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2024 KIA Telluride problems

Owners have filed 315 complaints about the 2024 KIA Telluride with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 14.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 12.4%. A further 19.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints315
Crashes15
Fires2
Injuries7
Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 19.0% · 60
Electrical system 14.9% · 47
Forward collision avoidance 12.4% · 39
Visibility/wiper 9.2% · 29
Structure 7.9% · 25
Vehicle speed control 4.8% · 15
Engine 4.8% · 15
Power train 4.4% · 14
Severity

Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 6 model years of the KIA Telluride in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2020 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 293 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,800 miles.

In owners' own words

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. Electrical system
The hold display went black , stop vehicle turn off car and restart everything came back up . Had to go back into the control settings to turn on radio& lost all stations that was saved also lost all my saved place on navigation system . A few days late try to start the car it wouldn’t start by pushing the start button, it said I had to use my key Bob to push the start button to start it . Then it started Electrical system
The instrument panel in front of the driver is black. I’m unable to see the speed limit, warnings, safety or collision warnings, etc. The vehicle is not making any noise or beeping to allude to the fact that there might be an issue but the Kia app is stating that there is an issue. I have used the vehicle yesterday 3/23/24 with no issues and when I went to drive this morning (3/24/24) it’s not working. Electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other KIA Telluride years

2020 925 complaints · 19.7% exterior lighting 2021 453 complaints · 13.7% visibility/wiper 2022 419 complaints · 17.9% electrical system 2023 311 complaints · 16.4% electrical system 2025 140 complaints · 21.4% engine

Compare all 6 model years →