2020 Hyundai Palisade UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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A ROCK PUT A CRACK ACROSS OUR WINDSHIELD IN A NEW VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN 65 MPH HIGHWAY ZONE. THE CRACK STARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND STRETCHES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.
WIND NOISE / WHISTLING WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE - BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FRONT DOORS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A GARLIC SMELL AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNATTENDED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, SMELL MAYBE SOME TYPE OF CHEMICAL.
FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHILE IN MOTION WE OCCURRED A CRACKED WINDSHIELD WITH ONLY 1500 MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER INITIAL WINDOW HIT, THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN CRACKING RAPIDLY.
DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM WENT THROUGH A LOW LYING AREA AT LOW SPEED (25 MPH) WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER HAD PONDED. THE FCA SYSTEM SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO KNOWN OBSTACLE. MY GUESS IS THAT THE FCA SENSED THE WATER AS AN OBSTACLE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INCORRECTLY APPLIED. HAD SOMEONE BEEN BEHIND ME, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FCA SENSORS ARE ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE FRONT SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SENSORS WERE MOMENTARILY SUBMERGED.
WIND NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH
I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT 2019, WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PARK AND YOU PRESS THE REVERSE BUTTON SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO OR THREE TIMES PRESSING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FLAT ROAD, ON A HILL IN THE CITY, THIS LAST TIME WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT DIDN'T GO AND WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE THINKING IT WAS IN GEAR IT JOLTED FORWARD AND WRECKED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
LONG CRACK IN FRONT WINDSHIELD (HALF THE LENGTH HORIZONTALLY) OCCURRED FOR NO REASON (NO IMPACT). VEHICLE WAS PARKED/STATIONARY NIGHT OF 7/3 WITH NO CRACK WHATSOEVER, THE MORNING OF 7/4 HAD THIS HUGE CRACK.
I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY SAFE. THERE DOOR/WINDOW AREA IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGH SPEED BECAUSE THE DOOR AREA SEEMS UNSTABLE.
VEHICLE CAME WITH TOW HITCH SYSTEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE USING A TRAILER HITCH THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MELTED THE BACK END OF THE CAR, HEATED UP THE CARGO HITCH TO THE POINT OF MAKING IT HARD TO REMOVE FROM CAR, AND MELTING THE CARGO WEATHER PROOF BAG. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A 2.5HR TRIP.
WIND NOISE BOTH FRONT WINDOWS ONLY WHEN A/C IS ON DURING DRIVING. *TR
TERRIBLE WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW/DOOR HAPPENS WHEN AT OR OVER 60MPH. TOOK TO DEALER AND CLAIMED THEY CORRECTED, BUT NEVER WENT AWAY. NOW GOTTEN WORSE AND SAME ISSUES COMING FROM DRIVER WINDOW/DOOR.
I WAS COMING BACK FROM THE RIVER ON RICE ROAD (177) ON FRIDAY 6/26. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT QUITE A DISTANCE FROM ME SO WHEN I HEARD THE WINDSHIELD CRACK, I WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHAT IT WAS. I CHOPPED IT UP TO FAR FLYING PEBBLE THAT GOT ME, NO BIG DEAL I HAVE INSURANCE COVERAGE TO REPAIR AND FILL IN THIS SMALL CHIP. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND TODAY 'SAFE LITE ' CAME OUT AND WAS DOING THE REPAIR AND IT CRACKED HALFWAY DOWN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NEVER SEEN A REPAIR CRACK THAT MUCH THAT FAST. I HAVE HAD PEBBLES HIT OTHER CAR WINDSHIELDS AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH OUT ISSUE. EVEN THE REPAIR PERSON SAID THIS WAS NOT NORMAL.
BLIND SPOT SAFETY WARNING KEEPS POPPING UP AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 8-10 MINS. ALSO A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE LIKE IF YOUR WINDOW IS OPEN. VERY ANNOYING WHISTLE SOUND.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT 600 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.
GETTING A BAD WHISTLING SOUND FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR WHEN YOU GO ABOVE 50 MILE PER HOUR.
WHISTLING SOUND DRIVER DOOR AT 70 MPH OR HIGHER
HEARING LOUD WIND NOISE FROM DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED STARTING FROM 35 MPH AND IT BECOMING EVEN WORSE WHEN THE SPEED IS INCREASED.
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Quick Summary
The 2020 Hyundai Palisade has 42 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.