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 have a 2011 kia forte that had an engine replacement a few years ago. The oil gasket and pan had to be replaced due to leak in w 021, it had to be done over 6 months later and now it’s still leaking. I have the oil changed constantly
I have a 2017 Sonata, 67,000 and presently going through the process of determining the cause of oil consumption. Test was done, one week later, spark plugs fouled out due to oil soaked. Don’t you think the consumption test has something to do with this? Plus not under warranty. If they changed the plugs after the test I may not have had ‘oil soaked’ plugs.
My 2013 Sante fe and my husbands 2015 sonata both effected by this oil lose and his engine burned up because of it
I have a 2018 Hyundai Sonata and i am burning an excessive amount of oil. Hyundai needs to fix their engines
My 2015 Kia Soul loses oil about every 500 miles I constantly buy oil from Autozone
I have a 2013 hyundai sonata and its losing at least 2 qts of oil every 1100 miles. Did tests at dealer, im told not part of engine recall and not under warranty. So out pocket expense for me. Sucks
2016 Elantra and been having the saaame issue. Bought it brand new off the lot! How can I receive a payout!!!
I own a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. My vehicle burns oil too fast. I completed the Hyundai Oil Consumption Program. After I completed it, it was concluded that my vehicle did have an oil consumption problem. However, because my vehicle exceeded 100,000 miles while in the program, Hyundai said that I did not qualify for any help from them.
I have tried to start this very same class action lawsuit and nobody would listen to me. I had to pay out of pocket to replace the engine in my 2018 Hyundai Tucson. This was in 2020 and Hyundai refused to honor the warranty.
I own a 2016 hyundai elantra . Nice car. Have to check oil once or twice a week. I will never buy another one. Because of the oil usage.
I have a 2016 Tucson that shows more issues in the past year about burning oil. Already dangerously stalled once and just now had the engine sound louder/grinding until I added oil while waiting for my oil change.