2024 Hyundai Palisade Reliability Report

Rear clunking, thumping or tapping shows up between roughly 10,000 and 30,000 miles. Dealers have replaced rear struts, shocks and a suspension bracket, but the noise often returns within days. Several complaints here actually describe the low-speed brake shudder on bumps, where the front end shakes and the car keeps moving. One dealer replaced a strut to cure that shudder, and the problem continued. A single report describes a popping sound in left turns traced to a faulty front differential.

Most of these reports describe the steering wheel shaking violently when braking over bumps or railroad tracks, along with weak braking. The brake fault shows up through the wheel here. One crash caused a neck injury. Other reports include steering that locks mid-turn at low speed with a loud bang, then releases. One owner had heavy steering together with a fully lit dash at 14,500 miles. Another car still pulls right after an alignment.

Most reports describe the ABS fault again. Braking on rough or bumpy pavement under about 20 mph brings pulsing and shaking, and the car rolls into intersections or toward traffic before it stops. Owners say no warning lights come on. One owner reports the SUV failing to respond to the accelerator. Another says the steering wheel button labels are unreadable in daylight on the Calligraphy Night trim.

Sunroof glass explodes without warning, sometimes at highway speed, with a loud boom and nothing striking it. Paint flakes or chips on roof rails and door handles, including on Night Edition models, within a few months. One owner has a driver-side A-pillar trim rattle at speed that survived repeated part and windshield replacements. Two reports repeat the low-speed skid when braking on rough pavement or brick roads.

The most serious report is an engine bay fire at 1700 miles, blamed on the AC compressor, that filled the cabin with smoke and injured one person. Other complaints describe no-start problems: one in freezing weather with a Check ESC message, one traced to wires touching under the driver's seat, and a digital key that unlocks the car but will not start it. False parking-sensor errors recur, and one dash display was replaced within weeks of purchase.

Sunroofs shatter while driving, even when closed, with glass bowing outward and nothing striking them. The internal sliding shade is what keeps glass off the occupants. Windshields also crack with no clear impact. Dealers sometimes blame a strike, and coverage is uncertain. Separately, front and rear wipers stop working, and one warranty claim for a dead passenger-side wiper was denied.

Transmissions slip, delay shifts, rev the engine and then slam into gear, leaving the car slow to accelerate in traffic. One failed at under 800 miles. Another needed a refurbished replacement transmission, and the symptoms seemed to return. In a rental, the car rolled backward while in Park and hit other cars, injuring one person. One report describes the low-speed braking slide with a loud rumble.