Complaint volume
299 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2022 Kia Telluride Complaints
299 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Kia Telluride, grouped by component category.
299 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
4 Fire reports
7 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 4 fire reports, 7 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 21 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 34,716 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2022 Kia Telluride?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2022 Kia Telluride
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How severe are the 2022 Kia Telluride complaints?
10 Crash
4 Fire
7 Injury
0 Fatality
9 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Kia Telluride complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 64
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 35
VISIBILITY 18
ENGINE 13
POWER TRAIN 9
STRUCTURE 9
SERVICE BRAKES 7
SUSPENSION 5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4
299 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Front windshield small crack completely spread across entire windshield. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield has chipped and shattered three times in the less than 6 months I have owned it. All times, I was driving at or below the speed limit. A pebble sized rock shattered the windshield and the other two times, it wasn’t even noticeably hit, it just cracked. A windshield that is this fragile is not safe in a brand new vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I don’t think the windshield is strong enough and it makes me scared to drive in the highways. I’ve had for less than 4 months and a small rock left a big crack after going 50mph. Already had another small chip since then. These are made terribly and have had other owners tell me the same. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Purchased vehicle on 2/18/22 and within two weeks, windshield easily cracked with a small rock/pebble kick up in the snow. Several small chips (at least 100) in the windshield causing low visibility in a car that we've only had for 2 months. Several groups of telluride owners report the same problem on 2020-2022 models but Kia is not acknowledging the issue in the 2021/2022 models. Trying to get Kia consumer affairs to show me a statement that proves that Kia has upgraded their 2020 windshield glass (which has been recalled / a part of a class action lawsuit). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Small rock struck windshield causing it to develop at 10-12” crack. The vehicle has less than 100 miles on it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving down hwy 25 no vehicles around us and when all of of a sudden our vehicles windshield literally just started cracking across the front, nothing hit our windshield, the incident happened on 04/11/2022. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | 2022 Telluride is undriveable due to safety alarms/warnings. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was purchased (Findlay Kia). It's been 19 days and they have not been unable to find the cause and correct the safety alarms/warnings. Alarms/Warnings: Master Warning Electric Power Steering AWD System Warning Forward Collision Avoidance Assist High Beam Assist Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist Smart Cruise System Warning Lane Keep Assist | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | I have owned my kia teuride for about 7 months and in those months I have had to bring the car to the dealer 3 separate times for a vibration problem. For each time car was in service for a few weeks. First was told I needed tires balanced and they balanced. 2nd time was told I needed a new driveshaft and they replaced. 3rd time wad told I needed a new awd coupler and it was replaced. I am a disabled father of 3 kids and cannot go back and forth to the dealer all the time when they tell me I can't have a rental car or loaner and then strand me at the dealer 14 miles away from my house. There has to be a better way to help people cause it seems that kia consumer affairs is not even helping | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | After Driving on highway noticed a 6” vertical crack in the middle of the windshield . Never noticed anything hitting windshield | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | DRIVING 2022 TELLURIDE ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ACTIVATED, INITIATED THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, WITHOUT ANY OBJECTS OR TRAFFIC AROUND. THE ACTIVATION WAS UNEXPECTED, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF REASON, SO MUCH SO I INSTINCTIVELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WAY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRONT BUMPER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP AND WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SUDDEN PLUNGE OFF THE ROAD WAY ENDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN A SEVERE ANGLED DITCH AND I RAN OVER A METAL POST OR SOME OTHER OBJECTS IN THE DITCH WAY AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE TELLURIDE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING WILL ACTIVATE THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, WITHOUT ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROAD. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (2.15.2022). THE SECOND TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER. THE THIRD THIS PAST WEEK (3.18.2022) EACH TIME IT OCCURRED, IT WOULD ALARM, BREAK, AND RETURN TO CRUISE SPEED OVER AND OVER UNTIL THE CRUISE WAS DISABLED. APPOINTMENT FOR WARRANTY CHECK SET FOR (3.23.2022) KIA WAS INFORMED, CUSTOMER REP SAID TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO OTHER EXPLANATION OR HELP. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | STARTED TELLURIDE AND PUT IN REVERSE, INSTEAD OF MY BACK-UP CAMERA COMING ON, THE LCD SCREEN BEGAN BLICKING FROM BLANK SCREEN TO HOME SCREEN TO BLANK SCREEN. I BACKED UP A COUPLE FEET AND THE CAMERA CAME ON, THEN IT BEGAN BLINKING AGAIN. