2026 Kia K5 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 7%of 14 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 110miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2026 Kia K5, 7% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2026 Kia K5. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the engine immediately started to rev extremely high, and smoke was coming from under the hood, and the front passenger side lights failed to illuminate. There was a sizzling sound coming from the engine compartment, and the hood was very hot to the touch. The contact turned off the vehicle, and a tow truck company was contacted. The contact stated that while raising the vehicle onto the tow truck, hundreds of shards of black plastic fell from the vehicle onto the driveway along with a pink colored liquid. …”
NHTSA complaint #11722163, filed 2026-03, 110 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2026 Kia K5
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 Kia K5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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