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
Y daughter and I both have Hyandai 2013 Elantra 2013 Sonata and constantly having to put oil in the car.
I have a 2020 Hyundai Tucson. My oil light started to flash and after checking – the oil was dangerously low. There were no leaks , but the mechanic advised that the oil was burning up. Additional oil
Was added and I will continue to monitor.
I have a 2016 Sonata and I am constantly having to check the oil and keep containers of oil around in case it’s needed. It seems to get low every single week!
I am definitely effected by this as I’m having to fill my oil once a week!!! It started off once every month but had gotten so bad my gaskets are needing replaced as well as other engine components caused by this. It is ridiculous and we need to be compensated or given a new engine at no costs to us consumers who spent thousands on repairs and continue to spend on oil as well as paying a car note!
Oh forgot to add I have 2018 sonata limited everyone loves my car but me cause they don’t know the engine issues I have and can’t afford!
Purchased a 2017 Sonata Sport in 2021. It’s been a great car for what I needed at the time, but I’ve had trouble with the engine knocking and going into safe mode. The dealer won’t take the car for at least a month after that problem happens. When I reset the code, the dealer says they can’t/won’t do anything.
This car is also burning about a quart or oil every 5-700 miles! It’s part of my routine now to just keep putting oil in. I change the oil at 5,000 miles, and was thinking of an oil additive, but read they will cause damage with cars with CVVT so decided against. Glad to see that there’s action against Hyundai on this front too, maybe they will actually DO something about these engines!
I am. I thought I loved hyundai. But my 2nd sonata turned out to be a lemon. My white paint flies off. My oil ran out, and now I am constantly having to check and refill oil every month on a 2017 hyundai sonota limited. Hyundai won’t help .
I am. I thought I loved hyundai. But my 2nd sonata turned out to be a lemon. My white paint flies off. My oil ran out, and now I am constantly having to check and refill oil every month on a 2017 hyundai sonota limited. Hyundai won’t help .
I purchased a second hand 2017 Hyundai i30 sedan with 2 litre engine on 6 Dec 2022. Since then I observed excessive oil loss with no observable leaks. The car runs smoothly, does not over heat, does not make blue smoke constantly, does not stall so far, but consumes 4 litres of oil every three months. I had it serviced recently. I asked the mechanic about it and he directed me to the issue as being well known in the industry. I live in in Australia.
This car is a lain in the rear end. I’ve been experiencing oil consumption issues for the pass 2 years. I would oil changes and it would just burn out. This only to find out this year that it’s also leaking. I drove the suv to a local dealership for a software upgrade and my airbag light illuminated after tgat. They took zero responsibility. Not to mention that my engine was running hot and out of oil. No one helped. Now oil leaks out into my sparks plugs. Talk about a horrible vehicle. I feel we all should be paid at lease 100% back or 80% because this isn’t fair. I have kids and to think my car might catch fire one day is freighning. I have to constantly add oil and that’s expensive along with gas burning oil too. It’s just a mess.
Our 2017 Santa Fe has been at the Danbury, CT dealership for over two months. The engine seized on July 7th, 2023 on I-84 in CT while on a trip to New England. It was towed to the dealership. Since then, we can never get a hold of anyone at the dealership or service department. We got one call from the service manager Vince (who is no longer employed there) about a month ago telling us that Hyundai would be replacing our engine at their cost. As of today, 9/8, the car has not yet been scheduled for the replacement. There are also no loaner cars available according to their receptionist.