Problems of Kia Motor Telluride

Kia Motor Telluride owners have reported 3 related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. related problems of Kia Motor Telluride

Problem Category Number of Problems
problems
3

problem #1

The sunroof did not closed and made a pop sound and after that it was mis aligned and failed to close, one arm was broken and the sunroof was hanging on the other one. Called the kia riverside dealership they said they dont have any tech for sunroof. Ended up taking to cerritos dealership and they said I have to leave it for 7 days without loaner just to inspect and it will cost 257 bucks for inspection only. Then I decided to take it to a local shop and they quoted me a total of 3740 bucks including 2800 for parts. I ended up using them to just force close the glass so that its not a safety issue anymore.

problem #2

The car will not start with a esc warranty.

problem #3

I purchased a 2023 kia Telluride for a family vacation tow vehicle. Spec's call out 5000 lb towing capacity and "pre-wired" for a trailer. Problem is, pre-wired means a connector in the back of the vehicle, but no actual harness available that plugs into it to run trailer lighting/brakes. Contacted kia several times, no harnesses, was advised to take it to u-haul and get a splice-in harness. It's a brand new car, I don't want to cut into factory harness. Isn't this false advertisement? can't tow anything without lights and pre-wiring obviously isn't the case. I thought pre-wired meant you plug your trailer straight into an existing plug. Kia forums also indicate no solution, initially dealers said couple months, couple months. Now, 6 months later, still no oem harness equipment available.



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