The Kia Telluride gets almost everything right. The wireless phone charger is the exception. If you've set your phone on the pad, driven for an hour, and watched the battery barely move, or found your phone hot to the touch with charging paused, you're far from the only owner dealing with it.
I'm Matt, the founder of Faro-Dock. I bought a 2027 Telluride SX Prestige in July 2026, ran into this exact problem, and ended up building a fix. Here's what's going on and what you can do about it.
The problem: old-style wireless charging
Most factory wireless chargers, in the Telluride and in most other vehicles, are built on the original Qi wireless charging standard. Original Qi has two big weaknesses in a car:
- Alignment matters a lot. Qi only charges efficiently when your phone's charging coil sits almost exactly over the charger's coil. A little bump in the road, a turn, or just setting the phone down slightly off-center, and efficiency drops.
- Wasted energy turns into heat. When the coils aren't lined up, more of the power becomes heat instead of charge. Heat is the enemy of phone batteries, so your phone protects itself by slowing down or stopping charging.
To keep things from overheating, many factory chargers are also limited to fairly low power, commonly around 7.5 watts for iPhones. Add a phone that's running navigation and streaming music at the same time, and the charger often can't keep up at all.
Why it's worse in a car
A charging pad in a center console is close to the worst place for heat. The pad usually sits in a closed-in cubby with little airflow, often in direct sun, while your phone is working hard on GPS, Bluetooth, and CarPlay or Android Auto. One Telluride owner on the Telluride Forum put it this way: running navigation and audio together, the phone "gets ridiculously hot within twenty minutes and completely stops charging."
The fix: Qi2 magnetic charging
In 2023, the Wireless Power Consortium introduced Qi2, a newer standard built on the same magnetic idea as Apple's MagSafe. A ring of magnets snaps your phone into exactly the right spot on the charger every time. Perfect alignment means:
- Faster charging, because far less power is wasted
- Less heat, for the same reason
- No more sliding off the pad on turns
The newer Qi2.2 version goes further, supporting up to 25 watts on compatible phones. That's more than three times what many factory pads deliver.
Where do you put a Qi2 charger in a Telluride?
That was the real problem. Stick-on and vent-clip mounts wobble, block controls, or leave cables hanging across the dash. So I designed the Faro-Dock for the 2027+ Kia Telluride: a custom-fit cradle that sits in the console and holds your phone on a built-in Qi2.2 magnetic charger.
- Custom fit for the 2nd-generation (2027+) Telluride console
- Qi2.2 magnetic charging, up to 25W on compatible phones
- Open, vented design so your phone and charger run cooler than in a closed-in cubby
- Hidden cable routing for the USB-C cable, so nothing dangles across the console
- Tool-free install: it snaps together and snaps into place
- Dual, Single, or Single Plus styles, in Black or Gray
See it in action
Here's a quick look at the Faro-Dock fixing the charging problem in a 2027 Telluride:
And here's the full install. No tools needed:
Need to put the dock together first? Watch the assembly instructions, or see more on our YouTube channel.
Will it work with my phone?
You'll get the best results from a phone with built-in Qi2 or MagSafe magnets, like recent iPhones and newer Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy models. Many other phones work with a slim magnetic case. Check our Phone Compatibility page for the phones we've tested.
Other Telluride years and vehicles
Faro-Dock versions for the 2020–2022 and 2023–2025 Telluride, the Kia Carnival, the Kia Seltos, and the Hyundai Santa Fe are in development. Shop by Vehicle to find yours, and sign up on its page to be notified when it launches.
— Matthew Morgan, Founder, Faro-Dock