Hyundai solves the mystery of why the Palisade literally stinks

Hyundai has closed its investigation into why some Palisade owners complained about a funky smell in the cabin. It blamed the stench on the headrests, and it explained getting rid of it might require replacing all seven of them.

We first covered this unusual problem in August 2020, after several owners and Cars.com complained about it. Some said the SUV smelled like dirty socks, others argued the odor reminded them of spicy garlic cabbage, and a few settled for describing it as "really bad." What's certain is that no one said it smelled good.