2026 Hyundai Palisade — Known Issues & Recalls

Your 2026 Hyundai Palisade's second- and third-row power seats may fail to stop moving when they detect contact with a person or object during folding or tilting — this includes contact with children. The seats can continue operating even when touching someone, creating a risk of injury. Hyundai has issued a recall for this issue but has not yet provided a repair or timeline for fixing it. Your vehicle will need to be brought to a Hyundai dealer once a remedy becomes available to have the power seat safety sensors and control system repaired or replaced.

Your third row seat has malfunctioned twice — first it crushed a storage box, then it became stuck at a 45-degree angle and wouldn't open or close. Additionally, when your teenager sat in the driver seat while you opened the driver door, the seat moved backward automatically and trapped her foot because the sensor didn't detect she was behind it, suggesting the front seat safety sensor may not be working properly. The dealer has delayed service until Monday, leaving safety concerns unresolved before your planned trip. The fix will likely require inspection and repair or replacement of the seat mechanisms, hinges, and safety sensors.

Your second-row captain's seat on the passenger side stopped detecting when a child was sitting in it, and the seat continued to move and compress the child. The child was able to slide out and reported a sore back, but didn't need medical treatment. The seat adjustment feature then stopped working entirely. This could be related to a safety recall for seat issues.

Your Palisade's second-row seat unexpectedly folded forward and compressed inward on its own, trapping a child in a booster seat despite attempts to stop it or reverse the motion using available controls. The seat became locked in the compressed position and could not be opened. This defect poses a serious risk of injury to child passengers. The fix will likely involve inspecting the seat's automatic folding mechanism and replacing faulty motors, sensors, or control modules that are causing the unintended movement.

Your Palisade's second-row power seats may move backward unexpectedly and trap occupants, including children in car seats. Hyundai sent recall notices advising caution but stating there is currently no remedy available. The owners experienced multiple incidents where the seats trapped adults and children, causing injury and distress, with the seat controls becoming unresponsive. A dealer inspection and potential seat mechanism repair or replacement will likely be needed once a remedy becomes available.

Your second-row seat has an automatic return-to-upright feature that doesn't detect when someone is behind it. While vacuuming with the seat folded down, you accidentally hit the button and the seat began closing without warning, pinching your head between the headrest and the car's side. You were trapped until your daughter found the button to release it, leaving you with soreness and significant distress. This safety issue requires the automaker to review the seat's collision detection system and add safeguards to prevent injury.

While your daughter was sitting in the middle row seat, the seat recliner button was accidentally pressed, causing the seat to move forward and pin her against the front row seat. Her foot braces became caught during this incident and broke, though she was able to free herself. The recliner seat mechanism lacks adequate protection to prevent accidental activation or entrapment.

Your 2026 Palisade has two serious safety defects affecting the second and third-row seats. The power seat system may not detect a child during folding and could cause crushing injuries, and the third-row seat belt buckle wiring may show a false latch signal, leaving a rear passenger unrestrained without you knowing. Hyundai has issued recalls and a temporary software update, but there is no permanent fix available yet. You should contact Hyundai immediately about repair options or potential buyback eligibility.

Your 2026 Hyundai Palisade has two open safety recalls affecting the seats and seat belts. The second and third-row power-folding seats may fail to detect a person or object, which could trap or crush a child, and there's a separate issue that may prevent proper seat operation or restraint function. Until these recalls are fixed, the vehicle poses a significant risk of child injury, especially concerning if you regularly transport young passengers.

Your rear power-folding seat failed to detect your child while closing and continued applying force instead of stopping automatically. You had to manually intervene to prevent injury. This is a serious safety issue, and your vehicle is currently under recall for this specific defect.

Your car is displaying an error message for the Active Air Flap System, and the air flaps are getting stuck and not opening and closing automatically as they should. There's no visible damage or debris causing the problem. This issue has been reported by other owners with the same vehicle. The fix will likely involve inspecting or replacing the air flap motor or control module.

Your 2026 Palisade experienced sudden unintended acceleration followed by severely delayed braking while using adaptive cruise control on the highway, forcing other vehicles to take emergency evasive action. The dealership found electrical resistance problems in the CAN-Bus system (160 ohms instead of the designed 120 ohms) that controls acceleration, braking, and driver assist features, with prior symptoms including flickering interior lights. The vehicle has three active safety recalls with no permanent fixes, and repair requires a full wiring harness replacement with no confirmed parts availability or timeline. The repair will likely involve replacing the entire wiring harness and related electrical modules to restore proper communication between the vehicle's safety and control systems.

Your 2026 Palisade has a safety recall affecting the 2nd and 3rd row power seats — they lack proper anti-pinch protection during seat adjustments like power-folding and the one-touch walk-in feature. You experienced the defect firsthand when your second-row seat continued moving without stopping automatically, which could trap or injure an occupant. This is especially dangerous for children and infants who will use these seats. Hyundai has issued a stop-sale on affected vehicles, but no repair has been completed on your vehicle yet. The fix will likely involve updating or replacing the seat motor control system and anti-pinch sensors to ensure seats stop automatically when detecting resistance.

Your vehicle unexpectedly shifted into neutral while you were driving on the highway, which created a dangerous situation with no warning. This loss of engine power while driving poses a serious safety risk. The issue likely involves the transmission control system or electrical connections that manage gear selection.

Your second-row seat's power button operated without proper safety sensors to prevent injury. When the button was pressed, the seat began folding down and trapped a child who was buckled in the seat, compressing them dangerously until the seat finally stopped moving. The seat was eventually able to be moved back to its normal position, but the lack of obstruction detection allowed the seat to move despite a person being in the way.

Your third-row seat on the driver's side folded down unexpectedly while the car was running, trapping your 9-year-old niece's head against the second-row seat. The fold/unfold buttons in the cargo area didn't respond to stop or reverse the action as they normally do, and the seat continued pressing against her. You were able to resolve the situation by moving the second-row captain seat forward to create space for her to escape. After this incident, the buttons eventually worked again, and you've tested them multiple times since without the problem recurring.

Your engine is turning off unexpectedly when the Auto START/STOP system activates, and it needs to be restarted. Additionally, after refueling, your check engine light and other warning lights came on, and your car didn't respond when you shifted into Drive. The dealer was unable to diagnose the problem because the warning lights weren't showing when the vehicle was there.

Your car's "Keep your eye on the road" driver attention warning system malfunctioned during highway driving, triggering false alarms multiple times even though you were watching the road. The system also unexpectedly disengaged your cruise control and caused the car to slow down rapidly, which could be dangerous when another vehicle is following closely behind you. The dealer confirmed this is a software-controlled feature that will likely need a manufacturer software update to fix.

Your rear captain chairs and third row seats don't detect when cargo is placed against them during folding, which can cause the chairs to unexpectedly move forward when your dogs bump the controls while loading. Additionally, your car experiences jerky acceleration from a complete stop until you reach speeds above 30 mph, then smooths out—this appears to be engine-related but the exact cause isn't clear. The fix may involve recalibrating the seat occupancy sensors and having the engine's fuel injection or transmission shift points inspected.

A small rock chip appeared in your windshield, and overnight it spread into a long crack that blocks your driver's view. The dealership's windshield coverage only covers $1,000, but the replacement cost is nearly $1,900, leaving you with a significant out-of-pocket expense. The fix will require a full windshield replacement.