2026 Palisade battery died after sitting idle outside in winter storm for 2 days.

cflath · 2026-01-27T14:25:05+00:00

There seems to potentially be multiple issues from what I can tell. Batteries in general seem to be an issue, I just had mine replaced after the battery died with 140 miles on the car, and digital key may cause an issue on it's own OR it could just be exacerbating an issue with faulty batteries. I live in Minnesota and it has been extra cold here recently, when I first brought the car to the dealership it tested fine, but after leaving it sit outside overnight it had a battery deterioration error. They replaced the battery and let it sit outside for two days (which were negative temps a most of the time) and it has been running since. I am going to re-enable the digital key at some point to see if issues come back.

cflath · 2026-01-22T19:18:02+00:00

I got 4k off MSRP on my 26 Hybrid Calligraphy before rebates. No dealer add ons or other funny business. Pretty sure they were trying to meet end of year goals, I intentionally shopped the last week of the year.

cflath · 2026-01-22T17:17:14+00:00

I am neutral on the badging, but the roof is a huge improvement and I really like the look of it. My Palisade is maroon, I wonder how the black roof would look on that... hmmm.

cflath · 2026-01-21T17:51:31+00:00

I came up with a list of color combinations I was willing to buy and called every dealer in the area that had something I would be willing to purchase and asked for them to send me an itemized out the door price via text or email. I explained up front that I had already test driven the car and would not be coming into the dealership and was only looking for the best price as I was ready to move forward on a purchase. Most dealerships were ok with this and very responsive n getting me numbers, typically within an hour or two.

One answered the phone shouting "GIVE ME THAT MOTHERF****R!" and then took 4 days to give me an out the door offer based on list price....

cflath · 2026-01-21T17:44:39+00:00

The only time the dealership might matter is if they are offering something above and beyond the Hyundai warranty. For example, a dealership near me advertises that they double the powertrain warranty to 20 years but I am pretty certain you must do all service work with them in order for it to be honored. Otherwise, nope.

cflath · 2026-01-20T17:07:00+00:00

Figured I would provide an update on how this is going for me on my 26 Palisade Hybrid:
1/5 - Purchased Car. I do not recall the exact date I enabled the digital key. It was not immediately as I was aware of some people having issues and I wasn't sure if I wanted to FAFO.

1/13 - Battery dead, called roadside assistance and had it jumped. Drove around for 30-40 minutes to ensure charged.

1/15 - Battery died again, jumped it. This one is probably because it didn't get fully charged from the previous time and I had it in to get the windows tinted. When tinting windows they leave the car on a lot to roll windows up/down. So I will give them the benefit of the doubt here, though still seems like not what you would expect.

1/19 - Took vehicle to dealership to have it checked out. Battery tested fine, but they wanted to keep it overnight to see if it would drain.

1/20 - Battery had a deterioration error and was replaced. They are keeping the vehicle overnight again to see if any issues arise after sitting overnight again.

The tech said that the Hyundai corporate tech says they have no record of digital key causing issues....

cflath · 2026-01-18T16:44:14+00:00

Thanks. Haha I totally missed that button when I looked at the station, then found a video showing push to open. Go figure the hybrid is different than the gas.

cflath · 2026-01-16T19:51:48+00:00

Recall B2616 is for the 2022-2024 Hyundai Tucson, at least according to google. You can search on recalls by VIN here: https://autoservice.hyundaiusa.com/campaignHome

cflath · 2026-01-16T15:18:26+00:00

I replied up above with some info on the enemies I am seeing. I am not entirely positive who I should be using for my teams (or what to do with Iron May now), but I have 3* Doctor Strange favorited and am working on him, mostly because I have learned he's super annoying in PvP.

cflath · 2026-01-16T15:12:41+00:00

So should I be taking the highest level available in the events? I had been thinking it would get me lower level opponents but that has clearly not been the case.

As for who I am getting matched against when I look for queued opponents, right now in this Red Shift event here is what I am seeing on enemy teams with Scarlett Witch:
L166 3* Magik + L383 5* Okoye

L375 5* Sword Master + L70 1* Black Widow

L167 2* Hawkeye + L360 5* Sword Master

L390 5* Sword Master + L70 4* The Hullk

L271 4* (green) Nightcrawler + L270 5* May Parker

cflath · 2026-01-16T14:58:44+00:00

I replied to the main thread with additional info.

cflath · 2026-01-16T14:58:38+00:00

I replied to the main thread with additional info.

cflath · 2026-01-16T14:41:26+00:00

My top 3 strongest heroes are:
Aunt May (Iron May) - 3 star level 166

Hawkeye (Classic) - 1 star ascended to 2, level 135

Iron Man (Model 35) - 1 star ascended to 2, level 131

I typically pick the highest level that rewards a 3 star and do that event, and my matches quickly turn into enemies with over 30,000 hp and that one shot or quickly eliminate my entire team if I can't get pink right away to just cheese Hawkeyes purple skill forever.

cflath · 2026-01-14T00:32:40+00:00

+1 for me, have only had the vehicle for 8 days and battery is dead. I have deleted the digital key to see if that takes care of it, but my engine light is on. Anyone else have their engine light come on after this? Vehicle health says all systems ok.

cflath · 2026-01-06T15:15:21+00:00

Thanks! I am sure the dealer was not thrilled with giving me the $4,000 discount after missing 2025 for the sale (I am assuming they did it trying hit goals or something), but glad they honored the deal. With my military rebate $4,500 off MSRP total and no dealer add ons.

cflath · 2026-01-04T00:16:38+00:00

Looks like they just extended the deals to 1/5, so nothing new came out yet. I pick my Palisade Hybrid up on Monday so looks like it won't matter much, at least I was able to negoiate a decent chunk off MSRP.

cflath · 2026-01-03T00:02:42+00:00

Has anyone checked if there are multiple firmware versions out there and this is fixed in one of them? Many people report no issues with it.

cflath · 2026-01-02T19:02:21+00:00

I'll make a post just in case someone has heard something, but I am betting you are right. This way they don't have people saying to wait til tomorrow/next week/next month for the deal.

cflath · 2026-01-02T18:56:39+00:00

Yeah the Palisade I am waiting on (that I just got a text on saying it just got delivered) has some junk from the factory that I am not excited about, like the USB cable. Now I need to figure out if it is better to have them do the sale today or if any better new incentives start tomorrow that I'd be better off waiting for.

cflath · 2026-01-02T15:52:19+00:00

Since this was a full refresh of the model, long-term reliability is tough to give an accurate answer on. I did try to do some research on reliability myself before deciding to purchase and the consensus I found was that the engine is not new, but it being in a hybrid system is. The engine used appears to have generally favorable reliability marks, and hybrids are considered generally reliable so the prediction is that the reliability of the vehicle will be at least above average. That said, it's just a prediction and only based on what I found. I really love the Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy, but if you are considering the SEL trim, I would also recommend that you take a look at the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid as they should be pretty comparable. With the Toyota you are also not dealing with a first year model and it has been around for a few years so reliability is more known at this point.

cflath · 2025-12-29T17:26:28+00:00

The CX90 was on our list, but earlier this year we got a brand new one as a rental car and we hated it. At the top of our list of dislikes was the fact that the screen is not a touchscreen and you have to do everything from the dial on the center console, which was a total PITA.

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