Complaint 1877886
2021 KIA TELLURIDE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Feb 26, 2023
- Complaint ID
- 1877886
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- TELLURIDE
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Feb 26, 2023
- Date Received
- Mar 6, 2023
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
The alternator fails causing the battery to drain and die while driving and permanently kills the battery. When this occurs all power is lost to the vehicle and in rapid succession multiple warning lights illuminate and a cascading series of messages related to the vehicle saftey features appear one after another. While the engine remains on power steering, headlights, and all other saftey features shut off in rapid succession causing unsafe driving conditions and leaves the vehicle inoperable. The vehicle was towed to a local kia dealer that refused to diagnose the alternator problem until I agreed to pay $350 for a new battery and a $150 diagnostic fee. Once I agreed (would require paying more to two to another local mechanic and two back to have Kia cover the alternator) they immediately diagnosed the alternator problem, but again refused to cover the battery which was less than two years old, but was 3,000 out of warranty.
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