2026 Hyundai Palisade Seats Problems

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.

Your Palisade's second-row seat has a walk-in auto-cycle feature that can be accidentally activated by passengers in the third row. If someone is sitting in the second-row seat when this happens, the seat will move and can trap or crush their legs — and there's no easy way to stop it once it starts. This creates a serious safety risk, especially for children who might accidentally press the activation button.

Your mother's ankle was crushed by the seat while she was exiting the vehicle, requiring medical attention. You received a recall notification letter about this seat issue (Campaign Number: AWAITING1), but haven't taken the vehicle to a dealer yet for diagnosis or repair. The fix will likely involve a mechanical adjustment or replacement of the seat mechanism to prevent crushing injuries.

Your third-row seats have collapsed unexpectedly while children were sitting in or near them, causing injury. The seats have also started closing on their own multiple times, and the button controls to stop or reopen them are unclear and difficult to locate in an emergency. The seats continued closing even with car seats in place, and it took several seconds to figure out which buttons to push to reopen them.

Your 2026 Palisade's second-row power seat's one-touch tilt-and-slide feature failed to detect your child's presence and continued moving, creating a crushing hazard. You had to physically remove your child from the seat's path to prevent injury. The anti-pinch safety sensors that should stop the seat during automatic movement appear to be insufficient or malfunctioning.

Your 2026 Palisade's second and third row power-folding seats don't stop folding if someone is sitting on them, which creates a serious risk of entrapment and injury—especially to children. This defect has been tied to at least one reported child fatality and prompted Hyundai to issue Recall 296. Your dealer said they couldn't disable the auto-fold feature or fix the problem when you reported it. The fix will likely involve a software update or installation of occupancy sensors to detect when someone is in the seat before folding begins.

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 Hyundai Palisade's second and third row power seats aren't adjusting properly, which is a safety concern for small children. There's an active recall (NHTSA Campaign AWAITING1, Manufacturer Recall 296) for this issue, but the dealer has confirmed that the replacement parts aren't yet available. The fix will likely involve replacing the seat adjustment mechanism or motor once the parts become available.

Incident Description: While assisting a child seated in the third row, my wife leaned between the second-row seatback and the vehicle’s side pillar to unbuckle the child’s seatbelt. During this time, the second-row “3rd-row access” button was accidentally pressed, which triggered the automatic powered seat movement. The second-row seat began reclining and moving without warning, and my wife’s head became trapped between the seatback and the side pillar as the seat continued to move. The powered seat did not immediately stop when resistance was encountered, creating a dangerous entrapment situation involving the head and neck area. The seat had to be manually stopped to free her. Fortunately, serious injury was avoided, but the situation posed a significant risk of head, neck, or crushing injury, especially in a family vehicle frequently used to access the third row. Safety Concern: The second-row automatic seat movement can be triggered accidentally and does not appear to have adequate obstruction detection or pinch protection. When someone is leaning into the third row (which is common when assisting children), the seat movement can create a severe head or body entrapment hazard. This appears to be a serious safety defect involving powered seat movement and inadequate obstruction detection.

A passenger got into the passenger side middle row seat and the seat fold up button was accidentally bumped while the person was trying to get situated and buckled. The seat began moving and folding forward, pinning the passenger between the seat they were in and the back of the front seat. This incident hurt the passenger who had the force of the seat against her and it frightened her very badly. If the door had been locked, the passenger would not have been able to be helped out and could have sustained worse injuries. I have not had the dealer look at this yet as we live almost 3 hours away from the nearest one.

Power folding seats do not stop when met with an obstruction. Occupant exiting the 3rd row of the vehicle was squished between the 2nd row seat and door frame of vehicle while trying to exit and it was very painful. When tested at the dealership, they confirmed that, even if excessive force is applied to the seat back while it’s folding or sliding, it will not stop folding or sliding, which could cause physical injury. Dealership stated that there is no sensor to stop the seats from folding, even if there is an obstruction in the way and that you must press the button again to stop it. This is a safety concern for any passengers on the 2nd and 3rd rows, especially children.

1. The 2nd row powered seats do not (or the system failed) have a force feedback sensor or anyway to tell if something or someone is in the way from it moving the seat back. 2. If someone is climbing into the 3rd row seat and the button to move a 2nd row seat is pressed the person can be crushed, potentially pinning them in place and or choking their neck 3. The incident happened at a dealership with a at the time unsold car that had just arrived. I was personally able to reproduce the problem by pressing the button on the seat that moves it back into place while I was sitting behind it, the seat attempted to recline back pinning me in place till I pressed the button again. 4. No 5. No