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Brand new vehicle with 14 miles on it. Drove an hour home from the dealership. There's an issue with the transmission. Transmission will slip / skip gears while both accelerating and braking. Verified in all drive modes (Eco, Normal, Sport, Auto). Burning smell coming from vehicle. Buzzing noise coming from engine bay. Our safety was put at risk because when it shifts gears suddenly the car leaps forward, can even happen during turns. Vehicle has not been inspected by dealership yet as it's about an hour away and we do not feel safe driving the vehicle. No warning lights have appeared. Read others with similar transmission issues needing to be resolved. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | After parking, I tryed to retrieve an item that fell between the console and the right side of the Driver's seat . To my horror my arm got stuck. There was nothing I could do and since I am a nurse realized that time was of the essence so I would not lose circulation to my dominant hand. I was able to retrieve my cell phone with my left hand and call 911. It took 3 EMTs to extricate my arm from this terrible design. I currently sustain a bad contussion. During the emergency, my husband also confessed to have gotten his arm stuck with resulting scrapes, bruising and bleeding and our daughter who is a Medical Doctor who borrowed this car also got her arm stuck. This console is too big and too dangerous. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 2 Medical attention | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We had a rock hit our windshield and a crack happened. I know this is possible, but of all the cars I’ve driven in my 25 years of driving this has never happened with a simple rock hit. I am in a group for Telluride owners on Facebook. This is a fairly common complaint that is made by owners. I was in a Tiguan group prior to trading that in and never once saw a post for rocks causing cracks. Kia is clearly not using the best glass. This can be very dangerous. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact's wife owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated while his wife was reversing, the instrument panel became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that as his wife turned off and restarted the vehicle, the instrument panel lights illuminated; however, the failure returned after a while. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that no issues were found. Additionally, the dealer informed the contact that they could not repair the vehicle under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V577000 (Electrical System) since the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,200. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,200 |
| Mar 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving on the highway at around 65 mph. Fortunately, the shade underneath it was closed so the glass did not get in my car and fortunately, my children were not with me. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Sunroof exploded while driving at 65 miles per hour on I 65 Interstate. We heard an extremely large explosive type sound and saw that the sunroof cover was retracting. Small pieces of glass and rain began falling into the vehicle. It was determined later, that most of the glass was blown outside. It is unknown if the glass pieces made contact with any vehicles behind us. KIA roadside assistance was automatically activated and we requested the address of the nearest KIA dealership. We drove approximately 10 miles to a KIA dealership who placed “crash film” over the gaping hole. The sunroof had been closed before this incident. There were no warning lamps/messages prior to the sunroof exploding. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | STRUCTURE | Purchased on February 10, 2022 after driving a week windshield cracked, traveling at 40mph on city street. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Purchased 2022 Telluride SX on 02/14/2022. Today(2/19/2022) noticed a chip/crack on windshield in driver sight. I believe chip/crack happened for no reason. Crack is in drivers sight and it will be a safety concern. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that the rear backup camera would intermittently remain in operation while in the drive which caused a distraction to her while driving at various speeds. The contact also mentioned that other electrical delays would occur with the infotainment screen. The contact stated that her vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V577000 (Electrical System) and that upon arrival to the dealer; she mentioned the failure to the dealer. The dealer informed her that the recall would repair the failure; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 0. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving I noticed my windshield cracking from the lower drivers side. The crack has grown bigger. Nothing hit the windshield to cause it to start cracking | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | VISIBILITY | The car is one week old and developed a crack in the windshield overnight in mild weather. The crack is over two feet long and growing. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield keeps getting chips and cracks | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2021 | POWER TRAIN | My new AWD 2022 Kia Telluride vibration/ humming at 65 mph and above from day 1. It’s been in service 5 times and they are not able to fix the problem. The dealership we bought it from didn’t even admit there is a problem so we had to take it to another dealership which actually admitted there is a problem. They just changed the drive shaft and rear differential and the problem is still there . It’s been in service longer than it’s been with me. Very frustrating. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |