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2021 Kia Telluride hesitation / surging reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2021 Kia Telluride — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Hesitation / surging reports
3%
share of complaints
3,950 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Telluride years

2020 Telluride10
Telluride hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 Kia Telluride report before drawing conclusions.