2021 Kia Telluride · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 74owner reports
- 3,200median miles
- $1,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
114 of the 365 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 74 of those describe windshield, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2021 Telluride.
Tick what matches of 74 reports
Windshield on other Telluride years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2025, 2027.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (74 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2021 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 74 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $563 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 1,900 and 4,400 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Windshield chipped very easily when driving on the highway. Only have 2000 miles on here. Reading this model has this issue commonly”
Filed Oct 19, 2021 · 2,000 miles
“On my wished a small object hit my windshield on the passenger side and within an hour it spread more by the best day it was almost on the driver side of the windshield. Second, the forward collision and lane departure lights came on. I took the SUV to Kia they said it was an issue with the camera and they where going to order the part and replace it for me. It seem I was not the only one with this issue.”
Filed Sep 14, 2021
“The windshield cracked spontaneously on its own. There is no chip in the windshield and no object hit it. The crack is over twenty inches long and curved. I fear for my safety driving the car now.”
Filed Aug 31, 2021
“A small foreign object hit our windshield and created a small chip on our brand new 2021 Kia Telluride (bought in April). When the repair company (that was sent out by insurance) came out repair the small chip the windshield cracked even further when the technician put pressure on the chip to repair which is now resulting in a full replacement.”
Filed Aug 19, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 74 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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