Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Kia Telluride has 16 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
16
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 5, 2026
24V214000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Catastrophic rear differential failure at highway speed following recent warranty repair. Vehicle pr... |
| Jan 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The oil filter housing cracked on the car, causing all the oil to leak out. In researching this, I h... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Borescope inspection of the engine shows multiple signs of internal mechanical failure involving oil... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The Telluride has developed a shimmy. At first, the shimmy was noted at lower speeds, around 35 to ... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that after his wife had parked the vehicle... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The vehicle intermittently fails to shift gears and loses acceleration without warning, creating a s... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idle and in par... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway and exi... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The vigils when turning left or right makes a grumbling sound from the rear or transmission. Took th... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While idling there is no heat. This is very dangerous in states where it drops below freezing. If I ... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Problem started 4-5 months ago and was very intermittent; about 2-3 occurences per month. Problem ha... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated there was knocking sound coming from the e... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that the client's vehicle was parked in th... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I brought my 2022 Kia Telluride with only 12 miles on it in February 12, 2022. Less than 4 months ol... |
| May 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle was parked on level ground in the garage with the transmission in park. Parking brake was no... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | My new AWD 2022 Kia Telluride vibration/ humming at 65 mph and above from day 1. It’s been in servic... |