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2025 Kia Telluride Electrical system Problems

Complaints
22about this part
Share
18%of 124 total for the year
Median mileage
19,500miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Kia Telluride, 18% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When I was driving in a parking lot on 10/03/25 my car displayed a warning light that my engine was off and I needed to shift to neutral or park. This occurred 2 other times. I was parked at a light on 10/10 and when we left dinner and turned at a light it also shut off. This is a huge safety concern and I have saw others reporting this same issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11693774, filed 2025-10

“The LCD instrument cluster above the steering wheel is all black and not turning on. The map screen to the right turns on, but not the odometer screen. Can’t tell how fast I’m going or how much gas is in the car. I’ve read this was an issue with the earlier models.”

NHTSA complaint #11713099, filed 2026-01

“While driving about 35 MPH, the vehicle began to alarm and stated the engine is off; pull over, put in park or neutral, and restart the car . I pulled over and found that the engine had indeed turned itself off in the middle of driving. When the engine turns off, both the braking vacuum system and the power steering go off, making it harder to brake and steer to safety. If I were going highway speeds, this would be a serious safety situation. …”

NHTSA complaint #11732712, filed 2026-04

“The driver screen are all blacked out, when I start my car in the morning, cannot see the speed, fuel gauge and all ADAS functions not working. Car is only a month old with only around 430 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11713117, filed 2026-01

“We purchased a new 2025 Kia Telluride 17 days ago. Just three days after purchasing the vehicle, I experienced a serious and potentially dangerous failure while driving in heavy traffic in downtown Chicago. The dashboard suddenly lit up, an alarm began sounding, and the following warning appeared: “Engine Off! Shift to P or N and then start engine.” I was forced to pull off the road in VERY congested downtown traffic, put the vehicle in park, turn it off, and restart it. I immediately contacted the dealership. …”

NHTSA complaint #11764163, filed 2026-09

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2027414%
20252218%
20245022%
20235124%
20227021%
20214211%
2020618%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia Telluride

Engine
49 complaintsOther or unknown
22 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
22 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsForward collision avoidance
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 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.

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