2024 Kia Telluride visibility & wipers problems

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1. Filed Sep 18, 202614,200 miPAVisibility & Wipers

   The contact owns a 2024 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the sunroof glass fractured, and the glass pieces blew outward. The dealer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,200.

   NHTSA complaint #11765406 · source
2. Filed Jan 22, 2026MOBody & StructureOther / UnknownVisibility & Wipers

   We were driving on interstate at 70 mph. It was sunny and 45 degrees outside. Suddenly with no warning, our front sunroof glass exploded. The bang was so loud that my ear was ringing hours after. Fortunately no car was following closely so no other vehicle was hit with flying debris. Also, our interior visor was closed so we were not struck by any of the flying glass. We pulled off and removed any loose glass that could fly off and proceeded to the dealership. They were…

   NHTSA complaint #11712594 · source
3. Filed Nov 3, 2025MSVisibility & Wipers

   I activated the windshield wipers and noticed no fluid spraying from the nozzles. Upon checking the washer fluid reservoir under the hood, it was nearly empty despite being refilled just two days prior. There were no visible external spills, but I discovered a significant puddle of washer fluid accumulating behind the front-right wheel well liner, indicating an internal leak. Further inspection (guided by online owner forums reporting the same issue) revealed that the ribbed…

   NHTSA complaint #11697130 · source
4. Filed Jul 16, 2025MIVisibility & Wipers

   The vehicle’s windshield was hit by road debri/gravel while driving on a paved freeway. The impact caused the windshield to shatter at the impact site and crack about 1/2 of the way across the windshield. I had the windshield replaced with an original Kia windshield at Safelite AutoGlass. Three months later another tiny piece of road debri/gravel hit the new windshield while driving on the paved freeway. The impact also caused a localized shatter at the impact site with a…

   NHTSA complaint #11674115 · source
5. Filed Jun 16, 202542 miTXVisibility & Wipers

   The contact owns a 2024 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, a small rock struck the front windshield, creating a bullet-sized hole in the windshield. Additionally, while driving on the Interstate on two separate occasions, rocks struck the front windshield and caused chips in the windshield. The vehicle was taken to a glass center, where the windshield was replaced. The technician informed the contact that the glass was thin. The contact called the…

   NHTSA complaint #11667179 · source
6. Filed Jun 11, 2025IAVisibility & Wipers

   On Thursday, June 5, 2025, I discovered a 2-inch crack at the bottom center of my windshield after my vehicle had been parked in my garage for three consecutive days without being driven. There was no known impact or external force that could have caused the crack. The vehicle remained stationary and protected from environmental elements during this time. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, I drove the vehicle to a glass repair company at the request of the dealership. While en…

   NHTSA complaint #11666329 · source
7. Filed May 28, 2025CAVisibility & Wipers

   The sunroof spontaneously exploded while I was driving my kids to practice. Luckily we had the sunshade closed, so that prevented us from getting covered in glass. I have found several claims online from other Kia Telluride owners experiencing this same issue. There were no prior issues or warnings.

   NHTSA complaint #11663360 · source
8. Filed Apr 10, 2025INVisibility & Wipers

   During normal driving conditions, the windshield started cracking halfway up the drivers side horizontally. The crack begins from the edge under the trim and goes almost halfway across. The windshield does not appear to have been damaged in any way and no impacts from rocks. I saw the crack start from the outer edge and travel across the windshield as I was driving. The vehicle is kept in a garage. I contacted the dealer and they told me to contact Kia Customer Service which…

   NHTSA complaint #11653944 · source
9. Filed Apr 8, 2025NCVisibility & Wipers

   Windshield made a popping noise while stopped at a signal light and a crack began to spread from the bottom left side of the drivers side, up the middle of the glass towards the passenger side. There are two cracks forming,

   NHTSA complaint #11653490 · source
10. Filed Jan 17, 2025TXVisibility & Wipers

    A rock (a small one) was kicked up on my window by a passenger truck that was traveling in front of me that was going on to the shoulder of the road to make a turn into a parking lot. I went into the store and came back outside to see that a Crack formed in my window. I continued on my way to work, worked my 12 hour shift and then came outside to a bigger Crack in my window. While I was driving home from work the following morning the Crack actively spread further in a U…

    NHTSA complaint #11636459 · source
11. Filed Jan 12, 2025FLVisibility & Wipers

    Found crack in windshield while parked in garage, approximately 8 inches long on passenger side about 6" up from bottom of glass starting at the A pillar. Crack doubled in size by following day. There was no impact, it just cracked in a single line horizontal to the middle of the glass.

    NHTSA complaint #11635547 · source
12. Filed Dec 10, 2024TNVisibility & Wipers

    I parked in a covered parking garage for about two hours. When I came out there was a crack about a foot long on my passenger side windshield. The crack quickly spread over the next couple of hours while driving almost double the size. There was not a rock that hit my car and it looks like tiny hold in my windshield very strange looking and then spread quickly. I believe my windshield is defective.

    NHTSA complaint #11629902 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology