2020 Hyundai Palisade Structure

2020 Hyundai Palisade bought new with extended warranty that was supposed to "cover everything". The plastic items on the vehicle started failing with sun damage & the paint on the lift gate & roof started failing in 2023. The plastic items failing are the both driver/passenger rear view mirrors, the rear lift gate spoiler that houses one of the brake lights, the black trim on each side of the spoiler, the paint on the rear lift gate & paint on the roof including around the moon roofs. I brought it to the attention of the dealership I go to each time I brought it in for service or other warranty issues. I feel like I was blown off & not taken seriously. When they finally found & pull up my extended warranty to look at what it covered & inspected the sun damage/defect On June 27, 2025 they told me the manufacturer's warranty expired & it was not covered under my extended warranty. I voiced my frustration, saying they knew about this issue for about a year & when it possibly could have been under the warranty but not it is not. I asked how I can escalate this & they gave my the consumer affairs phone # for Hyundai. I contacted them, case#[XXX], and at their request I went to a dealership for them to inspect the damage/defect. I was later told the same thing, it is out of warranty. After researching my issue, I have discovered this vehicle has a recall for this exact issue, but for different paint colors. Just not my SUVs color blue. Seeing how this damage happened in such a short period of time & the amount of damage/defect is not normal given that timeframe, I am worried about it getting worst quickly. This could affect the function of the brake light & rear view mirrors thus affecting my safety, the function of the vehicle, & it's value. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The wind deflector for the sunroof malfunctioned while attempting to close the sunroof. The wind deflector became lodged in the track for the sunroof and broke which caused the sunroof to shift and not close fully. When researched online, this is a common occurrence with this year and model vehicle. It could potentially cause the glass to shatter above the drivers head and cause an accident. The sunroof would not fully close causing it to leak when it rained. The glass panel was removed and manually slid into the closed position to prevent further damage. Now the sunroof is inoperable. The vehicle can be inspected upon request. The issue has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer or anyone else. There were no warning lamps or messages prior to the failure. we would like this issue to be resolved as it is a potential hazard.

THE LIFTGATE STRUTS CAN COME APART AT ANYTIME. WE HAD THE RIGHT SIDE COME APART LAST YEAR. HYUNDAI REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. TODAY THE LEFT ONE HAS FAILED. THE STRUTS HAVE POWERFUL SPRINGS INSIDE AND I THINK SOMEONE COULD GET HURT.

The rear liftgate will not close more than half-way down whether using the remote, the dash-mounted switch, the rear inner button, or manually. Since the rear lights including the stop and turn lights) are mounted on this door, this seems like a safety issue. We've contacted every Hundai dealer in town and were told they might be able to get us in 3 weeks or so down the timeline. Googling this particular issue came up with one earlier similar failure that turned out to be a plastic part that broke and jammed the door.

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.

When exiting the vehicle the door ripped a gash in my right leg in the calf area. There was a recall, they supposedly fixed it. It happened again after the repair was made. It doesn't look to me the repair was made. It was repaired by Doug's Hyundai on 04/07/2022. I have contacted HyundaiUSA and have a case opened but all I am getting is the runaround. Case 20085813, contact is Haley 833.462.8722 ext 65118.

Power liftgate fell without warning and struck my wife in the head. Liftgate will go up and down when activated, but will fall without warning.

While on highway or driving over 30MPH, there begins a whistling noise that can get pretty loud on the highway. It seems as though the seal of the door is not properly molded around the door allowing the wind to get in and create a very annoying noise while driving.

DRIVER SIDE WHISTLE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IF THE WHEN THE WIND IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TOT BE LIMITED TO HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ONLY LOW WHISTLES IN THE CITY. IT DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY WHISTLING WHEN THERE IS NO WIND, TAILWIND OR HEADWIND. THE WHISTLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY IS SO LOUD IT IS DISTRACTING AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING THEREFORE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER SAY IT IS BEEN RESEARCHED AND IS HARD TO REPRODUCE THEREFORE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE VIDEO FILE FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO THAT I CAN UPLOAD SOMEWHERE OR SEND.

INTERMITTENT WHISTLING SOUND AND EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE. APPEARS TO ORIGINATE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS/WINDOWS. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH

HORRIBLE WHOOSHING SOUND COMES THROUGH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WHEN GOING 50MPH OR ABOVE. HYUNDAI HAS KNOW ABOUT IT SINCE EARLY THEIR AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THEY LATER RETRACTED IT WITH NO ADDITIONAL NEXT STEPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED / CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER. THAT SAID, THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION WITHOUT ANOTHER SERVICE BULLETIN.

WIND NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER DOOR/WINDOW. INITIAL PROBLEM WAS LOW HUM/WHISTLE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE INTERMITTENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED MORE RECENTLY AT 50 MPH. MORE RECENTLY A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE IS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW AREA AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 30 MPH. BOTH SOUNDS ARE VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER.

WHISTLING/WIND NOISE OCCURS AROUND THE DOOR GLASS AREA WHILE DRIVING.

WIND NOISE OCCURS WITH WINDOWS/ DOORS, TO INCLUDE THE SUNROOF. IT OCCURS AT ALL VEHICLE SPEEDS. WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING, A 10MPH GUST OF WIND ALSO CAUSES THIS NOISE. THE SUN ROOF IS THE WORSE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS NOISE, BUT THE SHADE DAMPENS THE SOUND, SO IT'S NEVER OPEN.

THERE IS A VERY LOUD WHISTLING NOISE AT THE DRIVERS DOOR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND. I DISCOVERED THIS ON A 2000 MILE TRIP I TOOK RECENTLY, AND MY EARS ARE STILL RINGING TWO WEEKS LATER. I MAY HAVE HEARING LOSS.

THERE ARE TWO COMPLAINTS... 1. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, A CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, JUST BELOW THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR MOUNT. PER THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDATION WE WENT TO SAFELITE FOR AN OPINION ABOUT THE CAUSE, SINCE WE HAD NO MEMORY OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE SAFELITE MANAGER PROVIDED A WRITTEN OPINION (VIA EMAIL) THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT, AND IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS. HYUNDAI CORPORATE STATED THAT SINCE WE COULD NOT PROVE A DEFECT EXISTED, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. 2. SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE IS A LOUD VIBRATION THAT EMINATES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW/DOOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE REACHES 50MPH OR HIGHER. USUALLY A DECREASE IN SPEED MITIGATES THE NOISE, BUT IF CAN BE RATHER DEAFENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING OVER APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WIND NOISE FROM DRIVER'S DOOR.