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Owner complaints · Electrical System · every model year

Hyundai Palisade electrical problems, 2020–2027

219 of the 2,445 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Hyundai Palisade 2020–2027 name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). The loudest years: 2021 (55), 2020 (46), 2023 (40). Filed under the same heading across these years: 8 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recall campaigns. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

219 complaints, 8 model years 9% of everything filed about the Palisade typically at 8k miles

Hyundai Palisade electrical problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the electrical systemShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
2027240%—3 TSBsthe year →
20263025%—16 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
20250——8 TSBsthe year →
2024154%—9 TSBsthe year →
20234010%—11 TSBsthe year →
20223110%—19 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
2021 in depth5513%—49 TSBsthe record →
2020469%—63 TSBsthe year →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the electrical system. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the electrical complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
219complaints name the electrical system, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2019: 1 · 2020: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 17 · 2023: 42 · 2024: 35 · 2025: 35 · 2026: 78

8kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 26 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 2,000 and 63,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Child locks constantly click, car can be on or off. Dash displays child lock failure
Electrical System Jul 10, 2023 NHTSA owner report
The child safety lock system is failing. The issue started intermittently and is now regularly occurring. With the child safety lock button on the driver’s door (near the window switches) engaged, an audible cycling of the door locks occurs. After about 12 cycles, the locks stop cycling and an error message appears on the dash.
Electrical System May 18, 2023 NHTSA owner report
n November 2022 my Hyundai Palisade was recalled because of the tow hitch being a fire hazard. I took my car in thinking that it was fixed. I didn't tow anything until March 2023 and when I went to hook up the u-haul I had rented it was not working. There was no power coming from tow hitch to make the break lights work on the u-haul.
Electrical System Jun 17, 2023 NHTSA owner report
There is a recall for the trailer hitch that has no solution. Hyundai just pulled the fuse and you can not pull a trailer which is why I purchased the SUV
Electrical System Mar 18, 2023 NHTSA owner report
My 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy which I bought in July 2023 failed to start in May 2024 inside my house garage. It had an error message of "Check ESC" where ESC stands for electronic stability control. After trying a couple of more times to start it, it completely died.
Electrical System May 18, 2024 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the electrical system, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

8 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading, any model year

Every one filed under the heading is listed. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Other systems with a record on the Hyundai Palisade

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Hyundai Palisade problems by year →

From here
Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Hyundai Palisade years have the most electrical complaints?

2021, 55; 2020, 46; 2023, 40. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2027 (40%).

Is there a recall for the electrical system on the Hyundai Palisade?

Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 26V047000 (2026), 22V353000 (2022). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do electrical problems show up on the Hyundai Palisade?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 7,500 miles across the model years; half of them between 2,000 and 63,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?

Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.