Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026 Kia K4 vehicles. The rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third-row center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2027 Telluride may not latch properly.
2025-2026 · 2 model years
Kia K4 Problems by year
Owners have filed 66 complaints about the Kia K4 across 2 model years, and it has 3 recalls. The 2025 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (53). The most reported problem area is the driver assistance, followed by the electrical system.
- Complaints
- 66
- Recalls
- 3
- Crashes
- 17
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 9
- Deaths
- 0
K4 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common K4 problems
Kia K4 recalls 3
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the...
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power.
Latest K4 complaints
2025 Kia K4 Dashboard visibility danger. Over reflective dash produces blinding windshield view to driver as regards on-coming traffic, curves, dangerous intersections.
When driving it felt like the car wants to die out and then they felt like a rubber band goes high. RPMs then shuts all the way down to low and then it stutters at around 48 mph. Can't hold a steady speed without feeling jerky and most definitely doesn't match speed with rpm's
Vehicle sat for 6+ hours and caught fire on its own. When the firefighters showed up, they asked if I had been in a wreck, there had been no wrecks on this vehicle in the less than 23K miles it had on it. Something according to their thermal guns got caught behind the drivers side screen panel and got hot. This caused the entire front dash to melt and something to projectile outwards through the bottom left hand corner of the front windshield. Luckily, this car was out in the open, their emergency sensor went off...
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causing the car horn to go off nonstop, alerting me of the issue, otherwise I would have never known it was happening. But, had this had happened in someone's garage when they weren't home, it could have burned someones entire home down.
My tire pressure sensor keeps alerting on the dashboard even after filling the tire with air. And it won't go away.
Vehicle Safety Complaint - 2025 Kia K4 Unexpected Engine Shutdown I own a 2025 Kia K4 purchased new in August 2025. I am reporting a serious and recurring safety concern involving unexpected engine shutdown while the vehicle is being operated. The vehicle has experienced intermittent engine shutdowns, including while traveling at highway speeds. During these incidents, the vehicle switches into Accessory Mode, resulting in an unexpected loss of engine power while in motion. This issue first began before the...
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vehicle reached 24,000 miles. The vehicle currently has approximately 58,000 miles. I previously brought the vehicle to an authorized Kia dealership for diagnostic evaluation. However, the dealership was unable to reproduce the problem or identify its cause. The underlying safety concern remains unresolved. I am particularly concerned because an unexpected engine shutdown at highway speeds creates a significant risk of a collision and endangers the occupants of the vehicle and surrounding motorists. I have also become aware of other owner-reported incidents involving 2025 Kia K4 vehicles experiencing unexpected shutdowns and switching into Accessory Mode while driving. I am requesting that NHTSA document this complaint and evaluate whether this recurring condition represents a potential safety-related defect affecting 2025 Kia K4 vehicles. I am willing to provide additional documentation, dealership records, and vehicle information if needed. Vehicle: 2025 Kia K4 Purchase date: August 2025 Current mileage: Approximately 58,000 First occurrence: Before 24,000 miles Dealer investigation: Conducted, but no cause identified.
The contact owns a 2025 Kia K4. The contact stated that while driving at various highway speeds, the lane keep steering assist erroneously engaged causing the vehicle to steer out of the intended lane. The contact stated that the failure was recurrent, causing the vehicle to unintendedly steer to the left and to crash into a concrete median wall on one occasion. The failure mileage was 9,000.
Questions about the Kia K4
Which Kia K4 years have the most problems?
What are the most common Kia K4 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the driver assistance (21), electrical system (18), engine & cooling (11) most often.
How many recalls does the Kia K4 have?
NHTSA lists 3 recalls across all Kia K4 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data