2025 Kia Telluride Engine Problems
NHTSA lists 47 engine complaints for the 2025 Kia Telluride, 42% of all 113 complaints filed for the year, with a median failure mileage of 14,000 miles. No related recall is on file yet, though one complaint involved a fire.
- Engine complaints
- 47
- 42% of 113
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 14,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical engine symptoms owners report
- Engine suddenly shuts off while driving at low or moderate speed, with a dash warning to shift to park or neutral and restart.
- Vehicle stalls repeatedly when slowing down or accelerating from a near-stop, sometimes accompanied by a loud tapping or grinding noise.
- Loss of motive power at slower speeds with a message telling the driver to place the vehicle in park and press the brake to restart, which dealers could not duplicate or diagnose.
- Engine management system (EMS) warning appears with a loss of power that sometimes requires multiple restart attempts.
- One reported case involved months of intermittent electrical fault codes culminating in an engine fire while the vehicle was parked.
- Adaptive cruise control unexpectedly applied the brakes on its own during highway driving in at least one report.
When 2025 Kia Telluride engine complaints were filed
First complaint Feb 5, 2025, latest Sep 23, 2026.
Engine recalls for the 2025 Kia Telluride
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Engine complaints by Telluride model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many engine complaints does the 2025 Kia Telluride have?
- NHTSA shows 47 engine-related complaints for the 2025 Telluride, which is 42% of the 113 total complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for the 2025 Kia Telluride engine?
- No related recall is listed in the data for the 2025 Telluride engine problems at this time.
- At what mileage do engine problems usually appear?
- The median mileage at failure reported to NHTSA for engine complaints on the 2025 Telluride is 14,000 miles.
- Are the engine problems dangerous?
- Owners describe sudden engine shutoffs while driving, and NHTSA data shows one fire and zero crashes or injuries linked to these engine complaints.