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 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe uses a quart of oil every month. 4 quarts of oil replaced and only drove 3,200 miles. The dealership stated they are not doing any oil consumption problems. Had to replace my oil sensor (which cost over $400) and still have issues. Currently have 64,000 miles. Check engine light will not go off. Having other issues with the vehicle, such as O2 oxygen senor, which I am told is engine/exhaust issued. Over $400 to repair this problem
2015 Elantra. Please add me.
2017 hyundai sonota limited. 48k miles. Oil light came on, luckilly i caught it, and added 3 quarts of oil, but when i checked there was like nothing in it. Hyundai wants me to do an oil consumption test. Come back every 1000 miles. ?? If they know about this, why are they waiting until the cars engine dies? I will litterally be worrying about the oil every day.
We have not been notified about this we have 2020 Santa Fe
My 2017 Kia Soul uses a quart of oil every 1,100 miles. The dealership says they won’t replace it unless the consumption reaches 1 quart per 1,000 miles. My warranty is about to expire.
My 2018 Sonata uses oil also. Add me.
I sold my Hyundai velloster 2 years ago as I was putting up to 4 quarts of oil in every 3 days. The said it wasn’t covered so I sold the car. Please include me they are scammers
I had a 2017 kia rio Which continue to lose oil, I was paying a car note, I purchased the car with 39,000 miles on it. I complaint to Kia and the dealership, My car was serviced at Kia, Which stated it was oil gasket problems that had to have been on my end. I explained to them the car kept losing oil even after I got oil changes. The car failed on a the express way . All the oil fell out the engine, after the car was serviced.
I just added 2 more quarts to my 2016 sonata
I have a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. Please add me