Update:
- A judge dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by a group of vehicle owners against Hyundai Motor Co. in a California federal court.
- The class action lawsuit claimed a number of Hyundai and Kia model vehicles contained an engine defect that caused them to use an excessive amount of oil.
- The vehicle owners argued the alleged defect, in addition to costing them money for the excess oil, caused the vehicles to stall and eventually fail.
- Court approval of the dismissal was not required as the class had not been certified nor proposed to be certified for purposes of a settlement, according to court documents.
Hyundai excessive oil consumption class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: A group of Hyundai and Kia vehicle owners are suing Hyundai Motor Co.
- Why: The drivers allege numerous models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles are equipped with defective engines that use excessive amounts of oil, stall and eventually fail.
- Where: The lawsuit was filed in a California federal court.
(April 20, 2022)
Hyundai makes numerous models of Hyundai and Kia brand vehicles with defective engines that use excessive amounts of oil, costing their owners huge sums of money, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
On Apr. 12, eight owners of Hyundai and Kia brand vehicles filed a class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor Co. in a California federal court, alleging violations of federal warranty laws.
The Hyundai excessive oil consumption lawsuit alleges that numerous models of the automaker’s vehicles are equipped with defective Nu, Gamma, Theta, Lambda and Kappa engines.
The defective engines allegedly use excessive amounts of oil, stall and eventually fail. The drivers say Hyundai should have issued a recall for the vehicles a long time ago but hasn’t.
As a result, thousands of Hyundai and Kia owners and lessees have allegedly been forced to constantly check the oil levels, and oil must be added to the engines more frequently than even the owner’s manuals recommend, Car Complaints reports.
The engine issue has flow-on effects like reduction in engine lubrication due to crankshaft submersion and gaskets and seals damage, which leads to oil leaks.
The plaintiffs also claim that oil in their vehicles migrates to places where it shouldn’t be, damaging the combustion and exhaust systems.
This allegedly causes “abnormal wear of engine parts, oversaturation of carbon and deposits of oil sludge, ultimately requiring a costly engine rebuild or replacement.”
Automaker should honor warranty claims outside terms, Hyundai class action says
The plaintiffs allege that Hyundai should honor customers’ warranty claims even when the warranties have expired.
According to the lawsuit, Hyundai can’t adequately repair the oil consumption problems and doesn’t offer any reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs caused by the issue.
The class action states customers must suffer through long wait times for replacement parts, “and in most cases do not receive required engine replacements.”
The cars with the allegedly faulty engines include the 2012-2020 Hyundai Elantra, 2009-2018 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2019-2021 Hyundai Kona, 2020-2021 Hyundai Palisade, 2010-2012 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2009-2010 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Sonata, 2011–2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 2010-2013 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Tucson, 2011-2021 Hyundai Veloster, 2020-2021 Hyundai Venue, 2010-2021 Kia Forte, 2017-2020 Kia Niro, 2011-2020 Kia Optima and Optima Hybrid, 2012-2021 Kia Rio, 2011-2020 Kia Sorento, 2012-2021 Kia Soul, 2011-2020 Kia Sportage, 2018-2021 Kia Stinger and 2022 Kia K5.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has expanded its recall of vehicles with an exploding seat belt part issue that has caused multiple injuries to include 6,240 of its 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles.
The plaintiffs are represented by Nye, Stirling, Hale & Miller LLP, Sauder Schelkopf LLC and Walsh, PLLC.
The Hyundai Oil Consumption Lawsuit is Cho, et al., v. Hyundai Motor Company, LTD., et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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3,221 thoughts onHyundai class action over excessive oil consumption dismissed
My 2016 Hyundai Sante Fe Sport also burns oil and I need to put 1 quart every 1,000 miles. It started doing this at around 100k and I’m at 125,000 total miles now.
I will never buy a car from either of these two companies ever again.
Hyundai has knowingly continued to place sub par engines in their vehicles since 2010/2011. They need to replace the engines consuming oil. They don’t want to, so you have yo subject to ridiculous “protocols” they drag it out to avoid, if they do “approve” an engine replacement the customer has to pay 30% of the costs. If your engine blows up then they replace it at 100%. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of lives are in danger – you’re on the freeway – your engine blows – you can die and others around or with you can die. Hyundai is an evil corporation.
