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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3,223 thoughts onHyundai class action over excessive oil consumption dismissed
I change my oil in my Hyundai Sonata regularly. On Saturday the car cut off with no oil in it…what in the world. Now the engine has seized and they are asking for 8,000 to fix it. I can’t believe this!!
I’m having issues as well on my Hyundai sonota
I’m hanging issues as well on my Hyundai sonota
My 2017 Hyundai Tucson has the same problem with high oil consumption. The motor is now ruined and the Hyundai mechanic tells me it is $10,000.00 for a new engine. They will not not stand behind the product, even though I brought it to their attention on two different occations.
I am beyond frustrated with this and would like to be a part of this lawsuite
I have a 2017 Hyundai Tucson and am now using around 1/2 a quart a week and having to do oil checks very often. I have contacted my dealership multiple times to no avail.
I have a 2018 Hyundai Tuscan that I just had to have towed to the dealer. Excessive oil burn for past 6 months. Was told normal for the miles. I keep up on the maintenance. I am the only owner. It has 85,695 miles. Today my car stalls, rge oil snd check engine light come home. I hear a knocking noise now. Told maybe engine. It seems I just missed the previous recall regarding engine failure. Waiting on dealer to call me with more details. Seems to me the engine issue has not been resolved and affects cars after 2017.
My 2019 Hyundai Tucson has started to use oil or it is leaking somewhere that we can’t find. In the last 5000 miles, I have run out of oil with my oil light not coming on at all. I just had my oil changed yesterday and my oil light came on this morning and the dip stick doesn’t register that there is any oil in the car at all, when yesterday it was completely full.
I have a 2018 Tucson. I just spent $1500 to have a new catalytic converter installed. My Tucson is still using way to much oil. I haven’t gone 3k miles since last oil change. I’m interested in this suit.
I have a 2015 Hyundai Tucson SE. I recently hate to put 4 rotors and brakes all the way around. I had them change my oil filter too. I had noticed my Tucson had been using much more oil than normal. A week after they replaced my oil filter and oil, I was driving down the road and noticed my oil light was turning on then go off. It’s now been a month since I had them install new rotors, brakes and change my oil filter, I’ve had to add 1 quart of oil. This honestly should be a recall.
We have a 2017 Elantra, 2.0 L
Excessive oil consumption, throwing P0017, 14 CEL codes, runs rough as well.
Had spent several thousands on “non-warranty” covered issues while still well under 100k. DC area dealer rude crooks, customer service the worst. Guesswork at best. Never buying another Hyundai again. Garbage.
How can we join the lawsuit?
Oh yeah, and the paint flies off as well. Unbelievable.
2019 Hyundai Tucson SE. Needing to put way too much oil in way too often and always ends up leaking out somehow. Engine seized in the middle of the road with my two year old with me and I had To get it towed to my parking lot over a month ago, they say “nothing can be done”!!