Complaint volume
517 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2020 Hyundai Palisade Complaints
517 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, grouped by component category.
517 Total complaints
13 Crash reports
6 Fire reports
9 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, engine, suspension. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 13 crash reports, 6 fire reports, 9 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 162 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 13,906 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, engine, suspension?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2020 Hyundai Palisade?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2020 Hyundai Palisade
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How severe are the 2020 Hyundai Palisade complaints?
13 Crash
6 Fire
9 Injury
0 Fatality
14 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2020 Hyundai Palisade complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 98
ENGINE 63
SUSPENSION 49
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45
SEAT BELTS 36
STRUCTURE 17
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13
VISIBILITY 12
POWER TRAIN 11
517 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On 1/24/2023 I was driving down the road from my home to go to work when, as I was going down an incline, my brakes started pulsing and I lost all braking ability. I drove thru a stop sign, into the intersection and was able to steer the car down the road. It was down a hillside. I was able to eventually stop the vehicle approximately a mile and half from where the brakes failed. I was instructed by the dealership to have the car towed to them so they could evaluate what happened. I did this. The dealership is trying to assess what happened. After 1 week, they replaced all 4 tires, did an alignment and replaced a leaking rear shock. The vehicle had 36,201 miles as of 1/24/2023. The dealership claims that the wear on the tires and the vehicle being out of alignment caused the wheel speed sensor to misread the speed and triggered the ABS to unlock all brakes. When this happened, all the warning lights for the braking system came on: ABS, Auto Hold, Traction Control, Forward Colision Avoidance System, Downhill Descent Control. I had nothing to stop me. Thankfully, no other vehicles came thru the intersection when my vehicle lost control. The dealership has, after a week, supplied me with a loaner vehicle. They are trying to duplicate the loss of brakes and all the lights that were activated when I lost my brakes. I also mentioned to the Service Manager at the dealership that I have repeatedly been asking the technicians to check the tires and to rotate the tires at our last few service appointments and had been assured the tires were fine and the tire rotation would be done. We normally have the tire rotation done every 7,000 miles due to the fact that it is an AWD. If this had been done as we requested, how could this happen? Wouldn't someone have noticed uneven tire wear? Our major concern is that when the brakes fail, you have no backup braking system in place. Is there something wrong with the programming for the electronic braking system? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We received a Safety Recall for the Tow Hitch on our 2020 Hyundai Palisade. We took the vehicle to the dealership last summer and they removed the fuse and therefore, disabled the towing ability of the vehicle. It has been over 5 months since this was done. Hyundai still does not have a solution for the Safety Recall. What can be done to bring a resolution for this Safety Recall? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2023 | VISIBILITY | The windshield on the Hyundai Palisade presents a safety hazard. The windshield cracks at low impact of a micro-pebble. The windshield could potentially cause a fatality if the car is involved in an accident. The problem has been confirmed by Hyundai but the company is only recalling the Kia Telluride for a defective windshield. The chip in the windshield immediately expands a crack across the driver's view which causes a visibility issue. The cracks cause a blinding reflection from the crack which makes the vehicle inoperable due to the driver's inability to see clearly due to the crack in eyeview. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2023 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | when driving it gives warning Forward collision assistance system disabled. radar Blocked. warning stays for 3 to 5 minutes and goes away. But during that time when car is in cruise it is disabling the cruise mode. I took it dealer and said they need to change the Camera module unit behind the Rear view mirror and replaced it. But after coming out of dealer and driving for few miles again warning popped up and stayed for few mins. I took it back to dealer and this time they said AVN head unit need to be replaced. I informed this to Hyundai as well and they created case with case number: 20602610. This started happening in July 2022 and i was coordinating with dealer to fix this. still the issue is being worked on. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | SEAT BELTS | Multiple seatbelts in the vehicle seem to be latched properly, then while driving, they become unlatched. This occurs often, but is made worse in colder weather. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | This issue was first noticed on December 13th, 2021, and has been an ongoing frustration. I am constantly getting this error: "Parking Sensor Error or Blockage." Please take a look at the attached picture as a reference. On February 8th, 2022, I brought my Hyundai Palisade to the dealer's service department for them to find out what may be wrong. Their technician notes: "Scan all modules for codes with GDS. No DTC in any module. Drove vehicle testing all front and rear sensors, and all are working as designed." Please see attached PDF of the service department's official printout. But I have had the same repeating issue since, most recently, last week. Something must be wrong with these technicians. Last year I had the front passenger window whistling sound issue, and technicians said after driving the Palisade that nothing was wrong with it and everything was working as designed. Time after, Hyundai issued a recall because of this issue! I don't trust the service department, and driving this car with a faulty sensor is a concern. Please advise, as the warranty period might be almost over, and I don't know what else to try. We barely use this car; while not in use, it's parked inside a garage and, when used, is for road trips. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | WHEELS | 2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO STRIPPED LUG NUT SCREWS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer who performed a temporary fix by removing the fuse to the tow hitch module, rendering the tow hitch inoperable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the windshield wipers were engaged and wiped across the windshield once and then stopped working. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V627000 (Visibility) and 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the tow hitch fuse was removed. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure with the windshield wipers. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 100. Parts distribution disconnect. The contact stated that the trailer hitch issue was resolved. The wiper failure occurs regularly and even during clear, sunny weather conditions. Hyundai states that the wipers are operating at "normal function". | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Dec 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V627000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount time for the recall repair. The local dealer was notified of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was notified, and the contact was informed that the parts were under development. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | STRUCTURE | Both rear liftgate supports have developed cracks in their plastic housings. The cracks result in a loss of function for the power liftgate and a possibility of the springs inside popping out of the housing and striking the operator. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and removed the tow hitch fuse per the manufacturer's instructions. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V633000 (Trailer Hitches) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer performed an interim repair by removing the fuse. The dealer confirmed that the final remedy was currently under development. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Four windshields in 2 years. Very small rocks cause major cracks. $6000 on windshields. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | SUSPENSION | About a year after purchase (new) a loud popping noise emanating from the rear suspension was reported to my Hyundai dealer. At first I was told it was a normal characteristic of the car. After escalating the complaint I was told it had a bad rear shock, which was replaced under warranty but the noise continued. They told me that a Hyundai tech specialist would contact me for resolution. That was 5 months ago. The noise persists. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated while driving in the snow, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the failure only occurred in cold weather. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the windshield wiper motors to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V627000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Oct 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The alternator suddenly failed. This caused the batter to rapidly deplete and lose all electrical function of the vehicle. Loss of power steering, breaks, lights, instrument cluster and gauges. basically the vehicle rolled to a stop. Further investigation has shown that this issue is not uncommon on the Palisade. A quick google search revealed dozens of people with the same issue. Since it’s on several year models of the Palisade it points to the alternator. It goes out and the battery cannot support the electronics. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TINY PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSCEEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IMMEDIATELY A LARGE CRACK SPREAD ALL OVER THE WINDCSREEN | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield is fragile and breaks easily. Windshield will break from low impact debris. Crack impairs drivers vision due to extensive quick spread across windshield.. Car is inoperable due to light refraction on crack. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | I was in an accident on I95. The steering wheel locked causing me to hydroplane and hit ropes and car landed in the middle of 95. No airbags deployed during collision causing head to bump and back injuries. Police report is inaccurate. He asked me how fast I was going and I gave him the speed limit. I wasn't looking at my speed odometer my eyes were on the road. When I came to my self because I told him I hit my head. I distinctly remember the steering wheel locked before gliding. It happened so fast. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Sep 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On the 2020 Palisade SEL Premium the blue tooth voice recognition for calling out and siri request only works when the iPhone or Android phone is connected through the counsel USB. (CARPLAY) When not connected with the USB cord, but connected through the Bluetooth to the phone, the phone can receive and call out by touching the screen. Also, phone contacts shown on the screen through the Bluetooth can be retrieved by manually panning through the contacts and toughing the contact to be called. When a call is received through the Blue tooth, again you have to take your hand off the steering wheel and eyes off the road to find and touch the screen receiver button. The steering wheel phone buttons do work unless again the phone is connected through USB cord / Carplay. This is an Epic Fail for this model Hyundai and sets a big question for their advancement into Bluetooth technology. Also, I question their concern for driver and pedestrian safety, with the driver taking his eyes off the road and their hand searching the the monitor screen to manually answer or use their phone. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2022 | STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Turned into a parking spot , my palisade immediately jumped forward accelerating on its own it began driving by itself, bouncing off of one vehichle to another and pushing the car in front of me backwards then sideways. i had no control over this car. i did not have my foot on the gas as i checked . i finally hit the park light and the car stopped. I need something done asap as i need a vehichle. My car as towed to the dealershipon sunday this is now thursday hyundai is supposed to be in touch but i have not heard anything | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Sep 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V627000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |