Hyundai Palisade - Opinions from owners?

They are popular and the people who have them seem to like them for the first 4-5 years at least. I think Hyundai did a good job with the design and my buddy that has the Kia version likes it.

My $0.02: Kia/Hyundai has a reputation of working very hard to get out of their warranty coverage, so it's not really a selling point to me. Their dealers seem to be a major weak point for the company, but that's negated if your local dealers just happen to not total garbage (they suck in Baton Rouge). And with those risks in mind, their prices are competitive but not aggressive enough for the Palisade to really be a likely choice to me.

And I tend to keep my vehicles a long time, so I'd seriously consider a new Toyota Grand Higlander as the best in class over the Palisade. I'd rather pay a little more and get the Toyota. Or pay a similar amount and get a new Acadia, new Traverse, or the updated Explorer over the Palisade.

The best "deals" right now are probably with the Dodge Durango. Dodge sucks as a brand, but the Durango is very robust design because of how ancient it is and because it's an old Mercedes underneath (with a ZF transmission). It's been static and unchanged for 10+ years, and their powertrains are proven. The VW Atlas is also priced very aggressively as well, and like the Durango it will have older tech and an older interior design that's less appealing than the Hyundai Palisade....but that's to be expected for their pricing.

You might get a deal on a 2025 Palisade too since they are redesigning it next year. I would avoid it unless it's pricing was similar to the aggressively priced Durango or Atlas. I would not choose it if it were the same price as the Acadia, Explorer, or Traverse. I definitely wouldn't touch it for what Toyota dealers are demanding for the Grand Highlander.

It sounds like you found a very good deal on the Hyundai.

We just got the Limited for the wife 6 months ago and she's very pleased. Went with the Limited over the Caligraphy because the minor esthetic differences didn't warrant the higher price tag.

I've driven it a handful of times and it's a pleasure to drive. Roomy and spacious for our family of five. Great on road trips.

So far, no problems. Chose it over the KIA Telluride because she liked "the feel" interior better.

I have the Sonata SEL Plus, 2023 model, and i've loved it so far. Probably the best compliment i've given to it since having it is it feels a whole lot nicer than the car actually is. Moderately priced but it just feels nicer than that price point.

As to the issues, their like 2016-2020 or so manufacturing ran into a lot of issues I think. I believe most have been corrected since then.

As for SUV's, my wife has the Toyota Rav-4 and loves it. We've had no issues with it either.

Mrs. Midnight has a high trim Kia Telluride. It is one of the nicest vehicles I have ever driven.

Her criteria was a 3-row SUV (coming from a sedan, she has had 3-row minivan and 3-row SUV in the past). My criteria was NA V6, 8-speed, non-electrical, non-hybrid.

There isn't a 1% difference between Telluride and Palisade.

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Her criteria was a 3-row SUV (coming from a sedan, she has had 3-row minivan and 3-row SUV in the past). My criteria was NA V8, 8-speed, non-electrical, non-hybrid.

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Kia Telluride

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Do what now?

Won't catch me recommending a Kia/Hyundai for at least a decade. Still way too many problems on recent models to consider anything other than a lease. Plus not so great resale.

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Do what now?

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Sorry, meant V6

They have an active recall on some 2025 models for possible fires

2024 models have a recall for valve spring failures and failure to deploy airbags.

That enough research for now

To be fair, seems like most of the big boys have had a lot of 2024 recalls

Seems like it was a bad year, at least for the asian cars. I think Honda had one for like 2M of their 2024 models.

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Poor man's Tahoe, but more reliable.

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Sounds like a smart man, not a poor man.

The frustrating thing about car shopping is this. After having an F150 with transmission issues. And now this GMC suv with transmission issues. All my previous vehicles have been Ford or GMCs, there isnt a huge clear answer I can pin down. They have been a mixed bag but their fare share of issues in all of them. Lots of millage may vary stories.

I browsed the Toyota for anything close, and the price jumps nearly $20k to scratch a similar vehicle. The resale is greater, but you also pay for that resale up front.