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 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe which has been burning oil quicker than it should. How do I get in on this class action lawsuit?
I have a 2016 Sonata that keeps burning oil. Please add me
How do we join? My Santa Fe has been down over 2 months now at the dealership! Engine light started blinking and then engine started making a noise like it was knocking! Every time I call they claim they haven’t had time to look at it! They are backed up due to staffing shortage! Meanwhile I’m in a rental!
Same here. This is ridiculous.
I’m having the same issues with my 2017 sonata. They keep denying the test claiming neglect on my part and the fact that I’m missing a record of 1 oil change between 11,000 and 20,000 miles. Yep, it’s my fault Hyundai has an engine problem. Add me in on this lawsuit if possible.
We have a 2015 Hyundai Sonata which we have been taking back to dealer because of oil problems and they have been unable to do anything how do we get involved in class action
I have a 2017 Santa Fe under 78,000 noticed excessive oil consumption. Would have to get it topped off every couple weeks. It’s now under review with dealer but I have keep dropping it off and drive it another 1000k miles. Member indicated it should burn 1 qrt every 1k miles and my bar is burning 2.5 qrts.
Mine too. Gonna see about getting added to the list.
Add me to the list. 2020 Hyundai Kona. Right at 20k miles and the engine has knocking and is failing. Never had a warning sign from the computer in the car, and no oil light ever came on.
They said the engine was bone dry when checked in at a different dealership and they were shocked it made it the distance driven to get to them, 180miles.
Could also be a computer malfunction due to no warning signs as well. Did have a computer recall for my model and the dealership nearby said it was fixed and all engine stuff was good a few months ago…
Yeah I’ve got an older model than what they say the problem goes back to but it goes back to 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe
We have a 2018 Hyundai Elantra and would like to be added. Not sure how to do that.
My 2018 santa fe has this issue and it’s so frustrating. I average over a quart every 1k miles!