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2020 Kia Telluride Seats Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
2%of 777 total for the year
Median mileage
30,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the seats of the 2020 Kia Telluride, 2% of the 777 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

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.

“While test driving the vehicle we accelerated the vehicle and heard a yell from my children in the back row the seat is crushing the baby! . Our 5 month baby was strapped in the middle seat center row and the back part of the seats folded forward dislodging the rear facing car seat and tipping it upward a bit. I had to emergency stop the vehicle in mid traffic, unbuckle and crawl in the back seat to push the seat back off of my baby. This is a safety issue for sure. …”

NHTSA complaint #11183605, filed 2019-03, 25 miles

“I dropped my phone between the seat and the console. I reached between it and got my arm caught. I tried for 15 minutes to get it out with no success. I drove myself and children to the fire station where they had to use a crowbar to push on a bar that was holding my arm. When I got my arm out, it was bloody, cut, and swollen.”

NHTSA complaint #11428457, filed 2021-08

“My car has heated/air conditioned seats. They have started coming on by themselves. My passenger side mirror opens and closes when it wants to. The the auto off works when it wants to. I have the option of turning that feature off but it will turn off anyways. I can also hear my air condition loud and clear when I turn my car off (decompressing I am guessing) it just started when all these other problems started.”

NHTSA complaint #11484242, filed 2022-09

“We have had multiple issues with this car. First the pearl white peeling off on hood and above the windshield. Second CV3 axles boots leaking on our vehicle and multiple others at the Kia dealership. Third burnin oil even with good maintenance records. 3rd sunroof won’t open or close now for no reason at all. 4th back seat now attempts to fold at random times. Even with our kids in the seat. 5th oil housing leak. 6th CEL comes on and off randomly causing it to run rough. 7th screen is now to have issues of not working right. We’ve had to pay out of pocket for multiple things. …”

NHTSA complaint #11710216, filed 2026-01

“I have 2 problems. The first is that my rear seats lift and move. This has been a problem since I purchased the vehicle. However I'm just reporting the issue because my grandson was injured while in his booster seat. The seat had automatically deployed and moved forward by itself 2x causing my grandson to be smashed into the passenger seat and restrained tightly by the seat belt. The back of the sear folds forward and the entire seat moves forward. Both rear seats does this. I have had incidents where my grocery would fly forward while driving because the seat had deployed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11592255, filed 2024-06

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2027621%
202586%
202494%
202342%
2022113%
202192%
2020132%

Other parts of the 2020 Kia Telluride

Exterior lighting
185 complaintsEngine
153 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
152 complaintsOther or unknown
150 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
70 complaintsElectrical system
61 complaintsBody and structure
56 complaintsSuspension
33 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsSteering
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Kia Telluride

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology