I have an EX Premium AWD Wolf Grey ordered and I am worried about the vibration issue.

[Quickblue02]

Guys, I have and EX Premium AWD Wolf Grey Telluride ordered from Fort Bend KIA and I am worried about the vibration issue that many Telluride and Palisade owners have reported on the forums. My friend has a 2021 Palisade AWD and it started vibrating at 1000 miles at 70 mph. After reading the many pages of vibration issues, I don't see that any of them got fixed.

1. Are you guys test driving your Telluride before you purchase it to be sure you don't have the vibration?
2. Do you know of anyone that got the vibration issue resolved?

Thanks!

 

[jodo]

I personally ordered a FWD for other reasons but I'm glad that I'll be avoiding this potential issue.

However, I did see some people had it resolved and it should be a known issue by now for all dealerships. I believe the fix was replacing the transfer case or the u-joint. I don't know exact details but it must have been some bad design on the part or just a bad batch. It will 100% be covered under warranty so I wouldn't stress too much and I'm confident you'd be made whole if you did have the issue.

 

[User99]

Bad batch affecting all model years?

I haven’t been made whole yet.

My emails and calls on this issue being ignored by 2 different dealerships.

Don’t order AWD unless you really need it.

Or lease it so if you do hit the vibration jackpot, it won’t be your problem.

 

[Buckeye-TRide]

So here’s the thing…I had a 2020 FWD EX that had a vibration issue. Around 70+ there was a vibration in the gas pedal that could sometimes be felt in the seats and steering wheel. It was sorta faint most of the time but was always enough to drive me nuts on longer drives. It’s likely it wasn’t related to the AWD issues as it wasn’t AWD and it didn’t have the accompanying sound. That being said as there doesn’t seem to be any real consensus from the dealers, Kia, or owners on what the root of the vibration issue is so maybe it was related. Fast forward to today and I’m now the owner of an AWD EX Premium, nightfall, blah blah and I have zero vibration. Granted I haven’t hit 1,000 miles but based on the discussion in that thread it sounds like the vast majority have the issue from day 1 so I’m not sweating it. At the end of the day all makes and models have issues and you could read the forums and give yourself anxiety over whether those issues might happen to your car. My advice would be to just stay the course and focus your energy on enjoying your awesome new car because the chances of your new Telluride being affected is minuscule.

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[User99]

You can divide the owners into two groups. Those who have this issue and those who don’t.
The latter group usually says they don’t Have it or or it only affects a small number of cars or or it would be taken care of under KIA’s amazing warranty or all makes and models could have these issues.

The first group would usually say how bad this issue is or how disappointed they are in Kia’s handling of it or wish they hadn’t bought this car.

You should buy it if you think you could live with it. Don’t count on KIA fixing it.

Who knows what percentage of tellurides are affected by this issue.

 

[Buckeye-TRide]

You can divide the owners into two groups. Those who have this issue and those who don’t.
The latter group usually says they don’t Have it or or it only affects a small number of cars or or it would be taken care of under KIA’s amazing warranty or all makes and models could have these issues.

The first group would usually say how bad this issue is or how disappointed they are in Kia’s handling of it or wish they hadn’t bought this car.

You should buy it if you think you could live with it. Don’t count on KIA fixing it.

Who knows what percentage of tellurides are affected by this issue.

Why wouldn’t you count on Kia fixing it? This forum represents a small fraction of overall owners and the vibration thread is a small fraction of the forum. I fully intended to have Kia diagnose and fix my FWD vibration issue but since more than half of my ownership was during COVID I rarely drove much so it just wasn’t a priority considering the length of the warranty. If you buy a vehicle that has a defect Kia cannot resolve there is a process to get the car bought back under lemon laws as a last resort. That being said anyone with an issue with their new car should expect and demand that it be fixed by the manufacturer.

 

[2020Telly]

So here’s the thing…I had a 2020 FWD EX that had a vibration issue. Around 70+ there was a vibration in the gas pedal that could sometimes be felt in the seats and steering wheel.

I have a 2020 FWD S and also notice a very mild vibration when getting up to speed on the highway but just chalked it up to the conditions and tire size when accelerating. Not enough for me to say that it is more or less than any other mass produced vehicle I have purchased. So I asked someone to send me a DM of a video having the AWD vibration to see what people were talking about and it is WAY worse. It looked like the sun visor was going to fall off the ceiling and like driving on a very unpaved road.

 

[Tellmeride]

I am at the intersection of either buying out the vehicle when the lease ends, make a few grands selling it, and then lease a new one with the caveat that I may end up with a Telluvibe. Or I may just keep it, which is in PERFECT mechanical condition. Thoughts?

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[Buckeye-TRide]

I have a 2020 FWD S and also notice a very mild vibration when getting up to speed on the highway but just chalked it up to the conditions and tire size when accelerating. Not enough for me to say that it is more or less than any other mass produced vehicle I have purchased. So I asked someone to send me a DM of a video having the AWD vibration to see what people were talking about and it is WAY worse. It looked like the sun visor was going to fall off the ceiling and like driving on a very unpaved road.

