NHTSA Complaint #11570477 — 2021 KIA TELLURIDE

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11570477
Vehicle	2021 KIA TELLURIDE
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	August 22, 2023
Date Filed	February 7, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

The sun roof has only be used several times during the year. The sun roof plastic mechanism parts are broken. This causes the sun roof to be unable to close. With the sun roof slightly open and unable to close, my fear is that it may flip open in the highway and hit another car behind me. The car has been brought to the dealership to inspect and it will cost over $5,000 dollars to fix and replace the whole sun roof assembly. I feel this is a manufacturer defect as many other Telluride owners are having the same sun roof issue. There were no warnings or symptoms prior to this issue.

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