2026 Kia Telluride

The 2025 Telluride's rear seat entertainment system lacks instructions for playing audio through the vehicle's speakers, forcing use of headphones. Owners report no information in the manual on how to...

The 2025 Telluride EX-X trim lacks a Homelink or similar button for opening garage doors, surprising owners of this $50,000 vehicle who expected the feature.

The 2023 Telluride has an NFC card key option in settings, but owners did not receive the card and lack documentation on how to obtain or use it.

Owners are confused by conflicting maintenance schedules for the 2024 Telluride, with the dashboard service reminder triggering early (e.g., at 6400km) while the manual indicates 12 months or 12,000km...

The 2024 Telluride liftgate requires the key fob nearby to open even when the vehicle is unlocked, a change possibly from an OTA update that owners find inconvenient and poorly documented.

The Telluride defaults to ECO mode on startup, limiting AC to 70% capacity for fuel efficiency, but Kia did not clearly disclose this, leading to widespread complaints about weak cooling.

The X-Line trim of the Telluride locks owners into a black interior with no lighter color options available.

Kia dealers and service centers lack knowledge about over-the-air update availability and eligibility, leaving prospective and current owners more informed than staff.

Kia Connect services are unavailable in certain 2022+ Tellurides purchased in Massachusetts without clear pre-purchase disclosure in documentation.

The Telluride's auto start-stop feature shuts off the engine at stops to save fuel but reactivates every drive, requiring owners to press a button each time. Owners find this repetitive and seek perma...

The auto start-stop system inconsistently engages or fails, especially in cold weather or under load like high AC use, frustrating owners who already dislike the feature.

Rear cross-traffic collision avoidance braking activates falsely with a hitch-mounted bike rack, requiring manual disable every drive and complicating valet use.

Snow accumulation blocks sensors, disabling front collision warnings and other safety systems even with light buildup.

Vehicle stability control turns back on unexpectedly after being disabled, intruding on driving.

Apple CarPlay is a smartphone mirroring system that projects your iPhone's interface onto the car's screen for navigation, music, and calls. Owners frequently report it failing to connect via USB (wir...

During CarPlay use, owners experience sudden volume blasts from Apple Music or radio, or complete audio failure during calls where neither party can hear each other, despite Bluetooth calls working fi...

Android Auto mirrors your phone's apps to the car's infotainment screen but only utilizes about 2/3 of the display, leaving the right third showing the connected phone instead of full integration.

The Telluride's USB data ports, used for charging phones and running apps like GPS/Waze via mirroring, frequently disconnect intermittently, disrupting navigation and media.

The digital key feature allows using your smartphone (like iPhone) as a key via NFC or app, but owners report persistent error messages during setup like invalid password or URL issues, preventing use...

The proximity key fob system detects the key to unlock/start the vehicle, but owners can't reliably lock the fob inside the car (e.g., for beach use with physical key) or get false 'key not in vehicle...

Passive entry uses sensors to detect the key fob and unlock doors when grabbing the handle, but it often fails to respond (e.g., only works half the time), forcing app or manual use.

The infotainment radio system remembers the last station but defaults to a removed SiriusXM channel (e.g., after channel changes) on startup instead of presets or last-used station.

Kia Telluride's infotainment system receives over-the-air (OTA) or USB software updates that sometimes fail catastrophically. Owners report the head unit becoming completely bricked or unresponsive af...

The Telluride's infotainment system pushes OTA software updates automatically while the vehicle is in motion. Owners report music stopping and warnings to not drive, but with no safe place to pull ove...

Post-OTA updates on Kia vehicles prevent systems like the fingerprint reader from sleeping properly. This leads to excessive 12V battery drain as the high-voltage battery recharges it constantly.

OTA updates on the Telluride reset customized media console layouts and audio zones to defaults. Owners lose personalized tile arrangements and features like 6-zone audio after each update.

Software updates to the infotainment system introduce glitches like Bluetooth audio hiccups during playback. Streaming music becomes frustratingly unusable due to frequent interruptions.

Kia's connected services enable remote OTA software updates to the vehicle's systems without prior owner notification. These changes can erase or affect personal data stored in the Kia account.

Kia vehicles collect driving behavior data through connected services like Kia Connect and share it with third-party risk agencies such as Verisk, which sell scores to insurance companies, potentially...

Kia Connect is a telematics system that continuously collects, stores, and transmits vehicle and occupant data including location to Kia and third-party providers like Verizon, even on free 'Lite' pla...

Kia Connect Services is a remote connectivity feature for the Telluride. Owners complain that Kia can unilaterally change, alter, or modify vehicle settings or configurations on the user's device with...

Kia Connect Services provides remote features like starting the vehicle or accessing diagnostics. Owners note that Kia reserves the right to suspend, terminate access, or downgrade subscriptions at an...

The Telluride's over-the-air (OTA) software update system fails to install updates wirelessly, incorrectly prompting for a USB device despite good cellular connection.

Kia Connect is the vehicle's app-based connected service suite. Owners report that remote start functionality, advertised or expected on key fobs, requires an active paid Kia Connect subscription afte...

Over-the-air (OTA) software and navigation map updates for the infotainment system require an active paid Kia Connect subscription after the initial trial, blocking free access to essential updates.

The Kia Digital Key feature, which allows phone-as-key functionality via Apple Wallet or similar, requires an active Kia Connect subscription and becomes unavailable without it.

Advanced navigation features like connected routing, weather data, red light/speed camera alerts, and dynamic weather animations depend on an active Kia Connect subscription.