What’s not clear to me though is how many of the reports of vibration are due to wheel size and road imperfections being translated to the cabin and how many are due to a fault in the drive line causing the shake in the video you’re referring to? Not trying to minimize anyone’s issue but I wouldn’t make a purchasing decision based on the experience of those owners that are posted to this forum. It’s certainly disconcerting to hear of the dealer experience and lack of resolution some of them received, but then again only a select few have returned to share their full experience or resolution or lack thereof.

 

[Quickblue02]

Thanks for all the feedback!! I will definitely drive this Telluride before taking ownership of it to see if it has the vibration when delivered. I appreciate your input.

 

[jodo]

Thanks for all the feedback!! I will definitely drive this Telluride before taking ownership of it to see if it has the vibration when delivered. I appreciate your input.

Make sure you take it up to 75-80 MPH because that's where the issue seems to appear.

 

[User99]

Why wouldn’t you count on Kia fixing it? This forum represents a small fraction of overall owners and the vibration thread is a small fraction of the forum. I fully intended to have Kia diagnose and fix my FWD vibration issue but since more than half of my ownership was during COVID I rarely drove much so it just wasn’t a priority considering the length of the warranty. If you buy a vehicle that has a defect Kia cannot resolve there is a process to get the car bought back under lemon laws as a last resort. That being said anyone with an issue with their new car should expect and demand that it be fixed by the manufacturer.

Just drawing from my experience. i did try to get them to fix. Tried two different dealers but couldn’t get beyond wheel balancing. I tried to threaten them with corporate but they didn’t care. They were tiring me out and they succeeded.

we don’t have that lemon law in Canada so no buying back option either.

From what I have read on this forum no one actually got it fixed. though in some cases dealers responded better.

your mileage may wary.

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[User99]

What’s not clear to me though is how many of the reports of vibration are due to wheel size and road imperfections being translated to the cabin and how many are due to a fault in the drive line causing the shake in the video you’re referring to? Not trying to minimize anyone’s issue but I wouldn’t make a purchasing decision based on the experience of those owners that are posted to this forum. It’s certainly disconcerting to hear of the dealer experience and lack of resolution some of them received, but then again only a select few have returned to share their full experience or resolution or lack thereof.

“Not trying to minimize anyone’s issue but I wouldn’t make a purchasing decision based on the experience of those owners that are posted to this forum…”

so come to forum
post a question about issues
ignore any negative feedback.?

 

[JRebel]

Vehicle their assembly, parts and performance can be mysterious at times. Decades ago I had a Audi with a turbo. When my wife would drive it she noticed the acceleration getting worse. I told her it wasn’t… just turbo lag. Yeah 6 months later I finally noticed it. Her car was a grocery getter so low mile and mostly in town. Took to the dealer and at that point the issue was well know. It was the cam shaft that was defective. Fuel pump wore it down so yeah metal bits it the engine. Thankfully we were the tail end of the issue. I can’t imagine what it must have been like trying to be the first person trying to get it fixed. Audi rebuilt the engine gave a new warranty and a loaner car for two weeks. Kia has a high quality control but shit can happen. Unfortunately we have no real idea of the occurrence.

 

[Tortuga07]

Guys, I have and EX Premium AWD Wolf Grey Telluride ordered from Fort Bend KIA and I am worried about the vibration issue that many Telluride and Palisade owners have reported on the forums. My friend has a 2021 Palisade AWD and it started vibrating at 1000 miles at 70 mph. After reading the many pages of vibration issues, I don't see that any of them got fixed.

1. Are you guys test driving your Telluride before you purchase it to be sure you don't have the vibration?
2. Do you know of anyone that got the vibration issue resolved?

Thanks!

Yes, you should do a test drive before purchasing the vehicle. The vibration could still show up later but it's always a good idea even with new cars to do a quick test drive before buying.

Personally I'd be more worried about the nightfall finish coming off of your trim. That seems like a process issue that is more likely to effect a large percentage of nightfall Telluride's long term.

 

[Buckeye-TRide]

“Not trying to minimize anyone’s issue but I wouldn’t make a purchasing decision based on the experience of those owners that are posted to this forum…”

so come to forum
post a question about issues
ignore any negative feedback.?

It’s just that “vibration” is a super vague thing because it means different things to different people, and the source isn’t easily identified. It would be different if tons of people had failing head gaskets because the symptoms and cause are apparent. What might be a differential and drive line problem for some could be a suspension issue in another. At the end of the day there likely are many many more Tellurides on the road with out vibration than those with.

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[SC300ES]

It’s just that “vibration” is a super vague thing because it means different things to different people, and the source isn’t easily identified. It would be different if tons of people had failing head gaskets because the symptoms and cause are apparent. What might be a differential and drive line problem for some could be a suspension issue in another. At the end of the day there likely are many many more Tellurides on the road with out vibration than those with.

And there may be many more that don't even notice it or blame it on road conditions. Agreed, we just don't know.

And as I said before, a lot of other manufacturers have this issue. I remember Pilot had it a few years back. Ascent owners complain about it. More recently Pathfinder owners have had it. The most important thing is how your manufacturer handles it if this becomes your problem.

 

[weekendtoy]

I'm happy to report that my AWD S hit 115mph today with no vibration.