2021 Hyundai Palisade · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 56owner reports
- 2,500median miles
- $713median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
79 of the 437 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 56 of those describe windshield. Only seat belt is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 56 reports
Windshield on other Palisade years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (56 reports) and the camera recalibration (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the windshield and wipers cover the 2021 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The windshield wiper motor may operate intermittently or fail to operate due to snow or ice buildup on the windshield, causing the wipers to fail.
The windshield wiper motor may become inoperative, causing the wipers to fail.
All 6 recalls on the 2021 Hyundai Palisade, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the windshield and wipers on the Palisade
Windshield wiper failure. Closed may 26, 2023, led to recall 23V-180.
What owners paid
16 of the 56 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $250 to $2,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 1,800 and 10,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2021 Hyundai Palisade that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This bulletin describes the procedure to replace the inside belt molding and attach pads to the side view mirror seal, side view mirror hole, and glass run on certain Palisade vehicles experiencing wind and/or whistling noise while driving.
What owners wrote
“Large crack formed without any projectile involved. Car was sitting in the garage and temperature was around 40 degrees. Crack starts from the bottom of the windshield near the driver's side and extends upward about 12 inches. The car had been sitting in the garage for 4 days without being driven. Vehicle only has 21,455 miles but is out of warranty due to age.”
Filed Mar 13, 2026 · 21,455 miles
“My car is 3 months old and has 2500 miles on it. The windshield has a huge crack across it. It happened while I was driving. I'm not sure if a small pebble hit it or if the temperature caused it. The windshield seems very weak.”
Filed Oct 22, 2021 · 2,500 miles
“Driving on 2 lane route at speed limit and rock hit my windshield and left a large crack and now needs repaired. Windshield cracks so easily this is also a safety hazard.”
Filed Oct 6, 2021
“Went on a trip to Nashville small pebble hit windshield made a chip and rapidly started spreading. Had windshield replaced by safelite on Monday afternoon on Thursday got up to go somewhere and looked at the windshield and it had a Crack that went from the lower left hand of driver side and went all the way to the middle of the windshield”
Filed Aug 13, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 56 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Seat belt or seat problems 121 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 30 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 30 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 28 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 28 reports