2020 KIA TELLURIDE Complaints

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 AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT STATED THE CAR LOST COMMUNICATION WITH FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (LPC), CONTROL MODULE (CCAN),AND HVAC CONTROL MODULE. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS COMPROMISING MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. ON THE 3RD OCCASION, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED: THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, SHIFTER WOULDN'T WORK, NO LIGHTS NEXT TO SHIFT, WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE, NO BACKUP CAMERA. ON THE 4TH OCCASION, THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED: WARNING LIGHTS/EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON DASH, STEERING LOCKED, NO LIGHTS NEAR SHIFTER, STEERING TIGHT, RPM INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO, SPEED WENT TO ZERO, WARNING LIGHTS SWITCHED ON AN OFF TO DIFFERENT ONES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR HARNESS, DASH HARNESS, AND ENGINE HARNESS. EVEN AFTER THESE "FIXES" IT CONTINUED. ON THE 5TH OCCASION, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I LOST MY BRAKES! THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED BEFORE THE SHUT DOWN: FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHT, EMERGENCY LIGHT, RPM INDICATOR UP AND DOWN, ABS WARNING LIGHT, DEGREE/TEMP LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, PLUS A FEW MORE WARNING LIGHTS. THIS TIME MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. KIA WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK AND DENIED MY CLAIM AFTER SUPPLYING OVER 70 PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 84 DAYS SINCE OCTOBER 19, 2020.

SOMETHING SMALL FLEW UP AND CHIPPED THE WINDSHIELD ON THE SERVICE ROAD GOING 45 MPH. NO CRACKS JUST A CHIP

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING OUR TELLURIDE A SMALL ROCK WAS THROWN UP BY A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT CHIPPED OUR WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CHIP IN A WINDSHIELD BEFORE.

BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2020, STARTING THIS WINTER A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE BAY DURING COLD START IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FREEZING. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TWICE YET THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE CANNOT BE LOCATED. KIA REFUSED TO OFFER MORE HELP, SIMPLY ASKING ME TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE OR SOMETHING REALLY BREAKS. THIS KIND OF NOISE COULD BE AN INDICATOR OF OTHER ENGINE OR AIR INTAKE PROBLEM WHICH KIA IS NOT CAPABLE TO DIAGNOSE.

THE LIGHTS WONT DIM, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO DROVE THE VEHICLE THE NEXT NIGHT AND THEY WORKED OK ,DROVE IT LAST NIGHT THEY WOULD NOT DIM OR BRIGHT COULD NOT TELL WHAT THEY WAS STUCK ON, THE INSIDE INDERCATOR WORK FINE. I THINK THIS MIGHT B A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.THANKS

VIBRATION/HUMMING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (MOST NOTICEABLE BTWN. 65-75 MPH). CONFIRMED BY 2 DIFFERENT KIA DEALERSHIPS, SUSPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH DRIVE SHAFT OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL.

I WAS DRIVING AT MAYBE 40-45 MPH ON FRIDAY MORNING AND HEARD A *PING* AS A PIECE OF ROAD SALT (I ASSUME...WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW THIS WEEK) HIT MY WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE TO THE GLASS AT THE TIME NOR ON MY COMMUTE BACK HOME. WHEN I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED AN 8" CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. SUPER SURPRISING...AND AGGRAVATING. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY TINY CHIP FROM THAT MORNING'S "PING" THAT FURTHER CRACKED...

I LOVE THIS CAR. I REPLACED MY 2016 LEXUS GL 460 WITH THE 2020 TELLURIDE EX V6, A LOW MILAGE PREVIOUSLY OWNED CAR I FOUND AT A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FELT IT COMPARED FAVORABLY IN EVERY WAY WITH THE LEXUS, WHICH I HAD BOUGHT NEW. UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME LIGHTING ISSUE, I DID NOT DO A NIGHT TIME TEST DRIVE OF THIS CAR, BUT WHEN I DID FINALLY DRIVE IT AT NIGHT - WOW! THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED AS A DRIVER. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE DRIVING THIS KIA AFTER DARK ON A CITY STREET PROVED TO BE DANGEROUS AND SCARY. LIGHTING WAS SO POOR- ESPECIALLY THE PERIPHERAL LIGHTING AND LOW BEAM HEIGHT RANGE - THAT I COULD NOT FIND MY DESTINATION BECAUSE THE HOUSE NUMBERS ON THE MAILBOXES AS WELL AS THE STREET SIGN WERE NOT LIT WELL ENOUGH TO READ. BUT WHAT WAS WORSE IS THAT I VERY NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE WAY, MY VISION IS 20/20 AND NIGHT DRIVING HAS NOT PREIOUSLY BEEN A PROBLEM. I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM SO THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED THE BULBS AND THEIR PLACEMENT; HE FOUND NO PROBLEM. I AM A WIDOW SO I DRIVE MYSELF EVERYWHERE I GO, INCLUDING AT NIGHT. BRIGHT, SAFE ILLUMINATION IS A MUST! I AM NOT DRIVING MUCH AT NIGHT THESE DAYS BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS WAY TOO RISKY CONSIDERING THE POOR VISIBILITY AFTER DARK. I CAN TELL YOU THAT KIA WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT (OR MULTIPLE SUITS) ON THEIR HANDS WHEN THIS POOR HEADLIGHT SITUATION IS THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES BOTH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM STOP OPERATING. EVEN AFTER YOU CLEAN OFF THE SENSOR IT DOES NOT HELP. IT RANDOMLY CLEARS ITSELF, BUT WILL ALSO STOP AGAIN AFTER SOME TIME. THIS HAPPENS BOTH ON LOCAL ROADS AND THE HIGHWAY.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SAID THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN A CRACK APPEARED THAT CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST ALL THE WAY INTO HE FIELD OF VIEW. AFTER INSPECTION, I DO FIND A VERY SMALL (SMALLER THAN A PIN HEAD) CHIP. SHE NEVER RECALLS HEARING SOMETHING HIT THE VEHICLE.