2021 Kia Telluride Exterior lighting Problems

“I recently drove my new 2021 Telluride sx to my cabin in ga. And found a major issue with the headlights while driving through the backwoods. The visibility using the LED headlights and high beams are terrible and pose a danger. If you are driving downhill and the road goes up or turns you have zero visibility, it actually creates a line as in my picture. I brought it into my Kia dealer and they said corporate is aware of it but there is no fix as of yet so they adjusted them as best they could. This is extremely dangerous and people will die if they do not get a a fix for this issue.”

“While at a red light after exiting the highway, the vehicle lost all power and functionality. The car was in drive, and the brake was pressed in. No buttons had been pressed to shut down the vehicle. I had no power and no ability to restart the vehicle. I placed the vehicle into park and attempted to turn on my hazard lights. Unfortunately, there was no response from the vehicle, and though I was interrupting traffic, I could not provide any visual indicators to oncoming traffic. After moving the vehicle into park, I was unable to move the car into neutral. …”

“Kia has been on notice of the Telluride's deficient headlights with the ES model since at least 2019 and have done nothing. The highest end model has LED lights so Kia is more than capable of fixing this problem. I know that dozens of consumers like myself have filed complaints with the NHTSA and other organizations and nothing has been done. I have called Kia headquarters at least 3 times to complain. The headlights do not provide enough light to safely drive at night. I'm not an engineer (I'm a lawyer) but I know that the design is faulty. …”

“This car is very dangerous to drive at night particularly when making turns. There is a total blackout when turning on darker roads. Obviously test drives are done during the day so you wouldn't notice this problem. After reviewing a Telluride Forum this was apparently a problem on the 2020 vehicles that has not been addressed by Kia. Some members of forum have suggested switching front headlights out to LED but that is not a good option as I live in an area where visibility can be made worse with LED when snowing. Had I been aware of this problem never would have purchased this car. …”

“Both high beam headlights failed while driving at night. One keeps failing, but this was the first time both failed. Headlight failure alert does appear on the dash. Mechanic said that it is a wiring issue, as LED bulbs do not fail so frequently. Interior lights also stop working randomly.”