Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Kia Telluride has 14 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
14
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | ENGINE | Was driving heard a noise and then lost power to gas peddle and bunch of smoke and then flames comin... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | ENGINE | Plastic oil filter housing cracked after oil change around 100k miles. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | ENGINE | This is a very well known issue among all model years of the Kia Telluride. The plastic filter housi... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | ENGINE | The vehicle experienced catastrophic engine failure due to burning oil. At no point did warning ligh... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | ENGINE | For months I had been having issues with the vehicles oil consumption and the vehicle not keeping oi... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | ENGINE | vehicle oil change recommendation is 7500 miles. my car has burned through oil through past 4 oil ch... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine seized while driving down the road. |
| Feb 23, 2025 | ENGINE | I cranked my vehicle and it sounded very loud. Almost a knocking sound. After I turned it off I chec... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | ENGINE | Engine stopped suddenly while driving. Warning light (I believe check engine) came on simultaneous ... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | ENGINE | vehicle has been exhausting small amounts of smoke since 20,000 miles. between recommended oil chan... |
| Jul 30, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Purchased a brand new 2022 Kia Telluride. After less than 5K miles, engine overheated and I had to s... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | ENGINE | We were driving down the freeway and the car overheated and power stopped. Turn our the drive belt w... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | ENGINE | On July 20th, 2020 while driving our 2022 KIA Telluride at freeway speeds with A/C operating we noti... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine has been knocking since I purchased the vehicle new. Brought it into the dealership and they ... |