Within the last two weeks the vehicle has died approximately 8-10 times. Dealership checked the battery and found it to be in good condition. Approximately two weeks ago I walked outside and the cooling fan was on after the vehicle was parked for more than four hours. To this day the dealership can’t figure out why the cars battery is constantly dying. I believe the cars cooling fan turns on by itself and drains the battery. I am also concerned the fan turning on randomly on its own will create a fire risk due to it running for an extended period of time while the vehicle is turned off. I have video to support my claim of the fan turning on by itself.
2023 Kia Telluride: battery drain or dead battery
5 of the 214 complaints about the 2023 Kia Telluride describe battery drain or dead battery.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 30 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Battery drain or dead battery by model year
- 20241
- 20235
- 20222
- 20212
- 20201
What owners say
The vehicle electrical system could be a fire hazard since the vehicle electrical system is incurring parasitic draw down of the battery. Believe there is a class action lawsuit filed relating to the problem. It is well known issue wit KIA Corp while the dealerships play dumb. Thank you.
Battery Drain. No lights left on, nothing plugged in. I suspect IBU Module or some other wiring tobe causing a parasitic draw. This has been a common issue and KIA needs to address it with a recall.
There is something wrong with the electrical system that drains the battery. I keep getting. An ESC code, and then the battery goes dead. The car has been at the dealership for the past three days and they are unable to duplicate the problem. I showed them a video I took of the instrument cluster which shows the code and electrical issues. The Kia dealership says they cannot do anything about the code because they are unable to duplicate the air while the vehicle is in their possession. This has happened twice on a new 2023 car. The dealership says they are returning me my vehicle with no resolution. So essentially, I’m getting a broken car returned to me. When you online search “ESC” Kia there appears to be a lot of complaints about this exact same issue but no fix?
This is actually our second brand new Kia Telluride 2023 because the first one had this same issue as our second: after the car has not been in use for a week or less, the battery is completely dead so there's obviously a battery drain somewhere. We had Kia corporate master technician on the case along with few other people.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Cluster software logic improvement for lower than actual fuel level indication
- AVN gen 5.0 wide software update
- Infotainment system software update using update.kia.com
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: ECU emissions software logic improvement (SC357)
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: dealer principal memo (SC357)
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: SC357_POC: proof of correction card
- This Pitstop provides information regarding an inoperative sunroof switch on 2020–2025MY Telluride (ON)...
- Kia connect modem reset (SA611)
Related recalls
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- What is wrong
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen.  The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
- Risk
- A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1‑800‑333‑4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.
Recall number 23V298000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2023 Kia Telluride battery drain
Is battery drain or dead battery a common problem on the 2023 Kia Telluride?
5 of 214 owner complaints about the 2023 Kia Telluride (2%) mention battery drain or dead battery. The model year with the most reports is 2023.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2023 Kia Telluride?
There is 1 recall and 30 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2023 Kia Telluride
Windshield crack 27Sunroof shattered 15Fuel gauge 14Adaptive cruise 6Screen failure 6Loss of power 5Power steering loss 5
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