My 2011 Hyundai Sonata is burning through oil every two weeks. My car is in great condition and has been serviced regularly. I’m at 140,000 miles. This should not be happening!
Santa Fe sport owner 2017. Mine failed going up the grapevine in Calif. in traffic. Very scary situation. Got to Auto repair shop no oil.
Santa Fe sport owner 2017. Mine failed going up the grapevine in Calif. in traffic. Very scary situation. Got to the repair shop . Repairman said my car had no oil. And it had oil befor l started out on out trip home.
Yes l am Santa Fe sport owner 2017. Mine failed going up the grapevine in Calif. in traffic. Very scary situation. Got to the repair shop . Repairman said my car had no oil. And it had oil befor l started out on out trip home.
Our 2017 Tucson is currently at the dealership.
There are 2 problems with it.
The first one is oil consumption
It is currently on an oil consumption program. It is consuming a quart of oil every 1000 miles.
I was told by the service department that I have to have the oil level checked at 1000 mile intervals 4 times before anything can be done to correct the problem. I’m fine with that, however I had to take my Tucson in for a Transmission problem.
I was told that the Transmission needed to be replaced that it would probably be covered under warranty. I’m waiting to hear back from the service department to verify the repair would be covered.
It’s been one week so far. I’m going to give it a couple of days before I call and see how soon I can except the repairs to be completed.
That said I still have to have the engine oil check 2 more times before anything can be determined on the oil consumption.
Good thing I hav a 2011 Ford truck and 2001 Ford Mustang.
Both have over 100,000 miles and don’t consume any oil.
To whom it may concern,
I would like to be represented in this matter. My car is a 2018 Hyundai Sonata Limited. My car is consuming oil like crazy. I have an appointment with Hyundai AutoNation in North Richland Hills Texas 76180. They said the only opening for an appointment is August 31st 2022. Which when I made the appointment it was 2 months away. They say as long as my car is under a hundred thousand miles that I would be eligible, if they found out that it was the engine that was burning the oil excessively, for a new engine installation. They said when I come in they will do an oil change, and in a thousand miles later they will do another oil change, and then a third oil change and then a Thousand Mile later they would determine if it was the engine. So so after three all changes and 3,000 miles later they will determine if I haven’t gone over 100,000 miles if it is the engine that needs to be replaced. I’m pretty sure they know how many miles are on my car, and they know how many miles I drive my car each and every day back and forth to work, and I’m pretty sure they have determined that by the time the third oil change comes around I will not be eligible for this warranty. I’ve changed the spark plugs several times. I’ve used better oil. I’ve used better gasoline to try to preserve the components within the engine due to the oil leaking into parts of the engine that it’s not supposed to be in, but my car spits, and spoders, it stalls and I’m sure it’s soon to not work anymore. On top of all that I still owe a little over $15,000 on the vehicle. What am I to do?
Does anyone have information on how to file with the class action suit? A family member has an issue with their Tucson, and it’s getting worse. Now out of warranty. Any information would be helpful otherwise will look up lawfirm as well. Thank you in advance.
I am personally going through this with my 2010 Hyundai Tuscon. My son was driving it and it just stopped. He had to get someone to help him push it off the road. We had it towed to a garage by my house and when they put it on the machine they immediately called me and said I needed to call Hyundai because it was a recall issue. I immediately called and the girl checked the vin number and said to send it to a Hyundai dealership. I called them and was told they don’t tow so I had to pay for another tow. That was May 27 th provided all the materials to the dealership who never responded. My son stopped and they couldn’t find the car, second visit found the car. I called on Friday and I was told it wasn’t under warranty and it wasn’t the issue that I owed them $200 to check it plus cost of repairs. I told them I wasn’t paying for them to check it because it had already been on the machine and that’s why Hyundai sent them the car. He said he had to discuss it with the manager. Has not called back. I already put over $5000 on it from February to May. There also was another recall for undercarriage which caused more damage because I was never notified. The oil level was low in February so I had them do a oil change but there was no oil in May. This is not the first time I have had issues since I’ve purchased the car in 2010. The MA dealership handled those issues but PA dealership just blows you off. I am a senior citizen on a limited income and my goal was to keep this car until I couldn’t drive anymore.