2023 Hyundai Palisade seats problems

Filed Oct 9, 2026 · Seats · MD

In 2024, my [XXX] daughter was seated in the third row of our 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy (VIN [XXX]). She was wearing her seat belt and sitting in a backless booster seat. While I was loading luggage for a family road trip, a piece of luggage accidentally pressed the third-row power-folding seat control. The seatback began folding forward while my daughter was occupying the seat. She became trapped and compressed between the folding seatback and the second-row seat in front of her. Despite encountering resistance from her body, the powered seat continued applying pressure. She experienced pain from the compression and could not free herself. The seat did not automatically stop or reverse. I was fortunately standing nearby loading luggage and was able to remove the luggage from the control and manually reverse the seat mechanism within seconds. Had I not been immediately present, my daughter could have remained trapped and suffered more serious injuries. Since the incident, we have required our children to use high-back booster seats because we believed they might offer protection against the powered seat folding. However, we recognize that booster seats are not designed to protect against this hazard. I recently learned about Hyundai’s recall involving power-seat entrapment hazards in certain 2026 Palisade vehicles. My 2023 vehicle is not included in that recall, despite having experienced an incident involving a child being trapped by a powered seat. I request that the federal safety agency investigate whether the third-row power-folding seats in earlier Hyundai Palisade models present a similar safety hazard and whether additional recalls or corrective measures are warranted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 9, 2026 · Seats · MD

In 2024, my [XXX] daughter was seated in the third row of our 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy (VIN [XXX]). She was wearing her seat belt and sitting in a backless booster seat. While I was loading luggage for a family road trip, a piece of luggage accidentally pressed the third-row power-folding seat control. The seatback began folding forward while my daughter was occupying the seat. She became trapped and compressed between the folding seatback and the second-row seat in front of her. Despite encountering resistance from her body, the powered seat continued applying pressure. She experienced pain from the compression and could not free herself. The seat did not automatically stop or reverse. I was fortunately standing nearby loading luggage and was able to remove the luggage from the control and manually reverse the seat mechanism within seconds. Had I not been immediately present, my daughter could have remained trapped and suffered more serious injuries. Since the incident, we have required our children to use high-back booster seats because we believed they might offer protection against the powered seat folding. However, we recognize that booster seats are not designed to protect against this hazard. I recently learned about Hyundai’s recall involving power-seat entrapment hazards in certain 2026 Palisade vehicles. My 2023 vehicle is not included in that recall, despite having experienced an incident involving a child being trapped by a powered seat. I request that the federal safety agency investigate whether the third-row power-folding seats in earlier Hyundai Palisade models present a similar safety hazard and whether additional recalls or corrective measures are warranted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Aug 13, 2026 · Electrical, Seats · NY

On August 4, 2026, our 2023 Hyundai Palisade was brought in for a routine oil change and rear tint recall. The driver's power seat height adjustment mechanism worked perfectly upon drop-off. When the car was picked up, the height adjustment function was no longer operable. The service department inspected the car and admitted that a factory wire bundle beneath the track was physically snapped/severed. To make matters worse, we discovered upon pickup that the vehicle's computer system had been completely factory reset. This was done without our knowledge or consent. When questioned about this, the service manager was entirely unable to provide any valid justification for why an oil change/rear window tint service would require a total system reset. This strongly indicates that service person experienced an electrical short or attempted deep electronic troubleshooting while the vehicle was in their possession, further implicating their shop in this damage. The service manager insists that their team did not cause the damage. However, they were unable to return the seat to the position it was in when dropped off. The primary driver of this vehicle is under 5 feet tall. Because Hyundai returned the car with the seat locked at its lowest setting and was unable to raise it, the primary driver cannot safely maintain visibility over the dashboard. She had to adjust the steering wheel to its lowest setting in order to operate the vehicle. The current configuration is not the ideal, nor safest setup. She uses this car to transport the children and we need the driver's seat operable again as soon as possible.

Filed May 1, 2026 · Airbags, Seat belts · WA

My vehicle is subject to Recall 292 (the federal safety agency 24V‑034). Hyundai has admitted in writing that this vehicle violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 226 because the third-row side curtain airbags fail to meet ejection mitigation requirements. ​I routinely transport minor children in the third row. Hyundai's official notice confirms this defect increases the risk of injury or death to occupants in this row during a rollover. ​Despite this life-threatening safety risk and the fact that there is no available remedy, Hyundai National Consumer Affairs (Case #XXX) has denied my request for a repurchase. They are citing the vehicle's mileage as a reason for denial, effectively forcing me to continue transporting my children in a vehicle that is federally non-compliant and admitted to be unsafe in a collision. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Apr 29, 2026 · Airbags, Seats · 18,000 miles · NE

The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Palisade. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V607000 (Seats) and 26V034000 (Air Bags). The contact stated there was an undisclosed failure with the suspension. The local dealer was contacted on several occasions, and the vehicle was diagnosed with suspension failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and declined a buyback. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2026 · Seat belts, Seats · SC

I have reached out multiple times to the dealership to fix my car but it’s been months since the recalls. I have three kids and I all rows in my car are unsafe due to the seatbelts.

Filed Mar 19, 2026 · Seat belts, Seats · IA

I’m frustrated with the seatbelt recall. The dealership has been amazing at assisting us, but it’s Hyundai that’s dropping the ball with only release 2 seatbelt buckles per week, per dealership. I have 2 seatbelts in my vehicle that are randomly coming unbuckled. I’ve had a few appointments trying to get it fixed, but they can’t get the parts in. Then to receive a letter in the mail about the third row seat. This isn’t just my daily driver, I haul 4 kids in this vehicle with 2 seatbelts coming unbuckled! This should be a priority in fixing, all of it.

Filed Sep 24, 2025 · Seats · 10,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while reversing out of the garage, the powered front driver's seat suddenly began to move backwards, and the contact was unable to reach the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The powered seat then moved forward, causing the seat belt to tighten around the waist of the driver. The contact was able to put the vehicle in park and stopped the vehicle. During the failure, no injuries were reported. Also, the contact indicated that previously, while driving at an undisclosed speed, a message was displayed that the vehicle was driving the wrong way. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving down a dark and unfamiliar road. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 10,000.

Filed Feb 16, 2024 · Seats · FL

2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy is on it's 2nd trip into the shop to fix the driver-side righthand upright bolster. It fails to inflate properly both with manual adjustment and after 80mph as it's designed to do.

Filed Feb 1, 2024 · Electrical, Seats · AL

I bought a 2023 hyundai palisade calligraphy and I found out the seat controls do not work and the air condition doesn’t work but they were fixed but the most important thing is the BLUE LINK BUTTON WHERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS inside the car that I need in case of an emergency doesn’t work at all and doesn’t connect to hyundai blue link . I called hyundai manufacturer and I called hyundai blue link several times and their stupid engineers couldn’t fix the problem and I went to the dealership and their service dept and they couldn’t fix the issue . This is a brand new car that the blue link inside it doesn’t work at all and I paid for 3 years service .i push the blue link butto then it connects then it ends with no ring tone and no one on the other side . It keeps disconnecting and fails to connect me to blue link . This is a major defect in the hyundai palisade calligraphy and needs to be addressed seriously and professionally by hyundai and get it fixed immediately. I am attaching photos and videos and on my car screen it shown that blue link ended on 12/31/2023 but that is wrong because I have blue link until 1/26/2026 three more years but my car screen has it as expired on 12/31/2023 and that is wrong