19 complaints reported

2023 Kia Telluride VISIBILITY/WIPER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
19
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2025

While parked windshield started cracking from front left corner every few hours I go out to check it and the crack has spread halfway across windshield

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: May 2025
Oct 2024

Glass side window and windshield cracked I do not recall anything striking the window and noticed both after the car had been sitting for multiple hours. Manufacture claims impact, but it is the smallest of pin tip looking and hardly noticeable unless you run a tiny item across.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2024
Jul 2024

Front glass has cracked beyond repair twice in 18 months! The first replacement occurred on 04/2023 and the second incident occurred this week on 7/22/2024. The vehicle was bought new in 12/2022 and has had needed two replacements due to weak glass!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2024
Jul 2024

While driving in heavy rain with both windshield wipers operating properly, the right-hand windshield wiper suddenly stopped wiping, parked in normally stowed position. This incident could have been disastrous if this had been the driver’s side wiper since forward visibility would have been lost instantly, putting my safety and the safety of others at risk of major collision.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2024
Jul 2024

Windshield got cracked and need replacement within a year

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2024
Jun 2024

Cracked windshield, no impact

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2024
Jun 2024

The rear panoramic sunroof shattered without reason. It left about a golf ball-size hole in the middle and shattered the rest into small pieces that remained intact in the sunroof. The shade was open. The vehicle was parked and not disturbed when the incident occurred. If the vehicle were moving when this happened, the glass almost definitely would have shattered into the vehicle and landed on the passengers in the 2nd row. Kia dealership personnel inspected it and suggested a rock must have hit it but there is no evidence to suggest this happened.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2024
Feb 2024

Under normal driving conditions, windshield chipped and immediately cracked. Three times. Windshield replaced on 5/26/2023, 6/23/2023, and 2/20/2024.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2024
Oct 2023

There is a dark show that comes Dow 3/4 of the windshield when driving on a dark street with no street lights. This happens when the low beam are turned on, when you switch to high beam your visibility improves.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2023
Oct 2023

Small Windshield crack was unable to be repaired , spread less the 2000 miles

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2023
Sep 2023

Small rock thrown from vehicle in front of us while driving about 50mph. Windshield cracked right in middle of drivers side windshield

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2023
Sep 2023

Driving down the road and I heard a crack/pop and noticed a dime sized chip in the windshield on the passenger side. No other vehicles nearby to attribute to a rock or something similar.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2023
Aug 2023

Windshield failed on the way home from the dealership after small impact. Passenger side window developed cracks at 486 odometer miles. The windshield chip spread beyond repair during the 6-week warranty claim process in which the claim was denied on 3/8/2023. The side window never took an impact. As shown in the photo's the crack is covered by the sideview mirror and just behind the window molding. Claim was denied as Kia claims it took an impact based on the photos.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2023
Jul 2023

Windshield seemed to crack spontaneously with only 4000 miles. I don’t see an obvious impact area from where something hit the windshield.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2023
Jun 2023

Windshield cracked without any impact or signs of impact to window. Crack continues to get longer without any movement.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2023
Jun 2023

Since owning the car December 27, 2022 the windshield has cracked with even the smallest pebble. In other vehicles it has only chipped the window, without resulting in a crack. The crack will keep going until it goes across the windshield. I have already had 2 windshield claims as of April 19, 2023 and am waiting to file my 3rd as my insurance company said if I have too many claims they will drop my glass coverage. Each windshield is around $2500 to replace. I am concerned with the integrity of the windshield should I not get it replaced again and how easy it is to crack. Although it has not happened to me, many owners are reporting that the sunroof glass implodes without anything hitting it. This causes concern over the overall integrity of all glass on the vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2023
Apr 2023

While driving approximately 15 MPH, the windshield cracked. Nothing hit the windshield, it just split.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2023
Jan 2023

UNKNOWN-crack in windshield began and spread with out cause. Crack began,noticed within first 1000 miles.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: May 2023
Jan 2023

My windshield failed. I have 2401 miles on the car and out of nowhere it had a huge crack the next day when I went to take my kids to school. It puts us at risk of shattering at any moment. It gets bigger as the days past. Yes I have reported it. It has been happening to a lot of 23 Telluride owners. No warning light or anything came on.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2023 KIA TELLURIDE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2023

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Quick Summary

The 2023 Kia Telluride has 19 VISIBILITY/WIPER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.