350940 at NHTSA ↗

THE HALOGEN PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2020 TELLURIDE SX ARE UNSAFE AT NIGHT. THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LIGHT OUTPUT TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AND IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE LIGHT SPREAD IS VERY LIMITED AND DOESN'T SEEM TO GO FAR ENOUGH. SEVERAL CUSTOMERS ON KIA FORUMS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME ARE HAVING THEIR HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED WITH NO SUCCESS AND OTHERS ARE CHANGING THEIR OEM LAMPS FOR AFTERMARKET ONES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE. HYUNDAI OFFERS A NIC…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11338833 at NHTSA ↗

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 7,976 miles reported. Look up ODI 11399797 at NHTSA ↗

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS AWD VEHICLE, THERE IS A DISTINCT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION STARTS AT 67 MPH AND IS THERE UNTIL SPEEDS EXCEED 75 MPH, WHERE THINGS START TO SMOOTH OUT ONCE AGAIN. THERE IS ALSO AN ODD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING IN THIS SPEED RANGE. VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL, AND BOTTOM OF SEATS. REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS ALSO FEEL THIS VIBRATION. LOCAL DEALER HAS ROAD FORCE BALANCED THE TIRES, BUT HAS MADE NO IMPROVEMENT. THERE DEFINITELY IS A SERIOUS DRIVETRAIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11252376 at NHTSA ↗

VIBRATION BEING FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL AND IN SEAT FROM THE POWER TRAIN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS RAGING FROM 60MPH TO 80MPH WITH A WITH A HUMMING NOISE BEING HEARD FROM THE INTERIOR AT THE SAME SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2019 AND IT NOW HAS ABOUT 13000 MILES ON.

Owner-reported narrative. 9,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11309545 at NHTSA ↗

The engine; I took my vehicle to be serviced at the dealership on Feb 18,2025 due to it making a weird whining noise when accelerating and/or turning causing the check engine light to appear. I was told then that my vehicle had no oil in it due to a leak in the oil housing filter. I paid $1900 to have it repaired. Then on May 20th I had to take my vehicle back to the dealership to be serviced for the same issue but this time was told that the cylinder 3 fuel injector needed to be replaced. I then paid $1200 for it to be repaired. Here it is Jul…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11675217 at NHTSA ↗