38 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2023 Kia Motor Telluride. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2023 Kia Motor Telluride based on all problems reported for the 2023 Telluride.
I have owned the car for 2 months. For the 3rd time while pulling out into traffic the car refused to accelerate like it was having trouble with transmission(this made it dangerous for me pulling into busy traffic) for 10 to 20 seconds it would not accelerate and then finally it would operate as normal. The last time it happened when it kicked into gear the car jumped and it made a loud noise. This refusal to accelerate happened 3 different times.
My Telluride has a factory trailer hitch so I could insert a draw bar with ball and hook up a trailer. But. . . . No connection is there for electrical, so no lights or brakes would operate on any trailer I tried to tow!! obviously this is a horrible safety problem! NHTSA recalled the 2022 & earlier model year Tellurides because the tow wiring harness (essential for operating any towed trailer) was causing fires. A “stop sale” order was also issued. I purchased a 2023 model year in November 2022 expressly to tow my travel trailer. The recall was not disclosed to me, nor the fact that no wiring harness was available, or would ever be made available for my car. Kia advertises the 5,000 lb tow ability, shows the car in company sales literature towing heavy horse & boat trailers, lists the ability on my window sticker, and describes in detail in the owners manual how the fabulous tow system works! NHTSA had to force kia to stop selling the 2022’s but kia has dishonestly continued to misrepresent the tow capability for the 2023’s. I have a $50,000. 00 mistake sitting in my garage & kia will not even respond to letters from me or my attorney. Can NHTSA help me?.
The kia Telluride tow hitch harness module has been responsible for getting humidity and dirt inside and starting a fires. So, kia has recalled this issue back in August, 2022 and told everyone not to park the vehicle inside or near any buildings and expected a solution this October. However, it's December and I have contacted my dealer as well as kia corporation and kia is telling everyone that they do not have any solution for this fire hazard and they cannot even provide any date as to when they will have a solution. So, now, they are just shipping all the new Telluride's (that should be coming with the tow hitch and harness) without them and saying they have no idea when you can get the new revised hitch and harness solution????? at this point it feels as though kia is not taking this seriously and offering any solutions for their dealers or customers. So, what can be done?.