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
I own a 2018 Tuscon and my “check engine light” came on. When I tried to get it into the dealer, they said not until the end of October (30 day wait). Took it somewhere else and they found that the car has almost no oil. Not sure what to do now. Going to the dealer this week to talk to them.
I own a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, about a year ago, my oil light came on and when I checked the oil it was empty. Now it takes a quart of oil about every 500 to 800 miles. I have called the Hyundai dealership in my area and the repair shop manager just tells me I need to get rid of the car before it started knocking. I bought the extended warranty but I was over the max mileage about 1000 miles so they wouldn’t cover the engine. Since then I have called and asked what they can do about the car and reminded them about this law suit. They tell me that it’s not covered and that they can’t do anything about it. They do want to do all the combustion testing but say I have to pay for it. How can I get in on this law suit? I’m tired of getting jerked around. I will NEVER buy another Hyundai.
2022 Venue with only 15k miles, consuming 1 quart every 500 miles, the dealership claims this is normal.
2017 Hyundai Veloster consuming 1 quart every 1,200 miles, manufacturer says this is normal
2017 Hyundai accent losing copious amounts of oil every 300 miles, depletes the oil sump, same excuse. This is madness and please fix it
2017 Kia Rio loosing 1 quart of oil every 600 miles.
I am the second owner of a 2016 Hyundai Sonata…just took it in for the first oil change since I bought it from Perryville Hyundai, I only put 2735 miles on it and was just told that the POS only had about 2.5 quarts of oil! WTH and no oil lights or check engine lights have come on! I just made my first payment and now I’m worried that it won’t even last the Loan.
I own a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. Just recently we’ve taken it to a few different places to get the oil changed. In a few different states, such as Ohio and Maryland. Namely, Mr. Tire and another place. Mr. Tire informed us that they will not touch our vehicle due to the oil issue with the engine, and apologized as they had to permanently “Ban” our car from further services due to this issue. We reached out to dealerships and there were no related recalls just campaign 227 for fuel line, which we had performed a few days ago. They said they have no such recall. I then called Hyundai customer service and they said, they have an oil consumption test, in which I would have to take it to a dealership and pay for the test. If my car was found to be extreme, they would fix the issue at no charge. So I’m like why is there no recall for this as I should not have to pay anything as this seems like a wide-spread issue. No avail. But that’s my story.
I have 2016 hunday santa fe sport I Ben checking the Inge oil every 40 mille I changed the oil for 10000 mille I didn’t go no where I have to change one more time
I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata and I’m the 2nd owner and I bought this directly from the dealership. It has about 107,000 miles and started consuming a lot more oil in the past year. The place I get to change my oil does free top offs and I’m there at least twice in between oil changes. All they would tell me is that GDI engines burn oil and nothing else. After going to a Pep-Boys to get my throttle body & fuel lines cleaned, they mentioned my car may have a recall due to the oil consumption & engine issues. I called Hyundai and they said the only recall was for the smart junction box software. My oil light comes on and that has been my indicator of when I need to top it off, but from what I’m reading, I think I need to start checking it weekly if not bi-weekly. I wish I would have known about the class action lawsuit regarding the engine. I would like to join this class action lawsuit as I feel like this applies to my car.
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 4 cylinder GDI engin has been using oil excessively every since the computer update that was suppose to correct Valve timing issues.The oil turns dark in less than 500 miles and a quart has to be added about every 500 miles.What a POS….No oil leaks but the oil is going somewhere.
I have a 2021 hyundai palisade caligraphy thats burning over a qrt of oil every 1500 miles , dealership is giving us the run around ,only has 15000 miles, talked to the manufacturer once and never heard from them again , i sent them all the info they needed and never got a response back.
I’m the 2nd owner of 2017 Hyundai Sonata, bought in 2018., currently has 89k miles.. been burning oil… have to jump thru the hoops of the dealership oil comsumption tests, before they will do anything…
We have a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, we’re the second owners ,and we’re up to 3 quarts at 2k miles or so. We don’t have any other issues with the car otherwise but after reading through the comments, we are concerned with the longevity we could otherwise expect to get from our vehicle. We’d like to be included in this class action and hopefully get some support in the event the engine finally fails.