2023 Hyundai Palisade problems and complaints

Owners have filed 405 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Hyundai Palisade. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (83), Seat Belts (75), Unknown Or Other (73).

Key takeaways

  • 405 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 6 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 2 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Service Brakes8320%
Seat Belts7519%
Unknown Or Other7318%
Visibility/Wiper5313%
Electrical System4010%
Power Train389%
Engine379%
Suspension277%
Forward Collision Avoidance256%
Visibility246%
Air Bags215%
Steering164%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2023 Hyundai Palisade SUV AWD5/55/55/54/5
2023 Hyundai Palisade SUV FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System,back Over Prevention - filed 2026-10-14

Intermittent loss of driver side controls, seat safety features, and periodic instrument cluster blackout while in motion

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-10-11

Car smelt bad, drove down the road and check engine light came on. Pulled over and car was smoking under hood,turned off. Let it cool off, started car and thicker smoke happened under hood and it lit on fire. Car started on fire.

Service Brakes - filed 2026-10-10

When slowing from 12-10 mph to a stop, the vehicle will sound as if brakes are grinding and make sudden stopping changes. Only happens at low speeds. Believed to be a software issue related to Service Campaign 9C8.

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.