Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2015 Kia Cadenza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle: 2015 Kia Cadenza Issue: Open HECU Safety Recall — Fire Risk I am the owner of a 2015 Kia Cadenza with an open … |
| 2025-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My entire Dash went Black. I could not see speed, gas level, milage. This is an extreme Hazard! I brought the car into … |
| 2024-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There are thousands of vejicles with a variant of the 3.3L V6 Lambda II GDI Hyundai/KIA class of engines on the road. … |
| 2024-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO HYUNDAI/KIA LAMBDA II CLASS OF ENGINES! THEY ARE LEAVING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES STRAND… |
| 2024-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine seized. 3.3L Lambda II GDI. This is the 2nd Hyundai/KIA product that the engine has seized on me. Both with b… |
| 2024-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine seized without warning while driving at approx 50mph. This occurred within 6,000 miles of a KIA dealership perf… |
| 2024-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | At startup I experienced a knock in the engine which seemed to have gone away. I notified the KIA dealership of the is… |
| 2024-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The bulbs had originally been replaced in 2021 at the dealer. We took the car to the dealer November 26, 2024 having n… |
| 2024-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Bra… |
| 2024-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | To date comma manufacturer has failed to address the n h t s a recall number 23 v 652. Received interim recall notice i… |
| 2023-12-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There’s something drawing the battery AMPS down. This has been an ongoing problem for the last 6 months. Per Kia tech… |
| 2023-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNKNOWN, for the past few weeks I have been driving my car and smelling what I believe is something burning. Once I rec… |
| 2023-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Bra… |
| 2023-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Bra… |
| 2023-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a letter dated November 14, 2023 from KIA America identifying a defect in my vehicle which relates to motor… |
| 2023-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a recall letter dated [XXX] with NHTSA Recall #: [XXX] for 2015 Kia Cadenza Vin# [XXX] . I contacted Kia'… |
| 2023-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The same engine in these 2015 - 2016 Kia Cadenzas is the same engine present in the Kia Sorentos which have been being … |
| 2023-10-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Soft engine block issues causing headboats to pull out and head gasket to fail. Slight movement in temperature gauge an… |
| 2023-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Kia has issued a partial recall, NHTSA Recall Number 23V652000, but has still not established a remedy so that dealers … |
| 2023-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After hearing a ticking sound in my engine, I had it diagnosed by a Kia service department. They said bad lifters and c… |
| 2023-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Kept up on all regular maintenance and needs a new Engine. |
| 2023-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | I was driving down the road going 70mph and then another vehicle swerved and struck my vehicle causing us to hit barrie… |
| 2023-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle steering wheel became hard to turn while driving. This could have caused serious accident and injury. The… |
| 2022-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The windshield on my car is loose and leaky - water leaks in during rain and wind noise at moderate speeds. I can push… |
| 2022-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This pertains to recall SC232. I have an open case on the car with Kia #15366890. The car was in for service in July … |
| 2022-06-17 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Faulty back up camera. This is the second time in 4 years it needs replacing. The screen is black but occasionally the … |
| 2022-06-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway my rearview mirror suddenly came down causing a Crack across the windshield. "Recall on wi… |
| 2022-05-27 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle drove over a sm… |
| 2022-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I received recall notice dated 5/13/22 (NHTSA Recall #: 22V158). I have taken to KIA dealership multiple times as the r… |
| 2022-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | On 5/2023, my ‘15 Kia Cadenza broke down due to the front right coil spring breaking. I was driving 25mph on a flat sur… |
| 2022-03-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that while at a stoplight, he became aware that the windshield … |
| 2021-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that the front windshield was loose and could be pushed out. Th… |
| 2021-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | 2015 Kia Cadenza. Consumer writes in regard to illuminated ABS and ESC warning lights and broken coil springs. THE CO… |
| 2021-01-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that upon cleaning the interior side of the windshield, she not… |
| 2019-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KIA K900 WOULD NOT START WITH LESS THAN 2 YEARS ON THE BATTERY, I WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SO I PAID NEARL… |
| 2019-11-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2015 KIA CADENZA PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED IN… |
| 2019-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA CADENZA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO… |
| 2019-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TUESDAY EVENING, THEN I NOTICED MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER TWICE. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT THEN… |
| 2019-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LEAVE FUMES WITHIN THE CAR. I PULLED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO INSPEC… |
| 2019-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 4/2019 at 34,038 miles front drivers side spring broke while backing out of driveway. It was towed to dealer and repair… |
| 2018-11-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE WOULD CLOSE OUR CAR DOORS IT WOULD MAKE A LARGE POPPING SOUND AND WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE W… |
| 2018-07-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY LOCAL ROAD WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE, I HEARD A LOUND EXPLOSION. I LOOKED AT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TH… |
| 2018-02-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Major concern for the safety of my passengers, myself, and anyone around my vehicle if a frontal crash was to happen. T… |
| 2018-01-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN I AM DRIVING HOME JUST A MILE AWAY FROM HOME I HEARD A POP NOISE SIMILAR TO A BALLOON AND MY KIDS WITH ME AND I AS… |
| 2016-07-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA CADENZA. AFTER INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA CADENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER NOTICED SMOKE … |
| 2016-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT PATH ON AN INTERSTATE AT ROUGHLY 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED WITH A SOUND… |
| 2014-11-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON PRESSING ENGINE PUSH BUTTON START A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FILLED THE CABIN COMPARTMENT DURING IDLING WHILE THE C… |