2020 Hyundai Palisade Reliability Report

Buckles come unlatched on their own while driving. Owners report it in the front seats, the captain's chairs, and the rear, and some belts won't latch at all. Many reports concern recall 25V-607 for the buckle assemblies, and owners say parts are on back order and dealers can't do the repair. Third-row buckles get crushed and cracked when the power-folding seats go down. A driver belt that won't retract also appears. Some dealers blame debris or deny warranty coverage.

Heavy oil consumption dominates here as well. Some engines burn 3 quarts in 1,000 miles and get replaced after failed consumption tests, sometimes after waits of months. Cars stall or lose all power, including while merging onto a highway. Transmission complaints include sticking in one gear, dropping out of gear, slipping, and metal shavings in the fluid, and some cars are on their third transmission. One crash involved a sudden surge while braking into a parking space. In one fire, popping, hissing, and a loss of power at 65 mph came first.

The instrument cluster goes dark or reads wrong. The speedometer, tachometer, and fuel gauge stop working, sometimes as early as 2,100 miles and more often in hot weather. Blind spot warning gives false alerts or shuts itself off. Some owners report the emergency brakes engaging at highway speed with nothing ahead. A/C compressors fail despite a related service bulletin. Alternator failures and random shutoffs at idle leave cars stranded. One unintended acceleration crash injured 3 people, and one owner got a burn from an electrical shock at the liftgate.

Loud whistling and wind noise come from the front door glass, mostly above 50 mph. Owners say a service bulletin for it was issued and later withdrawn. Liftgate struts crack or come apart, and one power liftgate fell and struck a person on the head. Other liftgates stop closing partway down. Sunroofs shatter, or the wind deflector breaks and jams the panel. Paint peels down to bare metal on the roof and liftgate, and exterior plastic trim degrades in the sun. One owner says a door cut their leg again after a recall repair.

The wheel binds or locks during low-speed turns, sometimes with a loud noise, then frees up. Dealers often can't reproduce it. Other reports describe a whirring or whining noise when turning that returns after a gear replacement, a thud at full lock blamed on voltage, and a car that pulls hard to the right. Some lockups follow a burst of driver-assist error messages. Of the 3 crash reports, one involved a locked wheel, one a sudden surge, and one a steering column that sheared in a minor rear impact.

Wipers freeze up in snow and cold, and in one crash the wipers seized in a snowstorm and 2 people were hurt. Many reports concern recall 22V627000, and owners say the repair parts are not available. Sunroof glass shatters suddenly with a loud bang while driving, or comes off its track. Windshields crack from minor impacts or with no impact at all, around 10,000 to 12,000 miles in these reports, and some owners replace them repeatedly.

In 3 crashes, front or side airbags did not deploy despite heavy impacts, and 6 people were injured. A recurring airbag warning light and the passenger airbag shutting off with someone in the seat persist after repeated sensor repairs. One car caught fire in a closed garage within 10 minutes of being parked, with no prior warning. Some owners are confused by recall notices that dealers and federal records describe differently.