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.
Are you one of the drivers affected by an allegedly faulty Hyundai engine? Let us know in the comments!
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2014 HYUNDIA SANTA FE SPORT :: SAME PROBLEM , GOING THREW OIL AND VEHICLE IS STALLING ALSO. I KEEP UP ON ALL OIL CHANGES AT DEALERSHIP. HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM AGAINST HYUNDIA.
I have the same situation with my oil consumption in my 2017 Hyundai Sonata SE and went through the BBB and was denied. How can I sign up for this class action law suit. Also how can a dealership sell a car with a class action lawsuit. It shows that Carmax is doing the bare minimum and got caught. I am unfortunate to be going through this because nobody deserves to have to put there life on hold because the businesses are messing up on there end. Any other information as well would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe owner here. As like everyone else I am blowing through oil. While I keep checking it every week, I don’t believe I should have to. I probably would have been better off with my 2006 Honda accord with 200k+ miles on it. This is really concerning. I drive a lot for my job and im starting to worry. I bought the car with 38k miles on it and making payments. Please include me in on this as well.
Original owner of a 2015 Sonata 2.0 Ultimate with 66,577 miles. Last week 9/9/22 my car stalled as I was pulling in my driveway. Zero symptoms what so ever zero warning and zero codes showed up and absolutely nothing to even suggest there is an issue when hooked to the diagnostic machine. So when looking under the hood we naturally checked the oil dipstick and was shocked to find that the oil level was extremely low. Considering in June 2022 I had the oil changed and I have not even drove 900 miles. Granted the car used a little more oil than any previous model of car I’ve ever owned but to have almost no oil and no signs of an oil leak in 13 weeks! And now my car work start and doesn’t even attempt to crank but all the fuses and relays as well as the battery are good!?!? So upset since the nearest Hyundai dealer is 120 miles away.
I just experienced a similar thing today with my 2014 Sonata, I had my oil changed on 7/27. My engine sounded like it was rattling/knocking so I checked around and when I checked the oil level there was only a tiny drop on the bottom of the diptstick… so pretty much no oil!! No warning lights to indicate a problem either. No signs of oil leaks anywhere, oil was just gone.
I am experiencing the same problem with my engine, and it costing me to keep adding engine oil less than a month. It reached a point that my vehicle is stalling now. I really needed help the sad part I still making payments every month. Kia Sportage 2018
I have a 2017 Hyundai Sonata that burns a quart every 100 miles. Had it into the dealer many times, all they say at this point is that they would replace the engine when it starts knocking or locks up…. Not sure I trust this to happen.
My 2016 Santa Fe Sport is doing the exact same thing. Crazy how much oil I have to put in every week or two since I drive so much.
Same here. Just picked mine up from the shop today and they’re suggesting I get a new motor.
How can I join the class action Lawsuits against Hyundai
How can I join the class action Lawsuits against Hyundai…. I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2015 I’VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH STALLIN AND ACCELERATION EVERY SINCE I HAD THE CAR I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2021…3/16/2021 I HAVE SPEND LOTS OF MONEY ON THIS CAR EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT I HAVE GOT MY OIL CHANGED WE I AM SUPPOSED BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT MORE OIL IN THE CAR BECAUSE MY OIL WOULD BE LOW I’VE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS TWICE I EVEN REPLACED THE COIL PACKS IN THE CAR… ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO I HEARD CAR THE KNOCKING HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN RACINE WISCONSIN THEY JUST TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS INTERNAL IN THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE…I FIGURED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND… THEY TOLD COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE 12,000 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE I HAVE A EGO ENGINE…AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS KIND OF ENGINE CAN’T HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT…. THAT’S JUST CRAZY…BUT THAT’S WHAT THE DEALSHIP TOLD ME HE TOLD ME HE DON’T KNOW WHY BUT THOSE ENGINE DOES NOT CARRY A WARRANTY….SO YES I WANT IN IN THE LAWSUIT…PS IM WITH OUT A CAR BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY THE CAR NOTE EVERY TWO WEEK SO YES I WANT IN ON THE LAWSUIT… HYUNDAI IS SO WRONG FOR THIS… HOPING HYUNDAI CORPORATE WILL FIX THE CAR…AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THEY CARS… PRAYING THAT EVERY ONE THAT’S HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME OR DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THEY HYUNDAI… I PRAY HYUNDAI DO WHAT’S RIGHT AND FIX WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ALL OF OUR VEHICLES…
GOD BLESS US ALL
I need to make a correction on my engine I have Turbo engine
Hyundai Sonata 2015 Turbo engine
MY DAUGHTER HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2015 SHE BROUGHT THE LAST YEAR 3/16/2021 EVERY SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR SHE BEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STALLING AND ACCELERATION SHE HAD AN EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY SO SHE COULD COME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AFTER SHE GOT IT AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED SPARK PLUGS YOU WANT SPARK PLUGS FOR THAT CAR TWICE AND THE CAR CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME SHE BOUGHT COIL PACKS FOR THE CAR AND THE CAR CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING SHE GOT OIL CHANGES LIKE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BUT THE CAR WAS CONSUMING SO SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO AND PUT QUARTER TO OIL IN HER CAR BUT SHE WAS STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH STALLIN AND ACCELERATION MY DAUGHTER HAS SPENT TONS OF MONEY TRYING TO KEEP THAT CAR RUNNING AND JUST RECENTLY A WEEK
OR 2 AGO SHE HEARD KNOCKING NOISE…SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM MY HOUSE IN WAUKESHA WISCONSIN TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN RACINE WISCONSIN…THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND JUST TODAY 9/19/2022 THEY CALLED HER AND TOLD HER THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG INTERNALLY WITH THE ENGINE THERE WAS ALL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE HE TOLD HER THAT IT WOULD GOING TO COST AROUND 12,000 TO BE FIXED BECAUSE SHE HAS A EGO ENGINE AND THEY ALSO TOLD HER THAT TYPE OF ENGINE DOES NOT HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT….MY DAUGHTER HAS A CASE OPEN WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE
THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THEY WOULD LET THEM KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY MAY PAY HALF OF WHAT THE COST IS OR THEY MAY NOT PAY NOTHING ORTHEY MAY PAY IT ALL THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT HYUNDAI CORPORATE IS GOING TO DO.. SO NOW SHE HAS TO WAIT ON THEM TO LET HER KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IN THE MEAN TIME SHE’S OUT OF A CAR THE SHE’S PAYING A CAR NOTE FOR…IF THEY DECIDE THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED OR THEY ARE GOING TO PAY HALF FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE OTHER HALF… THERE’S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY MY DAUGHTER SHOULD HAVE TO BE EVEN GOING THROUGH THIS… THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING FOR MY DAUGHTER AND FOR ME TO SEE HER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WHEN IT’S NO FAULT OF HER’S… ALL WE CAN DO IS PRAY THAT HYUNDAI CORPORATE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY TO HAVE HER CAR FIXED…
I’m experiencing the same problem ongoing for several months now . Have valve covers replaced adding oil every 1000 miles and now has become much bigger problem. I stay in top of all servicing and repairs no reason for a 2015 vehicle to be this problematic
I’m experiencing the same problem ongoing for several months now . Have valve covers replaced adding oil every 1000 miles and now has become much bigger problem. I stay in top of all servicing and repairs no reason for a 2015 vehicle to be this problematic
I’m having similar issue. My car is Hyundai sonata 2017, bought it brand new at a dealership. Then 2020 I started experiencing constant misfiring, even right now as I’m typing this comment, my car is at the dealership due to this problem. I’m frustrated at this I would like to join in this law suit.