Hyundai Palisade SUV
08-27-20, 01:31 PM
#256
Nobody is questioning the recalls. What is under question is the legitimacy of your anecdotes.
08-27-20, 03:29 PM
#257
Lexus Fanatic
Certainly not a good thing for this type of quality control issue for Hyundai. 
My brother has one of these new Palisades, I will have to ask him if his smells like old socks.
My brother has one of these new Palisades, I will have to ask him if his smells like old socks.
08-27-20, 03:32 PM
#258
Lexus Fanatic
08-27-20, 05:22 PM
#259
Lexus Fanatic
I can count the number of car fires I have seen in my whole life on one hand lol
08-27-20, 05:41 PM
#260
Lexus Fanatic
You mean on one finger? (The Sedona fire in front of your house)
And, from what I remember, I think you told us that it was not the fault of the vehicle, but externally-caused, which is why insurance took care of it instead of the warranty.
08-27-20, 07:36 PM
#261
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
Ok, not sure car fires are relevant to this thread.
about the bad car smells, it seems to be something to do with the foam inside seats and is detectable in some vehicles if you take the headrest out and expose the foam.
about the bad car smells, it seems to be something to do with the foam inside seats and is detectable in some vehicles if you take the headrest out and expose the foam.
08-27-20, 07:40 PM
#262
Lexus Fanatic
The Sedona fire was caused by someone discarding a cigarette into the pile of leaves in front of the parked Sedona.
08-27-20, 10:13 PM
#263
Lexus Fanatic
OK, technically you're correct...but only because Hyundai, in its big recall for engine-fires, did not include the Palisade.
Can't state for sure without actually sampling the smell myself, but there might be a quick and quite-inexpensive solution to that problem.......
about the bad car smells, it seems to be something to do with the foam inside seats and is detectable in some vehicles if you take the headrest out and expose the foam.
08-28-20, 05:49 AM
#264
If the problem is the foam under the leather, Hyundai would need to find a way to cover/seal the exposed foam in the headrest holes, then cover/seal the foam underneath all of the perforated leather (and there's a lot of that). The problem is that you can't seal the foam with a vapor barrier as any spills would just sit on the leather and damage it, and it would interfere with the seat heating/ventilation operation. Seems like the only fix (if the foam is the root cause) might be reupholstering the seats with a different foam, which would be expensive as hell. Sucks for Hyundai 
08-28-20, 07:06 AM
#265
Lexus Fanatic
If there truly is a smell emanating from a component of the car, an air freshener tree is not a solution and won’t help lol
08-28-20, 07:37 AM
#266
Lead Lap
So what your saying is discounts are now available?
08-28-20, 08:12 AM
#268
Lexus Fanatic
One thing that contributes to smells is when mold and condensation build up in the A/C vents. Spraying Lysol or a similar disinfectant into the A/C intakes who the system is operating (a trick that Pat Goss, from Motorweek, once demonstrated) sometimes helps.....other times, it will need a professional cleaning. But that usually doesn't apply to a brand-new vehicle.
08-28-20, 08:17 AM
#269
If the problem is the foam under the leather, Hyundai would need to find a way to cover/seal the exposed foam in the headrest holes, then cover/seal the foam underneath all of the perforated leather (and there's a lot of that). The problem is that you can't seal the foam with a vapor barrier as any spills would just sit on the leather and damage it, and it would interfere with the seat heating/ventilation operation. Seems like the only fix (if the foam is the root cause) might be reupholstering the seats with a different foam, which would be expensive as hell. Sucks for Hyundai
08-28-20, 08:22 AM
#270
Lexus Fanatic
Thats my guess, something to do with how the leather was tanned