NHTSA Complaint #11602696 — 2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE

The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The contact stated that on another occasion while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that there was no oil in the engine. The contact stated that the vehicle received an oil change however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to the dealer twice and was diagnosed with a failure of cylinder #4. The contact stated that cylinder #4 was replaced; however, the failure recurred. Due to the failure persistent failure, the dealer was diagnosed, and it was determined that cylinder #2 had failed, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was 8,500.