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 just bought a cert. preowned 2017 Kia sportage, and it has the oil light coming on after roughly 2K miles. Add me to the list.
I had to get an engine replaced outside of my warranty for high engine oil consumption. They would only cover 90 percent of the cost. Add me to this suit.
Bought my 2013 2.4 Kia Optima new. My engine seized and I paid out of pocket to replace my engine. Now this engine is (again) using 1 quart of Oil between every fill-up of gas. Please add me to the suit.
Please add me to the list, my 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT experienced total engine failure with rod knock at 50k miles due to excessive oil consumption
Add me ive replaced the turbo twice now and the complete engine once on a 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo with the first time i had to put a whole brand new engine in the vehicle at the same time almost 7k later and about a year and a half down the rd the turbo goes out again so i dropped another 800 for the after market turbo because i dont trust anything Hyundai makes anymore and another 2500 up front for labor to have it put on and was without vehicle for 6 months that time and because covid slowed down everything i was told only to be slapped with another 1700 dollar bill when the car was finally done so thats $12,500 ive poured into this car which is a little less than i paid for it 5 years ago and when i put a complete new engine in the car the car only had 50,000 miles on it please help me recoup some of this money -joey stemm
Please add me I had a Hyundai Sonato with a bad engine. I now have a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe sport that I have to constantly check my oil levels. Scared to death to drive it.
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Please add me. I had this problem with both my sonata and my Elantra. Thank you
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I am having this exact same problem on my 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT that has 72,000 miles on it. The GT model isn’t on the list but I assume it’s the same engine as the normal Elantra that is on the list.
I’ve been having to check and add oil constantly and only park in my driveway and there aren’t any leaks anywhere so it must be eating up a ton of oil. Just checked this morning and my oil level wouldn’t even show up on my dipstick. I am outraged.